RUNNING COMMENTARY
Tuesday 5th May at 7pm
BYOB: There will not be a bar so you are welcome to bring whatever refreshment (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to consume during the show. We can provide glasses if necessary.
TIckets: £11
Written & performed by P Burton-Morgan
After a decade of no exercise (besides child-rearing and reaching for cake) 41 year old poet P Burton-Morgan finds themselves newly single and hungry to return to pre-childbirth levels of fitness. Cue Rocky montage, but with a middle-aged red-faced mum reciting sonnets on the South West Coast path. So far so solitary until they join their local running club and find themselves drawn into a world of flirting, friendship, fierce competition and the unexpected discovery that they’re ferociously fast. With their trademark mix of witty wordplay and open-hearted tenderness this solo show is a silly, sexy, sweaty romp – don’t forget to stretch first.
Better known for their work as a writer & director (Sherlock Holmes and the PoisonWood/Watermill, The Little Prince/Taunton Brewhouse and In the Willows/Exeter Northcott & 16 week UK tour) Ledbury Poetry-Slam-winning poet P Burton-Morgan returns with a new solo poetry show after the success of their barn-storming 2025 production Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Oxford Playhouse & UK Tour).
‘Saucy, hilarious and unexpectedly tender’ Luke Wright on Explaining Being Pan to Nan
P Burton-Morgan founded & Artistic Director Metta Theatre in 2005 and they have written & directed over 30 of its productions. As a poet they have been published in Propel Magazine, anthologized by Verve, Arachne press, The Chimes and they’ve performed at Primadonna Festival, Hot Flush & Dirty Laundry. Poetry pamphlets include Solitary Animal Mother (Fifty Foot Press) and Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Mutti Press) which toured the UK in 2025.
Age guidance | 14+
Content warnings | adult content / references to disordered eating and body image
Running time | 60 minutes (no interval)
Audience feedback Explaining Being Pan to Nan
‘Hilarious, just brilliant’ Audience member, Frome
‘a joy to witness. Definitely recommend’ Audience member, Bridport
‘an absolute joy’ Audience member, London
‘Brilliant. You were exactly where I needed to be’ Audience member, Ledbury
‘Wonderful, touching, hilarious and real’Audience member, Oxford
‘Beautiful… outstanding’ Audience member, Totnes
Reviews for P Burton-Morgan’s recent productions – Sherlock Holmes & The Poisonwood, The Watermill 2024
★★★★★ ‘gripping, eye-opening and funny, a real must-see’ What’sOnStage
★★★★ ‘cracking songs, slick staging, a triumph’ The Stage
★★★★ ‘intelligent, excellent, never fails to impress’ Musical Theatre Review
In The Willows, UK tour 2019
★★★★★ ‘something for every generation to enjoy… absolutely incredible’ LondonTheatre1
★★★★★ ‘nothing short of absolute brilliance’ Reviews Hub
★★★★ ‘brilliantly original and delightfully funny… irresistible’ Daily Mail
RUNNING COMMENTARY
Tuesday 5th May at 7pm
BYOB: There will not be a bar so you are welcome to bring whatever refreshment (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to consume during the show. We can provide glasses if necessary.
TIckets: £11
Written & performed by P Burton-Morgan
After a decade of no exercise (besides child-rearing and reaching for cake) 41 year old poet P Burton-Morgan finds themselves newly single and hungry to return to pre-childbirth levels of fitness. Cue Rocky montage, but with a middle-aged red-faced mum reciting sonnets on the South West Coast path. So far so solitary until they join their local running club and find themselves drawn into a world of flirting, friendship, fierce competition and the unexpected discovery that they’re ferociously fast. With their trademark mix of witty wordplay and open-hearted tenderness this solo show is a silly, sexy, sweaty romp – don’t forget to stretch first.
Better known for their work as a writer & director (Sherlock Holmes and the PoisonWood/Watermill, The Little Prince/Taunton Brewhouse and In the Willows/Exeter Northcott & 16 week UK tour) Ledbury Poetry-Slam-winning poet P Burton-Morgan returns with a new solo poetry show after the success of their barn-storming 2025 production Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Oxford Playhouse & UK Tour).
‘Saucy, hilarious and unexpectedly tender’ Luke Wright on Explaining Being Pan to Nan
P Burton-Morgan founded & Artistic Director Metta Theatre in 2005 and they have written & directed over 30 of its productions. As a poet they have been published in Propel Magazine, anthologized by Verve, Arachne press, The Chimes and they’ve performed at Primadonna Festival, Hot Flush & Dirty Laundry. Poetry pamphlets include Solitary Animal Mother (Fifty Foot Press) and Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Mutti Press) which toured the UK in 2025.
Age guidance | 14+
Content warnings | adult content / references to disordered eating and body image
Running time | 60 minutes (no interval)
Audience feedback Explaining Being Pan to Nan
‘Hilarious, just brilliant’ Audience member, Frome
‘a joy to witness. Definitely recommend’ Audience member, Bridport
‘an absolute joy’ Audience member, London
‘Brilliant. You were exactly where I needed to be’ Audience member, Ledbury
‘Wonderful, touching, hilarious and real’Audience member, Oxford
‘Beautiful… outstanding’ Audience member, Totnes
Reviews for P Burton-Morgan’s recent productions – Sherlock Holmes & The Poisonwood, The Watermill 2024
★★★★★ ‘gripping, eye-opening and funny, a real must-see’ What’sOnStage
★★★★ ‘cracking songs, slick staging, a triumph’ The Stage
★★★★ ‘intelligent, excellent, never fails to impress’ Musical Theatre Review
In The Willows, UK tour 2019
★★★★★ ‘something for every generation to enjoy… absolutely incredible’ LondonTheatre1
★★★★★ ‘nothing short of absolute brilliance’ Reviews Hub
★★★★ ‘brilliantly original and delightfully funny… irresistible’ Daily Mail