Running Commentary

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 racy 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).

P Burton-Morgan was founder & Artistic Director for Metta Theatre and 2005 and for which they have written & directed over 30 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.

‘Saucy, hilarious and unexpectedly tender’

Luke Wright on Explaining Being Pan to Nan