RUNNING COMMENTARY

Written & performed by P Burton-Morgan

‘‘Wash and salt-spray fans Sam’s arms. Cramp attacks Sam’s hams.
Catch a cab? Catch a tram? Naaah, Sam’s grand.’

After a decade of no exercise (besides child-rearing and reaching for cake as consolation) 40 year old poet P Burton-Morgan found themselves newly single and hungry to return to a pre-childbirth level of fitness. Cue Rocky montage, but with a middle-aged red-faced mum reciting sonnets along the South West Coastal path. But running gave them far more than just the ability to fit back into their old jeans - it didn't just change their body, it changed their life… With their trademark mix of witty wordplay, searing honesty and open-hearted tenderness this brand new solo show is a sweaty, sexy, silly romp - don't forget to stretch first.

P Burton-Morgan was founder & Artistic Director for Metta Theatre since 2005 for which they have written & directed over 30 productions. As a poet they have been published in Propel Magazine, anthologized by Arachne press and The Chimes, and they’ve performed at Primadonna Festival, Hot Flush & Dirty Laundry and Ledbury Poetry Festival where they won the 2024 Ledbury Poetry Slam. Pamphlets include Solitary Animal Mother (Fifty Foot Press) and Explaining Being Pan to Nan (Mutti Press).

Age guidance | 14+

Content warnings | references to assault and disordered eating

Running time | 60 minutes (no interval)