Tickets for this event will be available to book from 10am on Monday 8 December.

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.

He has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.

This autumn sees Brian return to the stage with his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.

Promoted by Edge Street Live

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A booking fee of 9% will apply to purchases made by telephone or online.

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Access seats are available to visitors with additional access requirements such as wheelchair users. Sign-up to the access scheme to book these seats.

Age guidance 14+. Contains strong language.

Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Under-10’s are not permitted to sit on the balconies.

Food and hot drinks are not permitted in The Tung Auditorium.

The Fröhlich Café Bar is open for drinks 90 minutes prior to the start of each performance and during the interval.

We recommend pre-ordering your interval drinks before the performance starts.

This event will last approximately 1 hour 50 minutes including an interval. There will be a book signing following the show.

Read the booking full terms and conditions here.