Brand New Ancients On Tour, Kate Tempest - web copy

Poet and spoken word artist Kate Tempest tells an everyday epic over an exhilarating live score played by tuba, cello, violin, drums and electronics, that finds the gods of today all around us and reveals that our true heroes are much closer than we think.

Running time: 75 mins
Age guidance: 14+

“A truly fresh and compelling voice” Evening Standard

Brand New Ancients opened at Battersea Arts Centre last year, playing to full houses and critical acclaim, winning the Ted Hughes Poetry Award this year. In August, the production played at the Traverse as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning a Herald Angel Award.

Kate Tempest grew up in South-East London, where she still lives. Starting out as a rapper, she toured the spoken word circuit for a number of years, and now works as a poet and playwright. Her work includes Balance, her album with her band Sound of Rum; Everything Speaks in its Own Way; GlassHouse, a play for Cardboard Citizens; and the plays Wasted and Hopelessly Devoted for Paines Plough.

She is currently working on a new collection of poems, a novel and solo record with music producer Dan Carey. Brand New Ancients is published by Picador.

Tickets on sale for Friends at 10am 24 September
Tickets on sale for General Public at 10am 25 September