A New Show for 2026: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside

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I’m heading off on tour next year with a brand new solo show, in which I’ll be reading poems from my forthcoming book ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’.

The tour starts in September. Tickets have gone on sale at most venues today. You can find out more here: https://brianbilston.com/events/

A poster for my Autumn 2026 Tour, ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’.
It features me, my late cat and a list of my tour dates:

23-Sep	Monmouth, Savoy Theatre
24-Sep	Aberystwyth, Arts Centre
25-Sep	Cardigan, Mlwdan Theatre
26-Sep	Winchester, Guildhall
27-Sep	Guildford, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
30-Sep	Harpenden, Eric Morecambe Centre
01-Oct	Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
02-Oct	Darwen, Darwen Library Theatre
04-Oct	Malton, Milton Rooms
07-Oct	Croydon, Ashcroft Theatre
08-Oct	Deal, Astor Theatre
09-Oct	Norwich, The Halls
10-Oct	Colchester, Colchester Arts Centre
14-Oct	Loughborough, MMC
15-Oct	Manchester, Stoller Hall
16-Oct	Ulverston, Coronation Hall
21-Oct	Kidderminster, Town Hall
22-Oct	Glasgow, Macintosh Church
23-Oct	Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
24-Oct	Stirling, Tolbooth
28-Oct	Stamford, Corn Exchange
29-Oct	Bury St Edmonds, Apex Theatre
30-Oct	Corsham, Pound Arts Centre
31-Oct	Oxford, North Wall
04-Nov	 Worthing, Worthing Pavilion
06-Nov	 Bellaghy, Seamus Heaney Centre
11-Nov	 Leeds, City Varieties
12-Nov	 Sunderland, Fire Station
13-Nov	 Helmsley, Helmsley Arts Centre
14-Nov	 Pocklington, Pocklington Arts Centre
15-Nov	 Sheffield, Memorial Hall
19-Nov	 Stroud, Sub Rooms
20-Nov	 Bridport, Electric Palace
21-Nov	 Exeter, Corn Exchange
22-Nov	 Bude, Parkhouse Centre
25-Nov	 Newark, Palace Theatre
26-Nov	 Bakewell, Town Hall
27-Nov	 Chorley, Chorley Theatre
28-Nov	 Liverpool, Tung Arts Centre
30-Nov	 Bristol, St George's 
01-Dec	Cardiff, Glee Club
04-Dec	London, Union Chapel

I’ll be reading poems in: Aberdeen; Aberystwyth; Bakewell; Bellaghy; Bridport; Bristol; Bude; Bury St Edmonds; Cardiff; Cardigan; Chorley; Colchester; Corsham; Coventry; Croydon; Darwen; Deal; Exeter; Glasgow; Guildford; Harpenden; Helmsley; Kidderminster; Leeds; Liverpool; London; Loughborough; Malton; Manchester; Monmouth; Newark; Norwich; Oxford; Pocklington; Sheffield; Stamford; Stirling; Stroud; Sunderland; Ulverston; Winchester; Worthing.

It would be smashing to see you at one of these. Please do spread the word.