Keith Hutson Livres

First collection by comedy writer turned poet who's written for Coronation Street and many comedians, some featuring in these poems on comics and variety artistes. 2018 Laureate's Choice poet.

Selected by Carol Ann Duffy for Laureate's ChoiceTroupers pays tribute to not only the stars of Music Hall and Variety, but also the forgotten artistes who were beloved, in their time, by the nation. Acts like Macauley s Leaping Infants, The Bryn Pugh Sponge Dancers, Willy Netta s Singing Jockeys and many more are revived to be celebrated again. We see the lives they lived, the routines they performed, and their relevance to us all, as people, today.