Pelé’s Poetry Series: "Amores" – Christian Roe and Pelé Cox

‘Amores’ Christian Roe and Pele Cox: a poetry recital across millennia.

‘Art lies by its own artifice.’ OVID

Doors open at 7 for 7.30pm. Tickets £15, includes complimentary drink.

In the first half we will hear poems from Ovid’s masterpiece, Amores, establishing him as the ultimate Latin lover. He conveys the intensity of desire with sensuous rhythm and mischievous structure.

In part two Pele Cox’s will read her controversial Mistress Account, a cycle of poems charting a doomed love affair from the perspective of the illicit lover. Concealed from the daily life of 21st Century London, events take a tragic turn, the climax is a ‘Cinderella story in reverse.’ First performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival and featured in the Sunday Times Magazine.

Christian Roe trained at the National Youth Theatre and LAMDA. His theatre credits include Roaring Trade (Soho), The Power of Yes (National Theatre), 66 Books (Bush), Monkey Bars (Traverse), Stand (Oxford Playhouse), The Velveteen Rabbit (Unicorn/Barcelona/New York/Seattle), Light/House (Laika/Munich), Public Enemy:Flint (Michigan). On TV his work includes Wallander, Walter’s War, White Heat, Criminal Justice (all BBC), Skins, Before We Die (C4), Delicious, Midwich Cuckoos (Sky), Professor T (ITV) and Moresnet (Caviar). He is delighted to be working again with Pele Cox, having previously collaborated with her on Vincent and Poetry, Degas and the Ballet (RA) and Lift me Up, I’m Dying (Keats-Shelley House, Rome).

Pele Cox is a poet and dramaturgist, working with poetry through the fine arts. During lockdown she made her first short film, ‘Lift Me Up, I Am Dying’ about the death of John Keats and streamed to 4000 viewers; Damian Lewis, Christian Roe and Nicholas Rowe starred. Her next film, ‘Dreamboat’ has been commissioned to commemorate Shelley’s death. Her live events have been performed widely in the UK and Italy: The Courtauld Institute; The Royal Academy (where she was Poet in Residence); BAFTA; the Keats-Shelley House; John Murray; the British School in Rome; the Cheltenham Literature Festival; the Todi Festival; the Ledbury Poetry Festival; Bradford Literature Festival, and the British Embassy in Rome. In 2019 she was commissioned by Eric Parry Architects to write ‘Cento’, a long poem to cover four elevations for the Chelsea Barracks development. Her work has been featured and reviewed in the Sunday Times Magazine; the Sunday Times Culture section; the RA magazine; TATE; The Oldie; the London Magazine and Guardian. She teaches poetry and creative writing at ‘GATHER’ in Ludlow.

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Dinner and a Show!

Bill’s Kitchen, within Ludlow Assembly Rooms, is now offering a 2-course meal before the show for only £15 (if booked 24 hours in advance). Book your table directly with Bill’s Kitchen and come along any time after 5.30pm to eat before the show starts – the earlier you come the bigger the menu selection. Please note that due to the popularity of these events you may be invited to share a table with other diners on the night.

For information about the meals, please contact Bill’s Kitchen directly on 01584 877956 or please book via theBill’s Kitchen meal-deal booking page