Lemn Sissay OBE is a poet playwright, memoirist, performer and broadcaster. My Name is Why, his life story, is infused with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation’s best-loved poets. This moving, frank and timely performance is the result of a life spent asking questions, and the redemptive power of creativity.

My Name is Why is a deep personal exploration into consciousness and identity including the impacts of secrets on developing a sense of self. These themes and others in the show will be explored in the post-event conversation with Lemn Sissay. Lemn has read on stage throughout the world, from The Library of Congress in The United States to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, from the Opera House of Dubai to London Palladium. His television documentaries have been nominated for Grierson, BAFTA and RTS awards. His work in radio has been nominated for Sony and Palm D’Ors. He is seven years a chancellor, official poet of the London Olympics, Honorary fellow of Oxford and Cambridge colleges, winner of 2024 Hay Festival Medal for Poetry, and a three times Sunday Times bestseller.

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