VIDEO: Phill Jupitas, John Cooper Clarke and Ian McMillan Star in Luke Wright's Fringe Trailer

The trailer for Luke Wright's new Edinburgh Fringe show features a top line up of poets reminiscing about the titular character Frankie Vah.

Frankie Vah by Luke Wright opens at Underbelly's Belly Button on Thursday 3 August, running through to 27 August. The star studded trailer can be seen below.

Wright's second verse play, following the multi award-winning success What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, deals with love, loss and belief, against a backdrop of grubby indie venues and 80s politics.

It tells the story of Simon Mortimer, the vicar's son from Essex who has lost his religion. Replaced by radical politics, ranting poetry, and his girlfriend Eve, Simon performs his poetry as Frankie Vah. They live on love - and in penury, but when Frankie goes on tour with indie darlings The Midnight Shift, his new world is put to the test.

'I wanted to write about Red Wedge, and examine the relationship between pop culture and politics' he said 'I also liked the idea of a character going mad on tour, drinking too much, and losing himself. So I created a character to send off on tour in 1987. His story grew out of that and it became a show about wanting to believe in something and losing oneself when one's faith is tested.'

Frankie Vah by Luke Wright is directed by Joe Murphy (Woyzeck, Old Vic) and Alex Thorpe.

Luke Wright's first theatre show What I Learned from Johnny Bevan took the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe by storm. The show received a Fringe First for the quality of the writing and Wright was awarded a Stage Award for Acting Excellence for his hurricane performance, alongside four and five star reviews across the board. It toured extensively, has been optioned for a film, and sold out a three-week London run.

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Frankie Vah by Luke Wright runs from 3-27 August (except 14) at Underbelly, 66 Cowgate Edinburgh EH1 1JX

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