The Night Alphabet
Joelle Taylor

The Night Alphabet a staged reading by Joelle Taylor from her debut novel of the same name, directed by acclaimed writer and director Neil Bartlett.

Hackney, 2233: a woman walks into a tattoo parlour. Her body is covered all over with tattoos, but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery – a thin line connecting the haunting images of her body art together. But if you followed this strand, what narrative do these images tell you?

Set across geographies and timespans, replete with literary fireworks, The Night Alphabet is a furious, gripping, dazzlingly original novel and a deep and bold investigation into violence, resilience and women’s stories.

2024 tour dates

Fri 16 Feb | LONDON, Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre
Thu 11 Apr | HEBDEN BRIDGE, Trades Club
Wed 17 Apr | NORWICH, Arts Centre
Sun 21 Apr | BRISTOL, Lyra Festival
Fri 24 May | BRIGHTON, Festival
Sat 25 May | BRIGHTON, Festival
Thu 30 May | LIVERPOOL, WoWFEST

The tattoo was a reclamation, a flag we mounted in the centre of our own landscape.

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