Murray Lachlan Young (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright and screenwriter, and he is also a children's author who has worked extensively in schools. He came to prominence during the Britpop era of the mid-1990s, when he became the only poet to sign a recording contract worth £1m.

Personal life

Young graduated from University of Salford. In 1998, he married singer Zoë Pollock; they have two children.

Stage, film, dance and audio recordings

;Stage

  • A Captive Audience (1992)
  • The Fabulous Twister Brothers (1993)
  • Modern Cautionary Tales for Children (2005)
  • The Incomers (2013)
  • Rehab (2016)

;Film

Features:

  • Under Milk Wood (co-written, 2015)
  • God’s Work (in development)
  • The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps
  • Summerset (writing)

Shorts:

  • Desideratum (1992)
  • Little Sucker Thumb (adapted, 1993)
  • Plunkett and McClean (Gallows poem, 1997)
  • Annie McClue (2011)
  • The Story of Martin (animation, in production)
  • Lycra Dad (in production)

;Dance

  • Enjoy Your Stay (2010)
  • Taste (2015)

;Audio recordings

  • Live at Ronnie Scotts (1995)
  • The Lost Album (1995)
  • Simply Everyone’s Taking Cocaine (1997)
  • Vice & Verse (1997)
  • Casual Sex (1998)
  • Murray Lachlan Young - Live (2011)
  • The Alien Balladeer (2013)

Broadcasting

;Radio

  • Poet in residence, The Breakfast Show, LBC (1996)
  • Poet in residence, BBC 6 Music (2011–present day)
  • Poet in residence, Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4 (2006–14) In June 2021, the pair released a single from the album called "Garden Centre (Push the Trolley)" as a follow-up to "I Need a Haircut".

References

  • Official website
  • Fifteen Questions Literature Interview with Murray Lachlan Young