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Henry Normal

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Henry Normal - COLLECTED POEMS and other landfill

The very latest and greatest poetry of Henry Normal
90 minutes that’s been a lifetime in the making.

Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to Television.


He co-wrote and script edited the multi-award winning Mrs Merton show and the spin off series Mrs Merton and Malcolm. He also co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family.
With Steve Coogan he co-wrote the BAFTA winning Paul and Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, Tony Ferrino, Doctor Terrible and all three of Steve's live tours and the film The Parole Officer.

Setting up Baby Cow Productions Ltd in 1990, Henry Executive Produced all and script edited many of the shows of it's 17 and a half year output during his tenure as MD.
Highlights of the Baby Cow output during his time include the Oscar nominated film Philomena, I believe in Miracles, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, Uncle, Marion and Geof, Nighty Night, The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Hunderby, Camping and Alan Partridge.

Since retiring in April 2016, Henry has written and performed 10 x BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and stories about family. His 11th BBC Radio 4 show ' A Normal Journey' will be recorded this autumn. Born in St Anne's Nottingham in 1956, Henry now lives in Fairlight, Nr Hastings with his wife and screenwriter Angela Pell and their son Johnny.

In April 2018. Two Roads publishers released his book of memoirs 'A Normal Family' which was writthen with his wife Angela Pell, drawing on his family expereience. It immediately became a best seller on Amazon and has already been reprinted. The paperbavk was released on 21st March 2019.

Henry performs poetry at Literature Festivals around the UK and has eleven poetry books available from Flapjack. On 15th August this year Henry’s 12th poetry book entitled 'Collected Poems Volume 3' will be released, Henry’s 13th book 'A Moonless Night ' is also set for release on 28th February 2024.

He was recently given an honorary doctorate of letters by Nottingham Trent University, another by Nottingham
University and has a beer and a bus named after him in Nottingham!

Quotes:
Succinct, heartrending and peppered with gentle punchlines’ Hannah Verdier, The Guardian
Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal" Simon ';Hagan - Radio Times


"the Alan Bennett of poetry" The Scotsman


"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit" The Guardian


"A mixture of the absurd and downright wacky...a gentle giant of stand-up poetry" The List


"The poetry itself is stuff of proper substance, marrying the suburban beauty of Beatles ballads with the blunt candour of the kitchen sink"The Guardian

"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations"- The Stage


"Distinctly funny" - Time Out


It’s a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down - The Guardian


" a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny

"Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal"

Thursday 21st September 2023

Pocklington Arts Centre

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Sunday 24th September 2023

The Leadmill, Sheffield

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Monday 25th September 2023

The Pleasance, London

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Tuesday 3rd October 2023

The Metronome, Nottingham

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Wednesday 4th October 2023

The Old Woollen, Leeds

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Thursday 5th October 2023

Sale Waterside

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Friday 6th October 2023

The Civic, Holmfirth

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Saturday 7th October 2023

Helmsley Arts Centre

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Tuesday 10th October 2023

Chipping Norton Theatre

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Wednesday 11th October 2023

Clevedon Community Theatre

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Thursday 12th October 2023

Exeter Phoenix

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Friday 13th October 2023

Reading Arts

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Saturday 14th October 2023

Riverhouse Barn, Walton-On-Thames

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Sunday 15th October 2023

The Astor Theatre, Deal

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Thursday 19th October 2023

The Quay Theatre, Sudbury

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Friday 20th October 2023

Halifax Square Chapel

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Saturday 21st October 2023

The Ropewalk, Barton-On-Humber

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Tuesday 31st October 2023

The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington

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Taunton Brewhouse

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Thursday 2nd November 2023

Ludlow Assembly Rooms

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Friday 3rd November 2023

The Assembly Rooms @ Devizes Town Hall

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Saturday 4th November 2023

The Attic, Southampton

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Tuesday 7th November 2023

The Komedia, Brighton

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Friday 10th November 2023

The Storyhouse, Chester

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Friday 16th February 2024

De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill

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Saturday 17th February 2024

Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek

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Sunday 18th February 2024

The Lowry, Salford

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Tuesday 20th February 2024

The Old Fire Station, Sunderland

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Wednesday 21st February 2024

City Varieties, Leeds

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Thursday 22nd February 2024

The Apex, Bury St Edmunds

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Saturday 24th February 2024

The Subscription Rooms, Stroud

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The Komedia, Bath

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The Savoy, Monmouth

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Exeter Corn Exchange

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The Playhouse, Oxford

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Warwick Arts Centre

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The Halls, Wolverhampton

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Thursday 28th March 2024

The Cadogan Hall, London

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The Tolbooth, Stirling

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The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

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Sunday 7th April

The Gardyne Theatre, Dundee

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The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

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Mackintosh Church, Glasgow

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Monday 22nd April 2024

The King's Hall, Ilkley

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Tuesday 23rd April 2024

The Playhouse, Nottingham

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Wednesday 24th April 2024

EPIC Studios, Norwich

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