Henry Normal: A Normal… Community

Wednesday 1 June 2022

6:00 pm : Main stage/ Seated

Seated

18+

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Stage times
Doors: 6.00pm
Henry Normal: 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Join Henry Normal for the ninth instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered Family, Life, Love, Imagination, Nature, The Universe, Communication and Ageing; in this new episode Henry is tackling Community.

The show will be recorded in Henry’s home town of Nottingham and through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining his relationship with the place he grew up.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning television programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He’s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent The Beauty Within Shadow. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell A Normal Family everyday adventure with our autistic son.

In the lead up to the production, to help minimise the spread of coronavirus we ask that you do not attend the recording if you begin to develop any of the symptoms of coronavirus or if you have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. If you have registered for additional tickets on behalf of your friends and family, we ask that you also let them know to stay at home if they need to.

 

Accessibility
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

 

 

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Henry Normal: A Normal… Community

Stage times
Doors: 6.00pm
Henry Normal: 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Join Henry Normal for the ninth instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered Family, Life, Love, Imagination, Nature, The Universe, Communication and Ageing; in this new episode Henry is tackling Community.

The show will be recorded in Henry’s home town of Nottingham and through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining his relationship with the place he grew up.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning television programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He’s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent The Beauty Within Shadow. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell A Normal Family everyday adventure with our autistic son.

In the lead up to the production, to help minimise the spread of coronavirus we ask that you do not attend the recording if you begin to develop any of the symptoms of coronavirus or if you have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. If you have registered for additional tickets on behalf of your friends and family, we ask that you also let them know to stay at home if they need to.

 

Accessibility
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

 

 

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