Nottingham Poetry Festival Presents – Michael Rosen

Thursday 12 May 2022

5:00 pm : Main stage

Seated

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General admission: £15.00 + booking fee
Concessions: £10.00 + booking fee

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Stage times
Doors: 5.00pm
Event starts: 5.30pm
Event ends: 6.30pm
Signings: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

For the child in all of us, an hour in the company of Michael Rosen, as he shares some of his well-loved poetry.

Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults.  He has published in the region of 200 books for children and adults, including “The Sad Book” with Quentin Blake (Walker Books) – a meditation on bereavement written after the loss of his son, Eddie; “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” with Helen Oxenbury  (Walker Books) – made into an animated film for Channel 4 broadcast Christmas Day 2016 -  and “A Great Big Cuddle” with Chris Riddell (Walker Books) .  His poetry for adults includes “Don’t Mention the Children” (Smokestack) and “Selected Poems” (Penguin).  Non-fiction work for adults includes “Good Ideas: How to Be Your Child’s (and Your Own) Best Teacher” (John Murray),  “The Disappearance of Emile Zola, Love, Literature and the Dreyfus Case” (Faber), and his memoir “So They Call You Pisher!” (Verso).

Michael will also be available for book signing before and after the show.”


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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Nottingham Poetry Festival Presents – Michael Rosen

Stage times
Doors: 5.00pm
Event starts: 5.30pm
Event ends: 6.30pm
Signings: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

For the child in all of us, an hour in the company of Michael Rosen, as he shares some of his well-loved poetry.

Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults.  He has published in the region of 200 books for children and adults, including “The Sad Book” with Quentin Blake (Walker Books) – a meditation on bereavement written after the loss of his son, Eddie; “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” with Helen Oxenbury  (Walker Books) – made into an animated film for Channel 4 broadcast Christmas Day 2016 -  and “A Great Big Cuddle” with Chris Riddell (Walker Books) .  His poetry for adults includes “Don’t Mention the Children” (Smokestack) and “Selected Poems” (Penguin).  Non-fiction work for adults includes “Good Ideas: How to Be Your Child’s (and Your Own) Best Teacher” (John Murray),  “The Disappearance of Emile Zola, Love, Literature and the Dreyfus Case” (Faber), and his memoir “So They Call You Pisher!” (Verso).

Michael will also be available for book signing before and after the show.”


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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