Henry Normal
Henry Normal at The Bank Arts Centre, Eye
About the show
The Foreword Book Festival's Saturday headliner is Henry Normal – BAFTA-winning writer, poet, TV and film producer, co-writer of The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family. He’s been selling out theatres across the UK with his unique brand of hilarious poetry. He's supported by a dream team of poets: Tim Barlow, James Domestic, and Nancy T, and compered by local poet and author, AJ Deane.
Featuring - Henry Normal
Better known as co-writer of award winning TV and film shows such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, The Parole Officer, Coogan's Run, Paul Calf and producer of amongst many others Oscar nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, Uncle and Alan Partridge, Henry returns to his first love: poetry. Staring Directly at the Eclipse is his first collection of poetry for over twenty years. It features poems from his acclaimed BBC Radio 4 program A Normal Family, together with new and selected poetry from his performance work.