BAFTA award-winning, Henry Normal, will be performing at a Westbury Festival fundraising event on Thursday 19th May at The Laverton.
Armed only with a chair and a mic, stories, jokes and poetry, Henry Normal takes on the world looking for a win-win situation in his UK touring show of, ‘The Escape Plan.’
Henry is a writer, scriptwriter, 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 its 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 eight BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and stories about family. His ninth show ‘A Normal Community’ will be recorded on the 1st June, for transmission in the summer.
Doors open at 7.30pm. The show starts at 8pm. This is a 14+ show. Tickets cost £14.50 (plus standard booking fees) available from the following ticket outlets: • ‘Spacecraft’ in Maristow Street • www.westburyfestival.org.uk • www.seetickets.com
Pictured: Henry Normal.
