Henry Normal in Conversation …

Manchester Central Library

14th July 2021 – 1st September 2021

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Henry Normal in Conversation ...

Join Henry Normal as he chats and shares poems with award-winning wordsmiths from Flapjack Press. With audience Q&A.

A series of live stream events, 12 – 1pm each Wednesday until September. Brought to you by Flapjack Press, Manchester Libraries and New Poetry Society. What better way to spend your lunchtime?

Free but booking essential.

Joining Henry for his lunchtime chats will be –

Tony Curry
Thick Richard
Rose Condo
Paul Cookson
Henry Normal
Gerry Potter
Geneviève L. Walsh
Dominic Berry
Anna Percy

Henry Normal is a poet, writer, TV and film producer. Henry co-wrote The 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 and has collaborated extensively with Steve Coogan.

Setting up Baby Cow Productions Ltd in 1999, Henry Executive Produced all and script edited many of the shows during his tenure as MD. Highlights of the Baby Cow output during this time include Oscar-nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey, The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Nighty Night and Alan Partridge.

In 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to television. Since retiring, Henry has written and performed seven BBC Radio 4 shows in his ‘occasional series’ A Normal…, combining comedy, poetry and stories about his life and family.

“Shove up national treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal.” Radio Times

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