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Henry Normal - The Escape Plan

  • Henry Normal - The Escape Plan

King's Hall Ilkley
23 November 2021

An evening of pure escape with stories, jokes and poems from writer, poet and TV and film producer Henry Normal. Featuring all your favourite poems from his BBC Radio 4 series and his seven poetry collections.

 
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King's Hall Ilkley

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  • Date Tue 23 Nov 2021
    Time8:00 pm
    Price £ 16.50*
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King's Hall Ilkley
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*Prices inclusive of booking fees: Phone/Counter - £2 per ticket plus postage charge where applicable. Online - £2 per ticket plus £1 per transaction for postage. Please note, concessions may not be available on every performance.

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Please note this show is rescheduled from 12 May 2020, 11 February 2021 & 17 June 2021.

Henry Normal is a writer, poet and TV and Film producer and 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-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family. He also co-wrote the Mrs Merton Show , Paul and Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, Tony Ferrino, Doctor Terrible and the film The Parole Officer.

Since retiring from TV in April 2016 Henry has written and performed six BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and stories about bringing up his autistic son. 

His new book The Escape Plan contains selected poems from Henry's previous seven collections from Flapjack Press. 

'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show' Radio Times

'The poetry itself is stuff of proper substance, marrying the suburban beauty of Beatles ballads with the blunt candour of the kitchen sink' The Guardian

'The funniest man you've never heard of' The Telegraph

 

 

Discounts

Bradford Theatres Friends

£2.50 off two tickets 

Concessions

£2 off 

Boxes (seat 4)

£66 

Please note that all discounts are subject to availability. T&C’s apply.

To book a lounge or box, wheelchair position, or for an access assisted performance (captioned, audio described, signed) where applicable, please contact the box office on 01274 432000.

For groups of 20+ please contact 01274 437788. Maximum of 10 tickets for this event can be booked online.

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