A rare opportunity to see one of Britain’s most distinctive comedy voices live, as Henry brings his new show to Tavistock. It will be an evening of jokes, stories and poetry from Radio 4’s reticent poet, writer and TV and film producer, Henry Normal. This is a new fun-packed show featuring his latest collection “A Quiet Promise”
Henry Normal
Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer. 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 was Executive Producer for all, and script editor for many, of the shows in its 17 1/2 year output while he was 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.
He was the 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.
Since retiring from Baby Cow in April 2016, Henry has written and performed 10 BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and stories about family. Henry performs poetry at Literature Festivals around the UK and has thirteen poetry books available from Flapjack. His latest collection ‘A Quiet Promise’ is being released this spring. He was recently given an honorary doctorate of letters by Nottingham Trent University, another by Nottingham University and has a beer and a bus named after him in Nottingham!
Jan Brierton
In her live show Jan Brierton riffs on modern life, love and friendships, wellness and ageing, rage and domestic exasperation .
Jan’s poems reflect on being a wife, mother, daughter, sister and retired raver.
Her rhythmic poems are all delivered in her Dublin brogue, with a cheeky knowing smile.
Plus lots of stuff about tea, lipstick and biscuits.
Dubliner Jan Brierton is a mam, a fashion stylist, and a poet. Her first collection What Day Is It? Who Gives a F*ck was published in 2021 after her first ever poem went viral during lockdown.
