Henry Normal – The Escape Plan

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Tickets

£14 — £16

Advance £14 | Door £16

Location

The Acorn, Penzance

Dates

Sat 26th February, 2022
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8:00 pm

About this event

Live show from the poet, comedian and media star.

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. 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.

“Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal’s show” – Radio Times
‘The Alan Bennett of poetry’ – The Scotsman.
‘Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit‘ – The Guardian.
‘A mixture of the absurd and downright wacky…a gentle giant of stand-up poetry’ – The List.
‘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.
“Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations” – The Stage.
We need to make room for Henry Normal” Simon O’Hagan – Radio Times.

Contact

01736 363 545 | https://www.theacornpenzance.com/events/the-escape-plan