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Henry Normal: A Normal Community

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Henry Normal
In conversation | Performances | Spoken Word

Join award-winning writer, producer and poet Henry Normal for the ninth instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big, only radio can contain them.

  • When: Wednesday 1 June 2022, 7 pm
  • Location: Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking deadline: Wednesday 1 June 2022, 7.00 pm
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Join Henry Normal for the ninth instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered Family, Life, Love, Imagination, Nature, The Universe, Communication and Ageing; in this new episode Henry is tackling Community.

The show will be recorded in Henry’s home town of Nottingham and through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining his relationship with the place he grew up.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning television programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He’s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent The Beauty Within Shadow. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell, A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son.

Ticket Information

Tickets are free but you must apply to be in the audience via the BBC website.

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Location details

Address:

Metronome
Huntingdon Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 1AP

Parking:

The nearest car park is just behind Metronome, on Brook Street. The sat nav postcode is: NG1 1EA (view on Google maps here), you’re looking out for the Nottingham Arena (Brook St) car park, open 24/7.

Travel Info:

The nearest tram stop is at the Lace Market, a 5 – 10 minute walk from the venue. Nottingham has Park & Ride car parks situated just outside the city, with a regular tram service running throughout the week. Go to thetram.net to plan your journey.

For buses take your pick! Visit the Nottingham City Transport website to plan your route. Numerous services stop just outside the venue.

Nottingham Station is the nearest train station and a short taxi ride, or 20 – 25 minute walk, from Metronome. You’ll find plenty of taxis outside the station, or use your Uber app.

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