The Maverick Theatre Company

CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF MAVERICK THEATRE WITH OUr NEW BOOK

AND BE IN IT!

PRE-ORDER THE BOOK AND HAVE YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK AS A SUPPORTER AND FRIEND. AND GET AN INVITE TO THE BOOK LAUNCHes!

'PLAYS IN THE PUB'

(OR HOW TO MAKE A CRISIS OUT OF A DRAMA!)

BY NICK HENNEGAN

Pre-order and have your name included in the book as a supporter!

And get an invitation to the launch parties in Birmingham and London.

Maverick Theatre is updating and re-releasing Nick’s sell out 1997 stream-of-consciousness diary, adding photos from other Maverick shows, a brief history of a Nick (!) and his time as a radio presenter on BRMB, the B.B.C. and The Arrow and as a residential social worker and new writer.

It will also include techniques and tips for producing theatre in Pubs and non-formal spaces. AND YOU CAN BE IN IT TOO!

Be a part of Maverick's unique theatrical history. Pre-order the book and get your name or a dedication in the book AND an invite to the launch parties in London and Birmingham.

If you have an interest in the arts and writers and literature, then the unedited stream-of-consciousness diary section of the book looks into all this.

There’s no pretension and it touches on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, working with Child Actors, Writing, Sexual Abuse, Ballet Dancers, R.A.D.A., Birmingham, Billesley, Shakespeare, Pubs, drinking (too much), How to Avoid Bailiffs (is there a TV pilot here?) friendships and feuds, Press Conferences, Formula One and Producing a brand new play with a soap-star, a child and a superstar director. Plus awards from Guinness, The National Theatre and The Arts Council. How much more do you need..?*

“I'd not seen Withnail and I when I wrote this. But there are some similarities! And of course, we’re hoping to sell a few copies to raise some dosh for future Maverick Theatre projects. “ Nick Hennegan.

EARLY REVIEWS. "It made me laugh out loud. And on occasion, shed a tear." John Slater.

"Hennegan writes brilliantly and vividly about the people he encounters. A stream of consciousness that is sometimes painfully honest and often hillaious" Caroline Moore.

"A hillarious, observed must-read if you are thinking of starting a theatre company. Or maybe you shouldn't read it!" Peter Willis.

PRE-Order here. It includes an invite to the Birmingham or London Launch Party. And have your name or dedication included in the book as a supporter!

(*Caution - parts of the book contains scenes some may find distressing.)

This is a book, from the era of the Peaky Blinders, Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, might have loved.

This book is important for a number of reasons. It deals with a unique time in British history. Norman's story is that of 20th Century Britain, from its beginning with Zeppelin raids over the UK during the First World War, through the Second World War; the birth of the NHS; IRA bombs and the Millennium. It also has no agenda. And surprisingly little emotion. Norman's tenacity and timing with his writing means he is perhaps one of the very first 'citizen journalists.’ Technology now allows many people to record their life stories and recollections. But Norman was one of the first, perhaps unwittingly, to use the new technology of the time, the PC, to tell his story.

All for the love of his family.