Francesca Martinez

Award-winning comedian Francesca Martinez just happens to have cerebral palsy. Her book What the **** is Normal? is a funny and moving memoir about her refusal to be pigeonholed as disabled – she describes herself as ‘wobbly’, but that hasn’t stopped her touring the world, becoming a star blogger for the Huffington Post and a regular on Radio 4’s The News Quiz.

Neither an autobiography nor a self-help book, this is a powerful and political call-to-arms that rails against the relentless media bombardment of cultural perceptions of normality. Francesca offers a poignant celebration and exploration of learning to be happy with who you are.

This event will feature Francesca performing a 55 minute show, and following a short interval, she will discuss her book.