The Overthinkers Club: Happy List
Bring your young readers to meet Birdie, the main character of BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and stand-up comic Nat Luurtsema's new book, The Overthinkers Club.
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Ticket Prices
Festival Friends
£3.00
Adults
£4.00
Children
£4.00
Tickets purchased online for this event will be subject to a fee of £1.50 per booking (not per ticket), which is set by Palace Theatre, Newark.
About the Author
Nat is a BAFTA nominee, Royal Society of Literature nominee and Royal Academy of Art nominee. She was a stand-up comedian for ten years before she started writing books and films. She writes books for young people and films for adults. She writes comedy mainly, and about swimming, mental health, death, mermaids, tarot and fairies. Represented by Hellie Ogden at WME.
Author Book Signing
The brand-new Waterstones Newark is the official Festival Bookseller, for 2026. Waterstones will be running the Festival Bookshop at the Palace Theatre and pop-up book stalls for author book signings after every event at each venue.
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Please note: Advance tickets are available until 11 am the day before the event, unless the venue is the Palace Theatre or Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre.
All tickets are sold through Newark Palace Theatre unless otherwise stated.










