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Wednesday 4 May [Live] Art Club
· Performance ·
Wednesday 11 May
Tom Robinson + support
Sh!t Theatre: Women’s Hour
“Bang-up-to-date piece of feminist theatre” (Lyn Gardner, The Guardian). Part comedy, part theatre, part cabaret, part performance art and totally fun. Discover what happens when women are given just one hour a day to think about what it is to be a WOMAN. Feminist theatre for all genders.
Home in the Morning Tour – Songs and Storytelling. An intimate evening with the songsmith, broadcaster, activist and raconteur.
Thursday 12 May
Yuck + Soda Fabric + Box Of Light
Thursday 5 May
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door
Josephine Foster + support
“A lovely collection full of ethereal evocations of the past” (The Wire). Indie folk outsider Josephine Foster remains a polarizing figure with a distinctive sound that is as challenging as it is beguiling.
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door : seated
· Swing ·
Bootleg Swing feat. Those Darned Mouldy Figs + Miss Scarlet Black
The era is the roaring twenties. Don your flapper dresses, strings of pearls, braces, spats and Fedora hats.
8pm : £11.00 adv : £9.00 adv concessions : £14.00 door Saturday 7 May
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v3.3
Join us for our latest showcase of musicians aged 14-19! Acts TBA.
1pm – 4pm : Pay What You Can : Bar Saturday 7 May
· Hip Hop ·
Stacked Promotions & Hubs present Nubiyan Twist + support TBC + King Kiwanda A monumental fusion of soul, jazz, dub, hip hop and afrobeat.
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.50 door Monday 9 May
· Rock/Pop ·
Frances + support
Brits Critic’s Choice and BBC Sound of 2016 Nominee. “Every now and then a vocalist comes along and blows you away, Frances is that vocalist.” (i-D). Gorgeous silky vocals and emotive minimal piano chords twist and wrap around an explosive, glittery chorus.
8pm : £9.00 adv : more on the door Tuesday 10 May
Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards
· Folk ·
Propelled by inspired fiddle and cello playing, warm vocals and arresting original songs, Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards have emerged as one of the most intriguing, versatile, and refreshing groups in the bountiful New England post-folk scene. 8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated
Friday 13 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated : 14+ · Rock/Pop ·
PONY UP Late Night Kicks presents Chastity Belt + support + deejays
A special late-night party featuring some of the best new talent internationally and home-grown favourites. When the bands finish the DJs take over, playing fresh new tracks by fresh new artists..
8pm : £7.00 adv : £5.00 adv concessions : £9.00 door Saturday 14 May - Saturday 28 May (not Sundays) Norfolk & Norwich Festival
· Performance ·
A pop-up café offering an array of morning delights for public and performers alike. Serving top quality breakfasts, in a spontaneous, creative and chaotic environment. Your hosts will be Simon Floyd and Amanda Colman from The Common Lot, with support from other artists based in the region. The perfect place to start the day!
8.30am - 12pm
· Folk ·
Laura Cannell
“One of the most exciting instrumentalists around”(The Guardian). With deconstructed bow and the extraordinary sound of double recorder, Laura’s music encompasses wild animal calls and long forgotten liturgical fragments. With a background in traditional folk, early and experimental music, she creates a solitary minimalist chamber music, where one player makes all the harmonies.
8pm : £7.00 adv : £5.00 concessions : seated Monday 16 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival Writers’ Centre Norwich
· Literature ·
Monday 16 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival Writers’ Centre Norwich
Hollie McNish: Nobody Told Me
An honest and humorous reflection on Hollie’s journey before, during and after pregnancy. Expect hard-hitting and inspiring poems on sex, pregnancy, gender, commercialisation and parenthood.
· Literature ·
Francesca Beard: A Lie
We lie on average three times in the first ten minutes of every social interaction; the news is not true, even our memories are not fact. Beard’s performance questions whether lying is our most impressive art and possibly our most human need.
6.30pm : £10.00 (£16.00 for joint ticket with Hollie McNish)
Tuesday 17 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival [Live] Art Club
Friday 20 May - Sunday 22 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival Curated by The Voice Project
· Performance ·
£90.00 : £67.50 concessions : see norwichartscentre.co.uk for full workshop and concert listings
· Performance ·
Pedal-Powered Car Chase
by Lawrence Bradby & Matthew Robinson
Using a cycle-powered cinema, Pedal-Powered Car Chase crams together explosive set pieces from familiar blockbuster action movies to create a deliciously enjoyable short film Commissioned by Norwich Arts Centre.
Sunday 22 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
· Performance ·
Sianed Jones Concert
Part of Vocal Invention Weekend
Sunday 22 May [Live] Art Club
· Performance ·
True Stories: As the Light Fades
Performers and non-performers come together to share true stories. To speak at the event, email truestorieslive@gmail.com. True Stories is a collaborative project with Molly Naylor, LJHope Productions, Writers’ Centre Norwich and Norwich Arts Centre.
An evening curated by NNF15 favourites Odd Comic (Holly Bodmer and Dot Howard) featuring a live stream performance exchange between an arts centre and a residential home for older people. Accompanied by ‘Monologues of Motherhood’ by Kayla St Claire; an ever-changing spontaneous exploration into motherhood featuring a dancing mother and son.
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated
· Theatre ·
“Thorpe’s dramatically charged show challenges our own biases and beliefs in a Ted talk-turned-passionate provocation” (The Guardian 4*). Fringe First winning show Confirmation is a fiercely intelligent and relentlessly curious piece about the gulfs we can’t talk across and how we choose to see only the evidence that proves we’re right. Working with research into the phenomenon of Confirmation Bias, and a conversation with political extremism, Confirmation is an attempt to have an honourable dialogue, real and imagined, across that gulf. Commissioned by Northern Stage and Battersea Arts Centre
9.30pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated : 14+
Saturday 21 May & Sunday 22 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
1pm : £5.00 : seated : Venue TBC
Odd Comic: Seen but not Heard
Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate present Confirmation by Chris Thorpe
Part of Vocal Invention Weekend 8.30pm : £15.00 : £12.00 concessions : seated
Composer, improviser and soprano extraordinaire, Sianed writes music for site-specific performance and sound installations.
Am I Dead Yet 19 May
· Performance ·
Wednesday 18 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival [Live] Art Club
· Performance ·
From 9.30pm : FREE : Chapelfield Gardens
Vocal Invention Weekend Ticket
Vocal Invention is a packed weekend of vocal adventures. with a selection of workshops and concerts.
8.45pm : £10.00 (£16.00 for joint ticket with Francesca Beard) : seated
Egg Festival Café
Saturday 14 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival [Live] Art Club
Josephine Foster 5 May
Saturday 21 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Ross Sutherland / Birds of Hell / The Neutrinos Concert
“… An hour of heart-restarting performance.” (The Stage). Two friends, talking (and singing) about what happens when we die, how we think about dying and, most importantly, how some of us might be brought back. Developed with Dr Andy Lockey. Directed by Amy Hodge. Supported by Wellcome Trust & Arts Council England.
· Rock/Pop ·
Fuzzy noise-rock, guitar-heavy anthems and ‘90s grunge. · Rock/Pop ·
· Theatre ·
Unlimited Theatre present Am I Dead Yet? by Chris Thorpe and Jon Spooner
8pm : £16.50 adv : £18.50 door
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated
Friday 6 May
Thursday 19 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival [Live] Art Club
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated : Bar
Friday 20 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
· Performance ·
Helen Chadwick ‘Fragments of Love’ Concert + Mouthful + Human Music
Part of Vocal Invention Weekend
Helen’s new solo show investigates the need to improvise and be out of one’s comfort zone in order to create and lead.
8pm : £15.00 : £12.00 concessions : seated Saturday 21 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
· Performance ·
Vocal Invention: Harmonium Performance Part of Vocal Invention Weekend
Harmonium is an experiment in vocal sound, created by layering 12 female voices using interlocking rhythms and harmonies.
5.30pm : 6.15pm : 7pm : £5.00 : Venue TBC
Sunday 22 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
· Performance ·
Ross Sutherland / George Szirtes / Stephen Watts / Esther Morgan Part of Vocal Invention Weekend 7.30pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : The Bicycle Shop Monday 23 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival [Live] Art Club
· Performance ·
Made in China: Tonight I’m Gonna Be The New Me “Tantalisingly edgy… a stinging piece of entertainment” (The Times 4*). A woman takes to the stage. A man watches from the wings. They both wonder if their love will survive what’s about to happen. This arresting physical endurance act exposes how we perform our relationships amidst a reality that just won’t live up to what the movies promised.
8pm : £12.00 adv : £10.00 concessions : seated : 14+
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