December 2024 Brochure

Norwich Arts Centre

DECEMBER 2024

NORWICHARTSCENTRE.CO.UK

Norwich Arts Centre, St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG Instagram @norwichartscentre Facebook / /norwichartscentre norwichartscentre

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David R Abram: Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain 10 Dec

Sunday 1 December

· Theatre ·

TAKDAJA: THREE BILLION LETTERS

A dynamic and visual theatrical performance happening at the intersection of art and science. Created from the teams’ personal DNA test results, the show mixes data and text to investigate how heritage defines us.

7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4.50£12.50 | Walkabout

Tuesday 3 December

· Folk ·

CHRISTINA ALDEN & ALEX PATTERSON Christina Alden & Alex Patterson’s music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and creative songwriting.

8pm | £13-£16 | Seated

Wednesday 4 December

· Comedy ·

ROBIN MORGAN: THE SPARK

“Bloody funny, well-written, hard-working stand-up from a massively likeable performer who must surely be on the verge of nationwide fame” - Chortle 7.30pm | £16 | Seated | 14+ Robin Morgan 4 Dec

Friday 6 December

· Rock/Pop ·

GIGGY PRESENTS DEEP TAN @ THE DRILL HOUSE

· Folk ·

SETH LAKEMAN

Seth Lakeman is a west country folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who has been widely credited with breaking down perceptions and barriers often associated with folk music.

8pm | £25.50-£28.50 | Seated & Standing

Saturday 7 December

· Market ·

CLUTTER CITY WINTER MARKET

Clutter City returns for a cosy Winter market with over 25 carefully selected stalls of the best local makers, artists, illustrators and designers. Plus tasty pop-up Vietnamese food by Papaya Verte!

11am-4pm | Free entry

Saturday 7 December

· World ·

TROPICAL SHAKEDOWN

Tropical Shakedown is Norwich’s longstanding original tropical music party with the best in Afro Beat, Highlife, Latin & Reggae; spiced up with some of the latest dance floor genres.

8pm-1am | £7.50-£10.50 | Standing | 18+

Thursday 5 December

· Literature ·

TILTED WOMEN READING GROUP 12.30pm-2.30pm Every Thursday until 19 December Pay What You Can Afford £0-£12.50

Thursday 5 December

· Performance ·

SH!T THEATRE’S SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Come sing-a-long to the best Christmas film ever! Come support Michael Caine as he does some ‘acting’! Witness laughter, redemption and singing food 8pm | £10.50-£13.50 | Seated

Tuesday 10 December

· Talk ·

DAVID R ABRAM: AERIAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT BRITAIN

Lively and rich with archaeological insight, David’s illustrated talk will cherry pick highlights from his book of the same name.

7:30pm | £14 | Seated

Wednesday 11 December

UEA BURLESQUE: CANDY CANE CABARET

· Folk ·

THE UNTHANKS IN WINTER

deep tan’s stripped-back, minimal sound is a vehicle for songs that engage with contemporary themes, from deepfake revenge pornography to gender-expansive ideology and stories of furry hedonism.

7pm | Pay What You Can Afford £3-12 | Standing At The Drill House, Great Yarmouth

Friday 6 December

Wednesday 11 December

· Performance ·

UEA Burlesque present a new show with stockings full of sensational performances.

7pm | £7.50-£10 | Seated | 18+

Jembaa Groove 18 Dec

@ EPIC STUDIOS The Unthanks have been described as ‘a take on tradition that flips so effortlessly between jazz, classical, ambient and post-rock, it makes any attempt to put a label on them a waste of time’.

8pm | £36.50-£39.50 | Seated At Epic Studios, Magdalen St, Norwich

Thursday 12 December

· Rock/Pop ·

THE JOHN OTWAY BAND

We welcome back the wonderful John Otway, English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through his surreal sense of humour and self-deprecating persona.

8pm | £21.50-£24 | Standing

Friday 13 December

· Market ·

XMAS POP-UP WORLD BEER SALE 12-3pm | Free Entry

Friday 13 December

· Rock/Pop ·

THE BAGHDADDIES + THY LAST DROP

On their final tour ever, enjoy The Baghdaddies’ exuberant and rampant brand of world music an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves and sizzling brass.

8pm | £15-£19.50 | Standing

Sunday 15 December

· Performance ·

NIGHT TERRORS

Night Terrors is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from E.F. Benson’s brilliant collection of ghost stories.

The award-winning Gerard Logan will take you to a world of invisible, but terrifyingly present, spirits.

7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4.50£12.50 | Seated

Wednesday 18 December ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS

JEMBAA GROOVE

· World ·

+ BELLA ASKEW + DJ AMY NOMVULA (TROPICAL SHAKEDOWN) Jembaa Groove blend a melting pot of multicultural influences into a contemporary take on highlife, jazz and soul.

8pm | £16-£19.50 | Standing

Thursday 19 December

· Rock/Pop ·

IT’S A NORM’S XMAS

WITH MAMA OH NO + RAVENOUS HOUNDS + ODD CREATURES + DJ MR JASON. 8pm | £8.50-£12 | Standing

Friday 20 December

· Drag ·

CHRISTMAS WITH LIV

A decadent evening awaits full of epic drag performances, ridiculous party games and all the warmth and magic of the holidays – except there’s no aunties asking you, ‘what even is a nonbinary?

8pm | £10-£15 | Standing

Saturday 21 December

· Rock/Pop ·

BARRIOKE

Star of EastEnders, Extras, Life’s Too Short and more recently a million viral videos, Shaun Williamson has taken the music scene by storm, bringing BARRIOKE to thousands of music lovers across the UK. 8pm | £23-£28.50 | Standing

Sunday 22 December

· Literature ·

TRUE STORIES LIVE: RITUALS

True Stories Live is a lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience.

7:30pm | Pay Pay What You Can Afford £4.50£12.50 | Seated

Tuesday 31 December

· Rock/Pop ·

PONY UP PRESENTS NYE TAKEOVER PONY UP presents a very special New Years Eve Party with Bag of Cans + DH Temple + Flat Venus + Arthur Black.

9pm | £17.50-£23 | Standing | 18+

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