NAC February 2024

Norwich Arts Centre

FEBRUARY 2024

Featuring talks and shows for adults, plus free events. Book tickets now!

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Flamingods 14 Feb

Gabby Rivers 12 Jan

Thursday 1 February

· Rock/Pop ·

PHOEBE TROUP + CATMILK

British-American songwriter and producer Phoebe and her 5-piece band bring lyric-driven songs to life with layered guitar, synth and sampled sound.

8pm | £7.50-£10.50 | Standing · Blues ·

Saturday 3 February

PRB PRESENTS GA-20 + SUPPORT Boston high-energy electric blues trio GA-20 are a raucous throwback to the raw immediacy of vintage Chicago Blues.

8pm | £17.50 | Standing

Monday 5 February

· Drag ·

Saturday 10 February

THE NORWICH DRAG PAGEANT 2024

Seven incredible competitors will go heel to heel in an epic dragstravaganza! Lips will be sank, runways will be strut and mascara will run, but only one can be crowned the winner!

8pm | £10-£15 | Standing The Norwich Drag Pageant 10 Feb

Monday 19 February

NORWICH CITY OF SANCTUARY

· Blues ·

Tuesday 6 February

AYNSLEY LISTER

One of the most exciting contemporary blues guitarists around today, Aynsley Lister is a highly regarded songwriter whose passion for music crosses genres, effortlessly combining blues, soul, americana and rock.

8pm | £20.50-£23 | Standing

Thursday 8 February

· Literature ·

TIM KEY: CHAPTERS - BOOK TOUR

Tim Key embarks on a book tour to celebrate the publication of Chapters, his new poetry anthology.

8pm | £17.50 | Seated & Standing

Friday 9 February ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS

MYELE MANZANZA

Tuesday 13 February

· Folk ·

KITEWING

Soaring harmonies and roaring fiddles combine with guitar, mandolin and banjo.

Featuring two critically acclaimed groups ‘The Shackleton Trio’ and ‘Christina Alden & Alex Patterson’.

8pm | £14-£18.50 | Seated & Standing

Wednesday 14 February

· Rock/Pop ·

FLAMINGODS + MARIA UZOR

The celebrated multi-instrumentalists weave through genres of psychedelia, new wave, electronica and punk with influences from their unique cultural heritages and love of 70s British rock and roll.

8pm | £14-£17.50 | Standing

Thursday 15 February · Jazz ·

+ ANTHROPOLOGIST (DJ) New Zealand-born, London-based drummer and producer Myele Manzanza has established himself as one of the most energetic and exciting global jazz muscians.

8pm | £12-£16 | Standing

· Talk ·

CTRL-ALT-DELIGHT

· Community ·

ANNUAL CELEBRATION PARTY A lively evening of music and performance, celebrating the work of Norwich City of Sanctuary and the organisations that have achieved sanctuary status this year.

6pm-8.30pm | Free, booking advised, donations welcome

· Jazz · Saturday 17 February ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS CORTO.ALTO + AMY NOMVULA (DJ) Fast-emerging Scottish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist corto.alto has been described as a traditional jazz head raised in the age of the internet. The moniker of Glagow-based Liam Shortall, corto.alto brings a fresh perspective to a heady mix of intuitive improvisation, electronic production, broken beat bounce and bass-heavy dub.

8pm | £14-£18.50 | Standing

· Folk ·

OYSTERBAND – THE 80S AND 90S

Four decades of Oysterband songs over two evenings: from their early acoustic roots, through the roaring 90s, onwards to a new century … and songs for the future.

8pm | £25-£28.50 | Seated & Standing

Friday 16 February

OYSTERBAND

– INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM 8pm | £25-£28.50 | Seated & Standing

· Folk ·

Have you ever swiped right on a chatbot?

Or considered a romantic rendezvous with a robot? Join computer scientist Dr Kate Devlin for an electrifying evening of AI intimacy.

7pm | £9.50 | Seated

Wednesday 21 February

· Comedy ·

ROB AUTON: THE ROB AUTON SHOW

Following a critically acclaimed sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival 2023 - award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton brings his latest show to NAC. 7.30pm | £14 | Seated

Thursday 22 February

· Talk ·

BEYOND BEHAVIOUR WITH MARIE GENTLES OBE

SUBOTNICK FILM SCREENING

· Talk ·

+ ADAM BUXTON Q&A WITH STEVE DAVIS + LUKE SANGER (BAR) Screening of the documentary ‘Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer’ about musician Morton Subotnick, affectionately known as the Father of Techno. Followed by writer, broadcaster, comedian and musician Adam Buxton chatting with Synth East alumni Steve Davis about music, life and modular synths.

Synth East is curated by Electronic Sound Magazine and Norwich Arts Centre 6.30pm | £14-£17.50 | Seated & Standing

· Talk ·

SYNTH EAST EXPO

Electronic Sound & Molten Modular present a carnival of control voltage, a festival of synth sounds and a party of epic performances.

Dozens of manufacturers will be filling the Arts Centre with synths and modulars to give you an opportunity check out their marvellous machines and bask in the glow of synthesiser technology.

10.30-5pm | £12 | Standing Ticket OFFER – Get £6.50 off if you book for both the Synth East Expo and Synth East Live · Talk · Saturday 24 February SYNTH EAST LIVE: BLANCMANGE + ULTRAMARINE + ROBIN ‘MOLTEN MODULAR’ VINCENT + SPECIAL GUEST Saturday night’s synthesiser explosion features the 80s synth legends Blancmange.

8.30pm | £25 | Standing Ticket OFFER – Get £6.50 off if you book for both the Synth East Expo and Synth East Live · Rock/Pop · Tuesday 27 February PONY UP PRESENTS GILLA BAND + PSYCHOTIC MONKEYS Trailblazers for modern Irish alternative music and known for their ferocious live shows, described as chaotic and electrifying.

8pm | £17.50-£19.50 | Standing

Wednesday 28 February

Fresh from her BBC documentary ‘Helping our Teens’, Marie Gentles OBE shares insights into her groundbreaking work.

7.30pm | £12.50 | Seated

Friday 23 February

Saturday 24 February

· Comedy ·

ANIA MAGLIANO:

I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS Winner of Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 22, Ania follows two soldout runs at Edinburgh Festival with a new show about the worst haircut of her life.

8pm | £16 | Seated Ania Magliano 28 Feb

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