NAC March 2024

Norwich Arts Centre

MARCH 2024

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

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Grace Petrie 16 Mar

Gabby Rivers 12 Jan

Friday 1 March

· World ·

ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS

LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE

+ SHED DJ This eight-strong collective from England, Italy, France, Congo, Argentina and New Zealand combine traditional afrobeat and hi-life with funk, jazz, Latin and dub to deliver party music born of their truly global DNA. 8pm | £15-£18.50 | Standing

· Jazz ·

Saturday 9 March

NEBULA SUN + THE MINK

Nebula Sun seamlessly blends progressive grooves, energetic rhythms, and jazz fluidity.

Their evolving riffs, enriched with layers of delay and distortion, propel you into a psychedelic space.

8pm | £10.50-£14 | Standing

Sunday 10 March

· Performance ·

WORDS AND SONGS FROM WOMEN IN NORFOLK

Celebrating International Women’s Day (at the weekend) with singer-songwriter Kimberley Moore who brings other female writers and performers.

7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6.50£12.50 | Seated

Wednesday 13 March

London Afrobeat Collective 1 Mar

Saturday 2 March & Sunday 3 March

THORPE ST ANDREWS MUSIC SHOWCASE · Market ·

CLUTTER CITY NIGHT AND DAY MARKET

Clutter City Market returns to NAC for a back to back night and day market with carefully curated stalls featuring the best local makers, artists, illustrators and designers!

Sat 4pm-9pm | Sun 11am-4pm £1 voluntary donation to NAC (Sat)

Thursday 7 March

· Community ·

TILTED WOMEN READING GROUP

Helen Ivory explores representations of the female body in poetry, from puberty to post-menopause. .10am | Free | Booking advised

Friday 8 March

· Rock/Pop ·

· Electronica ·

TONE PRESENTS SUNDA ARC + SINK Brothers Nick Smart and Jordan Smart, best known as two-thirds of jazz-influenced minimalists Mammal Hands, tour their sophomore album ‘Night Lands’ via Gondwana Records, home to such artists as GoGo Penguin, Portico Quartet, Hania Rani and Forgiveness.

8pm | £12-£16 | Standing

Students at Thorpe St Andrews High showcase their musical talents.

7pm | £11.49 | Seated & standing

Thursday 14 March

· Community ·

TILTED WOMEN READING GROUP 10am | Free | Booking advised

Thursday 14 March

· Rock/Pop ·

PONY UP PRESENTS BDRMM + NIGHT BUS Following the release of their widely acclaimed debut LP 2020’s ‘Bedroom’, and a clutch of hotly-received singles since, today the Hull based shoegaze quartet bdrmm return, signed to Mogwai’s Rock Action, with their anticipated second album.

8pm | £14.50-£16.50 | Standing

Saturday 16 March

GRACE PETRIE

· Folk ·

+ GABI GARBUTT + MOLLY NAYLOR Songwriter Grace Petrie is back – stronger, older and a whole lot angrier than ever before. With socially urgent lyricism and a barnstorming live show.

8pm | £20.50-22.50 | Standing

Sunday 17 March

· Community ·

HUMAN LIBRARY

Fiona Allen 21 Mar

Grab a drink, take out a Human Book and have a comfortable dialogue about often uncomfortable topics.

4pm-6pm | Free entry

Sunday 17 March

· Community ·

TRUE STORIES LIVE:

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience.

7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6.50£12.50 | Seated

Tuesday 19 March

· Rock/Pop ·

PRB PRESENTS THE HANGING STARS + SUPPORT

Channelling the sounds of The Byrds, Big Star and The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Hanging Stars mainline the dying embers of the early 70s psychedelic folk and cosmic country scenes.

8pm | £14.50-£17.50 | Standing

Wednesday 20 March

· World ·

ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS BCUC + RONNIE ORBIT (TROPICAL SHAKEDOWN) This seven-piece band has been mesmerising audiences both locally and globally with its indigenous funk and high-energy performances that have fast made them one of South Africa’s most successful musical exports.

8pm | £16-£20 | Standing Thursday 21 March

· Community ·

TILTED WOMEN READING GROUP 10am | Free | Booking advised

Thursday 21 March

FIONA ALLEN: ON THE RUN

· Comedy ·

Double Emmy Award winner and star of Smack The Pony is doing her first ever show. A show about family, marriage, and things that truly annoy her. It’s a show for everyone, even those passive-aggressive school mums.

8pm | £18.50 | Seated

Friday 22 March

· Rock/Pop ·

THE JOHN MARTYN PROJECT

The John Martyn Project is a special project comprised of Blythe Pepino, Kit Hawes, Pete Josef, Sam Brookes, John Blakeley and Jon Short, six artists coming together to celebrate the music of John Martyn.

8pm | £23-£25 | Standing

Saturday 23 March

· Rock/Pop ·

GAZ COOMBES + SUPPORT. 8pm | £28.50-£30.50 | Standing

Tuesday 26 March

· Folk ·

SAM LEE – SONGDREAMING TOUR

‘Songdreaming’ represents the latest stage in the development of Sam Lee’s music, from its roots in traditional folk song to a new way of imagining and performing these old songs, making them relevant for a modern audience.

8pm | £19-£23.50 | Seated & standing · Rock/Pop · Wednesday 27 March GOAT GIRL + SUPPORT Post-punk four-piece brought together by a lust for music and like-minded attitudes.

8pm | £16.50-£18.50 | Standing

Thursday 28 March

· Community ·

TILTED WOMEN READING GROUP 10am | Free | Booking advised

Saturday 30 March

· Funk ·

PERRLEE PRESENTS

SMOOVE & TURRELL

+ SPECIAL GUESTS Smoove & Turrell are back with their contemporary fusion of funk, soul, northern soul, hip-hop and electronica!.

8pm | £23 | Standing

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