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Nature reserve to host quirky mystery play

Our picks of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Outer space theatre concert to premiere in Norwich

From Edinburgh with love

Full city festival programme unveiled

‘Dramedy’ takes an unusual look at dealing with grief

The Norwich Nine - Photo: Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Performance Reviews

The Norwich Nine

May 11, 2025May 12, 2025

From the mouths of babes is a well-worn phrase – but what about nine-year-olds? This collaborative show featuring nine Norwich “half-adults” tests the proposition.

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Limbik - Edgeland
News

Nature reserve to host quirky mystery play

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

A nature reserve on the edge of Norwich is the inspiration and stage for a new production this month.

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Gilles Peterson at Norwich Cathedral
Lecture Music Reviews

An Evening With Gilles Peterson

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

At first glance Norwich Cathedral might seem an odd choice of venue for an evening with a man renowned as a club DJ, as well as a broadcaster, producer, and promoter.

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The Haunted
News

Our picks of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

May 5, 2025May 11, 2025

One of the UK’s oldest festivals kicks off its 2025 edition this week, with dozens of events around Norwich and venues across Norfolk. We’ve picked out a few festival highlights.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat - Photo: Tristram Kenton
Musical Reviews

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

The coat of many colours is back and as splendid as ever in this touring production of the show that launched Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s careers.

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Spy Movie: The Play!
Comedy Drama Reviews

Spy Movie: The Play!

April 29, 2025April 30, 2025

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to watch the adventures of secret agent Jane Blonde, as she battles to save the world, and to put on a budget-stretched stage version of a spy movie.

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David Cardy in Ghost Stories - Photo courtesy Norwich Theatre
Drama Reviews

Ghost Stories

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Genuine scares and some slick theatrics make for a brilliantly entertaining and spine-chilling evening of the supernatural in the aptly named Ghost Stories.

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Design for Living at Sewell Barn Theatre - Photo: Sean Owen / Reflective Arts
Drama Reviews

Design for Living

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Noel Coward’s “three sided erotic hotch potch” sparkles from start to finish in this gloriously funny production.

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Calamity Jane UK tour - Photo: Mark Senior
Musical Reviews

Calamity Jane

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Grab a sarsaparilla and settle in for a 50s flashback with this all-singing, all-dancing stage adaptation of Calamity Jane.

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Spin A Play "Caught Red Handed" - Photo: Henri M / Insert Laughter Here
Comedy Reviews

Spin A Play

April 4, 2025April 7, 2025

The audience and Lady Luck are in charge for this improv comedy show that sees a play ‘written’ right before your eyes.

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Picture You Dead - Photo courtesy Norwich Theatre
Drama Reviews

Picture You Dead

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

Detective Roy Grace is drawn into the dark underbelly of the art world in this new stage adventure for Peter James’ well-mannered sleuth.

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Lay Down Your Burdens - Photo: Foteini Christofilopoulou
Dance Reviews

Lay Down Your Burdens

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

The British boozer takes on a new dimension with captivating results in Rhiannon Faith’s immersive dance meets therapy show.

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Kate Butch - Photo: Harry Elletson Photography
Comedy Performance Reviews

Kate Butch: Wuthering Shites

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Seemingly everything is being turned into a musical these days – plays, films, even court cases – but this is something else.

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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - Photo: Johan Persson
Dance Reviews

Swan Lake

March 18, 2025March 21, 2025

Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart.

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Sad Book - Photo: Josh Brady
Dance Reviews

Sad Book

March 14, 2025

Michael Rosen’s award-winning novel gets a transformative dance adaptation in this deceptively simple production.

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