One of the delights of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival is the trepidation of attending a show without quite knowing what it will bring, and discovering a gem.
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In a world of multiplexes, films on phones, and on any number of other devices why not watch one in a replica 1950s Antarctic scientists hut?
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Playing the Bach cello suites is no mean feat – doing so at short notice on a stand-in basis is truly remarkable.
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This French-Irish songstress has a reputation for exuberant and exhilarating shows, and this showcase of songs by Nick Cave only cements her standing as an outstanding performer.
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Norwich’s Theatre Royal has pledged to donate 50p from each ticket sale for war drama Private Peaceful to fundraising for Ukraine.
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Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina has had to pull out of a planned Norfolk and Norwich Festival gig after failing to get a visa.
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Charles Dickens didn’t quite do it like this, but this show is a phenomenal adaption of one of the world’s best selling books.
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What is worse: loud music or racism? That’s one of the stark questions posed by this inventive and oddly charming performance piece that takes us into the worlds of car meets and Islam.
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Circus at the Spiegeltent has become a pretty predictable part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival programme – but Circus Alfonse is not like anything you’re likely to have seen before.
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This inaugural public performance in Great Yarmouth by the BBC Concert Orchestra was a perfect mix of venue and performance.
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Poetry isn’t known for being one of the more gruelling art forms. But performance poet Lewis Buxton has brought his trainers and exercise mat, and he’s not afraid to break into a sweat in his compelling show about a youth spent trying to outrun obsessive thoughts.
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This quirky guided tour of one of Norwich’s oldest buildings mixes history with performance, giving a light-hearted look at the city’s Guildhall.
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What big ambitions you have, said the audience member as they settled in to their seat for this adaptation of Angela Carter’s fairytale-twisting collection of short stories.
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A programme of free outdoor music performances has been confirmed as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
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Onions, it seems, are like family: they come in different shapes and sizes, are multi-layered, and can sometimes make you cry. At least that appears to be a theme of this evolving new show from Norwich-based Orange Skies Theatre.
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