Norwich Arts Centre DECEMBER 2023
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Hallan 3 Dec
Saturday 2 December
· Rock/Pop ·
PRB PRESENTS IDA MAE + SUPPORT British folk-rock duo Ida Mae take you on a joyride across the vast American expanse to revel in the chaos and carnage of a world on the brink. 8pm | £17.50-£23 | Standing
Thursday 7 December
· Rock/Pop ·
THE JOHN OTWAY BAND
John Otway is back with his surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona. 8pm | £20.50-£23 | Standing
Friday 8 December
· World ·
TROPICAL SHAKEDOWN
Ida Mae 2 Dec
Sunday 3 December
· Community ·
FESTIVE FUN WITH STEPPING STONES,
MUSICAL KEYS AND NORWICH ARTS CENTRE Featuring a christmas shop, a card workshop, musical instruments to try out and sounds from Musical Keys and Stepping Stones. 11am-4pm | Free, drop-in Sunday 3 December
· Rock/Pop ·
Tropical Shakedown returns after a long hiatus, for a one off fundraiser for New Routes and Norwich International Youth Project. Expect the finest music for dance floors from across the globe and decades, from afrobeat, to latin to reggae. With residents Keith Slater, Ronnie Orbit and Amy Nomvula, Stewdio Wun (Anthropologist and Elle) and Sure D. 8pm-1am | £8.50-£10.50 | Standing | 18+
Saturday 9 December
· Market ·
CLUTTER CITY MARKET
Shop local at Clutter City this Christmas! Join us for our cosy Winter market with 25+ carefully selected stalls featuring the best local makers, artists, illustrators and designers! Plus festive hot drinks and pastries. 11am-4pm | Free, drop-in
PONY UP PRESENTS HALLAN
Saturday 9 December
Tuesday 5 December
The Baghdaddies’ exuberant and rampant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves and sizzling brass played with furious energy and theatrical humour. 8pm | £13-£17.50 | Standing
+ SLEEMO + THE MEDICAL WEAPONS “One of the more interesting and colourful purveyors of this modern age agit-pop” Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music) 8pm | £10.50-£14 | Standing · Rock/Pop ·
TOM A. SMITH
+ WAX TREE CAST + TOM ABISGOLD Teenager Tom A. Smith has already achieved more than most artists do in a lifetime; playing Glastonbury before scondary school and Kendal Calling as the festival’s youngest ever performer. 8pm | £12-£14 | Standing Wednesday 6 December
RICHARD DAWSON + C JOYNES
· Folk ·
Dawson has created an impressive catalogue of music and storytelling steeped in both ancient myths and contemporary dread. 8pm | £23-£25 | Standing
· World ·
THE BAGHDADDIES + THY LAST DROP
Sunday 10 December
COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS CHRISTMAS CRACKER!
· Comedy ·
Expect the finest Christmas Cracker jokes, tinsel tomfoolery, festive funnies and maybe even Santa doing stand-up! “A highlight for children… giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club.” - The Guardian 2pm | £9.50, £34 Family | Seated
Sunday 10 December
· Drag ·
DRAG QUIZ: CAMP AS QUIZMAS
A perfect stocking filler packed full of your favourite treats. Expect lipsyncs, camp and heaps of fun. Tis the season to sparkle, so get that glitter glowing and show off your festive frocks to rock. 7.30pm | £5-£6.50 | Seated
Thursday 14 December
· Theatre Theatre ·
HAUNTINGS
With masterful storytelling from the award-winning actor Gerard Logan, Hauntings will transport you to a darker, more sinister world of the unexpected and the unexplainable. 7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4.50£12.50 Seated
Friday 15 December
· Rock/Pop ·
STEVE MASON + SPECIAL GUESTS
Once a founding member of The Beta Band, Steve Mason is now best known as an artist with a rare melodic gift and an urge to experiment. Steve’s marries the personal and the political but does so in an emotive and uplifting manner. 8pm | £28.50 | Standing · Electonica ·
Saturday 16 December TONE PRESENTS PLAID + FLATLAND FREQUENCIES DJS On the cusp of their 30th year with Warp records, innovative duo Plaid have been expanding the realm of electronic music since the early 90s. They manage to sound cutting edge, but also warm, human and nostalgic – purveying a sort of high-tech-retro-futurism. 8pm | £14-£18.50 | Standing
Sunday 17 December
· Community ·
HUMAN LIBRARY
Come along for a chat with a human book (all questions are welcome without judgement) 3pm-5pm | Free, drop-in
Sunday 17 December
· Literature ·
TRUE STORIES LIVE: GATHERINGS
A lively and moving event where people tell true stories about their lives. 7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6.50£12.50 | Seated
Tues 19 & Wed 20 December
· Performance Performance ·
SH!T THEATRE: SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol Witness laughter, redemption & singing food! Come support Michael Caine as he does some ‘acting’! FREE GOODY BAGS. 8pm | £9.50-£13 | Seated
Friday 22 December
· Rock/Pop ·
THE HIGH POINTS + SUPPORT
One year on from their sell out show, The High Points return to NAC to bring some funky feel good, soulful vibes! 8pm | £16-£19.50 | Standing
Sunday 31 December
· World ·
PROJECTION ONE COLLECTIVE NYE TAKEOVER WITH WAYWARD NATIVES, SURE D, PROJECTION ONE, JORDAN SMART, TINALATINA Projection One are back at Norwich Arts Centre to help you bring some spice to your New Year’s Eve celebrations with another night of afrobeat, funk, latin, global grooves and more. This time, featuring a collective of incredible music selectors from Norwich, Bristol and beyond. 9pm-2am | £20-£28.50 | Standing | 18+
Plaid 16 Dec
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