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Saturday 7 January
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The Foreign Locals + The Georgia Shackleton Trio
St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG Book tickets Online
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Plaid 13 January
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Friends of Norwich Historic Churches Trust Coffee Morning and Book-swap
Music lovers, wheeler-dealers and inquisitive minds gather round because The Foreign Locals are storming NAC. There will be treasures and gems from around the globe, mind boggling riddles to be solved for mysterious prizes and an arsenal of spell casting tunes to get you moving.
10am-12.30pm | Free Saturday 21 January
+ DJ sets from Signal + Boom Bap Festival + Tropico
One of the most exciting and original talents in UK music, Franko Fraize brings a fresh, modern picture of British life and culture with sharp, witty tales of life.
· Workshop ·
Circus Skills Workshops
Run away with the circus and get into shape after Christmas with Lost in Translation. They’re introducing foundation levels for curious and complete beginners to give you a taste of multiple acrobatic and aerial disciplines, allowing you to decide which skills you’d like to progress with. A lively alternative to the gym in a unique space.
Starting Monday 9 January | 5 weeks | See website for details The Oak Circus Centre, St. Michaels Coslany Church, Oak St Wednesday 11 January
· Theatre ·
BADAC Theatre presents The Box
“BADAC are one of British Theatre’s best kept secrets” BAC. The Box is a stunning evocation of the physical, psychological and emotional consequences of punitive solitary confinement. One man struggles to survive as he descends into hallucinations, paranoia and psychosis caused by prolonged isolation.
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated Thursday 12 January
· Rock/Pop ·
OddBox Norwich presents Lake Combover + Leaone + Violet Kicks + Jay Ducker (bar) + Joy Tourette (bar) Odd Box Norwich Promotions presents the best local talent from in and around Norwich.
8pm | £5.00 adv | £7.00 door Friday 13 January
· Electro ·
Plaid + Broads
Hyper-melodic experimental electronic music from seasoned London duo Ed Handley and Andy Turner.
8pm | £10.00 adv | £12.00 door Saturday 14 January
· Comedy ·
Off the Kerb presents David Trent + Laura Lexx +
Andy Robinson MC
Let’s kick off the new year with some of the best comedic talent on the circuit starting with David Trent. He’s been blowing minds since 2012 with intelligently depicted yet hilariously explosive observations of modern day pop culture.
8pm | £12.50 | £10.00 concessions | Seated | £20.00 for both Off the Kerb | *all acts are subject to change
· Rock/Pop ·
Franko Fraize + Killamonjamobo + Claws
8pm | £5.00 adv | £7.00 door Monday 9 January
· Book-swap ·
Saturday 21 January
+ Ishtar
By phone or in person
For more information visit
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm | £6.00 adv | £8.00 door Tuesday 17 January
· Folk ·
Martin Carthy
One of the trailblazers of the 1960s folk revival, Martin Carthy influenced everyone, including Bob Dylan, with his encyclopaedic knowledge of song and his distinctive style of guitar picking. Twice a member of Steeleye Span, Martin has enjoyed many other creative partnerships, including Waterson: Carthy alongside his partner Norma Waterson and their daughter Eliza Carthy.
8pm | £12.50 | £10.00 concessions | Seated Wednesday 18 January
· Workshop ·
Tuesday 24 January
· Poetry ·
Luke Wright : The Toll + Jemima Foxtrot
“A rip-roaring raconteur, evoking an almost Larkinesque sense of commuter-belt ennui” Metro From the writer and star of What I Learned From Johnny Bevan comes a dazzling hour of spoken word dealing in doubt, duty, and a hundred lonely evenings spent shouting at Question Time. Tour the flat-roofed pubs and half-bought couches of Brexit Britain with a raconteur at the top of his game, as he spits out visceral, inventive verse that sweats, bleeds and sings.
8pm | £12.00 | £8.00 concessions | Seated
Arts Funding Workshop
Led by Adrian Cooke and Catherine Willmore (Arts Council England Relationship Managers), this day is particularly aimed at musicians and performance makers who are new to arts funding. 11am | Free | Email boxoffice@norwichartscentre.co.uk for info
Wednesday 18 January
· Folk ·
Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton + Reuben Hollebon Fifteen years ago, Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton – two founders of the wildly popular group The Be Good Tanyas – first joined forces. Now they come together once again, with a worldwide touring schedule and new studio album coming in 2017. Their new project, as always, is a page from the big book of North Americana and outsider folk.
8pm | £14.00 adv | £16.00 door | Seated Friday 20 January
· Comedy ·
Off the Kerb presents John Gordillo + Michael
Fabbri + Suzi Ruffell MC
Let’s kick off the new year with some of the best comedic talent on the circuit starting with Perrier Award-nominated English director and Comedian John Gordillo “intelligent, moving comedy with a point” Chortle.
Luke Wright 24 January
Friday 27 January
· Rock/Pop ·
The Blue Aeroplanes + support
Bristol’s most successful guitar band, an art-rock institution acknowledged as an influence on REM, Radiohead and countless 80’s/90’s post-punk/alternative bands. They’re back on tour with their brand new album ‘Welcome, Stranger!’.
8pm | £12.50 adv | £15.00 door
8pm | £12.50 | £10.00 concessions | Seated | £20.00 for both Off the Kerb | *all acts are subject to change
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7 Jan
The Foreign Locals + The Georgia Shackleton Trio
9 Jan
Circus Skills Workshops
11 Jan
BADAC Theatre present The Box
12 Jan
OddBox Norwich presents Lake Combover
13 Jan
Plaid + Broads
14 Jan
Off the Kerb part 1
17 Jan
Martin Carthy
18 Jan
Arts Funding Workshops
18 Jan
Sam Parton & Jolie Holland + support
20 Jan
Off the Kerb part 2
21 Jan
Friends of NHCT Coffee Morning and Book-swap
21 Jan
Franko Fraize + Killamonjamobo + Claws
24 Jan
Luke Wright: The Toll + Jemima Foxtrot
27 Jan
The Blue Aeroplanes + support
29 Jan
True Stories Live : Voyage
1 Feb
Workshy by Katy Baird
2 Feb
C Duncan + Stevie Parker
3 Feb
John Otway Big Band
4 Feb
The King Blues + support
7 Feb
James McMurty (with band) + support
8 Feb
Steve Waters Calais
9 Feb
Shazia Mirza : The Kardashians Made Me Do It
11 Feb
Sonic Youths v4.1
13 Feb
The Tilting Sky presents Black Shuk + guests
15 Feb
Border Control
16 Feb
Jo Caulfield : The Customer Is Always Wrong
17 Feb
Mount Hood + special guests
18 Feb
The Sandinistas + The Mirror Trap + Sahara
20 Feb
The Nightingales + supports
21 Feb
The Handsome Family + Courtney Marie Andrews
22 Feb
Rubber Ring
23 Feb
Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do
25 Feb
Speedometer + support
27 Feb
Broadside Ballads
Sunday 29 Januaury
· Performance ·
Molly Naylor, LJ Hope Productions, Writers Centre Norwich and Norwich Arts Centre present
True Stories Live : Voyage
Intimate, interesting, anecdotal storytelling from non-performers and performers alike. Submit a brief summary of a story to perform to truestorieslive@gmail.com
8pm | Pay What You Can | Bar Wednesday 1 February
· Performance ·
Workshy by Katy Baird
This is a show about work. Some people work to make money. Some people work to feel fulfilled. Some people don’t work at all. Join Katy for a very personal story of the ups and downs of what it means to serve you – the great British Public.
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated | 18+ Thursday 2 February
Wednesday 8 February
· Performance ·
The Play About Calais by Steve Waters
Confused and disturbed by the ‘migration crisis’, acclaimed playwright Steve Waters went to Calais on the eve of the EU referendum. Now months after the vote and the destruction of The Jungle, weary after fraught political debate and living in a seemingly divided country, the situation appears more confusing and disturbing than ever. This new play journeys to make sense of one of the central humanitarian issues of our time, finding humour, hope and heartbreak on the way.
7.30pm | Pay What You Can | Seated Thursday 9 February
· Comedy ·
Shazia Mirza : The Kardashians Made Me Do It
Following an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, Shazia Mirza takes her new show on tour. ‘The Kardashians Made Me Do It’ is a searing and urgent exploration of life, love and Jihadi brides.
8pm | £13.00 | £10.00 concessions | Seated · Rock/Pop ·
C Duncan + Stevie Parker
Shazia Mirza 9 February
· Comedy ·
Jo Caulfield : The Customer Is Always Wrong
Award-winning stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield takes a humorous look at life’s potential traps, what can go wrong and how to deal with them. Sharp, witty and insightful, Jo will make you think as much as she makes you laugh.
8pm | £14.00 | £12.00 concessions | Seated
Saturday 18 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Rubber Ring
Written & Performed by James McDermott
Jimmy is sixteen, sexually confused and stuck in Sheringham; the seaside town they forgot to bomb. When Morrissey comes to London, Jimmy flees to the city to try and find his hero and himself. “Rubber Ring captures the core of the Morrissey experience. The romance of the outsider, the loneliness of sexual confusion and the bonds that form in the most unlikely places” London City Nights.
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated Thursday 23 February
· Comedy ·
Richard Gadd : Monkey See Monkey Do
One of the most memorable, genre-busting performances in years with the undoubted hit show of the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A stand-up routine that goes to the depths of who he is – and what it means to be a man.
8pm | £10.00 | £8.00 concessions | Seated | 16+ · Rock/Pop ·
The Handsome Family 21 February
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· Rock/Pop ·
The Sandinistas + The Mirror Trap + Sahara
Katy Baird 1 February
A heady young mix of Punk and New Wave Rock and Roll this Welsh trio boldly take their influence from greats like The Clash and The Rolling Stones.
8pm | £15.00 | £12.50 concessions
8pm | £6.00 adv | £8.00 door · Rock/Pop ·
Saturday 11 February
The King Blues + support
Conscious rudeboy ska’ outfit The King Blues fuse a raw, punk attitude with autobiographical songs and a commitment to politics and resistance.
8pm | £12.50 adv | £15.00 door
· Americana ·
“America’s greatest lyricist” Bob Harris Texas singer, songwriter and guitarist fuses wry, literate observations about the world with the snarl of barroom rock. The result is at times sardonic, subversive and funny, but often vulnerable and always poignant.
8pm | £14.00 adv | £16.00 door
Thursday 16 February
· Performance ·
8pm | £6.00 adv | £8.00 door
Expect madcap mayhem and some scintillating stunts from Rock veteran Otway!
James McMurty (with band) + support
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated
Wednesday 22 February
EP launch for indie-folk Norwich band. ‘What I Feared Is Now My Friend’ was created in a whirlpool of change, loss and a young man trying to find his place in the world. Think Bon Iver mixed with Band of Horses and Ryan Adams…
John Otway Big Band
Tuesday 7 February
Our lives are in the hands of those we don’t trust. Award-winning playwright, Michelle Sewell, presents a postmodern love story in Border Control. This politically charged play fuses multimedia and text to tackle issues of immigration and love in a post-brexit UK. 20 minute play followed by a 40 minute panel discussion of the future of politics and art in Norwich.
Mount Hood + special guests
8pm | £10.00 adv | £12.00 door
Saturday 4 February
· Performance ·
Border Control
Friday 17 February
“Beautiful and strangely impenetrable” The Sunday Times Culture. Touring his new LP The Midnight Sun, classically trained Scottish musician and composer C Duncan creates gorgeous, dreamy soundscapes with lush choral harmonies and acoustic instrumentation.
Friday 3 February
Wednesday 15 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v4.1
Everyone’s invited to check out Sonic Youths’ latest batch of emerging musicians at our first showcase of 2017; all aged 14-19 and playing their own compositions, these artists are the future of music – acts TBA.
1pm-4pm | Pay What You Can | Bar Monday 13 February
· Rock/Pop ·
The Tilting Sky presents Black Shuk + special guests Norwich indie, metal four-piece play a special home gig.
7.30pm | £7.00 adv | £9.00 door
Monday 20 February
· Rock/Pop ·
The Nightingales + supports
A uniquely indigenous, all-encompassing brand of working class rock ‘n’ roll. Beneath the Beefheart lurch and the Stooges stomp you can hear football chants and northern soul and blues and bluebeat, folk song and country. “Fiercely energised, it presents art-punk-rock ‘n’ roll almost as literary form” Q Magazine.
8pm | £8.00 adv | £6.00 adv concessions | £10.00 door
Saturday 25 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Speedometer + support
The UK’s top heavy funk band return to Norwich with soul singer James Junior. Fresh from supporting Earth Wind & Fire at the O2 and dates across Europe the band return for another night of powerhouse grooves from their back catalogue of 6 albums.
8pm | £8.50 adv | £10.50 door Monday 27 February
· Folk ·
The Handsome Family + Courtney Marie Andrews
Broadside Ballads with Sam Lee, Lisa Knapp and Nathaniel Mann
8pm | £15.00 adv | £17.00 door
8pm | £14.00 | £12.00 concessions | Seated
Tuesday 21 February
· Americana ·
“Dense and dark as always, but with new light seeping through the undergrowth, Unseen is The Handsome Family’s masterpiece” Mojo. Alternative country and Americana duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks tour new album ‘Unseen’.
Three of the UK’s most innovative folk artists collaborate for the first time to reinvent a collection of British broadsides – low cost daily song sheets sold for pence – giving a rare insight into Britain’s music, literature and political history.
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