Tickets & Information
Monday 31 December
After the success of last year Soul Stew are back to see in the new year. They’ll be bringing a load of friends and some of the city’s best DJ’s to join them behind the decks.
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· Soul/Funk ·
Soul Stew New Year’s Eve
Find Us St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG
9pm – 3am | £17 adv | £22.50 door | No entry after 11pm | 18+ pro
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Friday 4 January
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door
· Rock/Pop ·
John Otway
Cult singer-songwriter John Otway returns to NAC armed with his surreal sense of humour, winning underdog personality and a bucket-load of top songs.
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions
One of the UK’s most popular tributes to The Jam, recreating hit after hit of one of the most influential and iconic bands in music history.
8pm | £8 adv | £10 door
· Performance ·
· Performance ·
True Stories Live: Heroes Part 2 - The Hangover 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 | Seated
Sick is a bittersweet, bizarre and highly entertaining hour-long one-woman show about the impact of four years of cuts to the National Health Service. Drawing on her real life experience of working as a receptionist on a busy emergency unit Shey Hargreaves explores the way that austerity impacts on patients, the staff who care for them, and their families and friends.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated Thursday 17 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Bringing the best in local music to NAC. Oddbox presents a beautiful folk indie line-up.
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door
· Rock/Pop ·
Gameplan + support
Five-piece indie rock band Gameplan have recently been enjoying the London circuit, headlining venues such as the O2 Academy, as well as supporting Toploader at the Islington Assembly Hall.
8pm | £6
Saturday 19 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v6.1 Line-up TBA
Will it be riot grrrl, EDM, grime, post-rock or something else that grabs your ears at our first 2019 showcase for original music-makers aged 14-19? All ages are welcome to find out! Want a chance to play? Email your demo to annie@norwichartscentre.co.uk by 6pm, 15 December. Algies 11 Jan
Friday 11 January
Algiers + Sink Ya Teeth
· Rock/Pop ·
Rising Atlantan band blend harsh electronics with gospel vocals to create rousing hymns for society’s underdogs.
8pm | £10 adv | £12.50 door
1pm – 4pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Bar Saturday 19 January
with Deshawn Mckinney and Hannah Jane Walker
TOAST is a poetry organisation committed to the continued professional development of poets in the U.K. TOAST runs workshops for poets, live literature events and discussion panels. Finding strong voices they curate an environment in which those voices flourish.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated
· Blues ·
Monday 21 January
Rick Estrin and the Night Cats
Tuesday 29 January
· Classical ·
+ Julian Sartorius (solo set)
Founding member of internationally acclaimed Icelandic band múm and esteemed session player to the likes of Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Ólöf Arnalds and the Dessner brothers (The National), classically trained cellist Gyda brings her new and unique visions of existing classical pieces, from the great master Sergei Prokofiev through to 20th century experimental music theorist Harry Partch. Giving herself creative free-reign, Gyda gives each piece a reimagined identity and sensibility in her album Epicycle. Performing as trio with Shazad Ismaily and Julian Sartorius.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £9 adv concs | £13.50 door | Seated
+ Dave Thomas & Gareth Tucker
Wildly fun, musically fearless and bursting with bravado, 2018’s Blues Music Award- winning Band Of The Year serve up sharp and incisive original blues and gritty roadhouse rock ‘n’ roll.
· Rock/Pop ·
The Prettiest Starman
Performing some of his greatest songs with love and passion this is a joyous and uplifting celebration of the brilliance of David Bowie. Singing along is actively encouraged!
8pm | £11.50 adv | £9 adv concessions | £13.50 door
Thursday 24 & Friday 25 January
Everyone is shouting and no one is listening. A panel of speakers representing our wide community and chaired by Katy Jon Went will lead discussions on the subject of gender. This is not a debate with winners and losers but the chance for proper conversations to take place in a safe and respectful environment. There will be plenty of opportunity for everyone to join in and share thoughts and ideas with a view to enabling a better understanding of all points of view. Presented by NAC and LJ Hope Productions. Supported by National Centre for Writing.
7.30pm | Free entry | Book in advance | Seated
· Folk ·
Monday 4 February
LUCIA 1 Feb
Laura Veirs + special guest Sam Amidon
A prolific songwriter for nearly twenty years, Laura Veirs proves the depth of her musical skill on her tenth solo album, ‘The Lookout’. Here is a batch of inimitable, churning, exquisite folk-pop songs; a concept album about the fragility of precious things.
· Performance ·
8pm | £18 | £16 concessions | Seated
[UNIT] : Phase II
Following sold out runs in Norwich and Colchester in 2016/17, experimental audio/visual collective [UNIT] returns for 2019 to present a new work of site-specific, multi-sensory, immersive performance and installation. Audiences will be able to explore the Norwich Arts Centre auditorium as the quartet of artists and musicians create a “magical, complex experience” (Outline Magazine). “Breathtaking and unforgettable.” - Electronic Sound Magazine. “Stunning!” – Tom Robinson - BBC 6 Music
Installation: 1pm – 2pm | 3pm – 6pm | Free entry Performances: 2pm | 6pm | 8pm | Pay What You Can Afford Saturday 26 January
· Talk ·
Sunday 3 February
A Respectful Conversation – About Gender
Gyða Valtýsdottir - Epicycle
8pm | £17 | £14.50 concessions
Oddbox presents Chalky Seas + Liz Lawrence + Fresh Flowers + Laura Goldthorp
Friday 18 January
· Poetry ·
Sunday 20 January
TOAST
+ DJ Martin from CircularsounD
Sick by Shey Hargreaves
Five-piece indie rock band originating from the fine city of Norwich.
Sunday 6 January
· Rock/Pop ·
A Band Called Malice
Wednesday 16 January
Mosaic + St Benedicts + Caravan Club
Saturday 5 January
Saturday 12 January
· Rock/Pop ·
The Neutrinos with Sal Pittman + Graceland
2019 marks twenty years since maverick Norwich art-rock pioneers The Neutrinos played their first gig. Every performance is a one-off event, blurring the boundaries between music and live art and between performer and audience. Artist Sal Pittman, collaborator and long-term inspiration, will be lighting the show. Very special guests Graceland. Don’t expect it to be normal.
8pm | £10.50 adv | £8.50 adv concessions | £13 door
· World ·
Tuesday 5 February
Norwich City of Sanctuary Annual Celebration
Join us for a celebration of Norwich’s commitment to being a City of Sanctuary. Come along for an evening of music, food and great speakers. We are privileged to be joined by a former member of the Syrian National Orchestra and will also hear music from local refugee artists.
Friday 1 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Wednesday 6 February
Pony Up presents LUCIA + Current Bonds + Hex Friends
A rock n’ roll soundtrack to a teenage dream. With the sweetness of bubblegum pop, the easy swagger of classic college rock, Phil Spector’s widescreen ambition, and the gritty rumblings of the best riot grrrl and grunge, LUCIA have won the hearts of music-lovers, critics and fellow artists.
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door Saturday 2 February
The Baghdaddies + support
· World ·
An exuberant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska, latin grooves and sizzling brass played with furious energy and theatrical humour.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £13.50 door
6pm | Free entry | Seated
· Dance ·
Shane Shambhu: Confessions Of A Cockney Temple Dancer
In this funny and honest one-man show, Complicite Associate, Shane Shambhu combines Indian dance and stand-up comedy to lead audiences on a revealing journey of his life. From unlikely dance student to ‘rude boy’ to international performer. “Brilliant! Hilarious! Heart-warming! Inspirational! Must See!” ***** - British Theatre Guide
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated Thursday 7 February
· Americana ·
Jarrod Dickenson + JP Ruggieri
Storytelling is something of a Texas tradition. Tall hats and even taller tales are woven into the fabric of The Lone Star State, and singer- songwriter, Jarrod Dickenson can spin a yarn with the best of them.
8pm | £9 adv | £11.50 door
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31 Dec
Soul Stew New Year’s Eve
4 Jan
Mosaic + St Benedicts + Caravan Club
5 Jan
John Otway
6 Jan
True Stories Live: Heroes Part 2 - The Hangover
11 Jan
Algiers + Sink Ya Teeth
12 Jan
A Band Called Malice + DJ Martin
16 Jan
Sick by Shey Hargreaves
17 Jan
Oddbox presents Chalky Seas + support
18 Jan
Gameplan + support
19 Jan
Sonic Youths v6.1 Line-up TBA
19 Jan
The Prettiest Starman
20 Jan
TOAST
21 Jan
Rick Estrin and the Night Cats + support
24 & 25 Jan
[UNIT] : Phase II
26 Jan
The Neutrinos with Sal Pittman + Graceland
29 Jan
Gyða Valtýsdottir - Epicycle
1 Feb
Pony Up presents LUCIA + support
2 Feb
The Baghdaddies + support
3 Feb
A Respectful Conversation – About Gender
4 Feb
Laura Veirs + special guest Sam Amidon
5 Feb
Norwich City of Sanctuary Fundraiser
6 Feb
Shane Shambhu: Confessions Of A Cockney Temple Dancer
7 Feb
Jarrod Dickenson + JP Ruggieri
8 Feb
Captain Ska + support
9 Feb
HARK presents Sunda Arc + Miles Otto + DOM IV
10 Feb
The Joy Formidable + Adwaith
12 Feb
UNISON presents Nae Pasaran Film Screening
13 Feb
Rouse Ye Women!
14 Feb
Sindhu Vee: Sandhog
16 Feb
Sonic Youths v6.2
16 Feb
Pony Up presents Bessie Turner + Our Quiet Friends
17 Feb
True Stories Live: Here We Go Again
19 Feb
Lau
20 Feb
Stuart Waters: Rockbottom
21 Feb
Simon Munnery: The Wreath
22 Feb
Smoove and Turrell + support
23 Feb
House of Daze
24 Feb
A Feast of True Stories: The Start of Something
26 Feb
How To Place Your Music in Films and TV
27 Feb
Rachel Mars: Your Sexts Are Shit
Friday 8 February
· Ska ·
Captain Ska + support
The band behind the top chart hit Liar Liar are bringing their infectious synth-reggae to Norwich.
8pm | £13.50 adv | £11.50 adv concs | £15.50 door Friday 9 February
· Electronica ·
HARK presents Sunda Arc + Miles Otto + DOM IV + Jonathan Krisp + Cosmic Pint Glass DJs
Drawing on techno, electronica, neo-classical and post-rock influences, Sunda Arc (Mammal Hands) compose and perform using both electronic and acoustic instruments, including analogue synthesisers, home-made software patches, piano, saxophones and bass clarinet – all finessed and channelled through their own unique creative strategies.
Thursday 14 February
· Comedy ·
Sindhu Vee: Sandhog
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2018, Sindhu Vee embarks on a UK tour with her critically acclaimed and Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show. Loving your children, spouse and ageing parents (in that order, please don’t tell my mother) is very hard work, very intense and a lot of the time it sucks. But who wants to live without love? Highly anticipated debut from the host of BBCR4’s Comedy of the Week podcast. As seen on QI – BBC2, Have I Got News for You – BBC1 and Alan Davies As Yet Untitled – Dave, and heard on Guilty Feminist podcast.
7.30pm | £14.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated
Wednesday 20 February
· Dance ·
“I went to a funeral the other day; caught the wreath” That’s what came to me, from the mysterious source of the inexplicable. Hear the story of the joke, the painting and what happened next from Chortle Award winner Simon Munnery. “An annual must-see for any comedy connoisseur” - The Guardian
· Film ·
The incredible true story of the workers who defied Pinochet. NAE PASARAN reveals for the first time the incredible impact made by Scottish factory workers 40 years ago against one of the most repressive dictatorships of the 20th century.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Folk Opera ·
Townsend Theatre Productions presents: The story of Mary Macarthur and the Women Chainmakers. A folk opera by Neil Gore and John Kirkpatrick. Townsend Theatre Productions reveals the horrors of sweated labour, Mary Macarthur’s stunning national campaign to expose the perpetrators of this appalling employment, the universal sympathy for the workers, the flood of donations, and the events that led to a final victory.
· Comedy ·
Simon Munnery: The Wreath
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated
UNISON presents NAE PASARAN Film Screening
8pm | £10 | £8 concessions | Seated
8pm | £20 | £18 concessions | Seated
Thursday 21 February
8pm | £17 adv | £20 doors
Rouse Ye Women!
This English/Scottish three-piece are very much at the cutting edge of the British folk revival. Their latest offering ‘Midnight and Closedown’ highlights the continuation of Lau’s experimental approach to folk music with increasingly minimal arrangements in song form which include the themes of togetherness and forgiveness.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated · Rock/Pop ·
The Welsh rockers return with their atomic fusion of Britpop-scaled anthemery and post-shoegaze overdrive to tour their new album ‘AAARTH’.
Wednesday 13 February
Lau
Combining bold story-telling with highly physical choreography, Rockbottom is a moving and incredibly honest self-portrait of personal struggle with depression and addiction. Discussion and signposting available in the NAC bar post-show. Captioning and Audio Description will be available.
The Joy Formidable + Adwaith
Tuesday 12 February
· Folk ·
Stuart Waters: Rockbottom
Sindu Vee: Sandhog 14 Feb
8pm | £7 adv | £9 door Sunday 10 February
Tuesday 19 February
Saturday 16 February
· Rock/Pop ·
True Stories Live: Here We Go Again
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 | Seated
Sunday 24 February
· Performance ·
A Feast of True Stories: The Start of Something Good
Food and stories are natural companions and have been shared since the building of the first campfire; this new event brought to you by True Stories Live and the Bicycle Shop pays homage to that tradition. Storytellers will tell stories inspired by the theme and memorable food related to it. The audience will share the experience of both the story and the food. This evening will be compered by Molly Naylor and will take place over three courses with three accompanying stories, told by people like you. Contact ljhopeproductions@gmail.com to take part and tell your story. Dietary requirements and intolerances will be catered for if known in advance.
Jan Feb 2019
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· Talk ·
7pm | Free | Seated | RSVP to events@prsformusic.com
· Rock/Pop ·
· Performance ·
8pm | Early Bird £8 | £11.50 adv | £14 door
Norwich Arts Centre
Have you ever wondered how the music in Films, TV shows or advertising gets chosen? Join PRS Music and a panel of experienced professionals for an evening of discussion.
Pony Up presents Bessie Turner + Our Quiet Friends
Sunday 17 February
Party hats at the ready! Celebrating their first birthday The House of Daze are ready to give you the party of a life time. Driven by their message of self expression, love, and inclusivity this bunch of queens have cultivated a new wave of drag art to this fine city. Expect studio 54 and feel good inspired dj sets, special guests and of course performances from all of the House of Daze queens… Not forgetting their legendary group numbers! This isn’t just a party… This is a production honey! So join in the fun and stand strong in the Norwich queer revolution!
Music . Comedy . Live Art . Theatre . Dance Circus . Literature . Education . Exhibitions
How To Place Your Music in Films and TV
1pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Bar
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door
Party ·
The House of Daze presents “Colour Pop Party” 1st birthday extravaganza!
Tuesday 26 February
Sonic Youths showcases all genres of original music made by 14-19-year-olds and everybody’s invited to check out the future of music. For a chance to play, email your demo to annie@norwichartscentre.co.uk by 6pm, Saturday 19 January.
Suffolk based singer-songwriter Bessie Turner has created her very own world filled with heartwarming storytelling and bewitching hooks. “Bessie Turner’s dreamy songwriting has a raw, vital edge.” – The Clash
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7.30pm | Price £18.50 to include all food, welcome drink and coffee | Seated
Bessie Turner 16 Feb
Sonic Youths v6.2
Saturday 16 February
Saturday 23 February
Wednesday 27 February
· Performance ·
Rachel Mars: Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters Friday 22 February
· Funk / Soul ·
Smoove and Turrell + DJ Sure Delight
Solid Brass Tour | 10 Years of Northern Funk
Newcastle’s finest play a contemporary fusion of funk, soul, northern soul, hip-hop and electronica. “ One of the greatest modern Soul acts to emerge from the UK” Craig Charles - BBC 6 Music
8pm | £15 adv | £13.50 adv concs | £17 door
Award winning theatre maker Rachel Mars returns to Norwich Arts Centre with a gloriously intimate, funny and shocking new solo show. Before sexts there were hand-written letters. And loads of them were filthy. With the help of the internet, friends and two sexologists, Rachel has unearthed missives dating back centuries. Including letters by Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe and James Joyce amongst others, as well as sexts sent in by anonymous donation. “Both hilarious, moving and a history lesson”. - LGBTQ ARTS “A hilarious dissection of social envy”. - The Guardian
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
The Joy Formidable 10 February
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