Live Art
Music
Wednesday 3 September
Celia Pacquola
Nigel & Louise: A Conversation
Using a text from 1927, A Course in Conversation, by Ethel Cotton, Nigel and Louise will provoke a conversation between the past and us. What conversation will we have? 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated
Wednesday 1 October
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British singer-songwriter Jo Harman will take you on a soul-fuelled musical journey covering originals mixed with bluesy interpretations of classic Memphis songs. 8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions
Rising literary star Claire Trévien was longlisted for the 2013 Guardian First Book Award with her poetry collection The Shipwrecked House. Now the writer and performer is working with cutting-edge arts producer Penned in the Margins to transform her spellbinding poems for the stage. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 : seated
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Jo Harman and Company + Dan Owen
Music
Family
Thursday 4 September
Sunday 21 September
Revealing the music and conference line-up for NS&V 2014 feat. live music.
Stumbling upon the forest path, Tom will lead audiences ever-deeper into the woodland, unfolding narratives both through visuals and storytelling. 11am, 1pm & 3pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions Meet at Zaks car park, Mousehold Heath. For ages 7+.
Claire Trévien: The Shipwrecked House
Tom Marshman: We Need To Talk About Bambi
NS&V 2014 Launch Night
Exhibition
Friday 5 September – Monday 13 October
We Came Here To Conquer
An exhibition bringing together both established and emerging contemporary artists whose practice is primarily based in print, featuring works by Adam Bridgland, Carl Rowe and Danny Augustine. Bold, brash, poetic and romantic, we came here to conquer, you have been warned. 1pm - 5pm Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm Saturday : FREE Music
Friday 5 September
Roger Eno
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Roger Eno is hard to pin down and as slippery as a fish. He creates lush, emotive soundscapes which could quite easily swallow you whole. 8pm : £9.00 : £7.00 concessions : seated Music
Sunday 7 September
Luke Sital-Singh + support
Luke has been tipped for greatness with inclusions in the BBC Sound of 2014 poll. “A British Bon Iver, destined to take folk traditions in unexpected directions.” - Guardian 8pm: £8.00 adv : £10.00 door Theatre
Wednesday 10 September
A double bill exploring the soundtrack to our lives through the eyes and ears of two young northern men who are still trying to figure it all out, accompanied by award winning scratch DJ Mariam Rezaei. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated Music
Thursday 11 September
This very special mini-festival features two bands who mix exciting new music and electronica influences with contemporary jazz. 8pm: £7.00 adv : £9.00 door : £7.00 door concessions
Claire Trévien
Music
Monday 22 September
Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Project Comedy
Tuesday 16 September
Celia Pacquola: Let Me Know How It All Works Out
Join multi award-winning comic Celia as she looks into the crystal ball to see what the future might hold. A richly satisfying journey with a compelling ‘what happened next?’ narrative. 8pm : £10.00 : £8.00 concessions : seated Music
Wednesday 17 September
Ravi Shankar Opera Project: Sukanya
David Murphy is bringing to life the groundbreaking artistic vision of Ravi Shankar, the Godfather of World Music, in the world’s first East-West opera, Sukanya. This work-in-progress joyfully unites the music of both hemispheres in an entertaining and uplifting piece of work. An Escalator Music supported project. 8pm : £5.00 : £3.00 concessions : seated Music
Friday 19 September Flamboyant ‘20’s dress a must for the Cat’s Meow of vintage club nights. Bootleg Swing features hot jazz, electro-swing and the seductive, brassy sounds of the Moonshine Swing Seven. 8pm: £10.00 adv : £13.00 door Music
Saturday 20 September
Play the Music Acoustic Showcase
Theatre
Tuesday 23 September
Highlighting the best of the local acoustic music scene in the café bar. 1 - 4pm : FREE
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Tamsin Flower: MENTAL Play
Three 20-somethings, one mental journey. A dark comedy about an unlikely peer group at a tender stage of life. A new play from a new voice. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated Live Lit
Wednesday 24 September
Hannah Walker & Chris Thorpe: I Wish I Was Lonely
I Wish I Was Lonely is an interactive show about contactability. A show in which the audience commit to leaving their phones on. “So cunningly and playfully constructed that it feels like a gift” - Guardian 8pm & 9.30pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated Friday 26 September
Hubs Record Party: Solko + The Piratones + Dr. Clyde
EP launch night for Dr. Clyde. Hubs Records bring three muchloved Norwich bands together to get you moving and shaking. 8pm: £5.00 adv : £7.00 door Music
Tuesday 30 September
Jungle Brothers + C.O.L.L
American hip hop pioneers of the jazz-rap movement play a live set featuring classics from their groundbreaking album Straight out the Jungle. 8pm : £16.00 adv : £18.00 door
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Great-nephew of jazz legend Django Reinhardt, Lulo is one of the most authentic and distinctive voices in Gypsy music today. 8pm: £15.00 : £12.50 concessions : seated
Music
Bootleg Swing
Luke Barnes and Ishy Din: Beats North
Mammal Hands (album launch) + GoGo Penguin
Live Lit
Saturday 20 September
Music
Thursday 2 October
Fool’s Gold + support
LA-based collective weave together western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies to make joyous, danceable pop music. 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door
With the kind support of these organisations and our customers Norwich Arts Centre has been stimulating audiences and nurturing creativity for over thirty years.
Music
Friday 3 October
Wille & The Bandits + support
Lap steel guitar, percussion and six-string electric bass, Wille & the Bandits play rock, world, blues and roots. 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door Fair
Saturday 4 October
Norwich Zine Fair
Giving local zine publishers, writers, and artists a chance to promote their wares. Come and browse, listen to live music and eat our famous veggie burgers! Interested in taking part? Email rosie@norwichartscentre.co.uk 11am - 4pm : free entry
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Music
Theatre
Saturday 4 October
Folk East Productions: Keston Cobblers’ Club + support
Theatre
Wednesday 8 October
FallenFromGrace: When We Embraced
In this moving, funny and troubling monologue, Steve Waters’ debut performance of his own work is an urgent journey into a changing climate. From the Broads of Norfolk to the Steppes of Mongolia, this piece asks what is happening to the natural world and to the human heart. 8pm : £10.00 : £7.00 concessions : seated
The Excitements are a heady cocktail of old school soul and authentic, gritty R&B delivered straight from the hip with a whole lot of style and attitude. 8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door
Music
A playful, charming show about two people, one of which may be you. It’s about all that stuff that doesn’t fit into our neatly constructed categories. It’s a show about embracing things you’ve not embraced before, or at least haven’t admitted to out loud. Maybe now is the time. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated Music
Thursday 9 October
Thursday 23 October
wombatwombat & Needs More Plaid: Mimas + Dad Rocks! + special guests Tba + The 405 DJ Wil Cook Ebo Taylor Comedy
Thursday 16 October
Psych-rockers The Wytches headline the first night of music at Norwich Sound and Vision Festival 2014. A unique blend of doom drenched surf-psych rock with support from up-and-coming heavy rock duo God Damn and glam-tinged rockers Telegram. 8pm : £9.00 adv : £11.00 door : £35.00 NS&V wristband Music
Friday 10 October
NS&V: Childhood + Lovepark + tba
Championed by Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, London quartet Childhood radiate bright guitar sounds and propulsive rhythms to deliver their debut album Lacuna. 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door : £35.00 NS&V wristband Music
Saturday 10 October
A modern man’s majestic musings on mortality, morality, masculinity and more. “Fresh, accessible, hilarious” - Guardian 8pm : £12.50 : £10.50 concessions : seated Music Friday 17 October
Nic Jones with his son Joe Jones + support
Acclaimed British folk singer and guitarist Nic Jones performs with his son Joe Jones. Together they add new twists to some old classics, interspersed with Nic’s newer material and a good sprinkling of father/son banter. 8pm : £18.00 : £15.00 concessions : seated Music
Saturday 18 October
Special guests to be announced. 8pm : £tbc : £35.00 NS&V wristband Music
Monday 13 October
Music
Saturday 18 October
Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor tours with his latest album Appia Kwa Bridge, featuring six new compositions with Berlin-based musicians Afrobeat Academy. 8pm : £15.00 adv : £18.00 door Theatre
Wednesday 15 October
An emotionally charged, coming-of-age story, blending wry comedy and the music of beloved cult band The Smiths. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated
Squeeze’s Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook: “The At Odds Couple” Tour Warm Up Show
Acoustic set from the singing and song writing team behind all of the classic hits of Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours, Cool For Cats, Up The Junction, Labelled with Love, Slap and Tickle and more. 8pm : £27.50 : £25.00 concessions : seated Black Lips
Fine City Blues Explosion: Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes + Dave & Dana Dixon with Dave Thomas’ Blues Band + Shortstuff
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Ivor Novello-and Brit-nominated Nerina Pallot tours her 2014 EPs and new material ahead of a full album release at the end of the year. 8pm : £18.50 adv : £20.00 door
Music
Monday 20 October
The Wave Pictures UK “Artistic Vice” Tour + support
The Wave Pictures play Artistic Vice By Daniel Johnston alongside their own observational, witty pop songs. 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door
September October 2014
Blonde On Blonde has brought together some very special Blues & Blues Roots artists to perform over two days at NAC, the epicentre of the first Fine City Blues Explosion! The real deal for blues lovers. 8pm : £19.00 : £36.00 for Friday & Saturday. Music
Saturday 25 October
Fine City Blues Explosion: Wallace Coleman & His Cleveland Allstars + Sean Taylor + Dove & Boweevil Band Music
Sunday 26 October
Spectro: East India Youth tbc Music
Monday 27 October
Powerful harmonies and glorious melodies create a distinctive musical force, seamlessly channelling influences from Africa, the Deep South and several other real and imagined corners of the globe. 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door Live Art
Tuesday 28 October
Robert Softley: If These Spasms Could Speak
Music
Friday 31 October
Black Lips + support
Atlanta’s beloved sons tour their latest LP Underneath the Rainbow. “A twisted, sleaze-splashed delight of a record” - NME 8pm : £13.00 adv : £15.00 door Music
Cocos Lovers + Hot Feet + The Magic Lantern
Nerina Pallot + support
Ebo Taylor + DJ Keith Slater (Boiling Point)
Music
Thursday 30 October
Norwich Arts Centre
Friday 24 October
8pm : £19.00 : £36.00 for Friday & Saturday
Play the Music Acoustic Showcase
Highlighting the best of the local acoustic music scene in the café bar. 1- 4pm : FREE
NS&V: tba
Mimas are back! The quirky Danish four-piece will make their long-awaited return to the UK this October to showcase the totally awesome new songs from their upcoming third album. 8pm : £6.50 adv : £8.00 door
The Excitements + support
Music
Marcel Lucont
NS&V: The Wytches + God Damn + Telegram
Cross Cut Theatre: My Life As Told By The Smiths
Wednesday 29 October
Steve Waters: In A Vulnerable Place
Beautiful harmonies, oom-pah tuba and a mash of accordion, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica and mandolin, the Cobblers make music that will make you dance until your shoes wear out. 8pm : £12.50 adv : £10.50 adv concessions : £15.00 door
Music
Tuesday 21 October & Wednesday 22 October
We know you want to look, to stare even. It’s OK. You’re allowed. Let us tell you how we perceive ourselves. Funny, sad, touching and surprising stories about disabled people and their bodies. 8pm : £8.00 : £6.00 concessions : seated
Sunday 2 November
Tamikrest + support
Saharan rockers Tamikrest play hypnotic dub, psychedelic blues and desert garage mixed with ancient mystique. 8pm : £15.00 : £12.50 concessions Music
Monday 3 November
Dead Prez + support
Revolutionary hip hop duo Stic.man and M-1 return with their new politically charged album Information Age. 8pm : £16.00 adv : £18.00 door Fool’s Gold
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