I visited the Adnams Spiegeltent three times this festival - all for very different shows- and each time the tent was in a very different layout. The final show I saw there was Hannah Williams and the Affirmations. Williams and her 9 piece ensemble took to the stage at 10pm and rocked the Spiegeltent for … Continue reading Hannah Williams and The Affirmations – NNF 2019
I’ve seen Beverly Knight on stage a few times now- mainly in the Bodyguard in London. Which I saw a *few* times. I ❤️ London day seat queues. So when I saw she was coming to Norwich I jumped at the chance to see her. This is her 25th year in the business ( yes … Continue reading Beverley Knight -Norfolk and Norwich Festival
I was first introduced to Ben Folds in 2008, when the sound technician at the theatre I worked at used the Ben Folds Five as sound check music. By the end of the week I had to ask him what was playing and it was instantly added to my very small iTunes library- which at … Continue reading Ben Folds and A Piano
Confusingly the first production I saw at this years Norfolk and Norwich Festival was a show called Grand Finale at the Norwich Theatre Royal. As with last years Norfolk and Norwich Festival I try and see an eclectic mixture of productions, partly to keep the blog interesting, but mainly to keep taking me out of … Continue reading Hofesh Shechter Company – Grand Finale
One of the joys of being back in North Norfolk is discovering all the local events I avoided as a teenager. As you have read from some of my previous posts- I am making more of an effort to discover and write about what is on my doorstep- and I think this one has been … Continue reading The Sheringham Potty Morris & Folk Festival 2017
I can't believe it's been a year since that last launch of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival. I am even more excited about this years festival as now I live back in Norfolk I can attend SO many more of the events than I did last year. This years launch was held at The Shoe … Continue reading The Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2017
Over the last few weeks the weather has been pretty amazing, we keep getting these little blasts of summer. This has been lovely as I am back working at Regents Park Open Air Theatre for the summer, and we need good weather for that! On the first of the hot days I headed straight for … Continue reading The Start of Summer….
Last night I had the pleasure to represent the Theatre Bloggers Community and attend the launch of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. This was extra special for me as I grew up in North Norfolk and hearing all about the plans for arts in my local area was really exciting, … Continue reading The Norfolk and Norwich Festival Launch.
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