The Norfolk & Norwich Festival is almost here, and we are so excited! We have partnered with the festival to deliver a variety of unmissable shows featuring the very best international performances and local storytelling on our stages. Whether you are looking to be moved by a personal journey of musical mastery, challenged by radical new dance, or swept away by a kinetic classical symphony.
Brokentalkers: Bellow | Playhouse | 15 & 16 May
Bellow tells the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to preserving traditional Irish music and mastering his craft.
Bellow takes the audience on a raw, intimate, deeply personal journey of self-reflection, passion, and the pursuit of artistic purpose. Bellow weaves together past and present as Danny revisits pivotal moments in his life, his first taste of music as a child, the mentors who shaped him and the unrelenting pursuit of mastery that left room for little else.
Thick & Tight: Natural Behaviour | Playhouse | 22 & 23 May
Dance theatre company Thick & Tight presents their award-winning show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms. Somewhere between a variety show and a biology essay comes alive, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural, highlighting the essential role of diversity in all life. Thick & Tight’s distinctive mixture of dance, satire, impersonation and poetry aims for the outrageous, the beautiful, the hilarious and the profound.
Scottish Ensemble – impulse music in motion | Royal | 24 May
A memorised, kinetic production of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, performed by Scottish Ensemble and developed in partnership with choreographer Örjan Andersson. Shostakovich’s haunting Chamber Symphony propels viewers into a dynamic tableau, where musicians traverse the stage with captivating intensity, while Tchaikovsky’s joyful Serenade sees graceful sweeps and fluid movements, igniting a sensory feast for the eyes and ears alike.
For more information, please call the Box Office on 01603 630 000 or visit norwichtheatre.org.
