At Norwich Theatre, we love stories of all kinds, long and short, fiction and nonfiction, meant to be read in private or shared on stage. That is why we are teaming up with Norwich Book Festival to host four amazing events in Norwich Theatre Stage Two for a whole day of stories as part of the festival.
The Norwich Book Festival is for every kind of reader and brings nationally renowned authors to the city of stories for four days. We cannot wait!
Mother State – Helen Charman | 27 Oct | 10.30am | Age Recommendation 16+
Helen Charman, a Teaching Fellow at Durham University and shortlisted for the White Review Poet’s Prize and Ivan Juritz Prize, is here with a new manifesto for motherhood. She’s ready to make a radical case for what liberated mothering could be.
This event travels from the 1970s to the 2010s, from the policing of breastfeeding to the cost of childcare, from Women’s Liberation to austerity, and introduces us to the communities that believe in nourishing your children; you have to nourish the world around them.
The Laws of Connection – David Robson | 27 Oct | 12.30pm | Age Recommendation 16+
Award-winning science journalist and author David Robson explores why social connection matters even more than we thought in his groundbreaking new book, The Laws of Connection.
From learning to recognise ‘frenemies’ to the secrets of rewarding conversation strategies, join David as he lifts the lid on the science behind the benefits of sociality and shares thirteen evidence-based tips to help enhance our social worlds.
Joseph Coelho: The Boy Lost in the Maze | 27 Oct | 2.30pm | Age Recommendation 12+
Former Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho will be in conversation with local author Ashley Hickson-Lovence, whose latest YA book Wild East is set in Norwich.
The pair will explore the role of the outsider in young adult fiction and the art of writing. You will have the chance to ask questions and learn more about Joseph’s story, The Boy Lost in the Maze, which won the YOTO Carnegie 2024 Medal for Writing.
Dress for Kathleen – Heather Richardson | 27 Oct | 4.30pm | Age Recommendation 18+
Author Heather Richardson invites you to join her for a moving afternoon of memoir and making as she tells the story of her aunt, Kathleen, whose life was cut tragically short at just 14.
Heather will share how she created this biography, which captures rural Northern Ireland in the 20th Century and in the early days of WW2. She’ll reveal how she completed her research, combining family stories with history.
For more information or book, visit norwichtheatre.org or call the Box Office on 01603 630 000.
