The towering figure of Sir Thomas Browne has loomed over Norwich city centre up until recently, when a statue and art installation commemorating him his works was removed for what is termed in local government circles as a refreshed public realm.
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The hidden secrets of artwork in plain sight were revealed in this hour’s guided walk through central Norwich.
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Timed to coincide with the opening of a small exhibition at Norwich Castle, this walk around a section of Norwich’s city walls took an idiosyncratic look at its subject.
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As if the punning title wasn’t enough, Richard Mainwaring’s idiosyncratic tour through the world of music and frequency brought plenty of entertainment to the City of Literature strand of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
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This quirky guided tour of one of Norwich’s oldest buildings mixes history with performance, giving a light-hearted look at the city’s Guildhall.
Explore MoreThis Writers’ Centre Norwich event brought together five speakers for a diverse set of 15 minute talks on our often frustrating and surprising bodies.
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The tradition of transgressive writing by women was the focus of this Writers’ Centre Norwich event.
Explore MoreA literary twist on TED talks, 5×15
offered five snapshot views from writers and thinkers to challenge our approach
to the world.
Reading from his debut book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers, Max Porter said it was too hot in the bejewelled Spiegeltent surroundings to get in to the really heavy stuff – as if the extracts he delivered with such brave force were easy words.
Explore MoreNorfolk can claim two of the most important female literary figures in the country – but they are linked by more than just their gender.
Explore MoreOn the first day of the new Parliament, Green MP Caroline Lucas made a timely choice to draw this year’s City of Literature strand of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival to a close.
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This early show of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival saw established writer Sarah Waters and relative newcomer Sarah Perry exploring the idea of the Gothic imagination.
Explore MoreTime was when all authors had to do was to turn up and read from
their works — now they must fight for survival.