Looking like they had been transported straight from a 1930s tea dance, the FB Pocket Orchestra brought the sounds of the early 20th century back to the Spiegeltent – the sort of music that would have reverberated around its mirrored walls at its creation.
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It is mentioned repeatedly during this new play that quantum biology – the science peg the story hangs on – is so complicated that if you think you understand it, you really don’t.
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There are times when the Spiegeltent tent tingles: listening and watching to Lera Lynn was one of those times.
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Just one week on from Eurovision, how much thirst would Norfolk have for French electro-pop act Broken Back?
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Billed as an exploration of migration, the nature of belonging, and the fleeting nature of our surroundings, this unusual production took the audience from the auditorium of Epic Studios through impromptu performances spaces in Anglia Square, St Augustine’s, and the surrounding streets.
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.
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When it comes to artifice, how much more fake can you get than a review of a show about lying?
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Poetry has long been associated with war, and this collection of poems and films adds some thought-provoking additions to the canon.
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To those that allege that the Norfolk and Norwich Festival is all middle class indulgence, Hollie McNish is the answer.
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There are certain things that people claim to be indivisible: countries, marriages, artists and their work.
Explore MoreWho would have thought Shakespeare could work so well in a broad Norfolk accent?
Explore MoreThis story of the feisty Ford females of Dagenham has had a quick progression from movie to musical, and has made an even quicker transfer to Norwich from the West End.
Explore MoreThis twisting tale of a couple’s relationship is more a series of vignettes than a cohesive play – though the story does thread through them all – making it a perfect showcase for the 14-strong cast.
Explore MoreImagining the events after the death of the Queen and the ascendancy of the Prince of Wales, together with lengthy lectures on the constitution, is – to use some classic civil service phrasing – a ‘courageous’ move.
Explore MoreThis tale of baking gone bad is very much a slow burn story, with the richness not to be found in the action but in the mannerisms, the wry dialogue, and the uncertain twists.
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