THEATRE ROUND-UP
Dust off your dancing shoes for some hardcore glitz and razzmatazz as Top Hat continues its run at Norwich Theatre Royal until November 5. Tom Chambers (Strictly, Holby City) and Summer Strallen (Love Never Dies and The Sound of Music in the West End) star in the first ever stage tour of the hit Thirties musical which features iconic hits like Cheek To Cheek, Let’s Face The Music And Dance, and the title song, plus some stunning sets, lavish costumes and superb choreography. Then you can escape back into childhood with the Norwich premiere of Seven for a secret never to be told by Rambert Dance Company on November 10-11. Created by their artistic director Mark Baldwin, it boasts some stunning set-pieces as well as some great scenes which will bring memories of your younger days. If you love Glee, Camp Rock, Hannah Montana and High School Musical, you will love the high-energy show High School Rocks on November 13, which guarantees to get you on your feet. Then it is time to dust down the leather jackets and don the bobby socks as Grease is the word at Norwich Theatre Royal from November 22 to December 3. The classic musical packed with unforgettable songs features the stars of the West End version of the show – Danny Bayne and Carina Gillespie – as Danny and Sandy plus celebrity Teen Angels through the Norwich run with The X Factor’s Rhydian Roberts taking on the role in Week One (November 22-26) and skating champion and Dancing On Ice favourite Robin Cousins on Week Two (November 28- December 3)
A BIT OF NO STRINGS FUN
Hocus Pocus Theatre’s awesome Burlesque Club Night, No Stringe Boogaloo is all about dressing up, dancing to great music and glamorous stage shows in between and comes to the Norwich Arts Centre on Sat 19th Nov. With performances from international burlesque showgirls Miss Banbury Cross, Laurie Hagen plus special guests. DJ JazzLord and friends will have the joint jumping as they spin a refreshing mix of rare and vintage vinyl from Rhythm & Blues to Ska, Cumbia and world music. From home grown promotions to a real coup of an import – NAC welcomes ‘A Hawk and a Hacksaw Rescore ‘Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors’, which is being performed in only 3 places, The Barbican, All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival and Norwich Arts Centre on Nov 30th. New Mexico’s widescreen roving folk duo A Hawk and A Hacksaw present their first live soundtrack, a brand new rescore of legendary Russian director Sergio Paradjanov’s classic film “Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors”. Mixing folklore, sorcery and religious symbolism, the film tells the age old tale of a peasant’s love and loss set high up in the Carpathian mountains. For details of everything happening at NAC, go to
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
UNLIT
November sees Norwich host The Unlit Festival, a 3 day live celebration of the written word featuring prose, poetry, performance and music. The festival will bring together some of the most exciting new and established writers and performers. It is sponsored by Norwich’s dynamic independent publisher Unthank Books and supported by Norwich Arts Centre and The Book Hive. Amongst the writers and performers are Hannah Jane Walker, Molly Naylor, Ross Sutherland, The Neutrinos, Thick Richard, Yanny Mac, Nick Sweeny, Martin Figura, Lora Stimson, Ashley Stokes, Melissa Mann, Scumbag Philosopher, Helen Ivory and Rachel Pantechnicon. On November 10th, there’s the Unthology No. 2 Launch at The Unthank Arms, which is a collection of new fiction featuring readings from: Ashley Stokes, Lander Hawes, Nick Sweeney, Joshua Allen, Melissa Mann, Tessa West. 11th November sees Cabaret come to The York Tavern with eleven minutes of cabaret from each of 11 acts. It finishes on 12th November with ‘It means nothing…’ at the Norwich Arts Centre, featuring Scumbag Philosopher + The Neutrinos + Thick Richard + Rachel Pantechnicon. Full details at
www.unlitfestival.com
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