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Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
Free festival fun will take over the city’s streets and parks this weekend with a packed programme of entertainment.
Cityscapes inspire film project
“The reverse of a soap opera” is the way a film-maker describes his latest project that will have its first outing at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
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Music See all
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall. From babies just a few weeks old, to boisterous toddlers and their groovy grandparents, DJ Monski Mouse’s disco got the Spiegeltent bouncing from 11am on Saturday and Sunday.An Australian DJ based in London, DJ Monski Mouse’s retro selection brings together children’s favourites such as Sleeping Bunnies as well as songs which appeal to grown up kids too, such as Nina’s 99 Red Balloons and The Cure’s Love Cats, alongside rock ‘n’ roll favourites. On the Saturday, dancers Richard and Polly helped to get the crowd warmed up with some moves, and from then on the dance was a mix of either “free-form” or well-known actions performed with gusto by the young audience, and a fair few older members too. We took our five-month-old, who was dazzled by all the twinkling lights in the ever-impressive venue. While young Freddie didn’t have a clue what was going on, he seemed to enjoy being jiggled on the dance floor, along with many other new parents just glad of the chance to be able to get out the house and dance for once. Fingers crossed this popular event will return yet again for 2014 and continue to bring the fun of the festival to the next generation of festival-goers. We’ll be there – and maybe Freddie will be able to have a go at dancing on his own two feet by then.
Review: The Tiger Lillies
When their cheeriest song is one about crucifixion, you know you’ve stumbled upon a rather odd band.
- Photo gallery: Festival fun for everyone in Norwich this weekend
- Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
- Photo gallery: The power of the wind makes music in Norwich park
- Magic of circus at Norwich Theatre Royal
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Review: Mud
Following strong performances in Killer Joe, Bernie, Magic Mike and The Paperboy, which garnered several awards, Matthew McConaughey’s renaissance continues with an eye-catching central turn in Jeff Nichols’s tender coming-of-age drama.
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NNF13: It’s a cabaret in the Spiegeltent
Once again the Norfolk and Norwich Festival has taken over Chapelfield Gardens to stage music, cabaret, comedy and some cheeky burlesque in a traditional wooden theatre. SIMON PARKIN reports.
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Norwich: Narthex Refectory
Hidden behind St John the Baptist is the cathedral’s modern extension housing the Narthex Refectory. Light, friendly and offering home cooked meals, SIMON PARKIN was pleased to discover a new lunch destination.
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American theatre company brings epic show about biography to Norwich stage
A show of epic proportions is set to take to the stage this week as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
Called Life and Times, the drama takes its inspiration from the life of an ordinary American girl.
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall. From babies just a few weeks old, to boisterous toddlers and their groovy grandparents, DJ Monski Mouse’s disco got the Spiegeltent bouncing from 11am on Saturday and Sunday.An Australian DJ based in London, DJ Monski Mouse’s retro selection brings together children’s favourites such as Sleeping Bunnies as well as songs which appeal to grown up kids too, such as Nina’s 99 Red Balloons and The Cure’s Love Cats, alongside rock ‘n’ roll favourites. On the Saturday, dancers Richard and Polly helped to get the crowd warmed up with some moves, and from then on the dance was a mix of either “free-form” or well-known actions performed with gusto by the young audience, and a fair few older members too. We took our five-month-old, who was dazzled by all the twinkling lights in the ever-impressive venue. While young Freddie didn’t have a clue what was going on, he seemed to enjoy being jiggled on the dance floor, along with many other new parents just glad of the chance to be able to get out the house and dance for once. Fingers crossed this popular event will return yet again for 2014 and continue to bring the fun of the festival to the next generation of festival-goers. We’ll be there – and maybe Freddie will be able to have a go at dancing on his own two feet by then.
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Art & Exhibitions See all
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall. From babies just a few weeks old, to boisterous toddlers and their groovy grandparents, DJ Monski Mouse’s disco got the Spiegeltent bouncing from 11am on Saturday and Sunday.An Australian DJ based in London, DJ Monski Mouse’s retro selection brings together children’s favourites such as Sleeping Bunnies as well as songs which appeal to grown up kids too, such as Nina’s 99 Red Balloons and The Cure’s Love Cats, alongside rock ‘n’ roll favourites. On the Saturday, dancers Richard and Polly helped to get the crowd warmed up with some moves, and from then on the dance was a mix of either “free-form” or well-known actions performed with gusto by the young audience, and a fair few older members too. We took our five-month-old, who was dazzled by all the twinkling lights in the ever-impressive venue. While young Freddie didn’t have a clue what was going on, he seemed to enjoy being jiggled on the dance floor, along with many other new parents just glad of the chance to be able to get out the house and dance for once. Fingers crossed this popular event will return yet again for 2014 and continue to bring the fun of the festival to the next generation of festival-goers. We’ll be there – and maybe Freddie will be able to have a go at dancing on his own two feet by then.
Photo gallery: Festival fun for everyone in Norwich this weekend
From a disco for babies to a fun-filled show full of paint to a roof top performance with intriguing acrobatics - people of all ages are enjoying an array of entertainment during the second weekend of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
- Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
- Photo gallery: The power of the wind makes music in Norwich park
- Magic of circus at Norwich Theatre Royal
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People can impose themselves on a room in different ways: Will Self towers over an audience both with his giant height and his substantial intellect.
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