Whatever your age or taste, Norwich
has something for everyone.
Theatres
The Theatre Royal in Theatre Street was refurbished in 1992 and
has an excellent reputation as one of the country’s finest
provincial theatres, attracting companies and artists from all over
the world. Productions staged include ballet, opera, plays, musicals
and children’s shows. The theatre also has a restaurant, bar
and café.
Norwich Playhouse on
St George’s Street plays host to a range of touring companies
with productions that include drama, comedy, music and dance.
The Maddermarket Theatre in St John’s Alley is the home of
the Norwich Players
and has been for many years. They are an amateur company, who are
highly respected and produce work of a very high standard.
Norwich Puppet Theatre
on Whitefriars is housed within a medieval church and provides imaginative
productions that appeal to all ages.
Galleries and Arts Centres
The Assembly House in Theatre Street has two rooms in which local
artists and craftsmen display their work. There is also an excellent
restaurant that is open all year round.
Castle Museum is home
to a collection of the Norwich
School of Painters and also some other local artists. There are
English watercolours of both the 18th and 19th centuries as well
as modern English work. They also have visiting exhibitions, including
art work from the Tate.
The King of Hearts on Fye Bridge is situated in part of a Tudor
mansion. It is a popular yet intimate place with changing exhibitions
of contemporary paintings. It also has a variety of events, which
include poetry readings and workshops and concerts.
Norwich Arts Centre
at Reeve’s Yard on St Benedict’s Street has photographic
exhibitions and is a centre for the performing arts. It hosts a
range of entertainment including comedy, drama, folk and blues and
workshops.
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is at the University of East
Anglia (UEA). It displays art from different cultures and ages and
the building itself, designed by Sir Norman Foster, has won several
awards.
Cinemas
Hollywood in Anglia Square, Ster Century in Castle
Mall and
UCI at the Riverside complex, all of which are multiscreen cinemas.
Cinema City on St Andrew’s Street is a single screen cinema
showing English and foreign films.
Nightlife
Norwich is considered
the clubbing capital of East Anglia attracting people from far afield.
The Riverside has popular pubs and clubs open until the early hours,
as well as Prince of Wales Road and Tombland.
University of East Anglia (UEA) off Earlham Road provides a range
of performances from classical works to rock bands, as well as public
lectures by leading writers.
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