2025
16 articles
Clarissa Connelly
Clarissa Connelly
Born in Scotland, raised in Denmark, and now based in Copenhagen, she’s a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a reputation for blending everything from William Blake’s poetry to French philosophy into her sound.
Bbc Singers
Bbc Singers
Stunning semi-improvised sections made for a compelling listening experience, enhanced by some stunning solo singing.
Corto.alto
Corto.alto
This electric jazz performance had me shocked with how good it was.
Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy
Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy
From the rainforests of Ghana, Alogte Oho brightens the rainy skies of Norwich with his enthusiastic Sounds of Joy.
Toast + Songs Of The Bulbul
Toast + Songs Of The Bulbul
However many N&N shows you see, at least one Toast session should be part of the mix, especially if you can top it off with a Song of the Bulbul.
Apartment House
Apartment House
Apartment House's bold program of music spanned a hundred years of composition, each piece having an oblique but tangible connection with the next.
Band Night
Band Night
With a ticket price of just £10, this turned out to be one of the best value-for-money shows in the whole of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival programme.
The Gurdjieff Ensemble
Nabihah Iqbal
Show Pony
Show Pony
That audience, having clearly been won over by their winning personalities, lapped up every moment, hooted with laughter throughout, and repeatedly broke out into spontaneous applause, culminating in a standing ovation
Still House Plants
Still House Plants
The upside of NNF is the chance to discover new and different things. The downside is that sometimes those things are just too different.
Sean Shibe
Sean Shibe
An engrossing, excellently programmed, performed and contextualised, selection.
Showdown
Showdown
This is an absolute MUST SEE for the Spiegeltent. An hour of entertainment perfect for adults, young children and teens alike.
Emma Rawicz
Emma Rawicz
With a saxophone and a talented band, Emma Rawicz blessed the Octagon Chapel with fantastic jazz melodies.
Heka + Compline
Heka + Compline
Once I settled down to the stop/start format and the realisation that this was essentially a juggling show with a few magic skills thrown in for good measure, there was much to enjoy. The cast were strikingly dressed throughout, the sound and lighting design was perfect, as was the far-reaching choice of accompanying music.
Arooj Aftab & Wooly Aziz
Arooj Aftab & Wooly Aziz
A glorious start to NNF25