Mahan Esfahani - Whispered Spells and Bach NNF 2024
Mahan Esfahani - Whispered Spells and Bach NNF 2024
Esfahani was our notional headliner, but one that seemed at his most content when playing with like-minded musicians, all of whom were playing at the top of their game.
Baque Luar - NNF 2024
Baque Luar - NNF 2024
Baque Luar is all about the beat, and that is what their first visit to Norwich will be remembered for, long after this year's Norfolk & Norwich Festival has ended.
Apartment House NNF 2024
Apartment House NNF 2024
The musicians’ performance was very respectful of the original album and largely managed to recreate its dark, chilling, chaotic quality while being able to add subtle touches of their personality
TOAST 3 NNF 2024
TOAST 3 NNF 2024
The final words from Lewis Buxton lingered with me: “Poetry is a middle finger, it’s an orange with a knife in it, being drunk at a house party, almost kissing, a piano dropping from a 9th floor apartment"
Mosh NNF 2024
Mosh NNF 2024
I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I assumed the show would operate on a primal, energetic, physical level as moshing. For me, it was quite the opposite.
City of Literature NNF 2024
City of Literature NNF 2024
Given some of the impossible choices thrown up by the festival this year, it would be easy to miss out on the events centred around The National Centre for Writing at Dragon's Hall, and in previous years that's exactly what I have done - miss out. Determined not to make the same mistake this year, I dipped my toe into the series of conversations between authors taking place.
Laura Misch - NNF 2024
Laura Misch - NNF 2024
Another wonderfully atmospheric music evening within the Adnams Spiegeltent.
An Accident/ A life
An Accident/ A life
Viewed as pure spectacle, this was the kind of grandstanding show not seen at the festival for years, thankfully forestalling what had been a shrinking theatrical component. The bigger question, however, is whether that spectacle served the show's strong autobiographical content.
Stick In The Wheel - NNF 2024
Stick In The Wheel - NNF 2024
My favourite late night gig of the Festival so far.
CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND - CHOIRLAND NNF2024
CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND - CHOIRLAND NNF2024
An innovative and illuminating evening of choral music from this world-class Irish ensemble.
Tess by Ockham's Razor NNF 2024
Tess by Ockham's Razor NNF 2024
What I witnessed was far and away the best thing I've seen (so far) at the festival - and I've seen a lot - utterly demolishing my previous idea of what is meant by circus, and what I thought could be achieved with the skills involved
Toast 1 & 2 NNF 2024
Toast 1 & 2 NNF 2024
A valuable addition to the Festival program, it is to be hoped the Speakeasy tent becomes a regular feature. On the evidence so far presented, it certainly deserves it.