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SYMPHONIES IN COLOUR: THE MOSAICS OF RAVENNA: The Arts Society Wensum
The small and charming town of Ravenna on the north east coast of Italy played a pivotal role in the final decades of the Roman Empire as it vied with Rome and Milan for prestige and drew on Byzantium for inspiration. The surviving cluster of 5th and 6th century churches, mausoleums and baptisteries contain some of the finest examples of early Christian art, a kaleidoscopic array of glittering wall mosaics. This was an art form in which the Byzantines excelled, producing examples of truly outstanding beauty in Ravenna. During this talk we will look at the technique involved in mural mosaic and the significance of the slowly evolving Christian imagery.
Jane is a freelance lecturer for The Arts Society and other arts organisations. She speaks several foreign languages and has translated a number of works of 19th century Russian literature for Penguin Books and Oxford University Press. She has a BA in Russian Studies and an MA in Byzantine Studies. She created St James’s Art Tours in 1998 and ran it successfully for almost twenty five years before closing the travel company in 2022. She and has travelled extensively and now offers online armchair travel talks over the winter months. She and her husband run an art gallery in St James’s, Piccadilly, which specialises in 20th century art. Most of her bookings are for special interest days.
All Arts Society Wensum members are welcome to attend this event without booking.
Arts Society Wensum normally holds nine monthly lectures (September-November; January- June) and a Christmas lecture. The lectures are held at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
It also arranges Special Interest Days and day visits to places of interest. Each autumn it organises a 3-4 day visit to another UK destination.
The society has room for a few additional members. If you are interested please contact the Membership Secretary: taswensum.membership@gmail.com
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED. As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Bugsy Malone, The Noverre Cinema (Matinee)
Bugsy Malone (U) Sunday 2 June, 2pm
1976 / 93mins
New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded ‘splurge gun’. As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam’s speakeasy.
Doors and refreshments from 1.30pm, Film starts at 2pm
Bugsy Malone themed dressing up encouraged! Join us after the film for a free Noverre kids’ club activity from 3.30-4.30pm.
Seating will be unreserved. All children (under 18) to be accompanied by an adult. Tickets £2 Kids (under 18) and £5 Adults
Book Tickets
Withnail and I, The Noverre Cinema
Withnail and I (15) Thursday 6 June, 8.30pm
1987 / 108mins
Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann star in Bruce Robinson’s cult comedy. In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Doors and bar open at 7.30pm, Film starts at 8.30pm
Seating will be unreserved. Tickets Pay What You Can £6/£8/£10
Book Tickets
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED. As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
THE TEXTILES OF BHUTAN The Arts Society Wensum
Freelance lecturer, art consultant and exhibition curator specialising in the art and culture of Tibet, the Himalayan areas and Mongolia. Initially based at the V&A, but also worked with the Central Asian Department of Bonn University, the Orient Foundation, the Royal Academy, Tibet House, the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside and Asia House. In addition to lecturing for The Arts Society, she lectures for museums, universities, Asian art societies, and private associations. Guest lecturer and tour guide on numerous trips to the Himalayas. Edited Masterpieces of Mongolian Art: Vol 1 and has published many articles in the field of Buddhist art and culture.
All Arts Society Wensum members are welcome to attend this event without booking.
Arts Society Wensum normally holds nine monthly lectures (September-November; January- June) and a Christmas lecture. The lectures are held at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
It also arranges Special Interest Days and day visits to places of interest. Each autumn it organises a 3-4 day visit to another UK destination.
The society has room for a few additional members. If you are interested please contact the Membership Secretary: taswensum.membership@gmail.com
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Norfolk Heritage Open Day event: TBC!
More details to come! This event will be advertised when the HOD brochure is launched.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Art Fair East 2024
Art Fair East’s mission is to showcase national and international artists, galleries and dealers to an Eastern Region audience of art lovers and collectors. The 2024 fair takes place in the spectacular setting of The Assembly House, at the heart of Norwich city centre and is sponsored by business arm of The Assembly House, run by Richard Hughes and Iain Wilson.
Art Fair East aims to deliver the best the art-world has to offer to the East of England. One of the largest exhibitions of its kind outside London, it showcases hundreds of artworks by international and regional talent.
A wealth of artists, dealers and experts will be on hand to help visitors to build a superb collection of visual art from the UK and overseas.
From affordable prints by recognised artists and new talent through to serious investments, gallery specialists will be available to advise on collecting contemporary art including original paintings, prints, sculpture, photography and artworks made to commission.
VIP PRIVATE VIEW Thursday 7th November 6pm to 9pm
FAIR OPEN TO PUBLIC Friday 8th November 10.30am to 5.30pm
FAIR OPEN TO PUBLIC Saturday 9th November 10.30am to 6.00pm
FAIR OPEN TO PUBLIC Sunday 10th November 10.30am to 5pm
Tickets £5 or £3.50 concessions, under 16s Free.
Sign up to Art Fair East’s mailing list for more information.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Cinema Paradiso, The Noverre Cinema
Cinema Paradiso (15) Thursday 2 May
1988 / 124mins / Italian with English subtitles
This multi award-winning homage to the love of cinema tells the story of Salvatore, now a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood.
Doors and bar open at 7pm
Film starts at 8pm.
Seating will be unreserved.Tickets Pay What You Can £6/£8/£10
Book Tickets
Fierce Babe Spring Market sponsored by The Assembly House Trust
This market showcases the talents of women, those who identify as women or non-binary, members of the LGBTQ+ community and work that supports marginalised people.
Nightfair in Bloom night market
A boutique gothic market featuring more than 35 artists and makers. Free entry. 2pm to 7pm.
Assembly House Classical: The Bridge Quartet
Assembly House Classical happens once a month, in the Georgian Music Room at The Assembly House.
Hans Christian Andersen: Wit, artist, traveller, stories, sketches, Papercuts with paintings of the day: The Arts Society Wensum lecture
Karin Fernald for The Arts Society Wensum members (for how to join, see below)
Programme
10.00am Start with coffee + biscuits/cakes
10:45am Session 1
11:45am Short break
12.00pm Session 2
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Session 3
3:00pm (approx.) End
As a child, Hans Andersen made puppet costumes, taught by his cobbler father. Later in life he sketched, though he never had lessons. He produced collages which anticipate early 20th century modernism and his papercuts of swans, ballet dancers, court ladies, dancing millers, storks, the sandman and other folklore figures, are exquisite and magical.
He was a sharp observer of life in Copenhagen, saying of his stories “Every character is taken from life; I know and have known them all”. He was a keen traveller over much of Europe and part of Asia; “Life is to fly with railway flight around the earth – we’re long enough underneath it!”. And, influenced by his friend, scientist H.C. Orsted, he was thrilled by the scientific discoveries of his day, even putting them into some of his 156 published stories.
With slides of Andersen’s sketches, papercuts and collages, and illustrations of his stories
by artists from all over the world, including Arthur Rackham, Edmond Dulac, Lars Bo and Kai Nielsen, and with paintings by Christen Kobke and other Danish artists from Andersen’s day, Karin Fernald’s Study Day will enlarge further on all of the above.
Arts Society Wensum normally holds nine monthly lectures (September-November; January- June) and a Christmas lecture. The lectures are held at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
It also arranges Special Interest Days and day visits to places of interest. Each autumn it organises a 3-4 day visit to another UK destination.
The society has room for a few additional members. If you are interested please contact the Membership Secretary: taswensum.membership@gmail.com
U3A talk: The maritime history of the Glaven ports (Blakeney, Cley and Wiveton)
Monthly meetings with a speaker are held in the Noverre Suite of The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ on the third Wednesday of each month at 2.00pm, doors open 1.30pm.
Two hours are set aside after the speaker to allow members to mix and socialise with each other and the committee.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and tables are provided.
There’s no charge for members (find out how to join here: https://www.u3anorwich.org) and guests cost £2.50.
This talk will focus on the maritime history of the Glaven ports (Blakeney, Cley and Wiveton) from the time of the first document mentioning the port (1230) to the start of the 19th century, describing the growth, maritime hey-day and subsequent development into the coastal trade by the end of the period as well as examining how the changing coastline influenced this narrative.
Jonathan Hooton studied Historical Geography under Professor H C Darby at Selwyn College Cambridge where he gained an MA in Geography in 1977. He has taught geography and environmental science for much of his career and led many fieldtrips to the north Norfolk Coast. In 1996 with the help of the Blakeney Area Historical Society he published The Glaven Ports, a maritime history of Blakeney, Cley and Wiveton and has continued to research shipping along the north Norfolk Coast. He has also been active in the Norwich Society, being Chairman of the Society from 2015-17, and is also a fully qualified City of Norwich Tour Guide where he leads tours and gives talks. Among Jonathan’s other interests are folk music, Morris dancing, cricket and landscape history.
ERIC RAVILIOUS AND THE LURE OF THE EVERYDAY The Arts Society Wensum
Ravilious has been described as the greatest English watercolourist of the 20th century and his images of the landscape and of everyday objects attract passionate devotees. A prolific painter, printmaker and designer, he became an Official War Artist in 1939, and was killed in 1942 but his legacy is a body of work reflecting deep delight in the world in which he lived. This talk looks at his work and that of some of his contemporaries working on the Home Front in the Second World War.
Jo Walton combined teaching and lecturing with a career in art bookselling and has been a volunteer guide at both Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Now a freelance lecturer for The Arts Society, the Art Fund, and Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery and local art societies.
All Arts Society Wensum members are welcome to attend this event without booking.
Arts Society Wensum normally holds nine monthly lectures (September-November; January- June) and a Christmas lecture. The lectures are held at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
It also arranges Special Interest Days and day visits to places of interest. Each autumn it organises a 3-4 day visit to another UK destination.
The society has room for a few additional members. If you are interested please contact the Membership Secretary: taswensum.membership@gmail.com
Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Pink Floyd at The Noverre Room at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight. This concert will be repeated on March 28.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 March 28 20.30
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Another Brick In The Wall
Time
Money
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
The Great Gig In The Sky
Brain Damage
Us And Them
Hey You
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
Candlelight Concerts: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 March 28 6pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
The Complete Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter
Performers
String quartet - Chaos Collective
U3A: Gilbert and Sullivan - a talk by Bernard Lockett
Monthly meetings with a speaker are held in the Noverre Suite of The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ on the third Wednesday of each month at 2.00pm, doors open 1.30pm.
Two hours are set aside after the speaker to allow members to mix and socialise with each other and the committee.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and tables are provided.
There’s no charge for members (find out how to join here: https://www.u3anorwich.org) and guests cost £2.50.
"The Heritage of Gilbert and Sullivan" begins with an historical background to the partnership and then an assessment and overview of the shows; next a close look at the vast amount of social and political satire within the shows, the reasons and a wry look at how many of the comments are equally as valid to the present day ("Dull MPs", for example!).
Finally there will be an assessment of the worldwide popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan in the 21st century and a look at modern production values. Bernard Locket is a life-long Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiast and has written two books about the subject and since 2010 has been a Trustee of the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival - www.gsfestivals.org - that takes place annually in Buxton and Harrogate and has also toured - twice to Norwich in 2018 and 2019.
THE GOLDEN ROAD TO SAMARKAND The Arts Society Wensum
Uzbekistan in the heart of Central Asia boasts glittering mosques, madrassahs and minarets in the Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. These contrast wonderfully with the brutalist Soviet buildings of Tashkent, Urgench and Nukus. This lecture from Chris Aslan is an overview of the country, and a primer for anyone thinking of visiting. We explore the Savitsky Museum in Nukus, with the second largest collection of Russian Avante Garde Art, collected at a time when these artistic styles were banned by the state. We explore the revival of Islamic miniature painting in Bukhara and the resurgence of handicrafts all over the country that ceased during the 1930s and the Soviet drive to make everything factory-based. Embroidered suzanis from Nurata, stunning ceramics from Rishton, and the production of silk and velvet in Margilan. Plus, what are the ways that tourism is helping and hindering the production of high-quality handicrafts?
All Arts Society Wensum members are welcome to attend this event without booking.
Arts Society Wensum normally holds nine monthly lectures (September-November; January- June) and a Christmas lecture. The lectures are held at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.
It also arranges Special Interest Days and day visits to places of interest. Each autumn it organises a 3-4 day visit to another UK destination.
The society has room for a few additional members. If you are interested please contact the Membership Secretary: taswensum.membership@gmail.com
Candlelight Concerts: Hans Zimmer
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at The Noverre Room at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 March 14 6pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Pirates of The Caribbean - He’s a Pirate
Pirates of The Caribbean - Suite
Gladiator - Now We Are Free
The Last Samurai - Red Warrior
Dune - Medley
Top Gun – Maverick
Sherlock Holmes - Discombobulate
The Lion King - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Batman Medley
Wonder Woman
Dunkirk - Supermarine
Inception Medley - Dream Is Collapsing
Inception Medley - Time
Interstellar Medley - Cornfield Chase
Interstellar Medley - Day One
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!"
Assembly House Classical: Hannah Watson Emmrich
Assembly House Classical presents Hannah Watson Emmrich on piano Once a month, in the Georgian Music Room at The Assembly House on Theatre Street – in the same room pianist Franz Liszt played in 1840 – lunchtime chamber concerts are hosted. The season is curated by Iain Lowery. All hour-long concerts take place once a month on Thursdays and start at 1pm, tickets cost £20.
Hannah Watson Emmrich is a pianist, teacher and choir director, and has recently returned to the UK after more than three years as Music Director at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi.
Programme
Amy Beach - Three pieces, op. 128
1. Scherzo: A Peterborough Chipmunk,
2. Young Birches
3. A Hummingbird
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Prelude, Corrente and Gigue from Harpsichord suite no.3 in A minor
Fanny Mendelssohn - Four songs for piano, op.8
Vitĕzslava Kaprálová – Tempo di marcia funebre from Five piano compositions
Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Guebrou - The Homeless Wanderer
Hélène de Montgeroult – from Etudes
1. No. 37 in G major
2. No. 38 in A minor
3. No. 97 in G minor
4. No. 35 in C minor
Margaret Bonds - Troubled Water
Find out more about the artists here: https://assemblyhouseclassical.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: The Assembly House Trust is offering students in full-time education under the age of 25 FREE tickets to Thursday lunchtime Assembly House Classical concerts in 2023. Please contact stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk to apply for tickets.
The Spring Creative Craft Fair
The Spring Creative Craft Fair will be held at The Assembly House on March 3 from 11am in the Noverre Ballroom. Entry is free.
This is the second Creative Craft Fair event at the House and organisers are keen to attract the very best makers, so please follow @thecreativecraftfair or organiser @angelahumphreydesigns on Instagram to find out more information.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
TICKETS FOR THIS TOUR MUST BE PRE-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour. If you encounter any issues, please email stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list. You will be standing or walking for the duration of the tour.
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Candlelight Concert: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Pink Floyd at The Noverre Room at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight. This concert will be repeated on March 28.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 February 29 20.30
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Another Brick In The Wall
Time
Money
Breathe (In The Air)
On The Run
The Great Gig In The Sky
Brain Damage
Us And Them
Hey You
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Coldplay
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Assembly House
📅 February 29 6pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Clocks
Shiver
Speed of Sound
Trouble
Fix You
Paradise
Something Just Like This
Yellow
My Universe
The Scientist
Sky Full of Stars
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Coldplay
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Assembly House
📅 February 22 6pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Clocks
Don't Panic
Speed of Sound
Trouble
Fix You
Paradise
In My Place
Adventure of a Lifetime
Hymn for the Weekend
Yellow
The Scientist
A Sky Full of Stars
Performers
String quartet - Chaos Collective
U3A: The History of the East Anglian Air Ambulance
Monthly meetings with a speaker are held in the Noverre Suite of The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ on the third Wednesday of each month at 2.00pm, doors open 1.30pm.
Two hours are set aside after the speaker to allow members to mix and socialise with each other and the committee.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and tables are provided.
There’s no charge for members (find out how to join here: https://www.u3anorwich.org) and guests cost £2.50.
Andrew Egerton-Smith talks about the past, present and future of the much-loved and vital East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Queerfest Connect: Chat, cake and creativity sponsored by The Assembly House Trust
Chat, cake and creativity
Come along and enjoy a cup of tea, cake and a chat in the beautiful Noverre Room at the Assembly House
Queer Art Club will be there if you fancy getting creative!
Bring along some games if you fancy.
Just chill out in a safe and inclusive space.
The Norfolk Trans Joy Community Quilt will be on display.
The event is free but please book via Eventbrite to ensure a space.
Sponsored by The Assembly House Trust.
Queers: Presented by Queerfest Norwich, supported by The Assembly House Trust
Queers
Kindly supported by the Assembly House Trust, Norwich
15 - 17 February 2024, 7.30 pm
A young soldier returning from the trenches of the First World War mourns the loss of a love that dare not speak its name. Almost one hundred years later, a man looks forward to his gay wedding.
Poignant and personal, funny, tragic and riotous, Queers celebrates a century of positive change and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals. Curated by Mark Gatiss in 2017 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of twenty-one. Each monologue is a sensitive exploration of the highs and lows of the queer experience.
Contains strong language and adult themes. Suitable for 16+
Under 18s to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Trigger warning: contains themes of a sexual nature, homophobic/transphobic language , and mental health issues including suicide.
By special arrangement with Nick Hern Books
Assembly House Classical: The Valencia Baryton Project
Assembly House Classical presents The Valencia Baryton Project. Once a month, in the Georgian Music Room at The Assembly House on Theatre Street – in the same room pianist Franz Liszt played in 1840 – lunchtime chamber concerts are hosted. The season is curated by Iain Lowery. All hour-long concerts take place once a month on Thursdays and start at 1pm, tickets cost £20.
The Valencia Baryton Project is a unique trio formed by colleagues from the opera orchestras of Valencia, Spain and Montpellier, France.
Programme
Franz Joseph Haydn - Baryton Trio n. 61 in D major, Hob. XI:61
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Andantino
III. Menuet
Steve Zink – The River (2020)
Franz Joseph Haydn - Baryton Trio n. 113 in D major, Hob. XI:113
I. Adagio
II. Allegro di Molto
III. Menuetto
Ivan Moody – ‘La Luna’ (From Tre Notturni) (2021)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Baryton Trio n. 71 in A major, Hob. XI:71
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuet- Trio
III. Finale – Allegro di molto
John Pickup – Lament (2022)
Steve Zink – III. Energico (From Baryton Trio) (2023)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Baryton Trio n. 67 in G major, Hob. XI:67
I. Allegro
II. Menuet
III. Finale - Presto
Find out more about the artists here: https://assemblyhouseclassical.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: The Assembly House Trust is offering students in full-time education under the age of 25 FREE tickets to Thursday lunchtime Assembly House Classical concerts in 2023. Please contact stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk to apply for tickets.
The Assembly House: free tour by Roxanne Matthews
THIS TOUR IS FULLY-BOOKED.
As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. These free tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for tours are announced on our social media pages and details are given about how to request tickets - please be aware, these places book very quickly and there are only 20 spaces per tour.
We hope that you are able to join us for a tour which is funded by The Assembly House Trust, an arts charity which works to promote the House and its special heritage. We are hugely grateful to the Trust and to Roxanne, who has been leading these free tours for many years.
PLEASE NOTE:
* Tours begin at 10am and are 1.5 hours long. Please meet Roxanne in the Grand Hall, which is the hall with our reception desk, she will take your name from the bookings list
* If this tour needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be emailed on the address you book under. We cannot guarantee there will not be circumstances in which a tour may need to be cancelled if, for example, there are safety concerns or illness: please check your mail before travelling
* Tickets for this tour will NOT be rolled over to the next tour in the case of cancellation
* Access to the undercroft involves steep stairs and uneven flooring and is not suitable for anyone with any form of mobility problem: guests enter the undercroft at their own risk. Areas of the undercroft are dark and potentially slippery. Please do not go into the undercroft if you feel you will not be safe.
* Tours may not involve all rooms at the House if they are booked for private events
* Tours are not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Candlelight Concert: Valentine's: Timeless Love Songs
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Timeless Love Songs at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Assembly House
📅 February 8 20.30pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
All You Need Is Love from Love Actually
Your Song from Moulin Rouge!
Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
I Will Always Love You from The Bodyguard
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? from The Lion King
City of Stars from La La Land
Shallow from A Star Is Born
A Thousand Years from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
A Whole New World from Aladdin
La Vie En Rose from Midnight In Paris
Por Una Cabeza from Scent of a Woman
Pride (In The Name Of Love) from Moulin Rouge!
I Finally Found Someone from The Mirror Has Two Faces
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Taylor swift
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Taylor swift at The Noverre Room at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 February 8 6pm
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Lavender Haze
Love Story
Cardigan
Blank Space
Enchanted
Anti-Hero
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
All Too Well
Wildest Dreams
Lover
I Knew You Were Trouble
You Belong With Me
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
Assembly House Classical: Cristian Grajner de Sa and John Lineman
Assembly House Classical presents Cristian Grajner de Sa on violin and John Lenehan on piano. Once a month, in the Georgian Music Room at The Assembly House on Theatre Street – in the same room pianist Franz Liszt played in 1840 – lunchtime chamber concerts are hosted. The season is curated by Iain Lowery. All hour-long concerts take place once a month on Thursdays and start at 1pm, tickets cost £20.
Programme
J. Brahms - Scherzo in C Minor & Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.108
E. Bloch - ‘Nigun’ from Baal Shem
G. Fauré - Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Find out more about the artists here: https://assemblyhouseclassical.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: The Assembly House Trust is offering students in full-time education under the age of 25 FREE tickets to Thursday lunchtime Assembly House Classical concerts in 2023. Please contact stacia@assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk to apply for tickets.
Candlelight Concerts: A Tribute to Coldplay
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Norwich. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay at The Noverre Room at The Assembly House under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Noverre Room at The Assembly House
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
Programme
Clocks
Shiver
Speed of Sound
Trouble
Fix You
Paradise
Something Just Like This
Yellow
My Universe
The Scientist
Sky Full of Stars
Performers
String quartet - to be announced!
U3A: Norwich Farmshare
Monthly meetings with a speaker are held in the Noverre Suite of The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ on the third Wednesday of each month at 2.00pm, doors open 1.30pm.
Two hours are set aside after the speaker to allow members to mix and socialise with each other and the committee.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and tables are provided.
There’s no charge for members (find out how to join here: https://www.u3anorwich.org) and guests cost £2.50.
Our talk will take a brief look at the history of Norwich FarmShare from its beginnings until the present day with an exploration of the challenges of small scale farming and running a small business with the added challenges of poor access to land, the unpredictability of nature and climate change. We'll look at why market gardening is a unique type of horticulture and why Community Supported Agriculture Farms offer solutions to many contemporary issues. We'll also zoom in on why soil health and the idea of regenerative practices are so important and can be applied in many areas of our life.There will be plenty of time for questions and sharing of your own experiences of how growing food, nurturing community and being good at business can combine to create a fulfilling lifestyle.
Joel originally comes from London but was lucky enough to have maternal grandparents who ran an organic small holding in Sussex where they bred rare breeds and grew delicious vegetables in the heart of Ashdown Forest. He looked after an allotment for 20 years and entered the world of commercial horticulture in 2016 after teaching geography for nine years in secondary schools. He joined Norwich FarmShare in 2019 and has helped to improve the growing practices and transform the business culture so it no longer struggles with financial insecurity and falling membership. His dream is to continue improving the current 2 acre site, to increase membership and community involvement while contributing to changes in the local and global food systems that lead to better human and ecosystem health while making farming an attractive and financially viable option for young people
Assembly House: free tour
TICKETS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED. As part of The Assembly House Trust’s commitment to share the wonders of The Assembly House with the public, the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews. Come and feed your minds and souls with tales of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school, top secret camouflage school and more. Includes a visit to the crypt which has steep stairs and uneven floors. Not suitable for children under the age of 10. Free tours run monthly, you must be booked on to the tour to take part. PLEASE NOTE: these tours are booked in minutes. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more information. Tickets for this tour can be booked on December 13 at 9am.
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