October
17 Oct
Holkham Hall: Illustrated presentation/lecture by Christine Hiskey, author of ‘Holkham’ and winner of prestigious EDP/Jarrold East Anglian Book (History and Tradition) Award for 2017.
18 Oct
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ballad is one of the best loved poems in the language – and one which just happens to have been published in the year of Nelson’s victory at the Nile. Festival patron Dame Gillian Beer presides over readings from – and a discussion of – this […]
18 Oct
Admiral Dr Chris Parry Best known as a senior commander in his own right, Nelson acquired his fighting skills and much of his contemporary reputation under the command of others. Here, Admiral Dr Chris Parry brings his own extensive naval experience and academic research to bear on the intriguing question of what it was like […]
18 Oct
In the Handa Gallery Ian Scott is a trustee of an important collection of Nelson memorabilia. For this event he has selected a series of prints which tell Nelson’s story in chronological order. These he will introduce in the Maltings Handa Galley, where the exhibition is being staged during and after the festival. Depictions include […]
18 Oct
Schools Poetry Recital Competition Memorising and reciting poetry is an art in its own right. As part of our Nelson theme, local schools here on the coast have been asked to choose poems reflecting Nelson’s characteristics (or virtues and defects) for recital by their pupils. They’ve done so with real passion. At this event a […]
18 Oct
Professor Andrew Lambert It was after Nelson’s great victory at Aboukir Bay in August 1798 that Nelson was raised to the peerage. He took a title that celebrated both the famous victory and his much-loved birthplace – almost within hailing distance of the Maltings itself. Although Nelson is much more firmly associated in our imagination […]
18 Oct
Admiral Chris Parry Nelson provided inspiration for the two great novelists of the Napoleonic Wars at sea: CS Forester (creator of Horatio Hornblower) and Patrick O’Brian, who wrote the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series. Each sequence has its supporters. The New York Times declared of O’Brian, ‘His Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of the Royal Navy in […]
18 Oct
In the Handa Gallery Tom Pocock, who died in 2007, was a biographer, war correspondent, journalist and naval historian. A longstanding enthusiast for the North Norfolk coast, it was Tom whose books about Nelson and his times revived interested in the great admiral in the years after WW2 – a national enthusiasm that culminated in […]
18 Oct
A talk by Lord Robin Butler Lord Butler of Brockwell KG, GCB, CVO, PC, is the only person to have served five prime ministers as Private Secretary, and Secretary of the Cabinet. He was Head of the Home Civil Service from 1988 to 1998. In this very special event he will talk of his many […]
23 Oct
Selfmade Music was started in 1992 by Susie Self and Michael Christie, to create and develop new music theatre. Selfmade Music grew out of The Royal Opera House “Garden Venture”. It has received project funding five times from The Arts Council for the creation of new productions of Extraordinary Women, Heroic Women, Three by Three, […]
24 Oct
Thursday 24th October In the uncomfortably near future, parts of Norfolk’s coast will be buttressed, adjusted or abandoned in response to climate change and rising sea levels. Accordingly, the first programme in the new ‘Think Global, Act Local’ series at Wells Maltings will focus on the roles of coastal communities in shaping Norfolk’s Coastal Futures. Research by […]
25 & 26th Oct
The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.
27 Oct
Bolshoi Ballet Live Via Satellite. Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go on a crusade led by the King of Hungary. When her beloved leaves, Abderakhman, a foreign knight, makes a bid for the hand of Raymonda and threatens her fate when she rejects him… Created in the […]
28 Oct
Film presented by Screen-next-the-Sea as part of the ’50 years on from Woodstock’ series Through the open country and desert lands, two bikers head from L.A to New Orleans, and along the way, meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap they are unaware of. Director: Dennis Hopper
31 Oct
Live on screen from the Theatre Royal York Adapted by Emma Rice based on Angela Carter’s 1991 novel.
November
01 Nov
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the novel by Donna Tartt Director: John Crowley Stars: Finn Wolfhard, Nicole Kidman, Ashleigh Cummings
02 Nov
ENCORE. Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing.
6 Nov
Harmonium is an experiment in vocal sound created by layering women’s voices with hypnotic interlocking rhythms and harmonies. Written by Sian Croose, the piece is immersive, creating a sound-world that is designed to be transporting to listen to and a joy to sing. This performance features multi-instrumentalist Adrian Lever, with music created collaboratively for this […]
07 Nov
It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all […]
08 Nov
Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. Director: Rupert Goold Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell
09 Nov
Hui He stars as the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer, sung by Andrea Carè. Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time.
11 Nov
Presented by Screen-next-the-Sea In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch
14 Nov
Thursday 14 November 2019 1000 – 1300 With Nino Nanashveili Kiln Room 30 places £10 Friends and Patrons 10% applies Pay What You Can applies No other concessions Renowned musicologist and Director of the Ialoni Ensemble returns to Wells Maltings, following their magical sell out performance last September. Her workshop will offer a unique opportunity […]
14 Nov
Presented live on stage by Poetry People In the early 1900s Lowestoft’s fishing village – known locally as The Grit – was home to 2,300 people, three schools, churches, shops and 13 pubs. There was a strong sense of independence and community spirit among the often poor ‘Gritsters’. What made it such a special place […]
15 & 16 Nov
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century. Director: Michael Engler Stars: Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie Smith
17 Nov
Bolshoi Ballet Live via Satellite. On the bazaar square of Andrinopolis, the Pachais struck by the beauty of Medora and tries to buy her, but the lovely young woman is not for sale. As the transaction is about to come to a close, Medora is kidnaped by Conrad, a charming corsair who catches her eye…Bolshoi […]
17 Nov
Hailed as one of the most charismatic and “adventurous” quartets of the British chamber music scene (The Strad), the Villiers Quartet :- James Dickenson (violin) Tamaki Higashi (violin) Carmen Flores (viola) Nicholas Stringfellow (cello) have developed an international reputation as exceptional interpreters of English composers including Elgar, Delius, Fricker, Bush. Programme: Hubert Parry – Quartet […]
21 Nov
This fascinating cinema event opens with a brand-new documentary about the life and work of Paul Gauguin, one of the world’s most popular and important artists. Filmed in Tahiti, France, the Marquesas Islands and the UK, this cinematic film will explore Gauguin’s extraordinary – and at times controversial – artistic achievement, with commentary from his […]
21 Nov
Here Comes the Judge: Planning decisions and changes in the built environment; roles of and relationships between planning authorities; roles of civic organizations and citizens in planning processes; resourcing decisions and appeals.
22 Nov
Screen next the Sea Special Followed by Q&A with Producer Debbie Gray A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion. Director: Adrian Noble Writer: Martyn Hesford Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Stephen Lord
23 Nov
Phelim McDermott returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, originally created by LA Opera, Improbable, and English National Opera, where it premiered, winning the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production.
24 Nov
Piano Recital With a repertoire of over 100 concertos performed or recorded Martin works regularly with many of the UK’s leading orchestras, having especially close links with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, Manchester Camerata, Northern Chamber Orchestra and with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, where he […]
25 Nov
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Director: Quentin Tarantino Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
28 Nov
Martyn Joseph is a performer like no other: Shades of Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews there may be – but he stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives delivering his “songs of lyrical intelligence” according […]
29 Nov
by Noël CowardMatthew Warchusdirects Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, […]
December
From 05 Dec
A fEAST Theatre production in association with Wells Maltings Emily’s excited! Tomorrow’s Christmas and there’s an i-pad shaped present under the tree with her name on it. If only she could get to sleep … if only anyone could get to sleep … The problem is, a very wicked man with a very wicked plan […]
09 Dec
Presented by Screen-next-the-Sea While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect. The film is told in flashbacks with Zain suing his parents a plot device to draw attention to child poverty in Lebanon. Director: Nadine Labaki Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
12 Dec
We the People: What civic organizations and individuals have done and are doing to change and protect the built environment. Examples from Friends of North Norfolk, Norwich Society and Council for the Preservation of Rural England.
13 Dec
North Norfolk’s Coastal Chorale present a concert of Christmas Carols and more! Featuring local guest artists and community groups.
15 Dec
Christmas concert by the Fakenham Town Band. Details to be announced. Not to be Missed
16 Dec
Presented by Screen-next-the-Sea The classic 1947 film When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Director: George Seaton Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne
19 Dec
Bolshoi Ballet ENCORE. The Bolshoi stage shares its majestic vision of Hoffman’s tale, taking audiences of all ages on a magical journey through a world of enchantment.On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Drosselmeyer brings a Nutcracker doll as a gift for his goddaughter Marie. At midnight, the doll comes to life and finds himself in a […]
January
11 Jan
Live from the Met Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts William Kentridge’s new production of Alban Berg’s expressionistic masterpiece Wozzeck, regarded for its intense emotional power and brilliant score as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century.
26 Jan
Live from Moscow The young peasant girl Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the Wilis, vengeful spirits of jilted brides who condemn Albrecht to dance until he dies of exhaustion… In this new production, essential choregrapher Alexei Ratmansky brings a fresh […]
February
1 Feb
Live The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera, hailed as a triumph at its premiere in London earlier this year.
23 Feb
Live from Moscow Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he encounters a mysterious swan-woman by the lake, Odette, and is captivated by her. His vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences. A technically challenging masterpiece filled with vibrant emotion, one of the audience’s favourites. Tchaikovsky’s essential […]
29 Feb
Live from the Met In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Joyce DiDonato stars as the power-hungry empress.
March
14 Mar
Live from the Met For the first time at the Met, Sir Bryn Terfel sings the role of the mysterious Dutchman, condemned to roam the seas for eternity, with Anja Kampe as the devoted Senta, whose love can set him free.
29 Mar
The star-crossed lovers’ tragic fate inspired Prokofiev a remarkable cinematic score, from the delicate theme of Juliet to the ominous Dance of the Knights. Bolshoi stars Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov wholly embody the two eternal lovers in Alexei Ratmansky’s stunning evocation of love at first sight. The Bolshoi Ballet dances with passion the most […]
April
11 Apr
Live from the Met Sir David McVicar’s bold staging of Puccini’s operatic thriller returns with star soprano Anna Netrebko as the passionate title diva, opposite Brian Jagde as her lover, the idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi
19 Apr
Live from Moscow This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone: emerald, ruby and diamond. Balanchine built an homage of captivating beauty […]