Rob Newman: 21st Century Survival Guide

26 November 2026

Hot on the heels of his new novel, INTELLIGENCE, Rob Newman returns to offer a Survival Guide to the 21st Century. How do we defend ourselves from oil shocks, chatbots and billionaire Tech Bros inciting civil war?

Alison Weir presents her new novel ‘The Boleyn Secret’

26 August 2026

Sunday Times bestselling author Alison Weir, presents her new novel ‘The Boleyn Secret’.

Shaun Ryder – Happy Mondays and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays

23 September 2026

Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new, spoken word tour. The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on – including Celebrity Gogglebox, and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

13 September 2026

Back by popular demand

The award-winning West End smash-hit comedy Austentatious comes to you on a strictly limited tour.

Beth Orton

21 October 2026

For more than 30 years, Beth Orton has been our antenna to the cosmos, the poet laureate of forces too vast to take in all at once.

Visit Literary Locations in Norwich and Norfolk

24 March 2026

With such a rich literary history, it comes as no surprise that Norwich has been the location of novels and their film adaptations!

Make Norwich Your Next Reading & Writing Retreat

16 February 2026

With such a literary legacy, you can’t go wrong with a reading retreat in the City of Stories. Uncover tales on a tour, explore our bookish attractions and shop our wealth of independent bookshops.

The Ultimate Norwich Bucket List

5 January 2026

From must-visit icons to lesser-known hidden gems, there’s loads to see and do. This is the ultimate Norwich bucket list!

The HandleBards: As You Like It

4 September 2026

Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.

The HandleBards: Macbeth

28 July 2026

Join the troupe at the Norwich Theatre Playhouse for a hilariously high-octane production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ like you’ve never seen before. Forget the tears and tragedy, our Macbeth is chock full of mishaps, mayhem and mirth.