Events

A woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Also screening:

Lost Connections, a new short film that offers a poetic response to the experience of the Coronavirus pandemic. Made possible through a unique UK-wide collaboration of national and regional publicly-funded film archives, Lost Connections draws on a century of archive footage that invites reflections on loss, loneliness, isolation, and expressions of desire, optimism, hope and renewal.

Commissioned by

Film Hub North on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network

A Victorian family prepares a paper theatre for a performance of A Christmas Carol. The audience enters the imagination of one of the children and quickly, the cardboard stage transforms to reveal a magical world containing real dancers and stylised sets.

The classic tale unfolds in a rich tapestry of highly absorbing, theatrical drama featuring sumptuous visual effects inspired by the techniques of early cinema. In a daring twist of format, characters are portrayed by dancers and voiced by an eclectic cast of the world’s most recognisable actors.

The mix of danced action and spoken narration brings fresh dimension to Dickens’ characters and poetic language, whilst remaining true to the beauty of the author’s original narrative.

Watch the trailer here

Cast

Simon Russell Beale as the voice of Scrooge – Danced by Michael Nunn and Jakub Franasowicz
Andy Serkis as the voice of Marley’s Ghost – Danced by Russell Maliphant
Martin Freeman as the voice of Bob Cratchit – Danced by Karl Fagerlund Brekke
Daniel Kaluuya as The Ghost of Christmas Present – Danced by Mikey Boats
Carey Mulligan as Belle – Danced by Grace Jabbari
Leslie Caron as The Ghost of Christmas Past – Danced by Dana Fouras
Dame Siân Phillips as The Narrator

An offbeat observation of the refugee experience. On a fictional remote Scottish island, a group of new arrivals await the results of their asylum claims. Among them is Omar, a young Syrian musician burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

Explore Classical Indian Music and Songs with singer/songwriter Samia Malik! Discover Indian instruments such as the tanpura, harmonium and tabla, plus learn some Classical and Bollywood songs.

This is a free event. Please contact Wymondham Library on 01953 603319 to book tickets.

Samia Malik is a Norfolk based singer/songwriter and visual artist whose autobiographical show Azaadi: Freedom is a narrative journey towards freedom through art. Azaadi: Freedom is told live in original Urdu/English songs with backing music including ‘sitarist to the star’ Baluji Shrivastav OBE, supported by projected translations and art.

British Pakistani Samia writes, performs and produces bilingual Urdu and English songs based on the traditional Ghazal (a highly refined union of poetry with music) extending and subverting the form to explore contemporary issues around identity, race and gender. Samia is also a visual artist, mainly working in painting and video – her live shows are supported by translations and projections of her original visual art.

Samia has performed the show across the UK, creating a media buzz: extensive radio and print coverage included live performances on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Asian Network.

“Truly moving. Compelling and highly original”. – SONGLINE

AN EMAIL REGARDING COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE SENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

Also booking – Free Family Music Workshop with Samia

Find out more about the Free Family Music Workshop by clicking here

Due to technical considerations, the live stream of the show will not be going ahead. The show will still be filmed and shared at a later point. The in-person event will still be going ahead in Wymondham, and we hope to see you there!

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Do you identify as LGBTQ+ and want to take part in one of our fun and free creative writing workshops?

Share your story as you work with artist and poet, Ellena Woolf, to develop a poem for your younger self! What would you tell them?

Ellena Woolf, artist and poet is leading workshops and offering the chance to record a voice note in her mystical time-travelling booth.

Workshops can accomodate up to 10 people and will run for 1 hour.

You will get a chance to step into the beautiful space booth to record your poem as a voice note.

Your poem, your ideas, your voice could then be featured as part of Ellena’s latest work ‘Voice Notes to my Child Self’ – a combination of poetry and music, aiming to share underrepresented voices with a  wider audience.

As this is designed to be a safe and intimate space for participants to share in, space are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Do you identify as LGBTQ+ and want to take part in one of our fun and free creative writing workshops?

Share your story as you work with artist and poet, Ellena Woolf, to develop a poem for your younger self! What would you tell them?

Ellena Woolf, artist and poet is leading workshops and offering the chance to record a voice note in her mystical time-travelling booth.

Workshops can accomodate up to 10 people and will run for 1 hour.

You will get a chance to step into the beautiful space booth to record your poem as a voice note.

Your poem, your ideas, your voice could then be featured as part of Ellena’s latest work ‘Voice Notes to my Child Self’ – a combination of poetry and music, aiming to share underrepresented voices with a  wider audience.

As this is designed to be a safe and intimate space for participants to share in, space are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment.

A chronicle of the life of David Copperfield, from his youth into adulthood, featuring his adventures and the web of friends and enemies he makes along the way.

The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge. Other Muppets — Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle — weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases — past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.

A young boy named Pietari and his friend Juuso think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finland has uncovered the tomb of Santa Claus. However, this a monstrous, evil Santa, much unlike the cheery St. Nick of legend. When Pietari’s father captures a feral old man in his wolf trap, the man may hold the key to why reindeer are being slaughtered and children are disappearing.

A chronicle of the life of David Copperfield, from his youth into adulthood, featuring his adventures and the web of friends and enemies he makes along the way.

The Snow Dancer is a brand-new eco-fable with a host of original songs and laughs aplenty. Something in The Great Wood is awry. The animals are desperate for sleep but with the onset of global warming, the weather is just too warm. Everyone is going around in circles and is sick of nuts before Christmas is even in sight. Something must be done. Our intrepid heroes – and their helpful humans – decide they must seek out the mysterious Snow Dancer if there is any chance of ever making it snow… Come join us for a wondrous wander in the winter woods, for a fairy tale with a furry tail, and plenty of laughs and songs along the way, in an original winter theatre show guaranteed to delight the whole family.

The Snow Dancer is a brand-new eco-fable with a host of original songs and laughs aplenty. Something in The Great Wood is awry. The animals are desperate for sleep but with the onset of global warming, the weather is just too warm. Everyone is going around in circles and is sick of nuts before Christmas is even in sight. Something must be done. Our intrepid heroes – and their helpful humans – decide they must seek out the mysterious Snow Dancer if there is any chance of ever making it snow… Come join us for a wondrous wander in the winter woods, for a fairy tale with a furry tail, and plenty of laughs and songs along the way, in an original winter theatre show guaranteed to delight the whole family.

The Snow Dancer is a brand-new eco-fable with a host of original songs and laughs aplenty. Something in The Great Wood is awry. The animals are desperate for sleep but with the onset of global warming, the weather is just too warm. Everyone is going around in circles and is sick of nuts before Christmas is even in sight. Something must be done. Our intrepid heroes – and their helpful humans – decide they must seek out the mysterious Snow Dancer if there is any chance of ever making it snow…

Come join us for a wondrous wander in the winter woods, for a fairy tale with a furry tail, and plenty of laughs and songs along the way, in an original winter theatre show guaranteed to delight the whole family.