Norfolk Events

High Society
2026-09-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-16 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-09-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-17 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-09-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-19 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1RL, United Kingdom
Clear your diary, because you’re invited to the most swell party of the year, Cole Porter’s High Society.
Hot on the heels of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate, this summer’s most eagerly anticipated production delivers another glorious dose of Golden Age musical theatre escapism across the UK and Ireland.
Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads the 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord in this lavish new production, where plans for the society wedding of the year descend into chaos as old and new flames vie for attention, and a sharp-eyed tabloid reporter hunts for scandal at the waterfront estate.
Brought to life by a multi award-winning creative team, including Rachel Kavanaugh and choreographer Anthony Van Laast and with a score overflowing with the best of Cole Porter’s songbook including Just One Of Those Things, Let’s Misbehave, I Love Paris, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, Well Did You Evah?, True Love and many more, Cole Porter’s High Society declares the Season officially open!

Mean Girls
2026-10-13 08:00 - 2026-10-17 17:00
Get in loser, we’re going to Norwich Theatre Royal!
Winner of Best New Musical (WhatsOnStage Awards) and direct from the West End, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).
Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist parents, but high school is a whole new level of savage. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.

Sylvia
2026-10-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-28 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-29 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-10-29 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-30 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-31 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-10-31 19:30 - 22:00
Sylvia Pankhurst – fearless, flawed, and unforgettable. The untold story of the rebellious middle child of Emmeline Pankhurst takes centre stage in this irresistible hip hop, funk and soul musical that moves your feet and fires your spirit.
Whilst her mother and sister battled for women’s suffrage, Sylvia ignited a revolution for the forgotten: working women, the impoverished, the silenced. Caught between her family and her beliefs, Sylvia risked it all to bring change to millions.
With an electrifying score by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, renowned choreographer and storyteller Kate Prince (ZooNation – Message in a Bottle, Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party) delivers her Olivier-nominated vision in this theatrical treat that audiences can’t get enough of.
Starring powerhouse talent Beverley Knight, (Sister Act, The Drifters Girl, Memphis the Musical) in a show stopping performance as Emmeline Pankhurst, this is your chance see her in a career defining turn that won her the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Sharon Rose (Hamilton, Motown, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical) returns as Sylvia, whose performance brings depth, heart, and fire to the stage.
Direct from London’s Old Vic theatre where it played to sold out houses and instant standing ovations, SYLVIA is more than a musical – it’s a manifesto set to music, a revolution you can dance to, a story that roars and shakes the rafters.
Book now. You don’t want to miss this.
Olivier Award Win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Olivier Nominated for Best New Musical and Best Theatre Choreographer.
Winner of Best New Musical at the Black British Theatre Awards.

Dirty Dancing
2027-01-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2027-01-13 14:30 - 17:00, 2027-01-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2027-01-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2027-01-15 17:00 - 19:30, 2027-01-15 20:30 - 23:00, 2027-01-16 14:30 - 17:00, 2027-01-16 19:30 - 22:00
Dirty Dancing is heading to Norwich Theatre as part of a UK and Irish tour. Exploding with heart-pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing.
Seen by millions across the globe this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.
See the hit film come to life before your eyes with this fantastic, emotional and triumphant live stage show.
The iconic story features the hit songs ‘Hungry Eyes’, ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart stopping ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’, and an incredible cast of dancers.

Annie
2027-02-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-02-03 14:30 - 16:30, 2027-02-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-02-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-02-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-02-06 14:30 - 16:30
The smash-hit West End production of ANNIE, the world’s favourite family musical, returns to Norwich for one week only.
Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…
With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!
