http://www.nnf10.org.uk/index.php/updates/detail/ en daisy@nnfestival.org.uk Copyright 2010 2010-08-03T17:33:37+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/jonathan_holloway_to_leave_nnf/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/jonathan_holloway_to_leave_nnf/#When:16:33:37Z Jonathan Holloway, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival has been appointed Artistic Director of the prestigious Perth International Arts Festival in Australia.  Jonathan will be leaving the organisation in December and moving to Western Australia, where he will be responsible for the artistic direction of four Perth International Arts Festivals, 2012-15, annually each February. Jonathan has led the Norfolk & Norwich Festival since late 2004, during which time it has seen a transformation in its breadth and scale of activities. As well as its long-standing strength in world-class classical music, jazz and contemporary music the Festival now embraces contemporary dance, circus, burlesque, the visual arts, literary events, a children’s festival and a large programme of free events. The Festival also delivers Creative Partnerships working with more than 15,000 young people year round in more than 45 schools in Norfolk, and Norfolk Open Studios. Since 2005 the Festival has seen audiences increase from 35,000 to 278,000, turnover increase by over 550% and ticket sales triple to over a third of a million pounds to make it the fourth largest city arts festival in the UK.  Artistic highlights have included presenting the UK premiere of Jordi Savall’s Jerusalem; being one of three world cities (London, New York, Norwich) to present Michael Clark’s Stravinsky Project with full orchestra; commissioning/premiering major works from Circa, Jonathan Dove, Les Sept Doigts de la Main, Andy Sheppard, Kurt Perschke, Gwilym Simcock, Ephémère, Arve Henriksen, Joby Talbot, No Fit State Circus, Taylor Mac and Alain Platel; presenting rare UK appearances by John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, Dawn Upshaw, Osvaldo Golijov and Teatro de los Sentidos. Prior to joining the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Jonathan was head of the Events Department at the National Theatre, one of the four artistic producing departments, working closely with Trevor Nunn and then Nicholas Hytner. He was the founding artistic director/producer of Watch This Space, the National’s acclaimed festival of free international outdoor performance; artistic director of the National’s Festival of Lights, a series of arts and live events exploring multi-cultural London; and was a programmer and producer of children’s theatre, site specific dance and education projects. Jonathan Holloway said “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Director of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, guiding it through a period of transition and huge growth. Norwich is a wonderful city filled with amazing people, and both the city and the surrounding area create a tremendous backdrop for the arts. The level of interest and support for cultural activities in the area is fantastic and has enabled the Festival to grow in many directions and appeal to a much wider range of audiences whilst bringing more world premieres, UK premieres and exclusive events to the region.  I am now working on the programme for the May 2011 Norfolk & Norwich Festival, which will be my seventh and last, and remain optimistic and excited by the possibilities in the East of England.  “I have always said, casually, that there is only a handful of jobs in the world that I want to do at this time.  Perth International Arts Festival in Western Australia, is one of them.  It is already one of the world’s great Festivals, and I believe that I can do extraordinary things there, in another of the world’s most beautiful places.” Caroline Jarrold, Chair of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Board said “We will be very sorry to see Jonathan leave the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, he has been an inspirational leader, built up a very strong team around him and has brought some extraordinary programming to the city. Under Jonathan the Festival has developed to become a significant national and international arts event, and we are confident that we can maintain that momentum into the future.  Jonathan has led the Festival for over six years, which is longer than any of his predecessors, and we can well understand the excitement of his new challenge in Perth. Who knows, Jonathan’s move to Australia might also provide opportunities for more transnational collaborations!” Recruitment specialist Heather Newill from AEM International has been appointed to steer the process of securing a successor and the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Board hopes to be able to make an announcement in early December. Applications for the post close on 5 November. For more information please contact Heather Newill on 01728 724739 or hnewill@aeminternational.co.uk.   ENDS   For more information, please contact Daisy Turville-Petre, Press & PR Manager, Norfolk & Norwich Festival 01603 878280 or at daisy@nnfestival.org.uk Norfolk & Norwich Festival Norfolk & Norwich Festival is the international arts festival for the East of England.  The organisation works to harness the transformational power of culture and the arts to engage with audiences and communities throughout the East of England and beyond. It produces NNF, the internationally recognised festival lasting 16 days each May, programming world class music, theatre, dance, circus, visual arts and children’s events and delivers Creative Partnerships, the government’s flagship creative learning programme, in 47 schools in Norfolk and Norfolk Open Studios, one of the UK’s largest and most successful open studios schemes. Norfolk & Norwich Festival (NNF11) will run from 6-21 May 2011. Norfolk Open Studios will run from 21 May -5 June 2011. Latest update 2010-08-03T16:33:37+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/norwich_to_hold_its_own_city_of_culture_celebrations_in_2013/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/norwich_to_hold_its_own_city_of_culture_celebrations_in_2013/#When:14:53:02Z NEWS FROM NORWICH CITY COUNCIL Norwich is already a city of culture and the city council and leading arts and cultural organisations are heralding a new era of collaborative working thanks to the bid to become UK City of Culture in 2013.  Today the city announced that many of the creative ideas that were included in the bid and helped get us into the ‘fantastic four’ cultural cities will still happen in the run-up to and during 2013. To mark the start of the year of the UK City of Culture we will release 2,013 paper lanterns into the skies each containing the hopes and wishes of a Norwich resident – a Norfolk & Norwich Festival event. We will work with the Britten Sinfonia and Norwich Theatre Royal on a ‘Festival of Britten’ to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary in 2013. Hundreds of young people will take part in a volunteer-led mass literacy project based on creative writing, led by the Writers’ Centre Norwich. A 1,000-strong choir will perform at Norwich City’s Carrow Road stadium in a mass community event. We hope to get a youth orchestra from Venezuela to Norwich as part of the El Sistema/In Harmony Project. A new consortium that will bring together community-focused organisations such as The Garage, Future Projects and Norfolk & Norwich Community Arts (NORCA) to develop the arts by bidding for funding. We will also be looking to work with the other three cities and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to see how we bring even more resources for culture into Norwich. From 29 candidate places, Norwich was one of four finalists – along with Birmingham, Sheffield and Derry-Londonderry – and a result it has increased its national profile, showcased its outstanding artistic talent and brought arts and cultural groups even closer together. Despite the disappointment of not being named UK City of Culture 2013, the national competition has delivered huge benefits and will be used to market the city as an attractive place to live, set up businesses and visit. Tourism will be more important than ever in an increasingly difficult economic climate and efforts will be stepped up to proactively promote the city as a place to take a culture-filled break. The positive experience of the competition will also be used to help shape how the city develops cultural activities over the next 10 years. Councillor Steve Morphew, leader of the city council, said: “Norwich is already a fine city of culture and people should feel immensely proud of how it is perceived. We always said this was a ‘win-win’ for Norwich and we are already seeing more visitors coming to the city, something we need to capitalise on in the current financial climate. “I would like to thank everyone in the city who supported us and got behind our bid and urge them to keep promoting Norwich as a wonderful cultural city.” Jonathan Holloway, director of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, said: “Armed with a set of extraordinary ideas, partnerships, collective vision, public energy and political will, we have everything but the name, UK City of Culture 2013. “Of course, it’s sad that we didn’t win the title, but since it wouldn’t have come with funding attached, we can celebrate what the bidding process has already delivered: a newly unlocked appetite for year-round culture, proof of the value of cultural activity to the local economy and a new collective energy, passion and confidence in our unique identity and potential that has permeated right across the city. “Our job now is to mobilise the thousands of cultural institutions, businesses and people from across the world who believe that Norwich is already a city of culture and do it anyway!” Peter Wilson, chief executive of Theatre Royal Norwich, said: "I congratulate those who constructed the bid and hope they'll take heart from this close call. Let's find a new way to tell Norwich's story.” Ian Johnson principal of Access to Music Norwich said: "We always saw this as a win for Norwich whatever the outcome. Let's have our own culture year to celebrate Norwich and its communities." Visit www.norwichcityofculture.co.uk for more information. Latest update 2010-07-16T14:53:02+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/bbc_childrens_and_young_people_film_festival/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/bbc_childrens_and_young_people_film_festival/#When:20:58:59Z Elm Road Centre has two films selected to be part of first ever BBC Norfolk Children & Young People’s Film Festival Elm Road Centre, one of 47 Norfolk schools working with Norfolk & Norwich Festival on its Creative Partnerships programme this year, has had two films - WAKING ZAC and SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE – selected for screening at the first ever BBC Norfolk Children and Young People’s Film Festival.  Creative Partnerships is the Government's flagship national creative learning programme delivered across the county by Norfolk & Norwich Festival.  The BBC Norfolk Children and Young People's Film Festival offered all children and young people in Norfolk under the age of 18 a chance to submit their films and over 140 entries were received. It will take place in Fusion at The Forum in Norwich. Fusion hosts the biggest permanent digital screen in Europe, a fitting venue from some amazing films. In its first year, the Festival has had entries from schools, colleges and individuals right around the county. There are documentaries, dramas, animations and music videos. Children and young people of all ages have taken part, from First Schools to Colleges. The Festival has been organised by BBC Voices, a media workshop and production unit based at The Forum. BBC Voices Producer Gary Standley said, "Too often this talent is seen only by fellow students and proud parents. Now everyone will be able to see the way our young people choose to express their lives, their feelings, and their sense of humour too." The Festival is open to the public and organisers hope that people will enjoy and appreciate how much film making is thriving amongst young people. BBC Voices Producer Wendy Witham said, "Film is now such a part of our daily life and this Festival shows that children can create as well as consume. The digital age has made the film and editing process so much more accessible and young people have grasped the possibilities. They are not just picking up cameras and shooting, but adding the lessons they have learnt from being surrounded by film, adding craft, sophistication and imagination to their work." Alongside the two week Festival, BBC Voices supported by The Forum Trust are organising a three day hands on Film event in The Forum. Children and young people will be able to try their hand at wildlife filming, have their photo taken on a special red carpet catwalk and enter the magical world of Narnia through a real wardrobe. For more information contact Gary Standley at BBC Voices on 07834 846 841 The BBC Norfolk Children and Young People's Film Festival Monday 19th July to Saturday 31st July.    Daily 10am to 5pm.  Fusion at The Forum.  Free Entry The BBC Voices and The Forum Trust Film Event Sunday 25th July to Tuesday 27th July.  10am to 4pm.  The Forum.  Free Entry Creative Partnerships (www.creative-partnerships.com):   Creative Partnerships is England’s creative learning programme which has worked with over 940,000 young people and over 90,000 teachers by fostering long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals to inspire, harness the potential of creative learning and experiment with new ideas. Managed by new national organisation, Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE) (www.creativitycultureeducation.org), the programme was launched in 2002 and has worked with nearly 6,000 schools across England, from Key Stage 1 to 4. Latest update 2010-07-15T20:58:59+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/east_goes_east/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/east_goes_east/#When:16:58:48Z   Norwich University College of the Arts in collaboration with the Norfolk and Norwich Festival present EASTgoesEast A collaborative project developed from EASTInternational between groups of artists from Norwich, Budapest and Krakow kicks off at 5.30pm on Thursday 8th July 2010 with Concert for High Heels at Norwich City Hall. Artists in Norwich are playing host to artists from Hungary (Outpost Gallery) and Poland (The Gallery at NUCA) in a show that represents the artistic movements and thinking taking place amongst their communities at this time. Concert for High Heelsis the work of Polish artist Zorka Wollny in collaboration with composer Anna Szwajgier. They will be working together to direct a group of volunteers to move along the corridors and stairs and pass through a vestibule at City Hall, creating a symphony of sound through the rhythmic percussive noises produced by their footwear. The concert will be experienced by an audience seated in the first floor foyer area, with the sound approaching from various directions, echoing up and down the stairs and along the corridors. The work explores the potential to produce rhythm and harmony through an everyday action, and how that can combine with the acoustic qualities of public spaces. The performance is part of EASTgoesEast, a project involving concurrent exhibitions at the Gallery at Norwich University College of the Arts and OUTPOST artist run gallery. Zorka Wollny will be exhibiting her work at the Gallery at NUCA along with two other artists from Krakow. Karolina Kowalska will be presenting JPG/TXT, a projection of collected images and texts sourced from the internet, and Roza Janizewska will be exhibiting photographs of realistic architectural models. Three artists from Budapest will be working together at OUTPOST to produce an installed environment that encourages an experiential viewing of their work. Low trolleys will be provided upon which to lie and roll under a low ceiling. The work will be situated above and viewed by the reclined audience rolling beneath. The exhibitions open on Friday 9 July, at the Gallery at NUCA from 5-7pm and at OUTPOST from 6-9pm. They are then open until Saturday 7 August, the Gallery at NUCA is open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday, and OUTPOST is open from 12 to 6pm daily. EASTgoesEastcontinues in September when three artists from the OUTPOST membership (Jonathan O’Dwyer, Simon Liddiment and Tom Cox-Bisham) will be exhibiting with the Hungarian artists at Bunkier Sztuki in Krakow, and in October when the three artists from Norwich and the three artists from Krakow will be exhibiting at The Studio Association of Young Artists in Budapest. Latest update 2010-07-06T16:58:48+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/youth_music_voices/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/youth_music_voices/#When:14:59:39Z Youth Music Voices is launching the first of nine regional events at The Garage, Norwich on Sunday 18th July from 10.30am to 4pm. Youth Music Voices is a major new Cultural Olympiad project, providing 14-19 year olds with an opportunity to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games through singing. Led by Richard Frostick and professional guest artists, the workshop will be an inspiring, fun day for choirs and vocal groups - providing creative ideas, mixing up styles and genres and presenting a fantastic opportunity to meet other people in the region who share a passion for singing. One hundred and fifty young singers from the broadest cultural mix across the UK will be recruited for the Youth Music Voices Ensemble – a youth vocal ensemble unlike any other in the UK. With its own style, individuality, leadership, and specially commissioned repertoire of new songs and arrangements, the young singers will produce vibrant and exciting music throughout the Cultural Olympiad 2012. As well as developing these young singers to the highest standard, Youth Music Voices will be performing at a prestigious London location on the eve of the London 2012 Games. Visit www.youthmusic.org.uk/voices to register your choir/vocal group and to find out more about opportunities for group singing in your region   For further information on Youth Music Voices please contact: Lyndall Rosewarne, Lyndall.rosewarne@youthmusic.org.uk or Grania Hyde-Smith, grania.hyde-smith@youthmusic.org.uk on 020 7902 1060 Young people who will wish to participate in Youth Music Voices should watch for updates on www.youthmusic.org.uk/voices and www.london2012.com.   Notes to Editors Youth Music Voices is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, a programme that runs for four years from the end of the Beijing games in 2008 to the end of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012. Youth Music Voices is a partnership between London 2012 and Youth Music to give young people the opportunity to take part in group singing, and showcase their talent around the UK. Norfolk & Norwich Festival is one of the lead partners for the East region. Visit www.london2012.com/culture for more information. Youth Musicwas established in 1999 with a remit to support music-making activities for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. In just ten years Youth Music has transformed the landscape of musical opportunity in the UK supporting music-making activities of the broadest variety imaginable; from hip-hop and dj-ing to classical and jazz. Youth Music has now reached over 2 million children and young people, encouraging their talents, building their confidence and changing their lives through the power of music.  Although Youth Music has this unprecedented track record in effecting positive change in young people through music, there is still much more work to be done. Youth Music aspires to reach out to ever increasing numbers of young people across the country. The vision is to create a sustainable environment to channel young peoples’ creativity, enabling them to express themselves and develop their skills through music. One of Youth Music’s core strategic objectives for 2010 to 2015 is ‘Encouraging Talent’ and Youth Music Voices effectively supports this goal. Latest update 2010-07-01T14:59:39+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/tell_us_tv/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/tell_us_tv/#When:17:55:53Z  New Tell Us TV website asks how Arts and Culture impacts on Young People’s lives Creativity, Culture & Education (CCE) is launching a new website called Tell Us TV (www.tellustv.co.uk). CCE, the national arts education charity, is asking all children and young people to upload their videos to Tell Us TV detailing why arts and culture is important to them. Experiences in arts and culture are proven to be vital in enabling children and young people to unlock their talent and realise their potential. They contribute in powerful ways to personal development, enhancing life skills as well as building confidence. In launching the Tell Us TV website, CCE will learn more about how a wide range of young people access arts and culture, what types of activity they are interested in and what they want to achieve in terms of their own talents and creativity.  Paul Collard, Chief Executive of CCE, said: “At a time of funding cuts to the arts it is vital that we know more about children’s experiences with arts and culture to enable us to build for the future.” CCE is launching the new website alongside a month-long tour of England with its Tell Us Bus. The bus will visit events including Coventry’s Godiva Festival as well as schools, youth centres and cultural hubs across England. CCE be asking thousands of 7-19 year-olds about their experiences, hobbies and activities on board the full-size double-decker Tell Us Bus. The results of the Tell Us Bus tour will be collated into a report prepared by young people, which will be announced in October 2010. CCE (www.creativitycultureeducation.org) is the national organisation which aims to transform lives by harnessing the potential of creative learning and cultural opportunity. CCE manages England’s flagship creative learning programme Creative Partnerships. For further information on Creativity, Culture & Education visit www.creativitycultureeducation.org and for the Tell Us Bus tour see www.tellustv.co.uk Latest update 2010-06-25T17:55:53+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/nnf_live_at_fusion/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/nnf_live_at_fusion/#When:15:47:28Z Missing the Festival? Make sure you get down to Fusion in The Forum, Norwich between now at Saturday to catch the superb video montage taken by young people from City College Norwich and Future Projects as well as people uploading content to the Festival’s website during this year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival.   The 15-minute show is the result of work by young reviewers working with the Festival as part of the NNF Live project – a programme designed to bring new audiences and participants to the Festival through photography, video, audio and written reviews. The show is free and open to members of the public between 10am and 5pm until Saturday 29 May at Fusion, The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich.  Latest update 2010-05-26T15:47:28+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/festival_audiences_increase/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/festival_audiences_increase/#When:13:03:08Z  Festival audiences increase more than FOUR-FOLD Value of tickets sold up by nearly a third (32%)* Number of tickets sold up by a fifth (21%)* Total audience for NNF10 increases by 450% Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2010 closed its biggest, furthest-reaching and most successful Festival to date this weekend with Music for Seven Ice Cream Vans in Norwich suburbs and a Spiegel Show Down in the city’s Chapelfield Gardens.  The Festival attracted almost 300,000 people and approximately 34,000* tickets were sold.  This is a significant increase on 2009 when the May Festival audience was just over 62,000 and (then) record ticket sales exceeded 28,000.  The increase was in part a result of increased ticket sales for music, dance, theatre, circus and children’s events but had a boost from the extended programme of outdoor performances and eye-catching visual arts installations and exhibitions. Festival Director, Jonathan Holloway said: “This is unquestionably our most successful Festival ever but not just because of the numbers.  This year has been about moments of great celebration and tremendous beauty. It has been about bringing some of the world’s leading performers to our region. And unleashing the creativity of the people who live in and visit the region. “My personal highlights? Having my hair cut by a brilliant 10 yr old stylist from Catton Grove School. Watching the talented residents of Norwich create an extraordinary circus performance with NoFit State for an audience of 3000. Louis Lorte by candlelight. John Cale’s second encore. Jordi Savall’s incredible Jerusalem.  Our audiences standing, cheering and stamping every night.  The glorious cardboard city in Blackfriar’s Hall. And a RedBall that captivated the imagination of thousands. “But for me the stars of the Festival have been the huge team of people who have worked tirelessly to make it happen and the audiences who have appreciated their work so vociferously.” Norfolk & Norwich Festival Highlights Haircuts by Children Ninety-six mums, dads, students, politicians and local celebrities trusted a group of nine and 10 year-old children with their identities and started a new trend in blue stripes and pink beards and ever so slightly wonky mohican haircuts. Electric Hotel Audiences of 450 dance-lovers, theatre-lovers and curious teenagers a night braved wind, rain and plunging temperatures to watch a groundbreaking dance world premiere in a temporary four-storey building on Millennium Plain. Festival Garden Party and free outdoor events The sun came out and well over 20,000 people gathered in one weekend to learn to hula hoop, peer at a grown up man in an awfully small house, watch street theatre and party in Festival Gardens. Jordi Savall The legendary viola da gamba player Jordi Savall and a cast of 38 musicians stunned audiences with an internationally acclaimed and culturally momentous UK premiere of Jerusalem: a City of Two Peaces in Norwich Theatre Royal. New Visual Arts Programme A giant RedBall captured the hearts and imagination of adults and children alike.  Hundreds of families experienced a Night in a Museum like none other at the Sainsbury Centre.  A new Rock n Roll Library opened for 16 days courtesy of the Clash’s Mick Jones. And a series of insistent Neon Signs in windows stopped shoppers in their tracks.  All these and more were just some of the highlights of the Festival’s first ever visual arts programme. NoFit State Circus Korfball players, a man on a bike, a six foot robotic dragon and some breath-takingly talented children from Chermond Gym put together a performance in under a week with the helpof  NoFit State Circus and the people of Eaton Park, Norwich. Spiegeltent More false eyelashes and trilby hats than you can rattle your spats at; tea dances, swing dances, hula hoop training, CocoRosie and the show that defined this year’s Spiegeltent magic: La Vie which received a standing ovation almost every single night. Baby Rave A ska rave for babies that proved that you don’t have to be dapper to get down with the kids.   The Festival in numbers 278,000                  estimated audience numbers for NNF10 49,996                                     text messages sent as part of A Short Message Spectacle (An SMS) 34,000                                    tickets sold 1000                                    performers taking part in NNF10 350                                     NNF10 events 140                                    volunteers working for NNF this May 100+                                    Funders, sponsors and partners 96                                     haircuts by the children of Norwich’s Catton Grove School 60                                     unique flags created by schools and community groups 23                                    world premieres, UK premieres and exclusives 16                                    days in May 8                                    Festival commissions 4th                                     biggest city festival in the UK   The Festival team is very keen to hear what you thought of this year’s events.  Anyone with a comment to make or experience to share should log on to www.nnf10.org.uk and click on the ‘Share your NNF10 Experience’ panel.  There is also a chance to win a pass to the Spiegeltent for NNF11 or an iPod Touch 32GB. Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2011 runs from 6 – 21 May 2011, so you’ve got plenty of time to book all sixteen days off work in advance. * Excludes tickets sold at Sainsbury Centre for VIsual Arts or Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.     ENDS  For more information or pictures, please contact Daisy Turville-Petre, Communications Officer, Norfolk & Norwich Festival: 01603 878281, 07776 235675 or at daisy@nnfestival.org.uk Latest update 2010-05-24T13:03:08+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/spiegel_lates_final_week/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/spiegel_lates_final_week/#When:18:43:48Z If you haven't had your feather boa out yet, if your trilby sits untouched in the wardrobe, then you're missing a trick! There are still plenty of tickets left for the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Spiegel Lates:  Monday 17 May, 10.30pm  - The Sweetbeats (£5) Thursday 20 May, 10.30pm - Neil Innes and Swervy World (£5) Friday 21 May, 10.30pm  - James Hunter (£15) Saturday 22 May, 10.30pm - The Spiegel Showdown with Tom Ravenscroft (returns only at the moment...)   And if you're not such a night owl, then get yourself down to see Die Roten Punkte: White Stripes meets Spinal Tap.  Very very funny and not (yet) sold out.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday 20, 21, 22 May, 7.30pm - Die Roten Punkte (£10) See you there.  x Latest update 2010-05-17T18:43:48+00:00 http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/spiegel_lates_booking/ http://nnf10.org.uk/updates/detail/spiegel_lates_booking/#When:01:44:57Z We know it's cold and we're feeling your pain, but the chilly wait in the park is over:  you can order your Spiegel Lates tickets by phone at 01603 766400 from today. Sunday 16 May, 10.30pm - DJ Lornegerie (Free) Monday 17 May, 10.30pm - The Sweetbeats (£5) Thursday 20 May, 10.30pm - Neil Innes and Swervy World (£5) Saturday 22 May, 10.30pm - The Spigel Showdown with Tom Ravenscroft (£5) Latest update 2010-05-14T01:44:57+00:00