Ten Norfolk and Norwich Festival highlights

NNF18 - Transe Express. Photo: Ville de Dijon (Image: Ville de Dijon)

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Norwich will be transformed into a fantastical open air opera house for the opening parade starting at Cathedral Close at 9pm tonight (May 11).

NNF18 - Transe Express. Photo: HervePetitbon (Image: HervePetitbon)

Kumkum Malhotra: A Live Story

Preti Taneja's award-winning novella set in New Delhi will be brought to life in Norwich Castle Gardens on May 12.

NNF18 - Kumkum Malhotra: A Live Story will be performed in Norwich Castle Gardens.Image: supplied by Writers' Centre Norwich (Image: supplied by Writers' Centre Norwich)

Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia will perform Beethoven at the Theatre Royal on May 27 and Alice Through The Looking Glass at the Playhouse on May 12.

NNF18 - Alice through the Looking Glass. Photo: Courtesy of Norfolk and Norwich Festival (Image: Courtesy of Norfolk and Norwich Festival)

The Paper Man

Norwich Puppet Theatre will host Improbable's innovative new show looking at football, politics and the future from May 14 to 19.

NNF18 - Improbable's The Paper Man.Photo: Camilla Greenwell (Image: Camilla Greenwell)

Adnams Spiegeltent

The iconic festival venue is returning to Chapelfield Gardens from May 16 to 27 with circus show Shift and lots of late-night music.

NNF18 - Barely Methodical Troupe's ShiftPhoto: Chris Nash (Image: Chris Nash)

Mary Chapin Carpenter

The Stones in the Road singer and five-time Grammy Award winner will be taking to the Norwich Theatre Royal stage on May 17.

NNF18 - Mary Chapin Carpenter. Photo: Aaron Farrington (Image: Photograph by Aaron Farrington)

The Garden Party

Always a festival favourite, the free two-day event will see Chapelfield Gardens filled with quirky acts galore on May 19 and 20.

Ockham's Razor will be performing Belly of the Whale outside The Forum in Norwich. Photo: Mark Dawson Photography (Image: Mark Dawson Photography)

Three Cathedral Choirs

Norwich Cathedral Choir will be joined by singers from Ely and Peterborough cathedrals for a special concert at the historic city venue on May 24.

NNF18 - Norwich Cathedral Choir. Photo: Paul Hurst (Image: copyright (c) paul hurst all rights reserved)

Wayfaring

Wells beach will be the setting for a week-long art project inspired by journeys and which will culminate in shows at sunset on May 25 and 26.

NNF18 - And Now's Wayfaring preimere at Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Photo: Nick Read (Image: Nick Read)

City of Literature Weekend

Norwich's profile as a UNESCO City of Literature will be celebrated with a three-day festival in Chapelfield Gardens from May 25 to 27.

NNF18 - Ray Antrobus is taking part in the City of Literature Weekend. Photo: Naomi Wood (Image: Naomi Wood)

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