HEAD EAST – celebrating culture and arts in the East of England
Welcome to Head East. We’ve gathered our creative and cultural partners together to celebrate arts, culture, and heritage in and around Norfolk and Suffolk. There’s an abundance of places, spaces and events to explore close to home, for a day, an overnight stay or for longer. With something for everyone, you can search the latest event listings over on our What’s On page. And below, we’ll feature news, interviews, inspirational itineraries and event highlights to ensure you make the most of what the East has to offer. Enjoy exploring, discovering something new and spending quality time with friends and family.
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Visual Art
Take a new approach to meeting art in Norwich
The Sainsbury Centre in Norwich is encouraging visitors to engage with them in new ways.
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Destination
Spend a day in Bury St Edmunds
The historic market town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk has lots on offer for a day of exploring.
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Theatre & Drama
Coming up at Eastern Angles
Eastern Angles bring a new version of the acclaimed tragi-comedy ‘Stones in his Pockets’ to the region this spring.
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Destination
Painters in the Valley: Constable Country
Constable country offers an abundance of opportunities to explore with well maintained, scenic footpaths between the villages and welcoming cafes, restaurants and traditional pubs at each location.
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Destination
Painters in the Valley: Gainsborough’s Sudbury
The Stour Valley cuts through the Suffolk countryside on its way to Cattawade where the River Stour becomes an estuary on its final journey to the sea.
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Theatre
Head East for theatre that is small but mighty
Today, in Norfolk and Suffolk, you will find some exceptional theatres whose work packs a punch despite, or perhaps because, of their diminutive scale.
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Destination
Spend a day exploring Norwich Lanes
Norwich Lanes is the vibrant, independent heart of Norwich. Steeped in history and community spirit.
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Literature
HEAD EAST – Norwich UNESCO City of Literature
National Centre for Writing celebrates the tenth anniversary of Norwich becoming England’s first UNESCO City of Literature
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Nature & Wildlife
HEAD EAST – Experience and Explore
Head east to experience a range of outdoor wonder walks, nature trails and art-led curated walks.
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Outdoors
HEAD EAST – Explore and Experience Rewilding in Coastal West Norfolk
If you haven’t experienced rewilding yet, these walking tours serve as a great introduction.
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Welcome
Introducing HEAD EAST and thank you to our partners
Head East is a new year-long campaign celebrating the rich diversity of arts, culture, and heritage in and around Norfolk and Suffolk.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Theatre
Behind the scenes – Eastern Angles
Jake Smith is the artistic director/CEO of eastern angles – a touring theatre company who tour across East Anglia and produce community co-created events
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Theatre
HEAD EAST – Behind the Scenes, with Douglas Rintoul
Douglas Rintoul is an award-winning theatre director, who's directed a wide range of productions across different genres and styles
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Nature & Wildlife
HEAD EAST – Behind the scenes with Dominic Buscall at Wild Ken Hill
Discover Wild Ken Hill, where we principally farm and seek to restore nature through a variety of conservation tools.
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Traditional Visual Arts
HEAD EAST – Behind The Scenes –Mark Bills & Gainsborough’s House
My name is Mark Bills, director of Gainsborough’s House. My love of art has been the motivation throughout my career.
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Arts & Culture
HEAD EAST – Behind The Scenes – Mary Muir, a fond farewell
A fond farewell from Mary Muir, Arts Development Manager at Norfolk County Council, after 22 years working and living in Norfolk.
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Festival
HEAD EAST – Behind the Scenes, Catherine Riley on Primadonna
100+ writers, publishers, musicians, influencers, and creatives of all kinds who offer their insight, experience, and expertise.
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Event Highlights
Festival
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Norwich, Norfolk
Fri 10 May 2024 00:00
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Festival
Out There Festival
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Thu 30 May 2024 00:00
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Aldeburgh Festival
Snape Maltings
Fri 7 Jun 2024 00:00
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First Light Festival
Lowestoft Beach
Sat 22 Jun 2024 12:00
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Plan your visit
Itinerary
Norwich
Lose yourself in the City of Stories
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Ipswich
Immerse yourself in Suffolk's cultural capital
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Bury St Edmunds
Lose your head in Bury's cultural offering
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North Norfolk
Big sky, big sea, big culture
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Lowestoft
A fine mix of culture at the UK's most easterly point
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Suffolk Coast
Head to the sunrise coast of the best in landscape and culture
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Great Yarmouth
A surprisingly cultured seaside gem
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King’s Lynn
Shakespeare endorsed post town with a long history of culture
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