The Maddermarket Theatre in partnership with The Autumn Festival of Norfolk invite you to attend this special Gala Performance of 3 Agatha Christie radio plays, with a cast of actors from across Norfolk, with sound effects being performed live on stage.

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Murder In the Studio

The Maddermarket Theatre

This outstanding production is the closest thing to seeing a live Michael Jackson show, presenting you with an immersive theatrical experience actively engaging its audience with stunning effects and choreography from start to finish whilst recreating the music and live performances of the greatest entertainer of all time!

The MJ Legacy

Join us with a team of up to 6 people to this general knowledge quiz with fish and chips from local chippy, the Grosvenor Fish Bar, to feed your brains.

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Written in 1892, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Yellow Wallpaper is an important piece of feminist literature which brings to life the attitude towards physical and mental health in the 19th century while gripping readers with its foreboding atmosphere.

The Yellow Wallpaper

Vocalists David Rees and Julie Hewitt are delighted to be joined by superb gypsy jazz combo ‘The Djanoliers’ for a lively evening of foot-tapping French and American swing standards by composers such as Sidney Bechet, Django Reinhardt and Charles Trenet.

Je Suis Swing

Nora seems to have it all – a successful husband, adorable children and a beautiful home. But her acceptance of the status quo is about to undergo a profound change. Is this picture perfect life anything more than an act? And what happens if she is no longer willing to play her role?

A Doll’s House

If the answer is yes, then come and join Award-winning historian, author and paranormal investigator Neil R. Storey as he returns by popular demand with a new selection of spine-chilling tales of hauntings from across Norfolk and stories from his investigations into paranormal activity around our county and beyond.

Tales of a Norfolk Ghost Hunter

​With meticulous attention to detail, Holding Back The Years deliver the world’s most authentic tribute to Simply Red.  From intimate venues to the biggest stages, they pride themselves on recreating the stunning and mesmerising atmosphere of a live Simply Red concert. With an amazing lead vocalist, backed by a band of world class musicians, this show fully captures the essence and era defining sounds of Mick Hucknall and Simply Red.

Holding Back the Years

Hailed as “a living, breathing, positively fizzing jazz orchestra” (‘Jazz Rag’) the Big Band revisits the repertoire of the legendary British jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes, playing music Hayes’ bands played during the 1960s and early 1970s, much of which hadn’t been heard publicly since his death in 1973.

The Simon Spillett Big Band (Norwich Jazz Club)

Find yourself transported back to those lazy, hazy days of the 60’s and 70’s as you take a journey through the songbook of one of the world’s greatest songwriters. From Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick to Tom Jones, The Drifters and The Carpenters, Burt Bacharach wrote some of history’s finest songs for the world’s greatest voices and this October, The Burt Bacharach Songbook will be returning to the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich to treat you to his biggest and best hits.

The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Her number one show is shared up and down the country, and brings Whitney’s greatest hits from I Wanna Dance with Somebody and So Emotional to Greatest Love of All and I Will Always Love You

I’m Every Whitney: Live!

It’s time to celebrate those four seasons in song, so come and join the Phoenix Singers at the Maddermarket Theatre Bar on Monday 30th September and Tuesday 1st October at 2.30 pm, as we salute the seasons, with a programme of songs from the shows and more!

Four Seasons In Song (Phoenix Voices)

With 5 Star reviews and thousands of fans across the UK, the tribute band – on their 2024 PULSE & Division Bell tour – will highlight the definitive live versions of Pink Floyd’s classic and best loved songs, continuing a well-established tradition of attracting large audiences, old and young, to their performances, wherever they play.

The Darkside of Pink Floyd

Get ready to be transported back in time to relive the legendary hits of Phil Collins and Genesis! “Seriously Collins” is not just a tribute show; it’s an electrifying journey through the music that has touched hearts and defined an era.

Seriously Collins – A Tribute to Phil Collins & Genesis

“DSUK…in tribute to Dire Straits” began touring in 2016 and have quickly become regarded as the quintessential tribute band among Dire Straits fans with their incredible attention to musical and sonic detail, the humour, fun, and interesting history that they pack into their shows.

DS:UK… in Tribute to Dire Straits – Brothers in ’85 Tour

Since starting to tour in 2018, DS:UK… in tribute to Dire Straits have become the quintessential tribute to one of the worlds most loved bands due to their obvious affection for Mark Knopfler’s music and attention to detail that fans truly appreciate.

DS:UK – Alchemical Tour

Featuring your favourite hits from The Who, Deep Purple, Queen, Whitesnake and many more, this female fronted trio will take you on a journey from the psychedelic sixties through to the stadium seventies, explosive eighties and beyond!

Maid In Britain

We have 4 original actors joining us for a night to remember!!  They’ll be sharing stories onstage about their time on Britains favourite show, Only Fools and Horses.  There will be a live Q&A, competitions, sing alongs as well as raffles and memorabilia for sale!!

Only Fools and Horsez – An Evening with Show

We perform original interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk and songs of the sea in clubs, theatres (the iconic Minack, Cornwall ~ to name but one) and festivals including:

Pot of Gold: Sea Shanties

Phoenix Voices are happy to present another Christmas concert at 2:30pm in the Maddermarket bar on the 3rd and 4th of December 2024.

Another Christmas Cracker (Phoenix Voices)

Enjoy a star-studded setlist from Mariah Carey and Wham to Bing and Bublé and sing and dance your hearts out to such classics as “White Christmas” and “Fairytale of New York” as our talented cast of Performers, Characters and Live Band bring your favourite festive hits to life.

XMAS Pop Party

This adventurous tale follows a family of foxes, as they battle farmers, rats and JCBs to protect their underground community of larger-than-life creatures.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Capricious, independent and beautiful Bathsheba Everdene inherits and manages her uncle’s farm. She is courted by three infatuated suitors: an honest, loyal and capable shepherd; a womanising and charming Sergeant; and a lonely, wealthy farmer. Who will she choose? If any of them? She plays with all their hearts to devastating and dramatic effect.

Far from the Madding Crowd

Join us for an unforgettable evening of wall-to-wall hits and classics spanning the success of Dusty Springfield’s life and music starring sensational vocalist Becci Morrell.

The Dusty Show

Legends of Motown is a high energy tribute show jam packed with all of Motown’s biggest hits, with stunning vocals and amazing live band, celebrating the music of the iconic and timeless Motown era. Undoubtedly the golden era of music, the show pays tribute to the legendary artists that appeared on the Motown label at that time.

Legends of Motown

The rest of the show will include as many other massive songs as possible…She Loves you, I Want To Hold Your Hand, I Feel fine, Yellow Submarine, All You Need is Love, Penny Lane, Hey Jude, Something, Get Back and so many more. 

Beatlemania

Making a welcome return to the Maddermarket Theatre, this dynamic 10 piece will once again be ‘Reelin’ in the years’ performing a selection of songs from the canon of Steely Dan’s legendary catalogue including such wonderfully crafted classics as Rikki don’t lose that number, Josie, Peg, FM ( No static at all ), Haitian Divorce, Do It Again, Kid Charlemagne & many more!

Steemy Dan

The multi-award-winning Wrong Jovi are widely considered to be “the best Bon Jovi tribute band in the world” So much so, even former Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora, personally thanked the band for their hard work and unforgettable performances. In their 9 years of touring, the band have performed across the world and featured on the BBC prime-time TV show Even Better Than The Real Thing. In 2022, the band were announced as winner of the “Best Tribute Artist” Award at the National Entertainment Awards, having previously won the same award at the Northern Entertainment Awards.

Wrong Jovi

Spanning the instrument’s most important 5 decades, and featuring music from the likes of Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Buddy Holly, The Shadows, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd and many more alike, 50 Years of Fender will have the dancers in the aisles and the guitar fans mesmerised.

Maddermarket Theatre

Nov 21, 2024

DS:UK – Alchemical Tour

Nov 23, 2024

Maid In Britain

Nov 30, 2024

Only Fools and Horsez – An Evening with Show

Dec 1, 2024

Pot of Gold: Sea Shanties

3 - 4 Dec, 2024

Another Christmas Cracker (Phoenix Voices)

Nov 17, 2024

Murder In the Studio

Nov 15, 2024

The MJ Legacy

Maddermarket Theatre