ENTERTAINMENT IN NORWICH - SUMMER 09

Norwich is a good place to stay in the summer, cause you can find a great cultural offering to enjoy.

We can start by talking about cinemas. If you want to watch any of most recent films, you have four cinemas to choose from: Cinema City, Hoollywood Screen Cinema, Odeon Cinema and Vue Cinema. During these days they are focussed (as usual in the summer) on movies for children: Coraline, Harry Potter, Ice Age, etc. But you can also find good comedies like Bruno or the Proposal and other genres.

If you prefer the stage, you can go to the theatres instead. There are five of them: Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich Playhouse, Norwich Puppet Theatre and Theatre Royal & Studio. We recommend the Playhouse where they are playing "A little bird told me", a story created in the minds of children of East Anglian schools.

Another interesting activity is visiting any of the museums or art centres in the city. Don't miss a visit to the Sainsbury Centre whose collection will surprise you and shock you. You can find masterpieces of all the ages and cultures you can imagine, and your eyes will be impressed by several paintings by Francis Bacon or sculptures by Giacometti. You can't fail to be impressed by the building itself because is one of the best projects by Norman Foster.
If you want to enjoy some contemporary art, you can find the Norwich Arts Centre interesting these days. As a part of CAN09 (Contemporary Art Norwich 2009) there is an exhibition by Frances Kearney called "Fishing for trout". It contains large-scale photos about the idea of finding sanctuaries in nature during childhood.
We must not forget a very different museum focussed on a different topic: I am talking about Inspire Discovery Centre (located in a beautiful old church) where children can play, do experiments and enjoy themselves a lot while they learn about science.

Of course it is not all about culture or science: remember that Norwich has a pub for every day of the year. Or maybe you want to run away from the city, so you can take the bus that will take you directly to Norfolk beaches, and if you are lucky with the weather you can go back with a beautiful suntan.