Creative Arts East

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Creative Arts East Arts and community development charity working in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

We achieve this by helping people access and engage with high-quality arts experiences, including live and digital performances, cinema screenings, creative workshops, training sessions and other creative arts projects. For more information on the different schemes and projects we run throughout the Eastern region, please visit Our Work: https://www.creativeartseast.co.uk/our-work

Need cheering up? Fancy getting out of the house? Or just want an excuse to go to the pub as we mosey into autumn? 🍺We’v...
23/10/2026

Need cheering up? Fancy getting out of the house? Or just want an excuse to go to the pub as we mosey into autumn? 🍺

We’ve got one for you. John Osborne is bringing his funny, thoughtful and wonderfully uplifting show To Make People Happy to The Racehorse Inn Community Pub in Westhall.

Expect stories about second-hand bookshops, market stalls, taxi drivers, friendships, Chas & Dave and the wonderfully ordinary moments that make life worth celebrating.

📅 Thursday 29th October, 7.30pm
📍 The Racehorse Inn Pub, Westhall (Nr Halesworth)
🎟️ Free to attend

Bring a friend, grab a drink and come and have a laugh with us.

An average guy’s guide to making new friends.It's autumn, it's chilly and wet, so there is no better time to join award-...
22/10/2026

An average guy’s guide to making new friends.

It's autumn, it's chilly and wet, so there is no better time to join award-winning poet and performer Lewis Buxton - Writer down the pub for stories about sport, sitcoms and socialising with his show FRIEND.

📅 Monday 26th October, 7.30pm
📍 The White Swan Gressenhall
🎟️ Free to attend, simply come down and get a drink

Hear Lewis write poems for his best mates, confess his darkest secrets and with his trademark welcoming wit, ask how on earth does a man in his thirties make new friends? 🤔

🎭 Calling South East & South West theatre-makers!Have an idea for a new piece of theatre that could connect with rural c...
19/10/2026

🎭 Calling South East & South West theatre-makers!

Have an idea for a new piece of theatre that could connect with rural communities across the country?

Create Tour Connect 2 is offering a commission to develop a brand-new show for adult audiences, with a funded tour of at least 36 dates in spring 2028.

We're delighted to be part of this national partnership, led by Applause Touring and working with rural touring organisations across the country to bring exciting new theatre to community spaces.

📅 Applications close Sunday 1st November 2026.

Find out more about the commission and how to apply via Artsreach Dorset 👇

🔗 https://artsreach.co.uk/projects/create-tour-connect2

16/10/2026

We 💯 agree with Hollie Poetry 🫶📚

14/10/2026

Pipeline has created nine plays since 2012, offering new writing, indelible characters, immersive production values, gaining access to the big issues through the back-window of “unremarkable lives”. Here are reviews from our previous productions.

We have concluded our second week of shows. Next week we will be in Gloucestershire and Dorset! Check the pinned post or the link in our bio to find a venue near you!

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Photo Credit: Steve Tanner

‘George and the Drag Queen’ was commissioned as part of the Create Tour Connect scheme, led by arts charity Applause and funded by . Rural Touring

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"Utterly brilliant, it will remain with me for a very long time. Genius writing and compelling performance, I could not ...
14/10/2026

"Utterly brilliant, it will remain with me for a very long time. Genius writing and compelling performance, I could not recommend it more highly." Audience review

George and the Drag Queen tours with us this week! See Pipeline Theatre Company new show fresh from rave audience reviews on their national tour

14/10/2026

Fancy trying something new?
You don't have to be an expert sometimes it's just about giving something a go, meeting new people and seeing what you enjoy.
Creative Socials, run by Creative Arts East offer monthly creative workshops for people aged 50+ across Norfolk.
Activities change from month to month and can include
🎨 arts and crafts 🎶 music 💃 movement and dance and ✍️ creative writing.
There are groups in Attleborough, Dereham, Thetford, King's Lynn, Hunstanton and Great Massingham.
So if you've been thinking about trying something new, this could be a lovely place to start. 💙

Find out more about upcoming sessions and how to book here: https://www.creativeartseast.co.uk

13/10/2026

Come down to Gaywood Library on Friday 23rd October at 11am and enjoy a relaxing hour of gentle folk music, played live by musician Tessa Wingate in partnership with Creative Arts East. Weaving together voice, flute, whistles, guitar, harmonium and loop pedal, she'll be treating us to a mix of familiar classics and some unexpected tunes. You don't want to miss it!

💷 FREE
📅 Friday 23rd October
⏰ 11am - no need to book!

Address

Dragon Hall
Norwich
NR11QE

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441953713390

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