PLUG-IN LIVE PAY WHAT YOU CAN GIG
30/052019 Plug-In Live is a quarterly event where young people showcase some of the Norwich music scene’s best young acts. Organised by The Garage Youth Forum, every genre is welcome – from indie to rap and pop to rock. Tonight’s gig features performances from The Garage’s Young Patron Finn Doherty with his alt-pop sound; rapper Edwxrd, indie punk / rock band Gozo and 1000 Frames. […]
THE PALM OF NORWICH, A GOLD ARTS AWARD COMMUNITY ART PIECE
01/04/2019 As part of their Gold Arts award, one young local Norwich Resident has created a community art piece which is currently on display in Locomotion Coffee. In their own words, this is the background of the piece: ‘I started this gold arts award intrigued by henna design & culture, therefore I developed my own henna […]
GARAGE UNSIGNED ANNOUNCEMENT – 1 MORE SPOT UP FOR GRABS
08/03/2019 The Young Norfolk Arts Trust and The Garage have teamed up to develop an incredibly exciting opportunity for music artists/bands in Norfolk, as we have had so much interest from young musicians, we have added one additional spot for ages 14-16. If you are a band or individual music artist aged 14-16 years, who are ready to take your music […]
Q&A WITH A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW WRITER TATTY HENNESSY
18/02/2019 Can you summarise what the show is about and the ideas behind it? A Hundred Words for Snow is an adventure story about a teenage girl called Rory who runs away to the Arctic Circle with her father’s ashes to help him achieve his life-long dream of going to the North Pole. It’s about grief, […]
UNSIGNED – CALL OUT FOR MUSICIANS
TUESDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2019, 15:45 The Young Norfolk Arts Trust and The Garage have teamed up to develop an incredibly exciting opportunity for music artists/bands in Norfolk. We are looking for 6 bands or individual music artists aged 16-21 years, who are ready to take their music skills to the next level. The music artists/bands […]
Q&A WITH THE RENADEANS
07/12/2018 We caught up with Max, Paul and Ivan from The Renadeans, ahead of their headline set for Plug In Live at Cadge Road Community Centre on 14 December. The gig is a collaboration between us (The Garage Youth Forum) and The Henderson Trust. What made you want to do music?We all went to Earlham high school Max and Paul […]
FAIRY GODMOTHER’S JOURNEY TO NORWICH MARKET
03/12/2018 When you are in a show, you get to live in loads of really exciting places! So when I heard that Norwich had a market, I knew I had to hit the road (like Jack), and explore! However, I think that my journey to the market was a lot less fraught than Jack’s… So, […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DAISY THE COW
26/11/2018 7am Early start for brie-hearsals, think I got out of bed on the wrong side this morning! Worried I might be a bit of a mooooody cow today… 7.30am Found out our boiler was broken so I had to have a cold shower; now I’m a Fresian cold cow! 8am Missed the bus and […]
HOW TO MAKE AN EGG-SQUISITE POACHED EGG, WITH ROB AND HEN
23/11/2018 Hi, my name’s Rob, and I’m playing Jack in ‘My First Panto – Jack and the Beansprout!’. Now we’ve been very busy rehearsing the show for the past two weeks, which has meant lots of early mornings requiring lots of energy! I’ve been trying to come up with the perfect breakfast to keep me […]
CHILDREN IN NEED FILMING AT NORWICH CASTLE
17/11/2018 This year on Friday 16 November we were lucky enough to get 5 tickets for the filming of Children in Need, at Norwich Castle. Myself, Yax (Adam Yaxley, The Garage Inclusion Lead) and three participants we chose from our class program, went to celebrate. Needless to say, we were all very excited to meet Pudsey! We […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE – PLUG-IN LIVE
13/11/2018 We are The Garage Youth Forum. We are made up of 13-18-year-olds who create an event called Plug-In Live. Plug-In Live is a music event including many amazing local musicians and more! Our last Plug-In Live was on Wednesday 24 October 2018. Here is all the backstage EXCLUSIVE details…. We arrive at around 9am, raring […]
AYESHA CHARLES ON NEW HORIZONS 18
06/11/2018 The energy during the first conversation to start of the day was electric! It was truly a pleasure to be a part of such an inspiring bunch of young people, just like me but so different personally. Discussing the challenges that young people face going into the creative world such as social media pressure, […]
