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Monthly Archive: March 2018

ARTS AWARD STUDENTS TAKE A STAND
31st Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Tuesday 6th March saw our Arts Award students take a stand during the inspiring theatre performance of ‘We are the Lions, Mr Manager!’ at the Corn Hall. The students were treated to an exclusive workshop… read more
Posted in Art, Arts Award, Comedy, Theatre
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Paddington 2 wins over our reviewer, David Vass
30th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Freed from the exposition of the little bear’s arrival in London, the sequel to Paddington gets stuck straight into the action, with a meticulously constructed screenplay that is crammed full of huge laughs, but also… read more
Posted in Film, Review

Local children explore the world of Winnie the Witch at the Corn Hall
29th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Following on from the visit of the internationally acclaimed children’s illustrator Korky Paul to the Corn Hall to open his exhibition and lead a charmingly interactive ‘Read & Draw’ Saturday Club workshop, the Arts &… read more
Posted in Art, Arts Award, Family, Refurbishment, Staff, Word
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RoughCast Theatre - a bold and comedic Measure for Measure
19th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Despite Shakespeare’s prodigious output, only a relatively small number of his plays are regularly performed, so Roughcast are to be commended for tackling one of his trickiest, problematic plays, and for making such good sense… read more
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A preview of The Party, screening this Wednesday
18th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Sally Potter’s first film since 2012 voyeuristically takes a peek at a group of self-satisfied, champagne socialists, as they tear lumps out of each other in an increasingly farcical, middle-class nightmare of social niceties,  acid… read more
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This Wednesday's film - Goodbye Christopher Robin - previewed
12th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Anyone expecting a sugar-coated period drama needs to approach this film with caution. Director Simon Curtis has instead delivered something altogether more substantial and troubling. Based on local author, Ann Thwaite’s biography of A A… read more
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Townsend Productions latest is another hit with our reviewer, David Vass
7th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
We Are the Lions, Mr Manager! Townsend Productions’ latest play sees the further development of Neil Gore as a writer of increasing confidence and individuality. In this unapologetic polemic, we still got his signature mix… read more
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Dan Cruickshank - from heartbreaking destruction of Palmyra to the delights of Diss
4th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Anyone coming to the Corn Hall expecting a dry, sober lecture on the history of world architecture through one hundred iconic buildings might have been a little taken aback by Dan Cruickshank’s exhilarating roller coaster… read more
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