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Best of Comedy debut is a sold out success
7th Apr 2024
by David Vass
Over the years, the likes of Sara Pascoe, Dave John, Simon Munnery and Mitch Benn have entertained the Corn Hall Comedy Club, but not all on the same night. I don't think there's ever been… read more
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We're in the finals! Please vote for us!
5th Apr 2024
by Sophie Scott
DISS - WE'VE MADE IT! Thanks to you and your votes, we've made it into the Regional Finals of Norfolk’s Muddy Stilettos Awards 2024 in the BEST ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE category.   We're thrilled… read more
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Update to our Transaction Fee
3rd Apr 2024
by Sophie Scott
Not many towns of our size can boast a vibrant arts venue at the heart of their community which welcomes 25,000 people each year. The Corn Hall is part of what makes Diss such a… read more
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Townsend Theatre Brings History to Life
3rd Apr 2024
by David Vass
Townshend Theatre Productions have been coming to the Corn Hall for over ten years, highlighting overlooked figures from history that have been involved in the struggle for social justice. Subjects as diverse as the Tolpuddle… read more
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Wonka is a chocolate box of delights
28th Mar 2024
by David Vass
Director Paul King is the man behind the Paddington movies, so we have every right to expect great things from Wonka, and his trademark whimsy has certain certainly been put to good use again. The… read more
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Top Marks for Top Girls
23rd Mar 2024
by David Vass
Roughcast Theatre's focus on classic texts - over half of their productions in the last ten years have been Shakespearean - has inevitably meant that the lion's share of significant parts on offer favoured male… read more
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Hamlet gone for a burton
22nd Mar 2024
by David Vass
Jack Thorne’s play is about rehearsals for a play that is staged as if were a rehearsal of Hamlet, which features Hamlet staging a play. The fact that The Motive and The Cue recently transferred… read more
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A Final Curtain Call for Caine and Jackson
21st Mar 2024
by David Vass
  Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson bring their considerable acting skills to bear on The Great Escaper, a simple, heart-warming story of a D-day veteran who "escapes" to France to attend the 70th… read more
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Radio Brought to life on Stage
18th Mar 2024
by David Vass
The Crime and Comedy Theatre Company benefit from a number of familiar faces (and voices) to draw in an audience, with Colin Baker - best known for his playing of the Doctor during the classic… read more
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Come and see the violence inherent in the system
14th Mar 2024
by David Vass
They say the necessity is the mother of invention, and I doubt there's a better exemplar of the maxim than Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a film that, as the posters said at the… read more
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