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Category: Word

Pub Grub offers a feast of Poetry
6th Sep 2025
by David Vass
It's always worth settling in early for a Luke Wright show, if only to tick off his excellent pre-show warm up tunes. Intriguingly for a man born in the early eighties, you have to wonder… read more
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A love letter to Norwich
27th Apr 2025
by David Vass
Although John Osborne's CV no doubt describes him as a poet - the evening opened with a couple of fine examples - it is as a storyteller that he has truly distinguished himself. His autobiographical… read more
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Was this is Swan Song?
26th Apr 2025
by David Vass
A full house at the Corn Hall welcomed Charlie Haycock's return for what could be the very last time. Not, I hasten to add, due to his diminishing popularity - this was his third visit… read more
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Charlie Haycock Digs out his anecdotes
22nd Jun 2024
by David Vass
After Charlie Haycock's hugely entertaining talk on dialects back in April, it came as no surprise that he, once again, enjoyed a full house for his return visit to the Corn Hall, regaling his audience… read more
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A Word to the Wise from Charlie Haylock
3rd Mar 2024
by David Vass
If a history of our spoken language doesn't sound like your idea of a fun night out, then I have to assume you've never spent time in the company of Charlie Haylock. Combining an encyclopaedic… read more
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Luke Wright’s Celebrates his Silver Jubilee
16th Sep 2023
by David Vass
It's hard to believe that Luke Wright, or anyone else for that matter, has earned a living through stand up poetry for the last twenty five years. Once you've ticked off John Cooper Clarke, Attila… read more
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His Luton bungalow had more than one story
15th May 2023
by David Vass
It might be a stretch to call John Hegley’s show multimedia, but we did get a series of slides, starting off with a drawing of the Luton bungalow where he grew up, featuring inspirations for… read more
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Wright brings mirth in his night with McNish
19th Feb 2023
by David Vass
The poetry club at the Corn Hall has long since outgrown the cosy Waveney Room, and now wins audiences in the main hall that rival shows that you might think would have a wider audience.… read more
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Walker and Styles - a workshop where we dug deep to reveal our own concerns
7th Sep 2022
by David Vass
It’s been a long 18 months since the People’s Cabaret last came to the Corn Hall but back in 2021 (as part of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival), Jessica Walker came to Diss accompanied only… read more
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Sadie Clark fascinating look at Solo Theatre comes to the Corn Hall
18th Jan 2022
by David Vass
Given the current restrictions, financial and practical, imposed on live theatre at the moment, it’s perhaps no surprise that there is a growing interest in solo projects. No social distancing required on stage, tour-friendly staging… read more
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