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Benedict Cumberbatch gives an electrifying performance
3rd Aug 2022
by David Vass
It turns out that I have Louis Wain to thank for a life in service to my cats – before his whimsical illustrations became popular at the turn on the last century cats were apparently… read more
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Almodóvar is on top form with his latest film
16th Jul 2022
by David Vass
Two mothers, not really parallel at all, come together in this moving melodrama that celebrates the courage of single mothers, while nodding to the unhealed wounds of Spain’s troubled political history. Pedro Almodóvar’s new movie… read more
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Jodie Comer's stunning stage debut
14th Jul 2022
by David Vass
Jodie Comer's star is resolutely in the ascendant at the moment, having been propelled there by her leading role as the chameleon Villanelle in Killing Eve. An actor that has made her name as a… read more
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Death on the Nile is a sumptuously filmed romp
8th Jul 2022
by David Vass
In the case of Death On The Nile, director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green’s sequel to their polished adaptation of Murder On The Orient Express, we get nothing less than the origin story of… read more
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Women of Troy - a Corn Hall steward's review
27th Jun 2022
by Corn Hall admin
On Friday night I continued in my quest to see as much local drama as I can, so I went to Diss Park to watch the open air production of Women of Troy by Euripides… read more
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Shaparak Khorsandi delights her audience with gentle good humour and salacious anecdotes
19th Jun 2022
by David Vass
Back in the 90s, there was no social media, no dating sites, and – if we are to believe Shaparak Khorsandi – no shame. In her early twenties Shappi, as she was then known, was… read more
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The National Theatre Returns to the Corn Hall
17th Jun 2022
by David Vass
David Hare’s new play marks a welcome return of the Corn Hall’s programme of National Theatre plays,  broadcast live from London. In this instance, we got a front row seat in the Bridge Theatre, watching… read more
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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a spellbinding masterpiece
5th Jun 2022
by David Vass
Kenneth Branagh’s elegiac, autobiographical movie has a tremendous warmth to it, notwithstanding its grim subject matter, and although it focuses on a specific time in Branagh’s life, it touches on surprisingly universal themes. When, it… read more
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Unfolding Theatre Breaks Bread with the people of Diss
20th May 2022
by David Vass
Unfolding Theatre's deceptively complex examination of memory, family life and friendship was a delightfully positive, yet unusually thought-provoking two-hander, written by Luca Rutherford. There was dancing on tables, music from Maximo Park’s Paul Smith, free… read more
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A return to form for the King's Man
15th May 2022
by David Vass
Director Matthew Vaughan appears to have, unusually, listened to critics of the earlier Kingsmen films, retaining the stiff upper lip of the protagonist, while dispensing with much of the leering, laddish attitude that marred what… read more
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