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The Corn Hall Café Raises £3140 for Ukraine 
16th Mar 2022
by Corn Hall admin
The Corn Hall Café has raised an amazing £3140 for The Red Cross Ukraine Appeal following their hugely successful Coffee morning. Lara Macmillan, Café Manager organised the event, with the help of colleague Sue Sizer.… read more
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Open Space's welcome reminder of Russian culture
12th Mar 2022
by David Vass
Never a group to shy away from a challenge, Open Space Theatre have taken on three of Anton Chekhov’s rarely performed single act plays, with The Bear and The Proposal taking the lion’s share of… read more
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Mothering Sunday is a day no one will forget
10th Mar 2022
by David Vass
Based on Graham Swift’s 2016 novel, the English-language debut of French director Eva Husson largely takes place over the course of a day, the eponymous Mothering Sunday. The crux of the film, and the significance… read more
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Catfish thrill audience after a two year wait
6th Mar 2022
by David Vass
Too bluesy for rock, and too rocky for blues - these are, I hasten to add, guitarist Matt Long’s words, not mine. It’s true the sound that Catfish produces is a sometimes curious hybrid, but… read more
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Black is the Color of my Voice plays to a full house
4th Mar 2022
by David Vass
Apphia Campbell’s award-winning show has been performed in London, New York, Shanghai and Edinburgh but, finally, it has found its way to Diss. I’ve seen many shows at the Corn Hall that warranted a full… read more
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Mark Watson finally finds out that Diss Exists
26th Feb 2022
by David Vass
Over the years, I’ve seen Mark Watson several times (he’s practically a permanent fixture at Latitude) and he has never failed to mention Diss at some point in his act. It seemed to gain near… read more
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Britten Sinfonia brings a World Premiere to our doorstep
26th Feb 2022
by David Vass
It's been a long time coming, but chamber music has come to the Corn Hall, with a day of activities that culminated in an evening recital from Britten Sinfonia. What immediately became apparent was how… read more
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A stunning drama that resonated with universal truths  
25th Feb 2022
by David Vass
Continually rescheduled over the last couple of years, we’ve had to wait a long time to see Feast Theatre’s production of The Canada Boys. Fortunately, it proved to be well worth the wait. Rob John’s… read more
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Dune is an extraordinary, spectacular visual treat
18th Feb 2022
by David Vass
Director Denis Villeneuve’s decision to take on Frank Herbert’s mammoth Dune novel might be thought brave to the point of foolhardiness, given the almighty mess David Lynch made of it back in the eighties. For… read more
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Gary Delaney makes a triumphal return to Diss
6th Feb 2022
by David Vass
Gary Delaney took the Corn Hall on a trip to Punderland for a second sold out night, delighting his audience with an exhausting, and seemingly inexhaustible, supply of gags.  With help from his warm up… read more
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