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Twelfth Night

Thursday 17th September7.30pm£18.50 all seatsThe Pantaloons are back at The Corn Hall Diss with Twelfth Night by William ShakespeareGet in a fight. Cross-dress. Throw on some yellow stockings. Love can make you do the funniest… read more
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Tits Up

Saturday 10th October 7.30pm £24.00* All Seats Three women. Three lives. One fight! Tina is a devoted mother, Rachel, a career driven businesswoman and Rosie a rebellious young spirit. They couldn’t be more different. But… read more
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Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life

Tuesday 16th March7.30pm£17.50* (all seats)Everyone has a story. Your stories matter.Keith Alessi was neither a performer nor a musician before taking to the stage. He was an accountant and corporate CEO. Now, following highly acclaimed… read more
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The Phantom of Friar Street

Thursday 22nd October7.30pm £17.50* (21+)£11.50* (under 21)Common Ground Theatre Company present their Autumn Tour 2026: THE PHANTOM OF FRIAR STREET A play with music by Pat WhymarkThere was a mystery attached to No 17 Friar… read more
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The Handlebards: As You Like It

Sunday 6th September   7.30pm £17.50 Early Bird £20.50 All seats £13.00 Under 21 years £4.50 Under 12 years FREE Under 5 years Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and… read more
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The Go Between

Wednesday 2nd September7.30pm£23.00* over 18£15.00* under 18Under the vast Norfolk skies, a secret is burning.Young Leo Colston is staying at his friend’s grand country house when he becomes caught up in a dangerous web of… read more
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The Cult of Orpheus

Friday 24th July7.30pm£15.00* all seatsFrom the company that brought you The Long Drop & Suffolk Spectres, Raconteur Theatre Company return with a newly written horror story: The Cult Of Orpheus. When Dr Hemlock’s guests explore… read more
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Suffolk Spectres

Sunday 31st May7.30pm£15.00* all seatsFrom the company that brought you The Long Drop, Raconteur Theatre Company return with another new set of horror stories, set in spectral Suffolk. Who are the green children of the… read more
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never-2-late.com

Friday 26th June7.30pm£15.50 full priceRuby is 79. Frank is 58. They met on never-2-late.com, an internet dating site for senior singles. They quickly became lovers. Only Becca, Ruby’s granddaughter knows of their romance - until now.… read more
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Medea

Saturday 29th August7.30pm £15.50* All Seats Displaced by war, stripped of her homeland, and rendered disposable by the society she serves, Medea finds herself trapped in a world that offers no mercy and no protection. As her isolation… read more
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Monstering The Rocketman

Thursday 15th October7.30pm£19.50* All Seats Henry Naylor - Monstering The Rocketman FRINGE FIRST WINNER 2025 EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE AWARD 2025 SIXTEEN 4- & 5- STAR REVIEWS AT EDINBURGH 2025 IT’S ELTON JOHN VS. THE SUN!! WORLD’S BIGGEST STAR battles WORLD’S… read more
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Lady Windermere's Fan

Thursday 16th July7.30pm £20.50* over 16 £15.00* under 16 Lady Windermere's FanDOT Productions presents Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, a sparkling revival brimming with wit, charm, and the company’s signature comedic flair. This nimble five-actor adaptation brings… read more
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Kenneth Williams: A Centenary Celebration

Thursday 4th June 7.30pm £21.00 all seats*“May I say how wonderful it is for you to have me?” 2026 is the centenary year of the great Kenneth Williams, one of Britain’s most distinctive and beloved performers. To mark… read more
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Judie Boom's Look Busy

Wednesday 23rd September7.30pm£18.00 all seatsWhen the robots have taken our jobs, what on EARTH will we do with our time?!In this solo, interactive comedy show, Judie Boom dives headfirst into the sticky dilemmas of AI,… read more
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Chopped Liver & Unions

Thursday 2nd July7.30pm£17.00* all seats"The world is changed by the women you push too far"It’s 1956. On the international stage the Suez crisis hits and Soviet tanks roll into Hungary. In London Arnold Wesker writes… read more
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Charlotte Brontë’s JANE EYRE

Friday 23rd October7.30pm£21.50* All Seats Charlotte Brontë’s JANE EYREAdapted by Nick Young & Ross MuirOrphaned…Oppressed…Unbreakable.Jane Eyre’s fight for freedom, happiness and a sense of belonging, blazes from the cruelty of her childhood to the creepy corridors… read more
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A Christmas Carol - A One Man Show

Thursday 3rd December7.30pm£21.00* all seatsStep into the magic of Christmas in the heart of Diss, as Mat Jones brings Charles Dickens’ beloved seasonal classic to life in a breathtaking one man performance at The Corn… read more
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Hound of the Baskervilles

Thursday 21st May7.30pm£18.50* 18 and over£12.00* 18 and underTHE PANTALOONS PRESENTS... SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESHow can one show possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons… read more
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Crossing The Line

Monday 18th May7.30pm£10.00* all seatsA St George’s Theatre productionCROSSING THE LINEErik’s life has fallen apart since his dad died. As he turns away from school and friends, his bad behaviour attracts the wrong crowd, and… read more
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Woman In Mind

Thursday 7th May7.30pm£12.50* all seatsOpen Space Theatre Company presents: Woman In MindWoman in Mind is a darkly comic play by Alan Ayckbourn that follows Susan, a woman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage whose imagination creates… read more
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Hedda Gabler

Friday 17th April7.30pm £15.50* all seats Hedda GablerA tale of ambition, manipulation and the desperate search for freedom, Hedda Gabler remains one of theatre’s most powerful portraits of a woman caught between society’s rules and her own… read more
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A Separate Peace & The Real Inspector Hound

Date: Thursday 19th March 2026 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £14.50* (full price) / £8.50 (full time student)Approx. run time 130 minutes including an intervalSeating for this show is sold unallocated.*includes booking feeRoughcast Theatre presents... A Separate… read more
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Life Before You

Wednesday 4th March7.30pm£17.50* all seats“I can’t care for you when you’re like this — can’t love you when you’re like this — you need to be--- you need to be better.”Gráinne leaves Ardoyne, Belfast, for… read more
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JARMAN: The Story of Derek Jarman

Date: Thursday 12th February 2026 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £18.00* (18+) £12* (17 & under)Run time: Approx. 95 minutes with an interval. Seating for this event is sold unallocated.JARMAN: The Story of Derek JarmanWritten and performed by… read more
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Sherlock Holmes Smells Evil!

Date: Thursday 8th January 2026 Time: 4pm and 7.30pm Tickets: £16.00* (21 and over) £10.00* (Under 21) Approx run time: 120 minutes with an interval Seating for this is being sold unallocated. Suitable for ages 8+… read more
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The Long Drop

Date: Sunday 30th November 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £13.50*Run time: Approx. 120 minutes with an interval.Seating for this event is sold unallocated.Raconteur Theatre Company presents...The Long DropIs it ever justifiable to take a life?At HMP… read more
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Flo Smith Now & Then

Date: Thursday 13th November 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £15 (adult) / £10 under 16*FLO SMITH NOW & THENWritten and directed by Christopher SaulProduced by Christopher Saul in association with Giles Shenton Productions.It's 1969… read more
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Vincent In Brixton

Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50* (all seats)Run time: Approx. 2 hours with an interval.Open Space Theatre presents: Vincent in Brixton By Nicholas WrightThe Corn Hall Diss is thrilled to welcome back… read more
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Dorian Gray

Thursday 6th November 20257.30pmTickets: £15.00* (adult) / £9.00* (under 16)Dorian GrayOscar Wilde's only novel is adapted for the stage in this atmospheric one-man show.What awful secret is stored inside the attic? Only the eternally youthful… read more
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Round The Horne

Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £21* ROUND THE HORNE: 60th ANNIVERSARY TOUR “Oh, Mr Horne! How bona to vada your dolly old eek!”From the producers of the UK tour of Hancock’s… read more
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Teechers

Date: Thursday 16th October 2025 Show time: 7.30pm Tickets: £20 (full)* / £15 (under 25)* / Schools £10* per student** Run time: approx. 110 minutes with an interval Eastern Angles presents - Teechers by John Godber… read more
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Even More...Ghost Stories by Candlelight

Date: Monday 13th October 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £15* (full) / £13.50* (concessions)Run time: Approx. 60 minutes no intervalSeating for this event is sold allocated.A HighTide and Pentabus co-production, in association with Harlow PlayhouseEven More…GHOST… read more
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The Yellow Wallpaper

Date: Friday 10th October 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £11.00* The Yellow Wallpaper Confined to the attic with nothing but a journal and her thoughts, a young mother is prescribed peace and tranquillity to help her hysteria.… read more
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The Tales Our Mother Told

Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £16.00* (Full) £10.00* (21 & under)Run time: Approx. 2 hours with an intervalSeating for this event is sold unallocatedThe Tales Our Mother ToldAt their mother's memorial service,… read more
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Hamlet - The Pantaloons

Date: Wednesday 17th September Time: 7.30pm  Tickets: £16* Adult / £10* Under 16 HAMLET by William Shakespeare, presented by The Pantaloons "Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t!”Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company as they… read more
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Miss Julie

Date: Thursday 31st July 2025 Ticket cost: £14.00* adult / £12.00* (concession for over 65 and under 25)Miss JulieThe Corn Hall is delighted to welcome a brand new theatre company, Barefaced Theatre with an exciting production… read more
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £18.00 (full) £10.00 (concs)*Run time: 95 mins with a 15 minute intervalTHE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDEBy Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted and… read more
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The Essence of Audrey

Date: Thursday 10th July 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £15 (adult) / £10 under 16*The Essence of AudreyWritten & performed by Helen AnkerDirected by Michael Vivian Audrey Hepburn.All she really wanted was to be… read more
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Roughcast Theatre Company presents - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Date: Friday 4th July 2025 Time: 7.30pm  Tickets: £13 adult* / £7* under 16RoughCast Theatre Company presents, William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietRoughCast’s popular summer Shakespeare tour is back. Rollo Bacon (Journey’s End) and Scarlett Fisher… read more
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A Year and a Day

Date: Thursday 19th June 2025  Show Time: 7.30pm  Ticket cost: £12 adult / Under 16 £9 (excluding £2.50 booking fee) Show Information A Year and a Day An inexplicable curse causes Nathan to skip a year and… read more
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There Is A Light and A Whistle For Attracting Attention

Date: Wednesday 18th June 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £13.00*Run time: 75 minutes with no interval.There is a Light and a Whistle for Attracting Attention“You’ve never seen Grease? Are you kidding? Ok. So there’s this guy… read more
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Out & Out

Date: Friday 13th June 2025 Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £11.00*Run time: Approx. 1 hourSeating for this event is sold as unallocated Out & Out Out & Out portrays the witch hunts perpetrated on women thrown out of… read more
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Much Ado About Falstaff

Date: Thursday 12th June 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £15 (adult) / £10 under 16* Much Ado About FalstaffWritten by Simon DowningThe Corn Hall is pleased to welcome back, Giles Shenton Productions following up with… read more
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Sense and Sensibility

Date: Sunday 8th June 2025 Time: 7.30pm  Tickets: £16 adult / £10 under 16 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin The Corn Hall is delighted to be welcoming back The Pantaloons. Elinor Dashwood has a lot of good… read more
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Tales From A British Country Pub

Date: Thursday 5th June 2025  Show Time: 7.30pm  Ticket cost: £15 adult / £9 under 16 (not including booking fees) Show Information: Tales from a British Country Pub Join comedy musician Chris Sainton-Clark as he takes you… read more
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Macready! Dickens' Theatrical Friend

Date: Friday 23rd May 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £18.00 (adult) £10.00 (under 16)*Run time: 95 mins with a 15 minute intervalMACREADY! DICKENS' THEATRICAL FRIENDThis highly-acclaimed solo play - written and performed by Mark… read more
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All My Sons

Date: Thursday 15th May 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £12.50*All My Sons By Arthur Miller  Directed by David Green  A gripping American classic, All My Sons lays bare the devastating cost of secrets, ambition, and… read more
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You're Bard

Date: Saturday 10th May 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £20* (adults) / £9* (under 16)You’re Bard! Shakespeare like you’ve never seenFour actors. Four Shakespeare shows. Endless possibilities.You – the audience – decide everything, from… read more
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Dead On Cue

Date: Thursday 8th May 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £15 (adult) / £10 under 16*Dead On Cue - Written and performed by Mark CareyThe Corn Hall is pleased to welcome back, Giles Shenton Productions. Mark… read more
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Ain't I A Woman?

Date: Thursday 1st May 2025  Show Time: 7.30pm  Ticket cost: £14 adult* / £8.50 under 18* / Concs £13*  Click here to see the show trailer: Ain't I a Woman trailer AIN'T I A WOMAN? Originally devised… read more
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Norwich: A Love Story by John Osborne

Writer, theatre-maker and storyteller John Osborne has created a show in celebration of Norwich. In recognition of two decades spent in this fine city, the writer and performer who created cult-hit John Peel’s Shed, brings this… read more
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Sophia

Date: Saturday 5th April 2025 Show Time: 7.30pm Ticket cost: £20 (over 18) / £10 (under 18)*Run time: 2hr 20m with an intervalEASTERN ANGLES PRESENTS: SOPHIAPrincess, Suffragette, SisterSophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty and… read more
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Rope

The play that inspired Alfred Hitchcock, Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a pitch black comedy of murder and intrigue.It’s 1929, Brandy Wyndham and Charlie Granillo have just committed murder. Not out of hatred, but for… read more
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Third Class - A Titanic Story

Venue: The Corn Hall Date: Friday 14th March 2025 Show Time: 7.30pmShow Information: THIRD CLASS – A Titanic Story“The White Star Line merged itself out of existence. Those clever little educated boys.”A one-man theatre show based… read more
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Tales From The Motherland

Following the critical success of his Hollyhock Trilogy, fEAST Theatre is proud to present three more darkly comic plays from Rob John (Rosa Mendoza, The Canada Boys).Secrets, lies, crimes and misdemeanours litter the lives of… read more
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Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy - Adapted by Nick Young & Ross Muir

Capricious, independent and beautiful Bathsheba Everdene inherits and manages her uncle’s farm. She is courted by three infatuated suitors: an honest, loyal and capable shepherd; a womanising and charming Sergeant; and a lonely, wealthy farmer.… read more
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The Silence of Snow

The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick HamiltonWritten and performed by Mark Farrelly Directed by Linda MarloweMark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the… read more
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A Little Bawl Of Pain: Musical Tearjerkers

Mourn the new year in style with an Unforgettable Musical Experience! Featuring three West End Stars, and building on the success of their acclaimed production “I Screamed A Scream”, West End Best Friend and Old Joint… read more
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Father Brown and the Curse of the Christmas Fairy

The Suffolk village of Dangleford is hanging by a thread! As Xmas approaches, its veneer of civility is cracking, like last year's Yule Log. A series of poison pen letters, signed "The Christmas Fairy", threaten… read more
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The Deep Blue Sea, By Terence Rattigan

The Deep Blue Sea, by Terence Rattigan Open Space Theatre All tickets £12 When Hester Collyer, the wife of a High Court judge, is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story… read more
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Pygmalion

“Cherup Captin and buy a flower offa paw gerl” - thus begins the story of Eliza Doolittle who is taken under the wing of Professor Henry Higgins, a linguistic expert. He has made a bet… read more
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Thas' a Rummun

Thom Bailey Theatre supported by the Arts Council and the Seagull Theatre presents: Thas’ a Rummun! A new play by Mark Finbow, Roseanna Frascona, Abby McCann, and Mylo McDonald. At the Devil’s hour, in a… read more
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Ghost of the Toll Point Light

Ghost of the Toll Point Light by Pat Whymark.The year is 1900 - the dawn of a new century. Young Jack Grimes arrives to take up his post as assistant to the keeper of the… read more
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Pantaloons - The Merry Wives of Windsor

Pantaloons’ The Merry Wives of Windsor  "Wives may be merry, and yet honest too!" Sir John Falstaff, everyone's favourite Shakespearean sleazeball, has fallen on hard times. In order to fix his finances he plans to seduce… read more
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Elephant

In a house balanced on an eroding cliff in North Norfolk, local recluse Manny gets a surprise visit from his estranged sister, Jessie, whom he’s not seen for a year. She’s wildly unpredictable, searching for… read more
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Mama Afrika

Zimbabwean born singer, musician and storyteller Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of an iconic South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to… read more
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The Importance of Being Earnest

Everybody loves Ernest. In fact, Cecily and Gwendolen are both engaged to Ernest. The only trouble is, Ernest doesn’t exist. Or does he?Best friends Jack and Algy have both created alter-egos to win the affections… read more
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The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro (adapted for the stage by Barney Norris)Stevens, a faithful English butler, follows a life of unquestioning servitude to his aristocrat employer. But will he one day regret his failure to connect with… read more
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Stones in His Pockets

By Marie Jones Two actors. Fifteen characters. One rip-roaring comedy. Country Kerry, Ireland and local lads Jake and Charlie are working as extras in a Hollywood epic that has taken over their small village in rural Ireland. A… read more
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Fat Chance

“I’m not saying I’m not beautiful. I’m saying I’m fat AND beautiful” Meet Rachel – a 20-something actress from Boro whose funny, celebratory and politically powerful one-woman play explores her true-life experience of weight gain from… read more
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Behold Ye Ramblers

by Neil Gore From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles, “Behold Ye Ramblers” is a new play about The Clarion newspaper and the organisations formed… read more
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Maybe Dick

By John Hewer, based on the novel 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville. Melville's classic tale of revenge and retribution, Moby-Dick is retold in this inventive, comic retelling on the high seas from the team behind Just Like… read more
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Top Girls

by Caryl ChurchillNamed by The Guardian as one of the 10 greatest plays of the 20th century, Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaking play focuses on Marlene, the head of “Top Girls” employment agency, and explores the compromises that she has had to make to achieve… read more
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Starring Colin Baker (Doctor Who) as Sherlock Holmes and Terry Molloy (The Archers) as Doctor Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale of murder, mystery and horror is surely the greatest detective story ever told. This 5… read more
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The Hollyhock Trilogy

A lonely woman falls in love with her postman, a dog walker and a primary school teacher swap dark secrets from their past, and an ageing trapeze artist dreams of the beautiful woman who dropped… read more
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Miss Mimple Meets the Ice Wolf

by Pat Whymark Renowned amateur sleuth and part-time dog trainer Miss Jean Mimple is on a hiking tour of the Italian alps, sightseeing and collecting the odd alpine to take back to her garden in St… read more
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Horse Play

The true tale of Sprowston Boy, a horse owned by Norwich lads, that ran against the horses of Lords, Ladies, Royals and Sir Henry Cecil's odds-on favourite to win at Royal Ascot in 1987. Not… read more
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Journey's End

One of the greatest of all English war plays, Journey's End shows the effect of war on a group of young officers. R C Sherriff's ground-breaking play remains one of the most powerful and successful pieces… read more
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Life & Times of John Le Mesurier -

In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1’s The Big Impression, co-creator and co-star of BBC2's Pompidou with Matt Lucas) brings to life the actor that charmed… read more
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The Hellgate Club

by Pat WhymarkEnter At Your Peril! Paris, 1905. A series of strange happenings have the authorities baffled. Several men have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, with no connection between them other than that they were last seen… read more
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The Mistake

By Michael Mears. Directed by Rosamunde Hutt. Performed by Riko Nakazono and Michael Mears1942. On a squash court in Chicago a dazzling scientific experiment takes place, which three years later will destroy a city and change… read more
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Pantaloons' - The Comedy of Errors

Cartoonish capers in Shakespeare’s funniest farce! Two sets of shipwrecked twins – who lost their doubles years ago – unknowingly end up in the same place at the same time. Chaos ensues; but will the searching… read more
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The Last Motel

Abalone’s desperate, he’s taken holiday to commit armed robbery and now he has a woman stuffed into the boot of his classic car. Join us at The Last Motel to see if Abalone’s hostage changes his… read more
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Done to Death, By Jove

Created and performed by Gavin Robertson & Nicholas CollettMiss Marple meets Poirot, via Holmes and Watson! A cast of six bring a comic flurry of suspects and sleuths together to discover whodunnit… except… four of the… read more
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The Suffolk Miracle

by Bev BarnettA squire’s daughter is sent away by her father after she falls for a lowly horseman. But can love find a way to reunite the couple? This musical drama of forbidden love, presented as… read more
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Emma - The Pantaloons

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company for a riotous Regency rom-com! Meet misguided matchmaker Emma as she tries to play Cupid in this hilarious yet faithful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s satirical story. In the days before… read more
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SOLD

‘Every so often there is a piece that touches the soul. SOLD is one such show.’ MusicalTheatre Review SOLD is the story of Mary Prince and her journey to overcome the brutality of enslavement through the… read more
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Medieval Miracles

“East Anglia was the Broadway or West End of 15th century English theatre.” So said a stage historian and this Spring Eastern Angles brings two of its biggest hits to life in Medieval Miracles.  The… read more
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist

Neil Gore brings this witty, humorous and timeless classic book by Robert Tressell to life in a one person show with projection and music, depicting aspects of Edwardian life - the hard graft and devoted… read more
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Lovesong

'That is the story of our beginning. And this is the story of... the end' The story of one couple, told from two different points in their lives: as young lovers in their 20s and worldly… read more
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Phoney Towers

From the creators of the popular Phoney Horses tribute and starring the award-winning comedy impressionist and Britain’s Got Talent star Drew Cameron, this hilarious new production is an ingenious homage to the much-loved classic TV… read more
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A Murder at St Muttley's

An Hercule Poudrot mystery by Pat WhymarkWhile on a Christmas visit to his cousin, Sister Immaculata Biggles, in the secluded convent of St Muttley's, renowned detective Hercule Poudrot meets Bishop Humbedee, who has arrived to celebrate… read more
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Arsenic and Old Lace

Following a run of Shakespeare plays, RoughCast present more light-hearted entertainment with their production of Joseph Kesselring’s hilarious black comedy. In this famous and much-loved farce, a young drama critic’s life is turned upside down when… read more
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After Miss Julie

by Patrick MarberThe lady of the house descends to the servants’ quarters as a passionate night of celebration turns to tragedy. Patrick Marber relocates the drama of Strindberg’s classic text to the night of Labour’s landslide… read more
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Am I Invisible Yet? -

Former Chumbawamba vocalist (I Get Knocked Down) Dunstan Bruce performs his new one-man play; a rollercoaster of despair, anger, love - and ultimately hope. Personal and irreverent, Dunstan takes the audience on a voyage told through… read more
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Time and Tide

By James McDermott, Directed by Rob Ellis Following a sell-out, five star run at London's Park Theatre Time and Tide is coming back home.Batten down the hatches, a storm is coming. May runs a crumbling caff on… read more
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The Raven

Common Ground Theatre Company presents The Raven - and Other Haunting StoriesBy Edgar Allan Poe. Adapted by Pat Whymark An excursion into the weird and wonderful mind of Edgar Allan Poe through his short stories; the… read more
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Satellites

Written and performed by Natalie Songer  In the year 2,002,018, the space craft Pioneer 10 arrives at the giant star of Aldebaran. In 1945, Tom and his brother Cor lose each other in war.  Tom became… read more
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Mules

Tower Theatre presents Wanted: Women to traffic drugs. That’s the job. There’s cash, international travel, a chance to make it big. Risks include violence, betrayal, incarceration, death.Set in 1996, Mules is a ‘no holds barred’ tale of… read more
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Gainsborough and the Modern Woman

A play by Peppy Barlow and Sally WildenIn 1760, Gainsborough painted a portrait of Ann Ford which took his world by storm. Prepared to break the rules about how a woman should be portrayed, this… read more
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Hold On Let Go

Alex is 56. Luca is half his age.  Alex has an encyclopaedia in his head. Luca has one on her phone.  Alex can’t recall his mother’s voice or most of the 1980s. But he can… read more
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Great Expectations

“My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be… read more
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Yes! Yes! UCS!

An exciting piece of gig theatre by award-winning playwright Neil Gore celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS). With the massive Glasgow and Clydebank shipyards facing closure and the government refusing to invest… read more
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Macbeth

"Light thickens, and the crow makes wing to the rooky wood. Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; While night's black agents to their preys do rouse."  Scottish general Macbeth, fresh from his… read more
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The Bear

A landowner calls on a young widow to request payment for a debt incurred by her late husband. When the money is not handed over, tempers fray with hilarious consequences. This fast-paced drama is a comic… read more
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Black is the Color of My Voice

Fringe First award winner Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed production heads on an extensive national tour, after sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York, Edinburgh, and in the West End of London. Inspired by the life of Nina Simone,… read more
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The Canada Boys

The Canada Boys - Feast Theatre presents By Rob John Set 1912, this funny, sad and thought-provoking play is based on the true story of a group of workers at J & J Colman. Resonating… read more
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The Beautiful Game

Love it or loathe it, we can’t avoid it – it’s everywhere! A laugh-out-loud look at our undying obsession with football, celebrating everything from weird match-day rituals to ridiculous armchair punditry. Exploring the highs and… read more
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Sherlock Holmes Meets Count Dracula

Common ground Theatre Company presentsLady Emilia Adwater engages Sherlock Holmes to investigate the disappearance of her head butler and others in her neighbourhood. The disappearances coincide with the arrival of the mysterious Count Dracula. Will Holmes… read more
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Humbugged - A Christmas Carol 2

Thursday 3 December   7.30pm Ebenezer Scrooge is a changed man… Having given away too much to charity he is now caught between the dangerous loan shark Mr Hardplace, calling in his debt on Christmas Eve,… read more
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A View From the Bridge

Open Space Theatre presents A View from the Bridge  By Arthur Miller Eddie Carbone struggles to allow Catherine, the orphaned niece he has nurtured and who is now on the cusp of womanhood, to go… read more
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

By Fyodor Dostoevsky. Adapted by Pat Whymark from the short story The Dream of the Ridiculous Man by Dostoevsky. A fantastical tale of new beginnings, featuring Julian Harries as the Ridiculous Man, with Pat Whymark and Emily Bennett… read more
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Choice Grenfell

Directed by Simon Downing Featuring the best of Joyce Grenfell’s hilarious songs and monologues from ‘Stately as a Galleon’ and ‘School Nativity Play’, to ‘A Terrible Worrier’ and ‘First Flight’, this is a wonderful celebration… read more
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Sherlock Holmes & The Warlock of Whitechapel

By Pat Whymark & Julian Harries Julian Harries and Dick Mainwaring once again don the deerstalker, plus fours and travelling capes of Holmes and Watson and, along with Common Ground regulars Joe Leat and Emily… read more
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Anna Mudeka

Including traditional and contemporary music, projected visuals, song, energetic dance and spoken word, this multi-media theatre show from the multi-talented Anna Mudeka will take audiences on an exhilarating, inspiring and thought provoking journey to ancient… read more
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