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Give them enough Rope
17th Mar 2025
by David Vass
Although Rope is probably best known as Hitchcock's audacious, single-take experiment, it was originally a stage play that the famous director took liberties with, not least relocating the action to New York. The original play… read more
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A Class Act from Russell Lucas
15th Mar 2025
by David Vass
The Titanic sank to the bottom of the ocean over a hundred years ago, and yet remains the subject of endless fascination. Books, films, documentaries, conspiracy theories and even a musical have all contributed towards… read more
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A Feast of East Anglian Drama
14th Mar 2025
by David Vass
Some of the finest productions staged at the Corn Hall have come from The Feast Theatre Company, so I had high hopes for Tales from the Motherland, not least as it has been written by… read more
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Conn Artists seduce their Corn Hall audience
9th Mar 2025
by David Vass
Attempting to adapt a novel as complex and involving as Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd for the stage is certainly ambitious, almost to the point of being foolhardy. It should come as no surprise… read more
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ELO Encounter prove Rock 'n' Roll is King
3rd Mar 2025
by David Vass
Having made the short trip up from Essex to Diss, Colchester based ELO Encounter were rewarded by a warm welcome from an enthusiastic capacity audience at the Corn Hall, keen to hear the music of Jeff… read more
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Paulus was looking for a friend
22nd Feb 2025
by David Vass
Can it really be nine years ago that we lost Victoria Wood to cancer? Someone who knows the cruel truth of that fact is Paulus, the self-confessed cabaret geek who has been keeping the memory… read more
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Mark Farrelly brings Patrick Hamilton to life
14th Feb 2025
by David Vass
Is Patrick Hamilton the most successful writer you've never heard of? The author of a string of best-selling novels in the 1930s that have now largely been forgotten, even his ground breaking plays Rope and… read more
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Small things like these - a preview
8th Feb 2025
by David Vass
Anyone used to seeing Cillian Murphy head up the Birmingham underworld, or run for his life chased by zombies, or invent the atomic bomb, is in for a shock as he brings to the screen… read more
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Matt Bragg steps in with only hours to spare
3rd Feb 2025
by David Vass
For once, the Corn Hall opened its doors on a Sunday night, seeing off the weekend for the near capacity audience with a welcome night of comedy, compered by American Russell Hicks. He grabbed the… read more
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Best Friends soothe a Little Bawl of Pain
24th Jan 2025
by David Vass
West End Best Friend Productions came all the way across the country from Birmingham's Old Joint Stock Theatre to present A Little Bawl of Pain, an evening of tearjerkers at the Corn Hall, the second… read more
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