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Past Lives wonders what might have been
7th Feb 2024
by David Vass
Celine Song's astonishingly assured directorial debut seems all the more poignant when you learn it is loosely autobiographical. Much like Greta Lee’s Nora, she lives in New York, having migrated from Korea twenty years previously.… read more
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Delf Delves into the Wilderness
4th Feb 2024
by David Vass
Last year, Eliza Delf gave what was only her second live performance at the Corn Hall, supporting Roddy Woomble of Idlewise. Eight months later, she has returned, accompanied by her Wilderness Collective, as headliner. Before… read more
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A Magical Night at the Corn Hall
28th Jan 2024
by David Vass
The last time I can recall magic coming to Diss was Morgan and West, and that was in Garboldisham before the refurbished Corn Hall reopened. There is clearly an appetite for it though, as the… read more
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Joseph Fiennes Scores a Winner for Dear England
27th Jan 2024
by David Vass
Sport and Stage make uneasy bed fellows, generally requiring two members of any self-respecting pub quiz team. Attempts to dramatize the former, in particular football, have generally fallen short of their goal. It would be… read more
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A celebration of Django Reinhardt
26th Jan 2024
by David Vass
The regular jazz evenings at the Corn Hall, hosted by Chris Ingram, always attract a sizeable audience, and their loyalty is invariably rewarded by excellent musicians playing the music they love. The four-piece London Django… read more
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A whip smart script makes for a cracking film
24th Jan 2024
by David Vass
Can it really be over forty years since the first Indiana Jones film? If so, can it really be Harrison Ford running atop a moving train in the latest one? With the assistance of some… read more
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The Cawston Band raises the roof off the Corn Hall
21st Jan 2024
by David Vass
If you've never heard a brass band play live - and these days that sadly places you with the majority – it might be hard to appreciate why those of us who have simply love… read more
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A Special Trip to Cromer
18th Jan 2024
by David Vass
Who would have thought that a German documentary about Cromer would even be a thing, let alone a success, both in producer Jens Meurer's home country and here in the UK. Seaside Special is all… read more
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Mark Watson Embraces Diss
14th Jan 2024
by David Vass
I've seen Mark Watson a few times over the years, and I'm never sure how much of his intended routine ever gets delivered. Such is his conversational, seemingly disconnected, style, it’s tricky you work out… read more
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Nolan's Explosive Biopic lights up the screen
11th Jan 2024
by David Vass
Christopher Nolan’s formidable, if occasionally unwieldy, biopic of Robert Oppenheimer is huge in both its scale and ambition. Over the course of its considerable playing time, it interweaves Oppenheimer's time in academia, his romantic entanglements,… read more
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