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have we eaten on the insane root?
11th May 2025
by David Vass
It's been a little over a year since the You’re Bard company last visited the Corn Hall. On that occasion, A Midsummer Night’s Dream was given a mauling and I ended up on stage pretending to… read more
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The play's the thing
10th May 2025
by David Vass
Written and performed by Mark Carey, Dead on Cue is a ghost story set in the dressing room of a London theatre where Sir Claude Mason is performing in Hamlet, the twist being we see… read more
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Ain't I a Woman?
2nd May 2025
by David Vass
The springboard for AIAW.org productions’ portmanteau presentation is Sojourner Truth's ground breaking speech, delivered in the seventeenth century having walked away, to use her words, from a life of slavery. Her rhetorical question, Ain't I… read more
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A love letter to Norwich
27th Apr 2025
by David Vass
Although John Osborne's CV no doubt describes him as a poet - the evening opened with a couple of fine examples - it is as a storyteller that he has truly distinguished himself. His autobiographical… read more
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Was this is Swan Song?
26th Apr 2025
by David Vass
A full house at the Corn Hall welcomed Charlie Haycock's return for what could be the very last time. Not, I hasten to add, due to his diminishing popularity - this was his third visit… read more
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A timely tale of love and loss
20th Apr 2025
by David Vass
Written by Nick Payne and directed by John Crowley, “We Live in Time” is set during three time periods — one lasts several years, another six months and the third about a day — that… read more
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It was going so well...
14th Apr 2025
by David Vass
Yet again, a capacity audience enjoyed  another varied night of comedy in what is fast becoming a highlight of the Corn Hall calender. Peter Flanagan proved a companionable host for the evening, encouraging the audience… read more
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Sophia - A Princess, A Socialite, and a Suffragette
6th Apr 2025
by David Vass
Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the deposed Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and God daughter to Queen Victoria, who nevertheless reconnected with her Punjabi heritage on a transformative trip to India. The play… read more
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From Norwich, its the film of the week
3rd Apr 2025
by David Vass
Tucked away on a Wednesday morning there is often a treat to be had at the Corn Hall in a way that feels a little like bunking off school. This Wednesday, Creative Arts East filled… read more
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Are you not Entertained?
23rd Mar 2025
by David Vass
Gladiator II is the sequel that was a long time coming. So long, in fact, that Paul Mescal plays the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus, all grown up since a dalliance with Connie Nielsen's Lucilla… read more
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