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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a spellbinding masterpiece
5th Jun 2022
by David Vass
Kenneth Branagh’s elegiac, autobiographical movie has a tremendous warmth to it, notwithstanding its grim subject matter, and although it focuses on a specific time in Branagh’s life, it touches on surprisingly universal themes. When, it… read more
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Unfolding Theatre Breaks Bread with the people of Diss
20th May 2022
by David Vass
Unfolding Theatre's deceptively complex examination of memory, family life and friendship was a delightfully positive, yet unusually thought-provoking two-hander, written by Luca Rutherford. There was dancing on tables, music from Maximo Park’s Paul Smith, free… read more
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A return to form for the King's Man
15th May 2022
by David Vass
Director Matthew Vaughan appears to have, unusually, listened to critics of the earlier Kingsmen films, retaining the stiff upper lip of the protagonist, while dispensing with much of the leering, laddish attitude that marred what… read more
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Tim Holt-Wilson discusses the elephant in the room
14th May 2022
by David Vass
Despite an early start for Tim Holt-Wilson's fascinating lecture, the Corn Hall attracted a healthy audience in search of the Lost Beasts of Norfolk and Suffolk. His walk-through of the region’s pre-history was the opening… 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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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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