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haunting notes, Pizzicato strings
23rd Nov 2025
by David Vass
The early eighties will be forever known as the era of big hair, shoulder pads, legwarmers, New Romantic synth pop, MTV, brick-sized mobile phones and the romance of the century. Though some may judge that… read more
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Now and then we get a gem of a play
14th Nov 2025
by David Vass
Giles Shenton Productions have visited the Corn Hall several times over the years, and can always be relied upon to offer up well staged, thought-provoking shows. Flo' Smith Now and Then must rate as one… read more
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Open Space paint a picture of a young Dutch artist
13th Nov 2025
by David Vass
Nicolas Wright's sneaky relocation of Van Gogh's lodgings from Stockwell to Brixton must have triggered presumptions of urban grit for an audience in the noughties, when Vincent in Brixton was first performed at the National.… read more
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Hair raising magic from the Great Baldini
1st Nov 2025
by David Vass
I can honestly say I've waited years for the Great Baldini to visit Diss - he knows why - and his show at the Corn Hall certainly delivered on the promise of jolly, knockabout fun… read more
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Bona polari from Apollo Theatre
25th Oct 2025
by David Vass
In the mid to late sixties television was starting to dominate home entertainment. Around the Horne, far from being part of the so-called swinging sixties, was effectively the last hurrah for radio comedy. To modern… read more
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High Tide offers even more frights
14th Oct 2025
by David Vass
Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend the second iteration of HighTide's trio of supernatural tales at the spookily evocative Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, so I came to this third outing with… read more
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A company that Grows with every performance
11th Oct 2025
by David Vass
Adapting a nineteenth-century novella about wallpaper for the stage might seem an odd choice of source material, but that would be to reckon without the considerable talent of the author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow… read more
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The Tales Common Ground Told
8th Oct 2025
by David Vass
With Common Ground Theatre, you get one of two things – a frequently earnest and invariably erudite adaptation of a classic or an utterly bonkers mash up of myth, legend and slapstick comedy. I can… read more
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Acopalypse Yesterday
21st Sep 2025
by David Vass
Fans of Alfie Moore's radio show might be surprised that there were markedly fewer ethical dilemmas to grapple with in his live show. The occasional quandary was bounced off the audience — would you breathalyse… read more
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Griff Rhys Jones is the Cat's Pyjamas
15th Sep 2025
by David Vass
There's no denying the ease with which Griff Rhys Jones bounds on stage - despite his involvement in a catalogue of ground breaking TV comedy shows over the years, he has latterly seemed most at… read more
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