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Folk were away with the Faeries
21st Oct 2024
by David Vass
As winter inexorably draws in, as do the nights, it’s all the more important that the likes of the Peatbog Faeries are around to entertain us with their extraordinary mix of pipes, fiddles (not one… read more
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A Clogstravaganza at the Corn Hall
6th Oct 2024
by David Vass
The welcome return to the Corn Hall of musician Kathryn Tickell was met with a full house, eager to enjoy her very particular offering of Northumbrian pipe and fiddle music. As before, she was accompanied… read more
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An Uncommonly good ghost story
4th Oct 2024
by David Vass
The uncommon thing about a Common Ground production is that you never quite know what you're going to get, not just in substance but in tone. It will most likely be written and directed by… read more
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Well, that rascal hath good mettle in him
27th Sep 2024
by David Vass
Rumour has it that Elizabeth I was so enamoured with the character of John Falstaff in Henry IV, she persuaded Shakespeare to bring him back to the stage. Given the play can be charitably described… read more
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Luke Wright brings Joy to Diss
21st Sep 2024
by David Vass
Luke Wright has appeared at the Corn Hall countless times with performances ranging from Poetry Nights, where new material is road tested in an informal setting, to the masterful long form trilogy of Johnny Bevan,… read more
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Ideal weather for an outdoors performance
26th Aug 2024
by David Vass
It’s a brave group that relies on the capricious weather of a British summer, but that's exactly what Dot Productions do, performing in outdoor venues all over the country. This time last year the Corn… read more
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The music of Canada comes to Diss
22nd Aug 2024
by David Vass
A French-Canadian music group from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu in Quebec, Le Vent du Nord played to a capacity audience at the Corn Hall, with an eclectic mix of their own compositions and traditional Québécois music. Though heavily… read more
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An evening in Praise of the Fender Guitar
10th Aug 2024
by David Vass
Who knew that there were so many fans of the Fender guitar living in Diss? An evening celebrating a particular guitar might sound like a niche evening appealing only the select few but that clearly… read more
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A Friendly Invasion of the Corn Hall by the Harleston Players
19th Jul 2024
by David Vass
The latest production from the Harleston Players was truly an all singing, all dancing affair, with the Station366 Singers and a team of dancers adding a sense of scale and spectacle to the story of… read more
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Charlie Haycock Digs out his anecdotes
22nd Jun 2024
by David Vass
After Charlie Haycock's hugely entertaining talk on dialects back in April, it came as no surprise that he, once again, enjoyed a full house for his return visit to the Corn Hall, regaling his audience… read more
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