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Downton Abbey film - a lavishly produced treat for the series many fans
3rd Feb 2020
by Corn Hall admin
Fans of Downton Abbey won’t be disappointed by this big screen opportunity to catch up with old friends. Gifted a bigger budget, Julian Fellowes’s drama about upstairs/downstairs has been turned from a show where thoughtful… read more
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A Triumphant Return for Common Ground's Sherlock Holmes
5th Jan 2020
by David Vass
Common Ground returned to the Corn Hall with another of their post-Christmas shows. It's something that looks like becoming something of a traditional, with packed houses for both performances of their further adventures of Holmes… read more
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The Blues Band are better than ever in concert & on their new album
25th Nov 2019
by Corn Hall admin
The Blues Band, and permutations of its constituent parts have come to Diss quite a few times but I don’t recall them ever playing quite so well. The reason may be The Rooster Crowed, their… read more
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Gary Delaney brings down the house with his Gagsters Paradise show
21st Oct 2019
by David Vass
You have to wonder if Gary Delaney’s brain is wired up differently from everyone else’s. His prodigious gag writing ability is such that, even before settling down to the show, he has bombarded us with… read more
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Rocketman - screening tomorrow - is bold, imaginative and original
8th Oct 2019
by Corn Hall admin
Considering that both David Furnish and Elton John were producers of this film, it’s a remarkably frank and unflinching examination of Reg Dwight’s rocky path to fame and its almost disastrous consequences. Even more remarkable… read more
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Another chance to see Fleabag on the big screen - it's a terrifically entertaining showcase for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s considerable talents
2nd Oct 2019
by Corn Hall admin
I wonder how many others were belatedly catching up with Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s extraordinary Edinburgh debut back in 2013, kicking themselves that, at the time, they went to see something else instead? Given the global success… read more
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The Keeper - a watchable, engaging story of hope & humanity triumphing over bitter resentment
20th Sep 2019
by Corn Hall admin
Marcus H Rosenmüller’s robust, no nonsense account of Bert Trautmann’s improbable, but true, journey towards a role as Manchester City’s post war goalie is a loving tribute to reconciliation and forgiveness that is a paean… read more
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Cast your prejudices aside, you’ll be cheering over this heart-warming tale with family, East Anglia & wrestling at its heart
12th Sep 2019
by Corn Hall admin
If you’re wondering whether a film about wrestling is for you, then wonder no more, and not just because it largely takes place in East Anglia. This heart-warming tale of a close knit, loving family… read more
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? - you will, after seeing next week's hugely enjoyable film
29th Aug 2019
by Corn Hall admin
Continuing the current fashion for true tales that are stranger than fiction, Marielle Heller turns Lee Israel’s improbable career as a forger into a jolly, breathless romp that skips from scene to scene. Israel’s wobbly… read more
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Green Book - in spite of its hard hitting subject matter - is an absolute delight from beginning to end
13th Aug 2019
by Corn Hall admin
Loosely based on Don Shirley’s tour of the Deep South of America, Peter Farrelly’s film - showing on Wednesday 21st August - is an absolute delight from beginning to end, notwithstanding its hard hitting subject… read more
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