Tag: Family
Greetings, grapple fans!
8th Jun 2024
Those of us of a certain age can remember Saturday afternoons in front of the telly, listening to Kent Walton commentate as the likes of Big Daddy, Kendo Nagasaki and Mick McManus knocking seven bells… read more
Posted in Family, live entertainment
Wonka is a chocolate box of delights
28th Mar 2024
Director Paul King is the man behind the Paddington movies, so we have every right to expect great things from Wonka, and his trademark whimsy has certain certainly been put to good use again. The… read more
Posted in Film
A tiny show with a huge message
3rd Oct 2022
String Theatre have brought, crows, chimney sweeps and circuses to the Corn Hall in previous years, in productions that featured the changing of the seasons, the aquatic world of fish and myriad forms of insect… read more
Tim Holt-Wilson discusses the elephant in the room
14th May 2022
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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Dune is an extraordinary, spectacular visual treat
18th Feb 2022
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
A superbly staged production that is both ambitious and original
18th Sep 2021
It’s been awhile since we’ve enjoyed theatre of any kind, but setting that aside, a while longer since The Keeper’s Daughter have presented one of their adaptations of classic texts. The works of Conan Doyle,… read more
Live Theatre returns to Diss with The Handlebards’s Romeo and Juliet
20th Sep 2020
It was a slimmed down version of the Handlebards that entertained people in the park, as part of the Corn Hall’s continuing efforts to reintroduce live theatre to Diss. Fortunately, what the company lacked in… read more
Little Women breathes new life into into the Classic Novel
16th Sep 2020
Louisa May Alcott’s book has been adapted many times, and as recently as the mid-nineties, so Greta Gerwig had to bring something very special to the screen in order to justify yet one more retelling… read more
The Crow's Tale was charming, imaginative, and delightful
2nd Mar 2020
This was the third visit to the Corn Hall for London based String Theatre, presenting their most ambitious production yet - a charming tale based on a Lenni Lenape Native American legend. The story of… read more
Horrible Histories is a fun packed romp through Roman Britain
18th Feb 2020
The Horrible Histories book series has sold over 25 million copies, inspiring toys, magazines, and video games. In 2009, CBBC showcased a sketch show based on the franchise which continues to this day. Perhaps inevitably,… read more
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