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Gillian Anderson and Lily James - superb in the National Theatre live screening of All About Eve
16th Apr 2019
by Corn Hall admin
This adaption of a 1950s movie films its actors while they perform live, projecting them onto a screen, while yet more the actors perform live on stage - all of which has then been filmed… read more
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The Pantaloons inventive reworking of The Odyssey is a triumph!
28th Mar 2019
by Corn Hall admin
The Pantaloons are no strangers to the inventive re-working of classic texts, but this must be their most ambitious attempt to date. Slimming down Homer’s epic Greek poem into two hours of knockabout fun is… read more
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Super Happy Story - genuinely good theatre with real emotional impact
15th Mar 2019
by Corn Hall admin
A Super Happy Story (about feeling super sad)  A musical about depression and self-harm is not an easy sell. It takes imagination to write, empathy to perform, and courage to programme. Silent Uproar’s collaboration with… read more
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In an age of zero hour contracts and offshore sweatshops, Townsend productions provide a timely reminder of how effectively historical drama can resonate with the issues of today.
16th Feb 2019
by Corn Hall admin
Rouse Ye Women – Townsend Productions Thursday 14th February Townsend Productions have been edging ever closer to contemporary issues over the last few years, with their last show - an examination of the Grunwick strike… read more
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Enter the Dragon - weird and wonderful but David Vass wants more like this
19th Nov 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Enter the Dragons - review In what amounted to a significant gear change for the Corn Hall, Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards presented a short, sharp shock of a show that was funny, provocative, and… read more
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Open Space's Browning Version - their finest ever
9th Nov 2018
by Corn Hall admin
The Browning Version Never shy of a challenge, Open Space Theatre Company’s latest production is a play generally regarded as Terence Rattigan’s finest. Judging by the opening night at Wingfield Barns, it may well also… read more
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Common Ground's, The Mariner demonstrates just how good a touring company can be
27th Oct 2018
by Corn Hall admin
The Mariner If there is one word to describe Common Ground’s latest production, it would be ambitious. Handsomely staged, this mix of song, music and theatre tackles both Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s life and his most… read more
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4 star review of 'The Mariner' Common Ground's latest production - coming 26 Oct
16th Oct 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Samuel Taylor Coleridge is probably as much remembered by the general public today for his troubled life and opium addiction as for his verse and association with Wordsworth’s circle. Of his poetry, the most likely… read more
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Young Reviewer thinks Water Babies is fantastic
20th May 2018
by The Corn Hall
"It was about a little boy who did work up a chimney, his boss forced him to do it. He jumped into the sea because his life was just work. But when he jumped into… read more
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String Theatre's inventive mix of puppetry and magic lantern entranced audience
17th May 2018
by The Corn Hall
String Theatre’s charming adaptation of Charles Kingsley’s novel is a delightfully whimsical version of what is frankly dubious source material, thankfully borrowing more Lionel Jeffries’s film than Kingsley’s sombre satire damning child labour. Using an… read more
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