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Sour Puss - A magical performance according to our young reviewer
8th May 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Recently I went to watch the heart-warming children's play, Sourpuss here at the Corn Hall in Diss. The acting capabilities of puppeteer Joanna May were so impressive the puppet strings disappeared and the puppets came… read more
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Eastern Angles latest play is powerful and moving
4th May 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Eastern Angles have something of a reputation for cannily focusing on regional topics which nonetheless touch on universal themes. In Nicola Werenowska’s Guesthouse, the company uses the device of a struggling B&B in Clacton to… read more
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Julius Caesar from National Theatre a hit
14th Apr 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Shakespeare’s essay on political expediency and the fragility of power is notoriously difficult to stage effectively. With an early exit for its eponymous lead, and the closing scenes largely taken up by folk shouting and… read more
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ARTS AWARD STUDENTS TAKE A STAND
31st Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Tuesday 6th March saw our Arts Award students take a stand during the inspiring theatre performance of ‘We are the Lions, Mr Manager!’ at the Corn Hall. The students were treated to an exclusive workshop… read more
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RoughCast Theatre - a bold and comedic Measure for Measure
19th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Despite Shakespeare’s prodigious output, only a relatively small number of his plays are regularly performed, so Roughcast are to be commended for tackling one of his trickiest, problematic plays, and for making such good sense… read more
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Townsend Productions latest is another hit with our reviewer, David Vass
7th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
We Are the Lions, Mr Manager! Townsend Productions’ latest play sees the further development of Neil Gore as a writer of increasing confidence and individuality. In this unapologetic polemic, we still got his signature mix… read more
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Young Marx - A Preview
11th Jan 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Karl Marx had been thrown out of Prussia, Germany, France and Belgium by the time he made a home for himself in London’s Soho, a tiny refuge for European dissidents that Richard Bean and Clive… read more
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Great Family Fun - Aladdin at the Corn Hall
22nd Dec 2017
by Corn Hall admin
As the first year of the newly refurbished Corn Hall draws to a close, it seems only fitting that the occasion be marked with resolutely old fashioned Pantomime. Handsomely staged and dressed, Aladdin brought songs,… read more
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Audiences are loving Aladdin!
18th Dec 2017
by Corn Hall admin
Here are some facebook reviews 5*  Just got home from Diss Panto...we had such a great time and we all vary in ages so it suited everyone. Full of laughter fun, singing, dancing..the lot!!! Lee Peck… read more
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A woman of no importance review
13th Dec 2017
by Corn Hall admin
This was the first of several Oscar Wilde revivals by Clear Spring, a company dedicated to celebrating work written and performed under the proscenium arch, and therefore needs to be seen as an education as… read more
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