James Goffin, Author at Cultivated Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:21:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png James Goffin, Author at Cultivated 32 32 Sad Book https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/sad-book/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/sad-book/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:21:33 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3243 Michael Rosen’s award-winning novel gets a transformative dance adaptation in this deceptively simple production.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/sad-book/feed/ 0 Forgotten in the Land of Egypt https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/forgotten-in-the-land-of-egypt/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/forgotten-in-the-land-of-egypt/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:13:37 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3225 Ideas and imagery flood the stage in this multi-layered play set in the Fens both of now, and possibly the future.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/forgotten-in-the-land-of-egypt/feed/ 0 The Clearing https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/the-clearing/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/the-clearing/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:53:17 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3220 The fortunes of a young couple and two nations are cruelly bound together in this evocative historical drama.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/moments/feed/ 0 Making magic moments https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/making-magic-moments/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/making-magic-moments/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:58:44 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3203 Mime dance company Theatre Re is bringing its newest show Moments to Norwich this month. Cultivated caught up with artistic director and performer Guillaume Pigé.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/making-magic-moments/feed/ 0 The Girl On The Train https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/the-girl-on-the-train/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/the-girl-on-the-train/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:30:37 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3199 Memory plays tricks on us, and so do other people – that’s the theme of this clever thriller adaptation.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/the-girl-on-the-train/feed/ 0 Lynn Faces https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lynn-faces/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lynn-faces/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:21:53 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3195 Under the cover of a raucous parody inspired by Alan Partridge this show delivers a heart-breaking portrayal of the effects of an abusive relationship.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/richard-ii/feed/ 0 Karl Minns Looks Back at 2024… With She Go and Friends https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/karl-minns-looks-back-at-2024-with-she-go-and-friends/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/karl-minns-looks-back-at-2024-with-she-go-and-friends/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:59:01 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3169 The now traditional outing for the queen of the Larkman hits all the right notes in a Norfolk-baiting 90 minutes of comedy.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/beauty-and-the-beast-2/feed/ 0 Ghosted: Another F**ing Christmas Carol https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/ghosted-another-fing-christmas-carol/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/ghosted-another-fing-christmas-carol/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:26:06 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3156 If the title hadn’t already given it away, Dickens this ain’t – but there is an odd sort of Christmas spirit in this rude and reworked version of his festive tale.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/birdsong/feed/ 0 Nutcracker in Havana https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:58:38 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3112 From the opening bars this is recognisably Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, but also something quite different: with Carlos Acosta’s Latin influences felt in the music before a single dance step.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/feed/ 0 The Windrush Secret https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-windrush-secret/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-windrush-secret/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:39:58 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3108 A Caribbean politician, an English racist, and a Home Office mandarin all take to the stage in this drama rooted in the Windrush scandal.

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