Comedy Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/comedy/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:25:17 +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 Comedy Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/comedy/ 32 32 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/lynn-faces/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/2025/karl-minns-looks-back-at-2024-with-she-go-and-friends/feed/ 0 Beauty and the Beast https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/beauty-and-the-beast-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/beauty-and-the-beast-2/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:11:18 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3159 Daft jokes, silly songs, and plenty of audience participation are the order of the day in this rambunctious panto production.

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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/ghosted-another-fing-christmas-carol/feed/ 0 Aladdin https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/aladdin/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/aladdin/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:21:37 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3152 Panto needs a glorious buzz of energy, dance, music, and comedy – and this year’s outing at Norwich Theatre Royal delivers them all.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/art/feed/ 0 Cluedo 2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/cluedo-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/cluedo-2/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:09:27 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2974 The classic murder mystery board game is back for another stage adaptation, where all is not as it seems and danger lurks around every corner.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/comedy-network/feed/ 0 Betty Blue Eyes https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/betty-blue-eyes-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/betty-blue-eyes-2/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:05:08 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2677 If you think chiropody, ration books, and a real lady of a pig sounds like an unlikely combination for a winning musical, you clearly haven’t seen Betty Blue Eyes.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/betty-blue-eyes-2/feed/ 0 She Go Looks Back At 2023 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/she-go-looks-back-at-2023/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/she-go-looks-back-at-2023/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:17:14 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2656 Karl Minns’ Norwich single mum alter ego’s winter outing is becoming a tradition as familiar as Old Year’s Night – and remains a sparkling piece of self-effacing fun.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/cinderella-3/feed/ 0 Sleeping Beauty: The Fairy’s Tale https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-the-fairys-tale/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-the-fairys-tale/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:08:28 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2642 Get ready to get sequinned out: Norwich Theatre’s panto is a riot of glittering costumes, frenetic dance routines, anthemic songs, and smart and silly humour.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/sleeping-beauty-the-fairys-tale/feed/ 0 Immaculate https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/immaculate/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/immaculate/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 22:38:31 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2638 There’s a painting by African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner of the moment Mary is told by archangel Gabriel that she is pregnant with the son of God.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/immaculate/feed/ 0 Noises Off https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/noises-off-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/noises-off-2/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:35:38 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2603 It’s been a decade since Michael Frayn’s farce within a farce has graced the Norwich Theatre Royal stage and it’s a long overdue revival.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/noises-off-2/feed/ 0 Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/pride-prejudice-sort-of/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/pride-prejudice-sort-of/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 22:46:10 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2442 Who really made the world go round in Regency England? The servants – at least according to this charmingly silly adaptation of Jane Austen’s most popular novel.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/pride-prejudice-sort-of/feed/ 0 She Go Looks Back From Behind at 2022 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/she-go-looks-back-from-behind-at-2022/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/she-go-looks-back-from-behind-at-2022/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:06:31 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2223 This latest show from Norfolk cult comedy icon Karl Minns reaches another level of funny, as his alter ego She Go guides an eager audience through a ostensible review of the year.

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