Musical Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/musical/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:28:25 +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 Musical Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/musical/ 32 32 Singin’ In The Rain https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/singin-in-the-rain-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/singin-in-the-rain-2/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:10:35 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3184 What do you do to celebrate turning 100? Make it rain in a theatre, apparently.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/singin-in-the-rain-2/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/aladdin/feed/ 0 Come From Away https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/come-from-away/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/come-from-away/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:47:56 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3067 The remarkable story of how a small town on the edge of the Atlantic became a temporary home to 7000 stranded air passengers is celebrated in this charming and funny musical.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/grease/feed/ 0 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 22:35:39 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2828 You’ll be grateful your hairdresser only asks about your holiday after experiencing the twisted tale of Sweeney Todd, now playing at Norwich Theatre Playhouse.

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