When it comes to artifice, how much more fake can you get than a review of a show about lying?
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Poetry has long been associated with war, and this collection of poems and films adds some thought-provoking additions to the canon.
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To those that allege that the Norfolk and Norwich Festival is all middle class indulgence, Hollie McNish is the answer.
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There are certain things that people claim to be indivisible: countries, marriages, artists and their work.
Explore MoreWho would have thought Shakespeare could work so well in a broad Norfolk accent?
Explore MoreThis story of the feisty Ford females of Dagenham has had a quick progression from movie to musical, and has made an even quicker transfer to Norwich from the West End.
Explore MoreThis twisting tale of a couple’s relationship is more a series of vignettes than a cohesive play – though the story does thread through them all – making it a perfect showcase for the 14-strong cast.
Explore MoreImagining the events after the death of the Queen and the ascendancy of the Prince of Wales, together with lengthy lectures on the constitution, is – to use some classic civil service phrasing – a ‘courageous’ move.
Explore MoreThis tale of baking gone bad is very much a slow burn story, with the richness not to be found in the action but in the mannerisms, the wry dialogue, and the uncertain twists.
Explore MoreEvery now and again I give olives another go, wondering if this time they’ll surprise me with a taste revolution – or remain the rather unpleasant and pointless experience that I dimly remember from last time I braved the overhyped fruit.
Explore MoreOne of the spookiest tales in ballet, Giselle tells the tale of the titular peasant girl, who dies of a broken heart when she discovers her lover – the disguised Count Albrecht – is set to marry another.
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Comedy gigs can be quite different things nowadays. In the past a comedian might rock up in the afternoon, pick up an Evening News, scan for a few local funnies and chuck them in at the beginning to make it seem like they cared about each stop on their deadening 147-night tour.
Explore MoreThey said it couldn’t (shouldn’t?) be done – but they’ve only gone and put David Hasselhoff in a musical. And it’s come to Norwich.
Explore MoreLove can be a tricky customer: who do you pledge your allegiance to most strongly? Your country, your ideals, your friends – or the cute brunette who has just moved in next door?
Explore MoreA special Christmas thread has been weaved in to the fairytale made popular by the Brothers Grimm in this inventive retelling of Rumpelstiltskin by Ripstop Theatre.
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