This is a swell party all right: and it’s Sophie Bould’s
show. As divorcee socialite Tracy Lord, Bould is at the centre of the action
and the talented heart of the performance.
There’s always a dilemma around the revival of a classic:
keep it the same and risk a pale imitation, or try a more radical reworking?
This was Norfolk and Norwich festival-goers’ chance to join the Frisky and Mannish School of Pop – but what did we learn?
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They’ve saved the best for (nearly) last: Circa’s Beyond is the pick of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
Explore MoreFrom the moment the curtain goes up on Noises Off there’s barely a quiet moment in the house — and that sound is belly laughs coming from the audience.
Explore MoreAcrobatics and physical theatre have a central place in this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival, and the premiere outing of Fragile is a strong component in that.
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When their cheeriest song is one about crucifixion, you know you’ve stumbled upon a rather odd band.
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This world premiere performance at Norwich Puppet Theatre was something of a curate’s egg.
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The Spiegeltent was made for daring, cheeky, cabaret – and Les Enfants Perdus was made for the Spiegeltent.
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People can impose themselves on a room in different ways: Will Self towers over an audience both with his giant height and his substantial intellect.
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This is the second year in Norwich for How Like An Angel, and it continues to be a startling and impressive spectacle.
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Has the mobile phone robbed us of part of ourselves?
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Poetry evenings can be rather somnolent affairs, but at this one a gauntlet was thrown down: be harder on poetry.
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The fag end of one of the modern era’s longest depressions is an odd time for a revival of F Scott Fitzgerald’s best known piece, but The Great Gatsby is everywhere right now.
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