Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:36 +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 Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/ 32 32 Swan Lake https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/swan-lake-3/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/swan-lake-3/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:19:56 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3245 Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/sad-book/feed/ 0 Kerry’s Bandwidth tour finds space for Norwich https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/kerrys-bandwidth-tour-finds-space-for-norwich/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/kerrys-bandwidth-tour-finds-space-for-norwich/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:02:24 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3240 Kerry Godliman is going back on the road with new show Bandwidth, including a stop at Norwich Playhouse on 3 April.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2025/kerrys-bandwidth-tour-finds-space-for-norwich/feed/ 0 Outer space theatre concert to premiere in Norwich https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/outer-space-theatre-concert-to-premiere-in-norwich/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/outer-space-theatre-concert-to-premiere-in-norwich/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:50:15 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3237 A new show that mixes theatre, live orchestral performance, and planetarium experience will have its world premiere in Norwich in September.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/outer-space-theatre-concert-to-premiere-in-norwich/feed/ 0 From Edinburgh with love https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/from-edinburgh-with-love/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/from-edinburgh-with-love/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:27:39 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3230 Blockbusters and budget theatre collide in a play opening its UK tour at Norwich’s Playhouse theatre next month.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/from-edinburgh-with-love/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/the-clearing/feed/ 0 Full city festival programme unveiled https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/full-city-festival-programme-unveiled/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/full-city-festival-programme-unveiled/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3215 Norwich’s 2025 art festival will kick off with a parade of 150 local people playing electric guitars backed by a deconstructed marching band, followed by two weeks of music, theatre, performance, and visual arts.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/singin-in-the-rain-2/feed/ 0 ‘Dramedy’ takes an unusual look at dealing with grief https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/dramedy-takes-an-unusual-look-at-dealing-with-grief/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/dramedy-takes-an-unusual-look-at-dealing-with-grief/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:28:57 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3181 A new one-woman show delves into into the different stages of mourning, and puts a magic realist spin on dealing with grief.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/dramedy-takes-an-unusual-look-at-dealing-with-grief/feed/ 0 Show offers unique cocktail of immersive dance https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/show-offers-unique-cocktail-of-immersive-dance/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2025/show-offers-unique-cocktail-of-immersive-dance/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:29:43 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3178 A night at the pub with a difference is coming to Norwich, as part of a national tour.

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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/news/2024/trio-of-ballet-shows-starts-2025/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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