Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:49:55 +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 Design for Living https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/design-for-living/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/design-for-living/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:45:29 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3269 Noel Coward’s “three sided erotic hotch potch” sparkles from start to finish in this gloriously funny production.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/design-for-living/feed/ 0 Calamity Jane https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/calamity-jane/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/calamity-jane/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:35:10 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3265 Grab a sarsaparilla and settle in for a 50s flashback with this all-singing, all-dancing stage adaptation of Calamity Jane.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/calamity-jane/feed/ 0 Spin A Play https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/spin-a-play/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/spin-a-play/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:57:21 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3261 The audience and Lady Luck are in charge for this improv comedy show that sees a play ‘written’ right before your eyes.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/picture-you-dead/feed/ 0 Lay Down Your Burdens https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lay-down-your-burdens/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lay-down-your-burdens/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:32:57 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3253 The British boozer takes on a new dimension with captivating results in Rhiannon Faith’s immersive dance meets therapy show.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lay-down-your-burdens/feed/ 0 Kate Butch: Wuthering Shites https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/kate-butch-wuthering-shites/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/kate-butch-wuthering-shites/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:29:23 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3249 Seemingly everything is being turned into a musical these days – plays, films, even court cases – but this is something else.

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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/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/the-girl-on-the-train/feed/ 0 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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