Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:36:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/ 32 32 Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/northern-ballet-a-christmas-carol/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/northern-ballet-a-christmas-carol/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:32:11 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3131 Northern Ballet dance their way through Dickens in this snowy, sparkling Christmas treat.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/northern-ballet-a-christmas-carol/feed/ 0 Wilde’s lover profiled in UK premiere https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/wildes-lover-profiled-in-uk-premiere/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/wildes-lover-profiled-in-uk-premiere/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:44:13 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3128 The life of Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas is profiled in a play having its UK premiere in Norwich next month.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/wildes-lover-profiled-in-uk-premiere/feed/ 0 Delia is surprise addition to panto cast https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/delia-is-surprise-addition-to-panto-cast/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/delia-is-surprise-addition-to-panto-cast/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 18:19:29 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3125 Celebrity chef and Norwich City FC superfan Delia Smith is set to appear in this year’s Norwich Theatre Royal pantomime.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/delia-is-surprise-addition-to-panto-cast/feed/ 0 Nosferatu https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nosferatu/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nosferatu/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:33:53 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3122 One of cinema’s most enduring cult classics is given a new twist, with a modern and atmospheric live score.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/birdsong/feed/ 0 Nutcracker in Havana https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:58:38 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3112 From the opening bars this is recognisably Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, but also something quite different: with Carlos Acosta’s Latin influences felt in the music before a single dance step.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nutcracker-in-havana/feed/ 0 The Windrush Secret https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-windrush-secret/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-windrush-secret/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:39:58 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3108 A Caribbean politician, an English racist, and a Home Office mandarin all take to the stage in this drama rooted in the Windrush scandal.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-windrush-secret/feed/ 0 Santi & Naz https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/santi-naz/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/santi-naz/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:05:38 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3104 Friendship, love, and geopolitics collide in this affecting play about two teenagers growing up in pre-partition India.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/santi-naz/feed/ 0 FreakFest https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/freakfest/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/freakfest/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:05:46 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3095 This festival of new short plays brings an impressive array of styles and topics to the stage, united by a macabre over-arching horror slash satire.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/freakfest/feed/ 2 Lewis Buxton: Friend https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/lewis-buxton-friend/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/lewis-buxton-friend/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:22:28 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3089 Lewis Buxton wants a friend. More specifically, he wants a best friend – an unbreakable, unstoppable, transcendent connection with the one true companion.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/lewis-buxton-friend/feed/ 0 Miles bangs on and on https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/miles-bangs-on-and-on/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/miles-bangs-on-and-on/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:44:50 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3086 A lot has happened to Miles Jupp since his last tour finished at The London Palladium in 2017. He has acted in series including The Full Monty, Trigger Point, The Durrells and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? In comedy mode the former host of The News Quiz has appeared on shows including on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Have I Got News For You.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/miles-bangs-on-and-on/feed/ 0 Local Oscar-winner opens Norwich film fest https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/local-oscar-winner-opens-norwich-film-fest/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/local-oscar-winner-opens-norwich-film-fest/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:32:46 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3082 Norwich Film Festival has announced a special screening of the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love for its opening night, bringing a touch of cinematic history and local heritage to the big screen.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/local-oscar-winner-opens-norwich-film-fest/feed/ 0 KlangHaus returns for festive run https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/klanghaus-returns-for-festive-run/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/klanghaus-returns-for-festive-run/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:16:36 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3079 Ground-breaking Norfolk based performance collective KlangHaus will bring a brand-new version of their ‘domestic gig’ show to Norwich over the new year period.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/klanghaus-returns-for-festive-run/feed/ 0 The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III King of Bulgaria https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-brief-life-and-mysterious-death-of-boris-iii-king-of-bulgaria/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-brief-life-and-mysterious-death-of-boris-iii-king-of-bulgaria/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:16:31 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3073 This curious production plays with our British exceptionalism in two ways: our mythology of the Second World War, and our kneejerk reaction to the name Boris.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-brief-life-and-mysterious-death-of-boris-iii-king-of-bulgaria/feed/ 0 It’s the Economy, Stupid! https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/its-the-economy-stupid/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/its-the-economy-stupid/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:03:59 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3070 The political meets the personal in this engaging tale of how three decades of economic turmoil – and the theories that underpinned it – affected a Devon family.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/its-the-economy-stupid/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/come-from-away/feed/ 0 From Norfolk to the National Youth Theatre https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/from-norfolk-to-the-national-youth-theatre/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/from-norfolk-to-the-national-youth-theatre/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:04:27 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3092 Cathy Sole, who grew up in and around Norfolk, is starring in the National Youth Theatre REP company’s production of The War of the Worlds at Wilton’s Music Hall in London. 

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/from-norfolk-to-the-national-youth-theatre/feed/ 0 Grand Guignol https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/grand-guignol/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/grand-guignol/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:40:49 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3062 We are so deluged by horror and gore these days that it’s easy to glibly pass by warnings about shocking content: don’t make that mistake with this evening of short plays at the Sewell Barn.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/grand-guignol/feed/ 0 Musical inspires food bank collection https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/musical-inspires-food-bank-collection/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/musical-inspires-food-bank-collection/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2024 03:14:07 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3055 A touring musical has inspired Norwich Theatre to ask theatregoers to replicate the community spirit of the show by donating items to a foodbank.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/musical-inspires-food-bank-collection/feed/ 0 Murder On The Orient Express https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/murder-on-the-orient-express/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/murder-on-the-orient-express/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:12:12 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3046 What a ride! One of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels is brought stylishly to life in this new touring production of Murder On The Orient Express.

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