Stage Two Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/stage-two/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:17:09 +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 Stage Two Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/tag/stage-two/ 32 32 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.

The post Forgotten in the Land of Egypt appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/forgotten-in-the-land-of-egypt/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.

The post Lynn Faces appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/lynn-faces/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.

The post Santi & Naz appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/santi-naz/feed/ 0 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.

The post Lewis Buxton: Friend appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/lewis-buxton-friend/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.

The post It’s the Economy, Stupid! appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/its-the-economy-stupid/feed/ 0 Tread the boards at theatre open day https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/tread-the-boards-at-theatre-open-day/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/tread-the-boards-at-theatre-open-day/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:07:08 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2971 Theatre lovers can get a peek behind the curtain at a Norfolk theatre’s open day in August.

The post Tread the boards at theatre open day appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/tread-the-boards-at-theatre-open-day/feed/ 0 Science-inspired show explores resistance against dictatorship https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/science-inspired-show-explores-resistance-against-dictatorship/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/science-inspired-show-explores-resistance-against-dictatorship/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 22:13:01 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2940 The testimonies of Latin American refugees were the inspiration for a theatre show that mixes science, music, and visuals and is coming to Norwich next week.

The post Science-inspired show explores resistance against dictatorship appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2024/science-inspired-show-explores-resistance-against-dictatorship/feed/ 0 Nel’s Place https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nels-place/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nels-place/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2024 23:21:52 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2766 What makes a hoarder hoard? This surreal and bold developing musical takes a tentative and affectionate peek inside the head of a compulsive collector, with surprisingly funny results.

The post Nel’s Place appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nels-place/feed/ 0 New developing musical exploring hoarding heads to Norwich https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/new-developing-musical-exploring-hoarding-heads-to-norwich/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/new-developing-musical-exploring-hoarding-heads-to-norwich/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:16:54 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2743 A new show about hoarding, memories, and music is coming to Norwich as part of a four-theatre partnership to develop new productions by bringing them to the public in their early stages.

The post New developing musical exploring hoarding heads to Norwich appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/interviews/2024/new-developing-musical-exploring-hoarding-heads-to-norwich/feed/ 0 A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/a-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/a-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:48:19 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2622 “There isn’t a message, so don’t go looking for one” we are warned near the beginning of this stage adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s story.

The post A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/a-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings/feed/ 0 One on one digital theatre hosted by Norfolk venue https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2023/one-on-one-digital-theatre-hosted-by-norfolk-venues/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2023/one-on-one-digital-theatre-hosted-by-norfolk-venues/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:49:18 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2300 A digital theatre show experienced over WhatsApp is being hosted by a Norfolk theatre.

The post One on one digital theatre hosted by Norfolk venue appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2023/one-on-one-digital-theatre-hosted-by-norfolk-venues/feed/ 0 Time and Tide https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/time-and-tide/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/time-and-tide/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:42:38 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2144 How life and love can push us forward and hold us back is at the heart of this tragi-comic drama set in a Cromer cafe.

The post Time and Tide appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/time-and-tide/feed/ 0 Tamed https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/drama/2022/tamed/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/drama/2022/tamed/#respond Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:55:20 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2091 Some times asking “what have I just seen?” can be a good thing. This is one of those times.

The post Tamed appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/drama/2022/tamed/feed/ 0 Wild Onion https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/wild-onion/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/wild-onion/#respond Sat, 07 May 2022 10:55:58 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1996 Onions, it seems, are like family: they come in different shapes and sizes, are multi-layered, and can sometimes make you cry. At least that appears to be a theme of this evolving new show from Norwich-based Orange Skies Theatre.

The post Wild Onion appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/wild-onion/feed/ 0 A Midsummer Night’s Dream https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/a-midsummer-nights-dream/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/a-midsummer-nights-dream/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:48:35 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=162 Staging one of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays is always a dilemma: play it straight or attempt to reinvent? This youth theatre production mostly keeps it simple, allowing some great performances to take centre stage.

The post A Midsummer Night’s Dream appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/a-midsummer-nights-dream/feed/ 0 Antigone https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/antigone/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/antigone/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2017 19:03:57 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=674 This tense and thoughtful play, rooted in ancient Greek myth, is given a tender handling by the Theatre Royal’s youth company.

The post Antigone appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/antigone/feed/ 0 Burying Your Brother In The Pavement https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/burying-your-brother-in-the-pavement/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/burying-your-brother-in-the-pavement/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:06:42 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=679 This sparky, surprising, and brilliant
exposition on grief, love, and family, bounds along thanks to a superbly
talented young cast and pinpoint direction.

The post Burying Your Brother In The Pavement appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2017/burying-your-brother-in-the-pavement/feed/ 0 Candide https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/candide/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/candide/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:14:39 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=690 Innuendo, cross dressing, and people
pretending to be animals – but no, it’s not panto, it’s a rather ribald
adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide, brought to life by the Norwich Theatre Royal’s
Youth Company.

The post Candide appeared first on Cultivated.

]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2016/candide/feed/ 0