Edgeland
The abiding message was the longevity of the natural world, notwithstanding its perilous state, and how ephemeral is the part we play in it.
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If, like me, you love contemporary dance, where else (outside of London) would you need to be?
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Three words to describe the production Romantic, tragic and uplifting.
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The tale of orphan Annie's search for her real parents is given a refreshing, and perhaps more intimate, makeover, and brings together a cast brimming with energy and enthusiasm.
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For lovers of modern classical ballet, and for lovers of everything Brontë, this is an absolute must-see production.
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
A stunning and spectacular production.
SPY MOVIE : THE PLAY!
A gloriously comic melange of slapstick, puns, innuendo and parody, all rolled into one super-evil package.
Ghost Stories
Whether you were in Team Sceptic or Team Believer, as Danny Robins would say, this was a jolly hoot from beginning to the end.
Calamity Jane
It’s a polished and spirited revival, just one that plays it a little too safe. A rootin’-tootin’ crowd-pleaser. But, heck, I was hoping for a wilder ride through Deadwood.
Picture You Dead
Picture You Dead take 2 from Anna
Picture You Dead
All in all, a grand, old fashioned night out appreciated by a capacity audience, which is not something to be lightly dismissed in this day and age.
Lay Down Your Burdens
With a soliloquy of emotions and a bold, emotive story, Lay Down Your Burdens ignites Norwich with a heart tugging contemporary performance.
Picture You Dead
Anna caught up with some of the cast of Picture You Dead ahead of their Norwich show
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - The Next Generation
A ballet that, even thirty years on, continues to startle, amuse, impress and enthral
ITCH showcase
ITCH fosters a safe environment promoting queer creativity and talent through a range of performing arts, and the diverse range of performances was wonderfully refreshing.
Forgotten In The Land of Egypt
Much more than a piece of agitprop designed to galvanise us into action over Global Warming.
Moments - Theatre Re
An innovative, moving, and life-affirming production.
The Girl On The Train
A spine-tingling drama that holds its surprise very close to its chest until the final scene
Story No #1
An assault on the senses, a delicious blend of discomfort and discovery. It’s a night you won’t forget, even if you’re not sure what, exactly, you’re supposed to remember of it.
Lynn Faces
Punk and endearing: Lynn Faces rocks the stage at Norwich Theatre with a comedic yet beguiling performance of healing, emotional trauma, and attempted musicality.
Ghosted - Another F***cking Christmas Carol
Gavin & Stacey's Christmas Special, this definitely is not.
Aladdin : a genie-us Norfolk Adventure
A 'right bootful' Christmas treat.
The Deep Blue Sea - Open Space Theatre
Director David Green required so many of his cast to take on roles antithetical to their respective comfort zones it served to emphasise that the company is not only committed to the presentation of ambitious work, but also to the continual development and growth of its roster of performers.
Northern Ballet - A Christmas Carol
The definitive way to kick-start your own Christmas celebrations.
Birdsong
Birdsong staged scenes as powerful as I can recall ever seeing in a theatre, offering a coherent and deeply moving account of bravery in war, the damage war does, and most fundamentally, the wretchedly pointlessness of it all..
Home
I can always admire a show that takes risks, and a theatre company that takes pride in that, especially in devised work. With this, Temper have produced a genuinely thought provoking show. I’m intrigued to see what they get up to next.
Carlos Acosta's 'Nutcracker In Havana'
Nutcracker in Havana is an absolute Christmas Cracker of a show
The Windrush Secret
The authenticity with which Rodreguez King-Dorset portrayed the three characters involved was so precise that I had to keep reminding myself they were being played by the same man - the only man on stage.
The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
An ostensibly amusing, but also incredibly thought-provoking, production.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
You will believe a car can fly.
Murder on the Orient Express
Given that the stage version of Murder on the Orient Express is an entirely new play, one might have expected great liberties to be taken but the reverse was the case - there was an evident reverence for the source text apparent throughout Ludwig's adaptation that tiptoed lightly over the darker themes of Christie's novel, preferring instead to focus on flashes of humour and the cosy familiarity of a tale retold.
Art
Given the acrimony of Brexit, covid vaccination and even the recent Lucy Letby controversy, far from feeling dated, the play feels surprisingly relevant – an exemplar of what happens when we lose the ability to disagree civilly, instead content to take lumps out of family and friends with little regard for the consequential fallout.
& JULIET
A fabulously pop-tastic party, featuring a canon of top tunes from start to finish.
Silence! The Musical
A gloriously dark, and very funny, musical stage parody.
Come Dine With Me - The Musical
An hilarious homage to Channel 4's much-loved television show
I Wish You Well - The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical
Love this show. Catch it if you can before it hits Edinburgh
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Life-affirming, inclusive and diverse, and celebrating every type of friendship.
The 39 Steps
An hilarious comedy, made to look so easy. Pleasure and laughter all of the way.
Séance and Arcade from Darkfield
Séance, in common with all their productions, took place in complete darkness. The audience wear headphones and so experience the narrative almost entirely through sound. If that sounds too close to an audio book, then allow me to disabuse you of that notion.
Salt
There was so much to admire in this bold production and one, let’s not forget, which filled the Arts Centre to capacity in the middle of the Norfolk and Norwich festival. I find it hard to believe that such an assured production is their first, and while 'Salt' is already a worthwhile contribution to the region's theatre, I’m convinced we can look forward to even greater things to come.