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#Review: Treasure Island at Maddermarket Theatre til 3 Jan
"A welcome alternative to panto: family-friendly, fun, and filled with song, but still rooted in proper drama... an energetic and energising production, full of good humour and rip-roaring adventure. All aboard!"
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"A welcome alternative to panto: family-friendly, fun, and filled with song, but still rooted in proper drama... an energetic and energising production, full of good humour and rip-roaring adventure. All aboard!"
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December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#Review: Treasure Island at Maddermarket Theatre til 3 Jan
"A welcome alternative to panto: family-friendly, fun, and filled with song, but still rooted in proper drama... an energetic and energising production, full of good humour and rip-roaring adventure. All aboard!"
www.cultivated.org.u...
"A welcome alternative to panto: family-friendly, fun, and filled with song, but still rooted in proper drama... an energetic and energising production, full of good humour and rip-roaring adventure. All aboard!"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Review: The 12 Beans of Christmas at Norwich Theatre Stage Two
"Cantering out riding Rudolph, Adam Riches storms the audience at the start of this show... he cajoles and delights into a sort of parlour version of the Hunger Games led by his hyperbolic parody of Sean Bean"
"Cantering out riding Rudolph, Adam Riches storms the audience at the start of this show... he cajoles and delights into a sort of parlour version of the Hunger Games led by his hyperbolic parody of Sean Bean"
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#Review: The 12 Beans of Christmas at Norwich Theatre Stage Two
"Cantering out riding Rudolph, Adam Riches storms the audience at the start of this show... he cajoles and delights into a sort of parlour version of the Hunger Games led by his hyperbolic parody of Sean Bean"
"Cantering out riding Rudolph, Adam Riches storms the audience at the start of this show... he cajoles and delights into a sort of parlour version of the Hunger Games led by his hyperbolic parody of Sean Bean"
#Review: The Liar, The Bitch, and The Wardrobe at Norwich Theatre Playhouse til 20 Dec
"A very rude and very adult parody of CS Lewis’ Narnia stories... a raucously queer take on the children’s classic and frequently fiercely funny."
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"A very rude and very adult parody of CS Lewis’ Narnia stories... a raucously queer take on the children’s classic and frequently fiercely funny."
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December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
#Review: The Liar, The Bitch, and The Wardrobe at Norwich Theatre Playhouse til 20 Dec
"A very rude and very adult parody of CS Lewis’ Narnia stories... a raucously queer take on the children’s classic and frequently fiercely funny."
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"A very rude and very adult parody of CS Lewis’ Narnia stories... a raucously queer take on the children’s classic and frequently fiercely funny."
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#Review: Cinderella at Norwich Theatre Royal til 4 Jan 2026
"Get ready to have a ball: Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto is a fizzing cocktail of fun, colour, and groan-some dad jokes. In other words, perfect."
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"Get ready to have a ball: Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto is a fizzing cocktail of fun, colour, and groan-some dad jokes. In other words, perfect."
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December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
#Review: Cinderella at Norwich Theatre Royal til 4 Jan 2026
"Get ready to have a ball: Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto is a fizzing cocktail of fun, colour, and groan-some dad jokes. In other words, perfect."
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"Get ready to have a ball: Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto is a fizzing cocktail of fun, colour, and groan-some dad jokes. In other words, perfect."
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#Review: The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return at Norwich Theatre Playhouse til 26 Nov
"Teenage kicks are writ large and loud in this boisterous, creative, and touching tale of two Luton lads and their complex relationship with home, in all its stripes."
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"Teenage kicks are writ large and loud in this boisterous, creative, and touching tale of two Luton lads and their complex relationship with home, in all its stripes."
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November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#Review: The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return at Norwich Theatre Playhouse til 26 Nov
"Teenage kicks are writ large and loud in this boisterous, creative, and touching tale of two Luton lads and their complex relationship with home, in all its stripes."
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"Teenage kicks are writ large and loud in this boisterous, creative, and touching tale of two Luton lads and their complex relationship with home, in all its stripes."
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#Review: Coriolanus at Sewell Barn Theatre til 29 Nov
"A punchy adaptation, creatively directed and excellently acted, adding a contemporary spin to one of Shakespeare’s lesser known stories"
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#Norfolk #Norwich #Shakespeare
"A punchy adaptation, creatively directed and excellently acted, adding a contemporary spin to one of Shakespeare’s lesser known stories"
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#Norfolk #Norwich #Shakespeare
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#Review: Coriolanus at Sewell Barn Theatre til 29 Nov
"A punchy adaptation, creatively directed and excellently acted, adding a contemporary spin to one of Shakespeare’s lesser known stories"
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#Norfolk #Norwich #Shakespeare
"A punchy adaptation, creatively directed and excellently acted, adding a contemporary spin to one of Shakespeare’s lesser known stories"
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#Norfolk #Norwich #Shakespeare
#Review: Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts at Norwich Theatre Royal til 22 Nov
"The Oxford detective was a mainstay of British TV for more than a decade, and now 25 years on Morse has returned in a new story written specially for stage."
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#Norwich #Norfolk
"The Oxford detective was a mainstay of British TV for more than a decade, and now 25 years on Morse has returned in a new story written specially for stage."
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#Norwich #Norfolk
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#Review: Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts at Norwich Theatre Royal til 22 Nov
"The Oxford detective was a mainstay of British TV for more than a decade, and now 25 years on Morse has returned in a new story written specially for stage."
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#Norwich #Norfolk
"The Oxford detective was a mainstay of British TV for more than a decade, and now 25 years on Morse has returned in a new story written specially for stage."
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#Norwich #Norfolk
#Review: Northern Ballet: Merlin at Norwich Theatre Royal
"It's one of the country's oldest stories - the mysterious wizard that put King Arthur on the throne - and Merlin's early life is given a unique twist in this ballet revival."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #ballet
"It's one of the country's oldest stories - the mysterious wizard that put King Arthur on the throne - and Merlin's early life is given a unique twist in this ballet revival."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #ballet
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#Review: Northern Ballet: Merlin at Norwich Theatre Royal
"It's one of the country's oldest stories - the mysterious wizard that put King Arthur on the throne - and Merlin's early life is given a unique twist in this ballet revival."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #ballet
"It's one of the country's oldest stories - the mysterious wizard that put King Arthur on the throne - and Merlin's early life is given a unique twist in this ballet revival."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #ballet
#Review: War Horse at Norwich Theatre Royal
"This story of a boy and his horse, separated by war, is a visually spectacular piece of storytelling – dominated by intricate and impressive puppeteering."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama @nationaltheatre.org.uk
"This story of a boy and his horse, separated by war, is a visually spectacular piece of storytelling – dominated by intricate and impressive puppeteering."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama @nationaltheatre.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#Review: War Horse at Norwich Theatre Royal
"This story of a boy and his horse, separated by war, is a visually spectacular piece of storytelling – dominated by intricate and impressive puppeteering."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama @nationaltheatre.org.uk
"This story of a boy and his horse, separated by war, is a visually spectacular piece of storytelling – dominated by intricate and impressive puppeteering."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama @nationaltheatre.org.uk
#Review: Carl Donnelly: Another Round at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
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Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
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Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#Review: Carl Donnelly: Another Round at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
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Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
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Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
#Review: The House of Bernarda Alba at Sewell Barn Theatre til 18 Oct
"Much is unseen and unsaid in this all-female drama of death, morality, and politics, set in 1930s rural Spain."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
"Much is unseen and unsaid in this all-female drama of death, morality, and politics, set in 1930s rural Spain."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#Review: The House of Bernarda Alba at Sewell Barn Theatre til 18 Oct
"Much is unseen and unsaid in this all-female drama of death, morality, and politics, set in 1930s rural Spain."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
"Much is unseen and unsaid in this all-female drama of death, morality, and politics, set in 1930s rural Spain."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
#Review: Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
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#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
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#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
September 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#Review: Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
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#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
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#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
#Review: Lovesong at Norwich Puppet Theatre til 27 Sep, tickets £12-16
"This series of snapshots through a couple’s life together is a softly-delivered sucker punch, packed with emotion and unexpected twists."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
"This series of snapshots through a couple’s life together is a softly-delivered sucker punch, packed with emotion and unexpected twists."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
September 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#Review: Lovesong at Norwich Puppet Theatre til 27 Sep, tickets £12-16
"This series of snapshots through a couple’s life together is a softly-delivered sucker punch, packed with emotion and unexpected twists."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
"This series of snapshots through a couple’s life together is a softly-delivered sucker punch, packed with emotion and unexpected twists."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #drama
#Review: Norwich Hamlets
"Shakespeare’s most ponderous play serves as inspiration for five short performances in this joint community project from Norwich Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company."
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"Shakespeare’s most ponderous play serves as inspiration for five short performances in this joint community project from Norwich Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company."
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September 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#Review: Norwich Hamlets
"Shakespeare’s most ponderous play serves as inspiration for five short performances in this joint community project from Norwich Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company."
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"Shakespeare’s most ponderous play serves as inspiration for five short performances in this joint community project from Norwich Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company."
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#Review: Hamilton: An American Musical at Norwich Theatre Royal until 25 October
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
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#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
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#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
September 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#Review: Hamilton: An American Musical at Norwich Theatre Royal until 25 October
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
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#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
#Review: Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"Tribute without falling into caricature.... A snappy, toe-tapping trip through the period."
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#norwich #norfolk
"Tribute without falling into caricature.... A snappy, toe-tapping trip through the period."
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#norwich #norfolk
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#Review: Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"Tribute without falling into caricature.... A snappy, toe-tapping trip through the period."
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#norwich #norfolk
"Tribute without falling into caricature.... A snappy, toe-tapping trip through the period."
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#norwich #norfolk
#Review: Esther Manito: Slagbomb at Norwich Theatre Stage Two, now touring nationally
"Manito has mixed up a pacey and very enjoyable show, with plenty of relatable jokes and a narrative heart that leaves you feeling warm as you leave, even on a rainy Norwich night."
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"Manito has mixed up a pacey and very enjoyable show, with plenty of relatable jokes and a narrative heart that leaves you feeling warm as you leave, even on a rainy Norwich night."
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September 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#Review: Esther Manito: Slagbomb at Norwich Theatre Stage Two, now touring nationally
"Manito has mixed up a pacey and very enjoyable show, with plenty of relatable jokes and a narrative heart that leaves you feeling warm as you leave, even on a rainy Norwich night."
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"Manito has mixed up a pacey and very enjoyable show, with plenty of relatable jokes and a narrative heart that leaves you feeling warm as you leave, even on a rainy Norwich night."
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#Review: Gypsy at Norwich Theatre Playhouse until 14 Sep
"The story of one of American’s most notorious performers is the focus of this Sondheim-scripted musical."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #Musical
"The story of one of American’s most notorious performers is the focus of this Sondheim-scripted musical."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #Musical
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#Review: Gypsy at Norwich Theatre Playhouse until 14 Sep
"The story of one of American’s most notorious performers is the focus of this Sondheim-scripted musical."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #Musical
"The story of one of American’s most notorious performers is the focus of this Sondheim-scripted musical."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #Musical
#Review: The Midnight Bell at Norwich Theatre Royal til 13 Sep
"The Midnight Bell offers a seductive slice of 1930s Soho, served up through Matthew Bourne’s signature sharply characterised dance... Bourne retains the power to delight and surprise."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #dance
"The Midnight Bell offers a seductive slice of 1930s Soho, served up through Matthew Bourne’s signature sharply characterised dance... Bourne retains the power to delight and surprise."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #dance
September 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#Review: The Midnight Bell at Norwich Theatre Royal til 13 Sep
"The Midnight Bell offers a seductive slice of 1930s Soho, served up through Matthew Bourne’s signature sharply characterised dance... Bourne retains the power to delight and surprise."
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#Norwich #Norfolk #dance
"The Midnight Bell offers a seductive slice of 1930s Soho, served up through Matthew Bourne’s signature sharply characterised dance... Bourne retains the power to delight and surprise."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #dance
#Review: The Exoplanets at Norwich Theatre til 7 Sep
"This world premiere performance mixed music and science in a high concept but very human production that took us to the outer reaches of space, and the inner lives of its protagonists."
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#Norwich #music #drama
"This world premiere performance mixed music and science in a high concept but very human production that took us to the outer reaches of space, and the inner lives of its protagonists."
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#Norwich #music #drama
September 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#Review: The Exoplanets at Norwich Theatre til 7 Sep
"This world premiere performance mixed music and science in a high concept but very human production that took us to the outer reaches of space, and the inner lives of its protagonists."
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#Norwich #music #drama
"This world premiere performance mixed music and science in a high concept but very human production that took us to the outer reaches of space, and the inner lives of its protagonists."
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#Norwich #music #drama
#Review: Paul Zerdin : Jaw-drop at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"Ticking all the boxes and then some... Sharp routines, technical prowess, and an impeccable performance"
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#Norwich #comedy #ventriloquism
"Ticking all the boxes and then some... Sharp routines, technical prowess, and an impeccable performance"
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#Norwich #comedy #ventriloquism
September 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#Review: Paul Zerdin : Jaw-drop at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"Ticking all the boxes and then some... Sharp routines, technical prowess, and an impeccable performance"
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#Norwich #comedy #ventriloquism
"Ticking all the boxes and then some... Sharp routines, technical prowess, and an impeccable performance"
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#Norwich #comedy #ventriloquism
#Review: Ladies Day at St George's Gt Yarmouth til Aug 18, then Sheringham Little Theatre and Wolterton Hall
"Four women take a step outside their normal lives in this lively comedy drama"
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#GreatYarmouth #Sheringham #Wolterton
"Four women take a step outside their normal lives in this lively comedy drama"
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#GreatYarmouth #Sheringham #Wolterton
August 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#Review: Ladies Day at St George's Gt Yarmouth til Aug 18, then Sheringham Little Theatre and Wolterton Hall
"Four women take a step outside their normal lives in this lively comedy drama"
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#GreatYarmouth #Sheringham #Wolterton
"Four women take a step outside their normal lives in this lively comedy drama"
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#GreatYarmouth #Sheringham #Wolterton
#Review: Fiddler on the Roof at Norwich Theatre Royal until 16 Aug
"From its breathtaking opening this is an immaculate imagined show... such style and grace makes it doubly worth seeing"
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#musical #Norwich
"From its breathtaking opening this is an immaculate imagined show... such style and grace makes it doubly worth seeing"
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#musical #Norwich
August 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#Review: Fiddler on the Roof at Norwich Theatre Royal until 16 Aug
"From its breathtaking opening this is an immaculate imagined show... such style and grace makes it doubly worth seeing"
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#musical #Norwich
"From its breathtaking opening this is an immaculate imagined show... such style and grace makes it doubly worth seeing"
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#musical #Norwich
#Review: Ding Dong at Sheringham Little Theatre til Aug 16
"A classic single set farce, packed with confusion, secret clinches, and copious double entendres."
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#Sheringham #farce
"A classic single set farce, packed with confusion, secret clinches, and copious double entendres."
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#Sheringham #farce
August 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#Review: Ding Dong at Sheringham Little Theatre til Aug 16
"A classic single set farce, packed with confusion, secret clinches, and copious double entendres."
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#Sheringham #farce
"A classic single set farce, packed with confusion, secret clinches, and copious double entendres."
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#Sheringham #farce
Review: Steve & Steff For Ever by @TheatreRoyalBSE until 30 Aug
"Notting Hill meets Bury St Edmunds in this seductive promenade rom com performance... a chance to fall in love with love, and with Bury."
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"Notting Hill meets Bury St Edmunds in this seductive promenade rom com performance... a chance to fall in love with love, and with Bury."
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August 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Review: Steve & Steff For Ever by @TheatreRoyalBSE until 30 Aug
"Notting Hill meets Bury St Edmunds in this seductive promenade rom com performance... a chance to fall in love with love, and with Bury."
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"Notting Hill meets Bury St Edmunds in this seductive promenade rom com performance... a chance to fall in love with love, and with Bury."
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