Interviews – Cultivated

Don’t stress, Ian’s coming

Cultivated — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:43:47 +0000

Comedian Ian Smith is mid-way through a UK tour, coming to Norwich Arts Centre on 26 May. We caught up with him to talk about the tour and more.

Inter-generational play refreshed for new tour

Cultivated — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:23:40 +0000

A play inspired by real life experiences is returning for a tour of Norfolk and Suffolk venues.

Pun-laden film noir premieres in Norwich

Cultivated — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:07:55 +0000

Norfolk sketch company the Earlham Bus Incident is producing its first full length production, putting a comic twist on the film noir genre.

Farming epidemic takes centre stage

Cultivated — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:30:16 +0000

Set to the backdrop of the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, And Then Come The Nightjars is the latest in-house production at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.

Real-life experiences inspire focus on men’s mental health

Cultivated — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:04:46 +0000

A new production debuting at venues in Sheringham and Norwich has taken its inspiration from real-life mental health issues to create a new show of movement and drama.

“Like Hamlet, without the bloodbath finale”

Cultivated — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:18:37 +0000

The resident company at Norwich’s Maddermarket Theatre is preparing a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. We caught up with the play’s director Phil Davey and theatre trustee Tony Fullwood to find out more.

‘Hilariously unhinged’ Austen-inspired show tours in 2026

Cultivated — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:42:23 +0000

Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth Rosalie Minnitt is touring her comedy show Clementine across the UK.

New tour a tonic for Carl

Cultivated — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:40:24 +0000

Last year Carl Donnelly did a show about how much he’s enjoying life. Then life decided to challenge him on that.

Kerry’s Bandwidth tour finds space for Norwich

Cultivated — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:02:24 +0000

Kerry Godliman is going back on the road with new show Bandwidth, including a stop at Norwich Playhouse on 3 April.

Making magic moments

James Goffin — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 15:58:44 +0000

Mime dance company Theatre Re is bringing its newest show Moments to Norwich this month. Cultivated caught up with artistic director and performer Guillaume Pigé.

Trio of ballet shows starts 2025

Cultivated — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:46:59 +0000

Dance company Varna International Ballet is starting 2025 with a national tour across the UK, including dates in Ipswich and Norwich.

Miles bangs on and on

Bruce Dessau — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:44:50 +0000

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.

From Norfolk to the National Youth Theatre

James Goffin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:04:27 +0000

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.

New developing musical exploring hoarding heads to Norwich

Cultivated — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:16:54 +0000

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.

A labour of love for a city of stories

James Goffin — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 18:00:42 +0000

Writer, theatre-maker and storyteller John Osborne has created a brand-new show in celebration of his adopted home city. Norwich: A Love Story which also features paintings by local artist Pinch and music from singer-songwriter Jess Morgan, is at Norwich Playhouse on April 11.

Andy is still trying to find optimism in a confusing world

Cultivated — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:54:05 +0000

Andy Parsons is touring this year with his brand new show, Bafflingly Optimistic. Despite everything that the UK has had to face in recent years, Parsons has managed to find something to be optimistic about. And, of course, lots to be funny about. Parsons, 55, is best known as one of the early lynchpins of Mock The Week. He has also written for Spitting Image, appeared on Live at the Apollo and fronted his own Radio 2 series, as well as the podcast, Slacktivist Action Group.

Success has been a while coming for Chris

Cultivated — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:08:38 +0000

Chris McCausland is one of the UK’s most in-demand comedians. The 46-year-old Liverpudlian has appeared on shows including the Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and QI. He has also fronted his own TV series, Wonders Of The World I Can’t See, and hosted his own radio show, You Heard It Here First.

Dinosaurs coming to Diss

Cultivated — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:50:33 +0000

Norfolk-born academic, conservationist, broadcaster and author Ben Garrod is bringing a show about dinosaurs to Diss as part of a nationwide tour. Here he tells us about what audiences can expect.

Chris is playing a speaky blinder

Bruce Dessau — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:28:06 +0000

Chris McCausland is going places. And not just because he has just filmed a travel series for Channel 4. The Liverpudlian stand-up star is back on the road with an extended leg of his Speaky Blinder tour which will see him perform over 130 dates nationwide.

Maisie buzzes into town

Bruce Dessau — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 21:31:00 +0000

Maisie Adam has called her debut tour Buzzed because she has lots to be buzzed about. Her relationship with her fiancé, her excitement at England’s victory in the Women’s Euros and lastly but by absolutely no means least, the way her comedy career has taken off.