Silliness abounds in this first extended outing for Mona Ravona, Norwich’s most effective (and possibly only) film noir private detective.
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There aren’t many perfect plays – but this comes achingly close. Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic parable on racism and the struggle for human decency powerfully translates the story for modern audiences.
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This charming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Venetian romp is more bridge of highs than sighs.
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Six woman are sentenced to transportation to Australia in this gritty tale of 19th century justice, set entirely within the ship that will deliver their fate.
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The confident use of chicanery is praised by one of the characters in Faith Healer – and in the form of great acting, plenty of it is on show here.
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Break out the Smirnoff Ice and the sparkles – the Steps musical has landed in Norwich, with a nostalgic and slightly nuts show.
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In a six and a half minute opening song to Rob Rouse’s two-hour set he warns that he enjoys things that go on for too long – and whatever else, he’s not joking about that.
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The fairy tale and film get a new life in this 10-year revival of Matthew Bourne’s love letter to stage and screen.
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In the story, Priscilla is a battered bus – but this production of Priscilla is a juggernaut of sparkles, songs, and stunning visuals.
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Packed with some of Irving Berlin’s finest songs, a fluffy romantic comedy storyline, and the opportunity for more sequins and dance than you can shake a black cane at Top Hat should be a sparkling affair.
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This ribald romp is a perfectly pitched adaptation of the classic TV series, fully aware of its own absurdity and offering audiences a murderously good time.
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There’s no risk that Rupert Goold’s production of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company might “lose the name of action”: it comes in at a rapid-fire two and a half hours, with the events of the play condensed into just one evening.
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Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone came in to his double bill of Norwich Playhouse shows with two unexpected items in the bagging area: a live TV bust up with sword-carrier extraordinaire Penny Mordaunt and a hairline fracture of his ankle.
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The beats and the birdsong are constant threads in this lyrical memoir from performance poet Jenny Foulds.
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The classic socialist novel is given a partial reboot in this blunt tale of the workers and the wealthy.
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