Comedy – Cultivated

Elf Lyons: Horses

James Goffin — Sat, 24 May 2025 21:59:05 +0000

In the stand-up set that follows her main show, Elf Lyons tells of the confusion of an Australian stag do that attended Horses on the basis of a horny mis-hearing of its name.

Show Pony

James Goffin — Fri, 16 May 2025 19:58:03 +0000

If there was ever any doubt rules were made to be broken, Show Pony proves the point.

Spy Movie: The Play!

James Goffin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:13:00 +0000

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to watch the adventures of secret agent Jane Blonde, as she battles to save the world, and to put on a budget-stretched stage version of a spy movie.

Spin A Play

James Goffin — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:57:21 +0000

The audience and Lady Luck are in charge for this improv comedy show that sees a play ‘written’ right before your eyes.

Kate Butch: Wuthering Shites

James Goffin — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:29:23 +0000

Seemingly everything is being turned into a musical these days – plays, films, even court cases – but this is something else.

Lynn Faces

James Goffin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:21:53 +0000

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.

Karl Minns Looks Back at 2024… With She Go and Friends

James Goffin — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:59:01 +0000

The now traditional outing for the queen of the Larkman hits all the right notes in a Norfolk-baiting 90 minutes of comedy.

Beauty and the Beast

James Goffin — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:11:18 +0000

Daft jokes, silly songs, and plenty of audience participation are the order of the day in this rambunctious panto production.

Ghosted: Another F**ing Christmas Carol

James Goffin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:26:06 +0000

If the title hadn’t already given it away, Dickens this ain’t – but there is an odd sort of Christmas spirit in this rude and reworked version of his festive tale.

Aladdin

James Goffin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:21:37 +0000

Panto needs a glorious buzz of energy, dance, music, and comedy – and this year’s outing at Norwich Theatre Royal delivers them all.

ART

James Goffin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:26:54 +0000

We live in times where it is hard to know what to believe, where politicians tell us black is white and friends reveal unexpected eccentricities in social media posts.

Cluedo 2

James Goffin — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:09:27 +0000

The classic murder mystery board game is back for another stage adaptation, where all is not as it seems and danger lurks around every corner.

Lucy & Friends

James Goffin — Thu, 16 May 2024 23:52:55 +0000

I had fun. At least that’s the start of the review that Lucy McCormick dictates towards the end of her frenzied and unpredictable one woman cabaret variety spoken word alt drag act show.

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!

James Goffin — Tue, 07 May 2024 21:51:48 +0000

It launched as a sitcom more than 30 years ago, but now Drop The Dead Donkey is back as a stage show.

Shrek The Musical

James Goffin — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:23:02 +0000

Donkeeeey! The ass is back, and so are Shrek and Princess Fiona in this fun family musical based on the 2001 film that proved it’s not easy being green.

Stranger Sings!

James Goffin — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:00:53 +0000

The first four seasons of the hugely popular Netflix 80s science fiction horror are ruthlessly parodied in this joyous pastiche musical.

Comedy Network

James Goffin — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:56:32 +0000

The February instalment of this regular comedy night at Norwich’s The Garage saw a line up of three white men – but was more diverse than it at first appeared.

Betty Blue Eyes

James Goffin — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:05:08 +0000

If you think chiropody, ration books, and a real lady of a pig sounds like an unlikely combination for a winning musical, you clearly haven’t seen Betty Blue Eyes.

She Go Looks Back At 2023

James Goffin — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:17:14 +0000

Karl Minns’ Norwich single mum alter ego’s winter outing is becoming a tradition as familiar as Old Year’s Night – and remains a sparkling piece of self-effacing fun.

Cinderella

James Goffin — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 23:30:11 +0000

Panto sometimes gets a bad rap – at best silly stories for kids, at worst a lazy cash cow for theatres and fading celebs. But done well it can bring together comedy, music, dance, in a single entertaining package.