Comedy – Cultivated

Carl Donnelly: Another Round

James Goffin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:41:27 +0000

The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Carl Donnelly’s wild days are (mostly) passed: this is more like a fun pub catch-up with an old friend.

Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters

James Goffin — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:01:53 +0000

These are troubled times, says Josie 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.

Esther Manito: Slagbomb

James Goffin — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:39:57 +0000

The main motif for this show is the Skegness Slagbomb, an unlikely cocktail made up of Jägermeister, WKD, and Iron Bru – but one apparently essential to getting through a modern UK seaside holiday.

Paul Zerdin: Jaw-drop

James Goffin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:58:38 +0000

Ventriloquism is a largely neglected form of comedy; while there are plenty of stand ups, combining that with voice throwing and puppetry is a whole different level of skill.

Ding Dong

James Goffin — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 23:38:22 +0000

The 65th year of seaside rep theatre at Sheringham Little Theatre sticks to tradition with a farce – pretty much the only thing missing is the vicar.

Steve & Steff For Ever

James Goffin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:35:41 +0000

Notting Hill meets Bury St Edmunds in this seductive promenade rom com performance.

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.