Drama – Cultivated

Breaking The Code

James Goffin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:49:01 +0000

The story of master codebreaker Alan Turing is told with controlled brilliance in this well-crafted drama.

When We Are Married

James Goffin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:09:59 +0000

This tale of upstanding Yorkshire folk discovering a surprising secret offers a gentle comedy with hints of a darker underbelly.

The Head That Bears

James Goffin — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:48:51 +0000

God plays dice, Death tells stories – at least they do in this surreal grown up fairy tale.

Kanpur: 1857

James Goffin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:37:29 +0000

A dark chapter in the history of India and British is told with grace – and a surprising amount of comedy – in this confidently-staged piece of storytelling.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

James Goffin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:42:06 +0000

Is there anyone that doesn’t know the twist to The Picture of Dorian Gray? Oscar Wilde’s gothic novel has such an assured place in our culture, that it should give a theatrical adaptation a lot of licence.

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

James Goffin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:55:24 +0000

John Le Carré’s brand of Cold War espionage thriller has generated best-selling books and some iconic screen adaptations – but until now it hasn’t made it to the stage.

Beautiful Thing

James Goffin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:59:39 +0000

Love that’s fresh and still unspoiled: that’s the core of this wickedly funny and quietly affecting drama.

Wind In The Willows

James Goffin — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:14:22 +0000

The adventures of Toad, Ratty, Badger, and Mole get a Norfolk reboot in this gentle repurposing of Kenneth Grahame’s classic characters.

Crossing The Line

James Goffin — Mon, 11 May 2026 22:47:56 +0000

The dark world of teenage drug dealing is brought into sharp relief in this fast moving and energetic production.

Death On The Nile

James Goffin — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:31:13 +0000

A love triangle, murder, and intrigue snake their way across the stage in this gorgeously presented adaptation of Agatha Christie’s thriller.

The Woman Who Shot People Too Much

James Goffin — Sat, 02 May 2026 17:33:48 +0000

Silliness abounds in this first extended outing for Mona Ravona, Norwich’s most effective (and possibly only) film noir private detective.

To Kill A Mockingbird

James Goffin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:18:51 +0000

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.

Female Transport

James Goffin — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:47:08 +0000

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.

Faith Healer

James Goffin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:32:51 +0000

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.

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

James Goffin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:14:47 +0000

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.

Hamlet

James Goffin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:36:47 +0000

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.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

James Goffin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:41:35 +0000

The classic socialist novel is given a partial reboot in this blunt tale of the workers and the wealthy.

Waiting for Godot

James Goffin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:29:33 +0000

Reputations can be something of a millstone: if you only vaguely know it, Godot is the play in which nothing happens, twice. But that just isn’t true.

Dear England

James Goffin — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:30:18 +0000

Football is often about nostalgia – the legends, the curses, the inexhaustible supply of portentous stats – and James Graham’s Dear England is a time capsule of eight years of the national game.

2:22 A Ghost Story

James Goffin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:56:34 +0000

Ghosts can’t be real – can they? Head and heart differ in this smart, modern ghost story that is becoming a familiar theatre fixture.