Maddermarket Theatre – Cultivated

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.

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.

Music, comedy, and drama pack theatre’s spring schedule

Cultivated — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:26:09 +0000

Norwich’s Maddermarket Theatre has launched its spring programme, with a mix of music, comedy, and drama from touring acts and its resident company.

The Book of Will

James Goffin — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:38:09 +0000

Shakespeare’s influence is all around us – but it nearly wasn’t. This fun and moving new play tells the – mostly – true story of how many of his plays were preserved for posterity.

Norwich theatres team up for Ukraine fundraiser

Cultivated — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:30:43 +0000

Two of Norwich’s amateur theatres have teamed up for a fundraising event in aid of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Romeo and Juliet

James Goffin — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 23:54:49 +0000

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but does calling something a rose make it beautiful? This production claims to play with the Shakespeare favourite’s setting and genders – so does it still work?

A Sound Ideas Christmas Spectacular

James Goffin — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 17:55:11 +0000

Santa, snow, sequins, silly jokes, and songs you can hum along to – the Sound Ideas’ Christmas show has everything you could want from a traditional festive celebration.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

James Goffin — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:13:15 +0000

Sexual intrigue and sparkling performances make for a strong return for the Maddermarket Players in their first post-Covid production.

One Man, Two Guvnors

James Goffin — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:11:36 +0000

When it opened at the National Theatre nearly 10 years ago, One Man, Two Guvnors was rightly roundly praised as a comic masterpiece, and in this Norwich revival it has lost none of its sparkle.

Wuthering Heights

James Goffin — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Weeks of wild weather mean you might not need much imagination to picture the fierce beauty of the exposed Yorkshire moors, the setting for Emily Brontë’s classic novel.

Geoff Norcott

James Goffin — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:10:00 +0000

Being the only Brexiteer in the comedy club seems to have become something of a millstone for Geoff Norcott.

Boudica

James Goffin — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:38:42 +0000

This antiquely modern take on the story of one of East Anglia’s most famous women is a bold and engaging production.

Much Ado About Nothing

James Goffin — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:27:17 +0000

Despite a mafia-themed opening this production of Shakespeare’s comedy owes more stylistically to a Hitchcock thriller than the Godfather.

Everyone’s a player: go on stage with Heritage Open Days

Cultivated — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:09:09 +0000

The annual programme of Heritage Open Days events gets underway across the country this week, and we’ve picked out a few of the arts-related highlights across East Anglia.

Seasoned Professionals / White Girls

James Goffin — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:39:02 +0000

This double-bill of new shows from Norwich-based theatre company Laughing Mirror could not have been more contrasting.

A View From The Bridge

James Goffin — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:02:30 +0000

Miller’s classic tragedy of lust and betrayal is given a bold and confident reworking in this stylish Maddermarket production.

Through the Decades with Roy and Buddy

James Goffin — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 21:22:00 +0000

Two of the 20th century’s greatest rock and roll stars were brought back to life at this thoroughly toe-tapping performance.

Toward Zero

James Goffin — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:25:54 +0000

Love drives people to strange actions in this accomplished performance, at the Maddermarket Theatre, of a rarely seen Agatha Christie adaptation.

For Services Rendered

James Goffin — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:46:42 +0000

There can be a risk that period pieces wrenched from their context lose their power. That isn’t the case with W Somerset Maugham’s For Services Rendered.

The 39 Steps

James Goffin — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:43:02 +0000

This stupendously silly spy thriller is a delight from start to finish.