Norwich Theatre Royal – Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Wed, 27 May 2026 22:15:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Norwich Theatre Royal – Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk 32 32 Gentleman Jack https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/gentleman-jack/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/gentleman-jack/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 22:15:54 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3925 The life of a woman regarded by some as the “first modern lesbian” is retold in this promising new ballet.

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Miss Saigon https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/miss-saigon/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/miss-saigon/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 22:56:49 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3870 Nearly 40 years on from its debut this revival of Miss Saigon offers a stunning production of a tale that remains controversial.

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Theatre launches search for Neverland’s lost children https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/theatre-launches-search-for-neverlands-lost-children/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/theatre-launches-search-for-neverlands-lost-children/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 16:16:26 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3847 Norwich Theatre is on the lookout for the young stars to join the junior cast of its 2026 pantomime, The All New Adventures of Peter Pan.

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Death On The Nile https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/death-on-the-nile/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/death-on-the-nile/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 22:31:13 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3839 A love triangle, murder, and intrigue snake their way across the stage in this gorgeously presented adaptation of Agatha Christie’s thriller.

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To Kill A Mockingbird https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/to-kill-a-mockingbird-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/to-kill-a-mockingbird-2/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:18:51 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3828 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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The Gondoliers https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/the-gondoliers/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/the-gondoliers/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:47:07 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3820 This charming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Venetian romp is more bridge of highs than sighs.

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Here & Now https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/here-now/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/here-now/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:05 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3785 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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The Red Shoes https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/the-red-shoes-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/the-red-shoes-2/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:24 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3776 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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Priscilla, Queen of The Desert https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-2/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:56:07 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3766 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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Top Hat https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/top-hat-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/top-hat-2/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:28 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3760 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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Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/midsomer-murders-the-killings-at-badgers-drift/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/midsomer-murders-the-killings-at-badgers-drift/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:14:47 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3754 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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Hamlet https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/hamlet/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/hamlet/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:36:47 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3745 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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Carousel https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/carousel/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/carousel/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:16:08 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3710 Two parallel romances, with very different outcomes, circle each other in this energetic production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

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Festival unveils 17 days of events https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/festival-unveils-17-days-of-events/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/festival-unveils-17-days-of-events/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:13:12 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3695 This year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival will feature over 100 events – including 20 free shows – at venues reaching from King’s Lynn to Lowestoft.

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MÁM https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/mam/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/mam/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:49:04 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3687 A scattering of wooden chairs, 10 adults clothed in funereal shades, a young girl in ghostly white: just one of a ‘handful’ of scenes in Michael Keegan-Dolan’s maelstrom of movement that is MÁM.

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Dear England https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/dear-england/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/dear-england/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:30:18 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3657 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.

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2:22 A Ghost Story https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/222-a-ghost-story-2/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2026/222-a-ghost-story-2/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:56:34 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3648 Ghosts can’t be real – can they? Head and heart differ in this smart, modern ghost story that is becoming a familiar theatre fixture.

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Spy thriller to play Norwich and Cambridge https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/spy-thriller-to-play-norwich-and-cambridge/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/news/2026/spy-thriller-to-play-norwich-and-cambridge/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:01:59 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3643 An adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is set to visit East Anglia as part of its UK tour later this year.

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Cinderella https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/cinderella-4/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/cinderella-4/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:18:58 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3585 Get ready to have a ball: Norwich Theatre’s 2025 panto is a fizzing cocktail of fun, colour, and groan-some dad jokes. In other words, perfect.

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Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/inspector-morse-house-of-ghosts/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025/inspector-morse-house-of-ghosts/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:27:33 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3566 The Oxford detective was a mainstay of British TV for more than a decade, and now 25 years on Morse has returned in a new story written specially for stage.

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