Norwich – Cultivated

Carousel

James Goffin — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:16:08 +0000

Two parallel romances, with very different outcomes, circle each other in this energetic production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

Revamp plans for Norwich venue

Cultivated — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:43:46 +0000

Plans for a major revamp of Norwich’s Playhouse have been submitted to the city council.

Superbowl show explores attitudes to black female role models

Cultivated — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:32:22 +0000

A show exploring the aftermath of a famous ‘wardrobe malfunction’ is heading to three venues in the region.

Festival unveils 17 days of events

Cultivated — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:13:12 +0000

This year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival will feature over 100 events – including 20 free shows – at venues reaching from King’s Lynn to Lowestoft.

Geoff Norcott

James Goffin — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:24:02 +0000

A trip to see a self-described basic bloke comic might not be everyone’s idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day – but it was tempting enough to nearly fill Ipswich’s Corn Exchange.

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.

“Like Hamlet, without the bloodbath finale”

Cultivated — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:18:37 +0000

The resident company at Norwich’s Maddermarket Theatre is preparing a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. We caught up with the play’s director Phil Davey and theatre trustee Tony Fullwood to find out more.

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.

Spy thriller to play Norwich and Cambridge

Cultivated — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:01:59 +0000

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.

Diving Dream

James Goffin — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:39:58 +0000

This one-day outing for The Voice Project mixed retrospective with new material, in two concerts at Norwich’s Octagon Chapel.

Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For

James Goffin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:06:48 +0000

The joys – and otherwise – of parenting are central stage for Janine Harouni’s new tour, kicking off its 13-date run with a night at the Norwich Theatre Playhouse.

Groundbreaking choir return with new work for Norwich’s Octagon Chapel

Cultivated — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:35:59 +0000

The groundbreaking Voice Project Choir returns to Norwich in January for two concerts at the city’s Octagon Chapel.

Post Office drama comes to region’s theatres

Cultivated — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:23:38 +0000

The shocking story of the Post Office scandal – and the real life experiences of one of the shopkeepers caught up in it – is explored in a new drama touring East Anglia in February and March.

KlangHaus: The Big Loop

James Goffin — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:35:47 +0000

Twixtmas can be a long, grey, dull time: Norwich-based art rock outfit KlangHaus are clearly on a (now intergalactic) mission to change that.

Treasure Island

James Goffin — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:44:33 +0000

Sort your sea legs and get ready to set sail for a slick and speedy stage version of pirate classic Treasure Island.

The 12 Beans of Christmas

James Goffin — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:32:13 +0000

Cantering out riding Rudolph, Adam Riches storms the audience at the start of this show, and the torrent never subsides.

The Liar, The Bitch, and The Wardrobe

James Goffin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:19:32 +0000

There can’t be many pantos where the audience singalong is to Girly Girl Productions’ 10 Drunk Cigarettes – but if that’s a reference you recognise, you’ll be in your element here.

Cinderella

James Goffin — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:18:58 +0000

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.

The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return

James Goffin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:32:01 +0000

Teenage kicks are writ large and loud in this boisterous, creative, and at times touching tale of two Luton lads and their complex relationship with home, in all its stripes.

Coriolanus

James Goffin — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:12:38 +0000

Machiavellian politics meets military might in this bold and modernising reimagining of Shakespeare’s Roman drama.