Direct from its great success in London, the all-singing, all-dancing, spectacular production of Top Hat, winning three Olivier awards, returns to Norwich for the beginning of this April. This production, based on Irving Berlin and RKO’s Hollywood motion picture, is adapted for the stage fantastically by Mathew White and Howard Jacques, bringing with it all…
Review: ‘Dead Simple’ at Norwich Theatre Royal
Peter James’ chilling story of betrayal and murder has been successfully adapted by Shaun McKenna into a powerful dramatic production directed by the talented Ian Talbot. The action of the story begins with Michael Harrison (Jamie Lomas), a successful property developer who has it all; a beautiful fiancée – Ashley, rich lifestyle and good friends….
Review: Bernard Cornwell at UEA Literary Festival
The audience sat eagerly, many with novels in hand from Sharpe to The Warrior Chronicles, waiting to hear from the creator of some of their best-loved novels. Chris Bigsby introduced Bernard Cornwell with his impressive figures of having published more than 50 books, sold more than 20 million copies and had his books translated into…
Review: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ at the Norwich Theatre Royal
The colourful show of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat has arrived at the Norwich Theatre Royal, encompassing all the elements that make Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s collaboration such a hit musical. The audience waited in heightened anticipation for the Biblical world of colour and dreams to unfold while the Orchestra played a…
Review: Minotaur Theatre Company presents ‘Love and Money’
The Minotaur Theatre Company is back at the UEA drama studio performing their first production of the semester – Love and Money by Dennis Kelly, under the direction of Martha Geelan. It was a few years ago when the UEA first experienced one of Dennis Kelly’s plays, but the intense, toxic atmosphere of his script…
Northern Ballet’s Cinderella: Dancers in the Spotlight
Cinderella is the Northern Ballet’s newest production to be gracing the Norwich Theatre Royal stage from 7th to 11th October this year.Full of the magic that makes Cinderellaan everlasting fairy tale, the Northern Ballet’s performance is a dazzling production under the direction of David Nixon. But behind the beautiful scenes created by set designer Duncan…
Artists and their Opium
Harriet Norman gives a run through of great artists and their addiction.
UEA Prose Creative Writing Anthology – review
Harriet Norman reviews the Prose edition of the UEA Creative Writing Anthology.
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