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Tag Archives: Norfolk

The life lesson of sharing: The Selfish Giant

Giant snores reverberate across Westacre Theatre’s wide stage as we settle down for Andy Naylor’s bespoke adaptation of The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde’s heartfelt fairytale about selfishness, loneliness and love.…

December 23, 2017 in Children's, Theatre.

To battle with Earl Grey: Crooked Wood, Gillian Plowman

Crooked Wood began life as a TV play, Number 27, by Michael Palin (broadcast by the BBC in 1988). It’s basically the ultimate antidote to David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross:…

November 18, 2017 in New writing, Theatre.

Treasure in store: A King’s Ransom, Into Opera

It all started with a tweet: in October 2011, Genevieve Raghu realised she had just missed Patrick Hawes’ concert in Norwich the previous week, and tweeted the composer to ask…

September 21, 2017 in Children's, New writing, Opera, Season Preview.

Beautiful dreams; The Pedlar of Swaffham, Alan Huckle

In Norfolk, we tend to be quietly, fondly proud of our surroundings – with an emphasis on ‘quietly.’ The tradition of Norfolk understatement is legendary, rivalled only by our keen…

September 16, 2017 in Musicals, New writing.

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