James Goffin
@jamesgoffin.co.uk
Opposition is true Friendship - Blake
Once described as a one man PR juggernaut, but I don't think they meant it as a compliment. Review theatre at cultivated.org.uk
Once described as a one man PR juggernaut, but I don't think they meant it as a compliment. Review theatre at cultivated.org.uk
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#Review: Carl Donnelly: Another Round at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
www.cultivated.org.u...
Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
www.cultivated.org.u...
Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#Review: Carl Donnelly: Another Round at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
www.cultivated.org.u...
Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
"The tour title might suggest a laddie show but Donnelly's wild days are passed: this is more a fun pub catch-up with an old friend"
www.cultivated.org.u...
Touring nationally inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social, 6 Dec
#comedy
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#Review: Hamilton: An American Musical at Norwich Theatre Royal until 25 October
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
September 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#Review: Hamilton: An American Musical at Norwich Theatre Royal until 25 October
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
"A truly unique musical, combining genres in a way seldom seen, and with an on-stage busyness that is energising and intoxicating... Go see it if you can."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#HamiltonTour #Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
September 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#Review: Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters at Norwich Theatre Playhouse
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
"These are troubled times, says Long in her new touring show – but things have long been weird and perhaps we should use that as an excuse to live and to celebrate"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #comedy
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#Review: Space Hamlet at Norwich Puppet Theatre til 9 Aug
"Welcome to a glam rock musical of infinite jest: Hamlet in space, with a green alien Polonius, airlock accidents, and a chorus line of floating puppets."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #musical #Shakespeare
"Welcome to a glam rock musical of infinite jest: Hamlet in space, with a green alien Polonius, airlock accidents, and a chorus line of floating puppets."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #musical #Shakespeare
August 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#Review: Space Hamlet at Norwich Puppet Theatre til 9 Aug
"Welcome to a glam rock musical of infinite jest: Hamlet in space, with a green alien Polonius, airlock accidents, and a chorus line of floating puppets."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #musical #Shakespeare
"Welcome to a glam rock musical of infinite jest: Hamlet in space, with a green alien Polonius, airlock accidents, and a chorus line of floating puppets."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #musical #Shakespeare
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just read an incredible 13th Century account of a feudal uprising where a duke's son was killed by rebels who used a trebuchet to knock him off the battlements with the only available ordnance: a peasant's decapitated head. apparently it was the first serf-face-to-heir missile
no, *you* shut up 😁
no, *you* shut up 😁
August 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
just read an incredible 13th Century account of a feudal uprising where a duke's son was killed by rebels who used a trebuchet to knock him off the battlements with the only available ordnance: a peasant's decapitated head. apparently it was the first serf-face-to-heir missile
no, *you* shut up 😁
no, *you* shut up 😁
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Edgeland – Cultivated
#Review: Edgeland by @limbiktheatre.bsky.social and Norwich Theatre at Sweet Briar Marsh til Jun 5
"A nature walk and an unsolved disappearance collide in this mystical and mysterious new production set and performed on the edge of #Norwich"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Review: Edgeland by @limbiktheatre.bsky.social and Norwich Theatre at Sweet Briar Marsh til Jun 5
"A nature walk and an unsolved disappearance collide in this mystical and mysterious new production set and performed on the edge of #Norwich"
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Edgeland – Cultivated
#Review: Edgeland by @limbiktheatre.bsky.social and Norwich Theatre at Sweet Briar Marsh til Jun 5
"A nature walk and an unsolved disappearance collide in this mystical and mysterious new production set and performed on the edge of #Norwich"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Review: Edgeland by @limbiktheatre.bsky.social and Norwich Theatre at Sweet Briar Marsh til Jun 5
"A nature walk and an unsolved disappearance collide in this mystical and mysterious new production set and performed on the edge of #Norwich"
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Ella Frears at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Her poems are spiky, funny, evocative, and unusual – sketches that from nowhere conjure up quirky worlds and their equally eccentric inhabitants."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#poetry #Norwich #Norfolk
"Her poems are spiky, funny, evocative, and unusual – sketches that from nowhere conjure up quirky worlds and their equally eccentric inhabitants."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#poetry #Norwich #Norfolk
May 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#Review: Ella Frears at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Her poems are spiky, funny, evocative, and unusual – sketches that from nowhere conjure up quirky worlds and their equally eccentric inhabitants."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#poetry #Norwich #Norfolk
"Her poems are spiky, funny, evocative, and unusual – sketches that from nowhere conjure up quirky worlds and their equally eccentric inhabitants."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#poetry #Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Elf Lyons: Horses at Norwich Theatre Stage Two
"A kaleidoscope of monologues, mimes, recordings, and re-enactments of historic events, all with an equine bent. Beautifully bewildering."
Touring inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on 30 May.
www.cultivated.org.u...
"A kaleidoscope of monologues, mimes, recordings, and re-enactments of historic events, all with an equine bent. Beautifully bewildering."
Touring inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on 30 May.
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#Review: Elf Lyons: Horses at Norwich Theatre Stage Two
"A kaleidoscope of monologues, mimes, recordings, and re-enactments of historic events, all with an equine bent. Beautifully bewildering."
Touring inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on 30 May.
www.cultivated.org.u...
"A kaleidoscope of monologues, mimes, recordings, and re-enactments of historic events, all with an equine bent. Beautifully bewildering."
Touring inc @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on 30 May.
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Foxfinder at Sewell Barn Theatre #Norwich till 7 Jun
"A strange and disturbing dystopian world unfurls in this gripping and unsettling thriller."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norfolk #drama
"A strange and disturbing dystopian world unfurls in this gripping and unsettling thriller."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norfolk #drama
May 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#Review: Foxfinder at Sewell Barn Theatre #Norwich till 7 Jun
"A strange and disturbing dystopian world unfurls in this gripping and unsettling thriller."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norfolk #drama
"A strange and disturbing dystopian world unfurls in this gripping and unsettling thriller."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norfolk #drama
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Showdown at Norfolk and Norwich Festival til 25 May
"Jaide Annalise’s low key cyr wheel is particularly captivating, and Gracie Hill and Rebecca Solomon’s duet on the flying pole was beautifully executed, cantilevering and climbing over each other."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"Jaide Annalise’s low key cyr wheel is particularly captivating, and Gracie Hill and Rebecca Solomon’s duet on the flying pole was beautifully executed, cantilevering and climbing over each other."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
May 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Showdown at Norfolk and Norwich Festival til 25 May
"Jaide Annalise’s low key cyr wheel is particularly captivating, and Gracie Hill and Rebecca Solomon’s duet on the flying pole was beautifully executed, cantilevering and climbing over each other."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"Jaide Annalise’s low key cyr wheel is particularly captivating, and Gracie Hill and Rebecca Solomon’s duet on the flying pole was beautifully executed, cantilevering and climbing over each other."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Sarah Jane Morris at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Sarah Jane Morris’ The Sisterhood project is her attempt to chart some of the best female singers, through new music inspired by their lives and works."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"Sarah Jane Morris’ The Sisterhood project is her attempt to chart some of the best female singers, through new music inspired by their lives and works."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
May 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#Review: Sarah Jane Morris at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Sarah Jane Morris’ The Sisterhood project is her attempt to chart some of the best female singers, through new music inspired by their lives and works."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"Sarah Jane Morris’ The Sisterhood project is her attempt to chart some of the best female singers, through new music inspired by their lives and works."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Show Pony at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Recreating high board diving suspended from the top of a rope, the vulvic gaze of the contortionist, or a care home version of the splits, this is clever, physical, political, and funny."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Recreating high board diving suspended from the top of a rope, the vulvic gaze of the contortionist, or a care home version of the splits, this is clever, physical, political, and funny."
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#Review: Show Pony at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Recreating high board diving suspended from the top of a rope, the vulvic gaze of the contortionist, or a care home version of the splits, this is clever, physical, political, and funny."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Recreating high board diving suspended from the top of a rope, the vulvic gaze of the contortionist, or a care home version of the splits, this is clever, physical, political, and funny."
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Nabihah Iqbal at Adnams Spiegeltent for Norfolk and Noriwch Festival
"As part of between songs chat Nabihah Iqbal mentioned how impressed she was that Norwich had 52 churches – her gig was something of a curate’s egg."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"As part of between songs chat Nabihah Iqbal mentioned how impressed she was that Norwich had 52 churches – her gig was something of a curate’s egg."
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#Review: Nabihah Iqbal at Adnams Spiegeltent for Norfolk and Noriwch Festival
"As part of between songs chat Nabihah Iqbal mentioned how impressed she was that Norwich had 52 churches – her gig was something of a curate’s egg."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"As part of between songs chat Nabihah Iqbal mentioned how impressed she was that Norwich had 52 churches – her gig was something of a curate’s egg."
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Close-Up at Norfolk and Norwich Festival til May 24
"This is perfect: from start to finish Vincent Gambini’s Close-Up one-on-one show is a extravagantly simple slice of, well, magic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
"This is perfect: from start to finish Vincent Gambini’s Close-Up one-on-one show is a extravagantly simple slice of, well, magic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
May 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Review: Close-Up at Norfolk and Norwich Festival til May 24
"This is perfect: from start to finish Vincent Gambini’s Close-Up one-on-one show is a extravagantly simple slice of, well, magic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
"This is perfect: from start to finish Vincent Gambini’s Close-Up one-on-one show is a extravagantly simple slice of, well, magic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
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#Review: Rock Charmer and Night Flyer at Norwich Puppet Theatre for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"The shows use live animation and live music accompaniment, a sort of electronic dreamscape version of a silent movie score."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"The shows use live animation and live music accompaniment, a sort of electronic dreamscape version of a silent movie score."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
May 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#Review: Rock Charmer and Night Flyer at Norwich Puppet Theatre for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"The shows use live animation and live music accompaniment, a sort of electronic dreamscape version of a silent movie score."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"The shows use live animation and live music accompaniment, a sort of electronic dreamscape version of a silent movie score."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Jane Eyre at Norwich Theatre Royal til May 24
"Brontë’s book is a tough read, with plenty of disappointment for Jane. This adaptation captures its essence through outstanding performances and assured and inventive staging."
www.cultivated.org.u...
@northernballet
"Brontë’s book is a tough read, with plenty of disappointment for Jane. This adaptation captures its essence through outstanding performances and assured and inventive staging."
www.cultivated.org.u...
@northernballet
May 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#Review: Jane Eyre at Norwich Theatre Royal til May 24
"Brontë’s book is a tough read, with plenty of disappointment for Jane. This adaptation captures its essence through outstanding performances and assured and inventive staging."
www.cultivated.org.u...
@northernballet
"Brontë’s book is a tough read, with plenty of disappointment for Jane. This adaptation captures its essence through outstanding performances and assured and inventive staging."
www.cultivated.org.u...
@northernballet
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#Review: Rachel Long at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"There was a moment before Rachel Long’s penultimate poem that she took a beat, and you could hear the calculation being made: should I do this one? She did, and we were the richer for it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"There was a moment before Rachel Long’s penultimate poem that she took a beat, and you could hear the calculation being made: should I do this one? She did, and we were the richer for it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#Review: Rachel Long at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"There was a moment before Rachel Long’s penultimate poem that she took a beat, and you could hear the calculation being made: should I do this one? She did, and we were the richer for it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"There was a moment before Rachel Long’s penultimate poem that she took a beat, and you could hear the calculation being made: should I do this one? She did, and we were the richer for it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Songs of the Bulbul at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"This new dance work offers a mesmerising combination of movement and myth, inspired by the ancient Sufi story of a nightingale held in captivity."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#dance #Norfolk #Norwich
"This new dance work offers a mesmerising combination of movement and myth, inspired by the ancient Sufi story of a nightingale held in captivity."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#dance #Norfolk #Norwich
May 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#Review: Songs of the Bulbul at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"This new dance work offers a mesmerising combination of movement and myth, inspired by the ancient Sufi story of a nightingale held in captivity."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#dance #Norfolk #Norwich
"This new dance work offers a mesmerising combination of movement and myth, inspired by the ancient Sufi story of a nightingale held in captivity."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#dance #Norfolk #Norwich
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#Review: Alex McAleer: Mind Reader at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Unnerving, impossible, but most of all entertaining... a stunningly impressive show"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
"Unnerving, impossible, but most of all entertaining... a stunningly impressive show"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
May 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#Review: Alex McAleer: Mind Reader at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Unnerving, impossible, but most of all entertaining... a stunningly impressive show"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
"Unnerving, impossible, but most of all entertaining... a stunningly impressive show"
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk #magic
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#Review: Dear Evan Hansen at Norwich Theatre Royal til 17 May
"Ten years on from its debut this modern and original musical has garnered a dedicated following – and an incredibly talented cast."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #Norfolk #musical
"Ten years on from its debut this modern and original musical has garnered a dedicated following – and an incredibly talented cast."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #Norfolk #musical
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#Review: Dear Evan Hansen at Norwich Theatre Royal til 17 May
"Ten years on from its debut this modern and original musical has garnered a dedicated following – and an incredibly talented cast."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #Norfolk #musical
"Ten years on from its debut this modern and original musical has garnered a dedicated following – and an incredibly talented cast."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #Norfolk #musical
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#Review: Heka at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Sean Gandini owes me an ice cream: his show Heka is so captivating my lemon sorbet melted before I could take my eyes off the stage to eat it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #norfolk #magic
"Sean Gandini owes me an ice cream: his show Heka is so captivating my lemon sorbet melted before I could take my eyes off the stage to eat it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #norfolk #magic
May 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#Review: Heka at Norwich Theatre Playhouse for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Sean Gandini owes me an ice cream: his show Heka is so captivating my lemon sorbet melted before I could take my eyes off the stage to eat it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #norfolk #magic
"Sean Gandini owes me an ice cream: his show Heka is so captivating my lemon sorbet melted before I could take my eyes off the stage to eat it."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#norwich #norfolk #magic
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#Review: An Evening With Gilles Peterson at Norwich Cathedral for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Peterson has an infectious glee when he talks about his encounters with musicians from across the world... His knowledge is eclectic and encyclopaedic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Peterson has an infectious glee when he talks about his encounters with musicians from across the world... His knowledge is eclectic and encyclopaedic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#Review: An Evening With Gilles Peterson at Norwich Cathedral for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"Peterson has an infectious glee when he talks about his encounters with musicians from across the world... His knowledge is eclectic and encyclopaedic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Peterson has an infectious glee when he talks about his encounters with musicians from across the world... His knowledge is eclectic and encyclopaedic."
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: The Norwich Nine at The Garage for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"From the mouths of babes is a well-worn phrase - but what about nine-year-olds? This collaborative show featuring nine Norwich "half-adults" tests the proposition"
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"From the mouths of babes is a well-worn phrase - but what about nine-year-olds? This collaborative show featuring nine Norwich "half-adults" tests the proposition"
www.cultivated.org.u...
May 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#Review: The Norwich Nine at The Garage for Norfolk and Norwich Festival
"From the mouths of babes is a well-worn phrase - but what about nine-year-olds? This collaborative show featuring nine Norwich "half-adults" tests the proposition"
www.cultivated.org.u...
"From the mouths of babes is a well-worn phrase - but what about nine-year-olds? This collaborative show featuring nine Norwich "half-adults" tests the proposition"
www.cultivated.org.u...
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#Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at @NorwichTheatre Royal until 10 May
"The coat of many colours is back and as splendid as ever in this touring production of the show that launched Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s careers."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"The coat of many colours is back and as splendid as ever in this touring production of the show that launched Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s careers."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
April 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at @NorwichTheatre Royal until 10 May
"The coat of many colours is back and as splendid as ever in this touring production of the show that launched Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s careers."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
"The coat of many colours is back and as splendid as ever in this touring production of the show that launched Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s careers."
www.cultivated.org.u...
#Norwich #Norfolk
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#Review: Swan Lake at @NorwichTheatre til 22 Mar
"Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart."
www.cultivated.org.u...
March 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#Review: Swan Lake at @NorwichTheatre til 22 Mar
"Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart."
www.cultivated.org.u...
"Forget tutus and ballerinas, the swans in this 30th anniversary revival of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake are the sort that could break your arm – or your heart."
www.cultivated.org.u...