www.disscornhall.co.ukJan-MAR 2012

Our last season was a hard act to follow – the wonderful Tashi Lhunpo monks caused quite a stir –but you won’t be disappointed with our January to March programme.

Music has been one of the most successful aspects of the new Corn Hall, and 2012 will continue tooffer a winning mixture of the adventurous and the crowd-pleasing. Britain’s best bluesmen, PaulJones and Dave Kelly are back after their sell-out concert last year, while in February, excitingklezmer band, Moishe’s Bagel and the acclaimed Clara Sanabras bring a captivating fusion of folkand world music. Rock fans will be delighted by Limehouse Lizzy and Queen II and perennialcountry favourite Raymond Froggatt returns in March.

Our theatre line-up has a Shakespearean theme. Mere Players celebrate the Bard in February,inspired by the RSCs Open Stages national programme, and Roughcast Theatre Company presentShakespeare’s most deliciously despicable villain in their production of Richard III. In March,Eastern Angles take us back to 1940 in their atmospheric new production Private Resistance.

Our Saturday Club – monthly matinees for the whole family – gets better and better. This seasonNutmeg Puppet Theatre Company present their enchanting show Pip’s Wildlife Garden, we’ve ascreening of Disney’s new Winnie the Pooh, and Backhand Theatre Company perform anadaptation of the much-loved children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit.We have a superb selection of films for you too – every Wednesday evening, as well as our ClassicMatinee once a month. Look out for Ken Loach’s moving Oranges and Sunshine, the hugelyenjoyable Win Win and the much-praised Jane Eyre.

For your regular supply of laughter, don’t miss Red Card Comedy Club, now on the last Friday ofevery other month and Luke Wright’s Stand-Up Poetry Club – this season featuring the brilliantElvis McGonagall.Those are the stars of today but what about the stars of tomorrow? From January, the Corn Hallbecomes an Arts Award centre, open to young people between 11 and 19 who want to explore newcreative experiences and gain a nationally recognised qualification. You can find out more in the adon P21.

Angela Sykes, Diss Corn Hall Manager

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BOX OFFICE 01379 652241 11am-4pm Mon-Satwww.disscornhall.co.uk

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DATE EVENT TIME PAGE7-28 Jan Art Interval – contemporary art by emerging artists 11am-4pm Mon-Sat 4

Sat 7 Jan Film Singin’ in the Rain – Classic Film Matinee (U) 2pm 4

Wed 11 Jan Film Beginners (15) 8pm 5

Sat 14 Jan Workshop West African Dance Workshop 11am-1pm 5

Sat 14 Jan Music Paul Jones & Dave Kelly 7.30pm 5

Wed 18 Jan Film Oranges & Sunshine (15) 8pm 6

Sun 22 Jan Music SNYSB & HM Band of Royal Marines concert 6.30pm 6

Wed 25 Jan Film Double Indemnity (PG) 8pm 6

Fri 27 Jan Comedy Red Card Comedy Club – On the Road 8.15pm 7

Sat 28 Jan Family Saturday Club – Pip’s Wildlife Garden 2pm 7

Wed 1 Feb Film A Separation (PG) Subtitled 8pm 8

Thu 2 Feb Music Limehouse Lizzy 8pm 8

Fri 3 Feb Word Stand-up Poetry – Elvis McGonagall 8pm 9

4-25 Feb Art Shakespeare Exhibition 11am-4pm Mon-Sat 9

Wed 8 Feb Film One Day (12A) 8pm 10

Sat 11 Feb Film Shakespeare in Love (15) – Classic Film Matinee 2pm 10

Sat 11 Feb Music Clara Sanabras with Harvey Brough 8pm 10

Thurs 16-Sat 18 Feb Theatre Shakespeare Sandwich – Mere Players RSC production 7.30pm 11

Wed 22 Feb Film Win Win (15) 8pm 11

Fri 24 Feb Music Moishe’s Bagel 8pm 12

Sat 25 Feb Family Saturday Club – Winnie the Pooh (U) 2pm 12

Wed 29 Feb Film The Skin I Live In (15) Subtitled 8pm 13

3-31 Mar Art Past Present – Diss, a Photographic Portrait 11am-4pm Mon-Sat 14

Wed 7 Mar Film Kind Hearts & Coronets (U) 8pm 14

Fri 9 Mar Theatre Private Resistance – Eastern Angles 7.30pm 15

Sat 10 Mar Music Queen II – Diss & District Rotary Club 7.30pm 15

Wed 14 Mar Film Jane Eyre (PG) 8pm 16

Sat 17 Mar Film The English Patient (15) – Classic Film Matinee 2pm 16

Wed 21 Mar Film The Guard (15) 8pm 17

Sat 24 Mar Theatre Richard III - Roughcast Theatre 7.30pm 17

Wed 28 Mar Film One Life (U) 8pm 18

Fri 30 Mar Comedy Red Card Comedy Club – On the Road 8.15pm 18

Sat 31 Mar Family Saturday Club – The Velveteen Rabbit 2pm 19

Sat 31 Mar Music Raymond Froggatt 7.30pm 19

“a tale of singing, dancing,romance, comedy – andsome rain”

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Interval is a showcase of contemporary art by emerging artistswho are current or alumni students of Norwich University Collegeof the Arts. The work aims to explore the relationship betweenartwork and gallery space, and the way that an art object cantake on a different meaning depending on the environment inwhich it is displayed.

Art

An exhibition in the Old Stables7-28 January 11am-4pm Mon-Sat Free

Interval

Evening viewing with the artistsWednesday 11 January 6-7.45pm

The event is free with a pay bar. Join us afterward for our screeningof off-beat comedy Beginners with Ewan McGregor (see p.5).

Directed by Gene Kelly, 1952US, 103 minsWith Gene Kelly,Debbie Reynolds,Donald O’Connor, Jean Hagen

A very modest success in 1952,Singin’ in the Rain is now widelyregarded as the best filmmusical ever, and a wonderfullyobserved comedy in its ownright. Gene Kelly directs,choreographs and plays the starwho can make the transitionfrom silent films to talkies. LinaLamont (Jean Hagen) cannot,and thereby hangs a tale ofsubterfuge, singing, dancing,romance, comedy – and somerain. Donald O’Connor’sroutines are classic. It’s betterevery time you see it – and nowon the big screen.

Classic Film Matinee

Saturday 7 January 2pmTickets £4 / Concessions £3

Singin’ in theRain (U)

Dream Makers present

Paul Jones andDave Kelly– Back by popular demand

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Paul Jones (vocals and harmonica) andDave Kelly (vocals and guitars), presentanother spellbinding evening of intensecountry blues. As longstandingcolleagues in the Blues Band, Paul andDave combine an extraordinary musicalcompatibility with an emotionalconnection to their beloved blues music,ensuring that every duo date they playleaves the audience with anunforgettable shared musical experience.

If you were lucky enough to see theirconcert in January 2011, you’ll want torelive the experience. If you missedthem, here’s your chance to catch theselegends of British blues.

www.pauljones.eu /www.thebluesband.net

Music

Saturday 14 January 7.30pmTickets Tiered seating £15 / Level £14

Directed by Mike Mills, 2011UK, 105 minsWith Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent

This offbeat comedy imaginatively explores the hilarity,confusion, and surprises of love through the evolvingconsciousness of Oliver (Ewan McGregor). He meets theirreverent and unpredictable Anna (Mélanie Laurent) onlymonths after his father (ChristopherPlummer) dies. This new love floodsOliver with memories of his fatherwho, after 44 years of marriage,came out of the closet at 75 to live awonderfully tumultuous gay life. Abuoyant and disarming drama aboutsons and fathers, death and dying.

Film

Wednesday 11 January 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Beginners (15)

Join us for some enlivening and graceful dance movesfrom West Africa. All abilities and ages are catered for bythe experienced and popularteacher, Trevor Ault. Live music isprovided by the drum bandTamalin. No partners are needed,just an enjoyment of groovyrhythms. Booking essential.

More information:trevorault@hotmail.co.uk or 075353314852.

Workshop

Saturday 14 January 11am-1pmTickets £10

African Dance Workshop

“a stirring tributeto half a lifetime’s

work”

Film

Wednesday 25 January 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Film

Wednesday 18 January 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

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Oranges and Sunshine (15) DoubleIndemnity (PG)Directed by Jim Loach, 2011

UK, 105 minsWith Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham

Ken Loach’s son Jim shows his genes in this deeply movingdirectorial debut. It’s the truth about the shameful secret ofchildren in care who were illegally shipped from Britain toAustralia – as late as the 1960s. But it’s no documentary, rather acompelling yet unsensational drama, scriptedby Rona Monro. Emily Watson is outstandingas Margaret Humphreys, the British socialworker who investigated the scandal andhelped the adults discover their identities andfamilies. It’s a stirring tribute to half a lifetime’swork which culminated in an official apologyfrom the British and Australian governments.

Music

Sunday 22 January 6.30pmTickets £9 tiered / £7 flat

SNYSB and Her Majesty’sBand of the Royal Marines An evening of delightful variety provided by the joint talents ofSouth Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band’s young local musicians andprofessional musicians of Her Majesty’s Band of the Royal Marines.Four trainee bandmasters willconduct alongside Mike Booty,SNYSB Musical Director andformer Royal Marines Bandmaster.Refreshments will be availableduring the interval. www.snysb.org.uk

Directed by Billy Wilder, 1944US, 107 minsWith Barbara Stanwyck,Fred MacMurray,Edward G Robinson

The perfect film noir: co-writtenby Raymond Chandler andbased on a James M Cain book,it’s the tale of a sultry femmefatale, an insurance salesman,and a claims investigator. Shewants her husband dead; heknow insurance policies paydouble if death is accidental;Edward G is hard to fool. Told inflashback, Billy Wilder stitchestogether a narrative that grips,even though you know from thebeginning that it’s going to endin tears.

André VincentA firm favourite at clubs around the UK andabroad, Andre’s TV credits include The LateEdition, Harry Hill’s Fruit Fancies, You MustBe Joking and Lee Evans Christmas Special.He has also written and performed inEdinburgh with longtime friend and comedydouble, Phill Jupitus.

‘He possesses the energy of Lee Evans with theimprovisational skills of Paul Merton and is one of the bestcomedians in the business.’ The Times

‘Ferociously funny’ The Sunday Times

Mark Simmons Delivering a brilliant set full of laugh out loudgags and a charming yet mischievousstream of one-liners. In 2009 he reachedthe finals of the So You Think You’re Funny,Amused Moose, Laugh Off and the EnglishComedian of the Year competitions.

‘Engagingly upbeat delivery’ Chortle.co.uk

Sally Anne Hayward (compère)Sally Anne’s clever observations and sharppunchlines are delivered in a persona whichis a fabulous mix of feisty young stand-upand small time country posh.

‘A prime-time act’ Chortle.co.uk

www.redcardcomedyclub.com

Food and full bar from 7.30pm.

Please note, line up is subject to change.

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Red Card Comedy Club– On the Road

Comedy

Friday 27 January 8.15pmTickets Advance £9 / Door £10

André Vincent

Mark Simmons

Sally Anne Hayward

Come with Pip to the wild, glorious,overgrown jungle at the bottom ofher garden. Watch the hedgehogfeasting on snails, see the barn owlhunting, and if you are lucky, dancewith the hare by moonlight.

But wait a minute! What’s grumpyGrandad doing here, clearingbrambles, putting up fences andplanting vegetables? Grandad shutsthe gate, Pip jumps on the seedlings,and something eats the peas. Howwill they ever find a way to share thegarden?

www.nutmegpuppet.co.uk

The Saturday Club

Saturday 28 January 2pmTickets £5 / Children £3 (3-6yrs)

Nutmeg Puppet Company present

Pip’s WildlifeGarden

“action-packedpyrotechnic-fuelledexplosion of ashow”

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Limehouse Lizzy– The Greatest Hits of Phil Lynott andThin Lizzy

Following their barnstorming performance in March 2011,Limehouse Lizzy return with their action-packed pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a show.

Charisma, attention to detail and sheer musical ability has led totheir performance being described as “beyond tribute” by bothaudience and critics alike. An exciting testament to the power ofrock, Limehouse Lizzy keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon PhilLynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stagesworldwide.

‘Limehouse Lizzy’s Wayne Ellis – an uncanny ringer for PhilLynott…’ The Guardian

‘entertainment for more than a decade… fantastic live music’Arena BBC2

‘If you’re sceptical about tribute acts, you won’t be after seeingLimehouse Lizzy’ Radio Times

Music

Thursday 2 February 7.30pmTickets £15 / Concessions £13.50

Directed by Asghar Farhadi,2011Iran, 123 minsWith Peyman Moaadi,Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat

Set in contemporary Iran, this isa compelling drama about theend of a marriage. Simin wantsto leave Iran with her husbandNader and daughter Termeh.She sues for divorce whenNader refuses to leave behindhis ill father. Lively andsuspenseful both as debate anddrama, the plot twists and turns,laying on crucial details andmoral quandaries in each scene.A prizewinner at festivals fromBerlin to Melbourne.

Film

Wednesday 1 February 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

A Separation(PG) subtitled

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Friday 3 February 8pmTickets £8 / Students £6

The Stand-up Poetry Club– Hosted by Luke Wright andfeaturing Elvis McGonagall(One man and his doggerel)

Luke Wright - hailed as ‘the best young performancepoet around,’ by The Observer – returns with hisroaming poetry club.

Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbentrocker, Elvis McGonagall is the sole resident of TheGraceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle ofnowhere where he scribbles verse whilst drinkingscotch, listening to Johnny Cash and throwing heavyobjects at his portable telly. A regular on BBC Radio 4 –Saturday Live, the Today programme and ArthurSmith’s Balham Bash – as well as at comedy, literaryand music festivals.

‘McGonagall’s verses areshot through with a moralumbrage and rhetoricalpower’���� The Guardian

‘McGonagall combinesanger, polish and carefullycrafted verse in a waywhich recalls John CooperClarke in his prime.’���� The Scotsman

www.lukewright.co.uk /www.elvismcgonagall.co.uk

Word

Running alongside Mere Players’ stageproduction, Shakespeare Sandwich – partof the Royal Shakespeare Company OpenStages national project – the exhibitioninvolves art students from Norwich, localcreative groups and schools.

New works will be on display that takeinspiration from the rich seam ofShakespeare characters, themes, as wellas the text and language itself.

The event is free with a pay bar. Join MerePlayers afterward for their performance ofShakespeare Sandwich (see p.11).

http://tinyurl.com/shakesandwich

Art

An exhibition in the Old Stables4-25 February Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free

Evening viewing with the artistsFriday 17 June 6-7.15pm

ShakespeareExhibition

“a fusion of haunting melody andbrilliant storytelling, delivered withan unforgettable voice.”

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Teaming up with guitarist andproducer Harvey Brough (Harvey andthe Wallbangers), singer-songwriterClara Sanabras creates music that isa fusion of haunting melody andbrilliant storytelling, delivered with anunforgettable voice.Her musical influences – she playsbaroque guitar, charango and Indianharmonium – are as varied andinternational as her background.Born in France, raised in Barcelonaand now a Londoner, Clara hasperformed at prestigious internationalfestivals including Glastonbury,London Jazz Festival and Womad. ‘I love the songs, I love thearrangements… fabulous’ Lee Hall,writer of Billy Elliott‘A big hit with Radio 2 listeners,folkies, Prommers, Jools-watchers,Womad-goers.’ The Guardianwww.clarasanabras.com

One Day (12A)

Music

Saturday 11 February 8pmTickets £9 / Concessions £8

Film

Wednesday 8 February 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Clara Sanabras– with Harvey BroughDirected by Lone Scherfig, 2011

USA/UK, 107 minsWith Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Rafe Spall

David Nicholls scripted this adaptationof his hit novel. After spending thenight of their graduation together, theill-matched Emma and Dexter begin afriendship that will last a lifetime. Thestory follows their lives, friendship andlove through their erratic contacts eachJuly 15th. Powerful and absorbingperformances.

Shakespeare in Love (15)

Classic Film Matinee

Saturday 11 February 2pmTickets £4 / Concessions £3

Directed by John Madden, 1998UK, 123 minsWith Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench

A marvellously witty script, great performances and a cleverplot brought a fistful of Oscars to this outsider British film.Fiennes as Shakespeare, looking for a muse – and love – falls

for an heiress, Paltrow, whosedream is to act. But true love doesnot run smooth as her parents arelooking for a title, and the title(Colin Firth as the baddie Essex) islooking for money. ComplementingMere Players’ ShakespeareSandwich week.

Directed by Thomas McCarthy, 2011USA, 106 minsWith Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan,Jeffrey Tambor

Paul Giamatti stars in writer/directorThomas McCarthy’s comedy dramaabout a beleaguered lawyer andpart-time wrestling coach whoschemes to keep his practice fromgoing under by acting as the legalcaretaker of an elderly client. Hethinks he has discovered the perfectloophole to keep his practice inbusiness, but the client’s troubledgrandson shows up. Rich, wonderfulcharacters and strong performancesmean that this delightful comedyalso says something genuine aboutreal lives.

Film

Wednesday 22 February 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Win Win (15)

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An ambitious young playwright away from his family inStratford-Upon-Avon pulls pints in an East End pub andmeets strange, interesting characters that seem ratherfamiliar…

As part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stagesnational programme, established local drama group MerePlayers present an abridged A Midsummer Night’s Dream inpartnership with Diss Academy and The Dirty Duck, anoriginal drama charting the adventures of a young WilliamShakespeare.

An entertaining show for all ages mixing new mediatechniques with traditional theatre. Shakespeare Sandwich iscomplemented by an art exhibition in the Old Stables.

http://tinyurl.com/shakesandwich

Theatre

Thursday 16, Friday 17 & Saturday 18 February 7.30pmTickets £7

Shakespeare Sandwich– An evening of Shakespeare-inspiredperformance

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“Rip-roaring,foot-stomping,Balkan music”

February

Moishe’s Bagel

Music

Friday 24 February 8pmTickets £12 / Concessions £10

Rip-roaring, foot-stomping, jazz-inflected klezmer and Balkanmusic from some of Scotland’s finest musicians.

An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dancemusic, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances.Highly danceable, and visually and aurally exciting – Moishe’sBagel already has a dedicated local fan-base.

‘Exhilarating, full-flavoured stuff, often breath-takingly intricatebut played with jubilation… the Bagel acquires the momentumof an express train’ The Herald

‘Expressive and raunchy… improvising confidence but with aclassical attention to detail’ The Guardian

‘���� There is something about this fearless Edinburghquintet that is impossible not to like.’ Songlines

Directed by Stephen J Anderson,Don Hall, 2011USA, 68 minsWith Jim Cummings,Craig Ferguson, John Cleese

Disney have finally done justice toAA Milne’s much loved stories ofPooh and his friends in this newanimated movie. Reverting tohand-drawn images, which seemalmost revolutionary in theirsensitivity after CGI animation,they pay homage to the EHShepherd drawings that wereintegral to the original books. Thevoices (John Cleese narrates) area match for the artful animation. Aperfect film for the family – andeven for hard-bitten cynics.

The Saturday Club

Saturday 25 FebruaryTickets £4 / Children £2

Winnie thePooh (U)

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Saturday14 April

Town Mayor’s Ball – in aid of the EastAnglian Air Ambulance. For ticketenquiries contact Diss Town Council01379 643848.

Thursday26 AprilTiered £15 /Level £14

The Oli Brown Band – the other side ofthe blues – winner of the Best Band andBest Album at the prestigious BritishBlues Awards 2011.‘the hottest young pistol in British Blues’Mojowww.oliselectricblues.co.uk

Friday 27 April7.30pm£10 /Concessions £9

David Copperfield – An evening of puretheatre, Charles Dickens’ favourite tale isbrought to the stage with a flourish by theaward-winning Mad Dogs & EnglishmenTheatre Company.

Friday 4 May8pm£14 / Students& unwaged£5.00

Mark Steel’s In Town – Bringing anelement of Mark Steel’s In Town (hisaward-winning BBC Radio 4 show) toeach live performance, Mark will shedlight on the quirkiness and interestingaspects of every town and city he visits.

Thurs 10-Sat 12 MayMatineeSat 12 May

Little Shop of Horrors – Mere Players –The hugely enjoyable musical comedy, byHoward Ashman & Alan Menken, in whicha nerdish florist finds his chance forsuccess and romance with the help of agiant man-eating plant who demands tobe fed. Great family fun!

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2011Spain, 120 minsWith Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya,Blanca Suarez

A macabre suspense thriller from the masterof elegant mystery. A wealthy plastic surgeon(Banderas) tries out a skin substitute on ayoung woman who may or may not be hisdisfigured wife. The tangled plot is perhapsnot the point: this is a Hitchcockian fantasywith Antonio Banderas as Almodóvar’s CaryGrant. It revisits most of the director’sprovocative preoccupations – maternaldevotion, sexual identity, obsessions. Cool,elegant and moving.

Film

Wednesday 29 February 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

The Skin I Live In(15) – subtitled

A Corn Hall Gift Voucher makes a wonderfulpresent and we already have some great showslined up for 2012.Events with prices are on sale now.

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“wonderful black comedyof manners”

March

Kind Hearts &Coronets (U)

Film

Wednesday 7 March 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Directed by Robert Hamer, 1949UK, 106 minsWith Alec Guinness, Dennis Price,Valerie Hobson

Arguably the best of Ealing, andre-released recently to greatacclaim, this wonderful blackcomedy of manners stars AlecGuinness famously playing eightmembers of an aristocratic family.But Dennis Price almost steals thefilm as the suburban draper whotargets the D’Ascoynes in anattempt to get his inheritance.Valerie Hobson’s role pre-figuresher fate as John Profumo’s wife.Robert Hamer’s masterpiece.

A special commission from the Stables Gallery, this exhibitionwill be both fascinating and insightful and is the result of manyweeks spent in the town. It will seek to reveal aspects of placesand people, illuminating some of the quiet magic that is Diss.

Angela Buxton and Lucy Kayne have focused on the oldestbuildings and institutions in Diss and the people who live andwork there now.

The exhibition will include photographic portraits andinterviews, together with photographs of buildings that relate tothe rich heritage and history of Diss.

Art

An exhibition in the Old Stables3-31 March Mon-Sat 11am-4pm Free

Evening viewing with the artistsWednesday 7 March 6-7.45pm

Past Present– Diss, a photographic portrait

The event is free with a pay bar. Join us afterward for ourscreening of Kind Hearts and Coronets, a wonderful blackcomedy of manners starring Alec Guinness (see right).

www.you-niquephotography.co.uk / www.lucykayne.co.uk

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MusicTheatre

Friday 9 March 7.30pmTickets £9.50 / Concessions £8.50

By Ivan Cutting

The ultimate ‘what-if’ scenario. How would the British havecoped with a wartime invasion? Set in 1940 PrivateResistance is a thrilling tale of the so-called Auxiliary Units,Churchill’s secret guerrilla army primed to go undergroundto fight behind the lines – a story of the bonds created anddestroyed by war. This fascinating play is researched andwritten by Eastern Angles’ Artistic Director, Ivan Cutting anddirected by Naomi Jones whose credits include Return ToAkenfield and The Long Way Home.

The performance will be followed by a 30 minute floor talkled by Ivan Cutting.

www.easternangles.co.uk

Eastern Angles present

Private Resistance

Saturday 10 March 7.30pmTickets £16.50 / £13.50 / £12.50

Performing a huge repertoire of hitsfrom every decade of Queen’smusical legacy, Queen II provides abreathtaking show packed withcostume changes and including thatfamous outfit from ‘I Want to BreakFree’.

Featuring some of the UK’s finestprofessional musicians, all yourfavourite Queen songs and anexhilarating light show, Queen II issure to rock you.

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Jane Eyre (PG)

Film

Wednesday 14 March 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

UK, 120 minsDirected by Cary Fukunaga, 2011With Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender,Jamie Bell, Judi Dench

Described as ‘A mousy governess who softensthe heart of her employer soon discovers thathe’s hiding a terrible secret’, Charlotte Bronte’sclassic gets the big screen treatment for thesixth time. This one is balanced, well crafted andbeautifully acted. Jamie Bell (star of the newTintin film) excels as Jane’s protector, St JohnRivers; Mia Wasikowska (the Australian star ofTim Burton’s recent Alice in Wonderland) isperfect as Jane and Michael Fassbender makesa suitably formidable Mr Rochester.

The English Patient(15)

Classic Film Matinee

Saturday 17 March 2pmTickets £4 / Concessions £3

Directed by Anthony Minghella, 1996UK, 155 minsWith Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche,Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth

The late Anthony Minghella, a much-missedgiant of British cinema, adapted and directedMichael Ondaatje’s Booker-winning novel andthe film picked up nine Oscars. It’s an epic lovestory about a Hungarian pilot’s relationship withtwo women in two quite different eras aroundthe Second World War. The sophisticatednarrative is very elegantly rendered; the sublimecinematography features the North Africandesert landscape.

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By William Shakespeare

“Now is the winter of our discontentMade glorious summer by this sun of York”

With these immortal lines, on to the stage comesShakespeare’s most charismatic and most completevillain. And before the audience can draw breath, Richardof Gloucester, youngest brother to the newly-crownedking, has already begun to map out his bloody andcorpse-strewn path to the throne.

RoughCast’s typically high-energy and fast-pacedperformance ensures that the audience will take as muchdelight in Richard’s blackly humorous rise to power as

Richard does himself;and then beenthralled as thebrutal tyrant (like somany before andsince) desperatelytries to hang on topower.

www.roughcast.co.uk

The Guard (15)

Film

Wednesday 21 March 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

Theatre

Saturday 24 March 7.30pmTickets £8 / Concessions £6

Directed by John Michael McDonagh,2011Ireland, 96 minsWith Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle,Mark Strong

Another black comedy from the writerand director of In Bruges. BrendanGleeson is outstanding again as aneccentric, Irish small town cop with acrass personality and a subversivesense of humour. A maverick with hisown moral code, he has seen enoughof the world to know there isn’t much toit. But he struggles when a druginvestigation arrives and he is forced todeal with the humourless FBI agent(Don Cheadle) assigned to the case.

RoughCast Theatre Company present

Richard III

“One of the best writer/performersof comic songs in the country”

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March

Directed by Michael Guntonand Martha Holmes, 2011UK, 87 minsVoiced by Daniel Craig

Created from over 10,000hours of footage from the BBCnatural history unit, One Life isa compilation of the finestwildlife clips. Komodo dragonsattack a buffalo; a Jesus Christlizard walks on the water; afemale humpback whaleprepares to welcome malesuitors, by turning on her back;a pebble toad has the bad luckto run into a toad-eating spider.The sounds of nature areequally impressive. Time Outenthused: ‘One Life is theculmination of years of patientfilming that deserves to beseen in all its glory – on the bigscreen’. Here’s your chance.

Film

Wednesday 28 March 8pmTickets £4 / Students £2

One Life (U)

This line-up is comedy gold – don’t miss it!

Mitch BennOne of the best writer/performers of comicsongs in the country, Benn is a regular on Radio4’s The Now Show and It’s Been a Bad Week forRadio 2. He’s also had his own successful Radio4 show, Mitch Benn’s Crimes Against Music andon TV, appears on The One Show and C4sBremner, Bird and Fortune.

‘The obvious comparison is with Bill Bailey, but the best stuff isreminiscent of the brilliant Neil Innes.’ The Guardian

Erich McElroySeattle-born comic McElroy is now shackled tothe UK (he married a Brit) and his warm-heartedcomedy has earned him a place at the topcomedy clubs around the UK.‘At ease with the audience, making them feelcomfortable in return... it’s this geniality that willensure his place on the circuit’ Chortle.co.uk‘Hilariously insightful’ The List

John Gordillo (compère)Refreshingly original and thought provoking,John Gordillo is a long established favourite onthe stand-up circuit and has appeared on Best ofthe Comedy Store. ‘Gordillo is an inspiration, a consummateperformer with an amazing talent if you wantintelligent, moving comedy with a point, then youcannot afford to miss him’ Chortle.co.ukwww.redcardcomedyclub.comFood and full bar from 7.30pm.Please note, line up is subject to change.

Red Card Comedy Club– On the Road

Comedy

Friday 30 March 8.15pmTickets Advance £9 / Door £10

Mitch Benn

Erich McElroy

John Gordillo

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Top UK country music entertainer RaymondFroggatt has made over 40 records, writtenaround 3,000 songs and was voted top malesinger by the British Country MusicAssociation for six years in a row is still goingstrong. His songs have been recorded byartists around the world and he has touredwith Rod Stewart, ELO, Tammy Wynette andGlen Campbell. ‘Froggie’ has regularlydelighted audiences at the Corn Hall and dueto public demand is back once again.

‘An evening with Raymond Froggatt is puremagic, and not to be missed.’Wolverhampton Express & Star

www.raymond-froggatt.com

Music

Saturday 31 March 7.30pmTickets £14.50 / £12.50 / £11

Raymond Froggatt

The enchanting story of how a toy was loved somuch he became real. Puppetry, poetry and physicaltheatre bring this children’s classic to life. Laugh,shout, cry and join the adventure.

Using a variety of different puppets – all crafted bypuppeteer Jake Linzey – from the bright eyedVelveteen Rabbit to the large and elegant Skin Horse.Watch as the toy box of the nursery comes to life andtells this timeless story. Backhand Theatre’s aim is tocreate a visually stunning and entertainingperformance, suitable for all the family.

‘This is a company that truly understands theatricalityand how to both entertain and move an audience togreat success.’ ����� Broadwaybaby

www.backhandtheatre.com

The Saturday Club

Saturday 31 March 2pmTickets £5 / Children £3 (3-8yrs)

Backhand Theatre Company present

The Velveteen Rabbit

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Become a Friend of Diss Corn HallIf you believe that the Corn Hall should be an importantfeature in the life of Diss – please support us bybecoming a Friend – and there are of course benefits!

This impressive historicbuilding in the heart of

Diss offers flexibleaccommodation whichcan meet a variety of

needs at very reasonablecost. This includes theAssembly Hall (seating

capacity 300) for dinners,dances, wedding

receptions, corporatehospitality, productions,

fairs, sales andexhibitions, indoor sport

and educationalgatherings. The Waveney

Room and CouncilChamber provide

excellent locations forclasses and workshops,rehearsals and seminars.

With a range of roomsizes, versatile seating

and layout possibilities, afully-equipped bar,

kitchen and large dancefloor, Diss Corn Hall is theobvious first choice when

organising your event.

For more details go to theHiring page on our website

www.disscornhall.co.uk,come to the box office inthe Old Stables or phoneAngela Sykes on 01379

652239.

Viewings may be made byappointment.

HIRE

Become a Friend for £25 a year (under 25s £15)– get £1.50 off tickets at most performances and £1 off films

Become a Good Friend for £100 or a Very Good Friend for £250– Good Friends get 6 free tickets, and Very Good Friends 15

free tickets each year

Please complete this form and send it, along with yourcheque made out to “The Diss Corn Hall Trust”.

To: Diss Corn Hall, St Nicholas Street, Diss IP22 4LB

I would like to become a Friend – enclosing £25

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Vouchers are redeemablefor 12 months from thedate of purchase and

may be made up towhatever value you

wish, starting from just£4.

We can also provide giftAnnual Friend member -ships, see below for moreinformation about costsand benefits. To purchase a GiftVoucher or Gift Friendmembership, visit theBox Office in the OldStables Mon-Sat 11am-4pm or ring on 01379652241.

GIFTVOUCHERSWith a widevariety of excellententertainment to choosefrom, Diss Corn Hall GiftVouchers make greatpresents. And, you’ll behelping to support theCorn Hall at the same time!

CORN HALL

“Film Nights”SPECIAL OFFER

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Any main course anda glass of house wine £10.

Booking advisable.Credit and debit cards accepted.

For more informationabout Arts Award go towww.artsaward.org.uk,or contact Jessica, Laura orMary Anne at Diss Corn Hallon 01379 652239.

Are you agedbetween 11 and

19, ready toexplore new

creativeexperiences andgain a nationally

recognisedqualification?

To register your interest inworking toward a Bronze or SilverArts Award at Diss Corn Hall,please email your name, whichaward you are interested in doingand what arts or media activityinspires you to:boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk

From January 2012, Diss Corn Hallwill be a registered Arts Awardcentre, open to young people whowant to take their Bronze or SilverArts Award.

Arts Award is a framework whichhelps young people to learn andshare new creative skills, to makelinks with creative professionals inthe arts and media and to gain anationally recognised qualification.

To help you work toward your awards,Diss Corn Hall will host free weeklyideas workshops run by trained, CRB-checked, Arts Award advisors onWednesdays from 4pm-6pm, starting on11 January. We’ll also provide an excitingprogramme of subsidised workshopsand performances by arts professionals.

Registering:

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Friday 18 MayAdvance £12 /Door £14

Whole Lotta Led – a tribute to LedZeppelin – The only full time,professional Led Zeppelin tribute bandapproved by Jimmy Page and recentlyrecommended by Classic Rock magazineas one of the best tribute bands in the UK.www.wholelottaled.co.uk

Thursday24 May

Betrayal by Harold Pinter – Open SpaceTheatre Company – critically regarded as oneof Pinter’s major dramatic works, Betrayalfollows the course of an extra-marital affairbackwards in time over nine years.

Saturday2 June7.30pm£15.50

Let’s Hang On – The world’s No1 FrankieValli and the Four Seasons tribute act.The Jersey Boys is a smash hit musical,now here’s your chance to see where itall began…

Thursday14 June

My Darling Clemmie by HughWhitemore – starring Rohan McCulloch“My most brilliant achievement was myability to be able to persuade my wife tomarry me.” Winston Churchill.My Darling Clemmie is the remarkable,moving and highly entertaining story ofthe woman who married one of the trulygreat figures of the 20th century: SirWinston Churchill.

Thursday12 July£8 /Concessions £7

“George Don’t Do That…” by JoyceGrenfell – Cut Out & Keep Theatre – aselection of Joyce Grenfell’s brilliantlyobserved and wonderfully funny nurseryschool sketches, brought to life byactress Jo Sessions.

Saturday6 October8pm£24

Elkie Brooks – Quite simply one of themost successful and popular singers theUK has ever produced. A stunningperformer and whatever she does, shedoes it best live. Don’t miss the chance tosee a truly great artist in action.‘Still oneof the great British voices’ The Guardianwww.elkiebrooks.com

FAIRS, CLASSES& COMMUNITY

COMING TO

A Corn Hall Gift Voucher makes a wonderfulpresent and we already have some great showslined up for 2012.Events with prices are on sale now.

Blood Donor Sessions1pm-3.30pm and 5pm-7pm Tuesdays 3 & 24 January, 21 Februaryand 13 & 27 MarchNew donors please register in advance atwww.blood.co.uk

Street Dance ClassesMonday afternoons during term time4pm-5pm – 4-8 yrs5pm-6pm – 9-13 yrsFun and energetic street dance classes runby professional dancers.Free trial available, email or phone for details.Slanted Dance 07738 268527,admin@slanteddance.co.uk

Monterey Line DanceClub – Improvers ClassMonday evenings 7.15pm-9pmLed by qualified instructor Melissa Hawkes.Further details phone 01379 651773.

20th Century & ModernDesign Collectors FairSaturday 4 February 10am-4pmLarge range of dealers specialising in allareas of retro collectables, from ArtNouveau to Psychedelic 60s/70s curios toinclude art, ceramics, glass, furniture,memorabilia, clothes and more…Further details:fruit.tree.antiques@gmail.comor call 01638 603518 / 07952 230960.

Craft and Artisans FairFriday 30 March10am-4pm FreeA wide range of stalls promoting the workof local craftspeople including pottery,jewellery & preserves.For stallholder info contact Roz Barnett –rozasyoulikeit@googlemail.comTables: £8 / £10 electricity.

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more.All major credit cards acceptedwhen spending over £20.

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Telephone: 01379 640222 or 640777www.spice-cottage.co.uk

Opening times: Lunch 12 noon – 2pm Evening 5.30pm – 11pm (11.30pm Fri & Sat)Open 7 days a week including Bank Holidays.

Lunch menu available. Meals from £5.50.

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Our Beers are now available Bottle Conditionedand in 5 litre Mini Cans!

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TicketsIn person: During box office opening hours.By phone: Card payment is accepted (credit cards incur a 50p processing fee). Outside box office openinghours you may leave a message and your call will be returned. Tickets will be held for collection on thedoor or can be posted to you for an additional 50p if requested.By post: Send full details of the tickets you require along with a SAE and a cheque for the full amount.Cheques should be made payable to the Diss Corn Hall Trust.Online: Tickets for most events may be booked online at www.disscornhall.co.uk.Email: You may email requests for tickets to boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk.

AccessThere are three disabled parking bays on thestreet directly outside the Corn Hall. Themain hall, bar and accessibility toilet are fullyaccessible to wheelchair users via the sideentrance. Please inform the box office whenbooking.

Bar and door opening timesThe bar and auditorium will usually open 45mins before the start of a performance,unless otherwise stated.

Getting involvedIf you are interested in helping at the CornHall as a steward, in the box office, or in anyother way, please get in touch by emailingadmin@disscornhall.co.uk. We’d love to hearfrom you.

ThanksOur most heartfelt thanks go to: Diss Town Council, South Norfolk Council, Norfolk County Council, DissCorn Hall Trustees and our dedicated team of volunteers.

Special thanks to our Good FriendsTony Bird, Yvonne Bird, Terence Blacker, John Careford, David Case, Lynn Clark, Derrick Daynes, John Doe,Peter Dudley, Brian Falk, Gunilla Falk, Brian Fishwick, Christopher Grocott, Charles Handy, Jo & Gary Hincks,Cathy Hume, Marion James, Martha Kearney, Dr & Mrs Lindner, Richard Mabey, Elizabeth Mooney, Jean Page,Sue Reeves, John Taylor, Richard Vivian, George Walker, Tim & Joanna Webster and Corporate Friends:Buffy’s Brewery; Happy Palace; Il Divo & Spice Cottage.

PatronThe Duke of Norfolk.

BOX OFFICE 01379 65224111am-4pm Monday-SaturdayThe Old Stables, beside the Corn Hall,St Nicholas Street, Diss IP22 4LB

www.disscornhall.co.uk email: boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk

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