Diss Corn Hall July-Sept 2015 events programme

www.disscornhall.co.uk

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After all the waiting and hard work, our exciting adventure is about to begin. So, buckle up and join us as Diss Corn Hall goes On Tour to a hall, village or common near you!

Thanks to local organisations and schools, we’ve found temporary homes for some of our most popular regular events. Our Wednesday evening film screenings are heading up the road to Diss High School, and Diss Rugby Club has agreed to host our Comedy Club – expect the same brilliant night out and top line-ups!

Our monthly family Saturday Club will sometimes take advantage of our beautiful outdoor spaces – don’t miss The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie on Fair Green in July and the Quaker Wood Nature Day in August.

We’re also heading outdoors for our Summer Garden Party at the inspirational Bressingham Gardens, and DOT theatre company return to give a characteristically entertaining performance of Northanger Abbey in the atmospheric sunken garden at The Oaksmere in Eye. We’ll be using some of the wonderful independent shops and restaurants in the Diss Heritage Triangle.

Our box office will be located across the road from the Corn Hall in DesignerMakers at 21 St Nicholas Street – both a workspace and a shop for 12 designers and craftspeople, it’s an Aladdin’s cave of creativity. There will be a fantastic range of summer workshops going on there throughout August (see pages 8 & 9).

The Boilerhouse, the Triangle’s newest restaurant, will also play host to some of our workshops. You might like to have a bite of lunch there afterward and sample their great-tasting food.

Finally, it wouldn’t be a Corn Hall programme without some outstanding music to spice things up and The Rua Macmillan Trio certainly fit the bill! Masterful, energetic, fun – a great night out is guaranteed.

It’s an exciting new chapter in the life of the Corn Hall and we look forward to making new friends and seeing old friends in new places.

Angela Sykes, Diss Corn Hall Manager

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BOX OFFICE 01379 652241

Every day except Tuesday and Sunday 10 am -4 pm

Opposite the Corn Hall at DesignerMakers@21, 21 St Nicholas St, Diss IP22 4LB www.disscornhall.co.uk email: boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk diss.cornhall @disscornhall

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VENUE

EVENT

TIME

Sat 20 June Tues 7 July Wed 8 July Sat 11 July Wed 15 July Sun 19 July Wed 22 July Mon 27 JulySat 8 Aug Tues 28 July Wed 29 July Fri 31 July Sat 1 Aug Mon 3 Aug Wed 5 Aug Thur 6, 13 & 20 Aug Fri 7, 14, 21 & 28 Aug

Corn Hall The Boilerhouse Diss High School Bressingham Gardens Diss High School Fair Green Diss High School

Barry Cryer with Colin Sell Bookfolding Workshop Testament of Youth (12A) Summer Garden Party Selma (12A) Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie Second Best Marigold Hotel (PG)

7.30pm 10am-12.30pm 7.30pm 5.45-8.15pm 7.30pm 2pm & 4pm 7.30pm

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Diss High School

Acting Summer School

10am-4pm

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The Boilerhouse Diss High School Diss Rugby Club DesignerMakers@21 DesignerMakers@21 Diss High School DesignerMakers@21

Culinary Wreath Workshop Wild Tales (15) Corn Hall Comedy Club – on tour Colourful Collagraphs Workshop Mosaic Workshop Still Alice (12A) Drawing for Adults Workshop

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DesignerMakers@21

Drawing and Painting for Children

Sat 8 or 15 Aug

DesignerMakers@21

Children’s Model & Puppet Making Workshop

Sun 9 Aug

The Oaksmere

Northanger Abbey

Mon 10 or 24 Aug

DesignerMakers@21

Inky-Pinkies Children’s Printing Workshop

Wed 12 Aug Thur 13 Aug Mon 17 or 31 Aug Wed 19 Aug Thur 20 & 27 Aug Sat 22 Aug Wed 26 Aug Sat 29 Aug Wed 2 Sept Wed 9 Sept Wed 16 Sept Sat 19 Sept Wed 23 Sept Fri 25 Sept Sat 26 Sept Wed 30 Sept

Diss High School DesignerMakers@21 DesignerMakers@21 Diss High School DesignerMakers@21 Quaker Wood Diss High School DesignerMakers@21 Diss High School Diss High School Diss High School Botesdale Village Hall Diss High School Diss Rugby Club Hoxne Village Hall Diss High School

Birdman (15) Felting Fun Workshop Printing Workshop for Adults Force Majeure (15) Kimono Jacket Workshop Saturday Club – Quaker Wood Nature Day While We’re Young (15) Woolly Workshop A Pigeon Sat on a Branch… (12A) The Falling (15) A Little Chaos (12A) Saturday Club – Nicholas Allan author Dark Horse (PG) Corn Hall Comedy Club – on tour Rua Macmillan Trio Suite Française (15)

10am-12.30pm 7.30pm 8pm 10am-4pm 10am-4pm 7.30pm 10am-1pm 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm 4pm 10am-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm 7.30pm 6-8pm 10am-4pm 7.30pm 6-8.30pm 10.30am or 1pm 7.30pm 10am-4pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2pm 7.30pm 8pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Category Colour Key

Film

Childrens

Theatre

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Art /Craft

Comedy

Music

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Special

June-July “A wondrous outdoor event for all the family!”

Comedy Saturday 20 June 7.30pm Tickets £19.50

Barry Cryer – Twitter Titters with Colin Sell One of Britain's truly great comedy writers and performers, Barry Cryer’s wit, life experience and huge sense of the comedic continues to be enjoyed by millions – on radio, television and in theatres.

One of our last events before the Corn Hall packs its bags to go on tour. Do join us for a memorable evening of fun with the master of laughter himself!

Art/Craft Tuesday 7 July 10am-12.30pm Upstairs at The Boilerhouse, 3 Cobbs Yard, Diss £15 per person (including materials)

An Introduction to the Art of Book Folding – with Rushanne Young With this art form you can make unique gifts for friends and family by creating an image, or even a word, simply by folding book pages. The workshop will begin by making a hedgehog desk tidy and move on to learning how to read a pattern to produce a beautiful heart within a hardback book.

All you need is the ability to use a ruler and a pencil. What could be easier? rockycraft.blogspot.co.uk

Film Wednesday 8 July 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Testament of Youth

(12A)

Directed by James Kent, 2015, UK, 129 mins With Alicia Vikander, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Kit Harington Based on the impassioned WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain, this powerful story of love, war and remembrance is the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s perspective. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times. As such it’s a natural successor to the war romances of Powell and Pressburger.

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Social

Family

Saturday 11 July 5.45-8.15pm Bressingham Gardens Tickets £20 incl canapés and a free glass of wine

Summer Garden Party What could be more delightful than a summer’s evening stroll through Bressingham Gardens (regularly described as the best in England), enjoying wine, music and canapés?

As a special treat, Adrian Bloom will provide insights into the history and design secrets of this stunning oasis. There are six distinct gardens set in over 17 acres to explore, including the Fragrant Garden, the Summer Garden and the famous Foggy Bottom. www.thebressinghamgardens.com All proceeds will go to the Corn Hall Trust, thanks to the generosity of Adrian Bloom.

Film Wednesday 15 July 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 /Under 18s £2.50

Selma

(12A)

Directed by Ava DuVernay, USA, 2014, 128min With David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth

Sunday 19 July Two shows – 2pm & 4pm Fair Green Tickets Advance £3 / On the day if available £5 (all ages 6+) Numbers strictly limited Les Enfants Terribles present

The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie Roll up; roll up, for the most mysterious, magical and magnificent experience of your life! An exotic caravan has suspiciously arrived in Diss packed with magic, puppets, live musicians and characters who will entertain, amuse and beguile.

Feast your eyes on this extravaganza from the makers of The Trench, a wondrous outdoor event for all the family.

Make a day of it and bring a picnic.

There’ll be face painting, ice creams, candy floss, tea & cakes and more!

Tour presented by house.

Shamefully overlooked at this year’s Oscars, Ava DuVernay’s passionate account of Dr Martin Luther King’s campaign is a powerful and moving film. This unforgettable, true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when King led a dangerous march from the town of Selma to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.

A brilliant performance by David Oyelowo as King, and ably supported – not least by a scene-stealing Oprah Winfrey.

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July “The next big thing”

Film Wednesday 22 July 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Second Best Marigold Hotel (PG) Directed by John Madden, 2015, UK, 122 mins With Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Maggi Smith, Richard Gere Now that The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Maggie Smith and Dev Patel have a dream of expansion, and they’ve found just the place – the Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Judi Dench and Bill Nighy venture into the Jaipur workforce and Celia Imrie juggles two very eligible suitors. It’s a good-natured comedy, with its formidable thespian fire-power enhanced by Richard Gere as a novelist looking for his muse.

Youth Summer School 27 July - 8 August 10am-4pm £150 (13-21 yrs old) Diss High School, Walcot Road, Diss

Acting Summer School – with The Keeper’s Daughter Join Norfolk’s most imaginative storytellers for their two week young company summer school! You’ll have the opportunity to work with professionals from diverse theatrical backgrounds, learn how to tackle a Shakespearean text, dance, move and choreograph, engage with stage combat, grab an insight into producing and devising your own show, and to perform for a public audience.

The Keeper’s Daughter specialise in creating interactive, non-traditional theatre for young people.

Places are limited and on a first come first serve basis email: thekeepersdaughter@rocketmail.com

Workshop Tuesday 28 July 10am-12.30pm Upstairs at The Boilerhouse, 3 Cobbs Yard, Diss £45 per person (inc materials)

Making a Culinary Wreath – with Gabriel’s Garden Create a stunning edible wreath to use in the kitchen and to decorate the home.

Our culinary wreaths are created using fresh aromatic herbs organically grown and gathered from Gabriel’s Garden including sage, rosemary and thyme. Hand tied, your wreath will dry naturally, look fabulous and be edible too.

All materials will be provided but please bring a pair of secateurs or scissors.

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Comedy

Film Wednesday 29 July 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Wild Tales

(15)

Directed by Damián Szifrón, Argentina, 2015, 122min With Dario Grandinetti, Matria Marull, Monica Villa Although Wild Tales is made up of six different and independent stories, there is a thread that runs through the film, examining the patience and forbearance of ordinary people who have to deal with extraordinary issues. Director Damián Szifrón tells each story with an exquisite combination of intrigue, suspense and dark humour. While the film is intimately Argentinian, these stories of abusive government, corruption and people’s indifference resonate with audiences of any nationality.

Friday 31 July 8pm (bar from 6.30pm) Tickets Advance £9 / Door £10 Min age 18

Corn Hall Comedy Club @ Diss Rugby Club So you can still get your regular fix of great comedy, we’re taking the Comedy Club on tour to Diss Rugby Club. Expect the same brilliant night out and top line-ups!

Patrick Monahan With a high-energy comedy style and hilarious observational material, Patrick is adored by audiences. You may have seen him in his speedo’s as part of ITV’s Splash! or dressed as Rihanna for Let’s Dance for Comic Relief.

‘Bright young talent… he’s going to go far’. Sunday Times

Patrick Monahan

Lucy Frederick Lucy has toyed with careers in telesales, animal feed sales, writing and fat modelling. But stand-up comedy is where she has landed.

Heavily. Without bending her knees. She might have put her back out…

‘Great comic timing!’ The Stage

Lucy Frederick

Lloyd Griffith – Compère Lloyd’s 2014 debut show at the Edinburgh fringe festival won rave reviews. He also appeared on BBC3s Sweat the Small Stuff and BBC Radio 1s Live Lounge Comedy Club.

‘The next big thing’ FHM Line-up is subject to change.

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Lloyd Griffith

August “Create your own piece of art…”

Art/Craft

August Workshops

– upstairs at DesignerMakers@21

Saturday 1 August 10am-4pm £30 18 yrs+

Colourful Collagraphs – with Di Griffiths Make and print at least one collagraph plate using cardboard, textiles and (flat) found objects a range of coloured inks. More information: cidesterna256@btinternet.com Monday 3 August 10am-4pm £50

Mosaic Workshop – with Joy Holden Learn how to cut glass mosaic and basic techniques and complete a ‘dancing daisy’.

More information: joy@jhmosaics.co.uk Thursdays 6, 13 & 20 August 10am-1pm 3 classes at £15 per class (£40 if paid in advance)

Drawing for Adults – with Clare Birks Relaxed, friendly, fully-tutored class, working from still life objects using both traditional and experimental techniques. More information: clare@birksholden.co.uk Thursday 13 August 6-8pm £25

Felting Fun – with Janine Oxley Create your own shingle beach in felt! Learn how to make decorative felt pebbles using a glorious range of merino wools. More information: oxleyjanine@gmail.com Monday 17 or 31 August 10am-4pm £50 18 yrs+

Printing Workshop for Adults – with Oyster Press Discover the dramatic effects of printmaking and create your own piece of art with our etching press. More information: Alison – 07990 553662 Thursday 20 & 27 August 6-8.30pm £60 for the 2 sessions needed

Kimono Jacket Workshop – with Marie Hamilton Make a Kimono jacket – an item of clothing individual to you. Bring your own fabric (2 yds), or choose from an array of vintage fabrics from the studio. More information: mariesdesign@hotmail.co.uk Saturday 29 August 10am-4pm £50

Woolly Workshop – with Yarn Artists Kally Davidson & Kim Morgan Learn to spin yarn with a twig, create giant yarns, try freestyle Saori Weaving on a loom, sculpt giant freeform crochet, or play with body knitting. More information: info@thesaorished.co.uk

Booking is essential. For more information about any workshop, contact the Box Office on 01379 652241 or contact the tutor directly.

Small class sizes from 4 to 12. No experience necessary. All materials included unless otherwise stated.

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Film

Art/Craft

Children’s August Workshops – upstairs at DesignerMakers@21 Fridays 7, 14, 21 & 28 August 10am-12pm or 2-4pm Series of 4 classes £10 per class (£35 if paid in advance) 5-11 yrs

Wednesday 5 Aug 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Still Alice

(12A)

Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, USA, 2014, 101min With Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart

Drawing and Painting for Children – with Clare Birks Enjoy exploring different drawing and painting techniques and using different materials.

More information: clare@birksholden.co.uk

In what could be a careerdefining and already Oscarwinning performance, Julianne Moore plays a linguistics professor suddenly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As her family tries to come to terms with the inevitable conclusion, Alice decides to make the most of her remaining time. The film is challenging, thought-provoking and ultimately life-affirming.

Co-directed by Richard Glatzer, himself a casualty of degenerative disease, this is an authentic and sensitive look at the persistence of personality.

Saturday 8 or 15 August 10am-12pm or 2-4pm £10 per child (5-11 yrs) per class plus an accompanying adult FREE

Family Model & Puppet Making for Children – with Christopher Holden Have fun together designing and making your own puppet theatre and puppets.

More information: clare@birksholden.co.uk Monday 10 or 24 August £12 8-11 yrs 10am-12.30pm and 12-14 yrs 1.30-4pm

Inky-Pinkies Young Peoples Printing Workshops – with Oyster Press If you enjoy art, you’ll enjoy printmaking. Create your own piece of art using our etching press.

More information: Alison – 07990 553662

Booking essential. For more information about any workshop, contact the Box Office on 01379 652241 or the tutor directly.

Small class sizes. All materials are included but dress for mess!

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August-Sept “Go on a bug hunting expedition…”

Outdoor Theatre Sunday 9 August 4pm In the garden at The Oaksmere, Brome, Eye Tickets £12 / Concs £10 DOT Productions presents

Northanger Abbey By the age of 17, Catherine Morland is obsessed with Gothic novels and is “in training for a heroine”. Her quiet life changes dramatically when friends invite her to Bath for the season. Then, a stay at Northanger Abbey – the mysterious home of General Tilney – sends her novel-fuelled imagination into overdrive. Are her new friends all they seem?

And is the General hiding a dark secret?

With a cast of six actors and a cleverly comedic adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, DOT Productions lead you on a humorous Gothic journey. www.dot-productions.co.uk

Film Wednesday 12 August 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Birdman

(15)

Directed by Alejandro Iñárritu, USA, 2014, 105min With Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Richly rewarded in this year’s Oscars, this is a comedy about theatre, ego, passion and magic. The pace comes from a filming technique that presents a seamless picture of the attempted comeback of a fading star – Michael Keaton, wittily typecast. He’s trying to stage a show (the film is excitingly shot in and around a real New York theatre) against a background of conflict with his actors, his daughter and his girlfriend. After setbacks and against the odds, rescue comes from above…

Film Wednesday 19 August 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Force Majeure

(15)

Directed by Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 2015, 120min With Johannes Kuhnke, Liisa Loven Kongsli A young family’s skiing holiday is disrupted by an avalanche – not physically, but emotionally. Luxury turns sour as the comfortable certainties of children and parents are challenged. The intense psychodrama is compelling and grimly entertaining, the focus on the adults and the cracks in their relationship sustained by fine acting and atmospheric scene-setting. A persistent thread of almost comic irony, a second couple, and a resolving finale complete the picture.

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Saturday Club on Tour Saturday 22 August 10.30am-12pm or 1pm-2.30pm Quaker Wood off Factory Lane, Diss IP22 4NF Tickets £3 per child (Ages 3-10).

Must be accompanied by an adult.

Quaker Wood Nature Day Scoop up mini-beasts with dipping nets from the pond dipping platform, go on a bug hunting expedition with sweeping nets, take a closer look and identify your beasties using magnifying pots and take part in a scavenger hunt following questions and clues – you could even win a prize! Why not bring a picnic lunch to enjoy after, or before your session?

Equipment and supervision will be provided by Quaker Wood volunteers but children must be accompanied by a parent/carer at all times.

Quaker Wood is a community woodland with wild flower meadows and a pond just on the edge of Diss.

Film Wednesday 26 August 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

While We’re Young

(15)

Directed by Noah Baumbach, USA, 2015, 97 min With Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried A comedy drama about the generation gap: how the balance falls between laughter and cringe may depend on your age. A discontented couple in their 40s take up with another, half their age and seemingly free spirits. Lifestyles merge and there are professional issues to be worked out, as all are involved in documentary film-making. So the film is able to address truth and reality, as well as the authenticity of generational relationships – a slightly sad and very funny film.

Film Wednesday 2 September 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (12A) Directed by Roy Andersson, Sweden, 2015, 100min With Holger Sandersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg No-one else makes films like this – carefully staged, hyper-real episodes more or less linked into a strange narrative – and this is the third from Roy Andersson. His Living trilogy spans 15 years and is a sublime mix of deadpan comedy and distanced dismay – ‘metaphysical burlesque’. The mainly nonprofessional actors are seen from a distance, exquisitely choreographed. We meet barflies, soldiers… and pigeons. This unique enterprise was Golden Lion winner at the Venice Film Festival.

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September “A real-life Full Monty or Billy Elliot”

Film

The Saturday Club

Wednesday 9 September 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

The Falling

(15)

Directed by Carol Morley, UK, 2015, 102min With Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh As a mysterious fainting epidemic spreads through an English girls’ school, it begins to tear the tight-knit community apart. In contrast to the stunning photography of the English countryside, Carol Morley’s direction creates a lingering unease. The film, layered with intertwining details, develops a dream-like quality that is both arresting and intriguing.

With stunning performances from Maxine Peake, Greta Scacchi and the young girls, this haunting tale of mass hysteria is a thrilling debut for writer-director Carol Morley.

Film Wednesday 16 September 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

A Little Chaos

(12A)

Directed by Alan Rickman, 2015, UK, 117 minutes With Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenearts, Stanley Tucci Belying its title, this is a handsomely mounted and beautifully photographed ‘chamber-piece’ about the creation of Louis XIV’s (Rickman) spectacular grounds at Versailles. Landscape architect Andre Le Notre (Schoenaerts) recruits a woman – a surprise in 17th-century society – to design one of the garden’s water features, but their relationship starts to extend beyond the professional. Stanley Tucci and Jennifer Ehle add mischief and court bitchiness, and Winslet is as commanding as ever in this story of romance, comedy and intrigue.

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Sat 19 September 2pm Botesdale Village Hall, Botesdale IP22 1BZ Tickets £5 / Children £3 (Age 3-8)

Nicholas Allan – My Dad’s the Best Enjoy an hour of magic, drawing and storytelling from the awardwinning creator of The Queen’s Knickers when he introduces his funny and charming new book about what makes each dad different, and why dads are the very best!

This dad can’t sing like a pop star or cook like a chef… but, he can help with tricky homework, tell amazing bedtime stories and give the best piggybacks! Find out what else makes dads the best in this special celebration of fathers everywhere!

Film Wednesday 23 September 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

Dark Horse – the Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance (PG) Directed by Louise Osmond, UK, 2015, 85 mins With Jan Vokes, Brian Vokes and residents of Cefn Fforest A real-life The Full Monty or Billy Elliot, this is the inspirational story of the barmaid and part-time Asda cleaner from a depressed Welsh village, who persuaded regulars in her local working men’s club to take on the ‘sport of kings’ and breed themselves a racehorse. Remarkably, the horse went on to win the Welsh Grand National. The film won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Comedy Friday 25 September 8pm (bar from 6.30pm) Diss Rugby Club, Bellrope Lane, Roydon IP22 5RG Tickets Advance £9 / Door £10 Min age 18

Corn Hall Comedy Club @ Diss Rugby Club Three top comedians, one great night out!

Gordon Southern A regular at the world famous London Comedy Store, a resident MC at Edinburgh’s notorious ‘Late n Live’ and a fixture on the global festival circuit, Gordon’s energetic delivery, fantastically funny observational comedy and quick witted improvisation has made him an audience favourite.

Gordon Southern

‘Hugely talented… Very funny’ Time Out James Bran Highly creative and refreshingly different, James is making a splash on the circuit and attracting critical acclaim – a rising talent and definitely one to watch!

‘Guaranteed to have you in stitches’ The U-Review

James Bran

Wayne Deakin – Compère A regular headliner at top Australian comedy venues, Wayne also tours constantly throughout the world. With a likeable laconic style to draw you in and biting social commentary, Wayne will have you laughing and thinking.

Line-up is subject to change.

Wayne Deakin

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September “…staggeringly accomplished solos”

Music

Film

Saturday 26 September 7.30pm Hoxne Village Hall, Hoxne IP21 5AN Tickets £11 / Concessions £10

Wednesday 30 September 7.30pm Diss High School Tickets £5 / Under 18 £2.50

The Rua Macmillan Trio Three young, gifted, energetic musicians, The Rua Macmillan Trio have been making a name for themselves since they won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award in 2009.

Fiddler Rua Macmillan is also a member of the all-star fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles. Guitarist Tia Files, won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, and Adam Brown is a twice All-Ireland Champion on bodhran. Together, their fiery and exciting show – peppered with staggeringly accomplished solos – presents an evening of traditional and new Highland tunes which will leave you cheering for more.

‘Uninterrupted quicksilver playing to leave you breathless and eager for more.’ HHHH Songlines www.ruamacmillan.com

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Suite Française

(15)

Directed by Saul Dibb, 2014, UK/France, 107 mins With Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts Irène Némirovsky’s novel about France under German occupation was discovered among her papers after her death. Critics hailed it a masterpiece. The film cleverly distils the book’s epic narrative, paring it down to a compassionate and complex story about occupied village life and the tentative romance between an unhappy young French woman and the German officer billeted in her severe mother-in-law’s house.

Némirovsky was a superb storyteller, and the film has done her justice.

COMING ON TOUR… Saturday 10 October 7.30pm Venue tbc Tickets £10 / Concs £9

Saturday 24 October 8pm Garboldisham Village Hall Tickets £10 / Concs £9

Poisoner’s Pact – ‘Fanny’ Billing and ‘Cat’ Frary were the last women to be publicly hanged in Norfolk. In 1835, in the otherwise peaceful village of Burnham Market, the pair were found guilty of multiple murders by way of arsenic, frequently disguised… in dumplings. But what led two married women to carry out such grisly crimes? Stuff of Dreams Theatre Company continues to revisit events from East Anglia’s past, bringing them alive for contemporary audiences.

Roving Crows – This multi-award winning folkfusion outfit were a huge hit when they played at the Corn Hall last year. Legendary for their high energy, musicianship and their ability to connect with their audience, they weave a rich tapestry of sounds crossing musical boundaries from Folk, Celtic and Country-Rock. ‘Really individual Celtic folk rock group’ Mike Harding, BBC

Thursday 19 Nov 7.30pm Eye Town Hall Tickets £10 / Concs £8.50

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov – Open Space. The arrival from the city of an elderly professor and his beautiful young wife to live on his family’s rural estate provokes disharmony. Desire, jealousy, unrequited love and thwarted ambition are revealed in Chekhov’s classic story of country life.

Saturday 21 Nov 7.30pm Garboldisham Village Hall Tickets £12 / Concs £10

The Sounds of Simon – Lose yourself in nostalgia and enjoy all the hits that have established Paul Simon as one of the most successful songwriters of all time.

Paul and Art are played to perfection and their beautiful harmonies are flawlessly reproduced. With video clips, stories, and memories from the last 50 years.

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Every day except Tuesday and Sunday 10 am -4pm

Opposite the Corn Hall at DesignerMakers@21, 21 St Nicholas St, Diss IP22 4LB www.disscornhall.co.uk email: boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk diss.cornhall @disscornhall

Tickets

During the Corn Hall refurbishment our box office will be located across the road at DesignerMakers, 21 St Nicholas Street, Diss IP22 4LB. Our telephone number and website address are unchanged. You can purchase tickets: In person: During box office opening hours.

By phone: Card payment is accepted (credit cards incur a 50p processing fee). Outside box office opening hours you may leave a message and your call will be returned. Tickets will be held for collection on the door 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.

Venues

As Corn Hall events are On Tour, please check each event carefully for individual venue locations.

Where available, links to the venues will be given on our website and updates about events are often posted on our Facebook page.

Accessibility

If you have any access requirements, please contact the Box Office to discuss these. Each venue’s accessibility facilities will vary but we will do our best to accommodate your needs if we possibly can.

BOX OFFICE

Bar and door opening times

The bar and doors will open 30 minutes before the printed show time, unless otherwise stated.

Getting involved

DI S S

If you are interested in volunteering as a steward, in the box office, or in any other way, email admin@disscornhall.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you.

Thanks

Our heartfelt thanks go to: Diss Town Council, South Norfolk Council, Norfolk County Council and our dedicated team of volunteers.

Special thanks to our Good Friends Terence Blacker, Eve Boyd, David Case, Lynn Clark, Jane Denny, Peter Dudley, Don Dunkin, Brian & Gunilla Falk, Alan & Stephanie Franks, Charles & Liz Handy, Stephanie Harrison, Jo & Gary Hincks, Judith Howard-Rees, Alun Howkins, Paul Howling, Rosemary Jones, Martha Kearney, Orla Larkinmood, Jay Leader, Dr A Linder, Glynne Lloyd-Davis, Richard Mabey, T. Manning, Linda Merricks, Elizabeth Mooney, Sheila Moss-King, Stephen Murphy, Sue Shrager, John Taylor, Richard Vivian, Sue Wright and Corporate Friends: Conisbee structural and civil engineers, Dayburst Couriers, Grain Brewery, Mere Players and John Taylor Builders.

Patron

The Duke of Norfolk.