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ISSUE 83 2020
Inventive And Creative Storytelling Photo by Manuel Harlan
HOLES - April 15-18, 2020 First it was a multi-awardwinning novel and then it became a blockbuster film. Now Holes is an inventive and creative new stage show bringing a thrilling and offbeat family comedy adventure to audiences at Norwich Theatre Royal from April 15-18. It tells the story of Stanley Yelnats who can’t catch a break. He was born into a family cursed with bad luck, so it comes as no surprise when he finds himself accused of a crime he didn’t commit. Sent to a labour camp as punishment, he is tasked with digging one hole, five foot wide
by five foot deep, every day. He’s told it is to build ‘character’. But the tyrannical Warden is definitely hiding something and Stanley and his fellow inmates have to deal with her demands, her two cronies, plus the fearsome rattlesnakes and yellow-spotted lizards as they try to unearth what’s really going on. The show is perfect for adults and children aged eight and up. A Nottingham Playhouse production, it is brought to Norwich by The Children’s Theatre Partnership (CTP), of which Norwich Theatre Royal is a partner. It is directed by Adam Penford who has been artistic director at Nottingham Playhouse since 2016. Adam’s directing credits include The
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