Diss Corn Hall July-Sept 2012 Events

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Entertainment on your doorstep

It’s the holiday season, so with that in mind our summer programme is packed with enjoyable activities and entertainment.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has been the film hit of the year and the Corn Hall is proud to offer an exclusive. Deborah Moggach, on whose novel the film was based, and whose work also includes Tulip Fever and the screenplay for Pride and Prejudice, will introduce our screening with a talk. An equally famous hotel is at the centre of The Seagull Rep’s staging of the classic BBC tv sitcom, Fawlty Towers – complete with car!

One of the most satisfying parts of the Corn Hall success story has been the growing popularity of our workshops – events in which experts in their field bring out the talents of local enthusiasts, young and old. During August, we have three art workshops: Making an Artist Book with Diane Griffiths; Justin Partyka returns with new course, Exploring the Landscape – The Art of Photography and Walking, and Teri Lockton is back too with her popular Stained Glass course.

As always, we’ve a wide range of outstanding music including: The Pure Floyd Show, back by popular demand; a harp recital by talented young musician Mary-Anne Barclay; the exciting and theatrical musical fusion that is Jools on Wheels; brilliant acoustic blues from guitarist Steven Finn and a performance of the new choral composition, Translated

by Reeds, inspired by the local landscape.

We have developed something of a reputation for presenting events which give an insight into other places and cultures – in the past we’ve had Bhangra dancers, Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo, the classical Indian musician Ameen Ali Khan to name just a few. In July, we have another such treat for all the family. Very rarely seen outside of Senegal, Lions of Africa will present an enthralling ritual involving extraordinary dance, acrobatics, drumming, makeup and costumes.

From a rundown hotel in India to a lion-taming dance from Senegal, the world is on your doorstep at Diss Corn Hall – enjoy!

Angela Sykes, Diss Corn Hall Manager

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The Old Stables beside the Corn Hall St Nicholas Street Diss IP22 4LB

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EVENT Art Film World Culture Music Film Theatre Film Music Film Comedy Family Film Word & Film

49&Rising – Full Circle The Iron Lady (12A) Lions of Africa – Senegal The Pure Floyd Show La Regle de Jeu (PG) – subtitled “George don’t do that…” Cut Out & Keep Theatre The Muppets (U) – Saturday Film Matinee Harp Recital – Mary Anne Barclay The Descendants (15) Red Card Comedy Club – On the Road Saturday Club – Whose Story is it Anyway?

Les Acacias (12A) – subtitled The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) with a talk

by Deborah Moggach (Wed only) Fri 3 Aug Theatre Fawlty Towers – The Seagull Rep Sat 4 Aug Music Jools on Wheels 8 Aug-1 Sept Art Serena Katt – The Loss of Storytelling 8-11, 13-15 & 20-22 Aug Art Workshops Making an Artist Book, Photography & Stained Glass Wed 8 Aug Film A Dangerous Method (15) Wed 15 & Sat 18 Aug Film War Horse (12A) Thurs 16 Aug Theatre She Stoops to Conquer – DOT Productions Wed 22 Aug Film The Kid with a Bike (12A) – subtitled Sat 25 Aug Family Saturday Club – How to Train Your Dragon (PG) Wed 29 Aug Film Martha Marcy May Marlene (15 ) Fri 31 Aug Word Luke Wright’s Stand Up Poetry Club 3-15 Sept Art The Waveney Springs Art Collective Wed 5 Sept Film The Woman in Black (12A) 7 & 8 Sept Heritage Heritage Open Days Wed 12 & Sat 15 Sept Film The Artist (PG) Fri 14 Sept Theatre Veronica’s Room – Baroque Theatre Co Sat 15 Sept Music Steven Finn 17-29 Sept Art F/6 photographers – Debut Wed 19 Sept Film Le Havre (PG) – subtitled Fri 21 Sept Music Translated by Reeds – Waveney & Blyth Arts Sat 22 Sept Family Saturday Club – The Frog Prince – Jactito Sat 22 Sept Music SNYSB – Songs from the Shows Wed 26 Sept Film An American in Paris (U) Fri 28 Sept Comedy Red Card Comedy Club – On the Road Sat 29 Sept Theatre Hound of the Baskervilles – Keeper’s Daughter

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July “an intriguing range of ideas in paint, textiles and mixed-media.”

Art

Film

An exhibition in Diss Corn Hall Gallery 2-28 July 11am-4pm Mon-Sat Free

Wednesday 4 July 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

The Iron Lady (12A)

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, screenplay by Abi Morgan, 2011 UK, 105 minutes With Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E Grant

– Full Circle A return to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments. – Usually used in the phrase ‘to come full circle’.

‘Full Circle’ is an exciting contemporary art exhibition comprising of a series of specifically made works by six well-established East Anglian artists.

Each artist has responded to ‘Full Circle’ in a significant way to examine unexpected connections and resonances. Ideas and experiences have been rediscovered with radically new outcomes and responses.

From the ‘Quirky Nature of Quercus Robur’ to the fragility and strength of the human body, this exhibition explores an intriguing range of ideas in paint, textiles and mixed-media.

Evening viewing Wednesday 4 July 6-7.45pm Come and meet the artists in person.

Join us after for our screening of The Iron Lady (see right).

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Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia) courted controversy by making Margaret Thatcher an elderly widow, looking back over her career from political awakening in Blitz-torn Britain to her reign as prime minister in the 1980s. Meryl Streep is simply brilliant as Thatcher: her voice, her facial expressions, and her imperiousness – a performance worthy of her Oscar. Even the hint of American outsider reflects Thatcher’s role as an intruder into the clubby man’s world of Westminster. Jim Broadbent supports in every way as Dennis; Olivia Colman and Richard E Grant are excellent as her daughter Carol and Michael Heseltine.

World Culture Friday 6 July 7.30pm Tickets £9 / Concessions £8

Music Saturday 7 July 8pm Tickets £12 / Concessions £10

Lions of Africa

The Pure Floyd Show

Rarely seen outside of Senegal, this spectacle involves stunning dance moves, acrobatics, extraordinary makeup and costumes, and some of the most powerful drumming to come out of Africa.

A high-energy eight piece tribute to the music of the legendary Pink Floyd. Faithful to the spirit of the original band but adding their own touches of energy and fun, The Pure Floyd Show includes all the favourite tracks from the psychedelic 60s through to Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and Division Bell, as well as Brick in the Wall, Comfortably Numb, Money and many more.

– Senegal

Reinterpreted by the famous master drummer Modou Diouf and his fellow artists, the ‘Lion Dance’ is an enthralling ritual built around an ancient Senegalese tradition known as ‘Simb’ which has been handed down through generations of storytellers.

An amazing experience for all the family. www.lionsofafrica.com

www.thepurefloydshow.co.uk

Film Wednesday 11 July 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

La Regle de Jeu

(PG) – subtitled

Directed by Jean Renoir, 1939, France, 106 minutes With Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Marcel Dalio Never out of the critics’ top ten films of all time, this brilliant social comedy went down very badly on release and was banned by the French government as demoralising and unpatriotic. As in La Grande Illusion two years earlier, Renoir uses the particular – in this case a house party – as ironic comment on French society, again on the eve of disaster. So the farcical romantic intrigues disguise what the director called a war film that doesn’t mention war. Renoir appears memorably in it, and the film is suffused with his unique generosity of spirit.

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July “bursting at the seams with sheer, unadulterated joy.”

Theatre

Music

Thursday 12 July 7.30pm Tickets £8 / Concessions £7

Saturday 14 July 7pm Tickets Donations please

Cut Out & Keep Theatre presents

“George don’t do that...”

By Joyce Grenfell, performed by Jo Sessions

A selection of Joyce Grenfell’s brilliantly observed and wonderfully funny nursery school sketches brought cleverly to life by Jo Sessions. For some, Grenfell is best known for her comic film roles but for many others, she is fondly remembered for her radio monologues, including the harassed nursery school teacher in “George don’t do that…”.

A funny, entertaining and theatrical show which is sure to put a smile on your face. www.cutoutandkeeptheatre.com Running time 50 mins.

Saturday Film Matinee Saturday 14 July 14 2pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

The Muppets

(U)

Directed by James Bobin, 2011, USA, 103 minutes With Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper An evil oilman wants to demolish the Muppet Theatre. Its original stars are scattered – Kermit to his Hollywood mansion, Miss Piggy to Paris Vogue, Animal to anger management therapy, Fozzie Bear to a tribute band... There’s only one thing for it: they’ve got to get the old gang back together. The result is a film bursting at the seams with sheer, unadulterated joy. Watch it, and the world seems just that little bit brighter.

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Harp Recital

– Mary Anne Barclay This recital, including wellknown pieces by Debussy, as well as more unusual works by Rubbra and Natra, will draw on the rich and diverse solo repertoire for both the clarsach folk harp and classical concert harp. As well as providing an opportunity to hear the unique timbres of each harp across many genres, there will also be a chance to try the harps themselves, including a tiny harp for tiny fingers…

Proceeds from this concert will go toward Mary Anne’s further studies at the Guildhall School of Music and to Diss Corn Hall Arts Award.

Film

Comedy

Wednesday 18 July 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Friday 20 July 8.15pm Tickets Advance £9 / Door £10 (Minimum age 18)

The Descendants

Red Card Comedy Club

(15)

Directed by Alexander Payne, 2011 USA, 115 minutes With George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller Set in Hawaii, this exhilarating road movie is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for lawyer Matt King (Clooney). He finds himself transformed from indifferent father and husband to full-time single parent when his wife has a boating accident.

Sparks fly as he attempts to find a way to relate to his daughters – one impressionable, the other a teenage hothead. An unpalatable revelation about his wife adds salt to his wounds. Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways) won an Oscar for his screenplay; an outstanding performance from Clooney got him a best actor nomination.

– On the Road

Steve Day A truly unique comedian - warm, witty and engaging whilst dealing with the dilemmas of being a deaf man in a hearing world.

Steve Day describes himself as Britain’s only deaf comedian and “if there are any others I haven’t heard”. A crowd favourite and highly acclaimed.

‘Revelatory and very funny’ The Guardian

Steve Day

‘Warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking’ The Scotsman Simon Feilder BBC New Comedy Award finalist Simon Feilder is at once energetic and quirkily selfdeprecating making him a regular at top comedy venues round the UK. ‘Highly Entertaining’ Time Out ‘Compelling to watch’ Chortle.co.uk Matt Green (compère) A mixture of high energy observational humour and topical jokes peppered with expertly delivered personal stories and anecdotes. Matt Green is a rising star.

Simon Feilder

‘A stand up audience’s dream’ ##### Three Weeks, 2009 ‘Not only charming and affable, but also disarmingly intelligent’ The List www.redcardcomedyclub.com Food and full bar from 7.15pm.

Line up is subject to change.

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Matt Green

July-August “guaranteed to make children (and adults) laugh out loud”

The Saturday Club

Film

Saturday 21 July 2pm Tickets £5 / Children £3 (5-11yrs – and playful grown-ups) Kepow Theatre Company presents

Whose Story Is It Anyway?

Wonderful comedy theatre that all the family can – and certainly will – enjoy! ##### Evening Standard One of Britain’s funniest and creative theatre companies, Kepow take suggestions from their young audience, adapt well known stories and improvise scenes full of action and adventure.

What happened when Harry Potter discovered he had a twin called Larry? Or when Charlie built his own Chocolate Factory? Come and find out!

A show guaranteed to make children (and adults) laugh out loud, as it celebrates the power of the human imagination.

‘Hilarious! Definitely one of the most enjoyable, feel-good shows around! ##### Paramount Comedy Channel www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

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Wednesday 25 July 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Les Acacias (12A) – subtitled

Directed by Pablo Giorgelli, 2011 Argentina/ Spain, 86 minutes With Germain de Silva, Hebe Duarte, Narya Calle Mamani Winner of three awards at Cannes including Best Film in critics’ week.

With pitch-perfect performances from character actor de Silva and newcomer Duarte, Les Acacias tells the story of a long-distance lorry driver who agrees to drive a woman and her five-month-old child from Paraguay to Buenos Aires. A subtle and tender road movie about a passing encounter between two strangers and the unlikely bond that grows between them.

Word & Film

Theatre Friday 3 August 7.30pm Tickets £12 / Concession £10

Wednesday 1 August 8pm Saturday matinee 4 August 2pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

The Seagull Rep presents

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A)

Fawlty Towers – Live on Stage

Directed by John Madden, 2011, UK, 124 minutes With Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson

After touring to full houses and standing ovations in 2010, The Seagull Rep return with three new episodes of this classic BBC sitcom. Watch as Basil attempts to impress The Hotel Inspectors, battle with his car, a drunk chef and his culinary aspirations in Gourmet Night and finally lose the plot completely in the all-time favourite The Germans. Join us and relive all the fun and mayhem of the original episodes, meticulously and lovingly recreated, live on stage.

We’re delighted that Deborah Moggach, who wrote the novel on which this film was based, will be with us for our Wednesday screening. Deborah, whose novels include the bestseller Tulip Fever and among whose screenplays is the 2005 film version of Pride & Prejudice, will introduce the film and give a talk on her writing.

Director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), has cherry-picked some of the very best British actors for this bittersweet comedy-drama about an assortment of pensioners who are not exactly making the best of their golden years in modern Britain. Independently, they decide on a total change of scene and book into what they understand will be a majestic hotel in India…

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Book early to avoid the ‘No vacancies’ sign.

Seventies dress actively encouraged with a prize for the best dressed on the night!

‘Two hours of unimpeachably enjoyable entertainment!’ Eastern Daily Press ‘Superbly acted. Within minutes I was rolling in the aisles.’ One Suffolk

August “The fusion is stunning, the music hot and rich…”

Music Saturday 4 August 8pm Tickets £12 / £10 Concessions

Art An exhibition in Diss Corn Hall Gallery 8 August -1 September 11am-4pm Mon-Sat Free

Jools on Wheels

Serena Katt

Jools on Wheels are Julie Biereye (singer, accordion player and ex-member of ‘Footsbarn Traveling Theater’), Nicolas Deguilhem (singer and polyinstrumentalist), Erik Manaury (percussionist and genius sound sampler), American bassist Jeff Hallam, and Hungarian, Csaba Palotai (guitarist).

I am interested in the fragile and amorphous relationship that individuals and nations have with the past. Within my work, I explore past events as a means of making sense of the present asking, “How did we get here, politically, emotionally and intellectually?”.

With roots of traditional rock and folk and influences from the Paris Jazz scene to the Balkans, the fusion is stunning, the music hot and rich. A musical road movie with original compositions crossing continents and cultures. www.myspace.com/joolsonwheels www.joolsonwheels.com

– The Loss of Storytelling

In recent years, I have contemplated my German heritage. I am fascinated by the way in which Germany erased its history and stories to move into a successful future. My work gives voice to some of these forgotten stories, hoping to shed some light into the dark past. In my work you will see examples of printing, painting and a combination of mixed media. serena.katt@yahoo.co.uk http://cargocollective.com/serenakatt Evening viewing with the artist Wednesday 8 August 6-7.45pm Meet Serena in person and see her fascinating work.

Join us after for our screening of A Dangerous Method (see p12).

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Summer Art Workshops 8-11 August 10am-4pm Cost £150 / Students £100

Making an Artist Book – A 4 day Art Books Workshop with Diane Griffiths A fantastic opportunity to work with Diane Griffiths, painter and printmaker. Diane specialises in artist books – see her website for further details. You will be introduced to an exciting art form and at the end of the workshop you will have a finished book in your hand.

The 4 day workshop includes exploring book-forms, printing, typography & binding.

9-10 August 10am-4pm Cost £80 / Students £50 If you’d like to focus just on printing and typography, a shorter two day package is available by joining the workshop for Days 2 and 3 only. www.dianegriffithsartist.co.uk 13-15 August 10am-4pm Cost £120 / Students £75

Exploring the Landscape

– The Art of Photography and Walking; with well known East Anglian photographer Justin Partyka

This 3 day workshop will take you on an intimate photographic journey along the old paths and rights of way in the surrounding landscape of Diss. We are lucky to have Justin back with us again for another year. www.justinpartyka.com www.justinpartyka.wordpress.com 20-22 August 10am-4pm Cost £120 / Students £75

Stained Glass

– with Teri Lockton

Discover the beauty of light and colour while learning the basic skills of the copper foil technique of stained glass, invented by Louis Tiffany. You will learn to cut glass to a pattern, wrap the glass in copper foil and solder the pieces together. Although suitable for complete beginners, more advanced students will also find new challenges. We’re delighted to offer this popular workshop for a second year.

There will be a materials charge of £10.00. www.lockton-magill.com Please contact the Box Office on 01379 652241 for full workshop details. Booking essential.

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August “an emotional drama that tugs the heartstrings”

Film

Theatre

Wednesday 8 August 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

A Dangerous Method

Thursday 16 Aug 7.30pm Tickets £10

(15)

Directed by David Cronenburg, 2011, UK/ Germany, 100 minutes With Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen A provocative historical fiction about the early days of psychoanalysis. Jung (Fassbender) is honing an experimental new technique on a beguiling young patient (Knightley). But Jung’s mentor Sigmund Freud (Mortensen) isn’t convinced by his student’s use of the method, and as their relationship deteriorates, Jung’s own sexual impulses take hold. A change of direction for Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) who produces outstanding performances from the three principals.

Film Wednesday 15 August 8pm Saturday matinee 18 August 2pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

War Horse

(12A)

Directed by Stephen Spielberg, 2011, USA, 146 mins With Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis A wild young colt and the young man who trains him are wrenched apart when the horse is shipped to France as part of the cavalry at the outbreak of WWI. The war is charted through their separate experiences as Joey becomes a war horse and Albert finds himself in the trenches. Technically superb, proudly sentimental, and unabashedly old-fashioned, War Horse is an emotional drama that tugs the heartstrings with Spielberg’s customary flair.

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DOT Productions presents

She Stoops to Conquer

By Oliver Goldsmith A delightful and ingenious Restoration comedy in which an ambitious step-mother, a pragmatic father and a pair of star-crossed suitors are sent spinning on a collision course thanks to a practical joke, and a series of mistaken identities.

Professional touring theatre company, DOT Productions regularly perform to sell out audiences – join in the laughter in this celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.

Film

Film

Wednesday 22 August 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

The Kid with a Bike

Wednesday 29 August 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Martha Marcy May Marlene

(12A)

– subtitled

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2011 Belgium/France, 87 mins With Thomas Doret, Cecile De France, Jeremie Renier

(15)

Directed by Sean Durkin, 2011 USA, 102 minutes With Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes

The Dardenne brothers return with this Cannes Festival winner, a deeply moving story of a troubled eleven year old (Cyril) abandoned by his father to a children’s home. Cyril begins a search for his father – and his bicycle – placing his last bit of hope in this symbol of their relationship.

Finally, he comes to grips with his father’s rejection and learns to accept someone else’s unconditional love.

The Saturday Club Saturday 25 August 2pm Tickets £4 / Children £2

How to Train Your Dragon

(PG)

Directed by Peter Hastings, Chris Sanders, 2010, USA, 98 mins With voices of Gerard Butler, Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera Based on Cressida Cowell’s popular children’s book, this Oscarnominated animated film is set in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe’s tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon called Toothless, his world is turned upside down.

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This powerful psychological thriller stars Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult, and its charismatic leader (John Hawkes). Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. Newcomer Olsen turns in an extraordinary performance, always on the edge and blurring the lines between the real and the imagined.

August-September “a night of witty verse and bawdy bar room tales”

Word Friday 31 August 8pm Tickets £8 / Students £6

The Stand-up Poetry Club

COMING TO

– hosted by Luke Wright and featuring Martin Newell & Andy Bennett Summer’s not over yet. Join host Luke Wright (Latitude’s poetry programmer & resident Radio 4 wordsmith) for a night of witty verse and bawdy bar room tales. Our headliner this fine August evening is Martin Newell, Britain’s most published poet. Martin penned humorous tetrameter for The Independent for years and has performed just about everywhere with just about everyone, from Front Row on the Beeb to Japanese tours with Captain Sensible.

Support comes from Andy Bennett, society wit and idiot. www.martinnewell.co.uk www.lukewright.co.uk

Here are just some of the great events we already have lined up throughout the year.

All events are on sale now.

Saturday 6 October 8pm £24

Elkie Brooks – Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. A stunning performer and whatever she does, she does it best live. ‘Still one of the great British voices’ The Guardian www.elkiebrooks.com

Fri 12 & Sat 13 October Fri 5pm-11pm / Sat noon-11pm

Corn Hall Beer Festival – Our 4th festival in association with Buffy’s Brewery will be serving up a great range of beers, excellent music, delicious food and a fantastic atmosphere.

Saturday 20 October 7.30pm £12 / Concessions £10

Opera Gala – Fresh from their highly acclaimed performances of Verdi’s La Traviata (‘class; and very much worth catching’ Michael White, Daily Telegraph’), singers from The Merry Opera Company present a mischievous cascade of favourite opera classics.

Saturday 27 October 2pm £5 / Children £3

Saturday Club – Korky Paul – Awardwinning illustrator will be with us to celebrate Winnie the Witch’s 25th Birthday.

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Art

Heritage

An exhibition in Diss Corn Hall Gallery 3-15 September 11am-4pm Mon-Sat Free

Friday 7-Saturday 8 September 11am-4pm Free

The Waveney Springs Art Collective A taste of the varied art created in the studios of Waveney Springs members and a chance WAVENEY to view some highly original pieces. All works are for sale. The exhibition runs consecutively with the Art Trail and Art in Diss shop windows.

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www.waveneysprings.co.uk Evening viewing with the artists Wednesday 5 September 6-7.45pm View the work at your leisure and meet the artists in person.

Film Wednesday 5 September 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

The Woman in Black

(12A)

Directed by James Watkins, 2012 UK, 95 mins With Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds Adapted from Susan Hill’s book, The Woman in Black is a classic ghost story – no gore but plenty of chills. Daniel Radcliffe is Arthur Kipps, a lawyer summoned to a remote village to sort out an estate, which he discovers has a tragic past. He learns rather more when he decides to spend a night there…

Director Watkins gradually cranks up the tension and waits until the last moment before allowing his audience the catharsis of a shock.

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Heritage Open Days Diss Corn Hall is a Grade II listed classical hall built in 1854, and is believed to be the last corn exchange in England to be used for its original purpose. Over the two days there will be guided tours of the building – including the Council Chamber (previously a magistrates court), the retiring room and a holding cell – as well as old photographs and children’s activities. Also opening in Diss, as part of the annual nationwide Heritage Open Days, will be the historic horse medicine and printing business, Francis Cupiss with its 1830 Columbian Eagle press still in use, and Diss Museum will have extended opening hours. www.heritageopendays.org.uk

September “one of the best young acoustic guitar players on two legs”

Film

Theatre

Wednesday 12 September 8pm Saturday matinee 15 Sept 2pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Friday 14 September 7.30pm Tickets £10 / £9 Concessions Baroque Theatre Company presents

The Artist

(PG)

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011 France, 100 mins With Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Malcolm McDowell, Uggie The thought of a silent film sweeping the board at the Oscars sounds preposterous. But The Artist is not quite silent – it has a great musical score – and it is so witty and delightful that it fully deserved its awards. The story takes us back to the advent of the talkies where movie icon George Valentin (the superb Dujardin) is fighting to maintain his career at the end of the silent era. To make matters worse, his protégé, (Bejo) is becoming the ‘It’ girl of the moment. Uggie the dog saves the day (and wins the Palm Dog at Cannes.)

Veronica’s Room

By Ira Levin This chilling thriller by the author of Rosemary’s Baby, takes you into an absorbing web of fantasy and reality.

Susan meets an elderly couple one evening who are amazed at how closely she resembles the long dead Veronica. They ask her to come home with them and pretend to be Veronica to make a dying old woman happy. But once dressed in Veronica’s clothes, Susan finds herself locked in the role – and locked in Veronica’s room.

Contains adult themes, not suitable for children.

BAROQUE THEATRE COMPANY TOUR August-November 2012 Presented by arrangement with

SAMUEL FRENCH LIMITED Directed by

ADAM MORLEY Produced by

CLAIRE BIBBY

www.baroquetheatre.com

http://baroquetheatre.com

Music Saturday 15 September 8pm Tickets £8 / Concessions £7

Steven Finn Described as ‘one of the best young acoustic guitar players on two legs’, Steven Finn has played with Martin Carthy, Watermelon Slim and Elvis Costello and in 2010, he was number one in the UK Blues chart.

English folk and Delta blues provide a backdrop to Finn’s songs and the driving rhythm of his resonator guitar and the raw energy of his explosive harp have been electrifying audiences across the UK and Europe. www.herding-cats.co.uk 16

Art

Music & Word

An exhibition in Diss Corn Hall Gallery 17-29 September 11am-4pm Mon-Sat Free

F/6 – Debut This is the first exhibition by F/6, a group of local enthusiastic photographers.

F/6 has recently formed and is delighted to be able to take this opportunity to showcase a selection of the group’s interesting and varied works.

Sylvia.m.rogers@btinternet.com Evening viewing Wednesday 19 September 6-7.45pm Meet the members and share their enthusiasm.

Film Wednesday 19 September 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Le Havre

(PG) – subtitled

Directed by Aki Kaurismaki, 2011, France, 93 minutes With André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s Le Havre is as offbeat and warm-hearted as the rest of his films. Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a shoe-shiner plying his trade in the street, comes across a young illegal immigrant on the run (Miguel). He hides him from the authorities, standing up to officialdom in the guise of Inspector Monet (Darrousin). The deadpan directorial style in no way undermines the emotional force of this tale; rather it gives it a satisfying and distinctively lovable edge.

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Friday 21 September 8pm Tickets £10 / £8 Concessions Waveney & Blyth Arts presents

Translated by Reeds

– with Richard Mabey A new choral composition inspired by the haunting landscape around the Waveney and Blyth rivers, and their journey from source to sea.

Norfolk-born composer Karen Wimhurst has captured the essence of the specially commissioned poems of Joanna Guthrie, who grew up at Thrandeston and has this landscape in her bones. It will be performed by the Waveney & Blyth Arts Community Choir led by Sian Croose (Big Sky, Voice Project), with Karen Wimhurst on solo clarinet.

Richard Mabey, the highly acclaimed nature writer, will also give an illustrated presentation about the flora, fauna and landscape.

September “A much-loved, classic Hollywood musical… in a gorgeous restoration”

The Saturday Club

Film

Saturday 22 September 2pm Tickets £5 / Children £3 (2-7 yrs)

Wednesday 26th Sept 8pm Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2

Jactito Theatre presents

An American in Paris (U)

The Frog Prince Yes, we have a handsome Prince turned into a Frog by a wicked fairy called ‘Honey’. She has turned the land into a beehive and herself into a Queen Bee… What a sticky mess!

Can our Princess – a mermaid who lives in her Water Kingdom – defeat the fairy and save our Frog Prince with a kiss? And will everyone live happily ever after?

With beautiful music and over 100 puppets, this show is a feast for the senses!

Music Saturday 22 September 7.30pm Tickets Tiers £9 / Level £7

SNYSB

– Songs from the Shows

South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band is a mixed ability band, currently with over 100 members aged between eight and 23.

Formed by Mike Booty – still Chairman and Musical Director – in 1974, the band has raised many thousands of pounds for charities and gives around 30 concerts each year.

This concert sees the welcome return of guest vocalist Jayne May-Sysum. www.snysb.org.uk 18

Directed by Vincente Minnelli, music by Gershwin, 1951 USA, 113 minutes With Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant A much-loved, classic Hollywood musical appears fresh as Technicolor paint in a gorgeous restoration. Gene Kelly is the ex-GI who wants to be an artist in a Paris reminiscent of Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec; Leslie Caron provides the main love interest and some of the wonderful dancing. Six Oscars, including best picture, best screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner) and best music (the pick of George and Ira Gershwin’s back catalogue…

Nice work if you can get it, I got rhythm…). Oscar Levant is funny as Kelly’s sardonic friend, Nina Foch deliciously ironic as the elegant femme fatale.

Comedy

Theatre

Friday 28 September 8.15pm Tickets Advance £9 / Door £10

Saturday 29 Sept 7pm Tickets £8 / Under 18s £5

Red Card Comedy Club – On the Road

Tom Allen Winner of the coveted So You Think You’re Funny? competition and the BBC New Comedy Award, Tom Allen performs his unique brand of stand-up across the UK and has just returned from making his hit debut at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals. ‘a rare talent. I urge – nay demand – that you see him perform!’ Three Weeks

Tom Allen

Carly Smallman A unique blend of outrageous impropriety and adorable sincerity has established Carly Smallman as a firm favourite in London clubs and beyond.

‘Delightfully ebullient… funny, fresh and endlessly creative.’ Time Out ‘Genius breath-of-fresh-air humour.’ QX magazine Damian Clark (compère) Australian comic Damian Clark burst into the Irish and UK comedy circuit in 2005 and within weeks was hailed ‘The Number 1 event to see’ and ‘Cream of the crop’ (InDublin magazine).

After two major comedy awards and the highest rating debut of an Irish TV comedy show, Damian is now a firm favourite on the UK circuit.

‘A relentless onslaught of crippling laughs.’

The Skinny, 2009 ‘Hilariously daft… unforgettable stuff’ chortle.co.uk, 2010

Carly Smallman

The Keeper’s Daughter presents

Hound of the Baskervilles The Keeper’s Daughter company is back, applying anarchic wit and sublime physicality to Sherlock Holmes’ most treacherous adventure. Holmes sends Watson to Devon to investigate the truth behind the mythical black dog that haunts the Baskerville family line; a journey that leads the pondering pair to suspect the supernatural, negotiate the wilds of nature and ultimately to uncover the reality of betrayal and devilish murder.

Told at lightening pace, the three actors bring a family friendly and fun perspective to this classic piece of literature. Suitable for ages 7+. www.thekeepersdaughter.org.uk

Damian Clark

www.redcardcomedyclub.com Food and full bar from 7.15pm.

Line up is subject to change.

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VOUC GIFT HERS

With a wide variety of excellent entertainment to choose from, Diss Corn Hall Gift Vouchers make great presents. And, you’ll be helping to support the Corn Hall at the same time!

Vouchers are redeemable for 12 months from the date of purchase and may be made up to whatever value you wish, starting from just £4.

We can also provide gift Annual Friend memberships, see below for more information about costs and benefits.

To purchase a Gift Voucher or Gift Friend membership, visit the Box Office in the Old Stables Mon-Sat 11am4pm or ring on 01379 652241.

Become a Friend of Diss Corn Hall If you believe that the Corn Hall should be an important feature in the life of Diss – please support us by becoming a Friend – and there are of course benefits!

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 your cheque 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 become a Good/ Very Good Friend – enclosing £ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HIRE This impressive historic building in the heart of Diss offers flexible accommodation which can meet a variety of needs at very reasonable cost. This includes the Assembly Hall (seating capacity 300) for dinners, dances, wedding receptions, corporate hospitality, productions, fairs, sales and exhibitions, indoor sport and educational gatherings. The Waveney Room and Council Chamber provide excellent locations for classes and workshops, rehearsals and seminars.

With a range of room sizes, versatile seating and layout possibilities, a fully-equipped bar, kitchen and large dance floor, Diss Corn Hall is the obvious first choice when organising your event.

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For more details go to the Hiring page on our website www.disscornhall.co.uk, come to the box office in the Old Stables or phone Angela Sykes on 01379 652239.

Viewings may be made by appointment.

Wilderness Stores ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE HOMEWARE HARLESTON, NORFOLK

Fabulous furniture… and more…

Bullock Fair Close, Harleston IP20 9AT

Tel 01379 853067 www.wildernessstores.com

Come and find what’s in store.

CORN HALL

“Film Nights” SPECIAL OFFER 01379 644447 3 Cobbs Yard Diss IP22 4LB

Any main course and a glass of house wine £10.

Booking advisable.

Credit and debit cards accepted.

www.ildivorestaurant.co.uk

Open 7 days a week | Open from 5.30pm | Book your table, eat early and still get to see the show! | Wi-Fi

Haines Watts

Chartered Accountants Norwich ❖ Ipswich Diss ❖ Thetford Lowestoft ❖ Great Yarmouth

Haines Watts are delighted to support Diss Corn Hall by providing experienced, qualified and expert business and financial help and advice.

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COMING TO

FAIRS, CLASSES & COMMUNITY Blood Donor Sessions 1pm-3.30pm and 5pm-7pm Tuesdays 10 & 31 July, 18 September New donors please register in advance at www.blood.co.uk

Here are just some of the great events we already have lined up throughout the year.

All events are on sale now.

Street Dance Classes

Sat 27 October 8pm £14 / Concessions £12

Craig Brown and Neil Innes – a rare and unmissable event bringing together Britain’s greatest literary and musical satirists.

Friday 2 November 8pm £14

Lee Hurst – Too Scared To Leave the House – Acid Rain, Global Warming, Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease. Just a few of the things Lee Hurst ponders as he takes to the road with his latest stand up comedy tour.

Saturday 10 November 8pm £9 / Concessions £8

Cut a Shine Hoedown Collective with Kidnap Alice – An anarchic, hillbilly hoedown with traditional musicians, dynamic dancers and crazy callers, plus a kick-ass ‘soulgrass’ band thrown into the mix. A night of stonking tunes and raucous dancing! www.cutashine.co.uk

Friday 16 November 7.30pm £11 / Concessions £10

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe – Scene Productions – “I will give you anything you want and all I want… is your soul… not too much to ask… is it?” The Devil Be careful what you wish for. A cautionary tale which mixes magic, mischief and the macabre. Suitable for 11+ .

Thu 6 December The Searchers Christmas Show – 7.30pm Celebrating 50 years as The Searchers £18.50 / £15.50 and 25 years at Diss Corn Hall. / £12.50 Friday 14 December 8pm £12 / Concessions £10

The Clapton Xperience Rhythm and Blues Show – Over four decades of incredible music performed by four incredible musicians. Probably the best Clapton ‘homage’ on the planet!

Monday afternoons during term time 4pm-5pm – 4-8 yrs 5pm-6pm – 9-13 yrs Fun and energetic street dance classes run by professional dancers.

Free trial available, email or phone for details.

Slanted Dance 07738 268527, admin@slanteddance.co.uk

Monterey Line Dance Club – Improvers Class Monday evenings 7.15pm-9pm Led by qualified instructor Melissa Hawkes.

Further details phone 01379 651773.

20th Century & Modern Design Collectors Fair Saturday 28 July 10am-4pm Large range of dealers specialising in all areas of retro collectables, from Art Nouveau to Psychedelic 60s/70s curios to include art, ceramics, glass, furniture, memorabilia, clothes and more…

Further details: fruit.tree.antiques@gmail.com or call 01638 603518 / 07952 230960

Craft and Artisans Fair

Fri 21 December T’was the Night Before Christmas – 7pm The Keeper’s Daughter – An imaginative £6 / Children £3 and touching adaptation featuring eight tiny reindeer, three wise mice and a bowl of dancing sugar-plums. A family show for ages 3+.

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Friday 28 September 10am-4pm Free A wide range of stalls promoting the work of local craftspeople including pottery, jewellery & preserves.

For stallholder info contact Roz Barnett – rozasyoulikeit@googlemail.com Tables: £8 / £10 electricity

15% Discount

Spice Cottage

on every Take-Away order plus a FREE bottle of EXCLUSIVE INDIAN & NEPALESE CUISINE wine with ONLY NEPALESE CUISINE IN NORFOLK! orders of £30 Market Place, Diss IP22 4JT or more.

We are situated next door to Diss Post Office

(COLLECTION ONLY)

To celebrate our 5th Anniversary we are offering

Free home delivery available

half price main courses

All major credit cards accepted when spending over £20.

10 June - 21 June (excluding Friday & Saturday)

Telephone: 01379 640222 or 640777 www.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.

Enjoy Buffy’s Beers at Home!

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

Please contact the brewery by phone or email to leave your order.

Also available for national delivery via our website.

Tel: 01379 676523 email: buffysbrewery@gmail.com Website: www.buffys.co.uk Buffy’s Brewery Ltd, Rectory Road, Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk NR15 2DD 23

BOX OFFICE 01379 652241 11am-4pm Monday-Saturday The Old Stables, beside the Corn Hall, St Nicholas Street, Diss IP22 4LB www.disscornhall.co.uk

email: boxoffice@disscornhall.co.uk

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.

Access There are three disabled parking bays on the street directly outside the Corn Hall. The main hall, bar and accessibility toilet are fully accessible to wheelchair users via the side entrance. Please inform the box office when booking.

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

Getting involved If you are interested in helping at the Corn Hall as a steward, in the box office, or in any other way, please get in touch by emailing admin@disscornhall.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you.

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

Special thanks to our Good Friends Terence Blacker, John Careford, David Case, Lynn Clark, Derrick Daynes, Peter Dudley, Don Dunkin, Brian & Gunilla Falk, Brian Fishwick, Christopher Grocott, Charles & Liz Handy, Stephanie Harrison, Rosalind Highet, Jo & Gary Hincks, Cathy Hume, Marion James, Martha Kearney, Glynne Lloyd-Davis, Richard Mabey, Elizabeth Mooney, Sue Reeves, Sue Shrager, John Taylor, Richard Vivian, Sue Wright and Corporate Friends: Buffy’s Brewery; Haines Watts Chartered Accountants, Il Divo, Mere Players, Spice Cottage and John Taylor Builders.

Patron The Duke of Norfolk.