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The Corn Hall, St Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4LB
Celebrating 15 years as Diss’ Creative Heart
Welcome
to another season of fantastic events here at The Corn Hall in Diss. Read on to explore what’s on over the next few months, organised by genre and date. And don’t forget to check our website too – here you’ll find all the event details and new events are added to our programme all the time!
2025 marks 15 years since The Corn Hall reopened as the vibrant arts and community venue that it is today. At the apex of Diss’ Heritage Triangle, The Corn Hall continues to evolve and to bring our community together to experience and enjoy a wide range of exciting arts, events, workshops and exhibitions all year round.
The Corn Hall is a charity and what we offer is made possible through your support as customers and Friends of The Corn Hall, together with donations from businesses and individuals and, of course, the time and enthusiasm of our wonderful team of volunteers. We are grateful for every bit of support that we receive and if you’d like to know more about how you can get involved or donate to The Corn Hall please visit www.thecornhall.co.uk/donate or use the QR code below.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.
THE CORN HALL CAFÉ & BAR
OPEN: Mondays – Saturdays, 9:30am – 2:30pm (food served ‘til 2pm). Bar open from 6pm for evening events.
FRIDAY 11 APRIL
The Best in Comedy
Ivo Graham, Angela Barnes, Esther Manito & Peter Flanagan*
7:30pm | Tickets: £22.50
*Please note that the line up may be subject to change.
TUESDAY 10 JUNE
The Shoddy Detective & the Art of Deception
7:30pm | Tickets: £25
SATURDAY 26 JULY
Mark Watson & Friends
8:00pm | Tickets: £21
The Shoddy Detective & the Art of Deception
The Best in Comedy
WEEKLY MEET UPS
in The Corn Hall Café – All welcome
Community, Fundraising & Wellbeing
TOTS TUESDAYS
Tuesdays from 9:30am – 10:30am
MEET UP WEDNESDAYS
Wednesdays from 1:30pm – 2:30pm
MONTHLY MEET UPS
THE ARTS SOCIETY DISS
The Arts Society Diss meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (except July and August) Doors open at 1.45pm
For information on membership and more please email: info@artsocdiss.org.uk
TIME WITH FRIENDS
Dementia Café
Friendship and support for people with a dementia diagnosis and their carers (includes refreshments and a light lunch). Meets the second Monday of the month from 10:00am – 1:00pm. FREE
For information email: operations@thecornhall.co.uk
Thank you to our sponsors
WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL
The Corn Hall Easter Quiz
7pm | Tickets: £5
Please note that there are no Friends discounts available for this event as it is a fundraising event.
SATURDAY 17 MAY
Gong Bath with Maggie Stickney & the Hum of the Universe
2pm | Tickets: £12.50 + booking fee
THURSDAY 26 JUNE
Sip & Paint
Sunflowers - with Day Design
Arrive 6:45pm for a 7pm start (2.5 hours)
Tickets: £45 per person, includes fizz, cheese platter and all materials and equipment.
SATURDAY 12 JULY
Diss Ukelele Day: The Hedge Inspectors
7:30pm | Tickets: £13 (full), £10 (under 16s)
SATURDAY 22 MARCH
Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys
7:30pm | Tickets: £26.50
FRIDAY 28 MARCH
Bye Bye Baby:
A Tribute to the Jersey Boys
7:30pm | Tickets: £26
SATURDAY 29 MARCH
5, 6, 7, 8 – The Steps Experience
7:30pm | Tickets: £26
THURSDAY 3 APRIL
The Mumford and Sons Story
7:30pm | Tickets: £25
FRIDAY 4 APRIL
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
7:30pm | Tickets: £21 (full), £12 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 10 APRIL
Ralph Moore
7:30pm | Tickets: £18
SATURDAY 12 APRIL
Eduardo Martin & Ahmed Dickinson
7:30pm | Tickets: £21
FRIDAY 2 MAY Oasiz
7:30pm | Tickets: £21
WEDNESDAY 7 MAY
Leveret
7:30pm | Tickets: £19
FRIDAY 9 MAY
The Horn Factory: Big Jazz Band
7:30pm | Tickets: £18
FRIDAY 16 MAY
Rock for Heroes
7:30pm | Tickets: £24.50
SATURDAY 17 MAY
The Bootleg Shadows
7:30pm | Tickets: £21
SATURDAY 24 MAY
Creedence Clearwater Review
7:30pm | Tickets: from £19
THURSDAY 29 MAY
Roger Beaujolais –100 Years of Vibes
7:30pm | Tickets: £18
FRIDAY 30 MAY
Whitney: The Candlelight Concert
8:00pm | Tickets: £27.50
SATURDAY 31 MAY
The Signatures: Northern Soul Live
7:30pm | Tickets: £28
SATURDAY 14 JUNE
Peanutz Party
7:30pm | Tickets: £15
SATURDAY 28 JUNE
The George Harrison Project
7:30pm | Tickets: £23
SATURDAY 5 JULY
The Nashville Sounds Experience
7:30pm | Tickets: £21
FRIDAY 11 JULY
Masters of Swing
7:30pm | Tickets: £15
SATURDAY 12 JULY
Diss Ukelele Day: The Hedge Inspectors
7:30pm | Tickets: £13 (full), £10 (under 16s)
Eduardo Martin & Ahmed Dickinson
T he Mumford & Sons Story
THURSDAY 10 APRIL
Drawing Dragons with Malca Schotten
10am | Tickets: £6
TUESDAY 8 APRIL
Start with Art! Being Woman
10:30am - 12:30pm
| Tickets: £6.50 per child (Under 18 months free). All children must be accompanied by an adult.
SATURDAY 12 APRIL
FLADAM Theatre: Green Fingers
2pm | Tickets: £10 (adult), £8 (child), £34 (family)
SATURDAY 3 MAY
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids: Redux
2pm | Tickets: £10 (adult), £8 (child), £34 (Family)
Thanks to our Friends at Creative Arts East, films have made a welcome return to The Corn Hall. We have a regular weekly screening on Wednesday mornings from 10:30am and further ad hoc screenings. For the latest and most up to date information on our film programme, please visit www.thecornhall.co.uk and click on films. www.thecornhall.co.uk
Films
SATURDAY 10 MAY
Michael Jordan’s Magic and Marvels
2pm | Tickets: £12.50 (adult), £9 (under 16s), £40 (family)
FRIDAY 6 JUNE
Confident: The Tour – A Variety Show
7:30pm | Tickets: £14 (adults), £9 (children)
SATURDAY 7 JUNE
Tease: The Ultimate Burlesque and Cabaret Experience
7:30pm | Tickets: £28
SATURDAY 5 APRIL
Eastern Angles: Sophia
7:30pm | Tickets: £20 (adults), £10 (under 18s)
SATURDAY 26 APRIL
Norwich: A Love Story by John Osborne
7:30pm | Tickets: £15 (adult), £9 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 1 MAY
Tower Theatre Company:
Ain’t I a Woman
7:30pm | Tickets: £14 (adult), £13 (concessions), £8.50 (under 18s)
THURSDAY 8 MAY
Giles Shenton Productions: Dead on Cue
7:30pm | Tickets: £15 (adult), £10 (under 16s)
SATURDAY 10 MAY
You’re Bard! Shakespeare Like You’ve Never Seen
7:30pm | Tickets: £20, £9 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 15 MAY
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
7:30pm | Tickets: £12.50
FRIDAY 23 MAY
Macready!
Dickens’ Theatrical Friend
Written and performed by Mark Stratford
7:30pm | Tickets: £18 (adult), £10 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 5 JUNE
Tales from a British Country Pub
7:30pm | Tickets: £15 (adult), £9 (under 16s)
Tower Theatre Company - Ain’t I a Woman
SUNDAY 8 JUNE
The Pantaloons: Sense and Sensibility
7:30pm | Tickets: £16 (adult), £10 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 12 JUNE
Giles Shenton Productions: Much Ado About Falstaff
7:30pm | Tickets: £15 (adult), £10 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 19 JUNE
Raising Cain Productions: A Year and a Day
7:30pm | Tickets: £12 (full), £9 (under 16s)
FRIDAY 4 JULY
Roughcast Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet
7:30pm | Tickets: £13 (adult), £7 (under 16s)
THURSDAY 10 JULY
The Essence of Audrey
Written and performed by Helen Anker
7:30pm | Tickets: £15 (adult), £10 (under 16s)
WEDNESDAY 16 JULY
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (12+)
Written and performed by Mark Stratford
7:30pm | Tickets: £18 (full), £10 (under 16s)
Macready! Dickens’ Theatrical Friend
Screenings
THURSDAY 20 MARCH
Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
7:15pm | Tickets: £14
THURSDAY 27 MARCH
National Theatre Live: Dr Strangelove
7:00pm | Tickets: £13, £12 (under 18s)
TUESDAY 1 APRIL
The Royal Opera – Turandot
7:15pm | Tickets: £14
SUNDAY 13 APRIL
André Rieu’s 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues
6:00pm | Tickets: £16 (adult), £10 (16 years and under)
THURSDAY 22 MAY
Royal Ballet: Ballet to Broadway –Wheeldon Works 7:15pm | Tickets: £14
OPENS SATURDAY 8 MARCH
Being Woman
The Corn Hall Galleries
Admission FREE
Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm
This exhibition brings together work from a number of intergenerational female artists, who have a connection through friendship and professional collaboration, under the theme ‘Being Woman’.
Through a variety of mediums from sculpture, textiles, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, painting, video and collage, each artist explores the histories and subjectivities of what it is to be ‘woman’.
Taking inspiration from the natural world, powerful queens and goddesses, female archetypes and the human condition, the exhibition crosses borders of both subject matter and intergenerational boundaries, presenting the work of each female artist at various points in their life and practice
Word
FRIDAY 25 APRIL
Charlie Haylock: An Eccentric Look at East Anglia
7:30pm | Tickets £10
SUNDAY 13 JULY
Confessions of a Teletubby
6pm | Tickets: £15 (adults), £12 (under 16s)
HOW TO BOOK:
ONLINE:
Our website is the best way to keep up to date with what’s on at The Corn Hall. Check www.thecornhall.co.uk regularly and search by genre, or title to find and book for events.
IN PERSON:
During our Box Office opening hours, from 10am to 4pm from Monday to Saturday, and an hour before events.
EMAIL:
boxoffice@thecornhall.co.uk
BOOKING FEE:
Please note that a £2.50 booking fee is applied per total cart, however your booking is made. Our booking fee is one of the ways in which we aim to cover our rising operational costs and is applied only once per total cart –whether you are buying 1 or 100 tickets.
SEATING PLAN
Seating plans for events which have allocated seating can be found in the show information on our website.
E-TICKETS
Please note that we are moving away from printed tickets and embracing digital tickets. Please download or screenshot the QR code for the event that you are attending and have this available for scanning upon arrival at the venue.
EXCHANGES
Refunds will not be given unless the event is cancelled by the producer. Exchanges may be permitted in some circumstances - please see our website for details.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Corn Hall Diss is committed to making our venue as accessible as possible.
The Box Office, Main Auditorium, Waveney Room, Gallery, Bar and café are all on the ground floor with level access. Lift access is available to the first floor. Both floors have fully accessible toilets.
We are now working with Nimbus Disability, a Social Enterprise that has received international recognition for its Access Card Scheme.
This scheme includes a new level of validation, meaning that our tickets and venue are being used effectively by those who require access facilities, and enabling us to mitigate any possible misuse of our access tickets.
WHEELCHAIR BOOKINGS
We can only accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs at events. Please inform the Box Office when you book so we can reserve your space.
From 01/03/2025, all our access customers will require either an Access Card or a free The Corn Hall Digital Access Pass number when purchasing access tickets. Please visit www.thecornhall.co.uk/visit/accessibility to find out more.
Our Main Auditorium and the Waveney Room are both equipped with induction loops. These work for amplified events.
BOX OFFICE: 01379 652241
BOX OFFICE OPEN: 10am – 4pm
The Corn Hall, St Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4LB
THE CORN HALL CAFÉ & BAR
Open from Mondays to Saturdays, from 9:30am – 2:30pm (food served ‘til 2pm). Join us for lunches, light bites, scrumptious cakes, great coffee and our famous cheese scones. Everyone is welcome and we are dog friendly too!
The Corn Hall Bar is open from 6pm before evening events.
We can host and cater for a wide range of meetings and functions. Please email your enquiry to cafe@thecornhall.co.uk
VENUE HIRE
We have a range of well-equipped and attractive spaces available for hire. Please contact operations@thecornhall.co.uk or phone 01379 652241 for more information.
STAY IN TOUCH
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Diss
Thanks To Our Good Friends and Very Good Friends
Keith & Sue Best, Anita Burnard, David Case, Jenny Chamberlin, Jenny Chaplin, Deb & David Cousins, Paul Curson, John Dixon, Peter Dudley, Alison Dumbell, Jake & Margaret Ecclestone, Mark & Gill Ellery, Gunilla Falk, Debbie Gaze, David Gillett, Anita & Nicholas Hales, Matthew Hill & Abigail Watson, Jo & Gary Hincks, the Howling family, Rosemary Jones, Ian and Mel Julier, Martha Kearney, Kate Lloyd, Glynne Lloyd-Davis, Richard Mabey & Polly Lavender, Shirley Meadows, Jean Page & Chris Grocott, Lyn & Peter Norman, Je rey Parker, Diana & Richard Poole, Glyn Pugh, Chris Shaw, Linda & Andy Simpson, Katherine Smith, Sue Smith, Anne & David Steel, Sam Stewart, Karen & Goyle Weir, David Witton, Marion Williams, Susan Williams.
