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Issue 76 2019
Edinburgh show, and Radio 4’s Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare present The Great British Take Off (Sun 27 Oct). Telly star Count Arthur Strong (Wed 30 & Thur 31 Oct) returns to tackle life’s big questions, Griff Rhys Jones (Thur 7 Nov) shares insights into celebrity, Flo & Joan (Tue 19 Nov & Wed 20 Nov) delight with musical ridicule and Ed Gamble (Thur 21 Nov) is back with Blizzard, which has already sold out three times this year at the Playhouse. Jason Byrne (Fri 22 & Sat 23 Nov) is wrecked but ready as ever, Gary Delaney (Mon 9 & Tue 10 Dec) performs nonstop gags, and telly favourites are recreated with tinsel thanks to Christmas With Steptoe & Son (Sat 4 Jan).
present fascinating, intriguing, science inspired shows. This year features two shows especially for youngsters, from CBeebies star Maddie Moate (Mon 21 Oct) and The Horrible Science Show (Thur 24 Oct) based on the phenomenally successful books. Also on the stage as part of the Science Festival are Radio 4 presenter and scientist Adam Rutherford (Tue 22 Oct) who will explore humanity and evolution, and ex-doctor Adam Kay (Wed 23 Oct) with his show based on the No 1 bestselling book This Is Going to Hurt. COMEDY As always, there’s plenty of brilliantly funny stand-up from the best comedy venue in the East. We open with four nights of Ruby Wax (Tue 3 – Fri 6 Sept), a re-creation of Morecambe and Wise in An Evening With Eric & Ern (Fri 13 Sept), Andy Parsons (Tue 24 & Wed 25 Sept) presents his reassuring treatise on healing the nation, and The Scummy Mummies (Sat 5 Oct) promises to inspire parents and non-parents in fits of laughter. Jonny & The Baptists (Sat 12 Oct) combine music, comedy, and activism, Ellie Taylor (Thur 17 Oct) bangs on about life and love, Taskmaster contestant Lou Sanders (Sat 19 Oct) brings her new
Karl Minns returns to the Playhouse in a Nimmo Twins character; She Go, in She Go Looks Back from Behind at 2019… with Friends (Thur 16 - Sat 25 Jan). She Go’ll be taking a look at last ‘yares’ news stories, with special guest appearances from the best of her Normal for Norfolk friends! THEATRE Be transported with a new season of theatre from the Playhouse: we begin with a wickedly satirical reworking of C S Lewis’ classic The Screwtape Letters (Thur 26 Sept), followed by another brilliant literary adaptation from Blackeyed Theatre with Brontë’s gothic masterpiece Jane Eyre (Mon 7 - Wed 9 Oct). Fresh from the Fringe comes the multi-awardwinning Trojan Horse (Tue 29 Oct), a ravereviewed piece exploring the Birmingham schools scandal where teachers and governors were accused of radicalising pupils. Playhouse favourites The Pantaloons present Othello (Fri 1 - Sat 2 Nov), reimagined in a jazz-age setting, in this true-to-text tale of mischief and intense drama. Slasher-spoof Hollywood hilarity comes to the Playhouse with Director’s Cut (Fri 8 Nov), the story of a horror movie gone very wrong…
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