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26 in 2026 #13

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Heathers.

Platform Theatre, City College Norwich.

Tonight was the turn of the musical. Heathers. Iconic movie from the 1980s adapted for the stage. When I say ‘iconic’, I’d never actually heard of it, so had no idea what to expect.

It was a production by the drama students at City College in Norwich, ex-student invited us.

Great production, loads of dancing and loads of songs. Loads of killing.

The sound was a bit drowned out by the band at times, but all in all, the kids did well.

Seen a few good shows this year so far, so this only makes number 4:

  1. Romeo & Juliet
  2. Operation Mincemeat
  3. Top Hat
  4. Heathers
  5. 2.22: A Ghost Story

26 in 2026 #8

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Shakespeare’s Globe.

Romeo & Juliet.

Our fourth theatre visit of the year.

This was a really good production of Romeo and Juliet. A modern adaptation, gang violence, knife crime, violence and BMXs – what’s not to like.

This goes straight in at number one in the theatre chart:

  1. Romeo & Juliet
  2. Operation Mincemeat
  3. Top Hat
  4. 2.22: A Ghost Story

26 in 2026 #6

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Top Hat @ Norwich Theatre

This was our sixth visit to either a gig, the cinema, a comedy show, or the theatre. In fact, it was our third visit to the theatre so far.

There may be trouble ahead, but while there’s moonlight, and music, and love, and romance…let’s face the music and dance!

Difficult to say something bad about this show, it was a really nice night’s entertainment. Loads of great songs that we all know: Cheek to Cheek, Puttin’ On The Ritz, just to mention a couple.

The plot is pretty basic, man and woman fall in love, a bit of mistaken identity, and there you have it.

It’s based on the 1935 classic film, which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. This is a really good adaptation and well worth a visit if you get a chance.

It’s difficult putting together an order of ‘most entertaining’ when you’re visiting so many different forms of entertainment. But doing it anyway. This goes in at number 2:

  1. Operation Mincemeat
  2. Top Hat
  3. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
  4. Hamnet
  5. The RnR Show
  6. 2.22: A Ghost Story