Norfolk Bookworm

Richard III, The Globe Theatre, August 2012 I was a little concerned going into this play - it was the third play in just over 24 hour...

The Doctor's Dilemma, Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre, August 2012 After leaving the stirring production of Henry V at The...

Henry V, The Globe Theatre, August 2012 A day out at The Globe Theatre is always a treat and as I've discovered seeing a play twice ...

Hector Goes to Hollywood by The Blakeney Players, Blakeney Village Hall, August 2012. I can never give an unbiased review of this show -...

Hamlet (Globe on Tour), Bungay Castle, August 2012 After a break of two months I was more than ready to go to the theatre again and so I...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce This was a last minute addition to my eReader before we went away. There had been ...

The Olympic Games I think that it is fair to say that I was not really looking forward to the 2012 games.  I'd failed to get tickets...

Abdication by Juliet Nicolson I think that it is clear from the (rare!) book reviews I write that I like historical fiction, and especia...

Double Cross - by Ben MacIntyre This was one of the books I'd been saving up for my holiday. I've been a fan of Ben MacIntyr...

It has been all a bit quiet here for the last few weeks as Mr Norfolkbookworm and I went away for 2 weeks in the sun.  After the weather h...

Noises Off, Novello Theatre, June 2012 I am beginning to think that my theatre outings really are doomed - I promise I've never call...

I am behind on theatre reviews, I do actually have a few books to blog about and I am trying to load my Kindle with books before going awa...

Forgotten gems? One of the things I love about my job is the variety of events that I can plan and hold. Recently we've held two con...

Henry V, Globe Theatre June 2012 This was the second play that Mr Norfolkbookworm and I saw during our weekend in London.  We'd pack...

War Horse, New London Theatre, June 2012 Since seeing this last year, and since being a little disappointed in the recent film version, ...

The Duchess of Malfi, The Old Vic, May 2012 My theatre going friend and I ventured south of the river this time to the incredible Old Vi...

Pirates! An Adventure with...by Gideon Defoe Many years ago I read a daft little book called Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists. I re...

Till We Eat Again - Judy Gruen I've had a few more success's with proofs downloaded from Net Galley since the last time I posted...

Here we go again...another post full of excuses as to why I'm not reviewing a book! Once more my reading has slowed down, however th...

 Sadly the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library didn't win the Library of the Year award on Monday night.  We've shrugged off th...