Oct 6, 2026 · 27 min · 12 segments
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"So Ray," I hear nobody cry, "What have you been up to in the world of theater lately?" Well, the last episode was only published a couple of days ago, so nothing new has really happened for me.
I did go along to a screening of a short film produced by Three Trees Films called Daydreaming.
It was co-produced and written by my friend, Laura Guest, who took on the lead role in it too.
It was an enjoyable short, but what was particularly notable about it was the use of local creatives, pretty much exclusively those from North Norfolk.
It was also shot in Sheringham and West Runton, which is a little village between Sheringham and Cromer along the North Norfolk coast.
I really admired her determination to include the area that's been so fundamental to her life and career so far, and I'm hopeful the reaction of people will spur her on to produce more like this.
I also went to Dereham Theatre Company to watch their final performance of We Will Rock You.
Now, I was going along to support a friend rather than to write a review, but I really, really enjoyed it.
The narrative of that musical is absolute dog shit, to be honest, but of course it features Queen's biggest hits, so the soundtrack was a banger.
Emulating Freddie Mercury is of course no mean feat, but their lead pulled it off really well.
And it's been a while since I've been to watch any of their productions, so it was really good to visit the Dereham Memorial Hall, which is a lovely venue.
The touring production of Operation Mincemeat, which for a number of years now has been attracting no end of five-star reviews in the West End.
And I'll be heading to Bury St Edmunds to watch the Theatre Royal's in-house production of a play called Switzerland.
"So Ray," I hear nobody cry, "What have you been up to in the world of theater lately?" Well, the last episode was only published a couple of days ago, so nothing new has really happened for me.
I did go along to a screening of a short film produced by Three Trees Films called Daydreaming.
It was co-produced and written by my friend, Laura Guest, who took on the lead role in it too.
It was an enjoyable short, but what was particularly notable about it was the use of local creatives, pretty much exclusively those from North Norfolk.
It was also shot in Sheringham and West Runton, which is a little village between Sheringham and Cromer along the North Norfolk coast.
I really admired her determination to include the area that's been so fundamental to her life and career so far, and I'm hopeful the reaction of people will spur her on to produce more like this.
I also went to Dereham Theatre Company to watch their final performance of We Will Rock You.
Now, I was going along to support a friend rather than to write a review, but I really, really enjoyed it.
The narrative of that musical is absolute dog shit, to be honest, but of course it features Queen's biggest hits, so the soundtrack was a banger.
Emulating Freddie Mercury is of course no mean feat, but their lead pulled it off really well.
And it's been a while since I've been to watch any of their productions, so it was really good to visit the Dereham Memorial Hall, which is a lovely venue.
The touring production of Operation Mincemeat, which for a number of years now has been attracting no end of five-star reviews in the West End.
And I'll be heading to Bury St Edmunds to watch the Theatre Royal's in-house production of a play called Switzerland.
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