Diss Corn Hall's upcoming shows for the rest of March

Corn Hall Comedy Club arrives in Diss at the end of March, bringing two hours of laughter and fun from a variety of acts.

Stand-up comic Darryl Purvis headlines this month’s event. He went to university and got a business degree but he knew from day one that he was never going to do anything other than stand up. So he made his parents happy, then he made them sad.

Andrew White – flamboyantly repressed, optimistically cynical and a fast-rising star – will be joined by crowd favourite Matt Foster – described as “a comedic treasure” by Yuk Yuk’s Calgary – and Ash Suri, a comedian, data guy and retired scientist with “brilliant routines”, according to Russell Kane.

Nick Cope’s Family Show, Saturday, March 25

Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, performing to sell-out crowds all over the country.

Nick has a fanatical army of little and not-so-little fans from all over the world. If you have not heard his songs or seen his shows before, go and find out what you have been missing.

A Hard Day’s Night, Wednesday, March 29

Join Guy Martin, of Reel Connections, for a fascinating introduction to the Beatles on Film exhibition. Then watch The Beatles’ first full-length film, A Hard Day’s Night.

Originally released in 1964, this hilarious, action-packed film features a day and a half in the life of the Fab Four, leading up to a televised concert.

The boys are constantly on the run from their crazed fans, and from their manager, who is trying to keep them under control.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist,

Thursday March 30

Townsend Theatre Productions brings The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist – a witty, humorous and timeless classic book by Robert Tressell – to life in brilliant fashion.

A one-person show, with projection and music, it depicts aspects of Edwardian life: the hard graft and devoted craft of dedicated labour and the ugliness of scandalous neglect by an all-too-often complacent society.

The show (pictured above) has been described as “tremendous” by The Times, and as “a one person tour-fe-force” by Clare Brennan of The Observer.

The show is suitable for ages 11 and over.