What’s on
15th May 2012 10.30am
Lavenham Guildhall
Discover Medieval Lavenham
Join us for a short talk about the Guildhall over coffee and shortbread before enjoying a guided walk around the historic centre of Lavenham
Booking essential 01787 247646
Tuesday 15th May 2012: 2.30pm
The Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe
We’ll Meet Again – The Diamond Jubilee Show
Brand new show starring Marilyn Hill Smith, singing star from the west end tour of the Sound of Music, together with an all-star cast including comedian Adam Daye
box office:01394 282126
16TH MAY 2012 7.30PM
Lavenham Guildhall
AN EVENING WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST
Booking essential 01787 247646
17-27 May 2012
Bury St Edmunds Festival
Box Office: 01284 758000
Thursday 17 May
5.30pm Abbeygate Picturehouse
Shakespeare in Love (15)
Romantic comedy set in 1593 about William Shakespeare while he is writing Romeo & Juliet. Stars Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. £8(£7,£6)
8.00pm The apex
Friday 18 May
1.00pm The apex
Royal Academy Harp Ensemble
An ensemble of 6 harps perform:
David Snell Prelude, Rock, Blues and Latin
Gareth Wood Rhapsodie for solo cello and harp quartet (world premiere)
Joby Talbot Mandala
Richard Bissill Sirens
£7, £5
5.30pm Abbeygate Picturehouse
6.30pm Abbey Gardens
7.30pm Unitarian Meeting House
8.00pm Constitutional Club
8.30pm The apex
Friday 18th May 2012: 7.30pm
The Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe
A Night Of Dirty Dancing
Have the time of your life – come and experience the brand-new spectacular featuring all the hits from everyone’s favourite dance movie Dirty Dancing.
25 July 2012 and 17 October 2012
Flatford: Bridge Cottage
WHAT’S ON IN SUFFOLK IN JUNE 2012
Sun 10 June -Thu 26 Jul
Classics by Candlelight
This series of concerts, performed in sumptious period costumes, have proved enormously popular over the past years, and the esnsemble have carved a unquie and enviable position for themselves in British music-making.
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Box Office number: 01284 769505
Sun 10 June, 8pm
Fat Cat Comedy Club Bury’s great monthly comedy night. Check out www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for more details. £10
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Mon 11 Jun
An Audience with Colin Dexter
Following the airing of Endeavour, the long awaited prequel to the Inspector Morse series, highly acclaimed writer Colin Dexter will join us for an evening to celebrate his most famous creation.
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Box Office number: 01284 769505
Mon 11th June to 28 July, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm
Apex Gallery Festival Exhibition
Artist group N20 will explore the concept of “Festival”.
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Tue 12 Jun
Check This Out!
For the fifth consecutive year, the ever popular and energetic performers from E0.45 Productions showcase their best work from the past year in one special evening of song, dance and drama acts.
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Box Office number: 01284 769505
Wed 13 June, 7.30pm
The Blues Band Formed in 1979 by ex Manfred Mann group members Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, The Blues Band are acknowledged throughout Europe and beyond as being amongst the very finest purveyors of rhythm & blues. £20
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Thu 14/06/12
DAVE GORMAN’S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Always one of comedy’s most innovative thinkers this genre stretching performer is back… £20 age restriction
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Thursday 14th – Saturday 16th June 2012: 7.30pm (2.30pm Sat matinee)
Annie
The Award Winning Felixstowe Musical Theatre are back this summer and proudly present the all – time classic musical ‘Annie.’ £12, £10
The Spa Pavilion box office: 01394 282126
Thu 14 & Fri 15 June, 7.30pm
Thursday Night Fever
A charity variety concert showcasing an array of outstanding local talent. produced by Studio Dance & Fitness, a local dance group that specialises in urban and street dance.
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
15 June 2012 – 8 July 2012
The Crash of The Elysium
A Live Doctor Who Adventure
£10, £20, £25
The New Wolsey Theatre Box Office +44 (0) 1473 295 900
15 June 2012 7:00pm
Music for a Summer’s Eve
Flatford: Bridge Cottage
Booking Essential 0844 249 1895
Sat 16 June, 10am-4.30pm
Craft & Gift Fair
Local exhibitors offering a great selection of handmade crafts and unique gifts. Free
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Saturday 16 June
The Cory Band
From the Rhondda Valley, South Wales the world’s number 1 ranked brass band returns to Ipswich. £13, £11
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
16 June to 17 June 2012, 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Art Antics
Free event (normal admission charges apply)
Melford Hall 01787 379 228
Sat 16 Jun, 8pm
Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty is one of Scotland’s most unique exports whose music has been described as “acid-croft”, or even “hypno-folkadelic ambient trad”……. Although their fiery, infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves might be difficult to describe, audiences from around the world have fallen under their musical spell.£15
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
17 June 2012 11:00am
Living History
Ickworth 01284 735270
Booking not needed
17 June 2012
Seussical Jr
A fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Seussical brings to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters. £8.50, £11. £13, £15
The New Wolsey Theatre Box Office +44 (0) 1473 295 900
Monday 18 June
Bad Manners
Buster and the boys are back for a Summertime knees up!
£25.00 seated in Balcony, £19.00 Standing in Grand Hall
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
20 June 2012 9:00pm
Nightjar Walk
Dunwich Heath: Coastal Centre and Beach £5
01728 648501 (Opt 2)
Thurs 21 June, 8pm
Peter King
British jazz legend since the 1960s, a composer of distinction and one of the finest alto saxophonists in the world. Together with the Chris Ingham Trio.
Afternoon saxophone workshop available. £12
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
21 June 2012 – 23 June 2012
Shakespeare Showcase
It’ll be everything from As You Like it to The Winter’s Tale and back again. RSC Open Stages Amateur production £4.50.
The New Wolsey Theatre Box Office +44 (0) 1473 295 900
Friday 22 June
Bo Nanafana presents Speakeasy
Christchurch Park Ipswich
An evening of jazz-age dazzle from the Roaring 20s in the glittering Spiegeltent Speakeasy. £15.00, Concessions £12.00
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Saturday 23rd June 2012: 7.30pm
Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
a stunning 10 piece orchestra comprising some of the UK’s brightest and most accomplished musicians. £17.50, £16.50
The Spa Pavilion box office: 01394 282126
Saturday 23 June
Bo Nanafana presents Swing Hop
Christchurch Park Ipswich
whisk you back to the 1950′s for a sizzling night of rock n roll, rockabilly and hot jumping jive. £15.00, Concessions £12.00
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Sun 24 Jun, 7.30pm
Suffolk Sinfonia
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suites 1 & 2
Beethoven – Symphony No 5 in C minor
Conductor Robert Hodge, soloist, Birgitta Kenyon
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Sunday 24 June
John Bramwell (I am Kloot)
Christchurch Park Ipswich
John Bramwell, the singer from Manchester band I Am Kloot, plays an exclusive solo show.
£8.00 in advance, £10.00 on the night
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Sunday 24th June 2012: 4pm
The Aristocats Kids
Disney show performed by the Co-op Juniors Youth Co. £8, £5
The Spa Pavilion box office: 01394 282126
Monday 25 June
New Art Club-Quiet Act of Destruction Christchurch Park Ipswich
bring you a brand-new interactive, physical, meaning-fuelled and music-infused comedy experience.
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Tue 26 Jun
The Hazelwood Show
An evening of dance in aid of the Theatre Royal. Bringing their own special brand of magic to the stage of the Theatre Royal for the fifth successive year, students of Hazelwood Dance Studios guarantee to brighten your evening with a show full of talent, colour and variety.
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Box Office number: 01284 769505
26 June 2012 – 28 June 2012
Creative Arts & Media Festival
An exciting week of events showcasing some fabulous creative talent by Suffolk New College. New Wolsey Studio £8.50.
The New Wolsey Theatre Box Office +44 (0) 1473 295 900
Tuesday 26 June
Silent Cinema
Experience two masters of cinema in three classic movies.
£7.50, concessions £5.50
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
27 June 2012 – 30 June 2012
Happy Days
Goodbye grey skies, hello blue!
The Appeal Theatre Group Amateur Production
£8.50, £11, £13, £15
The New Wolsey Theatre Box Office +44 (0) 1473 295 900
Wednesday 27 June
The Importance of Being Earnest
Christchurch Park Mansion Lawn
“You must not laugh at me, darling, but it had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Ernest …”
In Advance £7.50 Adults, £5.50 Concessions, £20.00 Family ticket – only available at the box office 01473 433100
Thursday 28th June 2012: 7.30pm
The Sounds Of The Supremes
The Supremes’ music personified the Motown Sound that influenced a generation, which has shown itself to be one of the most definitive and enduring contributions to American Pop music history. £22.50
The Spa Pavilion box office: 01394 282126
Thursday 28 June
Festival Asylum
Festival Asylum presents an exciting evening crammed full of live music and jaw-dropping cabaret performance fresh from the UK’s independent festival scene.
£10.00, concessions £8.00
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Fri 29 Jun, 7.30pm
An evening of the best Band, Folk and Jazz Music
Performed by West Suffolk Youth Wind Band, West Suffolk Youth Big Band and West Suffolk Youth Ceilidh Band.£7.50 / £4.50
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
Friday 29 June
Sarah Hall and M.J. Hyland in conversation with Georgina Wroe Unsettling Stories
Christchurch Park Ipswich
£8.00, concessions £6.00
Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange Box Office on 01473 433100
Saturday 30th June 2012: 7pm
Dance Is The Word
Jumpstart Performance Group is an Ipswich based amateur group of young dancers providing exciting dance performances for all the family! £8.00 Concession £5.00
The Spa Pavilion box office: 01394 282126
Sat 30 Jun, 7.30pm
Orchestral Music for a Summer’s Evening
Performed by West Suffolk Youth Orchestra £7.50 / £4.50
The apex Tel: 01284 758000
