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15/05/2026
Join Ipswich Choral Society for a warm and uplifting evening of beautiful choral music. Ipswich Choral Society returns this spring with a magnificent programme of choral masterpieces, centred on Mozart’s great Mass in C minor. The performance takes place on Saturday 25th April 2026 at 7.30pm at St John the Baptist Church. One of Mozart’s…
Read More about Mozart MassApril kicks off with a couple of evenings celebrating two of our greatest theatre composers leading on to a double bill folk evening, jazz night and finally a concert of mixed musical genres Friday 10th April 7.30pm the return of superlative singer Joanna Eden with Sondheim & Me – an evening showcasing the writer…
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Throughout the year boys and girls who are members of Scouting and Guiding attend their usual meetings. Here they embark on a wide variety of adventurous and fun activities and camps. However, from November through to Easter around 60 of these young people along with their volunteer leaders rehearse for the annual ‘Gang Show’. The…
Read More about Ipswich Gang Show 2026On Thursday 12th March the Suffolk Book League welcome Helen MacDonald and Sin Blaché. Helen Macdonald is a writer, naturalist, and former historian of science, now based in Suffolk. Their previous award-winning memoir H is for Hawk has been adapted for the screen with Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson, released in 2025. Helen’s other publications…
Read More about Suffolk Book League – March 26Applications are now open for performers from Ipswich, Suffolk and the East Anglian region to have their chance to play live at Ipswich Music Day 2026. Giving singers, musicians and bands the opportunity to appear in front of thousands of people on Sunday 5th July, the event is a fantastic opportunity for up-and-coming artists to showcase their talent. Running for the 36th year, Ipswich Music Day is the…
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The witch hunts and trials of the 17th century remain one of the darkest chapters in English history, fuelled by fear, suspicion, and the persecution of those accused of witchcraft. Among the most notorious figures of this period was Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled Witchfinder General, whose brutal campaigns targeted dozens of women across Essex, South…
Read More about Review: The Manningtree WitchesThe Coming Of Messiah, written by Suzanne Hawkes, looks at the fascinating story behind the creation of Handel’s masterpiece – which was in fact first performed Easter 1741. In 1740 Handel was at a crossroads – he had suffered a bout of ill health (possibly a stroke), his last opera had been a flop and his…
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Imitating the Dog bring their bold new adaptation of The War of the Worlds to the New Wolsey Theatre from Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 March 2026. Four performers create an epic live “road movie” on stage, reimagining H.G. Wells’ classic tale of alien invasion and societal collapse. As extraterrestrials descend and cities fall into ruin, the story asks urgent…
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Suffolk Archives’ latest exhibition Beyond Labels: Celebrating Disability in Suffolk opens at The Hold in Ipswich on 27th February. It’s part of a project made possible by a £139,107 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund designed to spark conversations about accessibility, equality, and the work that’s still needed. The exhibition explores themes including visibility, independent living, discrimination,…
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Reviewing a theatrical production is always a fascinating experience. Sometimes a show is fun, entertaining, or thought-provoking — and occasionally it misses the mark entirely. But it’s rare to encounter a production that is deliberately, gloriously bad… until now. Glorious! — currently playing at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich — is intentionally off-key by…
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