This Christmas – ask for More!
Looking for a Christmas theatre experience that’s a little different? Step inside the wonderfully atmospheric world of Eastern Angles, where a classic story meets Suffolk history, inventive theatre and Christmas magic.
This new adaptation of Oliver Twist is storytelling for the whole family, bringing together rich theatrical storytelling, original music, inventive puppetry and plenty of theatrical surprises. It’s Dickens as you’ve never seen him before.
And the setting is part of the story. The intimate boutique studio theatre in West Ipswich is housed in the hall of an old Victorian school. Close to the action, you’ll be transported into the world of Victorian children, workhouses and Dickensian London, without losing the warmth, humour and sense of adventure that makes a Christmas show special.
But there’s a Suffolk twist…
This story is inspired by the true history of the Plomesgate Union Workhouse, which stood in Framlingham in 1830, home to orphans and pauper children. Intriguingly, this workhouse was almost exactly the right distance from London for Dickens to have known of it. Could it have helped inspire the world of Oliver Twist? Eastern Angles think there’s a story worth telling.
In this adaptation, it is the workhouse children themselves who tell Oliver’s story. They know what it is to go without. They know what it means to be told to accept their lot. And, just like Oliver, they want more than the gruel in their bowls.
Expect music, puppetry, laughter, adventure, a touch of darkness and plenty of heart, all wrapped around one of the greatest stories ever told.
Whether you’re bringing children, grandchildren, or simply looking for something more imaginative than the usual Christmas panto, come and experience a festive theatre adventure with a difference.
Come into the Eastern Angles Victorian Workhouse. Meet Oliver. Hear the children’s story. And dare to ask for more…
27th November – 3rd January at Eastern Angles Theatre}8-9th January at Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge
www.easternangles.co.uk