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13/09/2025
Theatre Reviews
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet takes on a whole new lease of life this summer as Red Rose Chain make the romantic classic the focus of their attention for this years Theatre in the Forest. Again Joanna Carrick has sprinkled her creative fairy dust on another of Shakespeare’s original texts, and the result is something rather…
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Entertainment
Jesus Christ Superstar is a big production… well when the central character is probably the most well known person ever, it has to be BIG! Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote it as a rock opera and it has wowed audiences worldwide, both on stage and screen, since the 1970s. Suffolk based group The…
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The Kaiser Chiefs wowed the crowd with their energetic performance at Newmarket July Course. It might be the music that brings you to Newmarket Nights, but the races, restaurants, bars and food stands, along with the odd cheeky bet, make the event a night to remember and one that people dress up for. Food prices…
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Theatre Reviews
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the story of Joseph and his talent for interpreting dreams, his eleven brothers and, of course, the coat of many colours. Joseph’s penchant for being a dreamer gets him into trouble with his brothers when he predicts that they will bow to him, making them jealous. Family friendly…
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HG Wells is best known for War of The Worlds, but Half a Sixpence is based on his Kipps stories (personal favourites of the author). The musical was written specifically to showcase the talents of all round entertainer Tommy Steele. Firstly a stage show and later a movie. Half a Sixpence is Woodbridge based Company…
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Featured
It’s known as Suffolk’s Biggest Day Out and this year’s Suffolk Show did not disappoint the thousands who turned up at Trinity Park, Ipswich. There were all the usual attractions, horse jumping, livestock, funfair rides, a multitude of food and drink and of course a wide range of retailers. However the Show is very good…
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Nearly everyone is familiar with the cartoons of Carl Giles, more so Ipswich residents as he worked and lived in the area. His brilliant drawings graced the pages of the Daily and Sunday Express for many years and the fictitious Giles family, headed by Grandma were instantly recognisable. In this brand new production the characters…
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Theatre Reviews
Sesame Street, but very much for adults only, Avenue Q is hilariously funny, even if some of the jokes are, well, a little bit near-the-knuckle! Avenue Q is a run-down street in New York City and this fast paced musical tells the stories of the people, and monsters, that live there. Performed by both actors…
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Mention Dick Turpin and everyone will know that he was a notorious highwayman, but chances are if you say Thomas Easter you will be met with a blank stare! Like Turpin, Thomas Easter was also a highwayman plying his “trade” at the same time as his more famous counterpart. An Honest Gentleman is the latest…
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