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16/10/2025
Footloose, currently playing at Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre will delight music lovers. Based on the eighties film of the same, Footloose the Musical tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. Ren moves with his mother to a small farming town after his father abandons them. A far cry from the busy…
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Based on a true story of a fisherman and his involvement in a sinking of the vessel he is a crewman on is a story that will maybe resonate with Suffolk audiences as the county has long had associations with the fishing industry and the sea. This is a touring production of a play by…
Read More about The Deep – Eastern Angles Theatre, Ipswich
Alan Ayckbourn’s Table Manners is a beautifully written and very funny piece and the latest production of this play at the New Wolsey Theatre certainly doesn’t disappoint. Annie is planning a weekend away and so her brother Reg and his neurotic wife Sarah arrive to look after their aging mother whilst their sister is away. …
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The final night of The Jockey Club Live at Newmarket’s July Racecourse saw the Glaswegian pop rock group Deacon Blue take the stage after the races. As I was born the same year as their debut album Raintown, some could say I am too young to know them. They would be right, however I would…
Read More about Review: Deacon Blue, Newmarket Nights
It was clear it was a sell out at Newmarket on Friday night, as you got near with the cars queuing back further than other nights of this year’s run. Once inside you could watch the premier enclosure fill to the brim for each race through the afternoon. Then clear back out as people went…
Read More about Review: Becky Hill, Newmarket Nights
Another warm day at Newmarket’s July Racecourse drew to a close with a little cloud coming in to cool the temperature down for the last couple of races of the afternoon. As I sat in the stands watching the penultimate race, the couple in front of me, were up on their feet as their horse…
Read More about Review: James Arthur, Newmarket Nights
The great things about Latitude Festival remained the same as ever this year, with a beautiful setting in Henham Park, Suffolk and a lovely family friendly atmosphere. Only a minor noticeable change being the lack of a headline sponsor on banners and signage, after Irish artist CMAT and others pulled out of the festival back…
Read More about Review: Latitude 2024 – in Words & Pictures
It’s 25 years since the Red Rose Chain performed their first Theatre in the Forest back in 2000. Since then their open-air productions have gone from strength to strength and become a must see each summer. This year sees historic Sutton Hoo again as the backdrop for more Shakespearian fun with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. …
Read More about Review: A Midsummer’s Night Dream – Red Rose Chain
It’s over 20 years since Busted released their eponymous debut and gave us the hits What I Go To School For and Year 3000, back when the band were in their teens. Now in their late 30s and early 40s they are playing those same songs, with similar energy, albeit after some tweaks as per…
Read More about Review: Busted, Newmarket Nights
The Hold are delighted to be able to screen this multi-award-winning production of Noël Coward’s comedy ‘Present Laughter’, featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) at The Hold on Ipswich Waterfront. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an…
Read More about National Theatre Live at The Hold: ‘Present Laughter’