Whats On – Ipswich24 Magazine

Review: Sleeping Beauty, Mercury, Colchester

04/12/2023

With panto season now in full swing we ventured down the A12 and crossed the border into Essex and pantoland at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre. Over the year’s this theatre’s offering has become an annual treat for us and once again they didn’t disappoint with Sleeping Beauty. It’s always hard to add something different to such…

Top shows from Entertainers

31/10/2023

East Anglia-based, market-leading production company Entertainers presents well in excess of 1,500 theatre shows throughout the UK each year. Here’s where you can catch their productions locally over the coming weeks: Legend – Ipswich Regent,Friday 17th November Direct from the West End – the music of Bob Marley. An unforgettable evening combines Marley’s superb, distinctive…

Christchurch Park Market

19/09/2023

The final Christchurch Park Market of 2023 before it’s return in spring 2024 takes place this weekend on Sunday 24th September 9:30am until 2pm. The Market features a mixture of regular traders who will be attending every month plus others that will vary from month to month so there is always something different to see…

Suffolk Stage of Tour of Britain

28/06/2023

The excitement is reaching fever pitch as the Tour of Britain prepares to unveil the official stage route in Suffolk on Friday, June 30th. Motion Mapping, the Ipswich-based creative projection specialists, and Suffolk stage event partners recently embarked on an exhilarating journey across Suffolk to create exclusive footage that will be transformed into captivating social…

Early June at Felixstowe Spa

31/05/2023

The weather is brightening up, and ‘Mr Blue Sky’ will be at Felixstowe Spa Pavilion on Saturday 3rd June, with ‘ELO Again’ – the ultimate tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra! This show will faithfully recreate the spectacular live effect of ELO’s famous orchestrations, soaring strings and vocals. On Friday 9th June:…

Step into Spring and March along to the New Wolsey

07/03/2023

The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich will be bringing comedy, drama, world premieres, music and more during the month of March. The month will begin with the world premiere of Steven Canny & John Nicholson’s new comedy adaptation of HG Wells’ The Time Machine. The comedy, which features The Play That Goes Wrong & The Goes Wrong Show star Dave Hearn, runs in Ipswich until 4th March ahead…

Commitments come to Ipswich this week

27/02/2023

It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to visit Ipswich as part of a return in an all new stage production. This major UK and Ireland tour of the smash-hit musical will star Coronation…

Commitments show coming to the Regent

24/01/2023

It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to return in an all new stage production, kicking off a huge nine month tour opening in Bromley in September. The show will then tour across the…

January at Felixstowe Spa

05/01/2023

This month, at Felixstowe’s award-winning Spa Pavilion Theatre: The festive fun continues, with two final performances of ‘Snow White’, from the much-loved Dennis Lowe Theatre Company! Don’t miss the magic – Book your tickets now for a fun-filled afternoon of jokes, singing, dancing and general fun mayhem for all the family to enjoy! Next up:…

Santa is coming to the Fort

30/11/2022

Father Christmas will be making an appearance at Felixstowe’s Landguard Fort during his busy festive schedule this December. The historic site will welcome a visit from Santa on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December for Felixstowe’s ‘Big Festive Family Treat’. The yuletide festivities will take place from 11am-5pm each day and include Christmas themed rooms…