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13/05/2026
Following the incredibly sad loss of their Artistic Director, Joanna Carrick, the team at Red Rose Chain have announced that Theatre in the Forest will be going ahead this summer. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare will run from the 22nd of July through to the 22nd of August 2026, with performances Tuesday to Saturday. Expect plenty of laughs…
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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…
Read More about Two Sisters Arts Centre – April 2026HMS Ganges Museum opens for 2026 on Easter Weekend commencing the 4th April. The doors will be open every weekend on both Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm (last entry at 3.30pm) until Sunday 25th October! Added attraction for the 4th will be a collection of Vintage vehicles presented by the Suffolk Vintage vehicle enthusiast….
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A new walking route has been launched to give ramblers a more engaging way to explore their local landscape. The Ipswich Waterfront Walk, part of the King Charles III England Coast Path, showcases some of the best of Suffolk’s county town and surrounding areas. Developed by Suffolk County Council, the 5.5-mile trail passes through Orwell…
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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…
Read More about Ipswich Music Day ’26 – Performers wantedThe 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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