Entertainment – Ipswich24 Magazine

A Magical New Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Comes to Mercury Theatre

02/10/2025

Mercury Theatre, Colchester to Host S4K International’s New Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Colchester, UK – Mercury Theatre is delighted to announce a new collaboration with S4K International (Shakespeare 4 Kidz) ahead of the launch of their latest actor-musician production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Surrey-based company will rehearse and premiere their acclaimed musical adaptation at the…

Review: Teechers

29/09/2025

John Godber’s Teechers was first written in the late 1980s, yet nearly forty years on it remains just as sharp, funny, and relevant. Though at heart a comedy, the play carries a powerful message about the inequalities in the British school system. This autumn, Ipswich-based Eastern Angles have brought Teechers back to the stage with a new production, currently…

Review: Penned Up

12/09/2025

Penned Up is a brand-new play that is touring the area this Autumn Written by award winning playwright Danusia Iwaszko who draws on her experience of teaching playwrighting in prisons, Penned Up gives the audience an insight into prison life and the real-life experiences of the men behind bars. Fictional prison HMP Ditchfield is the…

Review: Steve & Steff Forever

11/08/2025

Theatre has taken to the streets of Bury St Edmunds this Summer! Steve and Steff Forever is the latest offering from the Theatre Royal telling a love story at various locations in the town as the audience follows the actors around Bury St Edmunds in a promenade performance. Steve and Steff meet and fall in…

Drama Group are Recruiting

08/08/2025

Eastern Angles’ Third Act drama group is looking for new members! This Ipswich-based group is for adults aged over 50 who want to explore their creativity and get involved in theatre. Try your hand at acting, writing, movement, theatrical design or directing in a low pressure, friendly environment. Third Act meet for weekly drama workshops…

Review: Hamlet (Theatre in the Forest)

28/07/2025

There are no surprises if you go down to the woods today… As the wonderful Red Rose Chain are back again this summer with Theatre in the Forest! The theatre company return to National Trust’s Sutton Hoo adding their special Red Rose magic to another of Shakespeare’s works, and this year it’s the turn of…

Review: The Great British Bake Off Musical

24/07/2025

The Great British Bake Off – The Musical is the latest delightful offering from Ipswich-based Gallery Players, and judging by Wednesday night’s performance, it’s far from a half-baked effort. Fans of the beloved baking competition are in for a treat! Forget that this is a local production – the standard is so high, you’d be forgiven…

Review: The Wizard of Oz

05/07/2025

We’re off to see the Wizard!! and there’s a totally magical experience in store for all. The Wizard of Oz is the latest production to get The CTC treatment and is currently running at the fabulous Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds until Sunday 6th July. I’ve long admired this talented company that are based in…

Review: A Shoddy Detective & The Art of Deception

30/06/2025

New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich – June 27–28, 2025 A Shoddy Detective & The Art of Deception is a fast-paced, delightfully absurd comedy farce that had the Ipswich audiences laughing from the opening moments to the final reveal when it took to the stage of the New Wolsey Theatre last week. The production combines traditional farce…

Review: Gary Barlow, Thetford Forest

23/06/2025

Saturday was the last night of this year’s Forest Live shows at Thetford and would see northern songsmith Gary Barlow take to the stage, with special guest Beverley Knight. It would also be the finale of Barlow’s Songbook tour. Dressed in a dazzling silver catsuit, Knight launched into a high-energy medley of her biggest hits,…