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Operation: RADAR
Tue 2nd September 2025 & Wed 3rd September 2025
Tickets £15/£13
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE/VJ Day with Bawdsey RADAR Trust
Black & White Productions revisit how RDF (or RADAR as it came to be known) was developed at Orfordness & Bawdsey with a new play – OPERATION:RADAR
It’s a race against time as Boffins Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins try to come up with solutions to the impossible problems of detecting aircraft and IFF (identifying friend or foe) before they succumb to the bleak conditions of Orfordness or Hitler unleashes the might of the Luftwaffe and wipes out the RAF before the flying boys have got their socks on!.But as they re establish operations at Bawdsey Manor and Churchill piles on the pressure, will Air Marshall Dowding retain his sanity long enough to be any help? And even if they do find answers – who will operate the new Chain Home Stations now all the men are being called up?
With live music and a mixture of new songs and old favorites from the period this is a chance on this 80th Anniversary year of VE/VJ Day to celebrate the amazing achievements of a small group of men and women who saved the day and were a vital part of the victory.
with live music and new songs
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Tickets £15/£13
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE/VJ Day with Bawdsey RADAR Trust
Black & White Productions revisit how RDF (or RADAR as it came to be known) was developed at Orfordness & Bawdsey with a new play – OPERATION:RADAR
It’s a race against time as Boffins Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins try to come up with solutions to the impossible problems of detecting aircraft and IFF (identifying friend or foe) before they succumb to the bleak conditions of Orfordness or Hitler unleashes the might of the Luftwaffe and wipes out the RAF before the flying boys have got their socks on!.But as they re establish operations at Bawdsey Manor and Churchill piles on the pressure, will Air Marshall Dowding retain his sanity long enough to be any help? And even if they do find answers – who will operate the new Chain Home Stations now all the men are being called up?
With live music and a mixture of new songs and old favorites from the period this is a chance on this 80th Anniversary year of VE/VJ Day to celebrate the amazing achievements of a small group of men and women who saved the day and were a vital part of the victory.
with live music and new songs
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Christina Johnston & Guests – Les Miserables in Concert
Saturday 27th September 2025 7:30pm
Internationally acclaimed soprano Christina Johnston and her students are back to sing through this iconic and well-loved show…
Internationally acclaimed soprano Christina Johnston and her students are back to sing through this iconic and well-loved show…
Chopped Liver & Unions
Thu 2nd October 2025
Blur Fire Theatre Company present
Chopped Liver & Unions
by J.J. Leppink
The East End of London has burned with the fires of rebellion for centuries. Most recently, from the Matchgirls of 1888 to the “Made in Dagenham” workers at Ford’s in Dagenham in 1968, its women have fought for change. Sara Wesker fought harder than most. Forty years after the Matchgirls and forty years before the Ford Workers, in 1928 Sara led a 12 week ground breaking strike in the garment industry. An ardent trade unionist and prominent Communist Party activist, Sara sang on the picket lines, galvanised a traditionally compliant workforce and in 1936 fought at the Battle of Cable Street. This is her story.
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Blur Fire Theatre Company present
Chopped Liver & Unions
by J.J. Leppink
The East End of London has burned with the fires of rebellion for centuries. Most recently, from the Matchgirls of 1888 to the “Made in Dagenham” workers at Ford’s in Dagenham in 1968, its women have fought for change. Sara Wesker fought harder than most. Forty years after the Matchgirls and forty years before the Ford Workers, in 1928 Sara led a 12 week ground breaking strike in the garment industry. An ardent trade unionist and prominent Communist Party activist, Sara sang on the picket lines, galvanised a traditionally compliant workforce and in 1936 fought at the Battle of Cable Street. This is her story.
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FNY Jazz Quintet
Friday 3 Oct 2025, 7:30pm
Featuring Yula Andrews on vocals, Andrew Keddie on guitar, Neil Bateman on saxophone, Rob Palmer on bass and David Parker on drums. You will be treated to a mix of jazz standards and pop tunes in the jazz style…
Featuring Yula Andrews on vocals, Andrew Keddie on guitar, Neil Bateman on saxophone, Rob Palmer on bass and David Parker on drums. You will be treated to a mix of jazz standards and pop tunes in the jazz style…
Phil Bates – Up Close & Personal
Saturday 11 October 2025, 7:30pm
Phil Bates connection with ELO began when his band Trickster signed with ELO’s record label, Jet Records and being managed by the infamous Don Arden ( Father of Sharon Osbourne). The band featured as support band on ELO’s ground-breaking and spectacular 1978 Spaceship world tour. When Jeff Lynne decided he no longer wanted to tour with ELO.
Phil Bates and Band. He has often appeared live on German, Swiss and Polish TV playing ELO songs. He played in a duo with former colleague Tina McBain for nearly twenty years playing venues all over the UK. These days in this country he plays as a solo artist playing songs from his own repertoire his set consists of his own compositions a little bit of blues a touch of Beatles and of course lots of those classic Jeff Lynne songs that made ELO one of the biggest and most successful bands in the world…
Phil Bates connection with ELO began when his band Trickster signed with ELO’s record label, Jet Records and being managed by the infamous Don Arden ( Father of Sharon Osbourne). The band featured as support band on ELO’s ground-breaking and spectacular 1978 Spaceship world tour. When Jeff Lynne decided he no longer wanted to tour with ELO.
Phil Bates and Band. He has often appeared live on German, Swiss and Polish TV playing ELO songs. He played in a duo with former colleague Tina McBain for nearly twenty years playing venues all over the UK. These days in this country he plays as a solo artist playing songs from his own repertoire his set consists of his own compositions a little bit of blues a touch of Beatles and of course lots of those classic Jeff Lynne songs that made ELO one of the biggest and most successful bands in the world…
ESTHER SWIFT – Scottish Harpist
Sunday 12 Oct 2025, 7:30pm
Esther Swift explores ritual, connection, isolation, and the natural world in her performance with pedal harp and voice. A prolific, boldly innovative harpist, composer and singer, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber music and free improvisation, and writes for ensembles large and small. Having studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music, as well as with harp pioneer Catriona McKay, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations. She has travelled to Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mongolia, and beyond with her music, and shared international music lead collaborations with musicians and other artists around the world. She has recently been commissioned by Celtic Connections, Chamber Music Scotland, Manchester Jazz festival and The Edwin Morgan Trust and performed internationally with her band Emerge…
Esther Swift explores ritual, connection, isolation, and the natural world in her performance with pedal harp and voice. A prolific, boldly innovative harpist, composer and singer, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber music and free improvisation, and writes for ensembles large and small. Having studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music, as well as with harp pioneer Catriona McKay, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations. She has travelled to Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mongolia, and beyond with her music, and shared international music lead collaborations with musicians and other artists around the world. She has recently been commissioned by Celtic Connections, Chamber Music Scotland, Manchester Jazz festival and The Edwin Morgan Trust and performed internationally with her band Emerge…
Howlin’ Mat
Fri 17 Oct 2025, 7:30PM An evening with Howlin’ Mat – cigar box guitar, hill country rhythms and tales from the road’ Howlin’ Mat is every inch the blues man and one of the hardest working solo acts around both in the UK and abroad with gigs in Norway, Morocco, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Poland. ……
Braziliero South American Trio
Sunday 19 October 2025, 3:00pm Infectious and Joyous melodies and rhythms from the heart of Brazil led by Anna Noakes and Gary Kettel…
Richie Ros
Friday 24 October 2025, 7:30pm Richie Ros is a West Coast of Ireland-born singer-songwriter whose soulful voice and heartfelt storytelling have captivated audiences across Europe. Blending influences from James Taylor and Van Morrison with the raw spirit of Irish folk, he carries the musical soul of Ireland to stages far and wide…
Nicholas Meier World Trio
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7:30pm UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that, ……
Crissy Lee Band
Friday 31 October 2025, 7:30pm Born in Colchester, Essex her career has seen Crissy travel the globe, appearing on numerous TV programmes and bringing the rich rewards of sharing the stage with some of the world’s greatest celebrities including The Beatles, Tom Jones & Tracy UllmanIn 1969 she became the first female drummer in an ……
A Warning to The Curious – Two M R JAMES GHOST STORIES
Friday 7 November 2025, 7:30pm Nunkie Theatre Company presentsA Warning to the Curious – Two Ghost Stories by M R JamesPerformed by Robert Lloyd Parry “Sometimes, you know, you see him, and sometimes you don’t. It’s just as he pleases. I think: he’s there, but he has some power over your eyes” M R James ……
CHARLIE HAYLOCK – An Eccentric Look at Suffolk
Saturday 22 Nov 2025, 7:30pm Charlie Haylock is one of Suffolk’s leading entertainers. . . .His informative and hilarious talk entitled, ‘An Eccentric Look at Suffolk’ is legendary.. . and gives a very unique and entertaining look at goings on in rural Suffolk. . .He can reduce audiences to tears of laughter with his characteristic ……