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Chopped Liver & Unions

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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DB INFUSION

DB INFUSION

Saturday 28 June 2025, 7:30pm JAZZ NIGHT Danny Berdichevsky’s Infusion is a dynamic, high energy instrumental band which blends jazz rock fusion with elements from Latin, Flamenco, Classical, Middle Eastern and African music to produce a rich, melodic and highly original sound.

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Poetry & Music – PAUL ARMFIELD & Guest Poets

Poetry & Music – PAUL ARMFIELD & Guest Poets

Friday 27th June 2025 7:30pm THE PERFECT NIGHT OUT FOR LOVERS OF BOOKS AND MUSICCelebrating the written word with a performance from veteran bookseller and singer/songwriter Paul Armfield.Having just released his new album ‘Between The Covers – 9 Songs For Bibliophiles’ Paul Armfield will be leaving behind his multi-award-winning bookshop on the Isle of Wight …

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NOMAD

NOMAD

Friday 13 Jun 2025, 7:30pm

Formed in 2017, Nomad is a 3-piece band that combines jazz grooves and world music rhythms.
We play original music that reflects our love of American and European jazz, and also incorporates musical styles from around the globe – Africa, India, the Far East, the Caribbean…..
The band personnel is: Dave Lee on piano/organ/keyboards, Steve Duke on bass guitar/upright bass and Rick Wills on drums/percussion.

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Sarah McQuaid

Sarah McQuaid

Sat 31st May 2025
One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music.” —Trust The DocSarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” (PopMatters) and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated.

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Operation: RADAR

Operation: RADAR

Tue 1st April 2025 – 6th April 2025

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 Marsall 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

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