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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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Pantaloons – A Christmas Carol

Pantaloons – A Christmas Carol

Saturday 30th November 2024 7:30pm

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ fantastical festive fable.
It’s Christmas Eve and tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge is meaner than ever. He is shunning his only living relative, underpaying his clerk and refusing to acknowledge the plight of the poor… but will timely visits from the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future change his miserly ways before it’s too late?
Performed by a multi-talented cast in The Pantaloons’ own inimitable, hilarious and moving style this show features live music, audience interaction and absolutely no humbug!*

*There may be some humbug.

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Claude Bourbon

Claude Bourbon

Friday 29th November 2024 7:30pm

Claude Bourbon (progressive blues)
“A breathtaking acoustic fusion of blues, jazz, classical and Spanish guitar from a stunning guitar virtuoso…” Altadena News, USA”

Ready for a unique and talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? Claude Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, and classical stylings into uncharted territories.

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