Author: Suzanne Hawkes

Giles Shenton – MY DOG’S GOT NO NOSE

Suzanne Hawkes 16 October 202316 October 2023

Saturday 25th November 7:30pm

My Dog’s Got No Nose
A one-man play by Ron Aldridge
Produced by GSP
Starring Giles Shenton Directed by Simon Downing
Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous, Three Men in a Boat) returns with a “thought provoking” and “cleverly constructed, wonderful piece of theatre” about a man preparing to fulfil his lifelong ambition to be a stand-up comedian, “…puts one in mind of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads”
You join the man as he prepares backstage for his first ever stand-up comedy gig. Something he has waited over 30 years for. Find out how he got to this point in his life……but be warned……the man and the performance are not quite what they seem!

Roswell

Suzanne Hawkes 16 October 20231 November 2023

Friday 24th November 7:30pm

Jasmine Watkiss & Zoё Wren two harmony-obsessed multi-instrumentalists formed Folk-Americana duo Roswell after an impromptu open mic night in Cambridgeshire in 2018. Within a few months, we had won Purbeck Rising 2018 and released our debut EP ‘Remedy’, which won Fatea’s EP of the Year 2019.

Stacks of Sax – Making some of it Up

Suzanne Hawkes 16 October 20231 November 2023

Friday 17th November 7:30pm

Popular local group Stacks Of Sax return with a programme entitled Making Some of it Up
Eight Saxes – with tunes you’ll know and some you may not

Martin Speake & Mike Outram

Suzanne Hawkes 16 October 20231 November 2023

Friday 3rd November 7:30pm

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake and guitarist Mike Outram have collaborated for 25 years on many projects of Martin’s including the music of Charlie Parker, a quartet featuring Martin’s diverse and original highly melodic compositions and Charukesi his Indian/Arab music inspired groove band. This is the first time they will have played in the intimate duo setting. They will perform varied original compositions by Martin and arrangements reflecting many diverse influences including Charlie Parker, Hildegard Von Bingen, Paul Motian, Ornette Coleman, The American Songbook, Indian music from Ramamani and Karnataka College of Percussion, Rabih Abou Khalil, Keith Jarrett and many others.

The Saints Community Band

Suzanne Hawkes 5 October 202316 October 2023

Sunday 29 October 2:00pm

An afternoon of musical favourites with The Saints Community Band

QUATTRO AMICI

Suzanne Hawkes 17 September 20235 October 2023

Saturday 28th October 7.30pm

This acclaimed quartet presents an evening of music to suit all tastes. Natasha Bennett (soprano), Fiona Morris (alto), Gerry Bremner (tenor), and Howard Brooks (bass) perform a selection of beautiful songs from Delibes and Bizet via Gilbert and Sullivan and Cole Porter to Abba, Queen and the Beatles!
Accompanied by Joe Richardson on keyboards

Ghost Stories by Candlelight

Suzanne Hawkes 3 September 202316 October 2023

Friday 20th Oct, 7:30pm

Gather close for a candlelit evening of chilling, contemporary tales and haunting new folk music from
the ‘Witch Counties’ of East Anglia. What happens when the ghosts of the past creep up on us today?

Running time: 60 mins (no interval)
Recommended age 14 plus.

VIP Jazz feat. Martin Eaton

Suzanne Hawkes 5 August 202322 September 2023

Friday 6 October 7:30pm

VIP Jazz features Martin Eaton on sax and vocals with John Parker on guitar, Andy Staples on Bass and Kevin Harris on drums.
Martin hails from the Norwich are and performs with several of the big bands in the area providing vocals and Sax playing. He has a liking for the songs of Nat King Cole. Get ready for a well balanced program of vocal and instrumental tunes that’ll get feet tapping from bar one.

The White Horse Brawlers

Suzanne Hawkes 3 August 202313 August 2023

Friday 22nd September 2023, 7:30pm

Come and join local folk and country band The White Horse Brawlers with flutes, pipes, fiddles, mandolins, guitars and voices for an evening of the best in folk and roots music and song

The Breath of Life

Suzanne Hawkes 24 July 202324 July 2023

Friday 8th September 7:30pm

When Madeleine is confronted by Frances, the wife of the man with whom she had a torrid, adulterous affair over 40 years, the air is fraught with tension and unresolved emotions. Over the course of 36 hours the two women reflect on their lives and perceived relationship with the man they both loved.