Category: Past Perfomances

Oh Whistle…. – M R James Ghost Stories performed by R M Lloyd Parry

Oh Whistle…. – M R James Ghost Stories performed by R M Lloyd Parry

Sunday 3rd November 2024 7:30pm

Oh, Whistle…
Two ghost stories by M R James
Performed by R M Lloyd Parry

Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be James’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down the generations.

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Rosewood

Rosewood

Friday 18 October 2024, 7:30pm

The trio is based in East Anglia and sing and play traditional and contemporary songs and instrumentals, some of which they write themselves. Their unique features are the variety of their source material and the range of instruments they play. Depending on venues these may include bandoneon, hammered dulcimer, bagpipes, bouzouki, concertina and deskbells.

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Writing Crime in Akenfield

Writing Crime in Akenfield

Wed 9th – 13th October 2024 7:30pm
Wed 16th – 17th October 2024 7:30pm

In the early 1960’s excentric American writer Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train) came to live in Earl Soham to write a crime novel based in Suffolk
Living nearby was local writer Ronald Blythe about to embark on his definitive verbatim account of the changes in farming between the wars –
Akenfield
This play is the story of their strange and unlikely relationship 
With live music & new songs written especially for this production

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SIMON KEMPSTON

SIMON KEMPSTON

Saturday 28th September 2024, 730pm

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music. A unique talent, his beautifully crafted material showcases his incredible, distinctive and intricate fingerstyle guitar-work and his gently nuanced, compelling tenor vocals.

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