Category: Past Perfomances

Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee

Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee

Thursday 9th May 7:30pm

Over twenty-five years, Luke Wright has built up a reputation for being one of Britain’s most popular live poets. This year he tries to celebrate his jubilee but ends up taking a deep dive into himself, throwing up questions about class, privilege and his adoption. Edinburgh Fringe smash hit.

“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage

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BearFootSoul

BearFootSoul

Friday 26th April 2024 7:30pm PERFORMANCE IS NOW SOLD OUT

A SECOND DATE HAS BEEN ADDED – SATURDAY 27th April 7.30pm

BearFootSoul is Matt White, a Suffolk-based American native singer / songwriter and top-class entertainer, well-regarded for delivering feverishly gritty, soul-powered vocals and authentically earthy acoustic guitar-driven roots, rock, soul, funk, blues, country and Americana. Audio and video will be recorded live on the evening, capturing what promises to be a musical tapestry of wonder, showcasing songs from Matt’s debut solo album “Gravity & Time”. Special guests include world-class harmonica player Giles King – an absolute must see and hear. Come and join BearFootSoul for an intimate and magical journey of life’s grit, graft, grace and gratitude in the beautiful setting of old St Mary’s Church.
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Tickets £14/£12

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French & Breton Dance evening with BOF!

French & Breton Dance evening with BOF!

Sunday 21st April 2024 7:30pm

Come and join the dance or just to listen to the concert
French ‘bal’ Evening with BOF! -an established East Anglian band with considerable experience in playing traditional French and Breton dance music. and song

Their line-up is:
• Simon Haines diatonic accordions
• Phil Lyons acoustic guitar / bass guitar / vocals
• Gwendal Moële vocals
• Val Woollard bagpipes / flute / recorders / desk bells

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Howlin’ Matt

Howlin’ Matt

Friday 19th April 2024 7:30

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. He is a nationally acclaimed slide guitarist and cites Elmore James, Muddy Waters and Mississippi Fred McDowell amongst his major influences. No Howlin’ Mat show would be complete without his trademark cigar box guitar for which he has had compliments from the likes of John Paul Jones [Led Zeppelin] and Mud Morganfield [son of Muddy Waters]. Howlin’ Mat is also a skilled story teller. He intertwines tales of life on the road with his music to create an intimate and unique experience for each audience.

Tickets £14/£12

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The Silhouettes

The Silhouettes

Saturday 13th April 2024 7:30pm

The Silhouettes are unique amongst tribute bands in providing an authentic Shadows show which includes faithful recreations of
all their famous stage moves as well as acoustic renditions of hits such as Guitar Tango and Nivram. The show includes all the
group’s number one hits (Apache, Kon Tiki, Wonderful Land, Dance On and Foot Tapper) and 14 other top twenty hits including FBI, Frightened City, The Savage, Atlantis and the Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt.

Tickets £14/£12

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Embraceable Ella

Embraceable Ella

Friday 5th April 2024 7:30pm

JOANNA EDEN + CHRIS INGHAM (piano)
Acclaimed chanteuse Joanna Eden, mentor and teacher
to the global pop sensation Sam Smith, salutes her
vocal heroine Ella Fitzgerald. Swinging and scatting
through Ella’s irresistible repertoire of classics, Joanna
presents an enchanting evening full of music and
anecdote, infused with the spirit of the First Lady of Song.

“Sophisticated, stylish vocals” JAZZ JOURNAL
“Absolutely marvellous” DAME CLEO LAINEickets £14/£

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Pat & Ron – Writers in Crime

Pat & Ron – Writers in Crime

Or Patricia Highsmith met Ronald Blyth. An original play by Suzanne Hawkes

Monday 25th March – Wednesday 27th March 7:30pm

Tuesday 2nd April – Thursday 4th April 7:30pm

In 1964 Patricia Highsmith – famous writer of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley – moves to England and buys a cottage in Earl Soham intending to base her next novel in Suffolk. 
There she meets Ronald Blythe – who counts among his friends Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears  – and is working on his new novel Akenfield
Two writers – two imaginations – anything could happen!

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