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…
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…
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 and Mud Morganfield . 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…
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 and Mud Morganfield . 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…
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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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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Applique Drum Cafe & Open Mic
Saturday 6th April 2024 7:30pm
£7 entry – Performers get free drinks
Nick Spall brings his popular Drum Cafe & Open Mic night to Two Sisters
All performers welcome. Come along and have a spot at the mic…
£7 entry – Performers get free drinks
Nick Spall brings his popular Drum Cafe & Open Mic night to Two Sisters
All performers welcome. Come along and have a spot at the mic…
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/£…
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/£…
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!…
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!…
Tim Ainslie & The Vibes
Friday 22nd March 2024 7:30pm
Tim Ainslie and The Vibes, are a powerful three-piece band from Suffolk in the UK, fronted by Tim and showcasing his original material and dynamic guitar playing…
Tim Ainslie and The Vibes, are a powerful three-piece band from Suffolk in the UK, fronted by Tim and showcasing his original material and dynamic guitar playing…
Lady J’s Springtime Marvels
Friday 15th March 7:30pm
A fabulous night of East Anglian Entertainment!
Lady J hosts a selection of her favourite regional acts across music, spoken word and improv. Expect an eclectic night of entertainment that will leave you feeling all warm inside from an evening well spent in the company of some of our region’s finest!
The Springtime Marvels are:
Ash Carr, Singer/songwriter
Justine de Mierre, Storyteller
Sue Thompson, Poet
Quaynotes, Folk trio
Insert Laughter Here, Improvised comedy group
Beez Nee, Volin and ukulele duo
This is a quarterly event and Lady J will be back with a new selection of local talent for her Summer Marvels on Friday 21st June
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A fabulous night of East Anglian Entertainment!
Lady J hosts a selection of her favourite regional acts across music, spoken word and improv. Expect an eclectic night of entertainment that will leave you feeling all warm inside from an evening well spent in the company of some of our region’s finest!
The Springtime Marvels are:
Ash Carr, Singer/songwriter
Justine de Mierre, Storyteller
Sue Thompson, Poet
Quaynotes, Folk trio
Insert Laughter Here, Improvised comedy group
Beez Nee, Volin and ukulele duo
This is a quarterly event and Lady J will be back with a new selection of local talent for her Summer Marvels on Friday 21st June
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Carl Sinclair Rock ‘n Roll & Boogie Woogie
Saturday 9th March 2024 7:30pm
Rock & Roll & Boogie Woogie with Carl Sinclair and George Double
Tickets £14/£12
Coming from a family of strong musicians, Carl first started playing the piano at was six years old. He had classical lessons to the age of twelve, going on later to win ‘Young Musician Of The Year’. By eighteen, Carl had mastered the art of playing boogie woogie piano – relying on a strong left hand and a quick technique. Since 2007 he has been one of the resident pianists at Jools Holland’s live music venue ‘The Jam House’ in Birmingham. Tonight he is joined by drummer George Double for an evening of rock and roll & boogie woogie. Get your dancing shoes on!…
Rock & Roll & Boogie Woogie with Carl Sinclair and George Double
Tickets £14/£12
Coming from a family of strong musicians, Carl first started playing the piano at was six years old. He had classical lessons to the age of twelve, going on later to win ‘Young Musician Of The Year’. By eighteen, Carl had mastered the art of playing boogie woogie piano – relying on a strong left hand and a quick technique. Since 2007 he has been one of the resident pianists at Jools Holland’s live music venue ‘The Jam House’ in Birmingham. Tonight he is joined by drummer George Double for an evening of rock and roll & boogie woogie. Get your dancing shoes on!…
Jazz – The Moondancers
Friday 1st March 2024 7:30pm
A welcome return of The Moondancers to open our new season Tickets £14/£12
Natasha Hodge (vocals)
Natasha has been singing on the jazz scene for a while and has the perfect voice for a raunchy “Hard Hearted Hannah” or a heartfelt “Alfie” so we can look forward to a wide variety of jazz to satisfy the most discerning palette.
Vernon Leyton (Bass)
Tony Radford (sax)
John Parker (Gtr)
Craig Hipperson on Drums…
A welcome return of The Moondancers to open our new season Tickets £14/£12
Natasha Hodge (vocals)
Natasha has been singing on the jazz scene for a while and has the perfect voice for a raunchy “Hard Hearted Hannah” or a heartfelt “Alfie” so we can look forward to a wide variety of jazz to satisfy the most discerning palette.
Vernon Leyton (Bass)
Tony Radford (sax)
John Parker (Gtr)
Craig Hipperson on Drums…
CHRISTINA & her students SING CHRISTMAS
Sunday 17 December 7:30pm
Renowned soprano Christina Johnston is back with a seasonal extravaganza featuring some of her students
singing you into your Christmas celebrations…
Renowned soprano Christina Johnston is back with a seasonal extravaganza featuring some of her students
singing you into your Christmas celebrations…
THE KLINKER CLUB
Friday 15th December 7:30 pm
ADULT CABARET
Celebrating Hughie’s Birthday with an eclectic mix of music and mayhem
Featuring Fanny Octavia Batman, Stanley Bad (bass & tap dancing), Carl Best (guitar and vocals) , Lindsey Franklin (gongs), Antonia Cook (flute), Liyyle Nitty Drummers, Murdertits (from Texas), Solange Raphael & Maxwell Reynish
and orginal film footage by Hughie…
ADULT CABARET
Celebrating Hughie’s Birthday with an eclectic mix of music and mayhem
Featuring Fanny Octavia Batman, Stanley Bad (bass & tap dancing), Carl Best (guitar and vocals) , Lindsey Franklin (gongs), Antonia Cook (flute), Liyyle Nitty Drummers, Murdertits (from Texas), Solange Raphael & Maxwell Reynish
and orginal film footage by Hughie…
Giles Shenton – MY DOG’S GOT NO NOSE
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 lifebut be warnedthe man and the performance are not quite what they seem!…
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 lifebut be warnedthe man and the performance are not quite what they seem!…
Roswell
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
QUATTRO AMICI
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…
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
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.
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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.
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THOMAS WOLSEY – THE RISE & FALL
Wed 18 October 7:30pm
Also OTHER DATES AND VENUES
Thomas Wolsey – born in Ipswich from humble beginnings – rose to become Henry VIII’s right hand man and the most powerful force in England. But swept up in the storm of Reformation his career followed a dramatic course to a bitter end.
This play looks at his life through the eyes of George Cavendish of Glemsford, his servant and biographer during his glorious rise and his subsequent battle to survive the turbulence of King Henry’s determination to turn the world upside down in his pursuit of love and an heir.
With live music.
PART of the IPSWICH WOLSEY 550 PROJECT
With funding from Heritage Lottery…
Also OTHER DATES AND VENUES
Thomas Wolsey – born in Ipswich from humble beginnings – rose to become Henry VIII’s right hand man and the most powerful force in England. But swept up in the storm of Reformation his career followed a dramatic course to a bitter end.
This play looks at his life through the eyes of George Cavendish of Glemsford, his servant and biographer during his glorious rise and his subsequent battle to survive the turbulence of King Henry’s determination to turn the world upside down in his pursuit of love and an heir.
With live music.
PART of the IPSWICH WOLSEY 550 PROJECT
With funding from Heritage Lottery…
Jazzvibe
Friday 13 October 7:30pm
Tim Bowden – Vibes
Vincent Jewell – guitar
Andy Thomas – bass
Adran John – drums
Local group playing cool jazz…
Tim Bowden – Vibes
Vincent Jewell – guitar
Andy Thomas – bass
Adran John – drums
Local group playing cool jazz…
VIP Jazz feat. Martin Eaton
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…
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 Klinker Club and Open Mic
Friday 29th September 2023, 7:30pm
An evening of alternative music and comedy from the legendary Hughie Metcalf and friends including
KATO WILDCAT (theatre and words)
FANNY OCTAVIA BATMAN ( Batman tribute band)
CARL BEST BEAVER (songwriter & guitarist)
MISSING ARM PIT SOCIETY
Expect adult content and loud drumming!!…
An evening of alternative music and comedy from the legendary Hughie Metcalf and friends including
KATO WILDCAT (theatre and words)
FANNY OCTAVIA BATMAN ( Batman tribute band)
CARL BEST BEAVER (songwriter & guitarist)
MISSING ARM PIT SOCIETY
Expect adult content and loud drumming!!…
The White Horse Brawlers
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…
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…
An Evening with Howlin’ Matt
Saturday 16th September 2023, 7:30pm
Cigar box guitar, hill country rhythms and tales from the road. Howlin’ Mat is every inch the blues man and one of the hardest working solo acts around both in the UK and abroad. 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. This is no fancy fair with the rough edges all polished and made squeaky clean but the real raw roots blues deal…
Cigar box guitar, hill country rhythms and tales from the road. Howlin’ Mat is every inch the blues man and one of the hardest working solo acts around both in the UK and abroad. 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. This is no fancy fair with the rough edges all polished and made squeaky clean but the real raw roots blues deal…
The Breath of Life
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…
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…
Jazz – Nic Meier Trio
Friday 1st September 7:30pm
Nicolas Meier Trio
featuring Demi Garcia on percussion
Kevin Glasgow on bass
Nicolas Meier on acoustic guitar and glissentar
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that…
Nicolas Meier Trio
featuring Demi Garcia on percussion
Kevin Glasgow on bass
Nicolas Meier on acoustic guitar and glissentar
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that…
Thane & The Villeins
Fri 28th July 7:30pm
Pete Whittaker, Art Themen, George Double – a first rate jazz trio playing jazz standards by such greats as Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and Cannonball Adderley…
Pete Whittaker, Art Themen, George Double – a first rate jazz trio playing jazz standards by such greats as Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and Cannonball Adderley…
Bold & Saucy Wrongs
Sunday 16th July 7:30pm
Bold & Saucy Wrongs are a Suffolk band who’s original music is inspired by the works and words of Shakespeare…
Bold & Saucy Wrongs are a Suffolk band who’s original music is inspired by the works and words of Shakespeare…
LUKE WRIGHT – The Remains of Logan Dankworth
Friday 14th July 2023 7:30pm
LUKE WRIGHT – performance poet extraordinaire brings his touring show to Two Sisters
“I believed that Fukayama line: the end of history. But History didn’t end, did it?”
Logan Dankworth, columnist and Twitter warrior, grew up romanticising the political turmoil of the 1980s. Now, as the EU Referendum looms he is determined to be in the fray of the biggest political battle for years. Meanwhile, Logan’s wife Megan wants to leave London to better raise their daughter. As tensions rise at home and across the nation, something is set to be lost forever.
The evening’s entertainment also includes an opening set of Luke’s poems in the first half…
LUKE WRIGHT – performance poet extraordinaire brings his touring show to Two Sisters
“I believed that Fukayama line: the end of history. But History didn’t end, did it?”
Logan Dankworth, columnist and Twitter warrior, grew up romanticising the political turmoil of the 1980s. Now, as the EU Referendum looms he is determined to be in the fray of the biggest political battle for years. Meanwhile, Logan’s wife Megan wants to leave London to better raise their daughter. As tensions rise at home and across the nation, something is set to be lost forever.
The evening’s entertainment also includes an opening set of Luke’s poems in the first half…
Harrys Bar – A Touch of The Blarney
Thursday 6th July – Sun 9th July 7:30pm
Black & White Productions present
HARRY’S BAR – A TOUGH OF THE BLARNEY by Suzanne Hawkes
Harry’s Bar goes to Ireland with its usual eclectic mix of drama, cabaret and comedy…
Black & White Productions present
HARRY’S BAR – A TOUGH OF THE BLARNEY by Suzanne Hawkes
Harry’s Bar goes to Ireland with its usual eclectic mix of drama, cabaret and comedy…
Harrys Bar – A Touch of The Blarney PREVIEW PERFORMANCE
Tuesday 4th July 7:30pm
Black & White Productions present
HARRY’S BAR – A TOUGH OF THE BLARNEY by Suzanne Hawkes
Harry’s Bar goes to Ireland with its usual eclectic mix of drama, cabaret and comedy…
Black & White Productions present
HARRY’S BAR – A TOUGH OF THE BLARNEY by Suzanne Hawkes
Harry’s Bar goes to Ireland with its usual eclectic mix of drama, cabaret and comedy…
Two Poets (and Thirty Angry Ghosts !)
Friday 30th June 7:30pm
A DOUBLE BILL OF POETRY
Sophia Michaels, Local Poetess, introduces you to a range of poetry covering many subjects on the ways of life and the life of ways, having looked at life as an interesting journey, rather than the hum-drum, Sophia has explored different ways at looking at the things we all know
Then Suffolk author and poet Mai Black will be introducing the ghosts of famous historical characters such as Genghis Khan, Queen Victoria, Mary Shelley and Abraham Li…
A DOUBLE BILL OF POETRY
Sophia Michaels, Local Poetess, introduces you to a range of poetry covering many subjects on the ways of life and the life of ways, having looked at life as an interesting journey, rather than the hum-drum, Sophia has explored different ways at looking at the things we all know
Then Suffolk author and poet Mai Black will be introducing the ghosts of famous historical characters such as Genghis Khan, Queen Victoria, Mary Shelley and Abraham Li…
Orwell Writers Cosy Crime Workshop
Sun 25th June 2023 10:00AM to 4:30PM
A fun and informal all day workshop exploring the cosy crime genre, with specific focus on Agatha Christie. We will provide the resources and ideas for you to release your inner Agatha. Your imagination and devious thinking/problem solving skills will produce a satisfying solution to a given crime/mystery. Suitable for new and experienced writers alike. Do come and join us!
Hot drinks are available to purchase. Bring your own lunch…
A fun and informal all day workshop exploring the cosy crime genre, with specific focus on Agatha Christie. We will provide the resources and ideas for you to release your inner Agatha. Your imagination and devious thinking/problem solving skills will produce a satisfying solution to a given crime/mystery. Suitable for new and experienced writers alike. Do come and join us!
Hot drinks are available to purchase. Bring your own lunch…
CHARLIE HAYLOCK – A Look at the History of Surnames
Saturday 24 June 7:30pm
Local historian Charlie Haylock is back with a look at the origin and history of surnames.
Have you always wondered where your surname came from or what it means?
Come along and find out from Charlie”Always an entertaining and informative evening” “Charlie is a gem ……and a mine of information”…
Local historian Charlie Haylock is back with a look at the origin and history of surnames.
Have you always wondered where your surname came from or what it means?
Come along and find out from Charlie”Always an entertaining and informative evening” “Charlie is a gem ……and a mine of information”…
Simon Loxley A Geography of Horror
Saturday 24th June 2023 3:30pm – 4:30pm
A Geography of Horror examines how M R James’s ghost stories make use of the Suffolk landscape. His influence on the genre of supernatural fiction is colossal and can still be felt today in films, television and books. A major Suffolk writer, his work was strongest when he drew upon the county that he loved and knew so well. Simon Loxley will trace the footsteps of James’ characters as they find secrets in old books, unearth strange treasures, open…
A Geography of Horror examines how M R James’s ghost stories make use of the Suffolk landscape. His influence on the genre of supernatural fiction is colossal and can still be felt today in films, television and books. A major Suffolk writer, his work was strongest when he drew upon the county that he loved and knew so well. Simon Loxley will trace the footsteps of James’ characters as they find secrets in old books, unearth strange treasures, open…
Darren Bruce The Skinned Man
Saturday 24 June 2023, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
The Skinned Man, in which DS Annie Bryce investigates a series of horrendous murders, is the first novel by award-winning retired Detective Sergeant Darren Bruce. He has 26 years service, the majority of his experience as a detective investigating major crime in Essex and Suffolk…
The Skinned Man, in which DS Annie Bryce investigates a series of horrendous murders, is the first novel by award-winning retired Detective Sergeant Darren Bruce. He has 26 years service, the majority of his experience as a detective investigating major crime in Essex and Suffolk…
Slow Puncture: Living Well with Dementia
Saturday 24 Jun 2023, 10:30AM – 11:30AM
Peter Berry was diagnosed with early onset dementia eight years ago, when he was fifty. Before his diagnosis, Peter ran a successful timber business. He and Deb Bunt have written two books about his experience. When he’s not delivering presentations, Peter spends his days cycling around the Suffolk countryside, being the embodiment of his own doctrine of living well with dementia. Deb is a retired family practitioner…
Peter Berry was diagnosed with early onset dementia eight years ago, when he was fifty. Before his diagnosis, Peter ran a successful timber business. He and Deb Bunt have written two books about his experience. When he’s not delivering presentations, Peter spends his days cycling around the Suffolk countryside, being the embodiment of his own doctrine of living well with dementia. Deb is a retired family practitioner…
Martin Newell and The Hosepipe Band
Friday 23 June 2023 7pm
Martin Newell and The Hosepipe Band return to Felixstowe Book Festival with new offerings as well as poems and music that have proved popular with audiences in previous years.
In 2009, Martin Newell was commissioned to cover the station hoardings at Colchester Hythe Station with poetry about the area – the city’s former ‘engine room’ – with its rich industrial past. This year, for the first time, he’ll be performing some of the poems live as part of the Hosepipe Band’s current show.
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Martin Newell and The Hosepipe Band return to Felixstowe Book Festival with new offerings as well as poems and music that have proved popular with audiences in previous years.
In 2009, Martin Newell was commissioned to cover the station hoardings at Colchester Hythe Station with poetry about the area – the city’s former ‘engine room’ – with its rich industrial past. This year, for the first time, he’ll be performing some of the poems live as part of the Hosepipe Band’s current show.
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Have I Got Tunes For You – The Music of Sir Patrick Moore
Saturday 17th June 7:30pm
Christopher Beaumont plays the music of his long-term friend astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the year he would have turned 100
Interspersed with anecdotes of the great man’s life -Christopher plays original compositions on the xylophone accompanied by his brother on the keyboards…
Christopher Beaumont plays the music of his long-term friend astronomer Sir Patrick Moore in the year he would have turned 100
Interspersed with anecdotes of the great man’s life -Christopher plays original compositions on the xylophone accompanied by his brother on the keyboards…
Rob Barratt – Afternoon Comedy Improv workshop & Evening Gig
Sat 3 Jun 2023, 3pm & 7:30pm
An afternoon of comedy improv with an experienced performer – and then an evening of comedy from the man himself
Rob Barrett is a Dudley-born comic poet and singer from North Cornwall who writes all his own material. His act combines clever word-play with satire, verse, song and audience participation. He deals with such important topics as second homes, squid, distressed furniture, data-driven education, Neanderthal politics and my relationship with potatoes but beneath the humour serious issues lurk. Recommended 16+.
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An afternoon of comedy improv with an experienced performer – and then an evening of comedy from the man himself
Rob Barrett is a Dudley-born comic poet and singer from North Cornwall who writes all his own material. His act combines clever word-play with satire, verse, song and audience participation. He deals with such important topics as second homes, squid, distressed furniture, data-driven education, Neanderthal politics and my relationship with potatoes but beneath the humour serious issues lurk. Recommended 16+.
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The Matt Carter Octet
Friday 2 June 7:30pm
The Matt Carter Octet is one of the most exciting young bands on today’s jazz scene. They’re on an album launch tour of the UK, and will be bringing music from their new album Read Between the Lines to Two Sisters Arts Centre for one night only! The album was recorded at Livingstone Studios in north London in 2022, after a successful UK wide tour last summer. Now completed, they’ll play all ten tracks in their entirety as well as other material from their expanding repertoire…
The Matt Carter Octet is one of the most exciting young bands on today’s jazz scene. They’re on an album launch tour of the UK, and will be bringing music from their new album Read Between the Lines to Two Sisters Arts Centre for one night only! The album was recorded at Livingstone Studios in north London in 2022, after a successful UK wide tour last summer. Now completed, they’ll play all ten tracks in their entirety as well as other material from their expanding repertoire…
Albion Mills plays THE BEATLES
Saturday 27 May 2023, 7:30pm
Albion Mills (Pink Floyd ) return with their take on The Beatles best album sounds…
Albion Mills (Pink Floyd ) return with their take on The Beatles best album sounds…
Giles Shenton – MY DOG’S GOT NO NOSE
Saturday 20 May 2023, 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 lifebut be warnedthe man and the performance are not quite what they seem!…
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 lifebut be warnedthe man and the performance are not quite what they seem!…
Bearfoot Soul & A Light Left On
Friday 12 May 2023, 7:30pm
Bearfoot Soul is Matt White
A World-Class Vocalist, Acoustic Guitarist & Showman, Matt White, a singer-songwriter and performer with 25+ years live music performance and entertainment industry experience.
He will be showcasing his new album Gravity & Time
A Light Left On are a folk band comprising Singer-Songwriter David J Brown & full time gorilla absurdist Simon Smith Daye…
Bearfoot Soul is Matt White
A World-Class Vocalist, Acoustic Guitarist & Showman, Matt White, a singer-songwriter and performer with 25+ years live music performance and entertainment industry experience.
He will be showcasing his new album Gravity & Time
A Light Left On are a folk band comprising Singer-Songwriter David J Brown & full time gorilla absurdist Simon Smith Daye…
King Lear
Thursday 11 May 2023, 7:30pm
Oddbodies present an adapted version of KING LEAR
An inventive, irreverent, and highly accessible solo adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, the tragic trajectory of Lear’s demise is presented to you from the point of view of his long suffering and ever-loyal fool. The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom – all the characters from this sad and sorry tale are brought to glorious life before your very eyes. Blindness, betrayal, delusion, deceit, love, loyalty, lust and greed – it’s all here in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heartbreaking production…
Oddbodies present an adapted version of KING LEAR
An inventive, irreverent, and highly accessible solo adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, the tragic trajectory of Lear’s demise is presented to you from the point of view of his long suffering and ever-loyal fool. The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom – all the characters from this sad and sorry tale are brought to glorious life before your very eyes. Blindness, betrayal, delusion, deceit, love, loyalty, lust and greed – it’s all here in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heartbreaking production…
Jazz – The Moondancers
Friday 5 May 2023, 7:30pm
Legendary guitarist John Parker is back with a new line up – The Moondancers
Natasha Hodge (vocals)
Vernon Leyton (Bass)
Tony Radford (sax)
John Parker (Gtr)
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Legendary guitarist John Parker is back with a new line up – The Moondancers
Natasha Hodge (vocals)
Vernon Leyton (Bass)
Tony Radford (sax)
John Parker (Gtr)
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Steve Gifford
Saturday 29 April 2023, 7:30pm
Steve Gifford is a highly regarded and prolific country blues and folk singer songwriter.
He recently moved to Ramsgate and is currently touring with a series of gigs along the South coast.
Previously this journeyman was regularly playing in America and Canada but his travels have been curtailed due to the lockdown.
He currently plays solo and brings his unique guitar picking style of acoustic…
Steve Gifford is a highly regarded and prolific country blues and folk singer songwriter.
He recently moved to Ramsgate and is currently touring with a series of gigs along the South coast.
Previously this journeyman was regularly playing in America and Canada but his travels have been curtailed due to the lockdown.
He currently plays solo and brings his unique guitar picking style of acoustic…
The Klinker Club
Friday 28 April 2023, 7:30pm
An evening of alternative music and comedy from the legendary Hughie Metcalf and friends.
Expect adult content and loud drumming!!…
An evening of alternative music and comedy from the legendary Hughie Metcalf and friends.
Expect adult content and loud drumming!!…
Blake Morrison & The Hosepipe Band
Friday 21st April 2023 7:30pm
THE BALLAD OF SHINGLE STREET & OTHER POEMS
Blake Morrison is perhaps best known for his memoirs And when did you last see your father? and Things my mother never told me, but he started his career as a poet and his collection Shingle Street is the starting point for this collaboration with The Hosepipe Band whose original music accompanies Blake’s reading…
THE BALLAD OF SHINGLE STREET & OTHER POEMS
Blake Morrison is perhaps best known for his memoirs And when did you last see your father? and Things my mother never told me, but he started his career as a poet and his collection Shingle Street is the starting point for this collaboration with The Hosepipe Band whose original music accompanies Blake’s reading…
THOMAS WOLSEY – THE RISE & FALL
Wed 12th April 2023 – Fri 14th April 2023 7:30pm
Performaces also in Aldeburgh, Old Felixstowe, Ipswich and Bucklesham.
Thomas Wolsey – born in Ipswich from humble beginnings – rose to become Henry VIII’s right hand man and the most powerful force in England. But swept up in the storm of Reformation his career followed a dramatic course to a bitter end.
This play looks at his life through the eyes of George Cavendish of Glemsford, his servant and biographer during his glorious rise and his subsequent battle to survive the turbulence of King Henry’s determination to turn the world upside down in his pursuit of love and an heir.
With live music…
Performaces also in Aldeburgh, Old Felixstowe, Ipswich and Bucklesham.
Thomas Wolsey – born in Ipswich from humble beginnings – rose to become Henry VIII’s right hand man and the most powerful force in England. But swept up in the storm of Reformation his career followed a dramatic course to a bitter end.
This play looks at his life through the eyes of George Cavendish of Glemsford, his servant and biographer during his glorious rise and his subsequent battle to survive the turbulence of King Henry’s determination to turn the world upside down in his pursuit of love and an heir.
With live music…
HARVEY IS RUNNING LATE
Thursday 6 April 2023, 7:30pm
A ground-breaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In this fast and frenetic comedy, award-winning writer/performer Paul Richards explores our need to please, and why it’s sometimes healthy to, every now and then, just sit in a shed and play Subbuteo by yourself, eating biscuits and listen to
Meat Loaf.
The show ran at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 to critical acclaim. A run in the heart of London’s West End followed in early 2020, with the show also being performed at the Brighton Fringe, Reading Fringe, Barnstaple Theatrefest and Swindon Fringe the summer before. A full UK tour followed, before a triumphant return to Edinburgh in 2022.
The show is currently being developed into a feature film, directed by Jonathan Howard for Screenlooker Productions…
A ground-breaking one-man piece of comedic theatre that asks a simple question: Is it possible to please everyone, all of the time? And at what cost to your family and health? In this fast and frenetic comedy, award-winning writer/performer Paul Richards explores our need to please, and why it’s sometimes healthy to, every now and then, just sit in a shed and play Subbuteo by yourself, eating biscuits and listen to
Meat Loaf.
The show ran at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 to critical acclaim. A run in the heart of London’s West End followed in early 2020, with the show also being performed at the Brighton Fringe, Reading Fringe, Barnstaple Theatrefest and Swindon Fringe the summer before. A full UK tour followed, before a triumphant return to Edinburgh in 2022.
The show is currently being developed into a feature film, directed by Jonathan Howard for Screenlooker Productions…
Jazz – Stringfellows
Friday 31st March 2023 7:30pm
FOUR GREAT GUITARISTS Andy Watson, Simon Hurley, and John Parker & Andy Staples bass.
Playing some cool jazz
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FOUR GREAT GUITARISTS Andy Watson, Simon Hurley, and John Parker & Andy Staples bass.
Playing some cool jazz
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Folk Night -ROSEWOOD
Friday 24th March 2023 7:30pm
ROSEWOOD, Simon Haines, Val Woollard & Phil Lyons, have been performing folk and acoustic music for some years and have played at major UK folk festivals as well as on the club and arts centre circuits. They also play or have played in Bof! and The Hosepipe Band.
Rosewood 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…
ROSEWOOD, Simon Haines, Val Woollard & Phil Lyons, have been performing folk and acoustic music for some years and have played at major UK folk festivals as well as on the club and arts centre circuits. They also play or have played in Bof! and The Hosepipe Band.
Rosewood 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…
James Hyland – Silver & Gold
Friday 17th March 2023 7:30pm
Award-winning actor James Hyland returns with a brand new drama
Brother Wolf Presents
SILVER AND GOLD
Based on ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted and Performed by James Hyland
An all-new monodrama based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic maritime adventure in which the one-legged pirate Long John Silver gathers his unruly shipmates for the voyage of a lifetime. Adapted and performed by multi award-winning actor James Hyland, ‘Silver and Gold’ is a powerful exploration of the ambiguity of morality that will captivate both adults and children alike. 060 mins 8+…
Award-winning actor James Hyland returns with a brand new drama
Brother Wolf Presents
SILVER AND GOLD
Based on ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted and Performed by James Hyland
An all-new monodrama based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic maritime adventure in which the one-legged pirate Long John Silver gathers his unruly shipmates for the voyage of a lifetime. Adapted and performed by multi award-winning actor James Hyland, ‘Silver and Gold’ is a powerful exploration of the ambiguity of morality that will captivate both adults and children alike. 060 mins 8+…
Song Sung Blue – The Music of Neil Diamond
Sat 11th March 2023
‘Song Sung Blue’ is a brand-new show which pays tribute to the music and career of Neil Diamond.
Stephen Amer makes a welcome return to Two Sisters (previously bringing the Story of RocknRoll with the Testosta Tones and shantys with The Rogue Shanty Bouys) , with a homage to Neil Diamond’s vocal range, guitar playing and heartfelt stage presence in a fast-paced show, jam-packed with timeless songs and ballads from Diamond’s solo releases and as a songwriter for some of the world’s biggest artists and groups…
‘Song Sung Blue’ is a brand-new show which pays tribute to the music and career of Neil Diamond.
Stephen Amer makes a welcome return to Two Sisters (previously bringing the Story of RocknRoll with the Testosta Tones and shantys with The Rogue Shanty Bouys) , with a homage to Neil Diamond’s vocal range, guitar playing and heartfelt stage presence in a fast-paced show, jam-packed with timeless songs and ballads from Diamond’s solo releases and as a songwriter for some of the world’s biggest artists and groups…
GRAND RE-OPENING with THE PHIL VEACOCK TRIO
Friday 3rd March 2023 7:30pm
OUR GRAND RE-OPENING EVENT TO UNVEIL OUR ART INSTALLATION
with jazz from THE PHIL VEACOCK TRIO and TRIANGLE MUSIC to open proceedings with their specially written song for Two Sisters SANCTUARY
Phil Veacock has been Jools Holland’s tenor saxophonist in his legendary Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for over thirty years…
OUR GRAND RE-OPENING EVENT TO UNVEIL OUR ART INSTALLATION
with jazz from THE PHIL VEACOCK TRIO and TRIANGLE MUSIC to open proceedings with their specially written song for Two Sisters SANCTUARY
Phil Veacock has been Jools Holland’s tenor saxophonist in his legendary Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for over thirty years…
Jazz – THE SIMON BROWN TRIO
Friday 2nd December 7.30 pm
In a programme that pays homage to his jazz heroes, pianist Simon Brown is pleased to be joined by industry veteran Dave Olney on bass and multi-talented drummer Tom Jiggins. Their sophisticated but accessible programme will also include the trio’s own arrangements of the great jazz standards and punctuated as ever with anecdotes about the songs and their composers…
In a programme that pays homage to his jazz heroes, pianist Simon Brown is pleased to be joined by industry veteran Dave Olney on bass and multi-talented drummer Tom Jiggins. Their sophisticated but accessible programme will also include the trio’s own arrangements of the great jazz standards and punctuated as ever with anecdotes about the songs and their composers…
COCKTAILS & LAUGHTER – A Night With Noel Coward & Gertrude Lawrence
Saturday 3rd December 7.30pm
From the same company who toured their show Choice Grenfell, this witty and moving show tells the story of the professional and personal relationship between two of this century’s greatest stage personalities: Gertrude Lawrence and Noël Coward. Together they epitomised an era of high style and elegance. The songs, sketches and snippets of scenes pieced together have the entrancing effect of accurately portraying this remarkable duo and the era they helped to define…
From the same company who toured their show Choice Grenfell, this witty and moving show tells the story of the professional and personal relationship between two of this century’s greatest stage personalities: Gertrude Lawrence and Noël Coward. Together they epitomised an era of high style and elegance. The songs, sketches and snippets of scenes pieced together have the entrancing effect of accurately portraying this remarkable duo and the era they helped to define…
Triangle Music – All Shall Be Well Again
Friday 9th December 7.30pm
Mim MacMahon, Sophie Watson and Sue Manley return with a seasonal programme of acapella songs to celebrate Advent, Christmas, and the midwinter festival including Sydney Carter’s lovely and hopeful “Bells of Norwich”
Tickets £10…
Mim MacMahon, Sophie Watson and Sue Manley return with a seasonal programme of acapella songs to celebrate Advent, Christmas, and the midwinter festival including Sydney Carter’s lovely and hopeful “Bells of Norwich”
Tickets £10…
CHAMPAGNE FOR CHRISTMAS with The Champagne Quartet
Sunday 11th December 7.30pm
Light classical and seasonal favourites from Music in Felixstowe’s Champagne Quartet
Tickets £12/£10…
Light classical and seasonal favourites from Music in Felixstowe’s Champagne Quartet
Tickets £12/£10…
TWO SISTERS XMAS BOX with Black & White Productions
Thursday 15th December 7.30pm
Come and celebrate Christmas with us
A mixture of poetry, prose, song, sketch, film clips – and mince pies!
Tickets £12…
Come and celebrate Christmas with us
A mixture of poetry, prose, song, sketch, film clips – and mince pies!
Tickets £12…
BlackSheepLad with poet Mike Garry
Fri 28th October 2022 7:30pm
Phil Mellen is BlackSheepLad, a Cheshire-based singer-songwriter who plays live indie-folk solo or as a duo with a wonderful Stockport guitarist. His songs have been described as follows: ”I can’t get over how creative/original and good this is!
It’s beautiful and funny and the instrumentation is awesome’ Blue Doll Music. ‘Great lyrics, wonderful rhymes
Mike Garry is a former librarian whose gritty poetry has won the admiration far and wide and his collaboration with Joe Duddell and New Order in New Yorks Carnegie Hall in 2014 received five star reviews.
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Jazzvibe
Friday 4 November, 7:30PM
Local favourites Jazzvibe make a welcome return with cool jazz covers
Tim Bowden – Vibes
Vincent Jewell – guitar
Andy Thomas – bass
Adran John – drums
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Local favourites Jazzvibe make a welcome return with cool jazz covers
Tim Bowden – Vibes
Vincent Jewell – guitar
Andy Thomas – bass
Adran John – drums
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The White Horse Brawlers
Friday 11th November, 7:30pm
Come and join local folk and country band with flutes, pipes, fiddles, mandolins, guitars and voices for an evening of the best in folk and roots music and song
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French & Breton Dance Workshop & Concert/Dance with BOF!
Saturday 19th November
AN AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF FRENCH CULTURE with BOF!
3.30pm – 5.30pm COME AND JOIN THE DANCE – French & Breton dance workshop for beginners
7.30pm – 10pm French ‘bal’ Evening with BOF! -an established East Anglian band with considerable experience in playing traditional French and Breton dance music. and song
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James Hyland – Dracula’s Guest
Friday 25th November, 7:30pm
Award winning actor James Hyland is back with DRACULA’S GUEST
Based on the works of Bram Stoker
Adapted, Produced and Directed by James Hyland
Based on the bone-chilling works of Bram Stoker, performers ASHTON SPEAR & JAMES HYLAND take you into the dark heart of Victorian horror to reveal the very meaning of terror and the consequences of collective evil and personal spite.
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J.S & The Lockabillies
Sunday 27th November 7:30pm
Come and join Josh Locke & his band for a rocking 1950’s night
DRESS TO IMPRESS and bring your dancing shoes
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Jazz – Nic Meier Trio
Fri 2 Sep 2022, 7:30PM
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that…
UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved a reputation out as one of the world’s most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, Tango and more — all mixed with jazz — Meier’s versatility and musical fluency extends well beyond that…
Christina Johnston sings Judy Garland
Sat 3 Sep 2022, 7:30pm
Internationally renowned Coloratura soprano Christina Johnston, with a voice that soars above the clouds, brings you the music of Judy Garland on the 100th anniversary of her birth year.
With support from local young talent Beth Hurry
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Internationally renowned Coloratura soprano Christina Johnston, with a voice that soars above the clouds, brings you the music of Judy Garland on the 100th anniversary of her birth year.
With support from local young talent Beth Hurry
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James Hyland – Silver & Gold
Fri 9th September 2022 7:30pm
Award winning actor James Hyland returns with a brand new drama
Brother Wolf Presents SILVER AND GOLD
Based on ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted and Performed by James Hyland…
Award winning actor James Hyland returns with a brand new drama
Brother Wolf Presents SILVER AND GOLD
Based on ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
Adapted and Performed by James Hyland…
Jazz Guitars – Highly Strung
Fri 16 Sep 2022, 7:30pm
Legendary guitarists John Parker, Simon Hurley and Mick Hanson with Andy Staples on bass
It’s a jazz evening featuring some of the finest talent in the area…
Legendary guitarists John Parker, Simon Hurley and Mick Hanson with Andy Staples on bass
It’s a jazz evening featuring some of the finest talent in the area…
SUFFOLK & THE SEA
Sat 25th June 2022 7:30pm
Felixstowe Book Festival comes to Two Sisters
ALL-DAY EVENT
Tickets via Felixstowe Book Festtival
10am –The Sea & Suffolk
11.15 – Suffolk Connected by The Sea
1pm – Healing Power of The Sea
2.15pm – Away from Suffolk by The Sea
3.30pm – You Too Can Go To Sea
4.45 – 5.45 Uncommon Courage
7.30pm Black & White Productions present Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries…
Felixstowe Book Festival comes to Two Sisters
ALL-DAY EVENT
Tickets via Felixstowe Book Festtival
10am –The Sea & Suffolk
11.15 – Suffolk Connected by The Sea
1pm – Healing Power of The Sea
2.15pm – Away from Suffolk by The Sea
3.30pm – You Too Can Go To Sea
4.45 – 5.45 Uncommon Courage
7.30pm Black & White Productions present Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries…
Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries
Sat 25th June 2022 7:30pm
Its 1664 and the world is on the cusp of a sweeping pandemic which will devastate the population and change lives for everyone.
Would be writer Daniel Defoe, living in London and struggling to make ends meet, is caught up in these traumatic events and decides to document his experiences and those of the people he meets. A poignant and humorous look at life during lockdown in 17th Century England…
Its 1664 and the world is on the cusp of a sweeping pandemic which will devastate the population and change lives for everyone.
Would be writer Daniel Defoe, living in London and struggling to make ends meet, is caught up in these traumatic events and decides to document his experiences and those of the people he meets. A poignant and humorous look at life during lockdown in 17th Century England…
EMERGING WRITERS DAYFelixstowe Book Festival
Sun 26th June 2022 10am
Felixstowe Book Festival
Tickets via Felixstowe Book Festival
11.30 – The Path to Publication
1.30 – Amanda Hodgkinson
3pm – Childrens Literature Workshop
4.30pm – 5.30pm Short Story Prizegiving…
Felixstowe Book Festival
Tickets via Felixstowe Book Festival
11.30 – The Path to Publication
1.30 – Amanda Hodgkinson
3pm – Childrens Literature Workshop
4.30pm – 5.30pm Short Story Prizegiving…
A Light Left On & Belinda Gillett
Thursday 30th June 2022 7:30pm
Folk Double Bill
A Light Left On – Upbeat & light hearted original duo from Sunny Clacton on Sea showcased at the Montreux Jazz Cafe in London & featured on 6music by Tom Robinson.
Belinda Gillett – popular indie singer/songwriter Belinda has been compared in the past to Sandy Denny and Joan Baez. She creates atmospheric landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life. She has played venues up and down the country and is currently about to release a new album ‘Fight The Good Fight’
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Folk Double Bill
A Light Left On – Upbeat & light hearted original duo from Sunny Clacton on Sea showcased at the Montreux Jazz Cafe in London & featured on 6music by Tom Robinson.
Belinda Gillett – popular indie singer/songwriter Belinda has been compared in the past to Sandy Denny and Joan Baez. She creates atmospheric landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life. She has played venues up and down the country and is currently about to release a new album ‘Fight The Good Fight’
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The Chris Ingham Trio – The Jazz of Dudley Moore
Fri 1 Jul 2022, 7:30PM
Friday night jazz with the welcome return of The Chris Ingham Trio
Beloved comic actor Dudley Moore (1935-2002) was also a dazzling
jazz pianist and a composer of wit and depth.
The Chris Ingham Trio
revisit Dudley’s fabulous 1960s jazz in an entertaining evening
packed with gorgeous music and fascinating anecdote.
With Chris on keyboards, Owen Morgan on bass and George Double on drums…
Friday night jazz with the welcome return of The Chris Ingham Trio
Beloved comic actor Dudley Moore (1935-2002) was also a dazzling
jazz pianist and a composer of wit and depth.
The Chris Ingham Trio
revisit Dudley’s fabulous 1960s jazz in an entertaining evening
packed with gorgeous music and fascinating anecdote.
With Chris on keyboards, Owen Morgan on bass and George Double on drums…
Houdini: A Magician Among The Spirits
Thursday 7th July 2022 7:30pm
The greatest magician Harry Houdini lives again in this stunning new play.
In a modern age of lies and spin, does Houdini’s scepticism and logic have a resonance? Or does a lack of belief lead to a barren life? Where is the line between magic and misdeed?
Come and join us for a haunting evening of inescapable fun…
The greatest magician Harry Houdini lives again in this stunning new play.
In a modern age of lies and spin, does Houdini’s scepticism and logic have a resonance? Or does a lack of belief lead to a barren life? Where is the line between magic and misdeed?
Come and join us for a haunting evening of inescapable fun…
Stack of Sax – Burdock Scones & The Mystery of The Tricky Triads
Fri 8 Jul 2022, 7:30PM
BURDOCK SCONES and the Mystery of the Tricky Triads
An entertainment of music, nonsense and a tall yarn with Stacks of Sax…
BURDOCK SCONES and the Mystery of the Tricky Triads
An entertainment of music, nonsense and a tall yarn with Stacks of Sax…
The Rogue Shanty Buoys
Fri 15 Jul 2022, 7:30PM
The Rogue Shanty Buoys are a professional Sea Shanties folk group who perform Sea Shanties and modern “shantyfied” covers.
The group are based (and home-brewed) in rural Suffolk, singing shanties and traditional maritime music with an unmistakably bold and original sound and an emphasis on strong vocals, tight harmonies and unfussy arrangements, giving fun and energetic performances with a fresh and dynamic approach to folk music that has seen them described as “A slightly salty Mumford & Sons”…
The Rogue Shanty Buoys are a professional Sea Shanties folk group who perform Sea Shanties and modern “shantyfied” covers.
The group are based (and home-brewed) in rural Suffolk, singing shanties and traditional maritime music with an unmistakably bold and original sound and an emphasis on strong vocals, tight harmonies and unfussy arrangements, giving fun and energetic performances with a fresh and dynamic approach to folk music that has seen them described as “A slightly salty Mumford & Sons”…
Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries & Deep Mysteries – Stories of the Sea
Sat 16 Jul 2022, 7:00PM
A MARITIME FESTIVAL DOUBLE BILL
Each performance last around an hour
Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries
Its 1664 Would be writer Daniel Defoe, living in London and struggling to make ends meet, is caught up in these traumatic events.
A poignant and humorous look at life during lockdown in 17th Century England.
Deepest Mysteries – Stories of The Sea.
A collection of mysterious tales exploring the power and magic of the sea and the beings whose lives are intertwined with it. Thought-provoking and entertaining storytelling…
A MARITIME FESTIVAL DOUBLE BILL
Each performance last around an hour
Daniel Defoe – The Lockdown Diaries
Its 1664 Would be writer Daniel Defoe, living in London and struggling to make ends meet, is caught up in these traumatic events.
A poignant and humorous look at life during lockdown in 17th Century England.
Deepest Mysteries – Stories of The Sea.
A collection of mysterious tales exploring the power and magic of the sea and the beings whose lives are intertwined with it. Thought-provoking and entertaining storytelling…
Creative Writing Workshop – with Mai Black
Sun 17 July 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Creative writing workshop with author Mai Black focusing on poetry and prose with the theme of the sea, rivers and coastline
Participants will have a chance to read their work in the evening at POETRY, PROSE & SONG Event…
Creative writing workshop with author Mai Black focusing on poetry and prose with the theme of the sea, rivers and coastline
Participants will have a chance to read their work in the evening at POETRY, PROSE & SONG Event…
Prose, Poetry & Song FEATURING FELIX STOWAWAYS
Sunday 17 Jul 2022, 7:30pm
An evening of poetry, prose and music to celebrate our links to the rivers and the sea
They’ll be shanties from The Felix Stowaways interspersed with poetry and prose from creative writing workshop participants and Felixstowe Poetry Cafe…
An evening of poetry, prose and music to celebrate our links to the rivers and the sea
They’ll be shanties from The Felix Stowaways interspersed with poetry and prose from creative writing workshop participants and Felixstowe Poetry Cafe…
Champagne Quartet – Music of the Sea
Monday 18 Jul 2022, 7:30PM
Music in Felixstowe’s Chapagne String Quartet will play music inspired by the sea…
Music in Felixstowe’s Chapagne String Quartet will play music inspired by the sea…
Oscar Lyons Quartet
Friday 29th July 2022 7:30pm
16-year-old jazz pianist Oscar Lyons makes his debut at the Two Sisters Arts Centre with Oscar is a two-time National Youth Jazz Collective alumnus, and is currently a member of the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Jazz programme.
Joined by three exceptional young musicians – George Mooney (tenor sax), Tom Sheen (double bass), and Jess Rollason (drums) – they will play a mixture of Oscar’s original compositions, interspersed with both contemporary and classic jazz tunes…
16-year-old jazz pianist Oscar Lyons makes his debut at the Two Sisters Arts Centre with Oscar is a two-time National Youth Jazz Collective alumnus, and is currently a member of the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Jazz programme.
Joined by three exceptional young musicians – George Mooney (tenor sax), Tom Sheen (double bass), and Jess Rollason (drums) – they will play a mixture of Oscar’s original compositions, interspersed with both contemporary and classic jazz tunes…
Satellites
Wednesday 5 Oct 2022, 7:30pm
A new piece of drama written and performed by Natalie Songer – an autobiographical piece based on her search for information about her two Great-Uncles.
In the year 2,002,018, the spacecraft Pioneer 10 arrives at the giant star of Aldebaran. In 1945, Tom and his brother Cor lose each other in war. Tom became part of one of humanity’s greatest successes – the space programme; and Cor became a number in humanity’s greatest failure – the concentration camp system. Generations later, in this personal, intimate and bittersweet epic of family, disappearance and space travel, their great-niece tries to reunite them…
A new piece of drama written and performed by Natalie Songer – an autobiographical piece based on her search for information about her two Great-Uncles.
In the year 2,002,018, the spacecraft Pioneer 10 arrives at the giant star of Aldebaran. In 1945, Tom and his brother Cor lose each other in war. Tom became part of one of humanity’s greatest successes – the space programme; and Cor became a number in humanity’s greatest failure – the concentration camp system. Generations later, in this personal, intimate and bittersweet epic of family, disappearance and space travel, their great-niece tries to reunite them…
Jazz – Blind Passion
Friday 7 Oct 2022, 7:30pm
A treat of jazz featuring singer Katriona Taylor, Peter Hammond on keyboard and Rob Palmer on Bass
Katriona is an international singer/songwriter whose music is soulful and evocative, with strong melodies and tender lyrics.
She performs jazz, latin and funk compositions as well as her own original songs. She creatively reworks the jazz standards and as an arranger, Katriona has a remarkable knack for making the old classics sound fresh, without losing the essence of the songs.
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Old Herbaceous
Friday 14 October 2022, 7:30pm
Performed by Giles Shenton who came previously with his one-man version of Three Men in a Boat
Old Herbaceous is a story of one man working at the same gardening job for all his working life. He sees the world change from a Victorian age through Edwardian to a modern world in 1970 when the play is set. Although it is the story of one manʼs life, it encompasses many different stories and sub-plots. It has been a joy to discover this manʼs journey, which centres around a platonic, unrequited love story across social boundaries. It is basically UPSTAIRS, OUTSIDE, rather than UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS. Above all it is a look at a world that no longer exists and a nostalgic yearning to return to a way of life gone forever
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The Blue Note Collective
Sunday 16 Oct 2022, 7:30pm
The Blue Note Collective makes a welcome return to Two Sisters
Band leader and saxophone player Matt Telfer has been an active member of the London music scene for the last 25 years.
Originally from Stratford upon Avon, Matt moved to London in 2000 to pursue his musical passion and further his musical studies. Matt has since studied with Phil Woods, Tim Garland and Bob Mintzer.
Matt has played many of the UK’s great venues and festivals including, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express, Jazz Cafe, Love Supreme Festival, Canary Wharf Jazz Festival and Ealing Jazz Festival…
The Blue Note Collective makes a welcome return to Two Sisters
Band leader and saxophone player Matt Telfer has been an active member of the London music scene for the last 25 years.
Originally from Stratford upon Avon, Matt moved to London in 2000 to pursue his musical passion and further his musical studies. Matt has since studied with Phil Woods, Tim Garland and Bob Mintzer.
Matt has played many of the UK’s great venues and festivals including, Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express, Jazz Cafe, Love Supreme Festival, Canary Wharf Jazz Festival and Ealing Jazz Festival…
Friday Night Jazz with The Wednesday Men
Fri 4th March 2022 7:30pm
Easy Listening jazz with a local band – The Wednesday Men featuring
Bernie Westren – Leader Sax and clarinet
Keith Robinson – Guitar
Jenny Robinson – Drums
Doug Newton – Bass guitar
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Easy Listening jazz with a local band – The Wednesday Men featuring
Bernie Westren – Leader Sax and clarinet
Keith Robinson – Guitar
Jenny Robinson – Drums
Doug Newton – Bass guitar
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WAMFEST – Women In Song
Sat 5th March 2022 7:30pm
WAMFEST celebrate International Women’s Day with an event showcasing local female musicians. A night of musical joy…
WAMFEST celebrate International Women’s Day with an event showcasing local female musicians. A night of musical joy…
The Bear (and other comedies)
Wed 9th March 2022 7:30PM
Open Space Theatre Company bring three of Anton Chekhov’s one-act farces – The Bear, The Proposal and The Evils of Tobacco – in a night of comedy from this classic Russian playwright (Three Sisters, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya).
The highly talented cast comprises Emma Martin, Ben Willmott, Bob Good and John Levantis, all very experienced actors who have appeared in a variety of previous Open Space productions.
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Open Space Theatre Company bring three of Anton Chekhov’s one-act farces – The Bear, The Proposal and The Evils of Tobacco – in a night of comedy from this classic Russian playwright (Three Sisters, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya).
The highly talented cast comprises Emma Martin, Ben Willmott, Bob Good and John Levantis, all very experienced actors who have appeared in a variety of previous Open Space productions.
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The Blue Note Collective
Fri 11th March 2022 7:30pm
The Blue Note Collective brings you modern interpretations of the legendary label’s jazz and latin classic recordings in in their own hard swingin’ style. Led by Matt Telfer – saxophonist…
The Blue Note Collective brings you modern interpretations of the legendary label’s jazz and latin classic recordings in in their own hard swingin’ style. Led by Matt Telfer – saxophonist…
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Fri 25th March 2022 7:30pm
Following a sellout audience at Two Sisters in September 2021 with their show ‘The Story of Doo-Wop’, vocal group the TestostaTones explored the birth of the Doo-Wop.Due to popular demand, they will be returning with their sequel show ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ what happened next!
The show celebrates the music that followed Doo-Wop – Jump Jive and early Rock n Roll and features the very best early rock songs from the 50s which were equal parts electric, exciting and dangerous. The TestostaTones will tell the story of the genre through song, performing seminal songs by classic artists such as Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley, Louis Prima, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis among many others.
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Friday Night Jazz with The Andi Hopgood Trio
Fri 1st April 2022 7:30pm
Join popular local jazz singer Andi Hopgood and her band for a cool night of jazz…
Join popular local jazz singer Andi Hopgood and her band for a cool night of jazz…
Albion Mills Performs Pink Floyd Music
Sat
2 April 2022 19:30
Cuppa presents – Albion Mills performing the music of Pink Floyd fromThe Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Wall.
As usual this is a charity event and this time it is in aid of The Basic Life Charity…
2 April 2022 19:30
Cuppa presents – Albion Mills performing the music of Pink Floyd fromThe Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Wall.
As usual this is a charity event and this time it is in aid of The Basic Life Charity…
Three Men in a Boat
Thu 7th April 2022 7:30PM
GSP productions present the Jerome K Jerome classic Three Men in a Boat, a rip-roaring barrel of fun with Giles Shenton’s one-man show
Join Jerome as he recounts the hilarious story of his boating holiday along the magnificent River Thames with his two companions and Montmorency the dog. Giles Shenton expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!
“There are a few seriously funny books that remain great for all time. Three Men in a Boat is one of these” The Guardian…
GSP productions present the Jerome K Jerome classic Three Men in a Boat, a rip-roaring barrel of fun with Giles Shenton’s one-man show
Join Jerome as he recounts the hilarious story of his boating holiday along the magnificent River Thames with his two companions and Montmorency the dog. Giles Shenton expertly takes the helm and pilots you through the ridiculous tale of men behaving badly while messing about in boats!
“There are a few seriously funny books that remain great for all time. Three Men in a Boat is one of these” The Guardian…
Folk Night – ELLY Tree supported by Misery Gutz
Sun 10 Apr 2022, 7:30PM
ELLY TREE
Straddling the borders of art-folk, pop and world music with a touch of ska, EllY Tree, are EllY (aka Helen Woodbridge) songwriter on vocals, ukulele, banjo and guitar, percussionist extraordinaire Merlyn Bruce and the sublime bass of Andy Heasman who also adds backing vocals.
MISERY GUTZ aka Charlie Law plays songs to help when he’s in a bad mood. By writing songs exploring the parts of the mind we so often keep hidden, his music is like therapy for the modern age. Hailing from Suffolk, UK he plays music inspired by alt-rock influences from across the pond like Wilco and Phoebe Bridgers whilst drawing influence from British 60s/70s folk acts like Nick Drake and John Martyn…
ELLY TREE
Straddling the borders of art-folk, pop and world music with a touch of ska, EllY Tree, are EllY (aka Helen Woodbridge) songwriter on vocals, ukulele, banjo and guitar, percussionist extraordinaire Merlyn Bruce and the sublime bass of Andy Heasman who also adds backing vocals.
MISERY GUTZ aka Charlie Law plays songs to help when he’s in a bad mood. By writing songs exploring the parts of the mind we so often keep hidden, his music is like therapy for the modern age. Hailing from Suffolk, UK he plays music inspired by alt-rock influences from across the pond like Wilco and Phoebe Bridgers whilst drawing influence from British 60s/70s folk acts like Nick Drake and John Martyn…
French & Breton Dance Workshop & Concert with BOF!
Sat 23rd April 2022
3.30pm – 5.30pm
COME AND JOIN THE DANCE – French & Breton dance workshop for beginners
7:30pm -10pm
French ‘bal’ Evening with BOF!
An established East Anglian band with considerable experience in playing traditional French and Breton dance music. and song
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3.30pm – 5.30pm
COME AND JOIN THE DANCE – French & Breton dance workshop for beginners
7:30pm -10pm
French ‘bal’ Evening with BOF!
An established East Anglian band with considerable experience in playing traditional French and Breton dance music. and song
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James Hyland – A Lesson From Auschwitz
Thursday 28 April 2022, 7:30pm
Award winning actor James Hyland commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) with a powerful drama performed with Michael Shon
Based upon real events, ‘A Lesson from Auschwitz’ explores how and why the Nazis did what they did, shedding light on the mentality of the perpetrators and the disturbing reality of life in a death camp.
Recommended for: Ages 14+
This is an immersive theatre play which involves direct audience address as well as scenes of violence which some audience members may find disturbing. The age recommendation is therefore classified as 14+
Proceeds will be donated to charity
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Film Night – THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
Fri 29 Apr 2022, 7:30PM
OUR SECOND EVENT TO COMMEMORATE Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Day )
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne. Set in World War II, the Holocaust drama relates the horror of a Nazi extermination camp through the eyes of two eight-year-old boys: Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of the camp’s Nazi commander, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish prisoner…
OUR SECOND EVENT TO COMMEMORATE Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Day )
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2008 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne. Set in World War II, the Holocaust drama relates the horror of a Nazi extermination camp through the eyes of two eight-year-old boys: Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of the camp’s Nazi commander, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish prisoner…
A Brief History of Jazz with The Paul Higgs Quartet
Friday 6 May 2022, 7:30PM
A Brief History of Jazz with trumpet suprendo Paul Higgs and his band
An entertaining, enlightening musical tour of jazz history presented by one of the UK’s top trumpeters with a live band. Featuring music by the legends Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker and Miles Davis featuring New Orleans, swing and bebop, through to cool jazz, modal and Latin…
A Brief History of Jazz with trumpet suprendo Paul Higgs and his band
An entertaining, enlightening musical tour of jazz history presented by one of the UK’s top trumpeters with a live band. Featuring music by the legends Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker and Miles Davis featuring New Orleans, swing and bebop, through to cool jazz, modal and Latin…
The Muse of Newmarket
Thu 12th May 2022 – Sun 22nd May 2022
(performance times & locations vary)
England has been under severe restrictions for 16 years – with entertainment banned by Cromwell’s Puritans and the theatre driven underground. Now with the monarchy restored King Charles II revives leisure pursuits – and where better to start than the home of the sport of kings. Charles demands entertainment – but can The Players step up to the mark? Where will they find the right play? And a famous actor to star in the show? In Four Weeks!
Telling the story of Aphra Behn, the first female playwright and Robert Palmer’s Newmarket Players in song and humour
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(performance times & locations vary)
England has been under severe restrictions for 16 years – with entertainment banned by Cromwell’s Puritans and the theatre driven underground. Now with the monarchy restored King Charles II revives leisure pursuits – and where better to start than the home of the sport of kings. Charles demands entertainment – but can The Players step up to the mark? Where will they find the right play? And a famous actor to star in the show? In Four Weeks!
Telling the story of Aphra Behn, the first female playwright and Robert Palmer’s Newmarket Players in song and humour
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Choice Grenfell
Friday 20th May 2022 7:30pm
To mark 40 years since her loss – celebrate the incomparable humour of comedienne Joyce Grenfell
Choice Grenfell features some of the best of Joyce’s delightful songs and monologues from ‘Stately as a Galleon’ and ‘School Nativity Play’ to “A Terrible Worrier” and “First Flight”. Joyce is our guide for a delightful delve into some of her most delightful characters, ably accompanied by her trusted pianist…
To mark 40 years since her loss – celebrate the incomparable humour of comedienne Joyce Grenfell
Choice Grenfell features some of the best of Joyce’s delightful songs and monologues from ‘Stately as a Galleon’ and ‘School Nativity Play’ to “A Terrible Worrier” and “First Flight”. Joyce is our guide for a delightful delve into some of her most delightful characters, ably accompanied by her trusted pianist…
Gainsborough And The Modern Woman
Wednesday 25 May 2022, 7:30PM
A New Play by Peppy Barlow & Sally Wilden – presented by Woven Theatre
In 1760, Gainsborough painted a portrait of Ann Ford, which took his world by storm. Prepared to break the rules about how a woman should be portrayed, this painting was a cause of outrage but put a seal on Gainsborough’s growing reputation. Come to the play and enter the world of Gainsborough and this extraordinary young woman…
A New Play by Peppy Barlow & Sally Wilden – presented by Woven Theatre
In 1760, Gainsborough painted a portrait of Ann Ford, which took his world by storm. Prepared to break the rules about how a woman should be portrayed, this painting was a cause of outrage but put a seal on Gainsborough’s growing reputation. Come to the play and enter the world of Gainsborough and this extraordinary young woman…
Luke Wright
Fri 27 May 2022, 7:30PM
WINNER Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer 2021
Whether he’s opening for the Libertines or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright is adept at taking poetry places it doesn’t normally go. John Cooper Clarke’s regular warm-up guy writes poems that are tender, riotous, caustic and romantic then delivers them with the ferocity and panache of a raconteur at the top of his game.
This is an ALL-NEW show with deliciously funny poems set against a backdrop of pandemic politics, ageing parents, and the endless, droning culture war…
WINNER Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer 2021
Whether he’s opening for the Libertines or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright is adept at taking poetry places it doesn’t normally go. John Cooper Clarke’s regular warm-up guy writes poems that are tender, riotous, caustic and romantic then delivers them with the ferocity and panache of a raconteur at the top of his game.
This is an ALL-NEW show with deliciously funny poems set against a backdrop of pandemic politics, ageing parents, and the endless, droning culture war…
Michael Pennington – In My Own Footsteps
Sunday 12 Jun 2022, 7:00PM
Felixstowe Book Festival in association with Two Sisters Arts Centre present
Michael Pennington IN MY OWN FOOTSTEPS.
Michael has been working as an actor and director for the past 57 years. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company and co founded the English Shakespeare Company. He will be performing readings from his memoir which he says will be “generally funny, unexpected and full of heroes of the past – Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, as well of my generation”…
Felixstowe Book Festival in association with Two Sisters Arts Centre present
Michael Pennington IN MY OWN FOOTSTEPS.
Michael has been working as an actor and director for the past 57 years. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company and co founded the English Shakespeare Company. He will be performing readings from his memoir which he says will be “generally funny, unexpected and full of heroes of the past – Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, as well of my generation”…
Charlie Haylock – Suffolk Day Talk
Friday 17th June 2022 7:30pm
Charlie Haylock returns to Two Sisters with his Suffolk Day talk
Expect anecdotes, tall tales and interesting history…
Charlie Haylock returns to Two Sisters with his Suffolk Day talk
Expect anecdotes, tall tales and interesting history…
Mrs Simpson In Felixstowe
at 18th June 2022 7:30pm
An American divorcee, a besotted Prince and a constitutional crisis – sound familiar? But this was 1936.
Focusing on her six weeks in Felixstowe as she waited for her divorce – this play looks at Wallis Simpson’s relationship with Edward, her husband Ernest and the explosive circumstances that rocked the monarchy and ultimately led to the King’s abdication and Princess Elizabeth eventually becoming Queen.
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An American divorcee, a besotted Prince and a constitutional crisis – sound familiar? But this was 1936.
Focusing on her six weeks in Felixstowe as she waited for her divorce – this play looks at Wallis Simpson’s relationship with Edward, her husband Ernest and the explosive circumstances that rocked the monarchy and ultimately led to the King’s abdication and Princess Elizabeth eventually becoming Queen.
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Film Club – Stanley’s War/Private Peaceful
Wed 10th November 2021
Stanley’s War dramatises stories of love and sacrifice, following the lives of Suffolk people during WW1. The film recounts the true life-changing experiences at the Western Front of Stanley Banyard, a farmhand from Ramsholt Suffolk, and how he saved the lives of his comrades, lost in No Man’s Land by using the skills he learnt as a boy from a Suffolk gamekeeper.
The film also follows the Pretty family, factory owners from Ipswich, and the forbidden romance between Major Frank Pretty, (4th Batallion, Suffolk Regiment) and Edith Dempster (later Edith Pretty of Sutton Hoo fame), as well as the tragic story of Lieutenant Donald Pretty (4th Batallion, Suffolk Regiment) killed in action on 11th May 1915.
The film is directed by Tim Curtis (Life on the Deben) and features mainly Suffolk cast and film crew. The screenplay was written by Jonathan Ruffle
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Pantaloons Jekyll & Hyde
Sat 20th November 2021
The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their horrifically innovative take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s murky tale of murder, mystery and transmogrification! When lawyer John Utterson fears that his friend Dr Jekyll is being blackmailed by the shadowy and violent Mr Hyde he begins an investigation that will inexorably lead him to the shocking truth of this strange case – but will it be too late?
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BOOK FAYRE
SUNDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2021 10am-4pm
FREE ENTRY
Book Fayre to support local authors
Books to buy from local authorsTreasure Chest BooksDisplays by Writers GroupsCoffee Bar Open all day for drinks and snacks
PLUSLive MusicFREE Taster Creative Writing Workshops OPEN MIC readings…
Stacks of Sax – Deep in The Forest
Fri 26th November 2021
‘Once upon a time fairy tale fun with saxes big and small – you never know what tune is behind the next tree’
Stacks of Sax return with a seasonal take on the theme of the fairy story
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Film Night – The Dig
Wed 8th Dec 7:30pm
The Dig is a 2021 British drama film directed by Simon Stone, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by John Preston, which reimagines the events of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo. It stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, and Monica Dolan.
PLEASE NOTE: FOR LICENSING PURPOSES ENTRY IS FREE – Any payment for the ticket is a DONATION TO SUPPORT TWO SISTERS WORK WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
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Pantaloons Humbugged
Sat 11th December 7:30pm
Ebenezer Scrooge is a changed man
Having given away too much to charity he is now caught between the dangerous loan shark Mr Hardplace, calling in his debt on Christmas Eve, and the evil orphanage mistress Mrs Rock who plans to force children into deadly dangerous factory work on Christmas day.
Scrooge’s only hope is to recruit his old friends – the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future – to bring down Hardplace’s criminal organisation and liberate the children of Rock’s orphanage before it’s too late.
The Pantaloons present a brand new adventure that’s part supernatural time-travel heist, part seasonal sequel – and all unasked for.
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Harry’s Bar – The Spirit(s) Of Xmas
Tues 14th – Sat 18th December
Tues – Fri 7:30pm, Sat 4pm
Come and join the regulars in Harry’s Bar for a night of cabaret/drama with a seasonal theme. The Three Xmas Spirits are rather depressed – having been ‘cancelled’ by the ‘woke’ culture for being too old fashioned. But Harry has a plan. If they can help Catherine Dickens, Caitlin Thomas and John Betjeman find new hope for the future – maybe they can get their mojo back.
With an eclectic mix of live music, poetry and humour – this will get your Christmas celebrations off to a good start.
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Film Night – The Personal History of David Copperfield
Wednesday, 22 December at 7:30pm
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 Victorian-era novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel as the title character and includes Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse.
Many of the scenes were filmed in Suffolk – including the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
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The Snow Dancer
Thursday 30th December 4pm
A FESTIVE SHOW FOR ALL THE FAMILY – WITH PUPPETS
An original festive Eco-fable from Badapple Theatre Company starring Danny Mellor and Meg Matthews, written by Kate Bramley with songs from Jez Lowe
Come join us for a fairy tale with a furry tail, with plenty of laughs and songs along the way, in an original festive theatre show guaranteed to delight the whole family. (For ages 5 to 95!)
Something is awry in The Great Wood and the animals are desperate for a long sleep but it is just too warm! Everyone is going around in circles and sick of nuts before Christmas is even in sight! The show’s intrepid heroes decide they must seek out the mysterious Snow Dancer if there is any chance of ever making it snow.
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The Wednesday Men
Sun 3 Oct 2021, 7:30PM
Easy Listening jazz and swing with local band – The Wednesday Men featuring
Bernie Westren – Leader Sax and clarinet
Keith Robinson – Guitar
Jenny Robinson – Drums
Doug Newton – Bass guitar
Colin Newton – Trombone
The Band are raising money for STOW – Supporting Tanzanian Orphans and Widows which
is a registered charity founded by a group of people in Suffolk in 2005. Its aim is to relieve the poverty and advance the education of children who have been orphaned by AIDS and also other vulnerable children in Tanzania. It works through Tanzanian charities in Tanga.
http://www.stowcharity.org/
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Film Night- Suffolk Season – YESTERDAY
Wed 13 Oct 2021, 2:30 PM
Yesterday is a 2019 musical romantic comedy film directed by Danny Boyle and screenplay by Richard Curtis, based on a story by Jack Barth. Himesh Patel stars as struggling musician Jack Malik, who suddenly finds himself the only person who has ever heard of the Beatles and becomes famous after taking credit for their songs.
The film also stars Lily James, Joel Fry, Ed Sheeran, and Kate McKinnon. It gets its title from the Beatles song of the same name.
Filmed around Suffolk including Halesworth, Latitude Festival & Lowestoft
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Coffee & Cake with the Saints Community Band
Sunday 17th October 2021 3:00 pm
An afternoon of coffee, Cake and great live music.
The band plays music of all styles, some including opportunities for improvisation, ranging from Renaissance dance music to Balkan Brass Band excitement, with easy listening classics in between.
Tickets only £5 on the door
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MARITIME WEEKEND – Felix Stowaways & The Mermaid’s Song
Friday, 22 October 2021
As part of the Two Sisters Maritime Festival, we present shanties from local group The Felix Stowaways followed by adult storytelling from Justine de Mierre of So what’s the story?
See all the Maritime Weekend events with our Weekend Pass…
As part of the Two Sisters Maritime Festival, we present shanties from local group The Felix Stowaways followed by adult storytelling from Justine de Mierre of So what’s the story?
See all the Maritime Weekend events with our Weekend Pass…
MARITIME WEEKEND – Film Screening – Life on The Deben
Sat 23 Oct 2021, 2:00PM
Life on the Deben captures the soul and spirit of a beautiful Suffolk river – its people, its astonishing history and its natural environment.
For a river just over 25 miles long, the Deben packs a mighty punch in terms of tranquil beauty,
ever-changing scenery and astonishing history.
The film traces the entire length of the Deben, from the secret and disputed upper reaches near Debenham
to the boatyards and bustle of Woodbridge down to the sea at Bawdsey and Felixstowe Ferry.
See all the Maritime Weekend events with our Weekend Pass
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MARITIME WEEKEND – Ceilidh with Harbour Lights Band
Come and join the dancing! A maritime-themed ceilidh with the Harbour Lights Band to get your feet tapping and your body jigging.
The core members of Harbour Lights are Alvar Smith, Derek Simpson and Rob Neal. There will be professional caller Niki Acott on the night.
Additional entertainment by Felix Stowaways
See all the Maritime Weekend events with our Weekend Pass
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Coffee & Cake with Bryony & Ben
Sunday 24th at 3pm
There is Coffee & Cake with Bryony & Ben entertaining with their lively versions of reels and jigs
£5 on the door
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MARITIME WEEKEND – Martin Newell & The Hosepipe Band
Sun 24 Oct 2021, 7:30 PM
In addition to playing for ceilidhs, The Hosepipe Band is involved in an ongoing collaboration with North Essex poet Martin Newell. Band members have composed original music to accompany readings of three of Martin’s long poems: The Song of the Waterlily, Black Shuck, and The Green Children, all illustrated by artist James Dodds and published by Jardine Press. The Song of the Waterlily won a national prize in the year it was published.
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J.S & The Buccaneers
Sun 31 Oct 2021, 7:30PM
Josh Locke and his crew playing swashbuckling music from the 1500s up to the present day
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Jazz with The Unity Organ Trio
Thu 30th September 2021, 7:30PM
This is our blurb. Here goes:
The Unity Organ trio are a jazz ensemble who formed in 2018 and have played venues across London and Essex. They play a mixture of Jazz Standards, Latin Bossa Nova and Soulful Grooves. They share a common repertoire from songwriters such as Gershwin, Porter, Van Heusen and Kern as well as Jazz composers Corea, Henderson, Tyner and Davis.
The group comprises of: Alex Hearn (Guit.) Andrew Noble (Org.) and Michael Connolly (ds.)
Alex Hearn has a C.V including Martin Hathaway, Mick Hutton, Dan Banks, Trevor Taylor, Lance Ellington and Jocelyn Brown.
Andrew Noble has performed with Jim Mullen, Derek Nash and Peter King.
Michael Connolly has performed with Kenny Thomas, Laurence Cottle and Richard Cottle.
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Dramatic Improv Workshop
Mondays from 20 Sep – 29 Nov 7-9pm
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT
NEW WORKSHOP
Come and join us for 10 weeks of creative, playful, connected spontaneity and cooperation
All levels of experience and inexperience are welcome!
PLUS End of term show at The Two Sisters Arts Centre!
£150 booked by 31st July, £200 after
More info from:
www.facebook.com/TheUnqualifiedYesImprov
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James Hyland – Dracula’s Guest
Fri 29th October 2021, 7:30pm
Award winning actor James Hyland is back with DRACULA’S GUEST
Based on the works of Bram Stoker
Adapted, Produced and Directed by James Hyland
Based on the bone-chilling works of Bram Stoker, “Dracula’s Guest” takes you into the dark heart of Victorian horror to reveal the very meaning of terror and the consequences of collective evil and personal spite.
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Christina Johnston celebrates Sondheim & Lloyd Webber
Sun 26th September 2021 7:30pm
Celebrated and internationally acclaimed coloratura soprano Christina will sing a selection from the musicals of Stephen Sondheim & Andrew Lloyd Webber
‘with a voice that soars above the clouds’ this one is not to be missed!
Christina is a regular soloist with various conductors and orchestras all over Europe and has sung on numerous solo tours with orchestras around Czech Republic, Slovakia, China and South America and has performed all over the world in various opera houses.
At the tender age of 22 she made her Operatic debut at The State Opera, Prague as The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and then Adele in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and has sung more than 4 seasons as these roles.
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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Friday 24th September 2021 at 7:30pm
We welcome back award winning actor James Hyland with a new show based on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll
with music by Chris Warner.
Suitable for Adults & Children 8+
“What does it mean to sit between this world and that at the drop of a hat?”The Hatter and the Hare are stuck. They can’t move on.Trapped by self delusion and memory loss, they remain at 6 o’clock, forever drinking tea. The Hatter embraces it. The Hare rejects it. But who is to blame for this never-ending party? Take a trip down the proverbial rabbit hole with Brother Wolf’s groundbreaking adaptation of one of the most beloved stories of all time. Fantastical and utterly bonkers, “The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” is a mind-bending new twist on Lewis Carroll’s immortal classic. So grab your seat at The Hatter’s table and get ready for the weirdest and wildest party this side of Wonderland!
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Peter Hepworth
Sun 19th September 2021 7:30pm
Back by popular demand after sharing the Two Sisters stage last year with Belinda Gillett
Peter Hepworth is a singer/songwriter based in Suffolk who released his first single ‘Pale Blue Blankets’ on all platforms on the 26th April 2019 and to a sold out launch in his home town and has since been downloaded/streams over 100k times. In the past ten years he has shared the stage with the likes of Matt Cardle, Beth Orton, Bastille, Turin Brakes, To Kill a King, Luke Concannon, Seasfire, Tom McRae, Jamie Lawson, Sam Brookes, Scott Matthews, Kal Lavelle, Jake Morley, Fiona Bevan, and many more.
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The Story of Doo-Wop
Friday 17 September 2021, 7:30PM
Join the U.K.s premier Doo-Wop quartet, The TestostaTones as they take you on a musical journey detailing the history of Doo-Wop.
During the early 1950s, quartets sung on street corners, in barbershops and churches in a style which became known as Doo-Wop, paving the way for rock ‘n’ roll. As the groups moved from the streets into recording studios, so the popularity of the genre grew.
Along with radio disc jockey and your host for the evening Chuck Anderson, The Testosta-Tones (who have sung for the Queen, live on Radio 2 and at some of the most iconic venues in the U.K.) will perform such popular songs as Blue Moon, Earth Angel, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Runaround Sue, Teenager in Love and many others, presenting ‘The Story of Doo-Wop’.
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JazzVibe
Fri 10th September 2021 7:30pm
A welcome back to local jazz quartet JazzVibe featuring Tim Bowden (Vibes), Ivan Osborne (Guitar) , Andy Thomas (Bass) and Adrian Whitman (Drums) playing cool jazz standards.
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WAMfest Launch Party – Big Mama Funk and the Ukulele Ladies
Fri 3rd September 2021 7:30PM
Big Mama Funk will raise the roof of the Two Sisters Arts Centre to celebrate the launch of WAMfest, with a soulful mix of gospel, funk and R and B to get you dancing and even singing along to all your favourites including Aretha Franklin, and many others. ‘My absolute favourite thing to do is make your event unforgettable! I’ll guarantee to provide you with classics like Aretha’s “Respect”, Luther’s “Never Too Much”, Michael’s “Rock with You”, Bruno’s “Uptown Funk” and more!’
The Ukelele Ladies – a brand new ensemble, specially formed for WAMfest, will greet you when you arrive.
Big Mama Funk will raise the roof with her mix of soul gospel and funky songs.
Light snacks and a wine, beer or soft drink is included to start off our celebration of women’s creativity with a bang!
Please note: The bar is cash only.
BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT WWW.TICKETSOURCE.CO.UK/WAMFEST
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The Rosina Hepburn Band
Thursday 2nd September 2021, 7:30PM
The Rosina Hepburn Band is a swinging jazz group based in London featuring Reuben Ard – Piano, John Williamson – Upright Bass, Andreas Ziarkas – Drums and Rosina Hepburn – Vocals . Past performances have included playing in the Clore Ballroom of the Royal Festival Hall on New Year’s Eve, at Ronnie Scott’s, Toulouse Lautrec in London (sold out twice), and playing live on the air for BBC Essex. Their repertoire celebrates the Jazz Divas, encompassing standards from the Great American Songbook of the 1930’s popularized by Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Chris Connor, and Anita O’Day. Their debut album, Write Me A Song, is available on CD and streaming services
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Lady J’s Musical Marvels
Wednesday, 1 September 2021 19:30pm
UNLEASHED AT LAST!!!
Celebrating a bunch of musicians who kept the music alive at Lady J’s Zoom Busks – TOGETHER IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME!!
Expect dancing, sing-a-longs and audience percussion!!
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TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
BOX OFFICE 01394 279613 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-arts-centre
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Flamenco Workshop
SATURDAY, 14 AUGUST 2021 AT 2pm
Gloria Picton invites you to try a little flamenco from her home country of Spain, the dance of passion. Gloria has been teaching for a number of years.
All levels of ability welcome.
Two sessions:
Children up to 12 yrs old- 2pm – 3.30pm
Adults and children over 12yrs old – 4pm – 5.30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
BOX OFFICE 01394 279613 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-arts-centre
Tickets Adults £20 Children £15
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Music in Felixstowe – The Oompah Band
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Due to circumstances beyond our control
If you have already bought tickets Music in Felixstowe will be in contact with you in the next few days
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NEW YOUTH THEATRE GROUP – FREE TASTER SESSION
SATURDAY, 24 JULY 2021 FROM 10:30 -12:45
NEW YOUTH THEATRE GROUP – FREE TASTER SESSION
Performing arts workshop with theatre professionals previously associated with New Wolsey, Theatre, Ipswich
6yrs – 10 yrs 10.30 am – 11.30 am
11yrs – 16 yrs 11.45am – 12.45pm.
This is to gauge interest in the possibility of starting a new youth theatre group in the Autumn based at Two Sisters Arts Centre
FREE but booking essential – register by emailing
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Poets Tribute To Frank Wood
Thursday 15th July 7:30pm
An evening of poetry in tribute to Frank Wood hosted by Felixstowe Poetry Cafe.
Florence Cox & Suzanne Hawkes will be ‘in conversation’ with their memories of Frank and will read some of his poetry.
There will be an open mic session for others to contribute poems about or inspired by Frank himself, or about the inspiration others have made in their lives.
Felixstowe Poetry Cafe Members and Suffolk Poetry Society Members can attend for free.
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An evening of poetry in tribute to Frank Wood hosted by Felixstowe Poetry Cafe.
Florence Cox & Suzanne Hawkes will be ‘in conversation’ with their memories of Frank and will read some of his poetry.
There will be an open mic session for others to contribute poems about or inspired by Frank himself, or about the inspiration others have made in their lives.
Felixstowe Poetry Cafe Members and Suffolk Poetry Society Members can attend for free.
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Belinda Gillett & Kevin Pearce
SATURDAY, 17 JULY 2021 AT 7:30pm
Belinda Gillett is an indie-folk artist from Suffolk whose voice regularly draws comparisons with Sandy Denny, Joan Baez and Weyes Blood. She creates atmospheric, ethereal, vintage landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life and cites Nick Drake, Radiohead, The Sundays and Frightened Rabbit among her influences. Kevin Pearce is a Songwriter from Essex. He has received plaudits for his work from The Independent, The Guardian and Mojo magazine as well as receiving BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music support. His music has been used on HBO programmes in the USA as well as BBC TV shows here in the UK. Belinda & Kevin have recently collaborated on her new single Oh Love
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Belinda Gillett is an indie-folk artist from Suffolk whose voice regularly draws comparisons with Sandy Denny, Joan Baez and Weyes Blood. She creates atmospheric, ethereal, vintage landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life and cites Nick Drake, Radiohead, The Sundays and Frightened Rabbit among her influences. Kevin Pearce is a Songwriter from Essex. He has received plaudits for his work from The Independent, The Guardian and Mojo magazine as well as receiving BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music support. His music has been used on HBO programmes in the USA as well as BBC TV shows here in the UK. Belinda & Kevin have recently collaborated on her new single Oh Love
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Charlie Haylock – Stories from ‘The Dig’ – with Peter Optical
SUNDAY, 4 JULY 2021 AT 7:30pm
July 2019 – Redmond Morris, 4th Baron of Killanin, co-producer for “The Dig”, contacted Charlie Haylock wanting him to be the Suffolk dialect coach . . . and that Ralph Fiennes would be playing Basil Brown and would be contacting Charlie imminently . . Ten minutes later Ralph rang Charlie and after a short chat, an agreement was struck . . . and Suffolk dialect coaching was about to enter another level.
To celebrate Suffolk Day – Charlie will bring lots of tasty stories from his experience coaching on ‘The Dig’ to entertain and amuse.
And in addition Peter Optical – musician and storyteller of many years standing ‘will offer a tune or two on the Hammered Dulcimer and a tune or two on Pipe and Tabor and maybe a song and a story or even a quick flurry on the harp.’
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Friday Night Jazz with Threesis (Rob Palmer Trio)
FRIDAY, 2 JULY 2021 AT 19:30
Friday night jazz with Threesis – featuring Rob Palmer on bass , Zak Barrett on sax/ clarinet and Ben Watson on guitar
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Luke Wright – The Ballad Seller
THURSDAY, 1 JULY 2021 AT 7:30
Award winning Performance Poet Luke Wright is back with a new show – and its got story telling at its heart
Back in Georgian times we got our news from poetry. Before papers, broadcasts or the internet, ballad sellers would hawk their doggerel on street corners for a penny. Scandalous affairs, grisly crimes, and colourful characters were brought to life in rhyming verse long before the first tabloid was printed.Now Luke Wright has rewritten the very best of these stories for the modern ear: take a trip through the Drury Lane gin shops with the Boxing Baroness; filch oysters by the dozen with Dando, the celebrated gormandiser; and escape the Bull Ring with Jemmy the Rockman. Expect scandal, excess, and beautiful flawed humanity.
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Children Of The Revolution – The Story of Sealand
Monday 21 June 2021-Satuday 26th June 7:30pm (Sat 4pm)
Black&White Productions
SEALAND – an independent country on a mysterious platform just off the coast of Felixstowe surrounded by myth and fantastical stories, inextricably linked to both Radio Caroline and The Bates family. But how much do you really know of its story? The truth is stranger than fiction!
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Black&White Productions
SEALAND – an independent country on a mysterious platform just off the coast of Felixstowe surrounded by myth and fantastical stories, inextricably linked to both Radio Caroline and The Bates family. But how much do you really know of its story? The truth is stranger than fiction!
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Life on The Deben
Wednesday 8 June 2021 from 7:30pm
As part of the National Lottery Open Week on Wednesday 9th June we are hosting a FREE, ticketed screening of local film Life on The Deben, narrated by John McCarthy and featuring some well known local faces as the film follows the river from Debenham to Felixstowe Ferry.
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As part of the National Lottery Open Week on Wednesday 9th June we are hosting a FREE, ticketed screening of local film Life on The Deben, narrated by John McCarthy and featuring some well known local faces as the film follows the river from Debenham to Felixstowe Ferry.
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A SERIES OF ‘IN CONVERSATIONS’
While we are closed and in lockdown, Artistic Director Suzanne Hawkes is conducting a series of ‘in conversations’ interviews with local musicians, which will be posted every Friday at 10am on our Facebook page. They will be available for SEVEN days. The first was with Hattie Bennett of Music in Felixstowe which can be accessed ……
The Story of Doo-Wop
Friday 26 March 2021 from 7:30pm
Join the U.K.s premier Doo-Wop quartet, The TestostaTones as they take you on a musical journey detailing the history of Doo-Wop.
During the early 1950s, quartets sung on street corners, in barbershops and churches in a style which became known as Doo-Wop, paving the way for rock ‘n’ roll. As the groups moved from the streets into recording studios, so the popularity of the genre grew.
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Join the U.K.s premier Doo-Wop quartet, The TestostaTones as they take you on a musical journey detailing the history of Doo-Wop.
During the early 1950s, quartets sung on street corners, in barbershops and churches in a style which became known as Doo-Wop, paving the way for rock ‘n’ roll. As the groups moved from the streets into recording studios, so the popularity of the genre grew.
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Christmas Cinema – It’s A Wonderful Life
Sun 20 Dec2020, 4pm
Join us for an early Xmas celebration – complimentary mince pie and mulled wine, music from Bill Stoddart & Friends plus a full screening of one of The Seasons most iconic films…
Join us for an early Xmas celebration – complimentary mince pie and mulled wine, music from Bill Stoddart & Friends plus a full screening of one of The Seasons most iconic films…
A Christmas Carol – as told by Jacob Marley (deceased)
Friday 11th December 2020, 7:30 pm
THIS PRODUCTION HAS NOW SOLD OUT
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, and the path that lead to his redemption. Through Marley’s words, we learn how three magical spirits opened Scrooge’s eyes and made him realise the true value of love and forgiveness.
Told from the perspective of Scrooge’s deceased business partner, this award-winning stage adaptation has been hailed as the “definitive telling of A Christmas Carol” (Redditch Standard), and rated as one of “the top Christmas shows in London, Edinburgh and around the UK” (High 50 Culture)…
THIS PRODUCTION HAS NOW SOLD OUT
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, and the path that lead to his redemption. Through Marley’s words, we learn how three magical spirits opened Scrooge’s eyes and made him realise the true value of love and forgiveness.
Told from the perspective of Scrooge’s deceased business partner, this award-winning stage adaptation has been hailed as the “definitive telling of A Christmas Carol” (Redditch Standard), and rated as one of “the top Christmas shows in London, Edinburgh and around the UK” (High 50 Culture)…
Friday Night Jazz with The Andi Hopgood Trio
Fri 4th December 2020, 7:30PM
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Join local jazz favourite Andi Hopgood and friends for a dose of Friday night live @ Two Sisters…
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Join local jazz favourite Andi Hopgood and friends for a dose of Friday night live @ Two Sisters…
Fagin’s Last Hour
Fri 30 Oct 2020, 7:30PM
Produced and performed by James Hyland, Fagin’s Last Hour is an amazing and engaging retelling of Oliver Twist from Fagin’s perspective.
Hyland gives an incredible performance bursting with energy: his impressive vocals and performance conjure up Fagin who is menacing but also a venerable frightened and desperate man. The audience also meets the quiet and shy Oliver, a nimble and confident Artful Dodger, a dark, frightening and violent Bill Sikes as well as a warm-hearted and confident Nancy and even Bulls Eye the dog. Spellbinding. He shifts roles with ease, keeping the dramatic tension and the play flowing. The set, costume and makeup are excellent, evoking the eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere of a prison cell holding a desperate and frightened Fagin…
Produced and performed by James Hyland, Fagin’s Last Hour is an amazing and engaging retelling of Oliver Twist from Fagin’s perspective.
Hyland gives an incredible performance bursting with energy: his impressive vocals and performance conjure up Fagin who is menacing but also a venerable frightened and desperate man. The audience also meets the quiet and shy Oliver, a nimble and confident Artful Dodger, a dark, frightening and violent Bill Sikes as well as a warm-hearted and confident Nancy and even Bulls Eye the dog. Spellbinding. He shifts roles with ease, keeping the dramatic tension and the play flowing. The set, costume and makeup are excellent, evoking the eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere of a prison cell holding a desperate and frightened Fagin…
Triangle Music
Friday 23rd October 7:30pm
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Triangle Music are an acapella folk trio featuring Mim MacMahon, Sue Manley and Sophie Watson who like to tell a good story through their music. The three ladies have been singing together for a good many years and they compose their own material to perform in a quirky and humorous way.
.I was mightily impressed not only by their chisel-sharp a cappella harmonies, but by the way that they act out the song, to frequent giggles and guffaws from their audience. They claim that the answer to every problem is beer. Show me a folkie who disagrees with that.”…
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Triangle Music are an acapella folk trio featuring Mim MacMahon, Sue Manley and Sophie Watson who like to tell a good story through their music. The three ladies have been singing together for a good many years and they compose their own material to perform in a quirky and humorous way.
.I was mightily impressed not only by their chisel-sharp a cappella harmonies, but by the way that they act out the song, to frequent giggles and guffaws from their audience. They claim that the answer to every problem is beer. Show me a folkie who disagrees with that.”…
Folk Evening with Belinda Gillett & Peter Hepworth
Friday 16th October
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Belinda Gillett & Peter Hepworth are both Suffolk based, singer/songwriters.
Belinda has been compared in the past to Sandy Denny and Joan Baez. She creates atmospheric landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life. She has played venues up and down the country and is currently recording her fourth release on the Backwater record label.
Influences include Nick Drake, Radiohead, The Sundays and Frightened Rabbit.
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LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
Belinda Gillett & Peter Hepworth are both Suffolk based, singer/songwriters.
Belinda has been compared in the past to Sandy Denny and Joan Baez. She creates atmospheric landscapes with her honest songs of love, nature and life. She has played venues up and down the country and is currently recording her fourth release on the Backwater record label.
Influences include Nick Drake, Radiohead, The Sundays and Frightened Rabbit.
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The Luke Brueck Seeley Quartet
FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2020 AT 7:30pm
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
The Luke Brueck Seeley Quartet is a young group based in East Anglia, with its members hailing from Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Norwich and Ipswich respectively. Featuring Olivia Hughes on trombone, Dom Howard on guitar, George Mooney on electric bass, and Luke Brueck Seeley on drums, the four met at Aldeburgh Young Musicians, a Centre for Advanced Training based at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, and have been playing together for about a year. They are all most interested in and most enjoy playing jazz but also enjoy playing other genres such as progressive metal, classical and funk in their various respective other groups…
LIVE & LIVE STREAMED
The Luke Brueck Seeley Quartet is a young group based in East Anglia, with its members hailing from Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge, Norwich and Ipswich respectively. Featuring Olivia Hughes on trombone, Dom Howard on guitar, George Mooney on electric bass, and Luke Brueck Seeley on drums, the four met at Aldeburgh Young Musicians, a Centre for Advanced Training based at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, and have been playing together for about a year. They are all most interested in and most enjoy playing jazz but also enjoy playing other genres such as progressive metal, classical and funk in their various respective other groups…
HARRY’S BAR CELEBRATES ‘THE FEW’ by Suzanne Hawkes
Tuesday 15th – Saturday 19th & Tuesday 22nd – Saturday 26th 7.30pm (except Sat 2.30pm)
See the Brilliant review from Rachel Sloane
Harry’s Bar is back to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain when ‘so much was owed by so many to so few’
Join some of the heroes of the hour including Douglas Bader, Air Marshal Dowding and Winston Churchill as we take a look at that ‘bright and terrible summer’ when the future of all our freedoms was balanced on the wing tips of a few spitfires and hurricanes, the brave men who flew them, and the women who supported them. With the usual eclectic mix of humour, drama and music performed in a cabaret style…
See the Brilliant review from Rachel Sloane
Harry’s Bar is back to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain when ‘so much was owed by so many to so few’
Join some of the heroes of the hour including Douglas Bader, Air Marshal Dowding and Winston Churchill as we take a look at that ‘bright and terrible summer’ when the future of all our freedoms was balanced on the wing tips of a few spitfires and hurricanes, the brave men who flew them, and the women who supported them. With the usual eclectic mix of humour, drama and music performed in a cabaret style…
Yalda Davis – Cellist (and friends)
Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 07:30
A classical concert featuring cellist Yalda Davis, with Steve Lock (bassoon) and Rachel Chaplin (keyboard)…
A classical concert featuring cellist Yalda Davis, with Steve Lock (bassoon) and Rachel Chaplin (keyboard)…
Jazz with ‘The Good Things’
Friday, 4 September 2020 at 19:30
Two Sisters reopen with our first live face to face jazz featuring The Good Things – a trio of Rob Palmer (Jazz East) on bass, Myke Clifford on sax and Ben Watson on guitar…
Two Sisters reopen with our first live face to face jazz featuring The Good Things – a trio of Rob Palmer (Jazz East) on bass, Myke Clifford on sax and Ben Watson on guitar…
Triangle Music Lockdown Sunday
Sunday 23rd August 2.30pm A SUNDAY LOCKDOWN CONCERT via zoom with Sue Manley, Mim MacMahon and Sophie Watson who are Triangle Music – three musicians who have been singing together on-and-off in the Felixstowe/ Ipswich/Woodbridge area of Suffolk since the mid-1980s. They sing in parts, and their songs tell stories. Stories have characters, and the ……
Jazz with The Rosina Hepburn Quintet
Friday March 6th 2020 The Rosina Hepburn Quintet is a swinging jazz band based in London. Past performances have included playing in the Clore Ballroom of the Royal Festival Hall on New Year’s Eve, at Ronnie Scott’s, Writtle Jazz Festival, Upton Jazz Festival, Twinwood Festival, Toulouse Lautrec in London (sold out twice), and playing live ……
The story of Doo – Wop
The TestostaTones Saturday 22nd August 7:30 A LOCKDOWN GIG via ZOOM Join the U.K.s premier Doo-Wop quartet, The Testosta-Tones at Two Sisters Arts Centre, Felixstowe on Friday 18th September as they take you on a musical journey detailing the history of Doo-Wop. During the early 1950s, quartets sung on street corners, in barbershops and churches ……
Drama Double Bill: To Hell in a Handbag and The Mermaid’s Song
Thursday 10 & Friday, 11 October 2019 19:30 A drama double bill To Hell in a Handbag Two minor characters from Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpieceThe Importance of Being Earnest – a country rector and a governess, models of Victorian propriety in public. But in private? This is the play behind the play: a tale of ……
J.S. & the Buccaneers
Sunday, 22 September 2019 14:00 Come all ye young sailors who follow the sea, to the converted church of Two Sisters in Trimley for an afternoon of swashbuckling classics! Three of Suffolk’s most experienced musicians bring life to ancient sea shanties and work songs in an afternoon full of pirate garbed galavanting. Dress up and ……
Martin Newell & The Hosepipe Band
Friday, 13 September 2019 20:00 An evening of folk music and quirky tales with a selection from Martin’s poems about East Anglia including Green Children, shipbuilding and Black Shuck with Band member’s original music to accompany…
Paint, Brush and Party – Fabulous Beach Huts
Saturday 31st August 10.30am – 3pm A fun day of painting for all abilities. Run by Angela of Ashford Studios£40 – Bring your own lunch – refreshment drinks will be provided…
Needlefelting Workshop – Mushrooms
Sunday, 11 August 2019 10:00-12:30 Craft workshops @ Two SistersCome and try your hand at making a needlefelt mushroom – no experience required – beginners welcome…
Courage Calls to Courage
19-20th July 2019 by Suzanne HawkesBlack & White Productions A drama with original songs about the struggle for the vote between Millicent Fawcett’s Suffragists and Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes…
Live Music – ‘Gypsy Jazz’ with The Champion Souza Band
Friday, 7 June 2019 19:30 Jazz East @ The Alex relocates for the summer and will be @ Two Sisters on the first Friday of the month.June 7th – Simon Hurley and The Champion Souza Band with a Spanish/Gypsy vibe…