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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