Previous Shows

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.

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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!