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…