Tag: drama

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!

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 life……but be warned……the man and the performance are not quite what they seem!

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

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.

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.

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.

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+