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
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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.
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
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…?
Read More Pantaloons Jekyll & HydeBOOK 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
Read More BOOK FAYREStacks 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
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.
Read More Harry’s Bar – The Spirit(s) Of XmasFilm 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
Read More Film Night – The Personal History of David CopperfieldThe 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/