Eastlife January 2019

What’s on: Suffolk
THEATRE, FILM AND SHOWS
7-10 Jan Film: Fantastic Beasts -
The Crimes of Grindelwald
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of
Grindelwald’ sees the powerful dark
wizard having escaped custody,
and in the process of gathering his
followers. Marina Theatre,
The Marina, Lowestoft, NR32 1HH
01502 533200.
www.marinatheatre.co.uk
15-Jan The Tragedy of King Richard
the Second
This visceral new production about
the limits of power will be directed
by Joe Hill Gibbins, whose previous
plays include ‘Little Revolution at the
Almeida’ and ‘Absolute Hell at the
National Theatre’. The Cut, New Cut,
Halesworth, IP19 8BY. 0300 3033 211.
newcut.org
17-Jan An Evening with Ipswich
Town Football Club Legends
The Ipswich Town legends return
to Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
for another lively and unmissable
evening of stories and anecdotes
about the club and their careers. It
welcomes ITFC’s Matt Holland to
the theatre for the very first time.
Theatre Royal, Westgate Street,
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QR. 01284
769505. www.theatreroyal.org
19-27 Jan The Lowestoft Players –
Robin Hood
This fast moving comedy pantomime
with toe-tapping music, stunning
scenery and costumes, special
effects, hilarious slapstick comedy
and plenty of audience participation
will entertain and enchant everyone.
Marina Theatre, The Marina,
Lowestoft, NR32 1HH. 01502 533200
www.marinatheatre.co.uk
19-Jan The Empty Stage
Rising star Carina Harris was
murdered during an unscheduled
rehearsal for an upcoming play. Now
it’s up to the director of the show to
determine which of his temperamental
cast members is dramatic enough
to be a killer! The Seagull, 19-75
Morton Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0JH
01502 589726. www.theseagull.co.uk
22-23 Jan Film: The Children Act
‘The Children Act’ tells the story of
a judge who is asked to rule on the
case of a young boy, suffering from
cancer, whose parents won’t allow a
blood transfusion. Marina Theatre,
The Marina, Lowestoft, NR32 1HH
01502 533200.
www.marinatheatre.co.uk
24-Jan Sick
‘Sick’ is a bittersweet, bizarre
and highly entertaining hour-long
one-woman show about the impact
of four years of cuts to the National
Health Service. The Seagull, 19-75
Morton Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0JH
01502 589726. www.theseagull.co.uk
25-Jan Lowestoft 1944 – The
Turning of the Tide
Local historians Chris Brooks and
Bob Collis have again joined forces
to deliver a fascinating insight into
how the penultimate year of the war
affected Lowestoft. The Seagull,
19-75 Morton Road, Lowestoft,
NR33 0JH. 01502 589726
www.theseagull.co.uk
19-26 Jan Aladdin
An evil emperor rules over the
people of China with a firm but
outrageously silly rule and so a young
lad must help the people of Xi’an
dethrone him. Watch as Aladdin, a
simple working boy, joins forces with
the emperor’s most trusted advisor
and a couple of wish granting marvels
to take down the emperor. A magical
night of intrigue, laughter and love
is guaranteed for all. Haverhill Arts
Centre, High Street, Haverhill,
CB9 8AR. 01440 714140
www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk
22-Jan The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky’s most ambitious opera
receives star treatment in Stefan
Herheim’s staging, with a cast
including Eva-Maria Westbroek,
Felicity Palmer and Aleksandrs
Antonenko. Haverhill Arts Centre,
High Street, Haverhill , CB9 8AR.
01440 714140
www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk
26-Jan Nish Kumar - It’s in Your
Nature To Destroy Yourselves
There will be jokes about politics,
mankind’s capacity for self-destruction,
and if this will lead to the end
of days. Ipswich Regent Theatre, 3
Saint Helen’s Street, Ipswich, IP4 1HE.
01473 433100
30 Jan - 6 Feb The Wisdom Club
When Susanna tells her Mother she
no longer wants her to look after
the children, Megan can’t help but
feel out of a job. If she’s not being a
mother or a grandmother, then who
and what is she? If retired brewery
worker, Lenny knew his retirement
was going to be so long he would
have started another career. Ex
hospital worker Rani is on a mission;
the friends need to protest and step
out of the shadows. They’re old but
they’re not dead yet! Theatre Royal,
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds,
IP33 1QR. 01284 769505
www.theatreroyal.org
31-Jan I’m Not Running
Pauline Gibson has spent her life
as a doctor, the inspiring leader of
a local health campaign. When she
crosses paths with her old boyfriend,
a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party
politics, she’s faced with an agonising
decision. Live broadcast. Haverhill
Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill,
CB9 8AR. 01440 714140
www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk
31-Jan It’s a Knockout
Learn about two vital areas of medical
science: anaesthesia; past, present &
future, together with oxygen therapy
or hyperbaric medicine. The Cut,
New Cut, Halesworth, IP19 8BY.
0300 3033 211. newcut.org
MUSIC
11-Jan Los Pacaminos feat. Paul
Young
This is a tequila fuelled tex mex party
night, as The Apex becomes the
perfect cantina setting for a great
night’s rocking with the cactus sharp,
tequila filled, stetson wearing magnificent
7, Los Pacaminos! The Apex,
1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds,
IP33 3FD. 01284 758000
www.theapex.co.uk
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