Eastlife Spring 2021
This is our fourth issue during the pandemic. Fourth! I can’t quite believe it. Like many other businesses we have learned to adapt. I am no longer flustered when events are cancelled at the last moment before print, it has become the norm.
This is our fourth issue during the pandemic. Fourth! I can’t quite believe it. Like many other businesses we have learned to adapt. I am no longer flustered when events are cancelled at the last moment before print, it has become the norm.
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Suffolk<br />
Suffolk<br />
THEATRE, FILM AND SHOWS<br />
24-25Mar Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever<br />
Get ready for a road trip full of fun adventures. From castles to<br />
caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice creams to muddy puddles.<br />
With songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for<br />
Peppa Pig fans!<br />
Regent Theatre, 3 St. Helen’s St, Ipswich, IP4 1HE<br />
01473 433100 www.ipswichtheatres.co.uk<br />
28-Mar Wizard of Oz Easter Panto<br />
Starring Bobby Davro as Scarecrow. Join Dorothy and her pet<br />
dog Toto on a magical adventure. Watch in amazement as they<br />
are picked up by a tornado and carried off to the magical Land<br />
of Oz.<br />
Regent Theatre, 3 St. Helen’s St, Ipswich, IP4 1HE<br />
01473 433100 www.ipswichtheatres.co.uk<br />
28-31Mar Goldilocks and the Three Bears<br />
The much-loved fairy tale set in the circus where Goldilocks and<br />
Silly Billy fall upon hard times. They enlist help of three talented<br />
and musical bears to bring their circus fortunes back to life.<br />
Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AR<br />
01440 714140 www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk<br />
07-Apr Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny<br />
Jimmy’s new show contains jokes about terrible things that might<br />
have affected you or people you know and love. But they’re<br />
just jokes. Having political correctness at a comedy show is like<br />
having health and safety at a rodeo. You’ve been warned!<br />
The Spa Pavilion, Undercliff Rd West Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2DX<br />
01394 284962 www.spapavilion.uk<br />
MUSIC<br />
23-May Songs of the Sea<br />
Lowestoft’s very own shanty choir return with their usual<br />
inimitable mix of sea shanties and storytelling. Singing along will<br />
be encouraged and welcomed!<br />
The Seagull Theatre, 19-75 Morton Rd, Pakefield, Lowestoft,<br />
NR33 0JH<br />
01502 589726 www.theseagull.co.uk<br />
28-May Anything for Love: The Meatloaf Story<br />
Featuring Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits with an<br />
incredible stage set and ten-piece live band. You’ll be up on your<br />
feet dancing and singing out loud!<br />
The Marina Theatre, Marina, Lowestoft, NR32 1HH<br />
01502 533200 www.marinatheatre.co.uk<br />
ARTS & CULTURE<br />
20Apr-23May Wayne Tanswell<br />
This well-known Suffolk sign writer and lettering artist’s words will<br />
rise and fall and overlap each other, highlighted in contrasting<br />
colours, all painted by Wayne’s highly skilful and practiced hand.<br />
The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD<br />
01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk<br />
2May-30Sep<br />
Moments: An Exhibition of<br />
Modern Art<br />
A unique collection of modern art created by some of the<br />
world’s best-known artists including Banksy, Tracy Emin,<br />
Damien Hirst, The Connor Brothers, Blek Le Rat, Pure Evil,<br />
Rachel List and Kaws.<br />
Moyse’s Hall Museum Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1DX<br />
01284 758000 www.moyseshall.org<br />
SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
19-21Mar <strong>Spring</strong> Awakening<br />
A residential bird identification course with opportunities to view<br />
migrants on the coast, heathland birds and a range of waders<br />
and wildfowl at close quarters.<br />
Bawdsey Hall, Ferry Road, Woodbridge, IP12 3AS<br />
07763 291026 www.bawdseyhall.com<br />
3-4Apr The Framlingham Country Show<br />
The show with something for everybody, from cookery demos,<br />
main ring attractions, Punch and Judy, magic shows, petting<br />
farms, great shopping and more.<br />
Framlingham College, College Road, Framlingham, IP13 9EY<br />
01728 685302 www.classicfestivals.co.uk/shows<br />
19-Apr Genetic Genealogy - DNA for Beginners<br />
Thinking of taking a DNA test? Wondering how it can help<br />
your family tree research? Need help interpreting your<br />
results? Then Debbie Kennett’s talk over Zoom is right for you.<br />
The Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group<br />
01728 830949 www.avsfhg.org.uk<br />
15-16May Stonham Barns Steam & Vintage Show<br />
Traction engines, steam rollers and other historic exhibits with<br />
demonstrations in the show ring. An old-time funfair, stalls and a<br />
vintage market plus buskers, traditional dancing and walkabout<br />
artists.<br />
Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, IP14 6AT<br />
01449 711111 www.stonhambarns.co.uk<br />
AUCTIONS & ANTIQUES<br />
24-25Apr Long Melford Antiques & Vintage Fair<br />
Jewellery, ceramics, militaria, collectables, toys, postcards,<br />
books, tribal art, kitchenalia, vintage clothes and accessories.<br />
Homemade refreshments at the vintage café. 9.30am-4pm<br />
The Old School, Hall Street, Long Melford, CO10 9DX<br />
07837 497617 www.melfordantiquesfair.co.uk<br />
16-May The Grand Brocante<br />
Held in the glorious grounds of Glemham Hall with over 100<br />
brocanteurs offering antiques and vintage items for sale plus a<br />
display of vintage cars, musical entertainment and food from<br />
local producers.<br />
Glemham Hall, Little Glemham, Woodbridge, IP13 0BT<br />
07920 855041 www.glemhamhall.co.uk<br />
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