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New Wolsey Theatre

New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS
Ipswich

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The Go-Between

The Go-Between

4 Sep – 5 Sep 2026

“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” When young Leo Colston spends the summer of 1900 in rural Norfolk, he becomes the unwitting messenger between two forbidden lovers. What begins as an innocent errand soon unravels into a dangerous web of love...

Caroline: a new musical On Demand

Caroline: a new musical On Demand

13 Jul – 19 Sep 2026

Experience the 5-star musical from home between 13 July - 19 September. Please note – the date listed (Sat 19 Sep) is the last day available to buy an on demand pass and enjoy the show. You can purchase a pass at any time, and you will have 72 hours from the point of purchase to...

Calendar Girls The Musical

Calendar Girls The Musical

10 Sep – 26 Sep 2026

The show that continues to prove that there is no such thing as an ordinary woman. The death of a much-loved husband prompts a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute to do something extraordinary: create a nude calendar to raise money for charity. News...

Wilko - Love Death and Rock 'n' Roll

Wilko - Love Death and Rock 'n' Roll

29 Sep – 3 Oct 2026

A play with live music about the iconic Dr Feelgood rock star - Wilko Johnson. In 2012, Wilko Johnson, the iconic rock star and founder of legendary Essex band Dr Feelgood, was told he had inoperable cancer and a year to live. Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last...

Application 39

Application 39

6 Oct – 7 Oct 2026

A sharply satirical, futurefacing drama that's bold, irreverent, and rooted in lived testimony as well as speculative hope. Two young IT workers in the municipality of Gaza hack the bid process for the 2048 Olympics as a prank — and win. Their “victory” becomes a surreal yet...

It's All Greek

It's All Greek

8 Oct

Dame Siân Phillips and Robert Powell give voice to stories, scenes and poems from ancient Greece. When time’s ripe, let all the good things overflow. A woman longing for her lover; a wronged wife plotting her revenge; a squaddie traumatized by war. Love, laughter, tears, and...

An Evening with Arthur Smith

An Evening with Arthur Smith

9 Oct

Laughter, stories and conversation with one of Britain's best-loved comedy voices. From Grumpy Old Men to Loose Ends , Arthur has carved out a unique space in British comedy as a performer, playwright and occasional wordsmith on Countdown . In this live event, he’s joined by...

Dracula

Dracula

13 Oct – 17 Oct 2026

A new shadow looms and the people of England are plunged into an epic struggle for survival. The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. But poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the...

Bright Places

Bright Places

20 Oct

90s pop and heaps of glitter combine for this darkly funny and deeply honest story about growing up with a chronic illness. I was 23 when it came crashing into my life; without warning, when everything was going so well… A three-woman, one-woman show about Multiple Sclerosis. MS...

Review: MRS DOUBTFIRE, Birmingham Hippodrome

Review: MRS DOUBTFIRE, Birmingham Hippodrome

by Laura Lott · August 22, 2026

Attention poppets! Mrs Doubtfire has arrived on tour and she's ready to charm households all over the country. Whether you grew up with the beloved 1993 movie starring Robin Williams, or you're brand new to the world of this super nanny, you're sure to find plenty to love in this exuberant and delig…

Review: JEEVES TAKES CHARGE, Charing Cross Theatre

Review: JEEVES TAKES CHARGE, Charing Cross Theatre

by Aliya Al-Hassan · August 19, 2026

First seen 45 years ago, the Olivier Award-winning Jeeves Takes Charge returns to London for a short season at the Charing Cross Theatre. This one-man show sees the affable and endlessly adaptable Sam Harrison take on all 22 roles in a highly energetic and adept performance.…

Review: GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon

Review: GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon

by Clementine Scott · August 9, 2026

With some reluctance, longtime fans of Game of Thrones have acknowledged that the novel series that inspired the era-defining HBO fantasy show – George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire – will likely never be finished, and the franchise will be chiefly remembered for its disappointing TV endi…

Film Review: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, In Cinemas

Film Review: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA, In Cinemas

by Kat Mokrynski · August 4, 2026

Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times…

Review: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Glyndebourne

Review: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Glyndebourne

by Aliya Al-Hassan · August 1, 2026

It's over a decade since David McVicar’s glorious version of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) debuted at Glyndebourne. A fitting finale to a wonderful season, the comedy about a clash of cultures returns with an energetic young cast and some exceptional wor…

Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Dorset Opera Festival

Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Dorset Opera Festival

by Cheryl Markosky · July 24, 2026

The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. This little gem of an opera company cleverly relocates the action from an Italian town to its own surroundings in Hardy's countryside. Home-grown references include London Gin instead of red wine, taking th…

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

by Cheryl Markosky · July 22, 2026

Kenneth Branagh triumphs as rags to riches Lopakhin in Laura Wade's fresh rendering of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Part of a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company cast, including Helen Hunt and Bill Pullman, he gives a multifaceted portrait of a serf's son who ultimately wins what he wants …

Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival

Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival

by Aliya Al-Hassan · July 20, 2026

Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment. Two rival musical companies – a burlesque group and a serious opera compan…

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