The New Wolsey Theatre is incredibly proud to share the news that we won both the ‘Positive Impact in the Community’ and ‘Suffolk Business of the Year’ awards at the 2024 East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards ceremony on Thursday 4th July 2024! The ‘Positive Impact in the Community’ award recognises businesses who understand environmental […]

We are looking for artists aged 16+ to present 10-15 minutes of a work-in-progress at our Scratch Night on Friday 19th July 2024. This is a great opportunity to workshop a piece which may be in the early stages of development and receive feedback from an audience. This might be short scenes from plays, comedy, […]

The New Wolsey Theatre’s The Big Afternoon – a FREE event for all the family packed with live music, theatre, singing, dancing, a roaming magician, arts and crafts, and so much more – returns on Saturday 25 May from 2-4pm marking the start of a packed summer of shows.  The New Wolsey Theatre is delighted […]

The New Wolsey Theatre is heading back to the 1980s this autumn to stage a spectacular new production of the blockbuster musical Footloose. This explosive show, based on the original iconic film, is presented by the New Wolsey Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre and has a cast full of some of the best actor-musicians in […]

The New Wolsey Theatre is delighted to be working in partnership with Pitlochry Festival Theatre to stage a spectacular new production of the explosive musical Footloose, which headlines an exciting programme of shows for audiences at the Ipswich venue this Autumn.    Based on the hit 1980s film, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary, […]

Running from 22 November 2024 – 18 January 2025 Written by Vikki Stone and Directed by Douglas Rintoul   Sleeping Beauty will be given a rockin’ twist on a fairytale classic as it bursts onto the stage in this year’s spellbinding ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Panto at The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, running from 22 […]

While we welcome Suffolk County Council’s announcement that they will establish a new project fund for Arts and Heritage, with a sum equivalent to that cut from their core grant programme, this does not directly address the cut to core funding. Organisations need core funding to cover their running costs and to ensure infrastructure is […]

Co-production from Octagon Theatre Bolton, New Wolsey Theatre, Theatre by the Lake and Hull Truck Theatre The cult classic rock ‘n’ roll musical Little Shop of Horrors is returning to UK theatres with a brand-new co-production for spring 2024. Co-producers Octagon Theatre Bolton, New Wolsey Theatre, Theatre by the Lake and Hull Truck Theatre have […]

THE NEW WOLSEY THEATRE URGES RECONSIDERATION OF CULTURAL INVESTMENT CUTS PROPOSED BY  SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL   The multi award-winning New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, a community hub and cornerstone of Suffolk’s cultural landscape, is disappointed by Suffolk County Council’s recent announcement of proposed 100% investment cuts to cultural organisations across the region from 2025.   […]

The New Wolsey Theatre is proud to share the news that Associate Artist Martha Loader is one of the six winners of the Peggy Ramsay/Film4 Awards which celebrate and support emerging British writing talent. The 2024 initiative is awarding six bursaries to new theatre writers, each worth £10,000. Four bursaries are supported by The Peggy […]