Wardrobe Supervisor Margaret Lock chats to us about everything she does within her role, in a side of theatre you don't hear so much about! We talk about how her career started, and how it's grown over the years, but also about how there are some people from the very

The New Wolsey’s outgoing Artistic Director Peter Rowe sat down with us to reflect on an incredible 22 years with us! Pete leads us through how his career began, and how his early work inspired some of the unforgettable work created at our theatre, including the rise of actor-musician shows,

Heidi Bernhard-Bubb from Ormiston Sudbury Academy chats to us all about the the upcoming 'Playmaking Festival' in which many schools will come together to put on a production of Much Ado About Nothing! We spoke about what the Playmaking Festival is and what her role is within the Royal Shakespeare

Bridie Horne from the Children's Theatre Company (CTC) chats to us about their brilliant company, CTC, and reveals all about the upcoming show at the New Wolsey, The Sound of Music! We chat about the make-up of the company – the four different areas ranging from a part-time academy to

In this episode. Owen Berry from the Ipswich Operatic and Dramatic Society (IODS) talks to us about their latest show, Sweeney Todd, which is coming to the New Wolsey from 29th June to 2nd July! He chats to us about how the show and how it came about, how they

In this episode, Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities at the New Wolsey Theatre, chats to us about Writers' Week! From Monday 20th to Saturday 25th June is 'Writers' Week,' a programme of events celebrating new ideas, new inspirations and new creative writing. Events are ticketed, with most of them

In this episode we talk to Pete Hazelwood and Jake Barinov about livestreaming, the huge amount of hard work they put into making Jack and the Beanstalk – an incredible experience not only in the auditorium but for people watching at home too – and how it feels to have

In this episode we sit down with our outgoing Chief Executive, Sarah Holmes, to chat about her incredible 22 years in charge at the New Wolsey Theatre. Sarah chats about why she's made the decision to leave now, after steering the theatre through the pandemic, as well as talking a

In this episode, Mr P, Head of Production & Facilities at the New Wolsey, talks to us about what his job is and what him and his team at the theatre do! He gives us an insight into how he came to be working in this industry, including a very

In this episode, Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities and Sally Jones, Theatre Manager chat to us about Party Week taking place from 25th May – 31st May at the New Wolsey Theatre. Celebrations begin on Wednesday 25th May with live music from Rush – A Joyous Jamaican Journey  which

Hold onto your hats – or all 31 of them actually! Yes – there are 31 characters in this outrageously funny show and all of them played by the sensational trio: actor-musicians James Mack, Hayden Wood and Josie Dunn. Hosts, Katharine and Jack, dig deep behind the scenes of the

This podcast episode is all about Creative Communities at the New Wolsey Theatre, a place where everyone is given the opportunity to participate in, engage with, and discover the arts, and even potentially learn the best ways to make their passion in the arts a career. We chat to Head

Welcome back to the New Wolsey Theatre podcast – Season 2 – Episode 1! In this brand-new season we take you right into the heart of our theatre – on stage, backstage, front of house and everywhere in between! This episode is all about The Birds and the Bees – a hilarious

Why are we Brits bonkers about pantomime? And what do they make of this Christmas tradition over in the U.S? In this podcast episode, Sue talks to The New York Times journalist Alexis Soloski about Christmas theatre traditions, catching Wagon Wheels and extremely rude jokes. Sue also speaks to actor Steve

In this, the second part of our look at access and inclusion in the UK theatre industry, Sue talks to two inspirational people whose work is making access and inclusion a reality, and about their experience of being involved in the production of Oliver Twist.  Amy Leach Amy is Associate Director

 In this episode we talk to two female powerhouses in the UK theatre and disability landscape. Sarah Holmes is Chief Executive of the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. As Sarah prepares to hand over the baton to a new Chief Executive after nearly 21 years at the helm, we talk about the

In this feel-good podcast episode we talk about the power of laughter.  Charlie Chaplin once said: ‘ A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.’  Following a year when laughter might have been scarce for many, Theatre Unwrapped explores the transformational effects of

Where does the secret language of Polari come from? Who used Polari? How do you speak Polari? Why was Polari adopted by the British gay community in theatre and who still uses Polari today? In this podcast episode Sue Lawther-Brown carefully peels back the many layers of Polari. Her guests

How do you reopen a closed theatre?  How much money and effort does it really take and what sort of experience do you need to re-open a dark theatre?  What does a closed theatre look like and smell like? Who looks after closed theatres and how do they get a

Who is Doctor Theatre and how does this mysterious medic seem to cure practically anything inside a theatre? Does Doctor Theatre really exist and what does he or she actually do? In this first episode of the Theatre Unwrapped podcast, Sue Lawther-Brown is joined in Dressing Room 3 at the