The Next Six Weeks

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Presented by Youth Perform 2019

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Youth Perform 2019

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Youth Perform 2019

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Youth Perform 2019

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Doors open 7.30pm
Gig starts 8.00pm
St Peters by the Waterfront Arts Centre, College Street, Ipswich

The Brass Funkeys

£15 in advance, £16 on the door. Concessionary tickets available.

Let’s party with thrash brass band, The Brass Funkeys! Spirited Second Line Revelry, Galloping Gypsy Czárdas, Soulful Jazz Funeral Marches, Pumping Brass Driven Funk!

The Brass Funkeys are an 8-piece London-based Brass Band who draw on the traditions of New Orleans. Formed in 2011, they have played at major festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and the North Sea Jazz Festival as well as London venues including The O2 Brooklyn Bowl, Koko Camden and Ronnie Scott’s. Whether performing a powerful amplified stage show or as a totally mobile marching band, they bring together some of the most talented musicians in London in an eclectic live show bursting at the seams with ideas and infectious energy.

This band will get you off your feet and bouncing!

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Youth Perform 2019

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Stars at St Peter’s has sold out.

£15 in advance, £16 on the door. Concessionary tickets available.

7:30pm-10:30pm. Doors Open 7.00pm.
St Peters by the Waterfront Arts Centre, College Street, Ipswich

A return of our acclaimed Stars at St Peter’s club style show. This year we feature top singer Polly Gibbons, sax supremo Alan Barnes, violin king Ben Holder with the great Chris Ingham Trio with Chris Ingham on piano, Arnie Somogyi on bass and George Double on drums. Plus the popular opening set by tomorrow’s jazz musicians, the West Suffolk Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Stars at St Peter’s is a unique and special long night of jazz, featuring top players all performing together as well as in duets and trios. If you like jazz it is a night not to be missed with a unique line up of players you never see in this combination.

Polly Gibbons is a growing presence in the UK Jazz scene. She has already been nominated twice as "Best Jazz Vocalist" by JAZZ FM and the BBC. Fully embracing the inspiring expansiveness of American Jazz, Blues, Soul and R&B, her career as a vocalist, composer and live performer is influenced by these genres. But Polly is hesitant to define her music as strictly Jazz; her wide repertoire and the ease and style with which she performs it, have led her to appear at a variety of music festivals and venues: from the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London opening for George Benson and Gladys Knight, or for Bozz Scaggs at the famous Montreal Jazz Festival. Her music and her voice have a broad appeal to music lovers - and her ongoing touring over the last few years in the USA has gained her many new fans. Polly's third album on Los Angeles based label, Resonance records 'All I Can Do' released in February 2019. Click here to listen to Polly Gibbons.

Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist. He is best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax, where he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical expression and collaborative spirit that have few peers. His range and brilliance have made him a “first call” for studio and live work since his precocious arrival on the scene more than thirty-five years ago. His recorded catalogue is immense and he has made over thirty albums as leader and co-leader alone. Click here to listen to Alan Barnes.

Ben Holder is one of the most gifted and exciting young jazz violinists in the UK. Taught classically from the age of six, he studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire. During his classical studies, Ben began listening to Jazz - classic masters such as Benny Goodman and Oscar Peterson and of course the great jazz violinists including Grappelli, Joe Venuti and the awe inspiring Stuff Smith. Ben's innate sense of swing rhythm, (something which often eludes classical players), stems from those early listening sessions - and his various awards bear testimony to his abilities. A first call jazz violinist for many of the UK's top bands and studios.

Neil Yates is a renowned trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator. Now resident in North Wales, he spent the formative years of his career in London, as a jazz trumpeter with the BBC Big Band and John Dankworth Orchestra amongst others, and working on the London session scene where he recorded with top pop artists including Supergrass, Robbie Williams and Alison Moyet.
He has lectured in music at Leeds College of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Northern College of Music and The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and his commissioned composition include an hour-long suite for brass called "Sketches of a Northern Town" and "Undivided"** - a suite for jazz orchestra and ceilidh band which premiered at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections 2015.
He is the winner of Arts Council Wales' Creative Wales Award 2012 and is Artistic Director of Llandudno Jazz Festival

The Chris Ingham Trio are one of the UK's leading rhythm sections. Described by Art Themen as "like being driven around in a Rolls Royce", the group which consists of pianist Chris Ingham, bassist Arnie Somogyi and drummer George Double are regulars at Ronnie Scott's club and have received high praise in both the national and specialist jazz press.

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Doors open 7.30pm
Gig starts 8pm (one 90 minute set).
St Peters by the Waterfront Arts Centre, College Street, Ipswich

Mammal Hands

£15 in advance, £16 on the door. Concessionary tickets available.

We’re closing the festival with something very different. Young trio Mammal Hands have been hard at work touring internationally and recording a new album Shadow Work. They will perform a sensational finish.

Mammal Hands, (saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and percussionist Jesse Barrett), has carved out a refreshingly original sound from a disparate array of influences. Drawing on spiritual jazz, north Indian, folk and classical music to create something inimitably their own. They have forged their own path away from the musical mainstream and their unique sound grew out of long improvised rehearsals. All three members contribute equally to the writing process, one that favours the creation of a powerful group dynamic over individual solos. Their records are entrancing and beautiful affairs, while their hypnotic live shows have seen them hailed as one of the most exciting bands in Europe as they push their unique line-up to the outer limits of its possibilities.

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by IODS


Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams


The award winning IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

Everyone's favourite kooky family are now on stage in an adaptation from the writers of multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys with music and lyrics by Tony nominated Andrew Lippa. The show features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by KATS

'Bouncing Back' follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organising 'me time'. Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
This play premiered in 2016 at The Forum Studio Theatre in Chester, receiving a huge amount of interest and feedback from the Netball Community and the wider public up and down the country. There are thousands of women across the country who have gone back to netball, passionately supporting each other and their favourite team. To see this played out on stage is an entertaining and moving reminder of our ability to bounce back, make new friends and achieve new goals.

Bouncing Back is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD

This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by IODS


Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams


The award winning IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

Everyone's favourite kooky family are now on stage in an adaptation from the writers of multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys with music and lyrics by Tony nominated Andrew Lippa. The show features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by KATS

'Bouncing Back' follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organising 'me time'. Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
This play premiered in 2016 at The Forum Studio Theatre in Chester, receiving a huge amount of interest and feedback from the Netball Community and the wider public up and down the country. There are thousands of women across the country who have gone back to netball, passionately supporting each other and their favourite team. To see this played out on stage is an entertaining and moving reminder of our ability to bounce back, make new friends and achieve new goals.

Bouncing Back is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD

This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by IODS


Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams


The award winning IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

Everyone's favourite kooky family are now on stage in an adaptation from the writers of multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys with music and lyrics by Tony nominated Andrew Lippa. The show features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

Full performance details

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Presented by IODS


Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams


The award winning IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

Everyone's favourite kooky family are now on stage in an adaptation from the writers of multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys with music and lyrics by Tony nominated Andrew Lippa. The show features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by KATS

'Bouncing Back' follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organising 'me time'. Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
This play premiered in 2016 at The Forum Studio Theatre in Chester, receiving a huge amount of interest and feedback from the Netball Community and the wider public up and down the country. There are thousands of women across the country who have gone back to netball, passionately supporting each other and their favourite team. To see this played out on stage is an entertaining and moving reminder of our ability to bounce back, make new friends and achieve new goals.

Bouncing Back is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD

This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by IODS


Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams


The award winning IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

Everyone's favourite kooky family are now on stage in an adaptation from the writers of multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys with music and lyrics by Tony nominated Andrew Lippa. The show features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Packing Shed

'Hell hath no fury like three women scorned'

It's 2019, it's Time's Up Now! Yet for three young women in the city it still feels like the 1950s. But that's about to change when Cate walks into their lives and shows them what being a witch should be about.

All Hail Macbeth mixes comedy and high drama, with more than a little bit of magic, to tell the backstory of the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A cross between Harry Potter, Macbeth and Top Girls, All Hail Macbeth has an all-female cast with a three-part harmony style group of singers, putting a retro twist on modern-day classics.
Packing Shed Theatre produces new writing by playwrights based in the Eastern Region performed by creatives also based in the East. All Hail Macbeth is their fourth show and follows a sell-out run in their hometown of Colchester last summer.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Packing Shed

'Hell hath no fury like three women scorned'

It's 2019, it's Time's Up Now! Yet for three young women in the city it still feels like the 1950s. But that's about to change when Cate walks into their lives and shows them what being a witch should be about.

All Hail Macbeth mixes comedy and high drama, with more than a little bit of magic, to tell the backstory of the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A cross between Harry Potter, Macbeth and Top Girls, All Hail Macbeth has an all-female cast with a three-part harmony style group of singers, putting a retro twist on modern-day classics.
Packing Shed Theatre produces new writing by playwrights based in the Eastern Region performed by creatives also based in the East. All Hail Macbeth is their fourth show and follows a sell-out run in their hometown of Colchester last summer.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Packing Shed

'Hell hath no fury like three women scorned'

It's 2019, it's Time's Up Now! Yet for three young women in the city it still feels like the 1950s. But that's about to change when Cate walks into their lives and shows them what being a witch should be about.

All Hail Macbeth mixes comedy and high drama, with more than a little bit of magic, to tell the backstory of the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A cross between Harry Potter, Macbeth and Top Girls, All Hail Macbeth has an all-female cast with a three-part harmony style group of singers, putting a retro twist on modern-day classics.
Packing Shed Theatre produces new writing by playwrights based in the Eastern Region performed by creatives also based in the East. All Hail Macbeth is their fourth show and follows a sell-out run in their hometown of Colchester last summer.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by CTC

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains well-known numbers, such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane. A true global phenomenon.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Packing Shed

'Hell hath no fury like three women scorned'

It's 2019, it's Time's Up Now! Yet for three young women in the city it still feels like the 1950s. But that's about to change when Cate walks into their lives and shows them what being a witch should be about.

All Hail Macbeth mixes comedy and high drama, with more than a little bit of magic, to tell the backstory of the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A cross between Harry Potter, Macbeth and Top Girls, All Hail Macbeth has an all-female cast with a three-part harmony style group of singers, putting a retro twist on modern-day classics.
Packing Shed Theatre produces new writing by playwrights based in the Eastern Region performed by creatives also based in the East. All Hail Macbeth is their fourth show and follows a sell-out run in their hometown of Colchester last summer.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by CTC

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains well-known numbers, such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane. A true global phenomenon.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by CTC

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains well-known numbers, such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane. A true global phenomenon.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by CTC

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains well-known numbers, such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane. A true global phenomenon.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Unscene Suffolk

Ellen and George have always been happy, and slept soundly. But life is getting on top of Ellen. Her world is turning upside down, and her dreams are filled with sinister sheep and thieving magpies. “Someone’s been neglecting their responsibilities. The woodcutter is coming, and people aren’t happy.”

The Tree of Dreams is a story about expectations, reality, fantasy and family, devised by Ipswich’s resident company of visually impaired people, with dynamic Audio Description by the internationally renowned Rationale Method, using beatboxing sound effects to heighten the experience for both blind and sighted audiences.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Unscene Suffolk

Ellen and George have always been happy, and slept soundly. But life is getting on top of Ellen. Her world is turning upside down, and her dreams are filled with sinister sheep and thieving magpies. “Someone’s been neglecting their responsibilities. The woodcutter is coming, and people aren’t happy.”

The Tree of Dreams is a story about expectations, reality, fantasy and family, devised by Ipswich’s resident company of visually impaired people, with dynamic Audio Description by the internationally renowned Rationale Method, using beatboxing sound effects to heighten the experience for both blind and sighted audiences.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

Full performance details

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Presented by CTC

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains well-known numbers, such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane. A true global phenomenon.


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

Full performance details

A few more details ...

The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Horizon Theatre

A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships and why the grass is never greener, Duets is a hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart.
A very funny comedy by the author of Broadway smash End of the Rainbow and the West End hit Glorious!

Four sets of characters, four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they’ve never got it right before. Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet sees that as no reason to stop trying. Shelley and Bobby have decided to holiday in Spain to finalise their divorce whilst drowning in cocktails. Angela is marrying for the third time, to the dismay of her brother Toby, amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute.


An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Horizon Theatre

A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships and why the grass is never greener, Duets is a hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart.
A very funny comedy by the author of Broadway smash End of the Rainbow and the West End hit Glorious!

Four sets of characters, four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they’ve never got it right before. Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet sees that as no reason to stop trying. Shelley and Bobby have decided to holiday in Spain to finalise their divorce whilst drowning in cocktails. Angela is marrying for the third time, to the dismay of her brother Toby, amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute.


An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Horizon Theatre

A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships and why the grass is never greener, Duets is a hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart.
A very funny comedy by the author of Broadway smash End of the Rainbow and the West End hit Glorious!

Four sets of characters, four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they’ve never got it right before. Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet sees that as no reason to stop trying. Shelley and Bobby have decided to holiday in Spain to finalise their divorce whilst drowning in cocktails. Angela is marrying for the third time, to the dismay of her brother Toby, amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute.


An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

Full performance details

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

Full performance details

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Majestic Voices
Charity Concert in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association

A concert of 40 strong singers and many soloists with a band of musicans, that appeals to an audience of all ages with hit songs from films, musicals and the pop music industry including:
The Greatest Showman, Wicked, Dream Girls, Chicago, We will Rock you, South Pacific, Pitch Perfect 2, George Michael, The Beatles, Glee and Simon & Garfunkel

Majestic Voices originally formed to raise funds for charities, with the strap line ‘Changing Lives Through Song’. The last concert raised £2,500.00 and proceeds were donated to Ipswich Hospital Cancer Research, St. Elizabeth Hospice and Rushmere St. Andrew Church Youth Group.

This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Horizon Theatre

A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships and why the grass is never greener, Duets is a hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart.
A very funny comedy by the author of Broadway smash End of the Rainbow and the West End hit Glorious!

Four sets of characters, four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they’ve never got it right before. Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet sees that as no reason to stop trying. Shelley and Bobby have decided to holiday in Spain to finalise their divorce whilst drowning in cocktails. Angela is marrying for the third time, to the dismay of her brother Toby, amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute.


An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

Full performance details

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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The Co-op Juniors Theatre company return from the award-winning Barnum last year and their dazzling Christmas Spectacular at Snape Maltings to present Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure.

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.

“…the musical score by Stiles and Drew suggested to me traces of Sondheim, Bart and, Lloyd Webber..." - The Stage

"The contemporary score is timeless and tuneful..." - The Independent


Circus Fantasia Big Top, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Book early for the best seats and prices for this limited run. There are a limited number of £10 tickets available at every performance.

Note: Free parking available on site – arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Please call the Box Office directly for accessible seating or additional venue information. This production may contain special effects including strobe lighting or loud noises.

Sat Nav postcode for Trinity Park: IP3 8UH

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Jo Darby Theatre School presents it’s annual, Summer Show Extravaganza ‘Thank You for the Music’. The show features performers from 3 years old right through to young adults in a variety of dance styles from Ballet to Jazz to Contemporary. Guaranteed to be a fun filled, entertaining show featuring all the hard work from throughout the year.

Saturday 20 July at 2pm and 5.30pm
Sunday 21 July at 10:30am

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Jo Darby Theatre School presents it’s annual, Summer Show Extravaganza ‘Thank You for the Music’. The show features performers from 3 years old right through to young adults in a variety of dance styles from Ballet to Jazz to Contemporary. Guaranteed to be a fun filled, entertaining show featuring all the hard work from throughout the year.

Saturday 20 July at 2pm and 5.30pm
Sunday 21 July at 10:30am

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Jo Darby Theatre School presents it’s annual, Summer Show Extravaganza ‘Thank You for the Music’. The show features performers from 3 years old right through to young adults in a variety of dance styles from Ballet to Jazz to Contemporary. Guaranteed to be a fun filled, entertaining show featuring all the hard work from throughout the year.

Saturday 20 July at 2pm and 5.30pm
Sunday 21 July at 10:30am

PLEASE NOTE: The New Wolsey Theatre is acting as a ticketing agency for this event. Please check the venue and event details carefully.

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Presented by Black & White Productions
Written by Suzanne Hawkes with music by William Stoddart

A drama interspersed with original music and songs of the time about the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes and Millicent Fawcett’s Suffragists.

During the late 18th to early 19th C the fight for women’s right to vote was a long and protracted one in which many put their lives (some literally) and souls into winning.

But two women stand out as the leaders of the fight: Emmeline Pankhurst from Manchester and Millicent Garrett Fawcett from Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

Millicent and Emmeline were in many ways opposites and yet they both were working towards the same goal – not just the vote but equality for women. But would their rivalry prove the undoing of their national campaign and put an end to the dreams they both shared but wanted to achieve in very different ways?


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Gallery Players

First a book, a play and then a film,The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

For Alan Bennett charity truly began at home but little did he know that she would remain there for fifteen years.
This wonderfully witty play centres on their extraordinary relationship, which for Bennett was a source of intrigue, frustration and compassion.

"One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation”.

As Alan Bennett very candidly admits ,he and Miss Shepherd mutually benefited from her presence; he provided her with a safe haven while she acted as his muse, providing endless humorous material with her rude interactions with the outside world.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming.

The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Black & White Productions
Written by Suzanne Hawkes with music by William Stoddart

A drama interspersed with original music and songs of the time about the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes and Millicent Fawcett’s Suffragists.

During the late 18th to early 19th C the fight for women’s right to vote was a long and protracted one in which many put their lives (some literally) and souls into winning.

But two women stand out as the leaders of the fight: Emmeline Pankhurst from Manchester and Millicent Garrett Fawcett from Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

Millicent and Emmeline were in many ways opposites and yet they both were working towards the same goal – not just the vote but equality for women. But would their rivalry prove the undoing of their national campaign and put an end to the dreams they both shared but wanted to achieve in very different ways?


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Gallery Players

First a book, a play and then a film,The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

For Alan Bennett charity truly began at home but little did he know that she would remain there for fifteen years.
This wonderfully witty play centres on their extraordinary relationship, which for Bennett was a source of intrigue, frustration and compassion.

"One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation”.

As Alan Bennett very candidly admits ,he and Miss Shepherd mutually benefited from her presence; he provided her with a safe haven while she acted as his muse, providing endless humorous material with her rude interactions with the outside world.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming.

The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Black & White Productions
Written by Suzanne Hawkes with music by William Stoddart

A drama interspersed with original music and songs of the time about the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes and Millicent Fawcett’s Suffragists.

During the late 18th to early 19th C the fight for women’s right to vote was a long and protracted one in which many put their lives (some literally) and souls into winning.

But two women stand out as the leaders of the fight: Emmeline Pankhurst from Manchester and Millicent Garrett Fawcett from Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

Millicent and Emmeline were in many ways opposites and yet they both were working towards the same goal – not just the vote but equality for women. But would their rivalry prove the undoing of their national campaign and put an end to the dreams they both shared but wanted to achieve in very different ways?


This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Gallery Players

First a book, a play and then a film,The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

For Alan Bennett charity truly began at home but little did he know that she would remain there for fifteen years.
This wonderfully witty play centres on their extraordinary relationship, which for Bennett was a source of intrigue, frustration and compassion.

"One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation”.

As Alan Bennett very candidly admits ,he and Miss Shepherd mutually benefited from her presence; he provided her with a safe haven while she acted as his muse, providing endless humorous material with her rude interactions with the outside world.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming.

The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Gallery Players

First a book, a play and then a film,The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

For Alan Bennett charity truly began at home but little did he know that she would remain there for fifteen years.
This wonderfully witty play centres on their extraordinary relationship, which for Bennett was a source of intrigue, frustration and compassion.

"One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation”.

As Alan Bennett very candidly admits ,he and Miss Shepherd mutually benefited from her presence; he provided her with a safe haven while she acted as his muse, providing endless humorous material with her rude interactions with the outside world.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming.

The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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Presented by Gallery Players

First a book, a play and then a film,The Lady in the Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett's strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

For Alan Bennett charity truly began at home but little did he know that she would remain there for fifteen years.
This wonderfully witty play centres on their extraordinary relationship, which for Bennett was a source of intrigue, frustration and compassion.

"One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation”.

As Alan Bennett very candidly admits ,he and Miss Shepherd mutually benefited from her presence; he provided her with a safe haven while she acted as his muse, providing endless humorous material with her rude interactions with the outside world.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming.

The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. This is an amateur production presented as part of the New Wolsey’s annual Open Season. Find out more by browsing the Creative Learning section of our website.

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