All performance times are 7:30pm unless stated otherwise. Any additional performances at other times, including matinee performances will be indicated in the listings
The venue is the Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds unless stated otherwise.
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August
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Friday 27 - Saturday 28 August
Theatre Royal Summer School Company
GEORGE IN TIME
by Thom Braun
It’s 1973 and Penny’s sister is off with her band. It looks like it will be a long lonely summer for Penny. Until the old tramp in the garage tells her he’s a King. A real King of England… The result of two crazy weeks of rehearsal, the Summer School company’s family show will whisk you off on a fast, furious, musical chase that crosses more than just the gardens of Kew.
Matinee: Sat 28 4pm
Tickets: £8 full £4 concessions
Drama
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Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 September at the Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds’ Rural Tour
THE TWO OF US
by Michael Frayn
directed by Abigail Anderson, designed by Jane Linz Roberts
Four comic masterpieces from Michael Frayn, writer of award-winning farce Noises Off. Originally produced in the West End starring Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave, these perfect short plays are a dazzling display of comic timing for just two very versatile actors. Funny and touching, The Two of Us takes a look at the complexities of love and marriage in the modern world. Directed by Abigail Anderson, responsible for previous hit touring productions Three Men in a Boat and Art.
Tickets: £8.50 - £23.50
On tour to:
09-Sep Hawstead Village Hall
10-Sep The Cut, Halesworth
11-Sep Wickhambrook Village Hall
13-Sep Brandon Leisure Centre
14-Sep New Green Centre, Thurston
15-Sep Garboldisham Village Hall
16-Sep Jubilee Centre Mildenhall
17-Sep Stansfield Village Hall
18-Sep Haverhill Arts centre
21-Sep Newmarket Kings Theatre
22-Sep Barrow Village Hall
23-Sep Diss Cornhall
24-Sep Quay Theatre, Sudbury
25-Sep Hartest Village Hall
27-Sep Jubilee Hall, Aldburgh
28-Sep Lakenheath Village Hall
29-Sep Debenham Community Centre
30-Sep The maltings, Ely
01-Oct Woolpit Village Hall
02-Oct Lavenham Village Hall
04-Oct Fisher Theatre, Bungay
05-Oct Syleham & Wingfield Village Hall
06-Oct Freckenham Village Hall
07-Oct Arts in cambs tour
08-Oct Arts in cambs tour
09-Oct Arts in cambs tour
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Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 September
Out of Joint and the Lyric Hammersmith
THE BIG FELLAH
by Richard Bean
directed by Max Stafford-Clark
designed by Tim Shortall
lighting designed by Jason Taylor
sound designed by Nick Manning
‘A marvellously funny and humane dramatist’ Daily Telegraph
Set among Irish Americans in New York, Richard Bean’s dark, glinting, funny play spans three turbulent decades.
A young fireman decides to live up to his Irish heritage by joining the IRA. He’s recruited by the “Big Fellah” to use his apartment in The Bronx for an escaped killer. But it soon becomes clear that someone is leaking information to the FBI….
A boisterous and witty story of loyalty, disillusion and betrayal. Out of Joint were recently at the Theatre Royal with Andersen’s English and Dreams of Violence. Richard Bean’s plays include the award-winning Harvest (Royal Court) and the Olivier Nominated England People Very Nice (National Theatre).
This is their first collaboration with the Lyric Hammersmith.
Cast includes: Rory Keenan, Youssef Kerkour, Finbar Lynch, Claire Rafferty, David Ricardo-Pearce, Fred Ridgeway and Stephanie Street
Tickets: £8.50 - £23.50
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Monday 20 – Saturday 25 September
Hull Truck
TEECHERS
written and directed by John Godber
‘10 out of 10’ The Independent
‘Class warfare, teacher’s tantrums, sex and the shortcomings of the state system – marvellously funny’ The Times
Remember your school days? The dreaded detentions, soggy semolina, snogging behind the bike sheds and breaktime bust-ups?! Well prepare to be catapulted back to the classroom and take a raw and riotous look at life in a typical British school, in this classic comedy from BAFTA winner John Godber.
Tickets: £8.50 - £23.50
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Other events
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Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 9 September at Theatre Royal
MEMBERS OF ZEFFIRETTI
A mainly Baroque programme which will include sonatas by Telemann, Handel and CPE Bach. Anna Hopkins flute, Adrian Knott oboe and Suzanne Vandenberghe harpsichord.
Time: 1.10pm
Tickets: £7
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Thursday 9 September
THE CHRIS BARBER BIG BAND
Influential trombonist Chris Barber leads his 11-piece band in an exciting night of jazz, blues and gospel. From the New Orleans style of signature tune Bourbon Street Parade to Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Sonny Terry, Joe Zawinul and Miles Davis, Barber provides the perfect soundtrack to a summer party.
Tickets: £8.50 - £25
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Lunchtime Lecture
Friday 10 September
JOHN BULL BETWEEN POLICTICAL REFORM AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
This lecture will look at the issues connecting the four chosen Script in Hand plays, from political freedom and parliamentary reform to the struggles of the working class in an age of industrialisation.
Time: 1.10pm
Tickets: £5
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Friday 10 September
Restoring the Repertoire
A Script in Hand reading
CHARLES THE FIRST
a historical tragedy in five acts by Mary Russell Mitford
first performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 2 July 1834
Written at a moment of political unrest and unpopular monarchy, Mitford’s dramatisation of the imprisonment and trial of Charles I was quickly suppressed by authorities who felt that ‘it amounted to everything but cutting off the King’s head upon the stage’. Only nine years later was it finally performed – and even then at a theatre outside the Lord Chamberlain’s jurisdiction.
Time: 7pm
Tickets: £7 (Book all three Script in Hand readings for just £15)
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Saturday 11 September
THE PIRATES OF
PENZANCE FROM SCRATCH!
If you’ve ever wanted to have some fun and sing in a Gilbert & Sullivan opera – here’s your chance! Under the dynamic direction of Ian McMillan (conductor of Carl Rosa Opera), join six Soloists from the legendary D’Oyly Carte Opera Company in a colourful performance as you, the audience, rehearse from your seats and then take on the roles of Pirates, Policemen and Major General Stanley’s Daughters in an unforgettable evening.
Tickets: £8.50 - £24.50
Ticket price includes an edited souvenir score/programme.
Carry on the pirate fun after the performance, eat, drink and be merry at a sparkling reception with the soloists in the Greene Room. Tickets £12.50 must be booked in advance.
Money raised from these fundraising events will help to support the Theatre Royal’s community and education programme (Registered Charity 242977)
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Sunday 12 September
PINK CHAMPAGNE - ‘A SPARKLING
GALA OF OPERETTA GEMS’
An elegant afternoon of music from the scores of popular operettas. Starring Rosemary Ashe (international opera singer and the original Carlotta in the Phantom of the Opera) with principal singers from English National Opera and Bury based Kirbye Voices. Directed from the piano by opera conductor Ian McMillan.
Time: 5.30pm
Tickets: £8.50 - £24.50
4.30pm Make time for high tea before the performance in the Greene Room with delicious savouries, tea time treats and pink bubbly. Tickets £10.00 must be booked in advance.
Money raised from these fundraising events will help to support the Theatre Royal’s community and education programme (Registered Charity 242977)
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Lunchtime Reading
Thursday 16 September 1.10pm
MY LIFE AND TIMES by JEROME K. JEROME
Crimson Cat audiobook specialists will read extracts from his little known autobiography including how he came to write Three Men in a Boat.
Time: 1.10pm
Tickets: £5
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Sunday 19 September
Bury St Edmunds Concert Club
PROMETHEUS ORCHESTRA
The Prometheus Orchestra was founded in 2008 by Edmond Fivet and associates with musicians who live mainly in East Anglia. Performing Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture, the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, the Siegfried Idyll from Wagner and Beethoven’s Symphony No 8.
4pm All tickets £12
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Friday 24 September
Peoples Theatre Company
HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG
From the creator of The Witch’s Bogey and Bink and The Hairy Fairy, How The Koala Learnt To Hug is a charming tale about the magic of family and the importance of a nice warm hug. So join us for an afternoon of stories, songs and games with all the wonder of the land down under! All you need are your ears. (And your arms!)
Times: 11am & 1.30pm
Tickets: £6
Suitable for children aged from 4 years
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