Beatles tribute playing a special retrospective from the Cavern years to the 'Let It Be' final rooftop concert. Quality stage outfits range from the early Cavern days through to Beatlemania and beyond. Authentic vocals and instruments, including the McCartney Hofner violin bass, Lennon's Rickenbacker, George's Gretsch and Ringo's Ludwig kit, musically, no detail is overlooked to re-create the true sound and excitement of The Beatles. Every song is performed totally live and in its original key. Visually, the presentation is as close to the real thing as you can Imagine... Close your eyes, could it really be them? See more info at imaginethebeatles.co.uk

"One of the tiny handful of undeniably perfect jazz musicians The Observer Saxophonist Art Themen has been an engaging and inventive presence on the British jazz circuit for over 60 years. This living legend has played in the bands of Alexis Korner and Stan Tracey as well as on recordings with Joe Cocker, Jack Bruce and even Bing Crosby. Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Worshipful Company of Musicians and shortlisted for the Jazz Instrumentalist of the year in the recent Parliamentary Jazz Awards, he remains as brilliant and inimitable as ever, with his trio featuring organist Pete Whittaker, formerly of The Nigel Price Organ Trio, and drummer George Double who has worked as sideman to Shirley Bassey and Jack Jones. The bands groove-led re-imaginings of quirky curiosities from the jazz canon are a perfect vehicle for the twinkly mischief of this genuine grandee of British jazz and have delighted crowds at major London jazz venues including Ronnie Scotts, and across the UK. The Trios third album Live In Soho is released on Ubuntu Music and captures a magical night at PizzaExpressLive in Dean Street in August 2023. For tonights concert, the trio are joined by pianist Jim Watson. Jim is co-promoter of Jazz@Jubilee and has worked with Sting, the BBC Big Band, the BBCs Strictly band and of courseWet, Wet, Wet. "A perfectly melded unit... A masterclass in tenor technique" Jazz Journal"One of the most distinguished trios on Britain's scene today" Jazz Rag"the total performance a joy" Jazzwise Watch the trio in action here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdANh6fOqvI

A DOLLS HOUSE, PART 2 BY LUCAS HNATH At the end of Ibsens classic, ground breaking 1879 play, A Dolls House Nora walks out on her marriage, home and young children. Playwright Lucas Hnath builds on Ibsens seminal work by imagining what happens when Nora returns years later with an urgent request. Old School Theatre Company presents Hnaths rich, stand alone sequel, eloquently exploring traditional gender roles and social class still inherent in todays society. A Dolls House, Part 2 received its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London in 2022.

An evening of local folk acts curated by Suffolks favourite Shakespeare band, including: Bold and Saucy Wrongs, a multi-instrumental folk quartet who compose and perform raucous, heartfelt belters inspired by the works of Shakespeare. The Orwellermen,a rollicking sea shanty crew whose performances are brimming with energy. Soon to be seen at the Falmouth International and Harwich Sea Shanty Festivals. Carys,a singer songwriter from Suffolk with an enthusiastic, evocative stage presence, and a natural charm that has won her many admirers, not only within the folk/rock scene, but also far beyond it. TheSuffolk Harp Companions, a friendly group who meet monthly to play together and share their love of the harp with guidance from harp teacher Clare Bakewell.

Orchestra of Samples - by Addictive TV Described as ingenious and compelling by The Times, Orchestra of Samples is a unique musical journey without borders by ethno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV, bringing together musicians and instruments from around the world. For over a decade, artists Addictive TV filmed recording sessions with hundreds of musicians internationally, all improvising, then sampled them to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Connecting cultures through music, the performance showcases a huge variety of instruments, many traditional, some rare and others newly-invented. From Senegal to Kazakhstan, Colombia to India, immerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues with sampled musicians on screen and live musicians on stage, including special local guests.

Wendy Holden, also sometimes known as Taylor Holden, is an experienced author and novelist with more than thirty books published, fifteen of which are bestsellers. She has also had numerous works transferred to radio and television, and four of her books have been optioned for film. The Teacher of Auschwitz, Holden's latest book, tells the remarkable true story of Fredy Hirsch, a young, gay, German Jewish prisoner who defied the Nazis daily at great personal risk to protect the thousands of children in his care. At the dark heart of the Holocaust, there was a wooden hut whose walls were painted with cartoons; a place where children sang, staged plays and wrote poetry. Safely inside, but still in the shadow of the chimneys, they were given better food, kept free of vermin, and were even taught meditation to imagine full stomachs and a day without fear. The man who became their guiding light was a young Jewish prisoner named Fredy Hirsch.

Mike Warner of A Passion for Seafood, is among many things, a seafood & fisheries consultant, food writer and UK seafood ambassador. With a deep rooted passion for seafood and fish, he continues to work directly with local fishermen and now has his own fishmonger and wholesale fish merchants shop at Grange Farm, Hasketon. Join us to hear about his life transition from agriculture to seafood, Suffolk's fishing industry, explore what our coastline can offer throughout the year; underpinned with a special reference to the Suffolk Heritage Coast and Aldeburgh in particular.

A relaxed morning recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra. The Ward Piano Quartet Nicholas Ward violin, Kathryn Parry viola, Harriet Bennett cello, Tim Carey piano Programme: Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478 Dvorak Piano Quartet no. 2 in E flat major Opus 87 Tickets: 15 including a free tea or coffee.

A relaxed morning recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra. Jim O'Toole - violin, Jody Hughes - cello, Jonathan Rutherford - piano, Cliff Whybrow - clarinet Programme to include: Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in C major (Hob.XV/27) Robert Schumann Fantaisie-Stcke (Op. 73) for clarinet and piano Tickets: 15 including a free tea or coffee.

Reimagining the poetry of Gertrud Kolmar. An immersive musical journey with Professor Julian Marshall. Beginning in 2007 with the startling discovery of the truly remarkable yet tragically little-known poet Gertrud Kolmar, who perished in Auschwitz in 1943, composer Julian Marshall set out on what has become a deeply involving, transformative creative journey. This has, so far, resulted in five works under the collective name The Welten Project the seventeen-poem cycle on which all works are based. In this evenings presentation, Julian will share the story and process of this project and play a specially curated playlist of music. Julian says about the event: 'Towards the end of 2024, I began to feel that an event offering some sort of consolidation and contextualisation of Welten Project works written so far would be worth exploring. I had for some time become aware that from each of the five existing works there could be drawn a kind of distilled, concentrated playlist a carefully curated compilation that could become a new whole work in of itself. This has now become a reality and I very much look forward to sharing this new endeavour with you an evening that will take the form of an immersive listener experience prefaced by a short introductory talk and completed with a Q&A session.' Julian is composer and a professor at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London, England. You will hear recorded performances from: James Gilchrist Melanie Pappenheim Miranda Ostler Avigal Tlalim Louisa Clein Sophie Harris Lucy Railton Raj Bhaumik Philharmonia Orchestra cellos (sextet) The Rupa Ensemble Schoolhouse 6 Ensemble conducted by Howard Moody Engineering and mixing by Philip Bagenal and Jonas Persson.

Author and Journalist Simon Barnes talks about his most recent book 'Spring Is The Only Season' and some of the ideas involved love, religion and poetry as well as butterflies, birdsong and climate. 'Spring is not so much a season as the meaning of life at least it is to all of us who live in the seasonal lands. I have walked in rainforest, in desert and in the African savannah and that has taught me that there is no greater miracle on earth than the coming of spring. Spring can be found in birdsong, in the awaking butterflies and in the quickening of the land as the returning light and warmth sparks the growth of plants. Spring can also be found in great festivals of religion, ancient custom and sport. Spring is traditionally the time of love. Spring has been made still more vivid by the greatest artists that ever lived. And me, I intend to celebrate every possible aspect of the spring, for, after all, hope springs eternal in the human breast.'

See How They Run, by Philip King Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall 21st July to 26th July 2025 The ultimate English Farce, produced during the height of WWII. In an idyllic English village, the resident busy-body is convinced that the ex-actress vicars wife is having an affair. Classic mistaken-identity mayhem follows, with a handsome visiting actor, a baffled Bishop, a clueless locum priest, an escapee German POW, banging doors, missing trousers, and a madcap chase with almost everyone claiming to be the real vicar. On the West End opening night, three German flying bombs exploded nearby. No-one budged until the final curtain. 1940s Brits really did Keep Calm and Carry On Laughing! Running time approximately 2hrs with interval. Tickets 16 or 22 depending on location. Evenings Monday to Saturday 7:30pm and Matinees 4pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. (For further information, disabled access, or group bookings please call 01728 343344.) Suitable for all ages - we look forward to welcoming you. Also at Southwold Arts Centre Wednesday 30th July to Saturday 9th August. (Not Sundays, Mondays or Tuesdays).

GASLIGHT, by Patrick Hamilton Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall 28th July to 9th August 2025 The original, classic Psychological Thriller, was written in 1938, but set in dark and dangerous, foggy London, before electric lighting. The title, and its derivative, gaslighting has of course become part of our modern lexicon. Hamilton's original play is indeed a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and features a husband trying to drive his already fragile wife insane. But, as we learn his hidden motive, an even more terrifying murder-mystery is revealed, with a final twist that shows Hamiltons mastery of the genre. A West-End hit, and still one of the longest-running Broadway plays. Running time approximately 2hrs with interval. Tickets 16 or 22 depending on location. Evenings Monday to Saturday 7:30pm and Matinees 4pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. (For further information, disabled access, or group bookings please call 01728 343344.) We look forward to welcoming you. Also at Southwold Arts Centre Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th August.

Things We Do For Love, by Alan Ayckbourn Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall Monday 11th to Saturday 16th August 2025 Comic, cruel, classic by Ayckbourn at his mid-period best, centring on the love triangle between two women and one man - although the unrequited, obsessive affection of the downstairs lodger possibly makes it a love square! In a play that includes passion, comedy, and some violence, Ayckbourn handles a potentially tragic theme in a black romantic comedy that will jar both your funny bone and your heart. This memorably bruising comedy is a Private Lives for the nineties." (The Guardian). With a unique, new set design personally approved by the author. Running time approximately 2hrs with interval. Tickets 16 or 22 depending on location. Evenings Monday to Saturday 7:30pm and Matinees 4pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. (For further information, disabled access, or group bookings please call 01728 343344.) We look forward to welcoming you. Also at Southwold Arts Centre Wednesday 20th to Saturday 30th August. (Not Sundays, Mondays or Tuesdays).

While The Sun Shines by Terence Rattigan Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall Tuesday 19th to Saturday 30th August 2025 (No show on Monday 18th due to Aldeburgh Carnival) Our closing tribute to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. On his wedding-eve, young Earl Harpenden has put up a drunken American soldier he met the night before. When Harpendens fiance turns up, the lonely American flirts outrageously, thinking she is Harpendens ex, West-End doyen, Mabel Crum. This sparkling Romcom with the laughs of a perfect Farce shows both the authors dazzling stage-craft and his belief that, even in the darkest of times, there is still love, hope and laughter. A masterpiece outstanding in every way (The Times) Running time approximately 2hrs with interval. Tickets 16 or 22 depending on location. Evenings Monday to Saturday 7:30pm and Matinees 4pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. (For further information, disabled access, or group bookings please call 01728 343344.) Suitable for all ages - we look forward to welcoming you. Also at Southwold Arts Centre Wednesday 3rd to Saturday 6th September.

Join beloved printmaker, illustrator, and author Angela Harding to celebrate the arrival of autumn and her new book Falling into Autumn, part of her seasonal quartet, which takes readers on a journey through the seasons, reflecting Angela's view as the nature around her transforms and evolves over the months. Angela will share insights into her creative process, what draws her to the British countryside, and how she translates those observations into her artwork. This event offers a unique glimpse into the world of an artist inspired by the changing seasons. Aldeburgh Bookshop will be selling Angela's books after the talk.

Fly away to Neverland this Easter with our panto-perfect production of Peter Pan! Join Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and the ever-glamorous Tiger Lily for a swashbuckling, side-splitting, sparkle-filled adventure the whole family will love! With toe-tapping tunes, laugh-out-loud comedy, and just the right amount of fairy dust, this magical tale is packed with panto fun, larger-than-life characters, and a sprinkle of audience participation (oh yes it is!). Whether youre cheering the heroes or booing the baddies, this Easter holiday treat promises pixie-dusted pandemonium and flying fun for everyone. Dont miss the high-flying family show of the season tickets are selling fast, so hook yours today! Book now for a magical Easter escape its a pantomime thats simply never-to-be-missed! Early-Bird Ticket Rate (until 1st January 2026): 15

The year is 1916. Drawn from two years of Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve the last act of his epic career. A theatrical evening then unfolds, with fourteen characters, all played by Nigel Miles-Thomas in a tour de force performance. Cross-examinations, heated arguments between Holmes and Watson, and all manner of comic and serious interactions, between many famous Conan Doyle characters. As the play concludes, the great detective reveals a shocking secret. Written by Conan Doyle expert David Stuart Davies, directed by award-winning Gareth Armstrong. Nigel Miles-Thomas plays Holmes with magical candour. Brilliant, Unmissable ★★★★★ (Noho Arts) A Classy Holmes ★★★★ (The Daily Mail) There is nothing elementary about this production, top class ★★★★★(Glam) A Firework display of Acting virtuosity ★★★★★ (Theatre Weekly)

A relaxed afternoon recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra. Music from the Baroque for recorders, cello and harpsichord. Liz Page - recorder Caroline Radcliffe - recorder Jody Hughes - cello Julian Larkin - harpsichord The concert will be around 1 hour with no interval. Tickets: 15 including a free tea or coffee.

Lime and limpid green, a second scene now fights between the blue you once knew. And so, it began back in 1967 and the music of Pink Floyd has continued to intrigue, attract, and delight audiences for almost 60 years. The Post Floyd Dream is at its nucleus, made up of 7 experienced musicians with a passion for this iconic band, performing the music in a way that will satisfy even the most diehard Pink Floyd fan. Originally formed in 2015 for a one-off charity event in memory of a musician local to the bands Essex base, the band founding members decided to continue and expand the project. Since then, TPFD has evolved and developed with the current line-up being the most dedicated yet to achieving an authentic tribute to Pink Floyd's music. A two and a half hour set of Floyd classics spanning Meddle to The Division Bell including tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon and a few surprises for which mention must go to Pink Floyd's drummer and founder member Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets touring band. Audiences will be treated to a full stage show complete with lights, lasers, visuals, sound effects and stunning audio quality. We look forward to seeing you join us to celebrate the endless river that is the truly amazing Pink Floyd.

At their mother's memorial service, two estranged brothers start to piece together a sense of who she was from the stories she told them as children, and as adults. Some were hilarious, some terrifying and some downright confusing. Did they help the brothers in their life path, or did they make the forest darker and the way less clear? Was their mother to be found in her yarns, like the old woman spinning in her gingerbread cottage, or were they a smokescreen, an enchanted mist that took you to strange parts and left you thrilled but faintly bewildered. Untangling the web that she spun might bring them redemption and reconciliation, or it may shatter their uneasy peace for ever.