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3 Welcome to the June issue Finally the good weather is starting so we’re dedicating this issue to all the wonderful festivals around the county that can make your summer just that little bit more special!

I also heard about a couple of very special things happening this month for charity, first there is the Sex and the City screening in aid of Endometriosis UK: www.endometriosis-uk.org and Women for Women: www.women-for-women.org. Not only will you have a fabulous night if you go along but you could win a three night break in Marrakech! For more details see page 14.

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There is also the first Great British Greyhound Walk on Sunday 20th June 2010 at 10am. This will see simultaneous walks at over 40 locations around the country as a celebration of the breed.

Designed to raise awareness of the thousands of greyhounds that retire from racing and need re-homing every year.

Amanda Ainsworth from the RGT told me “People have a lot of misconceptions about greyhounds but they make great family pets and take their retirement very seriously” If you would like to find out more about the Great British Greyhound Walk please contact Sue Edwards on 07875 783101 who is organising a greyhound walk starting at Kingston Playing Field, Woodbridge. The walk will last for about an hour walking along to Kyson Point and then along the river. After the walk they will have a picnic and some games on the playing field.

A quick note on my progress at Bentwaters Sudio – bad news this month I’m afraid. I was struck down by that horrible lurgy so haven’t been able to attend. I am really looking forward to getting back there next week though!

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Bittersweet Symphonies The music of Nathan Williamson Last month’s article on the music scene in Suffolk introduced Nathan Williamson, the artistic director and driving force behind the recently instigated Southwold Concert series. But learning that Nathan is in the middle of writing an Opera and will be staging a section of it in Southwold this month was far to intriguing for me to leave it at an introduction so I popped up there to find out more about the man and his music.

Nathan started composing as a child, he says, “I had an incredibly enlightened piano teacher, Mr Branch who used to encourage me to compose; he told me that composing would help me to learn more about other composer’s music, well I tried to compose a couple of times and I always found it incredibly frustrating, I could never get the sound that I could hear in my head.

Then when I was 12, I composed something, one afternoon I had this idea and I started to write and a couple of hours later I looked down and I had written 6 bars of music. But I had no idea how I’d written them, it was as if someone else had done it, I had no conscious recollection of writing them – there was nobody else in the room so it must have been me! Mr Branch was entirely right - learning to compose meant I could play any music I heard and my ability to play improved dramatically.”

From then on he was just hooked and all his spare time was focussed on composing.

He is currently working on an Opera called ‘A Fountain Sealed’, it is a collaboration with a writer called Thomas Walton and is based on “’Tis Pity” a play written by John Ford 1624 about a brother and sister that fall in love.

It all started when he was studying in America at Yale University and was awarded a prize that could only be spent on a project. At the same time in the States the first openly gay bishop was ordained, the reaction to this was very intense, it

caused a great deal of division and that made an impression on him that made him want to write an opera which would somehow involve both the church and the whole notion of forbidden love.

He says “Our opera is about the social taboo’s that have always and still exist, in a social sense you can pretty much get away with doing whatever you want to do these days – you can be anonymous. But it’s much harder to reconcile these things within yourself. That was what we wanted to show – that people do have conflicts that they have a hard time resolving.”

A performance of the prologue and Act 1 of this remarkable piece is the next thing coming up in the Southwold Concert Series. It promises to be a very interesting evening and quite possibly the first staging of a contemporary opera in Southwold. After a similar staging in London Rupert Christiansen wrote in the Daily Telegraph “the unabashed romanticism of both the theme and the music proved rather thrilling” Nathan urges people to come along and hear for themselves he says ‘It’s a great opportunity to try something different, to hear this outstanding cast of singers – all professionals, for just £10 is incredible value, you can’t usually get an evening out for that.”

The Southwold Concert Series is something that Nathan is extraordinarily passionate about, he

5 By: Gemma Thompson told me “what I really wanted to do was to do something regular that would really have an impact on this area musically. Southwold receives quite a lot of attention and of course there’s a lot of holiday makers here but there’s also has a very strong, fiercely independent, community, that really cares about how the town works not just for holiday makers but also for the local people. I wanted to tap into that musically.

So far we’ve had a great response and there’s so much more we can do. I’ve got endless ideas but it’s not just me –people come to me and ask for particular performers or music. They email me with ideas and requests, it’s not just people coming and listening and going away again, it really is their concert series. We’re building something from the ground up here.

We couldn’t do it without our volunteers who help on the day and our sponsors, Spring Advertising, have been amazing too, it wouldn’t happen without them, in fact if anything it was just as much their idea as mine, I knew I wanted to do concerts and I could do that, they knew they could promote them which is just as important really so it was very much a meeting of the minds.”

He’s concerned that some people don’t come along as they worry that the music will be too hard to understand and reassuringly points out that “the split between classical music and contemporary music is a false split, for example Dvorak and Brahms were exact contemporaries but they produced very different music, Dvorak was very fresh and clear and fun whereas Brahms was more esoteric, more meditative. Brahms provided a different kind of enjoyment – more of an enrichment but it wasn’t music you’d want to listen to on a Saturday night! Contemporary music such as that by Patrick Nunn is fun, colourful and very accessible, when Mark Simpson came and played him in the Series the audience really loved it.” www.nathanwilliamson.co.uk

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From trash to treasure Anita Honeyball is melting – and not because of the weather! In fact this talented artist from Suffolk is melting glass. She explains, “My glass jewellery, accessories and blown glass are made from lead crystal, window and bottle glass that I have rescued. I re-melt it in the kiln and turn it into beautiful timeless pieces of wearable art and contemporary glassware.

Instead of ending up as trash it ends up as treasure!”

It’s obvious that her company, miss honeypie glass, is fully committed to supporting the environment, and with over 10 years experience

in the glass industry she offers a fresh approach to turning scrap glass into bowls, platters, cheeseboards, vases, artworks and jewellery.

The nature of her work means that all pieces are unique, so you’re guaranteed never to see the same one again.

She has recently exhibited her work in Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings and will also be at this years Art on the Prom, Felixstowe on Sunday 30th August but if you want to see more of her wondrous work now you can pay her website a visit www.misshoneypieglass.com

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Suffolk Festivals 2010 PULSE FRINGE FESTIVAL 27th May – 12th June Ipswich’s own festival of theatre, dance, comedy and workshops. There is truly something for everyone! As the Guardian say there is “a richer programme than I remember at any Fringe venue” www.pulsefringe.com 01473 295 900 tickets@wolseytheatre.co.uk

SUFFOLK FOLK FESTIVAL 4th – 6th June There will be Morris, Sword and Appalachian dancing in Woodbridge on the Saturday and Sunday, free concerts in Woodbridge Library on Saturday and Sunday, a ceilidh and a folk club concert on the Saturday evening, belly dancing workshops and a free concert in Elmshurst Park on the Sunday afternoon.

Featuring Julie Felix, Steamchicken, Rachel & Lillias, Paul & Liz Davenport, Stealing Sheep, Crownstreet, Shadows in the Shade, The Bounty Hounds, The Larks, Flaming June, Pagan Molly www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SuffolkFolkFestival

63rd ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL 11th – 27th June The programme for 2010 reflects Aimard’s musical passions, his alliances and collaborations, and celebrates Festival directors past and present: Britten, Knussen, Adès and Woolrich, as well as the centenary of Peter Pears’ birth.

The Festival is opened by George Benjamin’s brilliant theatrical reworking of the Pied Piper tale and there are visits from two of the giants of today’s musical landscape: Pierre Boulez, who brings Ensemble Intercontemporain (EIC) for two concerts; and, John Eliot Gardiner who marks his return to Aldeburgh after a 10 year absence with a performance of Bach’s B minor Mass, with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.

Further guests to the 2010 Aldeburgh Festival include festival favourites, Ian Bostridge and Alfred Brendel, as well as the Arcanto Quartet.

And finally, to mark the centenary of Thorpeness,

By: Gemma Thompson the Edwardian holiday model village just 2 miles north of Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast, Aldeburgh have commissioned a mixed-media event. The Way to the Sea takes the Britten-scored GPO film of the same name as its inspiration and – using the composer’s youthful Holiday Diary for solo piano, the Britten-Auden cycle On This Island, alongside new film – creates art installations that are on display in prominent locations around Thorpeness.

DEBENHAM ARTS FESTIVAL 18th – 27th June Two packed weekends of events, the Art Exhibition in the Church and the Street Fair.

Debenham Arts Festival will include: Literary events - with some exciting authors lined up to talk about their work.

Music - music in the pubs, on the street, Battle of the Bands and Music day at the Leisure Centre.

Drama - a fun-filled twist on Shakespeare’s Macbeth by the Pantaloons company and performances from our own Debenham Players as well as other theatre groups Poets - the Poets in the Pub will be back. Along with new local poets, and the winners of the Crows Hall Country Fayre poetry competition.

Sound Installation - a very exciting project is being planned www.debenhamartsfestival.co.uk

THE IPSWICH ARTS FESTIVAL 26th June – 11th July Music, drama, visual art, film, and literature by national & locally based organisations and artists.

The Music Day on Sunday 4th July is a free family event that showcases many acts on the local music scene, across six stages in Christchurch Park. With plenty of activities for children including a small fairground. Free car parking.

As well as using the more traditional spaces, Ipart takes exhibitions and performances into public buildings and spaces throughout the town. www.ip-art.com

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Over 60 East Anglian Real Ales and Ciders, with Live Music each evening at the Museum of East Anglian Life. Admission: £2 when Museum is closed. Normal Admission applies when Museum is open (£6.50/£5.50) CAMRA members free admission to beer festival

BURES MUSIC FESTIVAL 8th – 12th July The Bures Music Festival, incorporating Jazz

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LATITUDE 15th – 18th July Latitude’s big ideas of being an all-encompassing arts festival with each section of art taking equal prominence alongside the music bill has firmly established it as a cultural haven for the openminded festival goer.

The success of this festival continues to grow and grow with a line-up that boasts music headliners Florence + The Machine, Belle and Sebastian and Vampire Weekend, as well as the very best from the worlds of comedy, literary, poetry, cabaret, theatre, film, art and dance.

This year’s lucky ticket holders can enjoy: the comedy stylings of Emo Philips, Tommy Tiernan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus & Friends Improv Show and Richard Herring;

15 literary musings from the ever-popular Robin Ince’s Book Club with Kevin Eldon, Jo Neary, Robyn Hitchcock, Josie Long & Gavin Osborn as well as Bret Easton Ellis, Hanif Kureishi and Sebastian Faulks; poetry from Wendy Cope, John Cooper Clarke, Blake Morrison, Luke Wright and WordTheatre; dramatic performances courtesy of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House, Bush Theatre and Sadler’s Wells, cabaret performances from Rich Fulcher, Laura Solon and Idiots Of Ants; BAFTA return to the Film & Music Arena with Q&As and discussions with award-winning director Paul Greengrass already confirmed. The magical woods and forests are a place of discovery featuring Masked Balls, a Bacchanalian Party, DJ’s and all night parties.

Hachfest 2010 30th July – 1st August This year’s festival will be held at Mutimers’ Meadow in Hacheston, near Wickham Market (IP13 0DR). The event will begin on Friday evening and will continue all day Saturday and Sunday, providing a great weekend of entertainment for all the family.

Headline acts include: 80’s ska sensation The Beat, Brigade, Audioporn, Gideon Conn and the Buddy Holly tribute show Rave On. There will also be some fantastic local artists.

One of the highlights planned is the BBC Introducing sessions. The team from BBC Radio Suffolk will be taking over the Hachfest stages on Saturday afternoon and have been given free reign to showcase the best acts from the BBC Introducing selection!

As well as the music, there will be plenty more to do for all the family, including a variety of activities & many stalls. Food & refreshments are provided on site all weekend. Tickets will be on sale from various locations, including Ipswich Tourist Information centre & www.hachfest.co.uk.

Each year money raised by Hachfest is donated to charity. This year’s charities will be East Anglian Air Ambulance, St Elizabeth Hospice, Childhood Eye Cancer Trust and Help For Heroes.

HALESWORTH GIG IN THE PARK 6th – 8th August Gig in the park is a lively, entertaining, community event, promoting live music. Headlining this year are The Undertones and Showaddywaddy www.giginthepark.co.uk

LOWESTOFT SEAFRONT AIR FESTIVAL 12th – 13th August Two fun-filled, action packed family days of: ·· Military displays and exhibitions that will interest all the family. ·· Funfairs, stalls and simulators for all children whatever age! ·· A fantastic variety of food and drink outlets, from fish and chips to fudge, all handy on the sea front so you dont miss any of the action! ·· A diversity of stalls and traders the length of the sea front, that will appeal to everyone. ·· Music and entertainment hosted by the local hotels and bars. ·· A marvellous family atmosphere! www.lowestoftairfestival.co.uk

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17 SUFFOLK VILLAGES FESTIVAL 2010 27th – 30th August 2010 The theme for the Festival will be German music and its centrepiece the first British performance of C.P.E. Bach’s St Matthew Passion (1769), a work thought lost until it was rediscovered in Kiev in 1999.

The other evening concerts will be devoted to J.S. Bach’s cantatas nos 12, 18, 54 and 199. Music written for the Dresden court orchestra, including virtuoso violin concertos played by Huw Daniel; and an entertainment in words and music about Frederick the Great’s artistic interests, including extracts from Bach’s Musical Offering.

The lunchtime concerts will feature songs from the early sixteenth century, sung by John Potter with a consort of viols, and by Schubert and his contemporaries, sung by Stephen Varcoe with David Miller (early nineteenth-century guitar).

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HARVEST AT JIMMY’S FARM 11th –12th September Harvest is back; brighter, fresher and tastier than ever – headlined by THE ZUTONS and NEWTON FAULKNER and featuring an abundance of other bands and chefs, including Angela Hartnett, Hairy Bikers, Rachel Allen, Mark Hix, Tom Parker Bowles and Thomasina Miers.

There will also be a UK festival exclusive from the award winning CHARLIE & LOLA’s Best Bestest Play.

ALDEBURGH FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL 24th September – 9th October The festival will once again showcase the cream of Suffolk’s food and drink producers, with plenty of opportunities for visitors to try before they buy. Other highlights will include cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs, a ‘plant it, grow it, fun food-related activities, workshops, boat trips, RSPB-guided walks and more.

The festival’s opening day, will include a lively conference bringing together senior figures from the world of food and nutrition, staged in the Aldeburgh Music’s Hoffman Building at Snape Maltings. Entitled ‘How to get people to change their eating habits’, the event will be chaired by BBC radio presenter and respected food writer Sheila Dillon, along with the festival’s President, renowned food campaigner Lady Caroline Cranbrook OBE. Speakers will include Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University, and Professor Jules Pretty from the Department of Environment and Society at Essex University.

For the main weekend event the focus is very much on enjoying East Suffolk’s wonderfully varied range of high quality food and drink.

With more space than ever for stands, over 80 local producers will be exhibiting their wares and offering visitors the chance to have a taste of what’s on offer.

Some of the UK’s top chefs will also be on hand to share their skills including Valentine Warner, Thomasina Miers, Matthew Fort, Tom Parker Bowles, Rose Prince and Sheila Dillon.

Fringe events based in various locations throughout East Suffolk include organic farm walks, ‘meet the producers’ events, progressive suppers, cookery workshops, artisan bread making, barista training and gourmet food experiences. Restaurants, pubs and hotels in the area will also be supporting the festival with special menus based on local produce and ingredients.

Entrance to the weekend event at Snape Maltings is £5 per person (under 13’s go free) and will include free parking, a cotton shopping bag and festival programme. www.twitter.com/AldeburghFood

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Arts, Crafts and Fashion Until 5 June, 10 to 4 Suffolk Coastal Deckchairs painted by celebs and artists to raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice • 01473 723600 • The Cut, Halesworth

Until 12 June Exhibition - Colin Moss, 1914-2005: Artist & Teacher • Ipswich Town Hall Galleries

Until 12 June Exhibition: ArtOne Contemporary - Mixed Media by Gallery Artists • John Russell Gallery, Until 27 June, 10 to 5.30 ‘On the Wing’ by Jason Gathorne-Hardy: new sketches, drawings and studies • Snape Maltings Gallery, Snape 3 – 17 June, 10 to 4 13 Degrees - BA (Hons) Graphic Design Graduate Show • University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich

12 June, 11 to 2 1940s Summer Fayre: bouncy castle, face painting, hand made textiles stall, 1940s tea room, stocks, white elephant stall, mini Landrovers for children, hook a frog, cake stall, Grand Draw (prizes worth over £200), coconut shies, welly throwing and over 20 more stalls.

Three hours of good old fashioned fun for the whole family. If the weather is bad we will muster the spirit of the 1940s and have the fayre indoors!

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14 June – 10 July, 10 to 4 Exhibition: FRANCIS JEANS - Oil Paintings This Cambridge-based artist’s first solo show at the Gallery, he is fascinated by reflections in windows, glass and water • The John Russell Gallery 4-6 Wherry Lane Ipswich IP4 1LG

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20 Comedy 6 June from 7.30 Jokers Comedy Club • Manor Ballroom, Ipswich 26 June from 7.30 An Evening with Bradley Walsh • The Spa Pavillion Felixstowe

Dance 2 June, 8.30 to 10.30 Sudden Change of Event - a multi-faceted production incorporating dance, live music and visual structures.

Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre 6 June, 7.00 to 9.00 MY NAME IS... a piece about recovering alcoholics which questions how we love, who we love and what we’ll do to make everything OK • Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich

Faith, Spiritual and Charitable 18 June, 10am to 9pm Town Kids Trust Charity Golf Day Fundraiser • Fynn Valley Golf Club

19 June, 10 to 12 Jumble Book & Plant Sale • The Pavilion, Martlesham Heath, behind St Michael’s Church

Anglian Children’s Hospice Treehouse Appeal! Tickets cost just £20.00 Call Matthew on 01473 228075 or buy online at www.hearingcarecentre.co.uk/puddings

20 June, 10 to 5 Mind Body & Spirit Fair, Highly respected psychics and mediums available all day for 1-1 readings, including TV’s Melayne Stone. Therapy treatments will be available, as well as a range of retail stalls, including books, crystals, fairies, angels, cards and much, much more. Free workshops will be running throughout the day. Admission £3 per person, under 16’s free • Novotel, Ipswich

3 July, 7.30 to 9.30 Switching On The Rhythm - A variety show offering a wealth of song and dance groups, solo professional and talented amateur performers plus choirs and instrumentalists, backed by a 7 piece orchestra. In aid of the Talitha Koum Trust, Suffolk, a charity providing a residential therapeutic community for vulnerable women • New Wolsey Theatre

20 June, 10 to 1 Great British Greyhound Walk, no greyhound required!

• Sue Edwards: 07875 783101 • Kingston Playing Field, Woodbridge to Kyson Point 29 June, 7.30 to 9.30 Charity Pudding Club Evening (EACH) The Hearing Care Centre has again created an opportunity for dessert lovers to spend an evening in pudding paradise at the fantastic Arlingtons Restaurant, in Ipswich. You will be positively encouraged to sample every dessert on the menu and at the same time raise money for the East

Film 3 – 5 June, from 7.30 The Last Station (15) - In the last year of his life, Leo Tolstoy plans to leave the rights to his work to the nation, which does not endear him to his long-suffering wife • Cinema 1 • Ipswich Film Theatre Micmacs (12A) - From the director of Delicatessen & Amelie comes this gloriously funny comedy about a group of madcap friends out to stop a pair of unscrupulous industrialists • Cinema 2 • Ipswich Film Theatre

• Corn Exchange and Regent Theatre • www.ipswichregent.co.uk • 01473 433100 • Ipswich Film Theatre, Corn Exchange, King St, Ipswich • www.iftt.co.uk • New Wolsey Theatre• www.wolseytheatre.co.uk • 01473 295900

21 10 – 12 June, from 7.30 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (18) • Cinema 1 Exit Through the Gift Shop (15) - The story of an eccentric French shopkeeper turned documentary filmmaker who attempted to locate and film the elusive graffiti artist Banksy • Cinema 2 • Ipswich Film Theatre 17 – 19 June, from 7.30 Father Of My Children (12A) – A charming and devoted family man whose work/life balance and its financial repercussions are rapidly proving too much to handle, he finds himself at on the brink of a life-changing decision • Cinema 1 • Ipswich Film Theatre Capitalism: A Love Story (12A) – Michael Moore knocks seven bells out of capitalism, deeming it incompatible with democracy • Cinema 2 • Ipswich Film Theatre 24 June, from 7.30 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (U) - a delightfully comic tale of two golddigging cabaret artists on a transatlantic liner • Cinema 1 • Ipswich Film Theatre 24 – 26 June, from 7.30 Lourdes (U) – Sylvie Testud stars as Christine, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who makes the journey to Lourdes with hope in her heart and a belief in St Bernadette and the curative powers of the water from the Grotto • Cinema 2 • Ipswich Film Theatre

Heritage and Historical 10 June, 9 to 6 David Josef Antiques & Collectors Fairs • Kesgrave Community Centre 17 June, from 7pm Ipswich Branch, Suffolk Family History Society Annual Evening Outing. Clive Pain gives an entertaining Guided Tour of Barham Church. £4 per person. To Book call J. Garwood: 01473 601437 or Howard King: 01473 274300 • Barham Church, (North-West of Ipswich) 27 June, 12.30 to 4 Bawdsey Radar Open Day: discover the history of radar. Adults £3, children free. Free parking • The Transmitter Block, Bawdsey Manor, Bawdsey • www. bawdseyradar.org.uk • info@bawdseyradar.org.uk

Kids 1 June, 2 to 4 Family Forest Adventure. Shelter building, journey sticks and whittling sticks • to book call 01394 380113 • Foxburrow Farm, Melton

community groups from all over Suffolk have come to help the Sergeant show Bert the error of his ways. Can they can teach him a valuable lesson about crime? Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre

Music, Festivals, Food and Drink 4 June Underline The Sky, Brookside (USA!) and Endera • The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich 4 June BILLY OCEAN • Regent Theatre 5 June Bat the Symphony The songs from Bat Out Of Hell performed live with a full orchestra and the voice of Steve Steinman• Regent Theatre 6 June STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL • Regent Theatre 11 June Setting Sons + Monkey Spanner The Jam tribute and Ska • Regent Theatre

4 June, 2 to 4 12 June Creatures of the Deep. Pond dipping to reveal animals The Ipswich & Norwich Co-op Brass Band performs a in disguise, vicious jaws and jet propelled monsters! • free charity concert • Elmhurst Park, Woodbridge to book call 01394 380113 • Foxburrow Farm, Melton 12 June 19 June, 11am to 4pm The Cory Band - The world’s no. 1 ranked brass band 25 – 26 June, from 7.30 STORYMAKER • The New Wolsey Theatre comes to Ipswich for the first time • Corn Exchange An Education (12A) – Jenny is seventeen, working hard 21 – 24 June, from 7.30 12 June to get into Oxford when she meets David, an older man Cops And Robbers - Sergeant Shufflebotham isn’t Elvis on Tour featuring Lee ‘Memphis’ King who has money, charm and sophistication very happy, the Police Dog is missing, believed stolen, • Regent Theatre • Cinema 1 • Ipswich Film Theatre and he hasn’t got a lead! Children from schools &

• Spa Pavillion • www.thespapavilion.org • 01394 282126 • Theatre Royal • www.theatreroyal.org • 01284 769505

22 13 June Jazz & Lunch with the Barry Kingston Trio • Ye Olde Bell & Steelyard, Woodbridge 18 June Anihilated - In celebration of the release of ‘Scorched Earth Policy’ the band have decided to play a rare oneoff gig in their hometown of Ipswich • Regent Theatre 19 June East of England Recorder Orchestra Tickets £9 (Conc £7) • 01473 225269 • St Peter’s by the Waterfront, College St, Ipswich 19 June Songs from the Musicals • Regent Theatre 20 June Suffolk’s second Pride event will be another great FREE day out! There will be live music from 2 - 8pm on the main stage as well as food, trade stalls, a dance tent, entertainment and a community market • Christchurch Park, Ipswich 26 June Hollesley Fete, Fun dog Show & Car Boot Sale with entertainment by The Red Rose Chain faries! • Hollesley Village Hall 26 June Southwold Concert Series presents - A Fountain Sealed, The prologue and 1st act of this new opera by Nathan Williamson and Thomas Walton • St Edmund’s Church, Southwold 26 June Ipswich Orchestral Society present Noriko Ogawa• Regent Theatre 27 June Waterfront Gamelan part of Ip-Art. Starts with a workshop at 11am at the University Campus Suffolk building where you can build and decorate your own chimes, then join a carnival parade at 2pm along the Waterfront and St. Peter’s Street playing music by numbers. Wear bright colours and even crazy hats and wigs - the sight and sound will be amazing! This is suitable for all ages, though for safety children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. At 4pm there will be a free concert at St.Peter’s by the Waterfront, featuring some weird and wonderful experimental musical instruments (even bicycle wheels), and once again you will be able to join in with the music-making • The Waterfront, Ipswich

27 June Bangladeshi Annual Community Day - Featuring Bangladeshi songs, dance and drama. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre 27 June The Searchers • Spa Pavillion Felixstowe 29 June MOBO award winner Chipmunk • Regent Theatre 29 June Pink Stadium Tour 2010 • Portman Road, Ipswich

Nature, Health and the Great Outdoors

2 June, from 9pm WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT SO FAR - Chris Williams attempts to reinvent the tradition of the ‘doubleact’ as a solo performer. Part of the Pulse Festival • Sir John Mills Theatre 3 June, from 7.30 TAKEN LEAVE - Rachel has had a baby and she is struggling… Rachel’s father Jeff has just retired and is having an identity crisis of his own. Part of the Pulse Festival • Sir John Mills Theatre 3 June, from 8 TRUE LOVE WAITS - Exploring the shadowy relationships between prisoners and their ‘pen pals’. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio

27 June, from 12noon Bawdsey Open Gardens and Scarecrow Trail (In aid of St 4 June, from 7.30 Mary’s Church) • Starting at The Village Hall, Bawdsey LIQUORICE AND SMOKE-RINGS - Using contemporary theatre and a live, original score created using bodies, 13 June, from 10am buckets and heartbeats Liquorice and Smoke-Rings tells Bentwaters Air Show • Bentwaters Airfield, Nr a modern-day story of belief, music and belief in music.

Rendlesham Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio

Quizzes

5 June, from 8.30 Mega Charity Quiz • Man in the Moon Pub, Palmcroft Road, Ipswich

Theatre 1 June WATERLOG - This world première one-man stage adaptation by Ipswich-based playwright Andrew Burton brings Roger Deakin’s book Waterlog dramatically to life • Sir John Mills Theatre, Gatacre Lane, Ipswich

4 June, from 10 PREGNANT?! is a multi-media performance work, delivered by a pseudo-pregnant cross-dressed male, who traces his epic journey on overly intimate relationships with those closest to himself • New Wolsey Studio 5 June, from 6 ALMOST 10 - A hilarious and tender monologue about being a child. Part of the Pulse Festival • Sir John Mills Theatre

1 June HALF MAN / HALF CLAM - The tragicomedy of a tonguetied man. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre

5 June, from 7.30 EVERYTHING MUST GO - An athletic-puppetic duet between father and daughter. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio

1 – 2 June, from 7 SUS - Barrie Keeffe’s 1979 classic is a powerful cry against institutional racism and coincides with the general election of 2010. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio, St George’s St, Ipswich

6 June, from 3 BETWEEN THE CRACKS - Linda’s world veers crazily between the dazzling and the dark. This new play is part of a collaboration between Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk MIND. Part of the Pulse Festival • Sir John Mills Theatre

2 June, from 7pm STOLEN VOICES - The true story of a girl’s Anglo-Turkish upbringing and the secrets of a Turkish mother whose passionate beliefs force her into exile in Britain. Part of the Pulse Festival • Sir John Mills Theatre

6 June, from 9 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - every commandment from the book of Exodus gets the comedy sketch treatment ten sketches guaranteed! Part of the Pulse Festival • PJ McGinty’s, Ipswich

• Corn Exchange and Regent Theatre • www.ipswichregent.co.uk • 01473 433100 • Ipswich Film Theatre, Corn Exchange, King St, Ipswich • www.iftt.co.uk • New Wolsey Theatre• www.wolseytheatre.co.uk • 01473 295900

23 8 June, from 6.30 SHAKESPEARE A LA CARTE - You are invited to dine with the Bard in this unique Shakespeare à la Carte experience. From the balcony scene to Dunsinane, your waiter will take your order from a menu of Shakespeare’s greatest hits • Arlingtons Brasserie, Museum Street, Ipswich

9 – 12 June, from 7.30 Felixstowe Musical Theatre present The Bakers Wife • Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe

8 June, from 7 THE MAN I CURE - Hauntingly surreal, hilarious and poignant, this multisensory production will bring you into the heart of Whitesands Sanatorium. Part of the Pulse Festival • Town Hall Galleries, Ipswich

11 June, from 7 TALES FROM THE BAR OF LOST SOULS - A magical realist story of forbidden love, criminality and the possibility of finding redemption in the unlikeliest of places. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre

8 June, from 8.30 CATCHER -The story of Mark Chapman, the man who shot John Lennon, on his last night of anonymity. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio

11 June, from 9 6.0 HEAP AND PEBBLE - A beautiful and hilarious new play about loss, sport and what happens when our environment stops providing us with what we need. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio, St George’s St, Ipswich

9 June, from 6.30 INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEARTBREAK - A cross between a lecture, a talk show, a game show and a medical examination, heartbreak has never been so entertaining! Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio

10 June, from 7 RAIN FROM A DRY SKY - the story of a weak man who wants to be strong. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Studio, St George’s St, Ipswich

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2 Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, IP12 2SZ 01394 460041 • just-wedding-photos.com

• Spa Pavillion • www.thespapavilion.org • 01394 282126 • Theatre Royal • www.theatreroyal.org • 01284 769505

Photo Restoration

Passport Photos

Portraits • Picture Framing

12 June, from 8 MY NAME IS SUE - The story of the piano-wielding prophet from Wales who has so far kept her thoughts to herself. But now she has cleared her throat and is ready to sing. Part of the Pulse Festival Various locations 23 – 26 June Gulls - A funny, sad and extremely moving story of love, guilt and letting go. Part of the Pulse Festival • New Wolsey Theatre 28 June, from 8 To be Frank - Frankie Howerd is the subject of the long-awaited follow up to David Benson’s classic Fringe First award winning show Think No Evil of Us - My Life With Kenneth Williams • Regent Theatre 30 June, from 7 ‘Come and Sing The Mikado’ Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society invite you to join in their 80th Birthday Celebrations! Be part of one of G&S’s most popular operas - everyone is welcome to take part in the chorus, or simply watch and hum along!• New Wolsey Theatre