Norwich Theatre Announces Tour of 3 Migrant Women: A Raw, Lived-Experience Exploration of Displacement and Belonging

Norwich Theatre today announces the upcoming tour of 3 Migrant Women, a striking and intimate exploration of migration, memory, and the profound cost of leaving everything behind. The show will open at Theatre503 in London before embarking on a four-date tour. Created...

ENGLISH TOURINGOPERA: THE GONDOLIERS AND PAGLIACCI

Thu 7 - Sat 9 May 2026 English Touring Opera return to The Arts Theatre Cambridge with two titles for their Spring 2026 season: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers – “the very definition of musical entertainment” (★★★★★, The Stage) – and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci...

Folk Music at The Apex

Folk music remains a popular genre of music at The Apex. Tickets for Kate Rusby on 12 May have already sold out, while there are a handful of tickets left for The Fureys on 13 May. Perhaps less well known on this side of the Irish Sea, Dervish are a celebrated band in...

Ipswich label Antigen Records celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a launch party for an album 38 years in the making.

Antigen Records celebrates its silver anniversary with a night of live entertainment at the Baths in Ipswich on Saturday 23rd May, featuring three bands from its roster – Earth Mother F*****, Pound Land and Rev Simpkins. The event doubles as a launch party for the...

BABYSHAMBLES, THE MOLOTOVS, THE CLAUSE & ANTONY SZMIEREK LEAD HUGE FINAL DROP FOR ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS NORWICH 2026

FULL LINE-UP REVEALED AS NEXT GENERATION ACTS JOIN JAMES, THE STREETS, THE KOOKS & MADNESS IN THE UK’S BEST PLACE TO LIVE Rock N Roll Circus has today unveiled its full August 2026 Norwich line-up, adding a major final wave of artists including Babyshambles, The...

Sonic Wave – The Cut, Halesworth

This is my first experience of The Cut in Halesworth - what a fabulous venue! If you have never been, please take a look and try to visit, it has a wonderful charm: half industrial warehouse, half cozy community hub. The first Sonic Wave night of 2026 transformed the...

First wave of artists announced for BTC All Dayer!

Saturday 25th April 2026Free Entry!BTC All Dayer is a brand new festival celebrating emerging regional artists. We’re really excited to announce the first wave of artists, with many more still to come!  Indie slowcore band Eve’s Delight will play a stripped back...

Cambridge Modern Jazz – May 2026 Event

Thursday May 21 at 7:30pm (Doors/Bar 7:00pm) at Hidden Rooms, 7b Jesus Lane, CB5 8BA Gig tickets £22 / £16.50 Students Over 18 only. Matt Ridley Sextet ‘The Antidote’ Matt Ridley compositions & bass Mark Lockheart saxophones, Rory Simmons trumpet Ivo Neame...

Huey Morgan at The Apex

Stick em up, punk, it’s a Fun Lovin’ Criminal! Coming to prominence as the frontman and driving force of the eclectic American rap/rock outfit Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Huey Morgan led the band from 1993 - 2021. Best known for the hit record ‘Scooby Snacks’, Fun Lovin’...

ENGLISH TOURINGOPERA: THE GONDOLIERS AND PAGLIACCI

Thu 7 - Sat 9 May 2026 English Touring Opera return to The Arts Theatre Cambridge with two titles for their Spring 2026 season: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers – “the very definition of musical entertainment” (★★★★★, The Stage) – and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci...

THESPIANS

GREECE THE MUSICAL (but not that one) 9 -23 May 2026 HOME Manchester, JPT Productions & Mercury Theatre Colchester, today announce the full cast for the world premiere of Mischief’s first musical comedy, THESPIANS. MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical, Norwich Theatre Royal

The 2026 UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert arrives at a fascinating cultural crossroads. Thirty years after the original film’s release and over fifteen years since its West End debut, this new production, directed by Ian Talbot, attempts to balance the...

The Grand Babylon Hotel – Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Claybody Theatre’s latest touring production, The Grand Babylon Hotel, is based on Arnold Bennett’s 1902 book of the same name about a hotel, of which was a thinly disguised version of the Savoy in London, Bennett’s favourite hotel. This adaptation by Deborah McAndrew...

Paula Varjack: Nine Sixteenths – Colchester Arts Centre

In Paula Varjack’s multimedia performance Nine Sixteenths, the title refers to the precise duration - a mere 0.56 seconds - that Janet Jackson’s breast was exposed during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Yet, as Varjack and her ensemble of four, equally amazing,...

Midsomer Murders – The Killings at Badgers Drift

On the evening of Sunday 23rd March 1997, the body of Emily Simpson, a gentle, orchid-loving, older lady, was found in her cottage in the idyllic, seemingly sleepy, village of Badger’s Drift in the rustic county of Midsomer… There is no need to explain the globally...

Ink Festival

INK Festival announces full programme of shows for 10th anniversary festival Thursday 16th April – Sunday 19th April 2026, 9:30am – 9:30pmHalesworth, Suffolk The full programme of artists and plays has now been announced for INK Festival’s 10th anniversary...

War of the Worlds – The New Wolsey Theatre

In this retelling  of the classic novel by H. G. Wells, the team behind Imitating the Dog (ITD) has done far more than merely a restage of the 1898 seminal science-fiction story. They have interrogated it. This adaptation transforms the Victorian invasion...

Mercury Theatre Colchester – 2026 PANTOMIME ANNOUNCED – JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK WRITTEN BY DAVID PHIPPS DAVISDIRECTED BY NATASHA RICKMAN A Mercury Original Sat 21 Nov 2026 - Sun 17 Jan 2027 As Spring approaches and the days grow longer, thoughts turn to Christmas and today The Mercury Theatre Colchester announce their 2026...

Noughts & Crosses

Pilot Theatre’s revival of the award-winning stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses will visit Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 March 2026 and The Arts Centre Cambridge from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April 2026 as...

Gregor Fisher at The Apex

Probably forever known as Rab C Nesbitt, Gregor Fisher will be taking to the road for a UK tour, starring as himself! You can join the Scottish stage and screen legend at The Apex on 13th April, for a laughter-filled evening of conversation. He’ll share stories...

Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King –  UK Tour 2026 – King Of Crumbs

  The King Of Crumbs is coming to: Shrewsbury, Brighton, Portsmouth, Frome, Oxford, Cardiff, Exeter, Taunton, Plymouth, Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Belfast, Liverpool, Barnard Castle, Newcastle, Canterbury, Sheffield, Chelmsford, Birmingham, Maidstone, Norwich, Leeds,...

Bury St Edmunds 3rd Comedy Festival

Bury St Edmunds third Comedy Festival will bring two months of rib-tickling, laugh out loud fun to Suffolk during funny February and March 2026. Prepare for a side-splitting rollercoaster ride through two months filled with stand-up, outrageous improv and a comedy...

Comedian Elf Lyons performing in Cambridge

Award-Winning and Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Elf Lyons is bringing her new show Horses, the first ever comedy show performed entirely by a horse, on tour next summer, after a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.  Bring...

Michelle De Swarte – UK Tour 2025

Comedian, star and writer-creator of BBC’s critically acclaimed Spent, Michelle De Swarte is back on the road with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling. After the main event's highs and lows, Michelle wonders what to do...

Spin-a-Play – Review

Spin-a-Play - Hunter Club Arts Centre Have you ever seen a play that no-one else will ever get to witness? Have you ever experienced a play where you are in a strange, unique moment of time that will never be repeated? Welcome to Spin-A-Play. Spin-A-Play, as the name...

IPSWICH TOUR DATE FOR ALEX KEALY – ‘THE FEAR’

After an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, and fresh from supporting Jack Dee on tour, Alex Kealy (The Now Show, Gig Pigs with Ivo Graham) brings The Fear on a tour between February and July 2025. Last year, 2024, was the best year of Alex’s life. He got married...

GEOFF NORCOTT ANNOUNCES BASIC BLOKE 2

Geoff Norcott: BASIC BLOKE 2 - There’s No Bloke Without Fire Basic Bloke 2 – There’s No Bloke Without Fire is the latest tour from comedian, author, podcaster and radio host Geoff Norcott and Geoff’s first under a Labour government, so he’s...

Ben Elton: ‘Authentic Stupidity’ – Review

Ben Elton: Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe Ben Elton is back on the road with his ‘Authentic Stupidity’ Tour and how great is it to see him coming to Felixstowe! The marketing spiel: Ben Elton first exploded into the national consciousness back in the 1980s hosting Channel...

MULTI-AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN AND PODCASTER ROB AUTON TO KICK OFF BIGGEST TOUR YET WITH HIT ‘THE EYES OPEN AND SHUT SHOW’ 

Following his second consecutive British Podcast Award win and a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe earlier this year, multi award-winning comedian, podcaster, and writer Rob Auton (Starstruck, The End of the...

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical, Norwich Theatre Royal

The 2026 UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert arrives at a fascinating cultural crossroads. Thirty years after the original film’s release and over fifteen years since its West End debut, this new production, directed by Ian Talbot, attempts to balance the...

BABYSHAMBLES, THE MOLOTOVS, THE CLAUSE & ANTONY SZMIEREK LEAD HUGE FINAL DROP FOR ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS NORWICH 2026

FULL LINE-UP REVEALED AS NEXT GENERATION ACTS JOIN JAMES, THE STREETS, THE KOOKS & MADNESS IN THE UK’S BEST PLACE TO LIVE Rock N Roll Circus has today unveiled its full August 2026 Norwich line-up, adding a major final wave of artists including Babyshambles, The...

Sonic Wave – The Cut, Halesworth

This is my first experience of The Cut in Halesworth - what a fabulous venue! If you have never been, please take a look and try to visit, it has a wonderful charm: half industrial warehouse, half cozy community hub. The first Sonic Wave night of 2026 transformed the...

Paula Varjack: Nine Sixteenths – Colchester Arts Centre

In Paula Varjack’s multimedia performance Nine Sixteenths, the title refers to the precise duration - a mere 0.56 seconds - that Janet Jackson’s breast was exposed during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Yet, as Varjack and her ensemble of four, equally amazing,...

Midsomer Murders – The Killings at Badgers Drift

On the evening of Sunday 23rd March 1997, the body of Emily Simpson, a gentle, orchid-loving, older lady, was found in her cottage in the idyllic, seemingly sleepy, village of Badger’s Drift in the rustic county of Midsomer… There is no need to explain the globally...

First wave of artists announced for BTC All Dayer!

Saturday 25th April 2026Free Entry!BTC All Dayer is a brand new festival celebrating emerging regional artists. We’re really excited to announce the first wave of artists, with many more still to come!  Indie slowcore band Eve’s Delight will play a stripped back...

War of the Worlds – The New Wolsey Theatre

In this retelling  of the classic novel by H. G. Wells, the team behind Imitating the Dog (ITD) has done far more than merely a restage of the 1898 seminal science-fiction story. They have interrogated it. This adaptation transforms the Victorian invasion...

Mercury Theatre Colchester – 2026 PANTOMIME ANNOUNCED – JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK WRITTEN BY DAVID PHIPPS DAVISDIRECTED BY NATASHA RICKMAN A Mercury Original Sat 21 Nov 2026 - Sun 17 Jan 2027 As Spring approaches and the days grow longer, thoughts turn to Christmas and today The Mercury Theatre Colchester announce their 2026...

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers The Play – Ipswich Regent Theatre

Can you believe it’s been over 50 years since Fawlty Towers was aired? It first appeared on our screens in 1975 and then only two series, each of six episodes. Twelve episodes of comedy which has spanned multiple generations and is generally hailed as the best comedy...

Huey Morgan at The Apex

Stick em up, punk, it’s a Fun Lovin’ Criminal! Coming to prominence as the frontman and driving force of the eclectic American rap/rock outfit Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Huey Morgan led the band from 1993 - 2021. Best known for the hit record ‘Scooby Snacks’, Fun Lovin’...

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