Tickets gives you entry to : 10.00am Geraldine Roberts 11.30am Piers Blofeld 2.00pm Lucy Hughes-Hallett 3.30pm Scarlett Thomas 5.00pm Louis de Bernieres

Geraldine Roberts is an author and a historian specialising in the Regency era. Her work centres on the achievements of real women in this period, and the dynamics within their marriages. She is the author of “The Angel and the Cad”, which published in 2015. When it came to Charles and Mary Bagot, the gossips of Regency England had more than their fill. The marriage, initially the toast of high s...

Piers Blofeld is a literary agent & has worked in publishing for the whole of his career. A regular commentator on the mysteries of the book business, he is a columnist for Writing Magazine. Born & bred in Norfolk, his surname made it all but inevitable he would nurture a fascination with supervillainy and spying. “Master of Lies” is his first book. For the last two years of WW2, as Anthony Blunt ...

Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a biographer, cultural historian & novelist whose books have won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, the Costa Biography of the Year Award, the Plutarch Prize & the Biographers Club Award for an Exceptional Contribution to Biography. Her book on Gabriele d’Annunzio, “The Pike”, was named in the Sunday Times as ‘the biography of the decade’. Her most recent book ...

Scarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of highly acclaimed contemporary cult novels including “The End of Mr. Y”, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction; “Oligarchy”; “The Seed Collectors”; “PopCo”; “The Sleepwalkers”; and the Worldquake series of middle grade books. Her novels have sold over half a million copies worldwide & been translated into 26 language...

Louis de Bernières, born in 1954, is a British writer, poet and musician who has written several novels, collections of poetry, and albums of his own songs. He has a degree in philosophy from Manchester University, a PGCE from Leicester Polytechnic, and a master’s degree from London. He performs concerts of his own poetry and songs. He has had many jobs, including army cadet, teacher, motorcycle m...

Join Edwyrdian Tales beside the glittering lights of the Christmas Tree for three haunting ghost stories of the season. This year our night of festive spirits features terrors from classic authors of the age… H.R. Wakefield, Algernon Blackwood and an original tale from the pen of our storyteller. In “Lucky’s Grove” a family discover the dangers of bringing in the wrong Christmas Tree for their ce...

Join Southwold Arts Centre for a one-of-a-kind evening of Musical Theatre marvelousness. Second in a series of musical events produced by the Arts Centre, this evening will cycle through some old-time classics and some newer favourites in a celebration of song and dance. This time, the theme is Miscast. The only time you'll see a tenor Galinda or soprano Fiyero - prepare to have your horizons broa...

Step back into the golden glow of the sixties with Keep On Running – a spectacular live theatre event celebrating the music that changed everything. This joyful production takes you on an unforgettable journey through a decade that transformed popular culture, from the raw excitement of the early beat boom, born in smoky clubs and late-night cellar venues, to the colourful, mind-expanding sounds o...

Julian Sklar (McKellen) was once a star of London's 1960's and 70's pop art explosion, but he hasn't painted in decades and has been broke for years. His two estranged children (James Corden and Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori (Coel), an art restorer and former forger, to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep i...

Anton Chekov’s The Seagull. "We are all fools in love—and even bigger fools in art." RoughCast was formed in the year 2000 with the aim of bringing classic theatre to venues across East Anglia. Since then, they have built up a loyal following along the Waveney valley with their lively productions of classic plays from Shakespeare to Stoppard performed in theatres, village halls and various outdoo...

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company for a heartfelt and hilarious festive parody. An Atlantic-spanning fairy tale of New York and London full of romance, magic, music, puppetry and all the big questions... Is the new business pitch really more important than spending time with family? Just who is that old guy with the white beard? Will the school nativity play be ready in time...

Drawing upon Steely Dan’s legendary catalogue of Jazz-Rock classics this10-piece line-up will have audiences ‘Reelin’ in the years’. Steemy Dan have been described as ‘the closest you can get to the original thing’ and have also received praise from legendary session guitarist Elliot Randall who played on many of Steely Dan’s original recordings including the seminal guitar solo on ‘Reelin’ in the...

Watch Nanny Nora attempt the impossible as she leaps from the enchanted forest of Snow White straight into the bustling markets of Aladdin’s Peking. Packed with boos, hisses, jokes, and high-energy dance numbers, it’s two action-packed pantomimes wrapped into one unmissable show! It’s a show you won’t want to miss. Presented by Wiggle and Giggle Youth Theatre. For over 7 years, Wiggle & Giggle ha...

A fascinating and humorous evening, acclaimed by both regular theatre patrons and outdoor enthusiasts alike! On the remote Siula Grande in Peru in June 1985, mountaineer Simon Yates found himself in a desperately unenviable position. He was slowly being pulled off the mountain face by his injured partner, Joe Simpson, dangling on the rope 50 metres below. His decision to cut the rope saved both t...

Chris Ingram Quintet feat. Joanna Eden Celebrating 11 sell-out years at Ronnie Scott’s, this festive jazz entertainment is the perfect way to swing into the holidays. A seasonal favourite across the UK, acclaimed repertory quintet Jazz at the Movies present a stocking-full of holiday classics and curiosities in a delightfully jazzy blend of the sublime, swinging, sentimental and plain silly - the...

Back by popular demand, the award-winning Let’s All Dance Ballet Company is thrilled to return with their fun festive sparkling production of The Nutcracker, perfect for the whole family. Let’s All Dance Ballet Company creates high-quality, entrancing shows for young and family audiences and makes this beautiful art form accessible to people of all backgrounds and cultures. Children and adults, i...

Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty, who co-wrote the screenplay. An empty-nester couple who relocated to Glasgow from Northern Ireland following a traumatic episode during the Troubles take a trip to Amsterdam. Their marriage is seemingly affectionate and comfortable, but Gerry has a not-so- secret drink problem and Stella is unhappy that he does not share her deep Catholic faith. She has a ...

The Roy Orbison Songbook celebrates the legendary Big O with a spectacular live tribute featuring award-winning musicians. Enjoy timeless hits including “Crying,” “Only the Lonely,” and “Oh, Pretty Woman,” plus Traveling Wilburys favourites. With soaring vocals, lush harmonies, and nostalgia, this unforgettable show honours Orbison’s enduring musical legacy for everyone.

This performance has been cancelled due to illness within the production company.