Join Michael Binyon, the renowned foreign correspondent and leader writer for The Times, for a reflection on current affairs and geopolitics in the Middle East and beyond.
Regarded as one of the UK’s premier queen tribute bands, Supersonic Queen bring all the spirit and majesty of Queen to audiences all over the UK. Performing in UK and International theatres and festivals, Supersonic Queen have been touring for over a decade and are known for their uniquely dynamic recreation of Queen’s iconic live performances. With an unparalleled energy and charisma this tota...
Join Michael Binyon, the renowned foreign correspondent and leader writer for The Times, for a reflection on current affairs and geopolitics in the Middle East and beyond.
A Celebration Of The Music Of Coldplay; capturing the energy and sound of one of the biggest bands in the world. This immersive and fun driven show features Xylobands, lasers, back projection, confetti, and all of the biggest hits from Yellow, Hymn For The Weekend, to A Viva La Vida and Paradise.Don't miss this unique show for all fans of Coldplay! www.facebook.com/headfullofcoldplay www.ahea...
The Cape Crusaders is a sextet of some of the finest musicians in the UK. They celebrate and share the music, life and legacy of legendary South African pianist and composer, Abdullah Ibrahim. The sextet is led by British/South African jazz pianist and composer, Pete Letanka. His arrangements of Ibrahim’s compositions will take you on a musical journey from the struggles of the apartheid years ...
Get Down Tonight is a fantastic tribute show from the amazing Peanutz Party Band, celebrating the very best music from the 70s and 80s Soul, Disco and Funk era. Peanutz Party will transport you back in time, to when the music got you dancing all night long, featuring the music of artists: Earth, Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, Odyssey, The Gibson Brothers, Rose Royce, Sister Sledge, Chic, KC and...
Director: Nicholas Hytner With Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam Runtime: 113 mins Ramsden, Yorkshire, 1916. The chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society have volunteered for the front, so under the direction of the demanding, driven Dr. Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), the Choral recruits a crop of teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the joys of singing and the u...
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL ~ The Beloved Son; Performed by Andrew Harrison
Fri 1 May
Henri Nouwen (1932 - 1996) was a Dutch, Catholic priest, psychologist, and professor who reached the heights of academic success at Yale and Harvard before abandoning everything to join the community of L’Arche, Daybreak in Toronto. He became part of a life-sharing movement, seeking to make known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities. To some Henri Nouwen put his brilliant career into...
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL ~ The Beatles and Me; Chris Ingham
Sat 2 May
The jazz pianist, singer and bandleader and author of Rough Guide to the Beatles dips in and out of his book, shares his experiences interviewing Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono and reflects on why the Beatles still matter to him, not to mention the rest of the world. "Over and above his impish arpeggios, droll introductions and left-handed singing the thing that fascinates me about Mr. Ingham is h...
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL ~ Chris Difford with the Derek Nash Band
Sat 2 May
Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, successfully turning the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years. Chris has co-written some of the most enduring and best-loved songs of our time such as ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Cool For Cats’ and ‘Labelled With Love’,...
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL ~ Once Upon a Tune - James Mayhew, Caroline Speca, Nathan Williamson
Sun 3 May
From Firebirds to fabulous Swan Princesses, discover the magical stories behind your favourite classical tunes. Violinist Caroline Speca is joined by local pianist Nathan Williamson in music by Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Stravinsky. Children’s author and illustrator, James Mayhew, will be illustrating LIVE on stage. The art created in the show will be auctioned on the day for local community projec...
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL ~ Maureen & Friends: An Evening of Poetry, Jazz & Other Stuff
Sun 3 May
An evening of Jazz, Poetry and other stuff. Including Jazz Royalty – Jacqui Dankworth, Art Themen and George Double plus the fabulous poets of the Hebrides and NW3 – Pauline Prior-Pitt and Jeremy Robson. Dame Maureen Lipman will perform sketches from Radio 4’s “Maureen & Friends” and a few other happy surprises. Last year, they played at Crazy Coqs and the Charing Cross Theatre to packed houses an...
Did you know that 90% of people believe they can get away with murder - are you one of them? There will be a live psychopath test to find out! Serial killer and psychopathy expert Cheish Merryweather introduces MURDER:STAGED - a true crime talk that takes a deep dive into the embedded lies at crime scenes. The 'CSI effect' has created a new type of killer – you will investigate the six types o...
Bootleg Boss are a UK based seven-piece band that perform the classic songs of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Formed in 2012 this accomplished and exciting Live Band feature Kev Jamieson as the vocal-singing, guitar-playing, harmonica-blowing, band-leading, audience-engaging, dance-inducing, singalong-inspiring Boss. If you were born to run down backstreets, across badlands and to go danci...
Woman in Mind is a darkly comic play by Alan Ayckbourn that follows Susan, a woman trapped in an unfulfilling marriage whose imagination creates a vivid fantasy family to replace her disappointing real one. As the boundaries between her idealised world and her everyday life begin to blur, Susan’s grip on reality slips with both hilarious and heartbreaking consequences. Witty, unsettling, and emoti...
2026 deserves something special — and it doesn’t get better than our return to the fantastic Southwold Arts Centre on Bank Holiday Saturday- 23rd May, 2026. This isn’t just a gig. It’s a time machine. Classic Rock Revival takes you straight back to the greatest nights of your life — when the amps were loud, the choruses were massive, and every song felt like an anthem. Expect note-for-note p...
A grief cafe in Lowestoft, a town mourning the loss of its high street on a coastline that’s crumbling like Rich Tea biscuits. After losing her hubby, ageing Crystal wants to live laugh love but maybe she just needs to chill out. After losing Dad, teenage Jordan just wants to like get grieving over and done with and that... but grief is messy and comes in waves right? Group leader Howard ...