Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield by Lucy Grace For me the best performance of the festival so far – this was a well researched and touching exploration of two lives – the life of the Narrator of the piece Lucy Grace, who discovered the wonders of Narnia as a child and found the impact of that discovery colouring most of her life – and Lucy … Continue reading Pulse Festival Reviews 3 – Wednesday 7th July
Well the good weather is (mostly) here at last – and there’s a lot coming up to enjoy in June. Not strictly on stage – but from Saturday 3rd through to Sunday 25th from 11am – 5pm Suffolk Open Studios are holding the Felixstowe Art Trail 2017 As part of Suffolk Open Studios, ten artists in Felixstowe will be opening their studios during weekends in … Continue reading What’s On Stage in Felixstowe – June 2017
EuroHouse – Fellswoop Theatre Premiered at the Edinburgh Festival last year – this was a strange bird of a show that felt like a work in progress by a couple of friends – one French and one Greek – who had something to say about the euro zone – but for much of the time their points seemed lost in translation! This was a show … Continue reading New Wolsey Pulse Festival Review 2 – Monday 5th
So – the Pulse Festival is upon us again – and the New Wolsey working with China Plate have come up with a huge variety of shows to get your jade entertainment taste buds working again. Over the course of the next ten days you can see scratch productions, works in progress and fully formed Edinburgh Fringe winners. There’s stand up, dance, drama and a … Continue reading Review – Pulse 2017 – New Wolsey Theatre – Thursday 1st June
OUR MAN IN HAVANA – written by Graham Greene and performed by Creative Cow Productions. Adapted for the stage by Clive Francis. Performed from 23rd to 27th May ‘Our Man in Havana’ is set in the city Havana, a place of pleasure and also devious crimes. It explores the secret services and the British Intelligence when one of their agents, who was originally a humble … Continue reading Student Review – Our Man In Havana
Our Man In Havana by Graham Green adapted for stage by Clive Francis – New Wolsey Theatre and Touring Graham Green wrote ‘Our Man in Havana’ originally as a film script based on a Spanish double agent he had come across during his work at M16 who had fooled his German handlers with misinformation that was completely fabricated. The film came to nothing but he … Continue reading Review – Our Man In Havana
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig – Eastern Angles – touring until 27th May Eastern Angles latest major outing has been touring since March 15th – but I have only just managed to catch up with it. And I must say this is a rather strange, eclectic beast. Unusually Ivan Cutting has chosen an off the peg play rather than a home … Continue reading Review – The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig
Jonny & The Baptists – Eat The Poor – New Wolsey Theatre last night and touring This is the fourth time Jonny Donahoe and Paddy Gervers have brought their comedy act to the New Wolsey – but the first time I’ve caught up with them. At first glance at the title you would think this is possibly a music gig. Look closer and you’ll see … Continue reading Review- Jonny & The Baptists – Eat The Poor
Felixstowe’s newly created Beachside Events Area is to host an open-air cinema during the summer holidays and you can put your ideas in as to which films you would like to see on the big screen. On Saturday 29 July, a day is being dedicated to films for all the family to enjoy on the seafront. The free, one-day event is being supported by the … Continue reading Open Air Cinema Coming To Felixstowe
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin adapted by Tim Luscombe – New Wolsey Theatre till Saturday then touring Classic novels – especially Jane Austin – are hard to successfully adapt for the stage. There is inevitably a surfeit of characters, nothing much happens in terms of major events, and they cover a wide landscape. However Tim Luscombe is a past master, having adapted not one but … Continue reading Review – Northanger Abbey
