Do you have children between the ages of 6 and 16 that would love to perform on stage? Have you got little ones hankering to expand their imaginations – or older kids wanting to strut their stuff? Well now’s the chance to get them involved with a brand new youth theatre group that is starting up at Two Sisters Arts Centre, Trimley St Mary, nr … Continue reading New Youth Theatre Group Starting Up On Felixstowe Peninsula
Last year at the age of 95, a man who had been a well known and popular figure in the area for his talent as a poet, Head of English at Orwell School and as an accomplished jazz singer on the amateur circuit, died and was buried. But due to the pandemic and covid restrictions like many others his funeral was a limited affair. Now … Continue reading Two Sisters Arts Centre to Host Tribute To Popular Poet And English Teacher, Frank Wood
After a really good opening month – where so far every event has been sold to capacity – Two Sisters has a packed and exciting programme coming up for July. Thursday July 1st sees the return of popular, award winning performance poet Luke Wright with The Ballad Seller Back in Georgian times we got our news from poetry. Before papers, broadcasts or the internet, ballad … Continue reading What’s On At Two Sisters Arts Centre In July
There are two open air theatre shows coming to the Beachfront Events Area next to the Leisure Centre this coming weekend – so pack a picnic and a blanket to sit on and join Heatbreak Productions for David Walliams’ Mr Stink on Sunday 20th or The Great Gatsby on Saturday 19th. Mr Stink On Sunday June 20th at 4pm Heartbreak Productions bring an adaptation of … Continue reading Open Air Theatre Comes To Felixstowe
It’s been a long cold lonely winter’, as the Beatles once sang – but with hospitalisations and deaths from covid falling dramatically – and a very successful roll out of the vaccination programme – PM Boris Johnson has announced that his road map remains on track, hence allowing indoor entertainment venues to open from May 17th Two Sisters Arts Centre – which opened in the … Continue reading Two Sister Arts Centre Re –Opens With Exciting Summer Programme
Announcement from Pier Projects: “We are delighted to announce Alisa Oleva as the artist we will be working with this year. She will be developing a new art project for Felixstowe, inspired by walking and in response to this unique port and coastal town. London-based Oleva was selected by a newly formed Community Arts Panel, comprising residents of Felixstowe following a nationwide Open Call for … Continue reading Pier Projects Announce London Based Winner of Art Commission For Felixstowe
Arts facilitators Pier Projects have already announced a new paid commission for an artist to develop work around the concept of walking in Felixstowe .Now they are seeing members of the public to form a ‘community panel’ to select the winning artist. Pier Projects want to work with an artist to develop an exciting project for Felixstowe based around walking. .The aim of the project … Continue reading Call Out For Community Panel To Select Artist For Felixstowe Commission
During this pandemic life hasn’t been easy for anyone, but in the professional world the creative industry has had a particularly hard time of it. And the Felixstowe peninsula is particularly rich in creatives, from musicians and theatre practitioners to visual artists. With venues closed or at limited capacity it has been very difficult to get work out there – but now arts facilitators Pier … Continue reading Pier Projects Announce New Art Commission for Felixstowe
Last year we all had high hopes that lockdown would be eased fairly quickly and by March 2021 everything would be more or less operating normally In that spirit plans were put in motion for a weekend to celebrate women’s creativity to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8th entitled WAMfest (Women Arts and Music). Unfortunately, as we all know, covid and lockdown have … Continue reading WAMfest – New Festival Celebrating Women In Art & Music Moved To September
In spite of the current difficulties in staging live performances – Two Sisters Arts Centre in Trimley St Mary is continuing to host a variety of events. The Arts Centre, in the former St Mary’s Church in Trimley, has a full range of covid secure measures in place including online booking of socially distanced tables for up to four people, temperature checks and compulsory sanitizer … Continue reading What’s On @ Two Sisters Arts Centre – October 2020
