Eastlife Spring 2020

Suffolk
01284 758000. www.theapex.co.uk
25-Apr Songbird – The Music of Fleetwood Mac
Songbird bring all the hits of Fleetwood Mac to the stage
featuring classic songs from ‘Rumours’ ‘Tango in the Night’,
‘Tusk’, and ‘Mirage’.
The Seagull, 19-75 Morton Road, Lowestoft NR33 0JH
01502 589726. www.theseagull.co.uk
25-Apr What’s Love Got To Do With It?
‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ is a joyous show celebrating
the music of the incredible Tina Turner.
Ipswich Regent Theatre, 3 Saint Helen’s Street, Ipswich IP4 1HE
01473 433100. apps.ipswich.gov.uk
02-May Anything For Love: The Meat Loaf Story
The highly acclaimed Steve Steinman brings his brand-new
production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s
greatest hits. With an incredible stage set and ten-piece live
band, the show will have you up on your feet dancing and
singing out loud.
Marina Theatre, The Marina, Lowestoft NR32 1HH
01502 533200. www.marinatheatre.co.uk
03-May Johnny Cash Roadshow
This year’s show is an emotional rollercoaster of songs through
Cash’s career, packed together in one fantastic evening’s
entertainment.
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD
01284 758000. www.theapex.co.uk
09-May Abba Sensation
A stunning stage show, which combines costume changes,
lighting effects and a faithful reproduction of the Abba sound.
The Seagull ,19-75 Morton Road, Lowestoft NR33 0JH
01502 589726. www.theseagull.co.uk
12-May Will Pound - A Day Will Come
Acclaimed harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound is
embarking on a musical journey across the states of the
European Union, to discover and unveil the diversity and
common ground of their traditional music and song.
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD
01284 758000. www.theapex.co.uk
14-May Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the
Dubliners
This celebration of Ireland’s favorite sons brings to life the music
of The Dubliners. A guaranteed evening of humor and ‘craic’
that will have audiences singing along to classics including The
Wild Rover, The Black Velvet Band, Molly Malone, Finnegan’s
Wake, McAlpines Fusileers, Raglan Road and The Seven
Drunken Nights.
Ipswich Regent Theatre, 3 Saint Helen’s Street, Ipswich IP4 1HE
01473 433100. apps.ipswich.gov.uk
31-May Songs of the Sea
In this show the group will recreate the high-spirited, informal
atmosphere of the infamous Lowestoft ‘smokers’, also known
as shod concerts.
The Seagull, 19-75 Morton Road, Lowestoft NR33 0JH
01502 589726. www.theseagull.co.uk
ARTS & CULTURE
5-11 Mar Still Working, Still Life and Life
Portrait painter, Jack Stephenson returns to an earlier interest –
still life painting.
The Garage Gallery, 152 High St, Aldeburgh
snapemaltings.co.uk/whats-on/exhibition-still-working-stilllife-and-life
series of paintings consisting of overlapped oxymorons painted
directly on onto oriented strand board with whacky and
blended colours.
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD
01284 758000. www.theapex.co.uk
04-Apr The Crafty Foxes Easter Wreath Workshop
Make a beautiful Easter wreath for yourself or as a gift, or why
not give the workshop to someone as a gift?
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD
01284 758000. www.theapex.co.uk
4-30 Apr Carol Saunderson
Carol Saunderson grew up in East Anglia as a member of a
farming family. She has been working as a painter for 25 years.
Her semi-abstract, richly coloured works are characterised by
their lively brushwork and mark-making. She is continually
inspired by the cyclically changing landscape surrounding her
Suffolk home.
The Maltings Gallery Granary Building, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP
snapemaltings.co.uk
29-Apr Art Deco: Global Design for a Modern Age
The range of artifacts, seen at the 1925 International Exhibition
in Paris, show a very different understanding of modernity
from the high-minded design of the Bauhaus or Le Corbusier.
In this talk, Fiona FitzGerald will explore this vibrant new
style, focusing on the importance of the exotic, and chart its
enthusiastic welcome throughout the world.
The Cut, New Cut, Halesworth, IP19 8BY.
0300 3033 211. newcut.org
2-9 May Exhibition by Dee Nickerson 2020
A collection of this much sort after artist’s work at the Southwold
Gallery. Southwold Gallery, 64a High Street, Southwold,
IP18 6DN. 01502 723888. www.southwoldgallery.co.uk
3-20 Apr Exhibtion by Stephanie Lambourne and Chris
Williamson
Two Artists that always produce paintings that lift the spirits and
make you smile.
Southwold Gallery, 64a High Street, Southwold,IP18 6DN
01502 723888. www.southwoldgallery.co.uk
14-20 May Laura Beardsell-Moore
Laura Beardsell-Moore continues her exploration of our
impermanent world and looks at ways to represent things that
are mortal or ephemeral in a permanent image.
The Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, Snape, IP17 1SP
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28 May - 3 Jun Journeys – Living in the Now
Journeys over the last two years have taken Norah to other
countries, areas and meeting many interesting individuals
never met before. Learning to cope, to live in the present rather
than the past or future.
The Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, Snape, IP17 1SP
snapemaltings.co.uk
SPECIAL EVENTS
14-29 Mar Lambing weekends
Lambing begins in March and on lambing days, you will see
new-born lambs and young lambs at the lambing yard in our
Tudor Stables — as well as older lambs out in the paddocks.
You might even see a lamb being born! The shrubbery and
back wood are carpeted with snowdrops, aconites, primroses
and violets and swathes of daffodils begin to flower on the front
lawns and the moat banks. 11am-4pm.
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9BA
www.kentwell.co.uk/events
24 Mar - 27 Apr Wayne Tanswell
This is Wayne’s sixth solo exhibition and is a completely new
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