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Nestling in the heart of the seaside town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk sits the historic and much-loved Jubilee Hall.

What’s On

october

19oct7:30 pmLeveretAn English folk band at the top of their game

25oct7:30 pm9:30 pmEastern Angles presents: The DeepAn epic tale of survival, based on a true story.

26oct7:30 pmThe Paul McCartney Project: Band on the RunMcCartney’s hits from Beatles to Wings and solo career.

29oct10:30 amSING! with Tom AppletonLet's get singing this half-term!

31oct10:00 amOur Animal World (free family activity)Snakes, spiders, frogs and other mini-beasts – a Halloween mobile petting zoo

november

01nov7:30 pmCommon Ground Theatre Company presents GHOST OF THE TOLL POINT LIGHT by Pat WhymarkA ghost story set off the East Anglian coast

02nov7:30 pmAldeburgh Comedy Club presents.... A Comedy Club NightComedian and magician El Baldiniho plus support

09nov7:30 pmJazz@Jubilee presents... Ben HolderThe incredible rising star of Stephane Grappelli-style jazz fiddle

20nov6:00 pmLecture: Professor Lawrence Goldman (Aldeburgh & District Local History Society)The Atlantic slave trade and Britain’s role in its abolition.

23nov10:00 am2:00 pmChristmas Craft FairChristmas crafts and Festive treats

23nov7:30 pmThe Music of Simon and GarfunkelThe UK’s longest-running tribute to the great singer-songwriters

december

01dec2:30 pmJubilee Opera ' Two Tales'The Selfish Giant & The Pied Piper of Hamelin

07dec7:30 pmThe Furrow CollectiveA magical set of nocturnal songs from all-star folk collective.

13dec7:30 pmJazz@Jubilee presents Jazz At The Movies: A Swinging Christmas!Swing into Christmas with jazzy seasonal favourites.

14dec7:30 pmA Christmas CarolA new Dickens adaptation starring TV favourites Colin Baker and Peter Purves.

20dec7:30 pmGhost Stories for ChristmasBone-chilling tales to conjure the spirits of Christmas...

january

01jan4:00 pm02(jan 2)9:30 pmCommon Ground Theatre Company presents their Christmas show FATHER BROWN & THE CURSE OF THE CHRISTMAS FAIRY by Pat WhymarkA festive comedy caper.

february

01feb11:00 amTalk: Charlie HaylockAn Eccentric Look at Suffolk.

march

06marAll Day09The 24th Aldeburgh Literary FestivalA wide range of talks on all subjects

About the Hall

Nestling in the heart of the seaside town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk sits the historic and much-loved Jubilee Hall. Built in 1887 by local businessman Newson Garrett to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, the hall was intended for “concerts and dramatic entertainments provided by well-known artistes, dances for the little people on wet afternoons and for ‘the grown-ups’ in the evenings”. Ever since then the hall has offered an array of musical and dramatic performances, both amateur and professional and has also served the community as a film-theatre, dance-hall, badminton court and roller-skating rink. The Jubilee Hall is nothing if not adaptable.

At Jubilee Hall we are ambitious for our building and what goes on within it, ensuring we not only survive, but thrive, for decades to come. We work in partnership in Aldeburgh, Suffolk and beyond, from schools to businesses, from community groups to performing artists, providing excellence balanced by diversity in both programming and activities.

A Brief History

The Jubilee Hall gained unexpected fame in 1948 when local residents Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears chose it as a venue for their ‘Festival of Music and the Arts’. In 1960 the first ever performance of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was given in the hall, and since then many notable opera premières have taken place there, such as Britten’s The Little Sweep, William Walton’s The Bear and Harrison Birtwistle’s Punch and Judy. Although the main venue of the Aldeburgh Festival has moved to Snape Maltings, many of the Festival events continue to take place in the Jubilee Hall.

Read more here

Support Jubilee Hall

We rely on the money we raise through ticket sales, commercial activities and fundraising to deliver our arts and learning programme. It forms more than 60% of our income. Please help us keep our programme accessible to everyone and continue to invest in the artists we work with, even at this challenging time.

Please click here to donate.

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