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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

december

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.

31jan12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Brontë IFriday lunchtime chamber music

february

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

07feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Brontë IIFriday lunchtime chamber music

14feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Quantum Clarinet Trio IFriday lunchtime chamber music

18feb10:30 amSING! with Tom AppletonLet's get singing this half-term!

20feb2:00 pmBrickologists - A LEGO Fun Day (free family event)Be a brickologist for a day - get creative!

21feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Quantum Clarinet Trio IIFriday lunchtime chamber music

28feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Fiora Quartet IFriday lunchtime chamber music

28feb7:30 pmBudapest Café OrchestraHigh energy music with gypsy and folk flavours

march

05mar7:30 pmJazz@Jubilee presents... Paul Jones & The Denny Ilett BandBlues legend with his all-star band.

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

14mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: De Beauvoir Piano TrioFriday lunchtime chamber music

21mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Fibonacci QuartetFriday lunchtime chamber music

22mar11:00 amTalk: Dr Nick Clark "Britten, Pears and the Jubilee Hall"With Red House librarian Dr Nick Clark

28mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Plus IFriday lunchtime chamber music

april

04apr12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Plus IIFriday lunchtime chamber music

05apr7:30 pmBrentwood MacAn outstanding tribute to the music of Fleetwood Mac

06apr2:30 pmSuffolk Concert BandCommemorate and Celebrate – a springtime concert of contrasts

10apr2:00 pmI Made This - an Animation Workshop for ChildrenCreate your own animated film.

11apr12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Farben IFriday lunchtime chamber music

11apr7:30 pmAldeburgh Comedy Club presents.... Ignacio Lopez (plus support)Droll deadpan comedy from the Welsh-Spanish raconteur, as seen on TV

12apr8:00 pmImagine...The BeatlesThe sounds and style of Beatlemania

19apr11:00 amTalk: Matt Gaw "In All Weathers"How to enjoy the weather – rain or shine.

25apr7:30 pmRoger McGough - Alive and Gigging“The patron saint of poetry” reads from his new Collected Poems .

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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