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december
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Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £25 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £25
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Live on stage, television favourites Colin Baker (Doctor Who, The Brothers) and Peter Purves (Blue Peter, The Office) lead the cast in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic.
“He was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge – a squeezing, grasping, covetous, old sinner!”
On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is warned by the ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley, that he will be visited by three Spirits – Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come. Together they whisk Scrooge to the past and his happy boyhood Christmastimes, to the present to meet Tiny Tim at Bob Cratchit’s Christmas feast, and finally to the future and Scrooge’s own miserable grave – all attempting to show him the error of his ways. But will Scrooge wake on Christmas morning a changed man?
Presented by the Crime And Comedy Theatre Company as a radio-play-live-on-stage, our setting is a radio studio, our actors ready as if for a radio broadcast, and our sound effects created live, transporting us to Victorian London for this 180th anniversary production of Dickens’ timeless tale of charity, forgiveness and redemption.
The performance ends at approx. 9.15pm including an interval.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
20dec7:30 pmGhost Stories for ChristmasBone-chilling tales to conjure the spirits of Christmas...
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Friday 20th December 2024 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £15 (21 and under £12) Tickets are available
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Friday 20th December 2024 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £15 (21 and under £12)
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Following in the fine festive tradition of telling ghostly stories by the fireside, this is an evening of haunting, dark delights set during Christmastide. Our night of seasonal spirits features terrors from some of the finest authors of their age… W. W. Jacobs, Algernon Blackwood and A. M. Burrage.
In Jerry Bundler patrons gather in a London tavern at Christmastime swapping traditionally terrifying ghost stories, only to discover the establishment itself is haunted. In Smee some festive parlour games are just the thing to raise some spirits. But it’s always wise to know how many people are hiding in the house before you start trying to seek them. And finally, in The Kit-Bag packing for the Christmas holidays takes a turn for the worse as a young lawyer finds his recent gruesome trial comes back to haunt him. Bone chilling tales to conjure the spirits of Christmas…
A one-man performance, directed and haunted by Matthew Wood.
Suitable for ages 10 and above.
Presented by Edwrydian Tales
The performance ends at approx. 8.50pm. There is no interval.
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm
january
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Wednesday 1st - Thursday 2nd January 2025 Wednesday 1st January 2025, 4.00pm - tickets available HERE Wednesday 1st January 2025 7.30pm - tickets available
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Wednesday 1st – Thursday 2nd January 2025
Wednesday 1st January 2025, 4.00pm – tickets available HERE
Wednesday 1st January 2025 7.30pm – tickets available HERE
Thursday 2nd January 2025 4.00pm – tickets available HERE
Thursday 2nd January 2025 7.30pm – tickets available HERE
Tickets: £16 (21 and under £10)
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
The Suffolk village of Dangleford is hanging by a thread! As Xmas approaches, its veneer of civility is cracking, like last year’s Yule Log. A series of poison pen letters, signed “The Christmas Fairy”, threaten to expose corruption at the heart of village life. As the mulled wine simmers, old grudges reach boiling point. Even Father Brown’s renowned frosted plums may fail to get the party going! He must use all his wits to stop the midwinter madness snow- balling into… a snowball of terror!
Common Ground present another of their much-loved festive comedy mysteries.
Common Ground Theatre Company have been touring the Eastern region for many years now with their unique brand of music theatre.
“One of the best things on the road in East Anglia right now, the ever-inventive Common Ground…pathos, humanity and dry humour. A proper treat.” – Libby Purves
The performance lasts for approx two hours including an interval.
Time
1 (Wednesday) 4:00 pm - 2 (Thursday) 9:30 pm
31jan12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Brontë IFriday lunchtime chamber music
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Friday 31st January 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 31st January 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Inspired by the intelligence and companionship of their namesakes, the Berlin-based Trio Brontë begins our series of Friday Lunchtime Concerts, showcasing young ensembles on our BPYAP chamber-music courses.
Trio Brontë:
Chiara Sannicandro violin
Annie Jacobs-Perkins cello
Lili Bogdanova piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
february
01feb11:00 amTalk: Charlie HaylockAn Eccentric Look at Suffolk.
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Saturday 1st February 2025 at 11.00am Doors open at 10.30am Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee) Tickets are available
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Saturday 1st February 2025 at 11.00am
Doors open at 10.30am
Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee)
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Charlie Haylock is one of Suffolk’s leading media figures and entertainers.
An Eccentric Look at Suffolk is unique, hilarious and entertaining look at goings on in rural Suffolk, characterised by Charlie’s rustic storytelling and informed by a lifetime’s experience of the county and its residents. He explores Suffolk’s traditions, humour, the accent – and the way Old Suffolkers can just look at people and know exactly what the other is thinking.
Charlie’s regular slot on BBC Radio Suffolk has made him an instantly recognisable voice and source of wisdom. He has also been the East Anglian Daily Times’ cartoonist, and was notably the dialect coach for Ralph Fiennes – and others – on the 2021 Netflix hit The Dig, the multiple BAFTA-nominated film telling the story of the Sutton Hoo excavations.
A sideways look at Suffolk through the voice of its people, explaining a few spoken oddities and why they might not be so odd after all….
The event ends at approximately 12.15pm.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am
07feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Brontë IIFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 7th February 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 7th February 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Trio Brontë:
Chiara Sannicandro violin
Annie Jacobs-Perkins cello
Lili Bogdanova piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
14feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Quantum Clarinet Trio IFriday lunchtime chamber music
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Friday 14th February 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 14th February 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Quantum Clarinet Trio:
Elena Veronesi clarinet
Johannes Przygodda cello
Bokyung Kim piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
18feb10:30 amSING! with Tom AppletonLet's get singing this half-term!
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Tuesday 18th October 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm Doors open at 10.00am Tickets: free entry, but register your interest HERE Let’s get singing this half-term! Join award-winning singer, choir
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Tuesday 18th October 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Doors open at 10.00am
Tickets: free entry, but register your interest HERE
Let’s get singing this half-term!
Join award-winning singer, choir leader, and educator Tom Appleton this half term at Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for a vocal workshop suitable for singers of all ages and abilities.
With music to suit all tastes, high-quality vocal warm-ups, Tom’s infectious enthusiasm and humour, and support from pianist Jonathan Rutherford this promises to be a family-friendly event not to be missed.
The two-hour workshop is free to attend and will culminate in an informal presentation – to which friends and family are very welcome to come – at 12.10pm.
Open to all, but we ask that any under 18s are accompanied by an adult at all times (who are welcome to sing or watch!).
Time
(Tuesday) 10:30 am
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Thursday 20th February 2025, 2.00pm to 4.00pm Doors open at 2.00pm Entry is free but space is limited so please book tickets here Come and get creative at Brickologists' Fun
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Thursday 20th February 2025, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Doors open at 2.00pm
Entry is free but space is limited so please book tickets here
Come and get creative at Brickologists’ Fun Day with Lego including a timed Brickoff LEGO Challenge with prizes for the best model, a ‘free build’ area, Bionicles, Duplo, car building with downhill racetracks and a mini figure hunt with prizes.
The Brickoff Lego Challenge is open to everybody from 4 – 99+ with prizes going to the best models made. Please note adult supervision is required during the event
Everyone who takes part will go home with a small something!
All Lego prizes are donated by Brickologists, Young Engineers.
Further information here FUN DAYS WITH LEGO | brickologists
Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm
21feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Quantum Clarinet Trio IIFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 21st February 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 21st February 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
The exciting Quantum Clarinet Trio is committed to bringing audiences rediscovered treasures along with classic masterpieces from across the centuries.
Quantum Clarinet Trio:
Elena Veronesi clarinet
Johannes Przygodda cello
Bokyung Kim piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
28feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Fiora Quartet IFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 28th February 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 28th February 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Fiora Quartet:
Deniz Şensoy violin
Isabella Todes violin
Elena Accogli viola
Marion Portelance cello
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
28feb7:30 pmBudapest Café OrchestraHigh energy music with gypsy and folk flavours
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Friday 28th February 2025 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £20 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Friday 28th February 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £20
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Budapest Café Orchestra play gypsy and folk-flavoured music in a refreshingly unique way. Evoking vivid images of fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires it’s a hugely entertaining blend of virtuosity, profound musicianship and infectious energy.
With 15 albums to their name, the quartet create an astonishing soundscape and aural alchemy combining violin, guitar, accordion, double bass, saz, balalaika, domra and percussion to dazzling effect. Whether in Hungarian, Balkan and Russian traditional music or their artful distillations of Romantic masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems, BCO is a musical experience like no other. It is enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube!
Two of the country’s celebrated international soloists revel at the heart of proceedings. Accordionist Eddie Hession is a supreme accordion champion of Great Britain. In his illustrious career he has accompanied Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Chris Rea. Christian Garrick is one of the world’s most celebrated jazz violinists. He has played music with Dame Cleo Laine & Sir John Dankworth, Wynton Marsalis, Nigel Kennedy, Bireli Lagrene, Tim Minchin, Caro Emerald and John Etheridge. They are joined by one of Russia’s most enigmatic musical exports, Adrian Zolotuhin – a master of the strummed strings of domra, balalaika, guitar and saz – and veteran bassist Kelly Cantlon who first found fame with Northern Soul sensations Jimmy James and the Vagabonds.
“Not so much a band as a whole genre of its own, Budapest Café Orchestra embraces an encyclopaedia of music and mischief.” The Scotsman
“the fiery vivacity and awe-inspiring musicianship of the finest purveyors of Eastern European gypsy music this side of a Lada scrap heap will leave you with a grin on your face and rhythm in your feet…” The TImes
The performance ends at approx. 9.30pm including an interval.
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm
march
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Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £25 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £25
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Singer and instrumentalist, actor and presenter Paul Jones has been a household name since the 1960s. He was lead singer for Manfred Mann, founder and leader of The Blues Band, star of stage and screen and presenter of the BBC Radio 2 Blues programme for 32 years. He is the voice of worldwide hits Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1 and Pretty Flamingo. He still tours regularly with former bandmates as The Manfreds.
Joined by the all-star band of guitarist Denny Ilett (a regular at Ronnie Scott’s with his Electric Lady Big Band) plus Jazz@Jubilee regulars Jim Watson (keyboards) and George Double (drums), Paul presents an intimate evening of rhythm and blues classics, original material and gems from the Manfred Mann and Blues Band back catalogues. For blues & jazz fans this is an unmissable visit from one of the great blues musicians.
The performance ends at approximately 9.30pm including an interval.
Seating for this event is arranged as a mixture of raked seating, and cabaret tables on the flat.
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 pm
06marAll Day09The 24th Aldeburgh Literary FestivalA wide range of talks on all subjects
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Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th March 2025 A varied and interesting programme of talks and interviews on a wide range of topics covering social history, economics, biography and fiction.
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Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th March 2025
A varied and interesting programme of talks and interviews on a wide range of topics covering social history, economics, biography and fiction.
Programme announce and tickets on sale from early January only from The Aldeburgh Bookshop - www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk.
Presented by Aldeburgh Bookshop
Time
march 6 (Thursday) - 9 (Sunday)
14mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: De Beauvoir Piano TrioFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 14th March 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 14th March 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
De Beauvoir Piano Trio:
Enyuan Khong violin
Charlotte Kaslin cello
Cristian Sandrin piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
21mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Fibonacci QuartetFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 21st March 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 21st March 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Fibonacci Quartet:
Luna De Mol violin
Kryštof Kohout violin
Elliot Kempton viola
Findlay Spence cello
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
Event Details
Saturday 22nd March 2025 at 11.00am Doors open at 10.30am Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee) Tickets are available
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Saturday 22nd March 2025 at 11.00am
Doors open at 10.30am
Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee)
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
“Why not make our own festival? Why not have an Aldeburgh Festival”. Peter Pears’ words are inscribed on our doors. It was a suggestion readily embraced by his partner Benjamin Britten and from its inception in 1948, Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall was at the centre of this remarkable undertaking. For the Festival’s first two decades, before the construction of Snape Maltings Concert Hall, it was the Festival’s major venue, and continued to play a significant part thereafter. These walls have ears; the hall played host to an array of events including premieres of Britten’s music and an astonishing array of some of the leading figures in twentieth century music. Dr Nicholas Clark, Librarian at Britten’s former home The Red House, traces the history of Britten, Pears and Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, the music they performed here and their notable musical guests.
The event ends at approximately 12.00pm.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am
28mar12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Plus IFriday lunchtime chamber music
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Friday 28th March 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 28th March 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
This lunchtime concert features the cohort of five early-career ensembles involved in the 12-day Chamber Music Plus course as part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme. This outstanding group of musicians will work to develop their creative practice and explore new repertoire, coached by renowned international artists: alumna of the Alban Berg Quartet Isabel Charisius, leading song and chamber-music pianist James Baillieu, BPYAP alumni The Heath Quartet, alongside the creators of the groundbreaking Intermission programme violinists Elena Urioste and Melissa White.
In these two performances, the young ensembles will showcase some of their favourite repertoire that they have been working on during the course. The programme will be made available on the day.
Aventurin Quartet:
Marta Lucjan violin
Tiffany Tan violin
Dominik Klauser viola
Aline Schnepp cello
Asaka Quartet:
Iona McDonald violin
Eriol Guo Yu violin
Susie Xin He viola
Jonathan Ho Man Fong cello
Sonas Quartet:
Yente Lottman violin
Isabelle Allan violin
Eve Quigley viola
Alice Abram cello
Trio Kagura:
Pijus Jonušas violin
Yuuki Bouterey-Ishido cello
Kanako Mizuno piano
Trio Rinaldo:
Leonardo Ricci violin
Rebecca Ciogli cello
Lorenzo Rossi piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
april
04apr12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Chamber Music Plus IIFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 4th April 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 4th April 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
This lunchtime concert features the cohort of five early-career ensembles involved in the 12-day Chamber Music Plus course as part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme. This outstanding group of musicians will work to develop their creative practice and explore new repertoire, coached by renowned international artists: alumna of the Alban Berg Quartet Isabel Charisius, leading song and chamber-music pianist James Baillieu, BPYAP alumni The Heath Quartet, alongside the creators of the ground-breaking Intermission programme violinists Elena Urioste and Melissa White.
In these two performances, the young ensembles will showcase some of their favourite repertoire that they have been working on during the course. The programme will be made available on the day.
Aventurin Quartet:
Marta Lucjan violin
Tiffany Tan violin
Dominik Klauser viola
Aline Schnepp cello
Asaka Quartet:
Iona McDonald violin
Eriol Guo Yu violin
Susie Xin He viola
Jonathan Ho Man Fong cello
Sonas Quartet:
Yente Lottman violin
Isabelle Allan violin
Eve Quigley viola
Alice Abram cello
Trio Kagura:
Pijus Jonušas violin
Yuuki Bouterey-Ishido cello
Kanako Mizuno piano
Trio Rinaldo:
Leonardo Ricci violin
Rebecca Ciogli cello
Lorenzo Rossi piano
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
05apr7:30 pmBrentwood MacAn outstanding tribute to the music of Fleetwood Mac
Event Details
Saturday 5th April 2025 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £20 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Saturday 5th April 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £20
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Brentwood Mac is a charismatic band dedicated to bringing the timeless melodies of Fleetwood Mac to life. Their repertoire spans all eras of Fleetwood Mac, and their attention to detail in capturing the nuances of each era ensures an authentic and unforgettable experience for audiences.
From the haunting vocals of Stevie Nicks to the driving rhythms of Mick Fleetwood, Brentwood Mac pays homage to every member of Fleetwood Mac. Whether you’re a fan or a new listener, Brentwood Mac promises a night of captivating music that’s sure to leave you wanting more!
Following a string of sell-out shows, early booking is essential!
The performance ends at approx. 9.45pm including an interval.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
06apr2:30 pmSuffolk Concert BandCommemorate and Celebrate – a springtime concert of contrasts
Event Details
Sunday 6th April 2025 at 2.30pm Doors & bar open at 2.00pm Tickets: £15 (students and under 16s free) Tickets are available
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Sunday 6th April 2025 at 2.30pm
Doors & bar open at 2.00pm
Tickets: £15 (students and under 16s free)
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
The Suffolk Concert Band is looking forward to playing at the Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall with great anticipation. They bring a programme entitled Commemorate and Celebrate. The former is marking the end of hostilities in 1945 and will include a rare performance of William Alwyn’s Desert Victory. The work is from music written for the film of the same name about the success of the Allies over Rommel and the Afrika Korps in North Africa in 1943. The celebratory element of the programme will bring the very best scores from musical theatre to the concert platform and includes music from the recently released film of Wicked.
Military themes are familiar to the Suffolk Concert Band which can trace its roots back via the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Territorial Regimental Band to the Suffolk Regiment. It is said that soldiers of the Suffolk Regiment (XII Foot) picked red and yellow roses to wear in their hats as they marched to the battle of Minden in 1759. The battle resulted in victory for the British and became a regimental battle honour. Those red and yellow hues feature in the recently refreshed jackets worn by the band.
The band is delighted to welcome Duke Dobing back to direct at this concert. Duke brings incredible experience and insight to the repertoire from his long career as Principal Flute of the City of London Sinfonia and as a soloist throughout the UK and internationally. He last directed the band in 2017 and at the time was instrumental in guiding its musical course during that fiftieth anniversary year helping launch their celebratory CD recording SCB at 50.
This springtime concert will be the Suffolk Concert Band’s first public performance in 2025 and the first outing since their recording with BBC Radio Suffolk’s Christmas Show broadcast on Christmas Day.
This concert has been made possible with the generous support of The William Alwyn Foundation.
www.suffolkconcertband.org.uk
www.williamalwyn.co.uk
The performance ends at approximately 4.30pm
Presented by Suffolk Concert Band
Time
(Sunday) 2:30 pm
10apr2:00 pmI Made This - an Animation Workshop for ChildrenCreate your own animated film.
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Thursday 10th April 2025, 2.00 - 4.30pm Doors open at 1.30pm Tickets: £5 Tickets are available HERE By phoning 01728
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Thursday 10th April 2025, 2.00 – 4.30pm
Doors open at 1.30pm
Tickets: £5
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Create your own short animated film in an afternoon. Unleash your imagination and harness the power of stop-motion animation with a taster session from Suffolk’s I Made This. Suitable for children 8-18, materials including software, screens and laptops are provided and a team of experts and educators are on hand to guide you in all things animation. Participants will be able to take away their work on a memory stick to keep.
Tickets should be booked for children only. Adults can drop children and collect at 4.30pm, or stay to watch if they wish. The cafe will be open for refreshments.
Time
(Thursday) 2:00 pm
11apr12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Farben IFriday lunchtime chamber music
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Friday 11th April 2025 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 11th April 2025 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £12.00 (under 30s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Each movement of Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin was written in memory of a friend of the composer who had died in World War I, while Bax wrote his Elegiac Trio in the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916. They are combined with Saariaho’s New Gates, music which sounds as if it’s moving towards gates, opening them, and showing us new landscapes beyond – and with Imogen Davey’s STRATA, written for Trio Farben.
Formed at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2019, Trio Farben celebrates both the individuality and compatibility of this unique ensemble of instruments, working with composers on new works and rediscovering forgotten gems.
Trio Farben:
Imogen Davey flute
Georgia Russell viola
Heather Brooks harp
Each Friday from January to April we welcome some of the best young ensembles from the UK and abroad to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Lunchtime Concert series.
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
Event Details
Friday 11th April 2025 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £20 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Event Details
Friday 11th April 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £20
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Appearances TV shows including Live At The Apollo and Have I Got News For You makes Ignacio the most recognisable…but perhaps the only Welsh-Spanish standup. His family is made up of Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Moroccan, and Germans. Family get-togethers are like a meeting of the UN.
Droll, deadpan, charming and charismatic, his sharp, warm and honest material has led to his videos receiving over 100 million views worldwide. It’s easy to see why. There’s no-one better placed to point out the foibles and idiosyncrasies of the British than this charming insider/outsider and audiences can’t seem to get enough of him. Branded Spain’s Best Export by the Spanish Embassy and Office of Culture in the UK, he is one of the British scene’s fastest-rising stars.
Support comes from Ant Dewson, comedian-singer-pianist and Alexis Roy, with her refreshingly unique slant on parenthood, marriage and increasingly awkward family encounters. Compered by Aldeburgh Comedy Club’s own genial host Louie Green, this is a packed evening of the very best stand-up comedy.
The seating is a mix of tables/chairs at the front, and raked seating towards the back of the auditorium.
The performance lasts 2 hrs 15 mins including two intervals.
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm
12apr8:00 pmImagine...The BeatlesThe sounds and style of Beatlemania
Event Details
Saturday 12th April 2025 at 8.00pm Doors & bar open at 7.30pm Tickets: £18 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Event Details
Saturday 12th April 2025 at 8.00pm
Doors & bar open at 7.30pm
Tickets: £18
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
With exact replica instruments and costumes Imagine…The Beatles adopt the sound, look and even the persona of each of the Fab Four. Faithfully recreating all the biggest hits they take us on a journey from the early Cavern days, through Beatlemania and onto Abbey Rd – a Magical Mystery Tour you won’t want to miss.
The event ends approx. 10.15pm (incl. interval).
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 pm
19apr11:00 amTalk: Matt Gaw "In All Weathers"How to enjoy the weather – rain or shine.
Event Details
Saturday 19th April 2025 at 11.00am Doors open at 10.30am Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee) Tickets are available
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Event Details
Saturday 19th April 2025 at 11.00am
Doors open at 10.30am
Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee)
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
From the howling winds of Skye to the fen-sucked fogs of East Anglia, explore the power and beauty of British weather in all its wild and stormy forms.
In All Weathers takes us from the howling winds of Skye to the fen-sucked fogs of East Anglia, as Matt Gaw embarks on a series of walks across Britain – through rain, fog, wind, ice and snow – to look again at our most widely accessed experience of the natural world. He explores the science of weather, the ways it is changing, its impact on our psychology and culture, and how we can embrace it as a positive presence in our lives.
It’s time to throw open the doors, window and soul to the inspiring wildness of weather.
The event ends at approximately 12.00pm.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am
Event Details
Friday 25th April 2025 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7.00pm Tickets: £20 Tickets are available HERE By phoning
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Event Details
Friday 25th April 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm
Tickets: £20
Tickets are available HERE
By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Roger McGough, President of the Poetry Society not only helped kickstart the musical careers of Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, but inspired hundreds, if not thousands of young poets (well, quite a few), on their poetic journeys.
87 years old and at that awkward age now between birth and death, he puts on a brave face and takes to the stage with a show featuring new poems as well as old favourites.
The show takes audiences on a journey back to key moments of his life. McGough reflects on his Liverpool childhood just before World War II, with memories and poems including The Full English, The Overall Winner and Learning to Read. Memories of his mum and dad are told through poems The Railing and What Does Your Father Do, and some are a throwback to the ’60s, namely The Beatles and Top of the Pops.
New verses have been added for Lily the Pink, which take a playful update on the 1968 classic by The Scaffold. As well as laughs, there will be poems about growing old. A Joy to be Old, A Cure for Ageing and Let me Die an Old Man’s Death, which aptly round up the new show.
Roger will be signing copies of the 2024 release The Collected Poems after the performance.
“This triumphant anthology stuns with its sheer variety…There is something here for everyone” The Guardian on The Collected Poems 1959-2024
“McGough is a true original and more than one generation would be much the poorer without him.” The Times
“The patron saint of poetry.” Carol Ann Duffy
The performance ends at approx. 9.30pm including an interval.
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm