21st July – 30th August 2025 

Tickets: from £16

Tickets are available HERE

By phoning 01728 343344, or in person at ACT box office 1-5pm from 7th July.

Monday 21st – Saturday 26th July SEE HOW THEY RUN! By Philip King

Monday 28th July – Saturday 9th August GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton

Monday 11th – Saturday 16th August THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE by Alan Ayckbourn

Tuesday 19th – Saturday 30th August WHILE THE SUN SHINES by Terence Rattigan

Friday 5th September 2025 at 11.00am

Doors open at 10.30am

Tickets: £15 (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.

A relaxed morning recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra.

The Ward Piano Quartet
Nicholas Ward violin, Kathryn Parry viola, Harriet Bennett cello, Tim Carey piano

Programme:
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478
Schumann Piano Quartet, Op.47

The event ends at approximately 12.00 noon.

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September 2025 

Tickets: £18 (£15 under 18s & students)

Saturday 13th September 7.30pm

Sunday 14th September 2.30pm

Tickets available HERE , by phoning 01728 454022 or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Join us for the launch of a heartening, ever-evolving collaborative theatre project – a kaleidoscope of poetry, music, dance, video, swifts…

About Thinking of Happiness Etc

Michael and Jack Laskey’s Thinking of Happiness Etc is a unique father and son collaboration.

Michael is a T S Eliot Prize shortlisted poet. Two of his collections are Poetry Book Society Recommendations.

‘Laskey is his own man – so when I compare him to Larkin and Heaney it is merely to place him in the company he deserves.’ Craig Raine

Michael has never made a piece of theatre before. At the heart of the production, Michael will read his plain-speaking poems. A simple poem can be found below.

Michael’s poems will be accompanied by: live music, dance, projected live video, and foley sound effects. The professional experience of the ensemble working with Michael is extensive and far-reaching.

Theatre is Michael’s third son Jack’s first love. He’s directing Thinking of Happiness Etc. His intention with the production is to create some warming limelight to bathe his 80-year-old father in.

Jack is a multi-disciplinary artist. He is Artistic Director of creative arts company Spielhouse – who currently have various theatre productions in development. Jack has worked internationally as an actor for the past 22 years – after training at RADA.

‘Jack Laskey… lights up the stage.’ Michael Billington, The Guardian.

After an Arts Council England grant, Michael and Jack started collaborating on this project – with the aim of expanding the reach of Michael’s poetry. The fruits of this research and development period form part of Thinking of Happiness Etc.

All the work on the project is being recorded – so Jack can make future versions of their ever-evolving show – with his dad appearing in video projection. Jack plans to meet his father in front of audiences when he reaches 80 himself.

In 2026 Michael and Jack hope to mount an East Anglian tour of the show – followed by a small National Tour in 2027. They are also in discussions about a run of some weeks at a theatre.

Central to the touring project are creative community workshops – which begin in Spring next year. Eventually there will be a touring exhibition – co-created by workshop participants, Michael, Jack and the Thinking of Happiness Etc ensemble.

Alongside his own writing, Michael Laskey a ‘champion of contemporary poetry’ – teacher, mentor, workshop leader, editor.

In 2015 he was awarded the British Empire Medal for Services to Poetry.

Almost all Michael’s work life has been on a voluntary basis – including founding and directing The Aldeburgh International Poetry Festival, which ran for 26 years – 23 of which were at the Jubilee Hall – making the hall the logical and best place for the Thinking Of Happiness Etc project to launch from.

Michael lives Suffolk with his wife, who was a GP. He was mainly responsible for looking after their three sons when they were growing up.

Please support this project via their Crowd Funder HERE

Sample Poem
From The Tightrope Wedding, Michael Laskey, 1999

The Last Swim

September, October… one thing
you don’t know at the time is when
you’ve had your last swim: the weather
may hold, may keep nudging you in.
Only afterwards, sometimes days on,
it dawns on you that you’ve done:
just the thought of undressing outdoors,
exposing bare skin, makes you wince.
And that’s best, to have gone on swimming
easily to the end: your crawl
full of itself, and the future
no further than your folded towel.

Doors open half an hour before the performance starts.

Saturday 20th September 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.

Join beloved printmaker, illustrator, and author Angela Harding to celebrate the arrival of autumn and her new book Falling into Autumn,  part of her seasonal quartet, which takes readers on a journey through the seasons, reflecting Angela’s view as the nature around her transforms and evolves over the months.

Angela will share insights into her creative process, what draws her to the British countryside, and how she translates those observations into her artwork.

This event offers a unique glimpse into the world of an artist inspired by the changing seasons.

Aldeburgh Bookshop will be selling Angela’s books after the talk.

The event ends at approximately 12 noon.

Saturday 20th September 2025, 7.45pm

Tickets: £15.50/£13.50 available HERE or phone 01394 279613 

Doors open at 7.15pm.

Operation:RADAR written by Suzanne Hawkes

It’s a race against time. Boffins Robert Watson-Watt and Skip Wilkins are working to develop a method of detecting aircraft. They must succeed before they either succumb to the bleak conditions of Orfordness, or the Luftwaffe obliterates the RAF—before the flying boys have even got their socks on!

Sunday 28th September 2025 10am – 3pm

Doors open at 10am

Free entry, no booking required

Looking for inspiration for your next holiday? Join Fred. Olsen Travel Agents at Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for their Holiday & Cruise Show, a brilliant day full of exclusive travel offers and endless possibilities! Meet leading holiday and cruise companies ready to help you find the perfect getaway at unbeatable prices.

 Whether you’re dreaming of relaxing on sun-kissed beaches, exploring vibrant cities, or embarking on a luxurious cruise, this is your moment to turn those dreams into reality.

 Don’t miss out on this brilliant opportunity. This fantastic Holiday & Cruise Show is your gateway to discovering travel wonders and creating memories that will last a lifetime. We can’t wait to see you there!

 Call us or pop in-store for more information:

01728 724836

Fred. Olsen Travel Agents, 29 Market Hill, Framlingham, IP13 9AN

fredolsentravelagents.co.uk

The event ends at approximately 3pm.

Friday 3rd October 2025 at 7.30pm

Doors open at 7pm

Tickets: £15 (£10 for under 18s & students) 

Tickets are available HERE  by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Reimagining the remarkable poetry of Gertrud Kolmar, with Professor Julian Marshall.

An immersive lecture recital featuring a specially curated playlist of original recorded music. Hear performances by James Gilchrist, Philharmonia Orchestra cellos, Louisa Clein. Miranda Ostler, Melanie Pappenheim and many others.

Beginning in 2007 with the startling discovery of the truly remarkable yet tragically little-known poet Gertrud Kolmar, who perished in Auschwitz in 1943, composer Julian Marshall set out on what has become a deeply involving, transformative creative journey. This has, so far, resulted in five works under the collective name The Welten Project – the seventeen-poem cycle on which all works are based.

In this evening’s presentation, Julian will share the story and process of this project and play a specially curated playlist of music.

Julian says about the event:

‘Towards the end of 2024, I began to feel that an event offering some sort of consolidation and contextualisation of Welten Project works written so far would be worth exploring. I had for some time become aware that from each of the five existing works there could be drawn a kind of distilled, concentrated playlist – a carefully curated compilation that could become a new ‘whole work’ in of itself.

This has now become a reality and I very much look forward to sharing this new endeavour with you – an evening that will take the form of an immersive listener experience prefaced by a short introductory talk and completed with a Q&A session.’

“…the work speaks to people so directly and powerfully’’. (James Gilchrist, Tenor)

“….his musical response is so emotionally hand-in-glove that they might have been sitting together working on the piece” (Jeremy Jackman, Choir and Organ Magazine)

Julian is composer and a professor at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London, England.

You will hear recorded performances from:

James Gilchrist

Melanie Pappenheim

Miranda Ostler

Avigal Tlalim

Louisa Clein

Sophie Harris

Lucy Railton

Raj Bhaumik

Philharmonia Orchestra cellos (sextet)

The Rupa Ensemble

Schoolhouse 6 Ensemble – conducted by Howard Moody

Engineering and mixing by Philip Bagenal and Jonas Persson.

Saturday 4th October 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.

Author and Journalist Simon Barnes talks about his most recent book ‘Spring Is The Only Season’ and some of the ideas involved – love, religion and poetry as well as butterflies, birdsong and climate.

‘Spring is not so much a season as the meaning of life – at least it is to all of us who live in the seasonal lands. I have walked in rainforest, in desert and in the African savannah and that has taught me that there is no greater miracle on earth than the coming of spring.

Spring can be found in birdsong, in the awaking butterflies and in the quickening of the land as the returning light and warmth sparks the growth of plants. Spring can also be found in great festivals of religion, ancient custom and sport. Spring is traditionally the time of love. Spring has been made still more vivid by the greatest artists that ever lived.

And me, I intend to celebrate every  possible aspect of the spring, for, after all, hope springs eternal in the human breast.’

The event ends at approximately 12 noon.

Saturday 4th October 2025 at 7.30pm 

Doors open at 7pm

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.

The year is 1916.
Drawn from two years of Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve ‘the last act’ of his epic career.
A theatrical evening then unfolds, with fourteen characters, all played by Nigel Miles-Thomas in a tour de force performance.
Cross-examinations, heated arguments between Holmes and Watson, and all manner of comic and serious interactions, between many famous Conan Doyle characters.
As the play concludes, the great detective reveals a shocking secret.

Written by Conan Doyle expert David Stuart Davies, directed by award-winning Gareth Armstrong.

‘Nigel Miles-Thomas plays Holmes with magical candour. Brilliant, Unmissable’ ***** (Noho Arts)
‘A Classy Holmes” **** (The Daily Mail)
‘There is nothing elementary about this production, top class’ *****(Glam)
‘A Firework display of Acting virtuosity’ ***** (Theatre Weekly)

Watch the trailer here 

Aldeburgh Comedy Weekend

Friday 17th – Sunday 19th October 2025

In a world that feels heavy with headlines, a good laugh isn’t just welcome, it has never felt more vital. That’s the thinking behind comedy producer Paul Schlesinger and writer Jon Canter teaming up to launch the very first Aldeburgh Comedy Weekend taking place from 17th to 19th October at Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall.

Brimming with wit, warmth and mischief across three joy-packed days, audiences can expect a lively mix of stand-up, satire, improv and theatre, with some of the sharpest names in British comedy heading to the Suffolk coast.

Rory Bremner – Making an Impression – SOLD OUT 

Friday 17th October, 7.30pm

Unmissable first-ever Aldeburgh appearance by the legendary TV satirist and a guest appearance from Helen Atkinson-Wood.

Tickets £30 available HERE

A Short Gentleman 

Saturday 18th October, 3pm & Sunday 19th October, 3pm

Michael Fenton Stevens stars in this tragi-comic crime story set in Aldeburgh. Written by Jon Canter.

Tickets £20 available HERE

Showstopper!

Saturday 18th October, 8pm

With your help, the Olivier-Award winning improvisers create an instant new musical in this one hour show.

Tickets £22.50 available HERE

Lunchtime Achievement Award for Services to Comedy – Alison Steadman – SOLD OUT 

Sunday 19th October, 12 noon

The Abigail’s Party and Gavin & Stacey star talks to Clive Anderson.

Tickets £25 available HERE

Tickets available through the links above, by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Saturday 25th October 2025

7.30pm

Tickets: £20

Tickets available HERE  by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Meet Gail, Hobby and Salty – three year 11 students about to leave their school days behind them, fighting their anxieties with imagination and theatre. As their final term nears its end, the trio perform a play inspired by the chaotic first days of their idealistic drama teacher.
With only the props of their classroom to hand and just three actors taking on over 20 different roles, Teechers is a tour-de-force of storytelling and the power of live theatre.

Written by John Godber in the 1980s, Teechers is a fast-paced comedy with a vital message about the entrenched inequalities of the UK’s education system that are still as punchy as ever forty years later.

“Certainly fun! Inventive and well-drilled” WhatsOnStage

“A brilliantly crafted show, full of comedy, charisma and heart” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ West End Best Friend

“A raucous comedy”/ “joyously energetic” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian

“Powerful, punchy, pacy and political” Entertainingly Different

“A wonderful celebration of the power of imagination” Curtains Up

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What’s On Live, Behind The Arras, What’s Good To Go, Drama And Theatre

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fairy Powered Productions, Northern Soul, Theatre And Art Reviews

Sunday 26th October 2025 at 4pm

Doors open at 3.30pm

Tickets: £15 (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.

A relaxed afternoon recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra.

Music from the Baroque for recorders, cello and harpsichord.

Liz Page – recorder
Caroline Radcliffe – recorder
Jody Hughes – cello
Julian Larkin – harpsichord

The concert will be around 1 hour with no interval.
Tickets: £15 including a free tea or coffee.

Tuesday 28th October 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Doors open at 10.00am

Tickets: pay what you can, tickets available 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 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!).

Thursday 30th October 2025 10am – 4pm

Doors open at 10.00am

Tickets: Pay what you can

Please select a time slot between 10am – 3pm. This time is your arrival time. Once you are there you are welcome to stay as long as you like.

Tickets are available HERE  by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

A family event for Halloween.  From witches’ frogs to coiled snakes, scary spiders and ‘mini-beast’ reptiles, you are invited to a Halloween gathering of fantastic beasts and exotic visitors from around the world.  Come and meet an extraordinary collection of mammals, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians in a day-long ‘open-house’ with the opportunity to get close up to the animals and learn more about them from Our Animal World’s experts.

There will be a Curiosity Corner of reptile skins, feathers, skeletons, insects in resin, fossils and much more to be explored with our magnifying glasses and microscopes when you’re not getting close to these amazing animals. Dressing up encouraged!

Open to all, but we ask that any under 18s are accompanied by an adult at all time.

www.ouranimalworld.com
www.facebook.com/OurAnimalWorld22

Friday 31st October 2025

Tickets: £16 (£10 for under 21’s)

Tickets available HERE , by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

At their mother’s wake, two brothers start to piece together a sense of who she was from the stories she told them as children, and as adults. Some were hilarious, some terrifying and some downright baffling. Did they help the brothers in their life path, or did they make the forest darker and the way less clear? Was their mother to be found in her yarns, like the old woman spinning in her gingerbread cottage? Or were they a smokescreen, an enchanted mist that took you to strange realms and left you thrilled but faintly bewildered?

A play with music in 2 acts by Pat Whymark.

Saturday 1st November 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.

Join us for a fascinating talk by National Trust volunteer Allen Burbidge as he brings to life the remarkable story of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry — the flamboyant aristocrat who imagined an Italianate palace in the heart of the Suffolk countryside.

In this engaging and richly illustrated talk, you’ll uncover the bold vision behind Ickworth House: Hervey’s inspiration drawn from his European travels, his ambitious plans for the estate, and why his grand design was never fully realised in his lifetime. Discover how the house evolved after his death, including the architectural and garden changes that shaped the Ickworth we see today.

Allen will also share the story of a monumental recent achievement — the £5 million conservation project completed in 2020, which restored the iconic rotunda roof and safeguarded this architectural gem for generations to come.

The event ends at approximately 12 noon.

Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th November 2025

The Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival returns this year with an expanded four-day line-up, running from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November. This year’s theme is “The Book and Beyond” – exploring everything bookish, from the tactile world of paper and print to artists’ books, performance, technology, and poetry’s future.

Saturday’s Gala Reading (8 November) features acclaimed poets Clare Pollard and Richard Scott.

Other featured poets include Patience Agbabi, Fiona Benson and Roger Robinson, alongside an exclusive performance from Caroline Bergvall. The Robin Boyd Memorial Lecture will be given by Ian Patterson on ‘Reading Time and Writing Time’.

Tickets are available from the Poetry in Aldeburgh website HERE

Ticket prices

Festival Pass: £85 (full price) / £50 (concessions)*
Saturday night gala and final Sunday reading: £15 (full price) / £8 (concessions)
All other readings: £10 / £6 (concessions)
Workshops: £25 / £12.50 (concessions)

*Concessions are available only for those 25 years old and under, and those in receipt of Jobseeker’s allowance/Universal Credit, Income support, Housing Benefit, Council tax benefit or Working tax credit.

Friday 14th November 2025 at 6.30pm

Doors open at 6pm

Tickets: £4

Tickets are available HERE by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Sunday 16th November 2025

2pm (Doors & Bar open at 1.30pm)

Tickets: £25

Tickets available HERE by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Saxophonists Derek Nash and Phil Veacock, plus guitarist Mark Flanagan have collectively notched up over 75 years of boogie with the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Together, they bring you a show full of swing, blues and grooves, going toe-to-toe for your approval alongside the rhythm section of Pete Whittaker (organ) and George Double (drums). While Jools himself won’t be joining us this time, you’ll be in the expert hands of his long-standing bandmates.

Saxophonist Phil Veacock is best-known as the main arranger, musical director and tenor saxophonist of Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. In this role he has arranged for and played with practically everyone of note in popular music from Paul McCartney to Barry White from Elvis Costello to Kylie Minogue.

Derek Nash is one of the busiest freelancers on the UK music scene. A multi award-winning bandleader, instrumentalist and composer, he has been with the Jools Holland R & B Orchestra for nineteen years and delights audiences around the world with his infectious and soulful performances.

Mark Flanagan joined the Jools band in 1988.  Since then he has made countless live, TV, radio and recording appearances with many of the biggest names in the industry.  Mark has also made a name for himself as a solo artist with his own catalogue of songs, written on Dobro and acoustic guitars.  Performing solo, or with a small band, Mark wows his audiences with fine guitar playing and songs written from the heart.

Friday 21st November 2025 at 11am

Doors open at 10.30am

Tickets: £15 (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.

A relaxed afternoon recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra.

Neil Carlson – Oboe
Cliff Whybrow – Clarinet
Steve Lock – Bassoon
Kay Dawson – French horn
Jonathan Rutherford – Piano

Programme
Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in Eb Major K452
Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds in Eb major op.16

The concert will be around 1 hour with no interval.

Friday 21st November 2025 at 7.30pm

Doors & bar open at 7.00pm

Tickets: £15

Tickets are available HERE

By phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Matt Price is a storytelling stand-up comic from Cornwall who’s been punched by a gangster, hugged by a psychic, and lived to make jokes about it. With charm, self-deprecation, and wild true tales, he’s like your funniest mate—if your mate had a weirder life and better timing.

A festival favourite and seasoned international performer, he’s headlined at Edinburgh, toured Australia, Asia and Europe, and supported big names like Russell Kane—delivering laughter with generosity, charm and storytelling flair.

He headlines a show featuring local talent taking first steps on the stand-up comedy ladder. The support acts are mini-sets from the participants on compere Louie Green’s Stand-Up course.

Opening the show is Ben van der Velde, a globe-trotting gag-smith whose improv-powered whirlwind once founded the “Church of the Holy Kazoo,” re‑married people via voodoo, and walked the entire Tube for charity. With razor‑sharp spontaneity, audience hijinks, and contagious laughs (scientifically verified), he’s the unpredictable comic you didn’t know you needed.

Experienced stars mingle with newcomers in the Jubilee Hall’s traditionally warm and raucously supportive atmosphere.  Come and enjoy experienced comedians at the top of their game and give your raucous support to new local acts – could there be a star of the future amongst them?

Fancy being on stage rather than in the audience?  Please contact Aldeburgh Library on 01728 587100

The performance ends approx. 9.45pm (including two intervals).

Saturday 22nd November 2025 at 7.30pm 

Doors open at 7pm

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.

‘Lime and limpid green, a second scene now fights between the blue you once knew.’

And so, it began back in 1967 and the music of Pink Floyd has continued to intrigue, attract, and delight audiences for almost 60 years.

The Post Floyd Dream is at its nucleus, made up of 7 experienced musicians with a passion for this iconic band, performing the music in a way that will satisfy even the most diehard Pink Floyd fan.

Originally formed in 2015 for a one-off charity event in memory of a musician local to the bands Essex base, the band founding members decided to continue and expand the project. Since then, TPFD has evolved and developed with the current line-up being the most dedicated yet to achieving an authentic tribute to Pink Floyd’s music.

A two and a half hour set of Floyd classics spanning Meddle to The Division Bell including tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon and a few surprises for which mention must go to Pink Floyd’s drummer and founder member Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets touring band.

Audiences will be treated to a full stage show complete with lights, lasers, visuals, sound effects and stunning audio quality.

We look forward to seeing you join us to celebrate the endless river that is the truly amazing Pink Floyd.

Friday 28th November 2025 at 7.30pm

Doors 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.

England cricketing legend Graham Gooch OBE is the highest run-scorer of all time, and his 67,057 runs across first class and limited-overs cricket is more even than Sachin Tendulkar’s tally.
One of only 25 players to have scored over 100 first-class centuries, he is a three time Ashes winner, captained England to a World Cup final, and his famous 333 against India is the highest Test score ever at Lord’s.
In 2012 he became England’s batting coach, working with greats including Kevin Pietersen and Joe Root. Gooch’s experience of the game simply can’t be bettered, and he has the stories to prove it!

The event finishes at approx. 9.15pm, including one interval.

Saturday 29th November 2025 at 7.30pm 

Doors open at 7pm

Tickets: £15

Tickets are available HERE, by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Expect “initial touches of baroque fusing with modern day folk” (FATEA) as The Finn Collinson Band returns to the stage in 2025.

Joined by two of English folk’s most in-demand musicians, Evan Carson (bodhran, percussion) and Archie Churchill-Moss (guitar, accordion), Finn combines a fundamentally folk approach with elements of early music to sculpt a distinctive and pioneering sound.

Traditional dance tunes meet historical melodies, shaken up in striking new arrangements and brought up to date with Finn’s compositions and trademark recorder style.

Together they create a captivating and wonderfully varied live show, with a respectful eye
on the past but a firm grounding in the present.

“I strongly recommend you take every opportunity to catch them live” – KLOF (Folk Radio)
“Finn is regarded as a leading exponent of the recorder, and deservedly so. Hearing it played as well as it is here, makes me wonder why it’s not heard more in folk music.”– Folking
“His ability to weave tradition and modernity results in an album that feels both familiar and innovative.” (on The Threshold) – Blokfluitist (NL)
“Cutting-edge English folk” – FolkWorld

presents

Hip Hip Horatio

by Michael Hurd

Sunday 7th December 2025 at 3pm and 5pm

Join us for a ‘rowlocking’ evening in The Trafalgar Tavern with lively musical entertainment and a celebration of the exploits of our great national hero, Admiral Horatio Nelson.

This entertaining and dramatic piece, starting and ending in Trafalgar Square, charts Admiral Lord Nelson’s life and achievements. The music is lively and engaging, exploring songs of different genres in the choruses and, with a narrator and solo parts, allowing opportunities for cameo roles and a number of choreographed dances.

Jubilee Opera’s work is rare, if not unique, in our region. Working with children and professional practitioners from different areas of performance art, the standard aimed at is exacting and rewarding, giving opportunities to a wide range of young people who would not otherwise have such a chance.

www.jubileeopera.co.uk

Doors & bar open at 2.30pm and 4.30pm.

Tickets: £15 / £7.50

Tickets for both shows are available HERE by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Friday 12th December 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.

Angela is a worrier. Whatever it is, she’ll worry about it. But don’t let that worry you – she’ll worry enough for the both of you. She has banked some tales of success and sound logic, but mostly features stories of unmitigated failure, a distinct lack of wisdom, a little bit of German and loads of jokes. Award winning comedian Angela’s last tour Hot Mess received critical acclaim and was filmed as a special available on ITVX.

Angela has also appeared on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, BBC’s House of Games and is a regular guest on Radio 4’s The News Quiz. Angela also co-hosts the popular comedy history podcast We Are History.

With support from some of the finest, funniest comedians around, she brings her hilarious brand of plain-speaking, self-effacing life lessons to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for the first time.

Saturday 13th December 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.

The Chris Ingham Quintet featuring Joanna Eden

Celebrating 11 sell-out years at Ronnie Scott’s since 2012, this festive jazz entertainment is the perfect way to swing into the holidays. Fronted by vocal mentor to Grammy-Award winner Sam Smith, Joanna Eden.

A Swinging Christmas gathers jazzy festive favourites as made famous by Ella, Eartha, Frank, Doris, Dean, Bing and a whole gang of cool celluloid cats and hip Hollywood chicks.

An enchanting show rich with anecdote, sophistication and swing, it was described by one audience member as “pure joy”.

The UK’s answer to Norah Jones and Diana Krall Time Out on Joanna Eden 

Seek her out! Michael Parkinson 

One of the finest combos in the country and a seriously talented vocalist… a great evening that satisfied both jazz and movie buffs. Quite a trick. Jazz Journal 

The performance ends at approx. 9.45pm including an interval

The seating is a mix of tables at the front and tiered seating.

Tuesday 16th December 2025 at 10am

Doors & bar open at 10am

Tickets: Free entry no need to book

Come and celebrate the 250^th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a day of talks, readings and music at the Jubilee Hall, interspersed with films, art, poetry, food and drink, in locations all around the town.

At the Jubilee Hall, talks include Nick Clark from the Red House, who will investigate an opera planned by Benjamin Britten based on Mansfield Park and Kate Drayton on Jane Austen at the seaside.  Music from Jane Austen’s own songbook and a read-a-thon of Pride and Prejudice.  All events at the Jubilee Hall are free and open to all.

A full schedule to follow.

Join us to welcome Jane Austen to Aldeburgh!

Wednesday 17th December 2025 at 6.00pm

Doors open at 5.30pm

Tickets: £4

Tickets are available HERE by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Friday 19th December 2025 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.

The best place by the festive fireside was always reserved for the storyteller. Join Edwyrdian Tales for an evening of haunting dark delights set during Christmastide, on our second national tour of ghostly tales of dread. This year our night of seasonal spirits features terrors from classic authors of the age… MR James and Marjorie Bowen.

In “Number 13” a traveller discovers that his hotel room is not quite all that it seems and that the Number 13 is indeed unlucky for some… In “Kecksies” two ill-mannered young Lords impose on the hospitality of a tenant accused of witchcraft, only to find that candles are lit for a funeral in the house. When they decide to play a cruel prank on those coming to pay their respects to the dead, no one will escape the consequences untouched.… And finally in “Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to you my Lad” a storm is whistled up along a bleak stretch of coastline, and a question howls upon the wind “Who is this who is coming…”

Bone chilling tales to conjure the spirits of Christmas…

A one-man performance, directed and haunted by Matthew Wood.

(Not suitable for children under 10 years of age)

Presented by Edwrydian Tales 

The performance ends at approx. 8.50pm. There is no interval.

Thursday 1st – Saturday 3rd January 2026

Thursday 1st January, 4pm & 7.30pm

Friday 2nd January, 4pm & 7.30pm

Saturday 3rd January, 4pm

Tickets: £17 (£10 for under 21’s)

Tickets available HERE , by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.

Holmes has booked Watson a two week stay at a health spa, high in the Sproughton Mountains, near Ipswich. Though Watson insists he doesn’t require steam baths and carrot soup, Holmes persuades him to “take the cure” and return to his duties well rested and refreshed. But something is amiss at Queasy Pines Sanatorium. Having no contact with the outside world except phone, post, telegram and carrier pigeon, Watson must wait for Holmes’ visit to tell him of the mysterious disappearances at Queasy Pines and its strange one legged Superintendent, Professor Eintrouser.

Created by the team well known for their many Christmas shows both for Common Ground & Eastern Angles, don’t miss this classic comedy mystery peppered with Common Ground’s trademark sparkling wit, ingenious staging and hilarious songs.

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th April 2026

Friday 10th April 2026, 2pm & 6pm

Saturday 11th April 2026, 11am & 3pm

Sunday 12th April 2026, 11am

Doors open 30 minutes before each performance

Tickets: £15

Tickets are available here:

Friday 10th April, 2pm HERE

Friday 10th April, 6pm HERE

Saturday 11th April, 11am HERE

Saturday 11th April, 3pm HERE

Sunday 12th April, 11am HERE

Fly away to Neverland this Easter with our panto-perfect production of Peter Pan.

Join Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and the ever-glamorous Tiger Lily for a swashbuckling, side-splitting, sparkle-filled adventure the whole family will love! With toe-tapping tunes, laugh-out-loud comedy, and just the right amount of fairy dust, this magical tale is packed with panto fun, larger-than-life characters, and a sprinkle of audience participation (oh yes it is!).

Whether you’re cheering the heroes or booing the baddies, this Easter holiday treat promises pixie-dusted pandemonium and flying fun for everyone.

Don’t miss the high-flying family show of the season – tickets are selling fast, so hook yours today.

Book now for a magical Easter escape – it’s a pantomime that’s simply never-to-be-missed!

Early-Bird Ticket Rate (until 1st January 2026): £15

Presented by Bright Sparks