>May Events / Art & Theatre / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Music / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk May 3, 2016
Events at The Apex
1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD
Tel: 01284 758000
www.theapex.co.uk
West Suffolk – working in partnership
www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
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Sun 1 May, 2pm & 7.30pm
Rock Choir
The Choir That Rocks, LIVE
£13.50
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3 May, 8.15pm
Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe:
Audience with the Strictly Stars
SOLD OUT!
Thu 5 May, 7.30pm
Teddy Thompson
With Kelly Jones: ‘Glorious country-edged duets that have the easy charm of the Everly Brothers’ – The Guardian.
£20
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Sat 7 May, 7.30pm
Birthday Tribute To The Queen
Stowmarket Chorale: The National Anthem & works by Mozart & Schubert.
£18-£10
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Sun 8 May, 8pm
Fat Cat Comedy Club
See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.
£12
Mon 9 May, 7.30pm
Eric Bibb
A career spanning five decades & 36 albums has made Eric Bibb one of the leading bluesmen of his generation.
A fiery singer with true soul, gospel and folk roots, his blues are honest and powerful, enjoyable and accessible.
£25
Thu 12 May, 8pm
Mark Steel – Who Do I Think I Am?
Mark’s newest stand up show is a surprising and enthralling story told with aplomb. **** The Guardian ‘he has got an amazing tale to tell’. Mark is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4’s Newsquiz. He’s also appeared on BBC2’s QI and Room 101.
£15
Fri 13 May, 7.30pm
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
www.taiko.co.uk
Spellbinding display of thundering rhythms
£20 (£18conc)
Mon 16 May, 7.30pm
Nell Bryden
BBC Radio 2 favourite, singer-songwriter Nell Bryden is best known for her blues & country inspired rock & pop, and her trademark vocal style, oft compared to Annie Lennox. Expect to hear many songs you’ve heard on the radio – including ‘Not Like Loving You’, ‘Buildings & Treetops’ and ‘Sirens’ – some new ones, and plenty of story-telling in between.
£16.50
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Fri 20 May, 7.30pm
Nigel Kennedy
SOLD OUT!
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Sat 21 May, 7.30pm
Fodens Band
One of the leading Brass Bands in the world
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Sun 22 May, 11.30am
Songbook Sundays
Relax in the Apex Lounge with the Chris Ingham Trio & special guest singers from the world of jazz. Georgina Jackson – singer with Ronnie Scott’s Big Band, Georgina is a vivacious, swinging vocalist who has fronted several BBC broadcasts paying tribute to Peggy Lee with the BBC Big Band and Irving Berlin with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
£9.50adv/£11.50door
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Sun 22 May, 4pm
Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart, Grieg & Beethoven
Mon 23 May, 8pm
Courtney Pine
Playing bass clarinet accompanied only by fellow Mercury nominee and MOBO Award winning Pianist, Zoe Rahman.
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Weds 25 May, 8pm
Nathan Carter & his band
The hottest property on the Irish music scene, Nathan has brought a new generation of fans to country music.
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Thurs 26 May, 7.30pm
The Sons of Pitches
Winners of the BBC 2 TV series ‘The Naked Choir’ in October 2015.
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Fri 27 May, 7.30pm
Aurora Orchestra
Beethoven 5: From Memory
Sat 28 May, 8pm
Yolanda Brown
Double MOBO Award Winning Saxophonist YolanDa Brown takes us on an infectious journey of Reggae rhythms from the Caribbean, peppered with supreme Jazz flavoured inflections and sensibilities.
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Bury Festival 2016: Fri 20 – Sun 29 May
see www.buryfestival.co.uk for more details.
Book online, or call the Festival Box Office 01284 758000 or in person at the Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds.
Friday 20 May
1.10pm St Edmundsbury Cathedral Organ Duet Recital: Linden and Claire Innes-Hopkins
Mother and daughter duo, present an organ recital for four hands and four feet on one organ. Music by Merkel, Wesley, Bédard, and an arrangement of a James Bond theme.
Free (with a retiring collection)
7.30pm Theatre Royal Flanders & Swann
Award-winning comedian Tim Fitzhigham and BBC Radio 4 musical maestro Duncan Walsh Atkins with the wit and wordplay of those ingenious comedy songsmiths, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.
£8.50 to £20.50
8.30pm Constitutional Club Belshazzar’s Feast
‘A bona fide English classic’ BBC Radio 2
‘One of folks great odd couples – The Feast’ The Independent On Sunday
£12
6.00pm Abbeygate Cinema Anomalisa [15]
2016; 90 mins
Michael Stone, an author that specializes in customer service, is a man who is unable to interact deeply with other people. But, on a business trip, he meets an extraordinary stranger, that will possibly change his mundane life.
£8.50 to £10.50
8.00pm Hunter Club Gabrielle Ducomble
Gabrielle brings her special blend of Gallic charm and musicality to iconic songs by the likes of Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Legrand, Jacques Brel and Astor Piazzolla.
£15
7.30pm The Athenaeum Oz & Armonico Drink to Music!
Writer, wine critic and broadcaster Oz Clarke joins the Armonico Consort to investigate spurious links between wine from across the world and the music of the baroque. Music from Bach, Purcell and Vivaldi and baroque dance music from South America. Ticket price includes four tasting glasses of wine.
£24
7.30pm The Apex Nigel Kennedy: The New Four Seasons – SOLD OUT
Maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy will perform a new interpretation of his ground breaking Four Seasons, as well as his own critically acclaimed compositions Dedications.
£35 to £65
Sponsored by Birketts
Saturday 21 May
10.30am Meet at the Abbey Gate Festival Walk: The Good, The Bad & The Unlucky
A tour that brings to life people from Bury’s rich history who fill the description of being good, bad, or just unlucky.
£8
From 11.00am Abbey Gardens Street Theatre
A host of street theatre performers who will delight you, amaze you and put a smile on your face.
Free Event
3.00pm St Edmundsbury Cathedral Woofyt
A workshop with WOOFYT—Wooden One-octave Organ For Young Technologists – science meets the arts with a fun way to discover the mysteries of what goes on behind the front pipes of the organ.
Free – register at www.stedscathedral.co.uk
2.00pm Abbeygate Cinema Goosebumps [PG]
(2016; 105mins)
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
£6 to £8
From 4.00pm Meet at the Abbey Gate Boogie ‘round Bury
Landmarks of Bury St Edmunds take on a whole new light as you are led on a Silent Disco tour of the town.
£6.50
Sponsored by The LP
6.00pm St Edmundsbury Cathedral Cathedral Choir
A programme of popular choral music including Parry’s I was glad and Handel’s Zadok the Priest.
£6
8.00pm The Athenaeum Tango al Toque
Bury Tango present an evening of authentic live Argentinian music for a night of music and dance. And book a place on a taster lesson at 7:00pm if you want to try tango prior to the event.
£18
7.30pm Theatre Royal A Swinging Affair
Multi award-winning vocalist Claire Martin OBE and legendary saxophonist and vocalist Ray Gelato and a world-class trio of musicians led by pianist Dave Newton, explore the Great American Songbook including such classics as They All Laughed, Can’t We Be Friends and They Can’t Take That Away From Me.
£10 to £21.50
7.30pm The Apex Fodens Band
Wonderful brass band who in 2012 cemented themselves as one of the leading Brass Bands in the world winning a rare and exceptional “Double”, being crowned 2012 British Open champions and the 2012 National Champions of Great Britain.
£13 to £16
Sunday 22 May
10.00am St Edmundsbury Cathedral Festival Eucharist
Taking place on Trinity Sunday, the Cathedral Choir will lead the music for this Solemn Eucharist performing Lennox Berkeley’s Missa Brevis and Tchaikovsky’s Hymn to the Trinity. The Sermon will be preached by Bishop Graeme Knowles, Honorary Bishop for the Diocese.
Free
11.30am Apex Bar Sunday Songbook: Georgina Jackson
Singer with Ronnie Scott’s Big Band, Georgina is a vivacious, swinging vocalist who has fronted several BBC broadcasts paying tribute to Peggy Lee with the BBC Big Band and Irving Berlin with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
£9.50 adv
2.00pm Abbeygate Cinema Chariots of Fire [PG]
(1981; 81mins)
A David Puttnam classic recounting the poignant true story of two sprinters vying for gold in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games
£6 to £8
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