>April Events / Art & Theatre / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / exhibitions / Music / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk April 1, 2015
Events at The Apex
1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD
Tel: 01284 758000
Wed 1 Apr, 2pm
Salute to the 1940s
The Ultimate Wartime Variety Show, packed full of tributes to the stars who kept the nation entertained during the dark years of 2 world wars: George Formby, Vera Lynn, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Gracie Fields, Marie Lloyd & Harry Lauder, plus recitals of the poems by Wilfred Owen.
£15
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Wed 1 Apr, 7.30pm
Dr Hook feat. Ray Sawyer
With hit including “Sylvia’s Mother”, “The Cover of Rolling Stone”, “A Little Bit More” and “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman”.
£26.50
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Fri 3 Apr, 8pm
Kevin Bridges
SOLD OUT!
Sat 4 Apr, 11am & 1.30pm
The Amazing Bubble Man
The international hit show with bubble art, magic, science and LOTS of fun. Louis Pearl is the world’s leading Bubbleologist and has been delighting family audiences with his unique show for nearly 30 years.
“Square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, cute three year olds inside bubbles, solar system bubbles, edible bubbles. Oh, for heaven’s sake, just go.” (Three Weeks ★★★★)
£12.50/ £10 U14/ family £40
Sat 4 Apr, 8pm
Dreadzone
Dub-dance pioneers return with their unique blend of electro, dub and reggae.
£15adv
Sun 5 Apr, 7.30pm
Dreaming of Kate
With a remarkable resemblance to Kate Bush in vocal style and appearance, plus fantastic live band, costume changes and dance routines, singer and performer Maaike Breijman brings the Kate Bush live experience to Bury St Edmunds.
£19
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7 April – 3 May
‘2014: A Year in The Apex’ by Shawn Pearce
Exhibition Launch Evening: 6 – 8pm, Thursday 16 April 2015
A chance to relive some of the best moments of 2014 as professional photographer, Shawn Pearce, exhibits his favourite images from events in The Apex auditorium.
Thu 9 Apr, 11am & 2.30pm
The Basil Brush Show
Britain’s most loveable fox is back on the road along with his TV chum Mr Stephen (aka Chris Pizzey). Together they will take you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a brand new show, packed with fun and excitement – and you can meet Basil & Mr Stephen afterwards!
Boom Boom!!
£14 (£12conc) family £42
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Fri 10 Apr, 7.30pm
John Lill
Unanimously described as one of the leading pianists of his generation, John Lill first came to international attention when he won the coveted Tchaikovsky award in Moscow in 1970 and has just celebrated his 70th birthday with a highly acclaimed complete Beethoven Sonata Cycle at London’s Cadogan Hall and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
Mozart Sonata in F, K 332
Schumann ‘Carnival de Vienne’, Op 26
Prokofiev Toccata, Op 11
Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op 117 (Eb, Bb minor, C# minor)
Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op 57 ‘Appassionata’
£23, £20, £5 U25s
Sat 11 Apr, 8pm
Patti Russo
For decades, she has performed alongside some of the world’s most finest artists including Queen, Roger Daltrey, Jeff Beck, and Cher; but her most recognizable role was that of the Powerhouse Female Vocalist for the legendary artist Meat Loaf. Patti has featured on all of Meat Loaf’s albums but is particularly famous for ‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’.
£20
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Sun 12 Apr, 10am-4pm
West Suffolk Holiday & Cruise Show 2015
Representatives from the country’s top holiday & cruise companies; with offers on the day & prize raffle.
Free
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Sun 12 Apr, 8pm
Fat Cat Comedy Club
See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.
£12
Tue 14 Apr, 7.30pm
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Jimmy Webb
Legendary songwriter of classics such as Wichita Lineman, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, MacArthur Park, Up, Up and Away and more. Live renditions will be interspersed with riveting and hilarious tales of the Swinging Sixties, the Rat Pack, the London Mod scene and much more.
£22.50
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Thu 16 Apr, 8pm
Kate Rusby
Enjoy a selection of much-loved classics spanning her two decades of music making, together with fresh new songs from her latest album Ghost.
£25
Fri 17 Apr, 7.30pm
Gerry Cross the Mersey
An Evening with Gerry and the Pacemakers
£19.50
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Sat 18 Apr, 7.30pm
The London Welsh Rugby Club Male Voice Choir
The Sound of Wales in Suffolk
£16/£14/£12 (on public sale 1 March)
Sun 19 Apr, 8pm
Mariana Sadovska
Ukrainian folk music redefined. In her home country she is known as the ‘Ukrainian Bjork’: in her furious performances the singer, actress and composer Mariana Sadovska crosses all borders: Archaic midsummer night invocations, wedding songs and migrant chants from remote villages of rural Ukraine get a singular turn and transmute into contemporary sound that spans from folk to avant-garde.
£12.50 (£10.50conc) £5 U25s
Thu 30 April 7.30pm
Salute To Our Services
A Homecoming Concert paying tribute to our servicemen and women of the Armed Forces, with the RAF Honington Voluntary Band & Honington Military Wives Choir.
£9.50
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