Events at The Apex

1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

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Fri 4 Jul, 7.30pm

An Evening of Light Classics

An evening of Light Classical Music by West Suffolk Young Musicians

£7 (£5conc)

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Sat 5 Jul, 7pm

Reach Up For The Stars

Musical Medley Performing Arts Club & Suffolk school children perform songs from the musicals.

£10/£5children

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Sun 6 Jul, 7pm

Take 2

Musical theatre and Chart-topping songs by a talented cast of Theatretrain students.

£12 (£9 conc)

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Mon 7 Jul 7pm

Young Musician Finalists Concert

The climax of the 2014 Competition. Come and hear some of the best local young musicians perform a variety of attractive music including last year’s winner, pianist John Young.

£9 (£5 U18s)

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Thu 10-Sat 12 Jul, 7.30pm

South Pacific

County Upper School perform the classic musical

£10 (£8 conc)

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Sun 13 Jul, 4.30pm & 8.15pm

The Dowsing Sound Collective

Fresh from their video collaboration with Basement Jaxx, 120 voices & a band of instrumentalists will perform a soaring, exhilarating semi-acoustic concert of covers. Plus special guests Megson.

£16/£13 (£13/£10 conc) £50 family.

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Fri 18 Jul, 4pm-6pm

BurySOUND Unplugged

Local musicians performing in the bar

Fri 18 Jul, 7.30pm

Elio Pace – Billy Joel Songbook

After ‘filling Billy Joel’s shoes’ in two very special reunion concerts in New York and Philadelphia with Joel’s original 1971-72 touring band, Elio Pace delivers this sensational tour featuring the massive hits, Uptown Girl, Just The Way You Are and My Life as well as fan favourites such as Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, Goodnight Saigon and Piano Man.

£20 (£18conc)

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Sat 19 Jul, 8pm

Patrick Street

Kevin Burke, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn and John Carty – collectively known as Patrick Street – are known throughout the Irish music world as four of its most brilliant players.

£18 (£16conc)

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Sun 20 Jul, 7.30pm

Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party

Tributes to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens , Big Bopper & Dion & The Belmonts

£18.50 (£17.50conc)

Mon 21 July, 7.30pm

Mahotella Queens

A timeless trio that truly deserves the status of musical royalty! South Africa´s legendary Mahotella Queens: Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola – 3 doyennes, who since the mid-sixties, have been singing, dancing and selling-out shows worldwide, including Hyde Park during the Jubilee Celebrations for The Queen in 2012.

£16 / £5 U25s

 

Tue 22 July, 8pm

Evan Christopher – Django a la Creole

European Gypsy swing with the music and rhythms of New Orleans, the Caribbean and Brazil. Elegant and impassioned, Evan’s clarinet style is steeped in the tradition of early jazz masters.

£18.50 (£17conc) £5 U25s

Fri 25 Jul, 7.45pm

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

Punk songs on folk instruments. Led by comedian Adrian Edmondson & featuring Martin Allcock (from Fairport Convention & Jethro Tull), Troy Donockley (renowned for his work with Iona, Maddy Prior & Midge Ure), plus rising Irish star violinist and vocalist Eimear Bradley. Expect to hear folked-up versions of hits by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Buzzcocks, The Ramones, The Specials and more.

£21.50

Sun 3 Aug, 7.30pm

Julia Fordham

Having sold millions of records around the world, critically acclaimed singer songwriter Julia Fordham will be returning to the UK for her first tour in 20 years. Performing with her will be Grant Mitchell, pianist/arranger/producer of her early hits Happy Ever After, Where Does The Time Go, Porcelain & I Thought It Was You. The set will be filled with these favourites plus many others including: Girlfriend, Lock and Key, Towerblock & the International hit (Love Moves) In Mysterious Ways.

£20

 

Sun 10 Aug, 8pm

Easy Star All Stars

Blending musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a premier rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts on the scene today. Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003), Radiodread (2006), and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), the remix album Dubber Side of the Moon (2010), as well as original releases Until That Day EP (2008) and First Light (2011). The band has been celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of Dub Side of the Moon by playing many of the tracks from the album plus other live favourites.

£16

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Sat 16 Aug, 7pm

Forget-Me-Not

West Suffolk Hospital Charity event for Dementia, with Cody Pennington, Sleeve of Hearts & Dean Austin.

£10

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Sat 23 Aug 7.30pm & Sun 24 Aug, 2pm & 7.30pm

Great Expectations

The Theatre Royal Summer School brings some of Dickens’ best-loved characters to life. From the haunting and tragic Miss Havisham, to the cruel Estella and the jolly and charming Herbert Pocket, this adaptation lays bare a tissue of lies and guilt in what must be one of literature’s least sentimental love stories.

£10 (£8.50conc)

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Sat 30 & Sun 31 Aug, 3pm & 7pm

Back to the 80’s…… The Totally Awesome Musical!

Voice Squad present epic favourites from the 1980s.

£15 (£12conc)

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