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

Wed 1 Jun, 7.30pm

An Audience with Martin Kemp

Martin Kemp discusses his musical life with Spandau Ballet and an acting career that included The Krays and EastEnders. He’ll also take questions from the audience.

£22.50

Thu 2 Jun, 8pm

The Blockheads

Ian Dury’s former band, still keeping the flame burning with an enduring back catalogue that features hits such as ‘Reasons To be Cheerful’, ‘What a Waste’ & ‘Hit Me..’.

£18adv (£20 door)

Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm

Only Yesterday

A Tribute to Karen Carpenter, West End Sweetheart, Suzi Madin, provides those immaculate vocals backed by an incredible band to provide you with the ultimate evening of classic Carpenters songs.
£22

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Sat 4 Jun, 2.30-4.30pm

Strictly Saturdays

Ballroom and Latin dancing

Free

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Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm

Salute to Sinatra and the Swing Legends

Matthew Ford returns to the Apex in Sinatra’s centenary year with a show celebrating Ol’ Blue Eyes and the Swing Legends. Matt, widely regarded as our finest big band singer, and his nine-piece band, will perform a comprehensive celebration of the hits of Frank Sinatra and also pay tribute to Tony Bennett, Matt Monro, Bobby Darin, Michel Buble, Andy Williams and many more.

£19

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Sun 5 Jun, 7.30pm

Barron Knights

You’ll be rockin & rollin with laughter at new material and old favourites like Call Up The Groups, their inimitable version of the William Tell Overture, their parody of Killer Queen (Will Camilla Be Queen) and their hilarious take on Windmills Of Your Mind.

£18.50

Mon 6 – Wed 8 June, 1pm & 7.30pm

Symphony to a Lost Generation

Symphony to a Lost Generation is the world’s first fully holographic production, and a moving depiction of the human tragedy of the First World War. 250 actors and dancers, including “bad boy of ballet” Sergei Polunin, Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, and Russian soprano Yana Ivanilova, appear beside the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic Choir and Lithuanian State Orchestra – except none of them will actually be present! All appear as holograms in Adam Donen’s epic symphony.

Fusing classical music, dance, drama and archival film, Symphony to a Lost Generation is an intense, beautiful, dramatic tale of the deeply personal experience of the brutality of war, the horrific situations that people found themselves in and how, on a very human level, they managed to cope.

This is theatre as you’ve never seen it before.

£20

Sat 11 Jun, 8pm

Martin & Eliza Carthy

Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, Martin is a legendary singer and guitarist who has influenced a generations of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. ‘Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all’ – Q Magazine

His daughter Eliza has been twice-nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and is a multiple-award winner at the BBC Radio Two Folk awards. ‘One of the figureheads of the English folk revival … compelling’ – Evening Standard.

They will join forces to perform songs from their first duo album, a CD of traditional material entitled the Moral of the Elephant, which was nominated for Best Album BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015.

£16

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Sun 12 Jun, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

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Mon 13 Jun, 7.30pm

Donna Lewis

‘I Love You Always Forever’ (from the multiple-platinum selling Now In A Minute) was a huge hit in 1996. Donna’s new album, Brand New Day, is an intimate, jazz-infused covers/original album in which her delicate tone contrasts subtly with her experienced choices, creating a beautiful and fascinating dichotomy.

£20

Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm

The Flyrights In Concert

Soulful vocals and close harmonies performing soul Motown & swing classics by the likes of The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Sammy Davis Jnr, Nat King Cole, James Brown, Michael Bublé, Jackie Wilson & Michael Jackson.

£13

Thu 16 Jun, 8pm

Bad Manners

Lace up your boots, pull up your braces & celebrate Bad Manners 40^th anniversary.

£18.50 (£20 door)

Fri 17 Jun, 8pm

The Magic of Motown

The 10th birthday tour that also honours the 50^th anniversary of chart-topping single ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There’. Over 36 classics are revived in a flurry of glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and superb musicianship.

£24.50

Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm

Go West

1985’s debut single ‘We Close Our Eyes’ reached number 5 and was followed by ‘Call Me’, ‘Goodbye Girl’, ‘Don’t Look Down’ & ‘King Of Wishful Thinking’, the opening song in the hugely successful film Pretty Woman.

£29.50

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Sun 19 June, 11.30am

Songbook Sundays

The Chris Ingham Trio with Laura Zakian: Songs For Modern Lovers. Laura sings a highly personal and diverting mix of Sinatra-related American Songbook standards and subtle new arrangements of 1970s and 1980s classics by the likes of John Martyn, Chicago, the Beach Boys and Elvis Costello.

£9.50adv/£11.50door

Sun 19 Jun, 8pm

Blazin’ Fiddles

Capturing the excitement & sensitivity of Scottish music in a blaze of fiddles! With Inverness’ Bruce MacGregor, Shetlander Jenna Reid, Nairn’s Rua Macmillan, and Orcadian Kristan Harvey, each fiddler’s individual style comes alive in a blend of ensemble and solo sets.

£18

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Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm

Suffolk Sinfonia

Summer showcase of musical lollipops reminiscent of tea dances, village cricket, and the BBC light programme. Bring your Union Jack to wave!

£12, £10, £4 Child

Sun 26 Jun, 8pm

Fotheringay

Founder members Jerry Donahue, Gerry Conway & Pat Donaldson, plus PJ Wright (for Trevor Lucas) and Kathryn Roberts & Sally Barker respectfully filling the shoes of Sandy Denny.

£22.50 adv / £24.50 door

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Mon 27 Jun, 7.30pm

The Big Chris Barber Band

Jazz Legend, Chris Barber, celebrates his 67th Anniversary with his 10-piece band, playing a selection of his favourite New Orleans style Traditional Jazz and Blues music

£22

Tue 28 Jun, 7.30pm

Ladyboys of Bangkok

Energetic, exotic, eclectic and completely unpredictable – those sensationally glamorous Ladyboys bring their dazzling new production “Forever Yours…X”; from movie hits to superstar pop favourites with tributes ranging from Kylie & Shakira to Whoopee Goldberg & One Direction!

£22

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