Piazza, Armada Way
Saturday 19 June
To celebrate Men’s Health Day there will be a variety of different activities occurring on the Piazza all aimed at improving men’s well being. With a whole host of tents and activities promoting wellbeing and health, alongside performances from comedians, Men’s Health Day will be filled with entertainment, education and motor sports, enough to please any man – and give them a chance to get out of the shops, so come on down and get ready to get involved.
| Wed 17 Feb-Sat 27 Feb |  |
| Theatre Royal | |
| A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare directed by Abigail Anderson designed by Dora Schweitzer original music composed by Tim Jackson musical director TJ Holmes Following the success of Twelfth Night last year, director Abigail Anderson returns with a high-octane production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Multiple love stories intertwine with farce and gripping drama – this is a comedy romance with a very dark heart. As Bassanio sets out on his quest to win the love of beautiful heiress Portia, he leaves behind a mass of problems in Venice: a debt with a terrible proviso, a dangerous elopement and a city in financial turmoil. When the crisis finally comes, whose side are you on? Who is it that you really love?
Audio Described performance 2pm Saturday 27 February.
Cast includes Jo Tincey (Wives as they Were, and Maids as they Are, He’s Much To Blame), Oliver Senton (Twelfth Night) and Jonathan Keeble (The Misanthrope, Sherlock Holmes and the Athenaeum Ghoul, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead). |
| Fri 5 Feb | |
| Charles Ross, creator of the hugely successful One Man Star Wars Trilogy, returns with this equally hilarious follow-up, in which he re-creates the enchanting world of Middle Earth in just 3600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment.“If you liked The Lord of the Rings trilogy, you’ll love Charlie Ross’ version – and if you didn’t, well, at least his is shorter” Sir Ian McKellen |