‘We Are Ipswich’, an independent collective of nationally acclaimed arts and heritage organisations, is bringing the festive spirit to Suffolk like never before

The New Wolsey Theatre, Suffolk’s go-to venue for the richest variety of theatre, has unveiled a diverse Spring 2025 programme, which goes on general sale on Saturday 2 November, including the announcement of a European theatre partnership for the venue’s next major co-production

The New Wolsey Theatre is delighted to reveal the stunning cast for this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, Sleeping Beauty, as West End stars and panto legends get ready to bring the laughter to the New Wolsey Theatre this winter! Sleeping Beauty’s talented line-up of actor-musicians is: Craig Anderson (Hansel and Gretel Derby Theatre, Jack […]

The New Wolsey Theatre is incredibly proud to share the news that we won both the ‘Positive Impact in the Community’ and ‘Suffolk Business of the Year’ awards at the 2024 East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards ceremony on Thursday 4th July 2024! The ‘Positive Impact in the Community’ award recognises businesses who understand environmental […]

We are looking for artists aged 16+ to present 10-15 minutes of a work-in-progress at our Scratch Night on Friday 19th July 2024

The New Wolsey Theatre’s The Big Afternoon – a FREE event for all the family packed with live music, theatre, singing, dancing, a roaming magician, arts and crafts, and so much more – returns on Saturday 25 May from 2-4pm marking the start of a packed summer of shows

The New Wolsey Theatre is heading back to the 1980s this autumn to stage a spectacular new production of the blockbuster musical Footloose

The New Wolsey Theatre is delighted to be working in partnership with Pitlochry Festival Theatre to stage a spectacular new production of the explosive musical Footloose, which headlines an exciting programme of shows for audiences at the Ipswich venue this Autumn

Running from 22 November 2024 – 18 January 2025 Written by Vikki Stone and Directed by Douglas Rintoul   Sleeping Beauty will be given a rockin’ twist on a fairytale classic as it bursts onto the stage in this year’s spellbinding ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Panto at The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, running from 22 […]

While we welcome Suffolk County Council’s announcement that they will establish a new project fund for Arts and Heritage, with a sum equivalent to that cut from their core grant programme, this does not directly address the cut to core funding