It's the ultimate rockin’ reawakening of 'Sleeping Beauty' as Ipswich’s award-winning ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Pantomime storms the stage! This year’s panto is a dazzling explosion of live rock and pop, including some of your favourite songs from Guns 'N' Roses, The Human League, Imagine Dragons, Beyoncé, The Monkees and much

If you've ever felt like you could write novels, poetry, comedy and more – then this podcast episode will inspire you to get your pen to paper! Wolsey Writers is an independent creative writing group which meets at the New Wolsey Theatre on the first Saturday morning of the month.

Equity and equality for all! Philip Carter Goodyear, Social Justice Lead and Head of Suffolk Family Support at Ipswich Job Centre talks to Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities at The New Wolsey Theatre. Philip talks about his belief and mission to re-engage families and individuals, who feel isolated through

Martha Loader is simply an awesome person! We talk to her about her love of writing and the steps she has taken to get to an award-winning playwright. Martha also talks about her brilliant play, Bindweed  – soon to be on the stage at the New Wolsey Theatre and the

In this podcast episode we talk to James Yarker, Artistic Director at Stan’s Café about their fantastic new play, full of live music and wit –  ‘Community Service‘. James talks about the inception of Stan’s Café, now in its 34th year of making theatre and explains the concept of devising

We rewind to the best bits from The Young Company (Youth Theatre Seniors)  at the New Wolsey Theatre and listen to them talk about the phenomenally positive impact it has had on their lives and the change it has made to their outlook and confidence. Tony Casement, Head of Creative

In this podcast episode we talk to Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities and some of our brilliant young people from the Senior Youth Theatre – Kaycee Totten, Victoria Zietek, Leo Maynard, Jace Palmer, Fin Adams. Charlotte Cathcart and Joe Hullis. The young company talk about why they first joined

Hold onto your hats – or all 31 of them actually! Yes – there are 31 characters in this outrageously funny show and all of them played by the sensational trio: actor-musicians James Mack, Hayden Wood and Josie Dunn. Hosts, Katharine and Jack, dig deep behind the scenes of the

In this podcast episode we chat with Jack Parker  (Marketing Officer at the New Wolsey Theatre) who has  driven this wonderful  campaign from an idea to a reality. He explains, that with the help of our audiences and anyone who would like to get involved, that we’re aiming to give

Tony Casement (Head of Creative Communities at The New Wolsey Theatre) chats to Stephen Skeet – Head of Business Development and Impact for the social action charity Volunteering Matters Stephen talks about his approach to working with young people and local communities. and about his life long relationship with the

We are backstage with the cast and find out a lot more about this year’s eagerly awaited Rock ‘N’ Roll Panto – Dick Whittington and his Cat. Featuring all of the cast – we chat about their hilarious characters, as well as what they love about this year’s panto .

Vikki Stone, British award-winning comedian, actor and musician, joins us to chat about how she wrote the New Wolsey Theatre’s 2023/24 Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, Dick Whittington and his Cat! Vikki talks about the form of panto, including the beats and the joy of mixing tradition with contemporary. She also gives

In this episode we get up close to the brilliant cast and director of a New Wolsey Theatre stage production of ‘The Red Lion’, written by Patrick Marber We explore deep into the story of ‘The Red Lion’, the characters and their relationship with one another,  and the intense dynamism

In this podcast episode we talk to Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities, and some of our brilliant young people from the Senior Youth Theatre group – Kaycee Totten, Victoria Zietek, Leo Maynard, Jace Palmer, Fin Adams, Charlotte Cathcart and Joe Hullis. The young company talk about why they first

“Possibly one of the most important untold stories in history!” West End Best Friend Five star hit show ‘Family Tree’ was written by actor, playwright, director and producer Mojisola Adebayo and directed by theatre-maker and Olivier Award winner Matthew Xia (Actors Touring Company Theatre). Actors Keziah Joseph and Mofetoluwa Akande give us a deep insight

In this podcast episode David talks to Ellis Northrop and Lucy Mellamphy (Relationship Team at NWT) about why having a membership with the New Wolsey Theatre is so important to him. David talks about his favourite moments, why he supports the theatre and what being a Director Circle member means

In this podcast episode we talk to British poet Luke Wright all about his show, The Remains of Logan Dankworth, which finally plays with us at the New Wolsey Theatre at the end of May, having been unfortunately postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic! We chat about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (including

We’re joined by Robert Hazle (Cultural Development Officer) and Ella Radley (Digital Marketing Officer) from The Noël Coward Foundation to chat about Coward and one of the best British Films ever made in the history of the big screen – Brief Encounter We start with the world of Coward glimpsing

Paulus, AKA The Cabaret Geek joins us for a chat about his fabulous new show – Looking For Me Friend. The show, with 5 star reviews, is dedicated to legendary Victoria Wood with more than 20  of her songs  from her incredible repertoire. Paulus talks about his life long adoration

In this podcast episode we plunge into the literary world of PG Wodehouse with well-known actor, Robert Daws. Robert appeared in the TV series of Jeeves and Wooster as Tuppy Glossop and played Dr. Gordon Ormerod in the long-running ITV drama series The Royal– to name just two from a

  Click here to download the transcript for this episode. In this episode we managed to grab the hilarious Dave Hearn for a chat during rehearsals for The Time Machine! We speak about his beginnings in comedy, specifically learning about improvisation, and of course about the world-famous theatre company he co-founded, Mischief

  Douglas Rintoul talks about the black comedy with a dark heart – DNA (written by Dennis Kelly) – or as The Guardian quotes  “sharp shocker of a play cleverly piles on the twists, as guilt and madness work their poison on group dynamics”. Listen to Doug’s fascinating views on this explosive play and

It’s episode 24 of the New Wolsey Theatre podcast and this time, we sit down and chat with different members of staff from all across the theatre about some of their standout moments of 2022! We speak to people from various different teams, including Marketing, Relationships team, Technical team, Cafe

In this episode, six of our lovely Goldilocks and the Three Bears cast came back to have another chat with us!! We caught up with them in the middle of a double show day to find out how the show has been going so far, some secrets from backstage, and their favourite

In this podcast episode we talk to the incredible cast of Goldilocks and the Three Bears as well as sneaking in a quick chat with writer and director Pete Rowe! The cast give us a little insight into who they are and the characters they’re playing, as well as how

In this podcast episode we talk to  Michèle Taylor MBE, Director for Change from Ramps on the Moon, about accessibility, inclusion, and elevating the presence of deaf and disabled people within the centre of the work in theatres. Whether it's backstage, on-stage or front of house, Michèle  talks about the

In this podcast episode we talk to the wonderful director Samir Bhamra as well as Nisha Aaliya, Pia Sutaria, Rav Moore and Robby Khela. .  all part of a big and wonderful cast in Bombay Superstar! It’s the beginning of their incredible journey and they are already having the best

Getting to know Douglas Rintoul is easy! Listen to this fabulous candid podcast episode of us chatting with him about his life, career, his passions and his plans as the new leader of the New Wolsey Theatre. Doug will be back soon with news of our Spring and Summer shows

  In episode 18 of the New Wolsey Theatre Podcast, we caught the brilliant director and cast of touring show The Lies You Tell on their lunch break for a quick chat about who they are, what the show is about, and the impact of taking theatre into schools! This is a brand-new, joyful, music-filled play by award-winning writer Yolanda

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. In this episode, we chat to Brighton-based singer-songwriter Aimee Iris about her latest single (‘Dancing on Tables‘), her background in performing, and where she’s been singing throughout the summer! We talk about her family connections in Ipswich and her connections to the New

A truly joyous podcast episode! It’s us again from the New Wolsey Theatre Podcast, as we get all the latest from rehearsals with three of our amazing Kinky Boots cast members, Keanu Adolphus Johnson (he/him), playing Lola, Aruhan Galieva (she/her), playing Lauren, and Matt Corner (he/him), playing Charlie! We chat

In episode 15 of the New Wolsey Theatre Podcast, we talk to the multi-talented Tim Jackson – artistic director of our upcoming show Kinky Boots ! We chat about his path to becoming a director, with stories of initially being an actor, working for free, a great deal of fringe

In this episode of the New Wolsey Theatre Podcast, award-winning Set & Costume Designer Cleo Pettitt tells us all about her role, how she got into the industry and a little about our upcoming pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, which she's working on! We chat  about her global travels,

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. Wardrobe Supervisor Margaret Lock chats to us about everything she does within her role, in a side of theatre you don’t hear so much about! We talk about how her career started, and how it’s grown over the years, but also

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. The New Wolsey’s outgoing Artistic Director Peter Rowe sat down with us to reflect on an incredible 22 years with us! Pete leads us through how his career began, and how his early work inspired some of the unforgettable work created

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. Heidi Bernhard-Bubb from Ormiston Sudbury Academy chats to us all about the the upcoming ‘Playmaking Festival’ in which many schools will come together to put on a production of Much Ado About Nothing! We spoke about what the Playmaking Festival is

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. Bridie Horne from the Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) chats to us about their brilliant company, CTC, and reveals all about the upcoming show at the New Wolsey, The Sound of Music! We chat about the make-up of the company – the

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. In this episode. Owen Berry from the Ipswich Operatic and Dramatic Society (IODS) talks to us about their latest show, Sweeney Todd, which is coming to the New Wolsey from 29th June to 2nd July! He chats to us about how

Click here to download the transcript for this episode. In this episode, Tony Casement, Head of Creative Communities at the New Wolsey Theatre, chats to us about Writers’ Week! From Monday 20th to Saturday 25th June is ‘Writers’ Week,’ a programme of events celebrating new ideas, new inspirations and new