It may be Spring, but some of our major theatre companies in Suffolk have released details of their 2024 Christmas shows and pantos with tickets already selling fast.
Let’s start with Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds – Aladdin Friday 22nd November 2024 – Sunday 12th January 2025
Welcome to Abanazer International, the finest hotel in all of Arabia. Bags too heavy? Call for Aladdin, the bellboy. Clothes need a clean? Visit Washy in the laundry. Want to meet the owner? Don’t! Abanazer is vile and vain and secretly longs to rule the land. If only he could find a way to make his every wish come true.
To book tickets visit the website or call the box office on 01284 769505
Next we go to the seaside and The Marina Theatre Lowestoft have Beauty and the Beast from Thursday 12th December 2024 to Wednesday 1st January 2025
Our handsome Count is cursed to spend his life transformed into a frightening beast. The only way to escape his fate and break the spell is to learn to fall in love before the last petal of the magic rose drops.
For more details and to book tickets visit their website or call the box office on 01502 533200
Red Rose Theatre Chain brings us Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and adapted Joanna Carrick Friday 13th December 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025
When Gepetto, a poor carpenter, finds a piece of wood that can talk, he carves it into a puppet and is overjoyed when it miraculously comes alive. The next morning Pinocchio the puppet sets off to school but is easily led astray by temptation, selling his ABC book to buy a ticket to a puppet show. In a madcap chain of disasters, he meets a host of extraordinary characters, including a talking cricket, a blue fairy and a giant shark. He learns to dance and to sing but will he ever learn the qualities he needs to make him into a real boy?
Tickets are available from the Red Rose Website or call 01473 603388
The New Wolsey Theatre return for their festive Rock n Roll Panto – this year it’s Sleeping Beauty Friday 22nd November 2024 to Saturday 18th January 2025
‘Sleeping Beauty’ gets a rockin’ twist as it bursts onto the stage at the New Wolsey Theatre in this year’s spellbinding ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Pantomime.
Join Princess Aurora and her fiery friend, Milo the dragon, on a time-warping adventure through the mystical realm of Ipswich – full of secrets, spells, spindles and the unstoppable force of love. But, looming over Aurora’s fate, is the menacing and prickly Thornica, a jealous fairy with an evil curse.
Book now as tickets are going fast – visit the website or call the box office on 01473 295900
Last but not least Eastern Angles have A Christmas Carol Thursday 28th November 2024 to Sunday 5th January 2025 at Eastern Angles Centre then Wednesday 8th January to Saturday 11th January at the Seckford Theatre Woodbridge.
A Christmas Carol fills the auditorium with music and merriment in a unique staging that immerses the audience in this classic festive tale. This new production brings home the real struggle of hard-working families and the joy the festive season can bring. Complete with original music, puppetry and a Fezziwig party you won’t forget.
Book tickets via their website or call the box office on 01473 211498 Mon-Fri 10am -2pm
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