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ForewordHellooooo! And welcome to our Summer Season at The Quay Theatre.Additional to our programme this year is live streaming from Glyndebourne of ‘Madama Butterfly’, ‘Saul’ and ‘Vanessa’. We also have Sunday Cinema once a month in collaboration with $10 Chimp who previously brought us our Saturday Sudbury Cinema for a Day. These show pre-DVD popular films just after they have finished on general release from the chain cinemas.

A new short drama course for 7-10 year olds arrives in August from Newfangled Theatre which captures the age-group not covered by our regular Summer School for Performing Arts (10-16).

As ever, we are constantly seeking to improve your experience of our multi-faceted venue and as such, large refurbishment ideas are being investigated, more on which at a later date.

Shows are constantly being added to our schedule so for up-to-date information, please visit our website or join our email list for updates.Enjoy your Spring/Summer and we hope to see you some time soon!

Children • Comedy • Drama • Entertainment • Film • History • Live Cinema • Music • Special

Sharon Buckler Theatre Manager

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Children

THE CHILDREN IN THE MOONTHE MAKESHIFT ENSEMBLE

Tue 29th May 2:00pm Tickets: £10 (Children £8)

Join The Makeshift Ensemble and their travelling teapot of tales on a magical celebration of discovery, courage and diversity. The Children in the Moon is a wonderfully visual and original take on centuries old children’s verse. Packed with puppetry and live music this is an ideal show for all the family. “Their creative storytelling and imaginative use of theatrical techniques is a joy to behold." Fourth Wall Magazine 2016

Ages 3+

THE SECRET GARDENBARKING DOG THEATRE COMPANYBY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT (ADAPTED BY MIKE BROOKS)

Mon 28th May 2.00pmTickets: £7 / £5 Children

Selfish girl, Mary, has to live with her uncle after her parents die and discovers a secret walled garden. A wonderful tale where Mary and her sickly cousin, Colin, learn that when something is cared for it thrives. Involving original music, puppets, mime and audience participation.Suitable for 4 to 9 year olds (and their families)

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QUAY SUMMER SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS30th Jul 4th AugCourse fee £100

Ages 10 - 16Covering a variety of Performing Arts disciplines including Mime / Dance / Musical Theatre / Comedy / Accents / Directing and more. Run by a team of professional tutors and helpers led by Robin Hodgkinson.

ALL NEW! A Summer Theatre School that will allow pupils to explore key elements of acting and stagecraft in a fun and friendly environment.

Most suited to children between the ages of 7 – 10, the workshops will allow children to build confidence and skill in exploring dramatic art. The emphasis is on learning rather than performing and the workshops cater for all: from the would-be actor to those with stage fright!Course Fee: £60.00Courses run for two and a half days between 20th – 24th August and will be run by Aaron Ashton and Michaela Ashton, both experienced drama educators.Course 1: Monday 10-15.30/ Tuesday 10-15.30 / Wednesday 10-12Course 2: Wednesday 13.30-15.30 / Thursday 10-15.30 / Friday 10 - 15.30For more information and to apply, please contact our Box office on 01787 374745.

Please contact Box Office forinformation and application form.

Comedy

SO COMEDY DOUBLE BILL – (PRE EDINBURGH SHOWS!)Fri 1st Jun 8:00pm Tickets: £TBA (Friends TBA)

To be announced…One well-know comedian and one up-and-coming support act.Please follow our Facebook page, join our email list or check website.

The Quay offers a number of outreach programmes to encourage young people in the community to get involved in their local theatre. Quay Comets is a weekly, term time drama course aimed at children aged 6-10, running on Mondays after school 5.30-7.00pm. Quay Novas is for children 11+ running on Thurday evenings 5.30-7.00pm.The cost for both is just £40.00 for a term. Please contact the Quay Theatre for an application form and payment. It is on a first come first served basis!

Over ten weeks children will take part in a variety of drama games, activities and scenarios with the goal of building confidence, working as a team alongside children of a similar age, and fostering a love of performing...while of course having lots of fun along the way!

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GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEFThu 7th Jun 7:30pm Tickets: £14

Award winning comedian George Egg (the ‘Anarchist Cook’) returns with a BRAND NEW SHOW demonstrating more live cooking and laugh-out-loud comedy.This time a health scare sees George banned from the family kitchen, but relocated to the garden shed his imagination and resourcefulness lead him to build an improvised kitchen there instead. During an inspiring and inventiveevening of stand-up, live cooking and comedy lecture,

JEREMY NICHOLAS: STORIES FROM MY DISASTROUS BROADCASTING CAREERSat 30th Jun 8:00pm Tickets: £8

Based on true-life stories from Jeremy’s 27 years in broadcasting, mainly with the BBC. It’s like a stand-up comedy show, except all the stories are true.He tells how he learnt to do great on-air pauses at the BBC World Service, but not always in the right place. There’s the time he was ambushed live on radio by an armed gunman who claimed to be Jesus. And there’s the massive mistake he made to a global TV audience at London 2012 when commentating on the Paralympics. This is a not to be missed show, packed with laugh out loud moments. If you have children who play the FIFA video games you’ll know this man’s voice,

George prepares a breakfast, a lunch and a dinner using the most unconventional of methods.Expect power tools, gardening equipment and office supplies to be re-purposed and abused. Expect lots of laughs. Expect to learn something new. And you get to taste the food at the end!

as he’s been the stadium announcer on eleven consecutive FIFA games. An insightful and highly entertaining look at 27 years of trying not to get fired in broadcasting. Jeremy is an award-winning public speaker with over 10k followers, this hour promises to be razor sharp, witty and jam-packed with very funny anecdotes. An expert publicspeaker, you are definitely in safe hands with Jeremy Nicholas’ debut show.Jeremy also originates from Sudbury.

DR JOHN COOPER CLARKEwed 18th Jul 8:00pm SOLD OUT! Tickets: £25 (Students £20)

Please call Box Office to go onto waiting list: 01787 374745

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Drama

LADIES DOWN UNDERBY AMANDA WHITTINGTON

Tue 8th - Sat 12th May 7:45pm Tickets: Tue/Wed £9 Thu/Fri/Sat £10 (No concessions)

The ladies are back! Ladies Down Under is the sequel to the popular 2017 SDS production of Ladies’ Day. Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda swap the posh dresses and fascinators of Royal Ascot for cork hats and tee shirts as they head ‘down under’ on the trip of a lifetime using some of the winnings from their huge win on the horses at the end of Ladies’ Day.

Laced with the compelling humour and characters that made Ladies’ Day so popular, this is a comedy drama you won’t want to miss.

An amateur production by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS

ShillingfordsPop up wildfood restaurant on the top floor

of The Quay on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

REVIEWS

Bookings must be made in advance by tel: 01787 211328or via www.quaysudbury.com/shillingfords-quay

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QUENTIN CRISP – NAKED HOPEFri 8th Jun 7:30pm Tickets: £13 (Friends £12)

This much-acclaimed production, following a UK tour and off-West End season at the St. James Theatre, shows Quentin both in his beloved Chelsea flat in the 1960s, and in his adopted New York, with the new millennium beckoning. Naked Hope brings Quentin into the twenty-first century for a gloriously uplifting reminder of the urgent necessity to be your true self. Mark Farrelly recently appeared at Leicester Square Theatre in his other hit solo show, The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton. West End credits include Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

opposite Matthew Kelly. He is directed by renowned EastEnders star Linda Marlowe, who has won awards for her own solo work such as Berkoff’s Women. Time Out, Metro, The Stage, British Theatre Guide, The Reviews Hub, Exeunt, The New Current, Broadway Baby“Farrelly's mastery of his audience is total” Time Out

AUSTEN’S WOMENDYAD PRODUCTIONS

Tue 15th May 7:30pm Tickets: £13 (Friends £12)

From the creators of Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Christmas Gothic, Dalloway, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic and The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe…Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works. In this much-loved Edinburgh sell-out hit, using only Austen’s words, Rebecca Vaughan becomes Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and nine other beautifully observed

women in critical moments from Austen’s major novels.’Truly extraordinary… one of the most exciting young performers on the British stage’ (British Theatre Guide)’A theatrical masterpiece… utterly faultless and vastly entertaining’ (Three Weeks)

Entertainment

COME AND SING: HMS PINAFOREFri 22nd Jun 7:30pm Tickets: £20 (Under 16s £16)

Set sail on board Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore and join principal singers from the D’Oyly Carte and Carl Rosa Opera Companies as you, the audience, take on the roles of sailors, sisters, cousins and aunts. From the comfort of your seat, rehearse the well-known songs under expert G&S conductor Ian McMillan before being joined after the interval by costumed soloists for a performance where anything can, and will, happen!

Dress up in character (optional) for a chance to win a prize. Song sheet plus a flag to wave in the patriotic finale provided!

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BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE BY JOHN VAN DRUTEN

Tue 10th - Sat 14th July 7:45pm Tickets: Tue/Wed £9 Thu/Fri/Sat £10 (No concessions)

Gillian Holroyd is a thoroughly modern witch but if she falls in love she will lose her powers. When, guided by her cat Pyewacket, she casts a spell to make her attractive neighbour in the flat upstairs fall in love with her, she is unprepared for the outcome. And, as he discovers her deception, is she about to lose everything? An amateur production presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD

Sunday 20th May from 2:00pm

OH, WHAT A CARRY ON!Fri 6th Jul 7:30pm Tickets: £13 (Friends £12)

In the March of 1958 cameras started rolling on a cheap and cheerful black and white comedy about the madcap exploits of a bunch of hapless National Service recruits. The film was Carry On Sergeant and its popularity kick-started British film's most endearing franchise. The flaring nostrils of Kenneth Williams, the crumpled leer of Sid James, the cheeky giggle of Barbara Windsor, and the bespectacled high camp of Charles Hawtrey remain a vital part of the national bloodstream.

Now comedy historian and author of The Carry On Companion Robert Ross takes you behind the scenes of a comedy institution. This is the Carry On story. Naughty but nice... "Robert is a one-man encyclopaedia of the very best of British comedy."Jim Dale MBE

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Sudbury

CINEMAFor a Day

Special Edition

Film

ALL FILMS ARE SHOWN AT 2.30PM & 7.30PMTICKETS ARE £5.00 (£4.50 FOR FRIENDS OF THE QUAY)IT IS ADVISABLE TO BOOK IN ADVANCE AS FILMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDENT UPON LICENCE RELEASES.

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHERROBINDIRECTOR: JUAN CARLOS MEDINARUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR 47 MINS

Wed 2nd May

After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son's growing collection of stuffed animalsStarring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald.

PHANTOM THREAD OSCAR WINNER: BEST COSTUME DESIGNRUNNING TIME: 2 HOUR 10 MINS

Tue 22nd May

Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the centre of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock.

Starring: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville.

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THE SHAPE OF WATER OSCAR WINNER: BEST FILM / DIRECTOR/ ORIGINAL SCORE / PRODUCTION DESIGNRUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 3 MINTue 5th Jun

Elisa works as a janitor in a top secret, government operated laboratory. Unable to overcome her disability, she struggles in silence and solitude until one day when she and her coworker Zelda make an important and life-changing discovery.

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI OSCAR WINNER: BEST ACTRESS / SUPPORTING ACTORRUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR 55 MINS

Wed 27th Jun

A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit. CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT!

LOVING VINCENT DIRECTOR: STEPHEN FREARSRUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR 34 MINS

Thu 19th Jul

An astonishing masterpiece in its own right and taking 6 years to complete, each of this film's 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas, using the same technique as Van Gogh, created by a team of 125 painters. Originally filmed by well-known actors, it took four years to develop the technology to overpaint each filmed frame.

Starring: Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon.

Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell.

The film follows Van Gogh’s brother (Theo) as he attempts to discover what happened in the weeks leading up to Vincent’s death.Starring: Douglas Booth, Chris O'Dowd, Saoirse Ronan.

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DARKEST HOUR OSCAR WINNER: BEST ACTOR / MAKE-UP

Tue 24th Jul

During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.Starring: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas.

THE POSTDIRECTOR: STEVEN SPIELBERGRUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR 56 MINS

Wed 1st Aug

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson.

FINDING YOUR FEETDIRECTOR: RICHARD LONCRAINETIME: 1 HOUR 51 MINS

Tue 28th Aug

On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.Starring: Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley, Imelda Staunton.

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6th – 31st May – Hazel Bradshaw

Hazel trained in Illustration and Graphics at Ipswich Art School from 1979 – 83. Upon leaving she worked as a jewellery maker whilst studying for a City & Guilds in Enamelling, Chasing and Repossue at the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design in London. The intervening years have, amongst other things, seen her employed as a paste up artist, producing artwork for a screen-printing company and a full-time musician. Since 2011 she has been the proprietor, owner and artist at Brook Farm Studio in Bildeston, at which she both teaches and creates her own work.

2nd June – 30th June – Sudbury & District Art Club

A collection of works by various artists belonging to the Sudbury & District Art Club.

Open Thursday / Saturday 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Friday 12:00pm to 6:00pm (By appointment only)

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We will be running Dementia Friendly screenings of classical musical films at the Quay once a month from

May through to August.

These will usually be on a Monday and we will be publicising them nearer the time, online and in the Sudbury Mercury. The seats will be free to book for dementia

sufferers and their carers and we anticipate that most spaces will be taken up by local care homes. We are looking also to fund transportation from these homes.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the Sudbury Flower Club,

Sudbury McColls, The Arts Society Sudbury, and all those individuals who donated in order for us to set up these screenings.

If you would like to donate to the continued support of this venture, please go to

https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/dementia-friendlyscreenings or contact the Box Office.

Many thanks!

MAYGoodbye Christopher Robin Wed 2nd 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Manon (Delayed Live Broadcast) Fri 4th 7:15pm Live Cinema

Ladies Down Under Tue 8th - Sat 12th 7:45pm Drama

Austen's Women Tue 15th 7:30pm Drama

An American in Paris - The Musical Tue 16th 7:30pm Live Cinema

Macbeth (Delayed Broadcast) Thu 17th 7:00pm Live Cinema

Tapestry Fri 18th 7:30pm Music

Sudbury Cinema for a Day Sun 20th from 2:00pm Film

Phantom Thread Tue 22nd 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Keep it Cash Fri 25th 7:30pm Music

The Secret Garden Mon 28th 2:00pm Children

The Children in the Moon Tue 29th 2:00pm Children

The Churchfitters Wed 30th 7:30pm Music

JUNESo Comedy - Edinburgh Double Bill Fri 1st 8:00pm Comedy

The Shape of Water Tue 5th 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

George Egg: DIY Chef Thu 7th 7:30pm Comedy

Quentin Crisp - Naked Hope Fri 8th 7:30pm Drama

Sack Sabbath Sat 9th 7:30pm Music

Swan Lake (Live Broadcast) Tue 12th 7:15pm Live Cinema

Wendy Cope: Anecdotal Evidence Fri 15th 7:30pm Special

Cardy & Coke Sat 16th 7:30pm Music

Glyndebourne: Madama Butterfly Thu 21st 6:30pm Live Cinema

Come & Sing: HMS Pinafore Fri 22nd 7:30pm Entertainment

Trespass Sat 23rd 7:30pm Music

Three Billboards… Wed 27th 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Museum of Tat Fri 29th 7:30pm Special

Jeremy Nicholas Sat 30th 8:00pm Comedy

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JULY Kora & Sabar Drumming Wed 4th 7:30pm Music

Oh, What a Carry On! Fri 6th 7:30pm Entertainment

Bell, Book and Candle Tue 10th - Sat 14th 7:45pm Drama

Dr John Cooper Clarke Wed 18th 8:00pm Comedy

Loving Vincent Thu 19th 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Mark Thomas: Check Up Fri 20th 7:30pm Special

Essex Youth Jazz Concert Sat 21st 7:30pm Music

Darkest Hour Tue 24th 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Glyndebourne: Saul (Recorded) Thu 26th 6:30pm Live Cinema

Women in Rock UK Fri 27th 7:30pm Music

Doo Wop Sat 28th 7:30pm Music

AUGUSTThe Post Wed 1st 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

Vanessa (Live screening) Tue 14th 6:30pm Live Cinema

Wrong Jovi Sat 25th 7:30pm Music

Finding Your Feet Tue 28th 2:30pm & 7:30pm Film

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WHAT’S ON AT A GLANCE SUMMER 2018

Title Date Time Genre

Dates for BAR EVENTS can be found on page 28. Please keep an eye on our website or Facebook page for additional

events throughout the Summer.

Live CinemaAll Live Cinema events are priced at £15.00. We have added performances from Glyndebourne to our Live Cinema schedule and as of October, we will be showing live recordings from the Met Opera on Sundays following the live shows. More information on the Met Opera to come soon!Please book in advance for these performances as they have a tendency to book up very quickly!

MANON(DELAYED LIVE)Fri 4th May 7:15pm

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet is revived this Season as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan’s profound impact on British

With a record-setting 28 five-star reviews from critics, 'An American in Paris' is coming from London's West End to Showcase cinemas.

(Oil, Suffragette) return to the NationalTheatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.

MACBETH(DELAYED BROADCAST)Thu 17th May 7:00pm

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff

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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (THE MUSICAL)Wed 16th May 7:00pm

Breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the 'City of Light'. Featuring the gorgeous music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, stunning designs, and show-stopping choreography.

SWAN LAKE (LIVE BROADCAST) Tue 12th Jun 7:15pm

This Season The Royal Ballet creates a new production with additional choreography by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. While remaining faithful to the Petipa-Ivanov text, Scarlett will bring fresh eyes to the staging of this

classic ballet, in collaboration with his long-term designer John Macfarlane..

MADAMA BUTTERFLY (LIVE BROADCAST) Thu 21st Jun 6:30pm

When an innocent young Geisha meets an American naval officer she falls instantly and deeply in love. Giving up her family and her faith, she risks all in marriage to the dashing Lieutenant Pinkerton. But her fragile happiness cannot last. Soon love turns to abandonment and betrayal, and Butterfly is forced to make one final, agonising sacrifice.

SAUL (RECORDED LIVE)Thu 26th Jul 6:30pm

Fresh from its triumph at the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival, Barrie Kosky’s blazingly original and visually spectacular staging of Handel’s oratorio returns for a first revival, pairing baroque music with contemporary choreography and lavish designs to create an enthralling theatrical fusion of old and new.Handel expert Laurence Cummings conducts an all-star cast, including Festival favourites Lestyn Davies and Allan Clayton.

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PLEASE NOTE: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE DATES ARE ADDED NEARER TO THE PERFORMANCES. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER WHAT’S ON / GENRE / LIVE CINEMA TO SEE NEW DATES AS THEY OCCUR.

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Music

TAPESTRY – Nicki GillisFri 18th May 7:30pmTickets £18.50 (No Concessions)

Nicki Gillis is one of Australia’s most accomplished entertainers. A singer, dancer, radio announcer and television presenter who exudes such positive energy you can’t help but be mesmerized by her. Nicki has toured the UK each year since 2009 and built a strong and loyal following in the club and theatre circuit. Nicki is now presenting her new two-hour stage show, “Tapestry – The Concert”, where she performs this quintessential album live on stage with her band and backing singers. In addition to the album performance, there is a 45-minute mini-concert of

“Songs Carole King Gave Away” where the band and backing singers perform many of the hit songs written by Carole King but performed by other artistes.

VANESSA (LIVE BROADCAST)Tue 14th Aug 6:30pm

A rare opportunity to see Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work – opera from the age of Hitchcock, with an atmospheric score and tense, psychological twists. Abandoned by her lover Anatol, Vanessa retreats from the world, waiting and hoping with only her mother and her niece Erika for company. But when, 20 years later,

Anatol’s handsome young son arrives unexpectedly, he shatters the calm of this shuttered household of women. Past and present love collides, and the aftershocks threaten to destroy them all.

KEEP IT CASHFri 25th May 7:30pmTickets £15 (Friends £14)

The international tribute band that keeps the sound of Johnny Cash aliveKnown as the most accurate sounding tribute show to Johnny Cash on the planet, the band is a labour of love and a product of many years of hard work and dedication. Expect a note perfect musical journey. From the humble gospel beginnings of the Tennessee two,

THE CHURCHFITTERSWed 30th May 7:30pmTickets £15 (No Concessions)

The Churchfitters is a folk band like no other. A double bass made out of a saucepan. Heart-wrenching vocals accompanied by a musical saw. Foot-stompingly fast fiddle mixed with infectious funk-rock rhythms. And traditional tunes reinvigorated with mesmerising jazz sax.The three virtuoso musicians from England and France strut their stuff on a stage that bristles with instruments -

SACK SABBATHSat 9th Jun 7:30pmTickets £16

Sabbath was formed in December 2002 by guitarist Tony IOU, better known as Sacko. Initially the band played a mix of Ozzy and Dio material but with the arrival of the brilliant Ozzy Oddbin in May 2005 the band decided to concentrate purely on the 'classic' era from 1970-1975.Sack Sabbath is now firmly established

right through to the final and emotional American Recordings, Keep it Cash proudly centre their tribute show around the uncanny natural sound-alike quality of Dave Burnham’s voice.

adding flute, banjo, dulcimer, tin whistle, guitar, ukulele, electric hub-cap bass-bouzouki and a sackful of percussion to their ensemble. And let’s not forget the unique ‘bing-bong’ machine made out of hack-saw blades.

as the UK's leading and most authentic tribute to Black Sabbath, faithfully recreating the experience of a Black Sabbath concert with a set list crammed with all the best doom-laden anthems from the fathers of heavy metal.

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A new album was released in 2016 and their second with the new line-up, 'Footprints in the Rock' was released just this year, to critical acclaim. Come and see the local heroes live and loud in their hometown theatre!

CARDY & COKESat 16th Jun 7:30pmTickets £13 (No Concessions)

Popular Quay regulars, Jan & Wes return for their summer show with their usual eclectic mix of music. If you like a bit of 60s, sing-a-long and country with a lot of fun thrown in, this is the show for you. Book now as their shows have a habit of selling out!

TRESPASSSat 23rd Jun 7:30pmTickets £13 (No Concessions)

Trespass were part of the new wave of British heavy metal at the beginning of the 1980s. The band have had line-up changes and a hiatus but reformed in 2015. A new drummer Jason Roberts and lead guitarist Joe Fawcett have joined Mark Sutcliffe and Danny B signalling a return to the original Trespass twin lead guitar sound.

AN EVENING OF KORA & SABAR DRUMMINGWed 4thJul 7:30pmTickets £12 (No Concessions)

Come & hear the explosive sounds of the Sabar Drums, played with hand & stick by Modou Diouf. The hugely popular Master Drummer from Senegal, Modou, will play with his band “Jappo” to create loud, exciting rhythms and cross rhythms, guaranteed to get you moving! In contrast, Sefo Kanuteh will enchant you with the beautiful melodies of the Kora, or 'African Harp'.

WOMEN IN ROCK UKFri 27th Jul 7:30pmTickets £16

Join Women in Rock UK for a two-hour journey through the history of the greatest female anthems. Fronted by some of the most powerful female singers on the live music scene together with a professional touring band, Women in Rock deliver a show stopping performance covering all the great legends through the decades.

Not just a tribute, but a celebration of all Women who simply Rock!

including churches, studio theatres and jazz clubs

in the U.K.) will perform such popularsongs as Blue Moon, Earth Angel, Runaround Sue, Teenager in Love and many others, presenting ‘The Story of Doo-Wop’

THE STORY OF DOO-WOPSat 28th Jul 7:30pmTickets £14 (Friends £12)

Join the U.K.s premier Doo-Wop quartet, The Testosta-Tones as they take you on a musical journey detailing the history of Doo-Wop. Along with radio disc jockey and your host for the evening Chuck Anderson, The Testosta-Tones (who have sung for the Queen, live on Radio 2 and at some of the most iconic venues

ESSEX YOUTH JAZZ CONCERTSat 21st Jul 7:30pmTickets TBA

Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra (EYJO) was formed in 1991, and over that time they have seen many students from all over Essex come and go on to study Jazz at conservatoire level. The orchestra play a wide range of genres from big band standards to contemporary styles and modern composers and perform at many different venues across Essex

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Special

WENDY COPE: ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE (POETRY READING & Q&A)Fri 15th Jun 7:30pm Tickets £13 (No Concessions)

In her first collection of new poetry since 2011’s acclaimed “Family Values”, Wendy Cope celebrates ‘the half – for-gotten stories of our lives’ with compassion, wisdom and wit. She continues to be the most generous of authors, sharing her experience of childhood and marriage and writing poignantly about the passing of time. In several of the poems she re-imagines Shakespeare in unorthodox fashion; in others she offers heartfelt tributes to friends and public figures including Eric Morecambe and John Cage.

Anecdotal Evidence demonstrates the formal brilliance and empathetic insight which have delighted readers for years, and shows why Wendy Cope is one of our best –loved poets. 30min reading + interval + 50 min reading - Q&A + Book signing after show.

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glance at the Wrong Jovi set list shows that the band have everything covered. A seriously fun and fabulous night not to be missed!

WRONG JOVISat 25th Aug 7:30pmTickets £15 (No Concessions)

BACK BY VERY POPULAR DEMAND!Fronted by Ally Ward, the 2011 UK Karaoke Champion (also seen on X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and The Singer Takes It All), Wrong Jovi have one of the UKs top vocalists leading them through the greatest rock anthems of all time. Wrong Jovi cover everything from Bon Jovi’s 1983 debut single Runaway to 2013’s Because We Can. Just a quick

THE MUSEUM OF TAT ROADSHOWFri 29th Jun 7:30pm Tickets £13 (No Concessions)

A Comedy Devised by Robert CrightonWelcome to the Museum of Tat Roadshow – it’s just like your favourite Antiques based telly programme off the telly, just not on the telly, and devoted to Tat. Your Tat. Do you own a hideous snow globe that is not only hideous but also annoying (& hideous) or perhaps a ‘decorative’ lampshade made out of the finest macaroni? If the answer to these questions is YES then bring your Tat along to Roadshow and we’ll value it for you live! Our experts will not only value your Tat, but also classify it, demonstrate the best ways to destroy it, and give you certification that you own genuine Tat. Featuring special surprised guests!

With customary biting humour and passion, Mark trials his Edinburgh show here at The Quay.

MARK THOMAS: CHECK UP Fri 20th Jul 7:30pm Tickets £10

Mark Thomas is 54, the NHS is 70, UK national average life expectancy is 84. If Mark makes it to 84 the NHS will be 100, what will they both look like? Based on a series of interviews with leading experts in and on the NHS and residencies in hospitals and surgeries and with director Nicolas Kent, Thomas uses his own demise to explore the state we’re in. What's going wrong inour NHS, how it can go right and what the future might hold for all of us.

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BOOKING NOW FOR 2018!The following shows are bookable online and through the Box Office now. Please keep a check on our website for shows being added throughout this season.

RICHARD DIGANCESat 1st Sep 7:30pmTickets: £17 (No concessions)

THE DEVIL’S BRIDE Fri 5th Oct 7:30pmTickets: £14 (Friends £13)

WHITESNAKE UKFri 16th Nov 7:30pmTickets: £18 (No concessions)

80S CHRISTMAS ROCK SHOW Fri 30th Nov 7:30pmTickets: £18 (No concessions)

THE ELO ENCOUNTER Sat 22nd Sep 7:30pmTickets: £15 (No concessions)

BACKLASH BALLROOM: Sat 6th Oct 3:00pm & 8:00pmTickets: £19 (Friends £18)

STRICTLY MOVIES

Do you want to see something really scary? The 3rd all day Horrorthon is back just in time for Halloween! Seven classic horror movies on the big screen, back to back with a fully licensed bar and food available all day long and into the night. Final admission 11pm. Tickets just £20, over-18’s only.

Make Halloween special this year by joining us for our third Horrorthon; three times the horror, three times the fun and now in the perfect place on the Halloween weekend. Fancy dress is optional.

EXTRA SPECIAL EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! BUY YOU TICKETS BEFORE APRIL 30th AND THEY’RE ONLY £15! BUT DON’T BE SCARED, LIMITED NUMBERS SO BUY THEM WHILST YOU CAN…

The Films: 12.00pm: Carrie (1976) 1.45pm: The Hills Have Eyes (1977) 3.25pm: Suspiria (1976) 5.20pm: Re-Animator (1985) 7.20pm: The Brood (1979) 9.10pm: Hellraiser (1987) 11.00pm: Phantasm (1979)

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DEAD AND SUDBURIED MUST BE DESTRoYED,

HORROTHON III

The much-attended Quay Plant Market will be taking place on Market Hill, Sudbury on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. A wide variety of plants from around 20 suppliers will be trading all day, with plenty of good deals to be had.

The Quay Annual Plant Market

Bar Events

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BAR QUIZ

The Quay Bar's monthly Wednesday quiz night comprising of a variety of rounds, a money prize and a spot prize.Teams of up to 6 people and lots of fun to be had! £1.50 per person. Starts 7:30pm

QUAY ACOUSTIC

Our (almost) monthly acoustic night in the bar. Anywhere between 2 - 5 musicians / singers performing sets while you relax, marvel at the local talent and sip away at your drinks! Free entry and performers usually begin at 7:00pm.Arranged by Ben Pegley & Jason Rampling

OPEN MUSIC NIGHT

Our monthly open performance Sunday night in The Quay Bar once a month - bring your instruments or just your voice - acoustics only, readings allowed, no mics please! Starts at 7:00pm

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As a registered charity AND a business we are constantly striving to be self-sufficient, whilst offering volunteering opportunities and subsidised events/courses for young people and families.

However, even with the help of Sudbury Town Council and Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Council, there are still essential works and maintenance that we have to pay for on a rolling basis.

Last year we obtained grants and received sponsorship for work such as refurbishing the auditorium and re-laying the car park. Our next projects for which we need to raise funds, are just as fundamental to the continued success of The Quay. When booking for a show a £1.00 flat donation is added to the transaction. Customers can opt out of this when making a booking as they wish. We do not charge booking fees or credit card fees.

We have a small merry band of volunteer fundraisers who run the Quay Pool, the raffles and the Gallery, who are invaluable in aiding financially with both small and large projects, but we are always looking for new ideas.

If you would like to be of immediate support to us (apart from buying tickets to shows!), you can become a Friend of The Quay. This is an annual payment of £20 which allows you money off certain shows and films. You can also receive a free tea / coffee or specified soft drink before a performance you are seeing.

Even more enticing is The Quay Pool. For £5.00 a month you are entered into a monthly draw where there are prizes of £100, and two prizes of £25.00. There is also a Christmas draw with amounts of £1,000, £250.00 and £125.00. Your odds are better than the National Lottery and you’ll know exactly where your money is going – to support your local theatre!

Just call the Box Office or email admin@quaysudbury.com for more information or to apply to be a Friend or to join The Quay Pool.

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The Quay Book Club is an informal group meeting in The Quay Bar on the first Monday of the month at 7.30pm (date moved on Bank Holidays). All are welcome to come along.14th May - 'The Essex Serpent' by Sarah parry4th June - 'The Woman in Black' by Susan HillJuly / August TBA

Please see website for monthly titles

Sudbury Chess Club meet in the Quay Bar on Mondays from 7.30pmWe are a small but friendly club and welcome players of all ages and abilities, for social and competitive chess.

If you fancy a game then please contact Rob on 07757 603421, or check out the website sudburychessclub.net

The Quay Play Readers Group are a friendly, informal group meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month on the Top Floor of The Quay in the Geoff Kisby Room at 7:30pm.16th May - 'When we are Married' by J B Priestley20th June - 'Separate Tables' by Terence Rattigan18th July - 'Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes' by Bernard Shaw15th August - 'Twelve Angry Men' by ReginaldRose

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Tokens must be presented at the Quay Theatre Box Office when collecting tickets

REFUNDS We can give refunds only if able to sell returned tickets or if a show is cancelled or postponed. We can, however, exchange tickets against tickets of equal or lesser value for another show currently bookable. Credit to customer accounts will be

considered for regular customers, dependent upon the contract we have with the performers/distributors of the particular show.

HEALTH & SAFETY Because of licensing regulations no person may be admitted to a performance without a valid ticket. This provision includes babies in arms and other small

children, as well as wheelchair users and assistance dogs. (Please see ACCESS.) During some shows, audiences may be asked to stand, usually by the performers. Please feel free to do so without leaving your place and without blocking the main

aisle or the fire exits.

EMAIL LIST To join our mailing list; please contact the Box Office, contact info on backpage.

The Bar, Auditorium, Jetty, Gallery space and Geoff Kisby room are all available for hire. Please contact Sharon or Mandy at the Box Office.

THE BOX OFFICE TIMES ARE:Monday – Saturday: 12.00pm – 6.00pmThe Box Office will always be open an hour before a performance on evenings and at weekends.For information at other times… Call or leave message on: 01787 374745Email: admin@quaysudbury.com Online: www.quaysudbury.com

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THE QUAY BARMonday – Wednesday: 7:00pm – 11:00pm

Thursday: 6:00pm – 11:00pm

Friday: 6:00pm – 11:00pm

Saturday: 12:00pm – 11:00pm

Sunday: 12:00pm – 3:00pm

(6:00pm - 11:00pm on show nights)The bar can be extended for special events and some shows. We are open to the general public during opening hours and all are welcome.

ACCESSWe welcome assistance dogs at all performances. Please advise us when booking tickets. Our auditorium can accommodate up to 3 wheelchair users. Please advise us at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space.

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