Theatre goers on the Suffolk coast are facing up to the chance that their local seaside theatre may be closing next year. Suffolk Coastal District Council, owners of the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe, are asking for companies for proposals for the 892 seat venue after the council agreed it can no longer afford to fund…
It is now 40 years since Jenny Agutter waved her red bloomers on screen to stop a rail disaster. As well as the classic film, Edith Nesbit’s novel has been immortalised on TV and stage but now we get offered the stage musical version of The Railway Children. It seems a natural choice, Nesbit’s tale…
The theatre summer school model is always going to be a challenge, rehearsing and staging a full blown musical in just two weeks. Now in its eighth year, the Spa Pavilion Felixstowe’s Summer Youth Project is one of the region’s most established projects. This year turning its attention to the stage adaptation of the 1980s…