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New area reps, Lisa Henshall and Chris Reeve

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Lisa Henshall is area rep for Harleston along with Nicky Stainton.

I’m an artist and a teacher and I run a pop-up gallery in Harleston.  As a massive fan of WBA,  I’m really excited to help promote and explore the opportunities in and around my local area.

My background is a traditional art school background, I studied Fine Art at Loughborough University and then Art Education at Cambridge University and I’ve painted and taught art since the late 90s in a variety of settings.

Sharing and promoting creativity is fundamental to my life and I see representing and supporting W&BA as an extension of this.  Thank you for this fantastic opportunity.

Chris Reeve is area rep for Bungay along with Ann Woolston.

I’m delighted to be asked to join the committee of W&BA, having been involved with the Guided Walks in the summer months for a number of years, and thoroughly enjoyed organising them.

My career has been as a Museum Curator, and for twelve years I was Keeper of Art  for St. Edmundsbury Borough Council. I took early retirement in 2000, and settled in Bungay taking a part-time role as Community Project Officer with Waveney District Council and then the Lowestoft Community Forum. This got me involved with many local groups assisting them with grant funding applications, and getting intergrated  into the welcoming, and vibrant ethos of our warm-hearted town.

 

 

 

 

 

The Seagull Theatre

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Satellites

Friday 23rd September 7.30pm

Come along tonight to pick up your free ticket from 7.15pm.

Tonight we are hosting a one off “Pay what you think” performance of the exciting new play by Natalie Songer. Satellites is a time travelling epic solo performance which takes in a massive span of time to explore themes of heritage, loss and space travel.

Pakefield Singers

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Come and Sing Mozart!

Come and join Pakefield Singers in a splendid day of singing as we explore Mozart’s glorious Requiem together.  The day will be led by the dynamic choral conductor Vetta Wise, accompanied by Tim Patient at the organ.  The day will be held at St. Mark’s Church, Oulton Broad.

All are very welcome, whether you belong to a choir or not, have sung the Requiem before or not recently or not at all.  Tea, coffee and cake will be provided.  Scores available if you do not have your own. All this for the price of £14!

Applications are now being accepted, so book now to reserve your place by phoning 01502 722906 or contacting pakefieldsingers@gmail.com.

The Yare Gallery

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Wood’n Boats
Friday 9 September – Thursday 6 October 2022
The Yare Gallery, 26 South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2RG

This features the new work of two East Anglian artists – paintings by James Dodds and sculptures by Roger Hardy. There will also be films showing James creating a painting, the restoration of a wooden boat by Norfolk’s own Rescue Wooden Boats, and a film of a fisherman out on his boat. There is also have a small collection of photographs of Glyn Knowles with his wooden crab boat, Liberty 111.

More details at https://www.yare.org.uk/woodnboats

Harleston Players

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My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

It is 1935, and the Durrell family – Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry, their widowed mother and Roger the dog – flee dismal Bournemouth and arrive on the sun-soaked shores of Corfu to start a new Life.

For eleven-year-old Gerry the island’s exotic fauna inspires a lifelong fascination with the animal kingdom. But things rarely go smoothly …

Add into the mix his wonderfully eccentric family and a colourful cast of Greek peasants, hapless tutors, lugubrious servants, pretentious artists and romantic suitors, and the scene is set for a whirlwind Greek adventure that sparkles with wit and fun!

With a wonderful array of puppets, from tortoises, scorpions and water snakes to dogs, magpies and even a donkey, we invite you to embrace the inevitable chaos and throw yourself into the enchanting world of the Durrells.

Performances in October 2022 at Archbishop Sancroft High School, Harleston
Friday 21 October 7.30pm
Saturday 22 October 7.30pm
Thursday 27 October 7.30pm
Friday 28 October 7.30pm
Saturday 29 October 2.30pm and 7.30pm

All tickets £12 (except 29 October matinee – £10)

from Robinson’s Traditional Stationers, Harleston
or online www.harlestonplayers.co.uk

Easterly Artists

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There’s still time to catch the Easterly Artists’ exciting pop – up art exhibition ‘Letting in the Light’, in the old Ladbrokes building at 5 – 7 St Peter’s St, Lowestoft NR32 1QA.

Open daily 10am – 5pm, Fri 9 – Sun 18 Sept; free entry.

The new show explores one of the most important elements in any artist’s toolbox – light: what is it; how it changes; how you can play with it and how it affects both the artist’s view of what they’re creating and the viewer’s perception of what they’re seeing?

All Easterly Artists members are practising artists living or working within a 20 – mile radius of Ness Point, the UK’s most easterly location.

Letting in the Light – Easterly Artists

(Image – Malcolm Cudmore’s ‘Aldeburgh’.)

The Cut Arts Centre

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Play Reading: Better Times by Barrie Keeffe.

Residents of Halesworth may know Lansbury Road opposite the Co-op, but maybe few are aware of the man who gave his name to that road.

George Lansbury, one time leader of the Labour party, grandfather of Angela Lansbury, was a passionate politician who went to prison for his support for women’s suffrage. He went to prison again for helping the poor of East London.

The play is a vibrant and warm-hearted depiction of the Poplar Rates Revolt in 1921, the conditions that led to it and the community who were involved. The themes of poverty, civil disobedience, democracy and representation have a particularly powerful resonance today.

Do join us at 7.00 pm at the Cut, Halesworth on 20th October. Contact the Box Office at the Cut for tickets and enquiries. 0330 303 3211. boxoffice@thecut.org.uk.

Open Voices Courses

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The Voice Project’s autumn season of Open Voices courses starts this month and tickets are now on sale.

Join Jon Baker for Jazz, Rhythm and Groove and Men’s Voices or Sian Croose for Harmony Singing and Women’s Voices, all in Norwich, from 12 September onwards.

Sian is also repeating her popular Tuning In online sessions, starting on 21 September, that bring music and mindfulness together and that you can join from wherever you are in the world.

More info on all of the courses: info@voiceproject.co.uk

Book on the Voice Project website www.voiceproject.co.uk

Jo Leverett

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Jo Leverett is a Marketing and Events professional with over 10 years’ experience.

She can create your dream e-commerce website, help you market your creative practice, and sell your products.

Jo has a new website and an offer for W&BA members of 10% off her usual hourly rate.

Find out more at www.joleverett.com, email jo@joleverett.com, or call 07972 277891.

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