Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Valerie McMillan

She started a revolution in Westgate Eastern Angles pays heartfelt tribute to Valerie McMillan, whose extraordinary courage, creativity, and belief in the power of the arts laid the first foundation stone for what has become one of Suffolk’s most cherished cultural homes, the Eastern Angles Arts Centre. In the early 1970s, Valerie did something remarkable. […]

Grow | Nourish | Wonder: The Three Pillars of EA

Eastern Angles is a charity rooted in the landscapes, stories, and communities of the East of England — and devoted to something we all need now more than ever: creative health and wellbeing. When we speak of health, we often think in clinical terms. However, true health goes beyond the physical. It touches our minds, […]

Open Casting: Treasure Island

Eastern Angles is looking for three actors for Treasure Island, their upcoming Christmas 2025 production. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted by Jake Smith, this production will be directed by Kirsty Tallent. Auditions will take place at the Eastern Angles Centre in Ipswich Tuesday 5th August. Treasure Island Treasure Island‘s timeless tale of pirates, […]

Share your Felixstowe Dock stories!

Did you work for the Port of Felixstowe or at Felixstowe Docks during the 1980s? Suffolk-based theatre-maker Karen Goddard and Director Ollie Harrington are looking for inspiration for a play entitled Don’t Knock the Dock. The research and development of this brand new theatre piece is being funded by Suffolk County Council and Arts Council […]

Statement from Eastern Angles

Eastern Angles strives to put extraordinary effort and emphasis on making people feel welcome. In the light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the legal definitions of sex and gender under the Equality Act 2010, we want to repeat our commitment to being an organisation welcome to all. To our trans, non-binary and gender […]

Open Casting: Teechers

Eastern Angles & New Wolsey Theatre are looking for three actors for Teechers, their upcoming Autumn 2025 touring co-production. This production will be directed by Eastern Angles Artistic Director Jake Smith (Stones In His Pockets & The Deep). Workshop style auditions will take place at the Eastern Angles Centre in Ipswich, Tuesday 29th July and Wednesday […]

PLAYGROUND from Eastern Angles

Eastern Angles would like to welcome you to PLAYGROUND, a free community micro-fest for all ages! Taking place on The Cornhill in Ipswich town centre on Saturday 22nd March. PLAYGROUND will showcase the work of New Angles youth Theatre and their short play, The Girl That Cried Shuck. “Our youth theatre is only a year […]

OPERA FOR A DYING WORLD R&D WORKSHOP CALL OUT

Award winning performance artist, LOUISE ORWIN, is looking for a group of young people who would like to participate in an exciting and playful week-long workshop (7th – 11th April) as research and development for their new show: OPERA FOR A DYING WORLD.  This show is a live art opera which looks at stories, role […]

Call Out: Technicians, Carpentry, Scenic Builders, Painters and Crew.

Eastern Angles are seeking expressions of interest from freelance carpenters, set builders, crew, lighting, sound and backstage technical freelancers. We’d like to know who you are so we can offer forthcoming projects to local creatives and crew throughout the year and build a team that can support our Studio Theatre in the heart of West […]

Second Cohort of Boost Bursary recipients revealed!

We’re thrilled to reveal our second cohort of Boost Bursary recipients. This talented group of Suffolk based creatives will receive funding towards an arts project that they’ve always dreamed of creating. Eastern Angles have provided funding for the cohort with match funding for the artists coming from Spill Festival and DanceEast. Boost Creative Career Bursaries are awarded to […]

Round up of A Christmas Carol Reviews

We’ve had some incredible reviews for A Christmas Carol coming in over the last few days and it’s been lovely to welcome audience members and press to enjoy the show during December. Seeing the centre buzzing with festive anticipation has brought a smile to everyone on the team here at Eastern Angles. The party has only […]

Statement on behalf of Eastern Angles regarding Chauffeur’s Cottage

Statement from Jake Smith, Artistic Director / CEO of Eastern Angles: “Eastern Angles has received the sad news that Peterborough City Council is terminating Metal Peterborough’s building lease at Chauffeur’s Cottage. This building is Eastern Angles home in Peterborough. The building is an important community hub and home to other cultural organisations and freelancers who have produced […]

Casting opportunity for A Christmas Carol

Once again we’re looking for a talented cast for our Christmas show in Ipswich and Woodbridge. Our Christmas offer attracts audiences of all ages for a special entertainment that is an alternative to the traditional panotmime. With a reputation for intimate settings in our traverse studio theatre, great songs and music, and talented performers – we are […]

Eastern Angles Theatre Company Statement

“It’s been a disturbing and unsettling week for everyone in our communities, but especially those who feel targeted by the far-right rhetoric, violence and vandalism. These events have affected us all and reminded us that it’s important to stand together, support each other and ensure that there are safe spaces for everyone. We know we […]

Introducing the Boost Bursary recipients for Autumn 2024

We’re delighted to announce the first four recipients of Boost Bursaries who will be working on some exciting projects with Ipswich arts organisations this Autumn! Alex Adshead Alex is currently at Mountview studying to become a Sound Designer for immersive theatre, plays and pantomime. They are also a composer with a big love for horror. […]

From Portman Meadow To The Water Gate

Watch our short film about the links between two of Ipswich’s most iconic sites, Portman Road and Wolsey’s Gateway. This is a tale of the town’s medieval pageants and its historic port, featuring stunning drone footage. Join us as we reveal the secrets of when the town turned on a sixpence under the gaze of […]

My week of Work Experience at Eastern Angles

Hey, my name’s Asal and this is my blog about my week here at Eastern Angles Theatre Company! For your information, I’m a year 10 student at Northgate High School and I aspire to be a film actress when I’m older so I picked Eastern Angles as my place of work experience to get a […]

Local Auditions for The Deep

Eastern Angles are looking for an actor to take on the role in their forthcoming Autumn Tour of the Icelandic monologue, The Deep by Jon Atli Jonasson, translated by Brian Fitzgibbon.  Directed by our Artistic Director / CEO Jake Smith “Jake Smiths perfectly pitched UK premier […] is beautifully wrought in Smith’s finely acted production […] […]

Could you be one of our new trustees?

Eastern Angles want to appoint new trustees to the Board to support the ongoing work of our theatre company and thriving community arts centre.  We want new Trustees to join a team who are passionate about theatre, community advocacy combined with an interest and passion for the East of England.  Click here to download the full […]

A look back at Blooming Art for World Art Day 2024

This World Art Day we’re taking a look back at our recent Market Town Bound project Blooming Art.  Blooming Art aimed to revive the artistic legacy of Hadleigh and help cultivate the town’s next generation of artists. In early March, local students from Hadleigh Community Primary School and Hadleigh High School visited Benton End (formerly […]

Introducing Boost: Creative Career Bursaries!

Need a creative boost?  Boost Bursaries will create paid work experience opportunities for individuals to further their professional development within an arts organisation in Ipswich. What exactly this experience looks like will be tailored to the experience and ambitions of the individual – there are no limits or requirements.   Boost will award bursaries of up to […]

Introducing our new logo and Youth Theatre programme!

We’ve blazed a trail across the East of England for over 40 years – now we’re entering a new era with a fresh new logo and the announcement of three new Youth Theatres.   Since expanding into the Eastern Angles Centre in 2021, we have developed the former Suffolk Records Office into a thriving community arts centre that […]

We’re bringing new life to Hadleigh’s artistic legacy in an exciting community project!

This spring we’re picking up the artist’s palette, paints and canvas to unearth the artistic legacy of Hadleigh in a new community heritage project: Blooming Art Community exhibition & light show, Friday 22nd March at St Mary’s Church Workshops from 3.30pm, lights up at 7pm Home to Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines’ East Anglian School of […]

Call for submissions to a new audio history project, Streets Aloud!

We are delighted to be launching a brand-new project called Streets Aloud! and we would love you to get involved. Thanks to funding from Babergh & Mid-Suffolk District Councils we are working with The Bank Arts Centre to create an atmospheric 30-minute audio experience inspired by the town of Eye. The Project The Streets Aloud! recording will be made up of […]

Casting opportunity for Stones In His Pockets

We’re looking for two male actors for the roles of Charlie and Jake in our upcoming spring tour production of Stones in His Pockets Directed by our new Artistic Director / CEO Jake Smith. Charlie Conlon: In his mid-thirties and one of a number of extras hired in the filming of a Hollywood movie being shot in […]

Eastern Angles Theatre Company advocate for a reconsideration of cultural investment cuts proposed by Suffolk County Council

Eastern Angles Theatre Company is disappointed at the news of a proposed decision to cut investment to the arts and cultural sector across Suffolk by 100% from April 2025 by Suffolk County Council (SCC). The proposed cuts come at a critical time for the cultural sector having been severely impacted by the pandemic and subsequent […]

Announcing our Golden Fairytale Competition winners!

This winter we challenged young people of Suffolk to create their own fairytale, and the entries we received were amazing! Huge thank you and well done to every single person that created a story for us, our judges had some very difficult work cut out for them when it came to choosing our winners. Here […]

Eastern Angles Young Creatives programme is recruiting!

Future Directors, Actors, Producers, Designers, Writers, Theatre Makers, Artists: Eastern Angles Young Creatives Programme is recruiting!  If you are aged 18-30, have or want to build a connection with Eastern Angles or live in Ipswich and want to start a creative career, we’d love to meet you. As a member of our Young Creatives scheme you […]

Create some community magic with us as a theatre volunteer!

Our brilliant volunteers are key members of the Eastern Angles team and our friendly theatre community across the East of England. Joining the team as a theatre volunteer, you’ll be at the heart of the audience visitor experience and what makes a visit to the Sir John Mills Theatre so memorable. Your role will include: […]

Create some magic this Winter for our Golden Fairytale Competition!

Magical beasts and fire-breathing dragons. A wolf in grannie’s clothing and a farmer with magic beans. A fairytale can be many things and this Christmas we’re challenging young writers across Suffolk to create their own for our Golden Fairytale Writing Competition. Taking inspiration from our Christmas show Rumplestiltskin we’re looking for the most imaginative fairytale […]

Callum Berridge appointed as Associate Director (Engagement & Participation)

Eastern Angles is delighted to announce the appointment of Callum Berridge as Associate Director (Engagement & Participation.) Callum is a director, practitioner, theatre-maker and dramaturg with a special interest in new writing which explores contemporary working-class identity/ies, social mobility and social justice, particularly in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, reflective of his own experience growing […]

Q & A with Splinter Director Amy Wyllie

There’s just over two weeks to go until Splinter take to our stage at the Sir John Mills Theatre. A newly written play from award winning playwright Martha Loader and directed by Suffolk-based Director Amy Wyllie, Splinter is a moving show that depicts a young couple’s journey after a diagnosis of early onset Dementia. With […]

Summer Engagement

As some sunny weather returns to Suffolk, we’re taking the time to look back at our recent engagement projects that made Summer 2023 one to remember! Stowmarket Green Dome Weekend  Earlier this summer we took our geodesic dome out to the field of Combs Ford Primary School for a free community festival all about how we […]

We’re hiring! Associate Director (Engagement and Participation)

Could you be the newest member of the Eastern Angles team? We are seeking an experienced Associate Director (Engagement and Participation) to take a lead role in making sure Eastern Angles provides an accessible and welcoming environment for young people, community groups and audiences to interact with the company. We are seeking someone who is […]

The Undercroft closes and we’re looking for new Peterborough creative spaces

Theatre groups and other artists are mourning the loss of The Undercroft at Serpentine Green as it closes for re-development. The space which has become a focal point for rehearsals, workshops and performances, especially by young people in the city, will close at the end of September.  Eastern Angles has been running their satellite venue […]

Eastern Angles 40th year of touring

In 1982 five actors came together to create Vital Statistics, a show for unemployed young people, and toured it to local youth clubs. Soon after that came a village hall tour, Marsh Fever – and so, Eastern Angles was born. 41 years later and the company is still on the road, touring a new production to venues across East Anglia, and celebrating its […]

Jake Smith appointed as new Artistic Director & CEO

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jake Smith as Artistic Director & CEO of the company. In a statement, Smith said: “I am delighted to become Artistic Director & CEO of Eastern Angles and join the thriving arts ecology of East Anglia. Eastern Angles is an organisation that creates brilliant, innovative productions, with inspirational artists that […]

Raising the curtain on medieval East Anglia

Thanks to National Lottery players and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re taking Medieval Miracles beyond the stage and inviting people of all ages to discover the East Anglia of the 1400s in a large-scale heritage project spreading across the region. The project will focus on the “N-Town Cycle”, a series of 42 plays that tell […]

Factory Sessions Round Up

When talking about The Work Furnace the first thing we need to say this month is thank you. From 30th January – 20th February, we welcomed over 100 former industry workers to the Eastern Angles Centre for weekly Factory Sessions. These reminiscence meet ups were a chance for old colleagues to reunite and share their memories of […]

Ivan Cutting steps down as Artistic Director

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A busy end to 2022

December 2022 was a month of firsts for Eastern Angles as we gave life to our long-held ambition of doing a family Christmas show and launched our first Eastern Angles Young Creatives (EAYC) programme. Ten days after taking our final wander in the dark, dark woods with Little Red and her fairytale friends, we’re taking a […]

Q & A with The Work Furnace Project Officer Hannah

Interviews, group reminiscence sessions and street theatre have made for a busy few weeks for The Work Furnace Project Officer Hannah! We caught up with her earlier in the week to chat all about what she’s been up to: What has your experience of working on this project with Eastern Angles been like so far? […]

The Work Furnace – our first month

One month ago today we began looking for your stories of working in Ipswich for our new community heritage project The Work Furnace – and what a response we’ve had!  From Ransomes and Cranes, to Tooks and Betabake, we’ve heard a wide range of industries and have loved hearing people’s different memories.  Project Officer Hannah has been busy sharing the word far […]

Little Red pops up in local libraries

We’ve teamed up with Suffolk Libraries to create Little Red themed woodlands in three of our local libraries! County Library (Ipswich), Gainsborough Community Library and Chantry Library have each seen part of their spaces transformed into a magical woodland where people can escape into the fairytale world of Little Red. Take a seat amongst the trees and play some fun fairytale […]

Solar panels at the Eastern Angles Centre

Earlier this year we launched our new Environmental Plan for 2022/23 and an Environmental and Sustainability Policy. We’ve made several changes to our work as a result of this new plan and this morning our plans for installing solar panels on the roof of the Eastern Angles Centre came one step closer! Our Production Manager Steve […]

Follow Little Red’s fairytale journey through Ipswich!

We’re leaving our mark across Ipswich this winter with a Little Red themed sticker trail. Launching on 22nd October, seven leaves will be scattered around town centre, creating a fairytale journey complete with punch, music and a special prize to be won! The trail will follow the lead up to our upcoming Christmas show Little Red and you can follow our […]

We’re looking for your stories of working in Ipswich!

Telling stories with a sense of place has always been at the heart of our work and their newest project, The Work Furnace, will focus on their hometown of Ipswich.  Sometimes thought of as the Glasgow of East Anglia, Ipswich is home to a rich industrial history that has impacted generations of people who have lived there. […]

Could you be a theatre volunteer?

Our theatre volunteers are a vital part of performances at the Sir John Mills Theatre – they are the life and blood of the Front of House experience, bringing smiles and positivity to all of our audiences (and staff!). As we get ready for the Christmas season to get underway, we’re on the lookout for some […]

Statement from Ivan Cutting

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Holiday Club round up

The dust has slowly settled, the theatre’s been tided, and the Eastern Angles Centre feels a lot quieter this week without the energy of all the young people who took part in this year’s Holiday Club bouncing around the building. After 3 busy weeks of activities, we’ve taken the past few days to reflect back on […]

The Chronicles of Atom and Luna: R&D Week

Our marketing officer Emily caught up with poet Murray Lachlan Young, Nina Hajiyianni (Director), Bek Palmer (Designer – who also designed the EA show The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart) and Matthew Linley (Producer, who co-produced The Ballad of Maria Marten with us) to talk about their epic new story during their recent R&D in […]

Autumn on the road…

As we get ready to go on an Autumn tour of Patient Light to schools across Peterborough, we’re looking back at last year’s Autumn project Our White Skoda Octavia. In fact, it was this very week last year that funding from the Rural Touring Young Directors Scheme (RTYDS) gave us the opportunity to welcome Mandeep […]

A spring to remember…

This spring we ventured out on the roads of East Anglia with Booming Voices, our first rural spring tour since 2019 and it was a wonderful spring for us all to remember!  Researched in the height of the pandemic and postponed until after major lockdowns, Booming Voices finally headed out on tour from April to […]

Patient Light returns

This Autumn we’re taking Patient Light to secondary schools across Peterborough! After previewing at the Undercroft last year, this Autumn we’re rebooting Simon Longman’s audio play Patient Light and taking it on a schools tour. Following the day in the life of a young person in Peterborough, Patient Light explores how their vision of the […]

Opening the Eastern Angles Centre (in a grand way)

Last month we welcomed friends and colleagues from across our local community to join us for the long-awaited Grand Opening of the Eastern Angles Centre. Since the opportunity to expand our Ipswich base first arose, we have been busy working hard to create a welcoming arts and heritage community hub for West Ipswich. When our […]

A look back at Streets Alive!

2022 has seen Eastern Angles hold not one, but two regional tours! WhilstBooming Voices saw us travel down the familiar roads of East Anglian villages and towns to different performance venues, in July we ventured on a new kind of regional tour with Streets Alive – our first touring free street theatre project.   From 9th-24th […]

We’re looking for a designer!

Over Christmas 2022/3 Eastern Angles and Theatre Porto are creating a new production of Little Red. The production will use the original script and music from the 2016-18 production. It will borrow and develop from the original production, including from the original design by Sydonie Patterson. We are looking for a Designer to join the creative team. The designer […]

Holiday Club is back for 2022!

Sign up for Holiday Club 2022 Eastern Angles are very pleased to welcome the return of Holiday Club, a three-week activity programme running from Monday 1st August – Friday 19th August. This will be a free opportunity for young people aged 7-12 years old and who are eligible for free school meals*. The programme will be split […]

The Ballad of Maria Marten Learning resources

Here you will find some FREE educational resources for teachers and students to get the most out of The Ballad of Maria Marten. Inside the Education Pack Background information on the show Rehearsal room exercises used in the making of the show Four classroom activities  A Q and A with writer Beth Flintoff and actor Lizzie Crarer […]

Our first week as Kickstart Theatre Production Assistants

Marc: Our first week here at Eastern Angles through the Kickstarter Scheme was an absolute blast – meeting the team, trying new things and exploring Ipswich has been incredible! Together with Ed, our other Kickstarter, I had a great time over the week. Monday Ed: On Monday the first thing I did was meet Jon and Jess […]

International Women’s Day and The Ballad of Maria Marten

Today is International Women’s Day. TheBallad of Maria Marten is also opening tonight at Exeter Northcott, before we welcome the show back ‘home’ to Ipswich next week – see here In developing the original production (then called Polstead)  we worked with an incredible group of women who have all survived domestic abuse. Their insight helped the […]

The Ballad of Maria Marten tour reviews round up…

The Ballad of Maria Marten is currently enjoying its UK tour and has been meet with appreciative and enthusiastic audiences up and down the country. There’s been a huge buzz about this show both from its audience and the press, so we’ve done a handy round up of some of the reviews and also a few comments from our […]

Local Legends and the first months of the Eastern Angles Centre

2022 is a big year for Eastern Angles – as well as being our 40th birthday, this Spring will also mark the first anniversary of the opening of the Eastern Angles Centre!  When the opportunity to expand our Ipswich base arose, we immediately began making plans to transform Bramford Road’s Victorian primary school building into a lively […]

The Ballad of Maria Marten returns with a UK tour this Spring

Touring from February 2022  We are so excited to reveal that the thrilling retelling of a real-life murder mystery and one of our most critically-acclaimed productions The Ballad of Maria Marten is set to return to stages across the UK in spring 2022. Produced by Eastern Angles and Matthew Linley Creative Projects, Beth Flintoff’s captivating […]

We’re hiring! Could you be our new Homework Club Assistant?

The Homework Club Assistant will join our current Homework Club Leader to assist children with SEND at our club. This role is an exciting new addition to the Eastern Angles team and is at the forefront of one of our community engagement projects at the Eastern Angles Centre. The project will offer an after-school homework club […]

Being a Kickstart Theatre Production Assistant with Eastern Angles

Before she went out on tour with the Our White Skoda Octavia team, one of our Theatre Production Assistants Jo reflected on her time with us so far… I have been based at Eastern Angles Theatre Company during my Kickstart placement. The Kickstart scheme offers jobs for young people aged 16-24 for 6 months at a time. […]

Help us bring the magic of theatre to Ipswich!

Love theatre? Meet new people and gain new skills as one of our theatre volunteers! It’s been a whirlwind year for us here at Eastern Angles. We’ve re-opened the Sir John Mills Theatre after months of forced closure, toured two new shows across East Anglia, and have also moved into our newly expanded base the Eastern Angles […]

Opening the Centre Room

Since expanding into the former Suffolk Records Office building and launching the new Eastern Angles Centre last year, we have been delighted to welcome a diverse range of local arts and community groups into our building. Now, in the newly painted Centre Room we are thrilled to be launching two new projects for local residents […]

The Future of Raising Millfield

Eastern Angles have been touring theatre for decades, now it’s your turn.  At the Millfield Festival earlier this summer, Raising Millfield was shared with its first audiences. Taken on walking tours of the neighbourhood, groups experienced this new play through their headphones and with the BSL interpretation of Kirsty Dorkenoo. Now the touring shoe is firmly on […]

The final performances of Red Skies have been cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the final 3 performances of Red Skies, these are 7.30pm on Friday 30 July and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday 31 July.  We can confirm that the cancellation is not related to Covid-19.  Our Box Office will be in touch with all ticket holders within the next 48 working hours. You […]

Join our Board

Eastern Angles is the touring theatre company for the East of England, producing over 120 shows with a sense of place in its nearly 40 year history. Principally based in Ipswich at The Eastern Angles Centre, with a satellite venue, The Undercroft, in Peterborough, it takes work to over sixty different venues each year. You […]

Mid-Tour Interview with Bronte Tadman

We caught up with Bronte Tadman, who plays Sonia Brownell in our current touring production Red Skies. Bronte joined the team this year, and like many of the cast, this is her first Eastern Angles show.    Tell us about your roles in Red Skies. You were also in a show that closed last March – tell us […]

What’s next for Raising Millfield?

In the Spring, Eastern Angles and Peterborough Presents joined forces to deliver a series of workshops with residents of Millfield about what it’s like to grow up and raise a family in the area – this summer, we bring you the audio walking tour they inspired!  Through a series of artist-led workshops, participants explored their creativity and reminisce about their experiences living in […]

South Street Moves are in the building!

We’re delighted to be hosting the brand new project South Street Moves which has been created by Ipswich Community Media. This free and fun session takes place every Thursday from 4.30-6pm, anyone aged 8-12 who heads down to the Eastern Angles Centre can join in to have fun and learn some moves! It’s fantastic to have our new […]

The Return of Red Skies

Director of Red Skies Nicola Pollard had an inspiring first day of rehearsals on Monday… The last time I wrote a blog for Eastern Angles I was reflecting on the loss of Red Skies, the 2020 spring tour. As you may know or remember, we played one show – to a handful of people – before Covid-19 closed us […]

Welcoming our new Marketing and Digital Communications officer Emily

We’re delighted to welcome Emily Walden, our new Marketing and Digital Communications Officer, to the Eastern Angles team! Before joining us Emily previously worked as a Language Assistant, teaching English to secondary school students in Lille. She graduated with an English Literature degree from the University of Warwick last summer. As a student she also worked as the Marketing & Publicity […]

Raising Millfield

We’re pleased to be launching a brand new project in partnership with the wonderful folk at Peterborough Presents! Raising Millfield will see Eastern Angles working in partnership with Peterborough Presents to deliver a series of online (and possibly in person) weekly workshops. The workshops will use different art forms to enable people to tell their stories of what it’s like growing […]

Thoughts on touring to Village Halls

Can you remember the first Village Hall you toured to? What was it like?  I think it was Grundisburgh Village hall for a dress run of Marsh Fever in April 1982 for invited friends. First time we put our new stage up (we’ve still got bits of it, though we’ve had to replace some of the screws and […]

The Magic of Village Hall Touring

We caught up with resident stage manager, Penny Griffin. Penny has been touring to village halls throughout her professional life, first with Pentabus and then with Eastern Angles. She can create a theatre pretty much anywhere, and loves a challenge! Can you remember the first Village Hall you toured to? What was it like? I actually […]

What’s the Young Writers’ Group really like?

What made you apply to the Young Writers Group?  I was working at Metal in Peterborough and Eastern Angles worked in the office upstairs, I wanted to strengthen my storytelling skills and I’d heard really positive things from a friend who’d been part of the previous cohort of writers. During Peterborough Pride 2019 I’d also […]

Eastern Angles’ Young Writers’ Group 3.0 (the online edition)

Eastern Angles’ Young Writers’ Group 3.0  (the online edition) Are you interested in screenplays, writing poetry or plays? Apply to the Eastern Angles Young Writers Group for 16–30-year-olds. We’re keen to hear from those based in Peterborough, but anyone living in the East of England area can apply.  Through a series of free online workshops, […]

Free Document Printing!

One of the key focusses of the Eastern Angles Centre is to support and provide for our Community here in West Ipswich. As such we are offering a free email and collect printing service to anyone who needs it.  You may need school worksheets printing, a letter or a form. The offer is available to all. […]

2020 Round-up

Looking back over 2020 we finished a successful run of The Famous Four and a Half, delivered a mid-scale national tour of The Ballad of Maria Marten which played to sold out houses in Scarborough, Stoke and Ipswich at The New Wolsey Theatre. We were in full swing rehearsing for Red Skies, our 50 date […]

Booming Voices R&D

Just before the country locked down for a second time we managed to bring four actors together for a few days to Research and Develop (R&D) our forthcoming Booming Voices production, which will explore the issues around the ecology of the Broads and their vulnerability to climate change.  The show will be based on a series of interviews […]

Culture Recovery Fund

The long-awaited Culture Recovery Fund was announced on 12th October 2020. We extend huge congratulations to all those in receipt of this emergency fund: an excellent result for our region. It’s brilliant to see some of our regular Eastern Angles touring stops including The Seagull Theatre, Sheringham Little Theatre, Wells Maltings, Gt Yarmouth St George’s, Sudbury Quay […]

Local Legends!

Nominations are now open! You can nominate your Legend online using our simple form below, on the phone (01473 218202) or download our Local Legends worksheets which include activities to do at home to create a portrait of your local legend. If you require a printed pack and materials click here to find our more. We’ve created a helpful step-by-step […]

Signal Fires

Signal Fire (n): a fire or light set up in a prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.  In October and November, fires will light up across the UK with storytellers and audiences sharing in one of the original forms of theatre. The fires will signal the vibrancy of touring theatre, and the threat our industry […]

Funding Alert!

Eastern Angles is delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Emergency Fund, specifically to address and support the impact of Covid-19 on our organisation.  The funding will enable us to move into our new space on Gatacre Road as soon as the Suffolk Record Office vacate and to make the beautiful […]

Emerging Talent Residency: Cold Shoulder

Emily Smith and Hannah Gooden are the co-directors of new emerging theatre company, Cold Shoulder. Since forming at De Montfort University in 2019, where they instantly bonded over their love and passion for unconventional, gritty theatre, the two joined forces to create boundary-pushing, authentic and challenging theatre, with audience experience at the forefront of everything they […]

Emerging Talent Residency: Lewis Beaver

Lewis Beaver is a writer and performer from Peterborough. He first started writing short plays and performances whilst studying at University. Through his writing he likes to examine the usual relationship between the audience and the performer and invent new ways of playing with this.  During his residency, Lewis will be working on his piece After […]

An update on Winter 2020

We are planning to see if we can still run our Winter show at the Sir John Mills Theatre. We are exploring the possibility of a socially-distanced auditorium if we take out the raked seating and install cabaret-style tables, with booking by pre-arranged  family bubbles and closure of the existing bar. Also, with our new space acquired […]

Recording The Broads

Booming Voices has been a brewing for a while. Back in 2016, when Eastern Angles were first asked to contribute two pieces of theatre to the Broads Authority’s Water, Mills & Marshes project. The idea was to: a) commission Norwich-based playwright Tony Ramsay to write The Tide Jetty. A beautiful production with an evocative script and an atmospheric soundscape by Chris Warner, […]

Nominations are open!

Nominate an individual, group or organisation to hear a selection of the Come To Where I Am: Peterborough plays by phone read by well known actors including: David Bradley, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Lisa Hammond and Sally Dynevor. Whilst audio-visual versions of these plays are available online, we also want to connect with people who are isolated […]

Black Lives Matter at Eastern Angles

Eastern Angles believes that Black Lives Matter. We support the need for urgent change and enhanced social justice. We will achieve this through our work with artists, theatre makers, volunteers and audiences.  This is a time of many changes. We have always believed in actions over words and are determined to make a step-change in the […]

Come To Where I Am: Aisha Zia

Aisha Zia is an award-winning playwright from Peterborough, former resident artist at Somerset House Studios in London and Theatre 503’s 503 Five alumni. She has toured site- specific plays across the UK having had huge success with her plays NO GUTS, NO HEART, NO GLORY (Winner of Scotsman Fringe First Award, shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom […]

Come To Where I Am: Clare Currie

Clare  Currie  is an associate artist of Jumped Up Theatre and a founding member of Syntax Poetry Festival, she was Peterborough Poet Laureate from 2017-19. Clare’s work ranges from writing for and performing at events to facilitating workshops and writing for the stage.   She was writer-in-residence at Metal Southend, performing there as part of the Essex Book Festival.  She has been a judge […]

Come To Where I Am: Marianne Habeshaw

Marianne Habeshaw is a Teaching Assistant and Poet/Playwright from Peterborough. Marianne’s poem ‘Refusing Tea’ is published on the ‘LADA Something Other’ website. Marianne wrote the play ‘Snowflakes in the Slowcooker’ with ‘Eastern Angles Young Writers’ group in June 2019.   A top tip for staying creative in lockdown: Attend online workshops (there are loads about that are free) and free-write for fun […]

Come To Where I Am: Phil Ormrod

Phil Ormrod is a playwright and screenwriter. He originally trained as a director at LAMDA and the NT Studio, before working at Northern Stage on an RTYDS Bursary.Theatre credits include Isaac Came Home from the Mountain (Theatre 503), Exiles (Alpine Fellowship), Lucy and the Hawk (Northern Stage/Ovalhouse) and Mary Whitehouse Looks Down From Wherever (CPT).   He is currently developing […]

The Tongue Twister Challenge

Eastern Angles and Up The Road Theatre bring to you the Tuesday Tongue Twister Challenge! Starting on Tuesday 2 June 2020. Every Tuesday for the next few weeks across our social media channels we will post a tongue twister recorded by the Eastern Angles Red Skies cast: Philip Gill, Laurie Coldwell, Sally Ann Burnett and Freya Evans.   Red Skies Director and Artistic […]