What's on now at the Concert Hall and other venues in and around Aldeburgh eg Jubilee Hall & Pumphouse
There are often little gems listed like Spring lunchtime chamber music at the Jubilee hall Jan to April 1st The 65th Festival dates Friday 8 June 2012 - Sunday 24 June 2012 www.aldeburgh.co.uk/calendar/2012 June
at the Maltings shopping , 2 weeks around Sept/Oct since 2006. This year:29th -30th Sept 2012 + 10 days of fringe (29th Sep - 14th Oct) The Aldeburgh cinema What's on 01728 452996 is run locally and shows many current releases as well as specialist films and talks; and has exhibitions in the Gallery upstairs.“Aldeburgh Cinema is proud to present live & recorded opera & ballet from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the New York MET in high definition & Dolby digital sound.”
The Jubilee Hall Near the Lifeboat station it often has interesting performances, music, art and craft etc. and children's theatre in the summer. See Jill Freud Theatre Company below. Listings on Suffolk Coastal DC's What's on guide and on Aldeburgh music for their concerts at this and other Aldeburgh venues like the Pumphouse throughout the year. The Jill Freud Theatre Company presents Aldeburgh Theatre in the summer holidays end July to end of August at the Jubilee Hall and Southwold. The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul has a long history, dating from Norman times and in places even Saxon. The graves of Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Imogen Holst can be found in the church yard. The beautiful stained glass windows and various Brasses are worth viewing. The Church is well attended especially Easter and Xmas and occasional concerts. Leiston Cinema & theatre. What's on 01728 830549 Leiston Film Theatre, High Street, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4BZ. Shows current releases. Car park opposite. Suffolk Coastal District Council's guide to What's on. You must check this site for month by month events in the area. Music, art, photography, walks, WI. It's all here. Suffolk tourist Guide Days out in Suffolk An excellent guide to all that happens in Suffolk The 11th Aldeburgh Literary Festival Friday 9th – Sunday 11th March 2012. See Aldeburgh Book Shop below.  Other sights to see include the Martello Tower, the Moot Hall (Town Hall and Museum) and The Shell Sculpture by Maggi Hambling to the composer Benjamin Britten. Latitude festival see Places nearby In addition: Aldeburgh High Street has Art galleries, the acclaimed Aldeburgh book shop (winner independent bookshop of the year)(sells copies of the childrens classic "Orlando the marmalade cat"), antiques, fashion, plenty of small coffee & tea rooms, restaurants etc. If you like shopping, or just browsing Aldeburgh is for you.
The town of Aldeburgh or "Owlbarrow" is the setting of a series of children's illustrated books centred on Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) written by Kathleen Hale, who spent holidays in the town. Many of the illustrations in the books feature landmarks in the town, most notably the Moot Hall and the boat visited by Orlando the Iona. Near the Martello Tower at Slaughden Quay are the barely-visible remains of the fishing smack Ionia, Orlando's Iona. It had become stuck in the treacherous mud of the River Alde, and was then used as a houseboat. In 1974 it was burnt, as it had become too unsafe. |
