There’s only one way to Step into Christmas this year, and that’s with a trip to the Theatre!
As the holiday season rolls in, Theatres across The Suffolk Coast are ready to transport you into the world of festive magic, as early as November through to January.
Whether you're looking for a family day out or an evening out with a friend or loved one, there's a packed programme of festive theatre across The Suffolk Coast this festive season.
That'll Be The Day: So This is Christmas - 9 November
Christmas by Candlelight - 5 December
An incredible West End Cast and live band perform classic Christmas Hits as you have never heard them before!
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ comes to Felixstowe Spa Pavilion on 5 December for a magical evening of best loved festive hits performed live by Candlelight. Featuring classic sing-along songs such as ‘White Christmas’, ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, ‘Santa Baby’, ‘O Holy Night’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’, this uplifting concert will be a brilliant way to celebrate a ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ with all the family!
Christmas Crooners - 6 December
Get ready to be swept away by the 'Full House’ company as they make a return to The Seagull Theatre in Lowestoft on 6 December with their spectacular festive show, 'Christmas Crooners.' Filled to the brim with festive cheer, 'Christmas Crooners' is a lively and entertaining holiday special that captures the essence of the golden age of swing.
Tickets are £13 (£11 concessions), book online at theseagull.co.uk/seagull_shows/christmas-crooners/
Beauty and the Beast - 10 December - 1 January
Head to The Marina Theatre this festive season for one the most loved fairytales of all time!
The handsome Count is cursed to spend his life transformed into a frightening beast. The only way to escape his fate and break the spell is to learn to fall in love and earn love in return before the last petal of the magic rose falls.
With spectacular scenery, fabulous costumes, slapstick humour and lots of audience participation, Beauty & The Beast is the perfect festive treat for the whole family!
For ticket prices and to book visit marinatheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/beauty-and-the-beast-2024-25/
A Tennesee Country Christmas - 14 December
Felixstowe Spa Pavilion is a cherished seaside venue, offering a spectacular view of the North Sea, hosting a range of performances. It’s festive line up this Winter is no exception featuring holiday concerts and family-friendly performances. A highlight this season is ‘A Tennessee Country Christmas’ where you can enjoy renditions of holiday classics by country music superstars impersonators.
Tickets are £30, book online at www.marinatheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/thatll-be-the-day-so-this-is-christmas/
A Celtic Christmas - 15 December
Amongst their busy festive programming, East Point Pavilion hosts 'A Celtic Christmas' this December; an enchanting musical voyage of festive memories. Sung with ethereal beauty and performed on traditional instruments, you will hear the classics entwined with ancient festive folk tunes passed from generation to generation, It’s guaranteed to put you in the Christmas mood. The Pavilion houses food and drink vendors along with a bar and cafe, making it the perfect spot to enjoy supper, drinks and festive theatre!
Tickets are £16, book online at eastpointpavilion.com/events/a-celtic-christmas
A Christmas Carol - 17 December
A ghost story for a winter's night; A Christmas Carol at The Cut, Halesworth has been adapted by Vincent Franklin (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack, The Thick Of It) creating a unique theatrical experience that will leave audiences with their blood chilled and their hearts warmed.
Using Dickens’ own words, Vincent brings the world’s most infamous miser, four ghosts and more than 20 other extraordinary characters to life in a ghostly tale of damnation and redemption.
Tickets are £14 for adults, under 21s £10, book online at ticketsource.co.uk/thecut/a-christmas-carol/e-kopykl
Fright Christmas - 22 December
Beware, for on a Christmas night, there is no telling what’s out there prowling in the dark and snow! In the hall of Dr Hemlock’s country house the goose is cooking and the port is flowing so the guests decide to pass the night by telling Christmas ghost stories…
Join Raconteur Theatre Company at East Point Pavilion on Sunday 22 December for an evening of new spine-chilling yule-tide tales!
Tickets are £12, book online at eastpointpavilion.com/events/fright-christmas
Santa's Christmas Show - 23 & 24 December
‘Santa’s Christmas’ returns to Southwold (23 & 24 December) and Lowestoft (14 & 15 December) this festive season for it’s 4th year. Join this magical journey to the North Pole for another fantastic ‘Santamime’ where you will be transported to Santa’s workshop! You can expect Elves, Rudolph and of course Santa himself. Each ticket includes a meet, greet and gift with Santa and his team. Suitable for the entire family, of all ages.
Tickets are £13.50, book online at southwoldartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/santas-christmas-show
A Christmas Carol - 28 November - 1 January
Eastern Angles Theatre Company invites audiences to join their heart-warming Fezziwig festive party this Winter as they present a bold new production of Charles Dickens' immortal classic at Eastern Angles Centre in Ipswich and Seckford Theatre in Woodbridge.
Escape into a world of joy, anarchy and magic for a story of community and kindness triumphing over greed and selfishness. This new production brings home the real struggle of hard-working families and the joy the festive season can bring. Complete with original music, puppetry and a Fezziwig party you won’t forget.
See website for ticket prices and book online at easternangles.co.uk/event/a-christmas-carol
Pinocchio - 13 December - 5 January
Join Red Rose Theatre Company this Christmas as they present Pinocchio as their family friendly Christmas show at The Avenue Theatre, Ipswich. This imaginative take on a classic story filled with songs, dance and laugher for all the family, will be a show you wont want to miss.
Tickets are £29 for adults, £26 for over 65s, £13 for students and under 16s, £13 for disabled and their carers and £13 for those on benefit/tax credit concession. Book online at redrosechain.com/pinocchio/details
The Snowman with Live Orchestra - 15 December
Experience The Snowman on a big screen accompanied by a live orchestra in the atmospheric surroundings of Snape Maltings Concert Hall - Festive magic for the whole family! With a glorious add on of pre or post concert Christmas themed afternoon tea with a stunning River view to ensure you’ll have an unforgettable experience.
Tickets are £15 and £7.50 for under 30s, book online at brittenpearsarts.org/events/the-snowman-2
Sleeping Beauty - 15 December - 1 January
Sleeping Beauty is surely one of the best-loved fairytale stories there is, and families from all over Suffolk will be entertained and enthralled with this all-new version of a classic tale of devilment and derring-do at Felixstowe Spa Pavilion. Lashings of laughter, frantic frivolity, gorgeously glittering costumes, a spectacular set, and plenty of audience participation will make this year's Panto a memorable outing for everyone.
For ticket prices and to book visit thelittleboxoffice.com/spapavilion/event/view/200017
Fright Christmas - 22 December 2024
Beware, for on a Christmas night, there is no telling what’s out there prowling in the dark and snow!
In the hall of Dr Hemlock’s country house the goose is cooking and the port is flowing so the guests decide to pass the night by telling Christmas ghost stories…
Join Raconteur Theatre Company at East Point Pavilion for Fright Christmas, an evening of terrifying tales from the mind of acclaimed local playwright Richard Melchior featuring four brand-new spine-chilling Yuletide stories of ghosts, monsters and terrible tidings.
Tickets are £12, book online at eastpointpavilion.com/events/fright-christmas