Author: Rachel Sloane

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15 May 2012

Review of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba at Snape Maltings Concert Hall

11 and 12 May 2012 With so many theatrical experiences reduced, because of economic reasons, to a half a dozen performers, it is easy to forget the thrill of a stage, packed with movement and talent. DanceEast brought 21 dancers from Danza Contemporanea de Cuba,  to Snape, as part of a nationwide tour. With dramatic lighting but no scenery, they delighted the audience of contemporary […]

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25 April 2012

Bedroom Farce at the New Wolsey Theatre

19 April-12 May 2012 As you might expect with a play called Bedroom Farce there was a lot of running in and out of doors, jumping into beds and the wearing of nightwear – although they were sensible pyjamas rather than scanty nighties. However, the play is written by Alan Ayckbourn so, as you watch and laugh, you have to remember the other meaning of […]

FADS APRIL 2012
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25 April 2012

The Happiest Days of your Life, FADS

17-21 April 2012 It was slightly disconcerting to enter a modern theatre and see, so faithfully represented, a scene that might have come from the boarding school where the hall was located. There on stage was a Masters Common Room that could have come from Framlingham College, situated just across the car-park.    The oak panelled room, with bentwood coat stand, fireplace, books, coat of […]

Nick Jackson, patent attorney and the Ipswich case
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2 February 2012

Inventions and patents

  The popular image of an inventor is of a man tinkering in a shed with bits of metal and lots of screws. In reality, more often the solution to a problem is discovered by some-one working for a large organisation, who spots a tiny improvement for a product that already exists. If an inventor wants to protect his or her idea then it is […]

Auctioneer
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3 January 2012

When the hammer comes down….

We have seen them on the television and whether it is property, antiques or even the junk in our attics, an auction appears to be an easy way to sell something – or find a bargain. With so many auction houses in Suffolk and Norfolk what is the advice to newcomers from the experts? What is the appeal of an auction… and what are the […]

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30 November 2011

‘Tis the season to be musical…..

Christmas means music to many people. Even if they never go to a concert, church service or sing a note for the other eleven months of the year, come December most people won’t begin to feel Christmassy until they hear the first notes of a traditional carol – or the opening chords of a “Christmas Number One” piped over the speakers in a department store. […]

Sioned Saunders as Britney, Anthony Hunt as The Sheriff and Sophie Byrne as Whitney
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30 November 2011

Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood – the rock’n’roll panto

  24 November 2011 – 28 January 2012 This years Rock’n’Roll panto is well underway at the New Wolsey Theatre, (“oh no it isn’t… oh yes it is!”)……. The team on Civic Drive have been very clever, carving a niche (albeit a rather large one!) for a pantomime audience who don’t want the sugary, romantic style of traditional pantomime but something more sassy, that appeals to older children, teenagers […]

Sydney dance
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21 November 2011

Sydney Dance Company at Snape Maltings Concert Hall

  Friday 18 November The empty stage with a floor-to ceiling white gauze curtain, revealed little of the quality of the performance and staging that we were to experience at Snape Maltings Concert Hall when Sydney Dance Company brought the UK premiere of a double bill of works by Rafael Bonachela, to Suffolk. Contemporary dance is often exciting, physical and acrobatic but may sometimes only […]

Pluck'n'Squeeze folk dance band
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2 November 2011

Music with added Oomph

You might see them performing at a wedding, beer festival or barn dance…. and the Sloane family and friends can testify that they made one particular “big birthday” go with a swing when all ages were up and dancing at the ceilidh, organised at a Suffolk venue, for the occasion. Pluck 'n' Squeeze describe themselves as “a raucous, fun loving acoustic Folk Dance Band” and, […]