New Wolsey Theatre

New Wolsey Theatre
Civic Drive
Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2AS
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The New Wolsey Theatre is a 400 seat producing and receiving house in the heart of Ipswich with the New Wolsey Studio just 5 minutes away in St. Georges Street (IP1 3NF).

Current Productions

Speed Dial

Ipswich

Final performance: 24 April 2024

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Community Service

Ipswich

Performances begin: 30 April 2024

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Stones in his Pockets

Ipswich

Performances begin: 02 May 2024

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Houdini’s Greatest Escape

Ipswich

Performances begin: 07 May 2024

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Moby Dick

Ipswich

Performances begin: 14 May 2024

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What the Butler Saw

Ipswich

Performances begin: 04 June 2024

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Luke WrightLuke Wright’s Silver Jubilee

Ipswich

Performances begin: 20 June 2024

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Bindweed

Ipswich

Performances begin: 28 June 2024

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Footloose

Ipswich

Performances begin: 03 October 2024

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Sleeping Beauty

Ipswich

Performances begin: 22 November 2024

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Past Productions

Play

Our Blue Heaven

Ipswich

Closed: 26 May 2018

Play

Me and Robin Hood

Ipswich

Closed: 31 May 2018

Concert/Event

Knot

Ipswich

Closed: 31 May 2018

Concert/Event

Suitcase Day

Ipswich

Closed: 01 June 2018

Play

Education, Education, Education

Ipswich

Closed: 08 June 2018

Family/Kids

Madagascar Jr

Ipswich

Closed: 10 June 2018

Musical

Barnum

Ipswich

Closed: 01 July 2018

Musical

Once

Ipswich

Closed: 22 September 2018

Family/Kids

3 Little Pig Tails

Ipswich

Closed: 08 September 2018

Play

Carmen the Gypsy

Ipswich

Closed: 12 September 2018

Family/Kids

Tom Thumb

Ipswich

Closed: 15 September 2018

Play

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

Ipswich

Closed: 20 September 2018

Family/Kids

Hey Diddle Diddle

Ipswich

Closed: 22 September 2018

Concert/Event

An Evening of Marvin Gaye

Ipswich

Closed: 23 September 2018

Play

Still No Idea

Ipswich

Closed: 25 September 2018

Play

The Search for a Black-Browned Albatross

Ipswich

Closed: 25 September 2018

Play

Withering Looks

Ipswich

Closed: 27 September 2018

Play

Let Me Look at You

Ipswich

Closed: 27 September 2018

Musical

The Time Machine

Ipswich

Closed: 28 September 2018

Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Ipswich

Closed: 29 September 2018

Musical

The Return of the Soldier

Ipswich

Closed: 06 October 2018

Play

Prison Game

Ipswich

Closed: 02 October 2018

Play

Summit

Ipswich

Closed: 04 October 2018

Play

Wisdom of a Fool

Ipswich

Closed: 07 October 2018

Play

The Habit of Art

Ipswich

Closed: 13 October 2018

Play

Isle of Brimsker

Ipswich

Closed: 17 October 2018

Play

Be My Baby

Ipswich

Closed: 20 October 2018

Play

Woke

Ipswich

Closed: 18 October 2018

Opera

Eugene Onegin

Ipswich

Closed: 19 October 2018

Family/Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Ipswich

Closed: 20 October 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Duke’s Comedy Club

Ipswich

Closed: 20 October 2018

Family/Kids

The Snail and the Whale

Ipswich

Closed: 23 October 2018

Opera

The Gondoliers

Ipswich

Closed: 27 October 2018

Family/Kids

Minor Miracles

Ipswich

Closed: 24 October 2018

Family/Kids

There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Ipswich

Closed: 25 October 2018

Play

Othello

Ipswich

Closed: 03 November 2018

Play

Treasure Island

Ipswich

Closed: 03 November 2018

Play

Dealing with Clair

Ipswich

Closed: 03 November 2018

Play

Trial By Laughter

Ipswich

Closed: 10 November 2018

Family/Kids

The Ballad of Rudy

Ipswich

Closed: 31 December 2018

Pantomime

Cinderella

Ipswich

Closed: 02 February 2019

Play

The Scarlet Pipistrelle

Ipswich

Closed: 19 January 2019

Cabaret

Embraceable Ella

Ipswich

Closed: 07 February 2019

Family/Kids

Three Sat Under the Banyan Tree

Ipswich

Closed: 09 February 2019

Play

My Mother Said I Never Should

Ipswich

Closed: 16 February 2019

Family/Kids

Based on a True Story

Ipswich

Closed: 16 February 2019

Cabaret

Morgan & West – Parlour Tricks

Ipswich

Closed: 18 February 2019

Cabaret

Morgan & West – Utterly Spiffing Magic Show for Kids (and Grown-ups!)

Ipswich

Closed: 18 February 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Ipswich

Closed: 19 February 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

An Evening of Eric and Ern

Ipswich

Closed: 20 February 2019

Family/Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Ipswich

Closed: 21 February 2019

Family/Kids

Dear Zoo

Ipswich

Closed: 23 February 2019

Musical

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr

Ipswich

Closed: 23 February 2019

Play

Gypsy Queen

Ipswich

Closed: 26 February 2019

Play

Princess and The Hustler

Ipswich

Closed: 02 March 2019

Concert/Event

Luke Wright – Poet Laureate

Ipswich

Closed: 28 February 2019

Family/Kids

Mathilda and the Orange Balloon

Ipswich

Closed: 02 March 2019

Concert/Event

YolanDa Brown

Ipswich

Closed: 03 March 2019

Family/Kids

Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain – A Brand New Show

Ipswich

Closed: 07 March 2019

Musical

No Miracles Here

Ipswich

Closed: 07 March 2019

Concert/Event

Ian McKellen on stage with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You

Ipswich

Closed: 09 March 2019

Family/Kids

Out of the Hat

Ipswich

Closed: 09 March 2019

Musical

Drip

Ipswich

Closed: 12 March 2019

Play

Kiss Me Quickstep

Ipswich

Closed: 23 March 2019

Play

The Jumper Factory

Ipswich

Closed: 14 March 2019

Play

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Ipswich

Closed: 24 March 2019

Play

Mistero Buffo

Ipswich

Closed: 26 March 2019

Concert/Event

The Flyboys – A Postmodern Swing Sensation!

Ipswich

Closed: 28 March 2019

Dance/Ballet

Barely Methodical Troupe – Shift

Ipswich

Closed: 30 March 2019

Family/Kids

Let’s Build a Planet

Ipswich

Closed: 30 March 2019

Concert/Event

Jive Aces

Ipswich

Closed: 31 March 2019

Play

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ipswich

Closed: 06 April 2019

Family/Kids

I Wish I Was a Mountain

Ipswich

Closed: 06 April 2019

Play

Hotel Paradiso

Ipswich

Closed: 09 April 2019

Play

Heart of Darkness

Ipswich

Closed: 13 April 2019

Concert/Event

Tenors UnLimited – In Concert with tenors UnLimited Celebrating 15 Years

Ipswich

Closed: 14 April 2019

Family/Kids

Twirlywoos Live!

Ipswich

Closed: 16 April 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

The Noise Next Door – At Sea

Ipswich

Closed: 17 April 2019

Family/Kids

Nick Sharratt’s Right Royal Drawalong

Ipswich

Closed: 18 April 2019

Play

The 39 Steps

Ipswich

Closed: 04 May 2019

Musical

Grandma Saves the Day! A Musical About the Giles Family

Ipswich

Closed: 18 May 2019

Musical

Little Miss Sunshine

Ipswich

Closed: 25 May 2019

Play

Jeremiah

Ipswich

Closed: 02 June 2019

Play

My Kind of Michael

Ipswich

Closed: 04 June 2019

Musical

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure

Ipswich

Closed: 14 July 2019

Play

One Man, Two Guvnors

Ipswich

Closed: 28 September 2019

Family/Kids

Moomin Valley Show – Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley

Ipswich

Closed: 07 September 2019

Family/Kids

Eggs on Legs

Ipswich

Closed: 14 September 2019

Family/Kids

Jack and the Beanstalk

Ipswich

Closed: 21 September 2019

Play

Five Years

Ipswich

Closed: 25 September 2019

Play

The Night Watch

Ipswich

Closed: 05 October 2019

Play

Two Trains Running

Ipswich

Closed: 12 October 2019

Play

The Laramie Project

Ipswich

Closed: 12 October 2019

Concert/Event

Codebreakers – The Story of Enigma

Ipswich

Closed: 15 October 2019

Play

Bleak House

Ipswich

Closed: 19 October 2019

Family/Kids

Soonchild

Ipswich

Closed: 21 October 2019

Family/Kids

Oi Frog & Friends!

Ipswich

Closed: 25 October 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Jay Foreman – Jay Foreman?s Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

Ipswich

Closed: 26 October 2019

Play

Murder, Margaret and Me

Ipswich

Closed: 30 October 2019

Play

One Under

Ipswich

Closed: 01 November 2019

Musical

The Season

Ipswich

Closed: 16 November 2019

Pantomime

Aladdin

Ipswich

Closed: 01 February 2020

Family/Kids

Arthur’s Dreamboat

Ipswich

Closed: 29 December 2019

Play

Sherlock Holmes & The Warlock of Whitechapel

Ipswich

Closed: 18 January 2020

Concert/Event

The Mountbattens

Ipswich

Closed: 06 February 2020

Play

My Mother Said I Never Should

Ipswich

Closed: 14 February 2020

Family/Kids

Messy

Ipswich

Closed: 15 February 2020

Play

The Ballad of Maria Marten

Ipswich

Closed: 22 February 2020

Musical

Once – The Musical

Ipswich

Closed: 29 February 2020

Play

Absurd Person Singular

Ipswich

Closed: 07 March 2020

Play

A Little Space

Ipswich

Closed: 11 March 2020

Concert/Event

Dad’s Army Radio Show

Ipswich

Closed: 14 March 2020

Play

Macbeth

Ipswich

Closed: 21 March 2020

Play

Oliver Twist

Ipswich

Closed: 04 April 2020

Cabaret

Morgan & West – Unbelievable Science

Ipswich

Closed: 06 April 2020

Concert/Event

The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps

Ipswich

Closed: 07 April 2020

Family/Kids

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Ipswich

Closed: 12 April 2020

Play

A Murder is Announced

Ipswich

Closed: 18 April 2020

Play

Private Peaceful

Ipswich

Closed: 25 April 2020

Play

The War of The Worlds

Ipswich

Closed: 28 April 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

An Evening with Eric and Ern

Ipswich

Closed: 29 April 2020

Concert/Event

You’re the Top – A Tribute to Cole Porter

Ipswich

Closed: 30 April 2020

Play

Frankie’s Guys

Ipswich

Closed: 02 May 2020

Play

Burke and Hare

Ipswich

Closed: 30 May 2020

Play

The Remains of Logan Dankworth

Ipswich

Closed: 04 June 2020

Play

Noughts and Crosses

Ipswich

Closed: 17 October 2020

Pantomime

Jack and the Beanstalk – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto

Ipswich

Closed: 30 January 2021

Film/Television

MT Fest UK – 21

Ipswich

Closed: 27 June 2021

Film/Television

The System – Streamed Live

Ipswich

Closed: 27 August 2021

Play

Never Lost at Home

Ipswich

Closed: 09 October 2021

Play

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Ipswich

Closed: 16 October 2021

Family/Kids

Big Red Bath

Ipswich

Closed: 26 October 2021

Family/Kids

Tarzanna

Ipswich

Closed: 27 October 2021

Family/Kids

Pinocchio

Ipswich

Closed: 30 October 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

John Smith – The John Smith Show

Ipswich

Closed: 03 November 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

The Comedy Store Players – The Best in Improv

Ipswich

Closed: 04 November 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

The Comedy Store Players

Ipswich

Closed: 05 November 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Hal Cruttenden – It’s Best You Hear It From Me

Ipswich

Closed: 06 November 2021

Play

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Ipswich

Closed: 13 November 2021

Pantomime

Jack and the Beanstalk

Ipswich

Closed: 08 January 2022

Concert/Event

Sounds Like Christmas

Ipswich

Closed: 10 December 2021

Play

When The Long Trick’s Over

Ipswich

Closed: 15 February 2022

Play

All My Sons

Ipswich

Closed: 12 March 2022

Play

The Ballad of Maria Marten

Ipswich

Closed: 19 March 2022

Play

The Birds and the Bees

Ipswich

Closed: 09 April 2022

Play

The Birds and the Bees

Ipswich

Closed: 01 April 2000

Family/Kids

Aidy the Awesome

Ipswich

Closed: 14 April 2022

Family/Kids

Jabala and the Jinn

Ipswich

Closed: 22 April 2022

Play

Burke & Hare

Ipswich

Closed: 21 May 2022

Dance/Ballet

Ockham’s Razor (UK)

Ipswich

Closed: 30 July 2022

Dance/Ballet

Ockham’s Razor (UK)

Ipswich

Closed: 31 July 2022

Musical

Kinky Boots

Ipswich

Closed: 24 September 2022

Play

The Importance of Being Earnest

Ipswich

Closed: 01 October 2022

Musical

Trio

Ipswich

Closed: 15 October 2022

Musical

Bombay Superstar

Ipswich

Closed: 05 November 2022

Pantomime

Goldilocks and the Three Bears – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto

Ipswich

Closed: 28 January 2023

Play

DNA

Ipswich

Closed: 09 February 2023

Play

The Time Machine

Ipswich

Closed: 04 March 2023

Cabaret

Looking for Me Friend – The Music of Victoria Wood

Ipswich

Closed: 07 March 2023

Concert/Event

Something About George

Ipswich

Closed: 10 March 2023

Stand-Up Comedy

Bring The Laughter

Ipswich

Closed: 11 March 2023

Play

Wodehouse in Wonderland

Ipswich

Closed: 18 March 2023

Play

Village Idiot

Ipswich

Closed: 01 April 2023

Family/Kids

The Adventures of the Little Red Hen

Ipswich

Closed: 04 April 2023

Family/Kids

The Bubble Show

Ipswich

Closed: 05 April 2023

Concert/Event

The History of Soul

Ipswich

Closed: 06 April 2023

Cabaret

An Evening of Burlesque

Ipswich

Closed: 08 April 2023

Play

Around the World in 80 Days

Ipswich

Closed: 15 April 2023

Family/Kids

The Velveteen Rabbit

Ipswich

Closed: 11 April 2023

Play

Sucker Punch

Ipswich

Closed: 22 April 2023

Play

Brief Encounter

Ipswich

Closed: 13 May 2023

Stand-Up Comedy

Tim Vine – Breeeep!

Ipswich

Closed: 24 May 2023

Concert/Event

Luke Wright – The Remains of Logan Dankworth

Ipswich

Closed: 28 May 2023

Family/Kids

Twirlywoos Live!

Ipswich

Closed: 31 May 2023

Family/Kids

The Worst Princess

Ipswich

Closed: 01 June 2023

Concert/Event

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

Ipswich

Closed: 03 June 2023

Concert/Event

James Taylor Quartet (JTQ)

Ipswich

Closed: 04 June 2023

Family Tree

Ipswich

Closed: 10 June 2023

Ronnie Scott’s All StarsThe Ronnie Scott’s Story

Ipswich

Closed: 13 June 2023

Black is the Color of My Voice

Ipswich

Closed: 14 June 2023

Modest

Ipswich

Closed: 17 June 2023

Happy Birthday Sunita

Ipswich

Closed: 01 July 2023

Fiddler on the Roof

Ipswich

Closed: 08 July 2023

Harry and Greta

Ipswich

Closed: 05 August 2023

The Greatest Hits of MotownHow Sweet it Is

Ipswich

Closed: 30 August 2023

Back to Bacharach

Ipswich

Closed: 31 August 2023

The Red Lion

Ipswich

Closed: 23 September 2023

Mark SimmonsQuip Off The Mark

Ipswich

Closed: 11 September 2023

Roger McGoughAlive & Gigging

Ipswich

Closed: 18 September 2023

The Invincibles

Ipswich

Closed: 30 September 2023

Abigail’s Party

Ipswich

Closed: 07 October 2023

Play

Yippee Ki Yay

Ipswich

Closed: 09 October 2023

Crimes on Centre Court

Ipswich

Closed: 11 October 2023

Jenny EclairSixty Plus! (FFS!)

Ipswich

Closed: 12 October 2023

Macbeth

Ipswich

Closed: 21 October 2023

Top Secret – The Magic of Science

Ipswich

Closed: 23 October 2023

The Three Little Pigs

Ipswich

Closed: 24 October 2023

Uncanny: I Know What I Saw

Ipswich

Closed: 27 October 2023

Dracula: The Bloody Truth

Ipswich

Closed: 04 November 2023

HMS Pinafore

Ipswich

Closed: 04 November 2023

Frankenstein

Ipswich

Closed: 11 November 2023

Dick Whittington and His CatThe Rock ‘n’ Roll Pantomime

Ipswich

Closed: 20 January 2024

Romeo and Juliet

Ipswich

Closed: 08 February 2024

The Bar at the Edge of Time

Ipswich

Closed: 17 February 2024

Dear Zoo

Ipswich

Closed: 20 February 2024

The Gruffalo’s Child

Ipswich

Closed: 22 February 2024

Little Shop Of Horrors

Ipswich

Closed: 23 March 2024

Friend (The One with Gunther)

Ipswich

Closed: 27 March 2024

Mark WatsonSearch

Ipswich

Closed: 29 March 2024

Pop Divas Live!

Ipswich

Closed: 03 April 2024

The Museum of Marvellous Things

Ipswich

Closed: 04 April 2024

Hags: A Magical Extravaganza

Ipswich

Closed: 06 April 2024

King Arthur

Ipswich

Closed: 13 April 2024

Miles JuppOn I Bang

Ipswich

Closed: 16 April 2024

Sinatra:RAW

Ipswich

Closed: 17 April 2024

Mama Afrika

Ipswich

Closed: 18 April 2024

Old Time Sailors

Ipswich

Closed: 19 April 2024