Martine Silkstone

Writer / Reviewer / Creator & Editor of Suffolk on Stage

[Martine Silkstone @MSilkstone]

Check out this fabulous new website showcasing all the great drama, comedy, music and more coming up at #Suffolk theatres! Find what to book next and don't forget to tell your friends...
https://t.co/zfvJvHYGU7

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🌟 Prepare yourselves for 'Horrible Histories' - live on stage!

Check out...
👉 Terrible Tudors: https://t.co/5rxWdqoQYC
👉 Awful Egyptians: https://t.co/xwKJJGRP51
Both at Ipswich Regent Theatre this October.

#suffolk #suffolkmums #suffolkdads #whatsoninsuffolk

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⭐️ Review just in for 'Albatross' at New Wolsey Theatre ⭐️

Our guest reviewer, Andrea Powell, saw the show last night and says it was: “A funny, compelling evening."

🔗 Read her full review here: https://t.co/Ivw44K5iiH

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Take a trip 'Under the Sea' this Summer as Suffolk Young People's Theatre presents 'Disney's The Little Mermaid' 🔱

📍 Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds
📆 29 July - 1 August
🎟 Tickets from £16.50
🔗 All the details: https://t.co/7DwYMVHkRQ

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Beautiful Florence

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⭐ New review just in...

Joe Stilgoe and Liza Pulman's love letter to the musicals, 'Hooray for Hollywood', hit @TheApexVenue last night as part of its UK tour.

Our Editor says it's "an evening guaranteed to leave you feeling uplifted."

🔗 https://t.co/TGIrMZPaVN

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✨ Review just in! ✨

Our editor, Martine, was @IpswichRegent last night for the opening of @DerrenBrown's latest tour, 'Only Human'.

🤔 Her verdict? “Slick, fast-paced and spectacular.”

🔗 Read the full review here: https://t.co/HjR3Rtz6yN
Spoilers NOT included!

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How beautiful does this look?!! 😮

The feel-good production ‘NIDA’ is @TheatreRoyalBSE later this month, and offers an invitation to step away from the stresses and challenges of everyday life, and into an intimate and magical dance experience ✨

🔗 https://t.co/0wdQvfypaW

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🎭 Our review of 'Fawlty Towers – The Play' @IpswichRegent is now live!

"A lovely, nostalgic, funny treat," says Martine Silkstone.

✍ Full review here: https://t.co/vEtXoF6yUK

Have you seen the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments👇

🎭 Performances until 14 March.

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🚨 Review Alert! 🎭

Last night our Editor, Martine, was @TheatreRoyalBSE for the opening of their new play: 'And Then Come the Nightjars'.

Her verdict? “A rather special piece of theatre.”

✨ Curious to know why it stood out? Read her full review here:
https://t.co/7kMrhMmoCt

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🎤✨ Big news for Amy fans! ✨🎤

The Amy Winehouse Band — Amy’s original band who were with her from the very beginning — have announced a major UK tour celebrating 20 years of her iconic album Back to Black.

🗓 This October
🏛 @IpswichCEx
👉 https://t.co/pKUnfmVNEM

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🎭 Interview alert! 🎭

We sat down with comedy legends @ArfurSmith and Phil Nice for a brilliant chat ahead of the Suffolk dates of their show, 'OOF!' - and they were simply wonderful! 🤩

👉 Read the interview here:
https://t.co/ohWrDkceOO

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⭐ Review Alert! ⭐ And rarely have we seen a more glowing recommendation! 💫

Catherine Larner calls 'Black Sheep' at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich (to 8/11) “One of the most outstanding and exciting productions I can remember attending.” 🎭🔥

👉 https://t.co/wdrOsnCcBg

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It was so lovely to chat to Lindy O’Hare about her theatre. Such a magical space - well worth a visit.

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🌿 Meet Lindy O’Hare: Suffolk farmer and founder of Thorington Theatre, a magical woodland stage that lights up every summer in Suffolk.

Discover her story and what’s still to come this season 🎭✨ 👉 https://t.co/jPkN16DdMV

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⭐ REVIEW ALERT ⭐
🎭 Twelfth Night @NewWolsey Theatre - on stage until 16 August!

"Funny, modern, and enjoyable for all."
A fresh take on Shakespeare’s classic that’ll have you laughing and smiling from start to finish.

📖 Read our full review here 👉 https://t.co/Y9b2HaXl4j

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⭐ REVIEW: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' by @IllyriaTheatre at Thorington Theatre

"An enjoyable if dizzying performance..."

Read the review in full here: https://t.co/0OOVuMMJfq

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⭐ REVIEW: 'Steve and Steff Forever', from the team @TheatreRoyalBSE, performed on the streets of Bury St Edmunds until 30 August.

"It’s something new and it’s something wonderful."

Intrigued? Read our full review here: https://t.co/uFZ46V7CJz

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⭐ REVIEW: Theatre in the Forest - Hamlet, by Red Rose Chain, at Sutton Hoo until 23 August.

"There is something wonderful in the grounds of Sutton Hoo..."

Read the full review here and share with friends, so they too can book themselves a treat: https://t.co/g7doWoSwUF

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📣 NEWS: Ready to try something new? An exciting new promenade production takes to the streets of Bury St Edmunds this August.

Presented by @TheatreRoyalBSE, 'Steve and Steph For Ever' will leave you feeling like the world is just a little more romantic.

https://t.co/oXG3MAnBkM

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From the West End - 'Austentatious' comes to #Suffolk in July as part of a limited tour.

The all-star cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired by a title from the audience - swooning guaranteed! 💘

At Thorington Theatre on 4-5 Jul

https://t.co/10nkcobyUR

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Having a quiet night in? This time next week you could looking forward to an evening @NewWolsey enjoying the velvet, authentic style and harmonies of 'A Brother with Soul'.

19 April at 7.30pm. Tickets from £15.

All the info here: https://t.co/1BVIe5BUvs

#suffolk #ipswich