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Ruby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 86 – 28th July 2025Send us a textThis week we have been to review Theatre in the Forest – Hamlet by Red Rose Chain Theatre Company, we find out more about a brand new exhibit at a local Museum and we hear all about a traditional village fete taking place this weekend, plus as always a round up of some of the region's top theatre shows you won’t want to miss. Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyShoesPodast and click on th...2025-07-2921 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 85 – 21st July 2025Send us a textThis week we have been busy chatting with Singer & Presenter Michael Ball before his visit to Suffolk in August, we’ve reviewed two shows which are currently running, and as always, a round up of some of the region's top theatre shows you won’t want to miss. Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyShoesPodast and click on the latest link to listen. Available also via Spotify and Apple. Now also on YouTube each...2025-07-2423 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 84 – 14th July 2025Send us a textThis week we have a chat with the whole cast of Red Rose Chain’s Hamlet before they head off to the forest for some final rehearsals at Sutton Hoo, we meet the founder of Pop Chorus as they rehearse for a rather special Christmas event, we chat to the director at Magpie Performers in Lowestoft and we feature a new review for the Ruby Shoes podcast – Margot who has been out to see IODS performing. Plus as always a round up of some of the regions theatre shows you won’t want to mis...2025-07-1625 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 83 – 7th July 2025Send us a textThis week we’ve been out and about enjoying theatre in the forest, and I’ve been chatting earlier today to a political comedian who will be starring in a play about Criminals which is coming to Sudbury this week. Plus as always, a round-up of some of the region's theatre shows you won’t want to miss. Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyShoesPodast and click on the latest link to listen. Availabl...2025-07-0818 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 82 – 30th June 2025Send us a textThis week we’ve been out and about first to the launch of a big family friendly free festival which is being planned for the end of August in Ipswich and then we’ve been out reviewing The Shoddy Detective. Plus as always a round up of some of the regions theatre shows you won’t want to miss. Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyShoesPodast and click on the latest link to listen...2025-07-0314 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 81 – 23rd June 2025Send us a textThis week it's nice to be back in the studio for the Ruby Shoes Podcast after spending some time abroad celebrating one of my sister’s significant birthdays and then coming back and heading straight off again this time to the Isle of Wight with producer Ruby in tow! In this episode, we talk to the writer and creator of some fabulously funny and romantic promenade theatre heading to the streets of Bury St Edmunds and then we hear from author Mandy Morton, who is the creator of the popular No 2 Feline Detective Ag...2025-06-2322 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 80 – 2nd June 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast so much going on around Suffolk to tell you about. First, we talk to actor Tom Richardson who is coming to Bury St Edmunds from tomorrow in Just Between Ourselves and he has a surprising revelation for me! We catch up with the Director of Sister Act, which is in its final rehearsals at the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge, then we hear from Le Navet Bet, who will be bringing Treasure Island to the new Wolsey theatre this month. We’ve also just returned from the Re...2025-06-0231 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 79 – 26 May 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast another busy episode first we chat to one of the Directors and a performer for this year’s First Light Festival which all happens next month on the wonderfully golden sandy beach in Lowestoft, then we hear from an author who has created a book about his life’s passion, and finally we chat to the Director of a play which is coming to the region with an intriguing title. Plus as always a round-up of some of the region's theatre shows you won’t want to mis...2025-05-2733 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 78 – 19 May 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we have got a packed episode for you – must be the sun its brought all of the shows out! We’ve been out to see the final preparations for Thorington amphitheatre as they get ready for a busy summer season, Author Nicola Upson chats to us about next month’s FX book Festival – We managed to catch a quick word with the Director of a new travelling art installation The Beach of Dreams AND! On Sunday we were at the Global Food Awards and Pita Festival in Ipswi...2025-05-2031 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 77 – 12 May 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we are back from a bucket list trip to see André Rieu and his Johann Strauss orchestra and so we are back in sunny Suffolk and we have two guests, the first is the director of Pressure an extraordinary and gripping true story centred around one of the most important weather forecasts in history.Then we chat to local author Virginia Betts about her newest book which is centred around the punk era and Ipswich, plus we have a review of Noises Off a h...2025-05-1223 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 76 – 28th April 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we have been out into the Suffolk countryside and we hear how you can celebrate the arrival of one of the most joyful songbirds, plus we talk to one of the actors who will be spending time getting it all wrong at the local theatre for most of May. As always we have a round up of some of the regions top shows you won't want to miss!Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment N...2025-04-2820 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 75 – 7th April 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we are celebrating our 75th episode!!!! We feature the launch of a brand new book festival for Ipswich, Tim Holder who plays one of the leading roles in Fun Home which opens tonight chat’s to us about being back on the boards, and we catch up with best-selling author Barbara Erskine ahead of her appearance at next month’s Felixstowe Book Festival. Plus Last week we featured actor Laura Matthews who plays Dotty in the drama Spitfire Girls last at the New wolsey Theatre and we h...2025-04-0728 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 74 – 31st March 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to author Paul French live from Hong Kong, ahead of his appearance at the Felixstowe Book Festival, we hear from Aaron Weight the founder of Insert Laughter Here who are now on a tour which takes in both Norfolk and Suffolk, we have a review of It’s a Fine Life, the story of Lionel Bart, and I chatted earlier today to Laura Matthews who plays Dotty in the drama Spitfire Girls which opens tomorrow night at the New Wolsey Theatre. Support the...2025-03-3131 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 73 – 24th March 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk Sea Shanties and also the ever popular Red Rooster Festival which is due to be hosted once again at the Euston Estate in Suffolk in May, we’ve hot off the press news of Bury Theatre Royal’s summer programme and we have a review of Dial M for Mayhem which was performed at the New Wolsey Theatre Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyS...2025-03-2430 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 72 – 17th March 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we talk to the lead in a huge musical extravaganza who has also appeared on the Voice, we chat to some of the cast from The Cherry Orchard which is about to open at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich and we have an interview with one of the actors in Dial M for Mayhem which opens tomorrow night at the New Wolsey Theatre Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow u...2025-03-1736 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 71 – 10th March 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast we find out about an Indian princess who lived near Thetford and dedicated her life to improving the life of other women and we also find out about a mini festival which is about to kick off celebrating the curious tales and witchcraft history from the very heart of Suffolk Plus as always a round-up of some of the region’s top shows coming your way soon which you won’t want to miss ...Support the showYou can listen again...2025-03-1024 minRuby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast – Episode 70 – 3rd March 2025Send us a textThis week on the Ruby Shoes Podcast I’ve been talking to the director of The Hotel Room which is about to open at the Quay Theatre in Sudbury, 10cc’s Graham Gouldman – gives me cooking tips as well as talking about his appearance at the Apex Theatre in Bury St Edmunds at the end of this week – and we’ve a review of the Alan Akebourne play – just between ourselves. Plus as always a round-up of some of the region’s top shows coming your way soon which you won’t want to miss! ...2025-03-0331 min