Eastern Angles Theatre Company

Eastern Angles Theatre Company Professional theatre company, Eastern Angles, combines heritage with live theatre to make regional stories & hidden local histories come to life on stage.

Formed in 1982, Eastern Angles has blazed a trail across the East of England, becoming a national model of excellence for rural touring before expanding to include national touring, Edinburgh Festival visits and site-specific work.

🎭 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott opens tonight! 🎭7:30pm The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft...
19/06/2026

🎭 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott opens tonight! 🎭

7:30pm The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft

A grief cafe in Lowestoft, a town mourning the loss of its high street on a coastline that’s crumbling like Rich Tea biscuits.

After losing her hubby, ageing Crystal wants to live laugh love but maybe she just needs to chill out.
After losing Dad, teenage Jordan just wants to like get grieving over and done with and that… but grief is messy and comes in waves right?
Group leader Howard just wants to help everyone else… But can he finally help himself and confront his own repressed grief?

Starring Ben Nealon as Howard (Soldier Soldier, ITV; Eastenders, BBC; And Then There Were None, UK Tour), Érin Geraghty as Crystal (Angels; Birds of a Feather; The Tales of Beatrix Potter) & Meg Artherton as Jordan (Art Detectives, Acorn TV; Casualty, BBC).

Touring East Anglia 19th June - 11th July.
Full tour and ticket details available on our website.
🔗 https://easternangles.co.uk/event/it-comes-in-waves/

Co-production with

Photography by Mike Kwasniak

Written by local writer James McDermott (EastEnders, Rubber Ring, Time & Tide) and drawing on his own experiences of bereavement after losing his father during the pandemic, It Comes In Waves is a big-hearted community-spirited coastal comedy drama that laughs in the face of loss, explores how grief comes in waves and asks how we can help each other to stay afloat when it hits.

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🔥🔥 Fire Fire by John Webber comes to The Studio @ Eastern Angles Today Eddie is holding a memorial for his brother.Today...
18/06/2026

🔥🔥 Fire Fire by John Webber comes to The Studio @ Eastern Angles

Today Eddie is holding a memorial for his brother.

Today is also the day Paige blocks the road in a climate protest.

When they meet, sparks fly, insults are traded, and they part expecting
never to see each other again.

But they do. Again. And again.

Until they realise they may have no choice but to take action together.

Fire Fire is a powerful, darkly funny new drama about protest, division,
and unexpected connection — and the risks people take when they
believe in something.

📅 Saturday 10th October, 2026
https://easternangles.co.uk/event/fire-fire/

Our fantastic cast from 'It Comes In Waves' visited BBC Radio Suffolk!Listen to Ben Nealon, Érin Geraghty and Meg Arther...
17/06/2026

Our fantastic cast from 'It Comes In Waves' visited BBC Radio Suffolk!

Listen to Ben Nealon, Érin Geraghty and Meg Artherton in their interview with the wonderful Sarah Lilley, where they discuss 'It Comes In Waves', their characters and working with the Writer James McDermott and Director Jake Smith along with all of the team at Eastern Angles!

Opening night this Friday 19th, 7:30pm at The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft.

Follow the link and listen out at 2hrs and 36 mins.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xbmq

Touring East Anglia 19th June - 11th July.
Full tour and ticket details available on our website.
🔗 https://easternangles.co.uk/event/it-comes-in-waves/

Co-production with

Happy Pride Month 2026 from all of us at Eastern Angles!Pride month is about celebrating love, acceptance, joy, authenti...
15/06/2026

Happy Pride Month 2026 from all of us at Eastern Angles!

Pride month is about celebrating love, acceptance, joy, authenticity, community, and the freedom to shine and be unapologetically yourself.

Whether you’re loud and proud, still finding your way, or supporting someone you love, you matter and you belong.

At Eastern Angles, we’re proud to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.

Happy Pride Month let’s celebrate who we are, together.

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We are excited to share news that Samuel French will be publishing It Comes In Waves to accompany the tour! Playtexts c...
14/06/2026

We are excited to share news that Samuel French will be publishing It Comes In Waves to accompany the tour!

Playtexts can now be ordered from web site, will be stocked in along with will being able to purchase as programme playtexts at venues on the upcoming tour.

13/06/2026

🎭 'It Comes In Waves'! 🎭

Meet Jake Smith (Eastern Angles Artistic Director and CEO), Directer of 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott.

Touring East Anglia 19th June - 11th July.
Full tour and ticket details available on our website.
🔗 https://easternangles.co.uk/event/it-comes-in-waves/

Co-production with

A grief cafe in Lowestoft, a town mourning the loss of its high street on a coastline that’s crumbling like Rich Tea biscuits.

After losing her hubby, ageing Crystal wants to live laugh love but maybe she just needs to chill out.
After losing Dad, teenage Jordan just wants to like get grieving over and done with and that… but grief is messy and comes in waves right?
Group leader Howard just wants to help everyone else… But can he finally help himself and confront his own repressed grief?

Written by local writer James McDermott (EastEnders, Rubber Ring, Time & Tide) and drawing on his own experiences of bereavement after losing his father during the pandemic, It Comes In Waves is a big-hearted community-spirited coastal comedy drama that laughs in the face of loss, explores how grief comes in waves and asks how we can help each other to stay afloat when it hits.

As part of our upcoming tour of 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott, we will be hosting a s...
13/06/2026

As part of our upcoming tour of 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott, we will be hosting a series of workshops around navigating grief.

In these informal inclusive interactive workshops, through group discussions and creative exercises, you will acquire new tips, tools and techniques to help you better understand and navigate grief and bereavement.

The workshop will be co-facilitated by qualified grief recovery specialist Simon Arthur and James McDermott, writer of grief-themed comedy drama ‘It Comes In Waves’.

Navigating Grief Workshops
17:30 - 18:30
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th July.
The Community Room @ Eastern Angles
https://easternangles.co.uk/event/navigating-grief-workshops/

Free but online booking advised.

Other Venues Include:
Lowestoft, Southwold, UEA, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Sheringham & Framlingham.

More to follow.

12/06/2026

🎭 It Comes In Waves! 🎭

Meet Meg Artherton (Art Detectives, Acorn TV; Casualty, BBC), who plays Jordan in 'It Comes In Waves' - a new comedy drama play by James McDermott.

Directed by Eastern Angles Artistic Director and CEO Jake Smith.
Co-production with

Touring East Anglia 19th June - 11th July.
Full tour and ticket details available on our website.
🔗 https://easternangles.co.uk/event/it-comes-in-waves/

'A grief cafe in Lowestoft, a town mourning the loss of its high street on a coastline that’s crumbling like Rich Tea biscuits.

After losing her hubby, ageing Crystal wants to live laugh love but maybe she just needs to chill out.
After losing Dad, teenage Jordan just wants to like get grieving over and done with and that… but grief is messy and comes in waves right?
Group leader Howard just wants to help everyone else… But can he finally help himself and confront his own repressed grief?'

Written by local writer James McDermott (EastEnders, Rubber Ring, Time & Tide) and drawing on his own experiences of bereavement after losing his father during the pandemic, It Comes In Waves is a big-hearted community-spirited coastal comedy drama that laughs in the face of loss, explores how grief comes in waves and asks how we can help each other to stay afloat when it hits.

EA Creative Communities takes a slice of our Arts Centre to Sax Fest this Saturday 12pm - 4pm. Come and say hello to us...
12/06/2026

EA Creative Communities takes a slice of our Arts Centre to Sax Fest this Saturday 12pm - 4pm.

Come and say hello to us on Saxmundham High street where you can enjoy our LISTENING POST: emerge yourself in short audios stories of Suffolk's most loved Market Towns!

Or check out our Blood, Guts and Gore SFX workshop in the Market Hall.

Check out Sax Fest for full line up!

https://theartstation.uk/event/sax-arts-fest-2026/

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Eastern Angles Centre, Gatacre Road
Ipswich
IP12LQ

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