Fundraising ‘supper’ at the Theatre Royal with the Irving Stage Company

The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is proud to support local community theatre companies, and now one of them is supporting the theatre back in return, with a new fundraiser.

“Cabaret Supper”, with the Irving Stage Company will present audiences with a night of musical performances including drinks and supper served in the Greene Room Bar, on Saturday, June 29.

In joint celebration of the theatre’s 200th anniversary year and the 60th year of Irving Stage Company, the ISC team have put together a programme of musical numbers from their shows of the past, present and future.

The evening will begin with drinks and supper served in the Greene Room Bar and in the theatre’s garden should weather permit.

Guests will then take their seats in the auditorium to be entertained by the performers from Irving Stage Company, staged and choreographed by the ISC creative team.

There will be songs from “Guys and Dolls”, “Chicago”, “Top Hat”, “Chess”, “My Fair Lady”, “A Chorus Line” and “Company”, as well as a sprinkling of sketches and a song or two from shows currently wowing the West End.

Julie Merrick, of the Irving Stage Company, said: “The team is so pleased to be able to take part in this joint celebration with the Theatre Royal, our home from home, as we both mark our anniversaries. We believe our programme showcases the very best of our company: past, present and future all from much-loved and legendary musicals and shows.”

Irving Stage Company was founded in 1959 by a group of enthusiasts anxious to present high quality theatre in West Suffolk. In 2018 the company presented productions of “The Producers” and “‘Allo ‘Allo” and they will be back again later in the year with a staging of “My Fair Lady”.