Presented by Jetty Productions Wilko – Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll Tue 29 Sep – Sat 3 Oct 2026 Loading… Coming soon Sold out Priority booking open Book Now Close Watch the show trailer! Close dialog General on-sale: Fri 5 Jun 10am Member priority booking now open Become a member Membership On-sale date Associates, Ambassadors and Benefactors Open Supporters Open Friends Open General Open Event Instance Listings Saturday 3rd Oct Saturday 3 Oct 2026 Starts 2.30pm View ticket pricing Hide ticket pricing Full Price £15-£31 Disabled £15-£31 Assisting Companion £15-£31 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Loading… Priority booking Book now Last few Sold out Full Price £15-£31 Disabled £15-£31 Assisting Companion £15-£31 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Saturday 3rd Oct Saturday 3 Oct 2026 Starts 7.30pm View ticket pricing Hide ticket pricing Full Price £15-£32 Disabled £15-£32 Assisting Companion £15-£32 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Loading… Priority booking Book now Last few Sold out Full Price £15-£32 Disabled £15-£32 Assisting Companion £15-£32 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Hide Tickets £15 – £32 Times 2.30pm & 7.30pm Running time 2 hours 5 minutes, including an interval Age Guidance 14+ Venue New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS Content Warnings View content warnings here Close dialog Content Warnings Age guidance: 14+ Contains adult themes including death, serious illness, emotional abuse, physical violence, and strong language. Accessible Events We host a range of accessible performances on shows wherever possible. Find out more Become a member Enjoy generous benefits to help make your theatre visits more exciting and cost effective. Find out more Drama Music A play with live music about the iconic Dr Feelgood rock star – Wilko Johnson. In 2012, Wilko Johnson, the iconic rock star and founder of legendary Essex band Dr Feelgood, was told he had inoperable cancer and a year to live. Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully: seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his remarkable life. Then, a miracle happened… A play with live music comes to Ipswich, direct from the Leicester Square Theatre in London’s West End and before that, from the Southwark Playhouse, following critical and audience acclaim in its initial run at Queen’s Theatre H…

Venue: New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2AS.

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