What’s On in Bury St Edmunds, April 2012. Looking for things to do in Bury St Edmunds? Sing-a-long-a Grease is the perfect night out.
Theatre Royal
6 Westgate Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP331QR
Box Office: 01284 769505
Tickets: £15 + booking fee
The Theatre Royal is a restored Regency theatre in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. One of eight grade 1 listed theatres in the UK, it is the only working theatre on the National Trust’s portfolio of properties. In September 2005 the Theatre was closed to begin a £5.3million restoration project to restore the building to its original 1819 configuration and decorative scheme. Following an extensive research period, architects Levitt Bernstein, in collaboration with Theatre staff and the National Trust, drew up plans to restore the historic building to as close to its original design as possible.
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By Road
Bury St Edmunds is located just off the A14 east of Cambridge and west of Ipswich. From the Midlands or the East Coast, follow the A14.
From London, take the M25 and M11/A11 then A14 heading east (sign-posted Newmarket/Ipswich/Felixstowe).
Approaching from the west, take the third exit for Bury St Edmunds and turn right at the large roundabout towards the town centre.
Approaching from the east, take the first exit for Bury St Edmunds and turn left at the traffic-lights towards the town centre.
Go straight over the mini-roundabout and then right at the next roundabout into Southgate Street.
Follow the road for 500 yards and you will join the one way system (Maynewater Lane). Go up the hill and turn to the left into Westgate Street.
The Theatre is on your left, opposite the Greene King Brewery Museum.
Car-parking
As part of an on-going trial we are delighted to be able to offer our customers the use of Greene King’s staff car-park for evening and all weekend performances.
The Greene King car-park is accessed via Cullum Road and will be signed from there. (The map on the right shows this and other car-parks within walking distance of the Theatre.) Open 90 minutes before performances are due to begin, the cost will be £1.50, payable at the barrier on entry (advance booking is not possible).
We have 125 spaces available which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Theatre Royal marshals will be on hand but will not be responsible for either your vehicle or its contents whilst it is in the car-park.
Access to the Theatre is via a well-lit path (c.200 metres) leading up to the back of the Greene Room foyer (please note there are 13 steps to ascend in order to get into the Greene Room). We regret there is no access from the car-park for customers in wheelchairs and we are unable to accommodate large coaches or buses.
We would like to extend our thanks to Greene King for making this service possible. If you do use the car-park, please do let us have your feedback.
Please note the Greene King car-park is not available for weekday matinees.
The other nearest car-park, and free after 6pm, is on Swan Lane. There are also car-parks on Angel Hill and Cotton Lane.
By Train
Bury St Edmunds Railway Station is on Station Hill and is twenty minutes walk from the Theatre, connecting to Cambridge, Ipswich and the London-Norwich line.
Enquiries/Reservations: 08457 484950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.onerailway.com .
By Bus
The Bus Station is on St Andrew’s Street North, 10 minutes walk from the Theatre. In addition to local services it is serviced by National Express coach connections from all over the country.
Enquiries/Reservations: 01284
Taxis
A1 Cars: 01284 766777
Premier Cars: 01284 704004
United Cars: 01284 762288
