The Turning Tide
Two Sisters Arts Centre, Trimley St Mary, IP11 0SP
Wednesday 4th November 2026 7:30PM
Tickets £15/£13
The Turning Tide - the story of George Crabbe, Peter Grimes & Benjamin Britten
written by Suzanne Hawkes
George Crabbe – Aldeburgh poet - published his major work The Borough in 1810 – reflecting on his experiences growing up on the Suffolk coast with a violent father and limited prospects – an upbringing that impacted his subsequent relationships and career.
Benjamin Britten – Aldeburgh composer – discovers the poem in a bookshop while in exile in the US and writes one of his best loved works, Peter Grimes, in 1943 when he returns to England. The main protagonist is a fisherman with a questionable past ostracised by the village – a character Britten felt he could relate to.
John Flood - Suffolk prisoner - grapples with isolation and bullying from fellow inmates in the present day - for a crime he may or may not have committed.
Reverend Carol - Prison chaplain – is himself a victim of wrongdoing in the past. Can he help Flood find his way back through his empathy with Crabbe, Britten & Grimes before he is lost forever to his demons?
With live music from The Three Codettes, and original footage by Hawkes Films taken on Aldeburgh beach
The Turning Tide - the story of George Crabbe, Peter Grimes & Benjamin Britten
written by Suzanne Hawkes
George Crabbe – Aldeburgh poet - published his major work The Borough in 1810 – reflecting on his experiences growing up on the Suffolk coast with a violent father and limited prospects – an upbringing that impacted his subsequent relationships and career.
Benjamin Britten – Aldeburgh composer – discovers the poem in a bookshop while in exile in the US and writes one of his best loved works, Peter Grimes, in 1943 when he returns to England. The main protagonist is a fisherman with a questionable past ostracised by the village – a character Britten felt he could relate to.
John Flood - Suffolk prisoner - grapples with isolation and bullying from fellow inmates in the present day - for a crime he may or may not have committed.
Reverend Carol - Prison chaplain – is himself a victim of wrongdoing in the past. Can he help Flood find his way back through his empathy with Crabbe, Britten & Grimes before he is lost forever to his demons?
With live music from The Three Codettes, and original footage by Hawkes Films taken on Aldeburgh beach
Event Details
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
