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Suffolk is renowed for its offering in arts, culture and heritage and 2011's line up of festivals is looking set to excite even the most serious culture lover. With the festival program kicking off in late April at HighTide, the press have already been looking ahead and offering their insight on 2011's highlights.
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"Latitude festival lures Suede and Steve Coogan to Suffolk's sunshine coast
The National and Paolo Nutini also headline, with Rob Brydon, David Morrissey and Simon Armitage confirmed for other tentsThe line-up for this year's Latitude festival has been announced, with the revived 1990s band Suede headlining, alongside the National and Paolo Nutini.
Edwyn Collins, KT Tunstall, Foals, Paloma Faith and the Waterboys will also be playing at Southwold, Suffolk. The line-up was revealed on the festival's website on Monday.
Compared with Glastonbury, Latitude is a relative newcomer, but has proved popular with festival-goers since beginning in 2006. This year's event takes place from July 14-17 and combines music, comedy, theatre and literature.
In the comedy area, there will be performances from Greg Davies, Richard Herring, Omid Djalili and Phill Jupitus."
- Helen Carter, Guardian.co.uk, 14th March 2011
"Poet Andrew Motion Makes Play Debut at HighTide
Former poet laureate Andrew Motion will make his playwriting debut in May with a controversial piece about Afghanistan called Incoming, which will receive its world premiere at the fifth annual HighTide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk.
A powerful examination of the disturbing issues surrounding war and how hard it can be for those left behind, Incoming tells the story of Danny, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, his grieving widow Steph and their young son Jack.
Andrew Motion said: "We forget that we are a country at war, so it is important to be reminded about that and pay respect to those who have so bravely lost their lives. I'm very happy to have this opportunity at HighTide Festival."
- by Terri Paddock, WhatsOnStage.com, 24th February 2011
