The Apex
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Award winning live music & entertainment venue in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. From classical to jazz, folk to pop/rock, comedy, family entertainment & more! The Apex also hosts a stunning art gallery with frequently changing exhibitions, plus a cafe!
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Tony W
Sudbury, UK285 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
We just had the fish and veggie pre-show platters - and how good they were. There is a separate area set with white tablecloths, a free glass of wine/beer and a selection of goodies on each platter. It was so good to be in the theatre so there was no pressure as there would be if we west an outside restaurant and the staff were superb. For £17.50 each it was money well spent
Written 29 November 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to review our pre-show sharing platters. We’re so pleased you enjoyed them! We hope to see you again soon.
Written 1 December 2023
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ryanh1418
Suffolk11 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
As my local venue I've been to The Apex for many gigs/events, most recently the Just Push Play festival. Venue and staff are always great. Would love to see it compete with the Cambridge and Norwich venues and have more modern and/or lesser known bands play and not so much of the old school 60s 70s 80s.
The current bar prices however are far beyond a joke. £7 for a beer that's literally brewed around the corner?! And I don't accept the response given previously that it's in line with other establishments. You're an events venue, not a cocktail bar or Wembley Stadium! Many people remarked about it and ended up leaving between sets to get their drinks in town.
As a group we go to venues all over the country and even London venues don't take the proverbial out of their customers as much as this!
The current bar prices however are far beyond a joke. £7 for a beer that's literally brewed around the corner?! And I don't accept the response given previously that it's in line with other establishments. You're an events venue, not a cocktail bar or Wembley Stadium! Many people remarked about it and ended up leaving between sets to get their drinks in town.
As a group we go to venues all over the country and even London venues don't take the proverbial out of their customers as much as this!
Written 23 October 2023
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Many thanks for your feedback. We have taken your comments on board and have passed to the appropriate department for review.
Written 6 December 2023
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russ C
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • Couples
Wasn't the greatest experience we traveled a long way to see cloud busting spent a lot of money to get there and the show was cancelled there was no phone call or email prior to us getting there we wasn't even so much as offered a drink or tickets to see the show at a later date the manager was very rude to my partner when she called I find it very hard to recommend the apex theater due to the nasty manager.
Written 13 August 2023
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Thank you for your feedback.
Unfortunately, the show was cancelled at lunchtime on the day of the show, just a few hours prior to the show start time. This was because the management for the touring show contacted the theatre confirming the lead singer was unwell. It’s a massive call to cancel a show for all parties involved and we accept the show would not have contacted us to cancel unless it would absolutely essential.
I can confirm our box office team attempted to contact all customers who provided us with a telephone number or email address. Unavoidably, because the show was cancelled on the day, a very small number of customers didn’t pick up the notification in time and arrived at the theatre to see the show. Staff were on duty to explain the situation and to apologise in person to those few customers, as they arrived.
All customers who booked for the show, of which you would have been one, were offered a full refund or tickets to the rescheduled show once a new date had been confirmed. We are very grateful all customers were very understanding of the situation and fully accepted it was beyond our control. It’s extremely rare a show is cancelled or postponed on the day of the show.
Given the circumstances, we’re fully satisfied our team really couldn’t have done any more or handled the situation any differently.
Written 15 August 2023
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joe2cool
Newmarket, UK125 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Hi visited to see & meet Lulu. Have been to the apex more than 12 times & always had an excellent experience. Great venue, comfortable seating & sound quality great. The meet & greet was well organised & a very memorable experience. Also staff have always been friendly & helpful. Definitely would recommend this venue.
Written 7 August 2023
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Hello, thank you very much for your lovely comments - it's great to hear you enjoy your visits. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Written 8 August 2023
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SparklySprinkles
9 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Nice venue, unfortunately was letdown by the daylight robbery charges for alcohol. Was charged £11.70 for one double rum & coke.
Written 15 July 2023
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Thank you for your review. Lovely to hear that you enjoyed the venue. We like to ensure we are in line and competitive with local prices but all feedback is greatly appreciated and taken into consideration when reviewing in the future.
Written 24 July 2023
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carol T
Lincoln62 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
We went to see a great live show but it was way too hot in the theatre, many people were fanning themselves. Would of enjoyed the show more if l had felt more comfortable and air conditioning was on.
Written 11 June 2023
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Thank you for your review. We're sorry that our air conditioning was not working correctly at the time of your visit and that this effected your enjoyment of the show. We are pleased to say it has been fixed and we hope to see you at The Apex again soon!
Written 28 June 2023
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DeeDianaCosford
London, UK301 contributions
Jun 2023
Brilliant venue! Many different events. Stage can be set in number of shapes & sizes so the audience moulds similarly. We’ve been to quite a few shows now ranging from Martin Taylor, Francis Rossi- Status Quo, a talk by a Forensic scientist and a moving presentation about the Elephants of Kenya,,,,, lots of variety.
Seats are comfortable with good leg room.
Smart & fresh…. an exceptional venue.
Sadly only cakes and sweet items available really…. or crisps. You are allowed, though, to take in food and that doesn’t seem to be abused, The audiences seem respectful of each other and the facility…. as is often the case. The staff (mostly volunteers) are proud of their role so there’s a quiet calm professionalism throughout. We’ve become members as it’s often fully booked and we get prior notice of events,
Seats are comfortable with good leg room.
Smart & fresh…. an exceptional venue.
Sadly only cakes and sweet items available really…. or crisps. You are allowed, though, to take in food and that doesn’t seem to be abused, The audiences seem respectful of each other and the facility…. as is often the case. The staff (mostly volunteers) are proud of their role so there’s a quiet calm professionalism throughout. We’ve become members as it’s often fully booked and we get prior notice of events,
Written 3 June 2023
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Thank you for your review, we really appreciate it!
Written 28 June 2023
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SisterBluebird
East Anglia, UK227 contributions
Nov 2022
Fourth time at The Apex over the years this time on a Monday to see Joanne Shaw Taylor. Great gig spoilt by the disgraceful charging of £2.95 for a small bottle of water which I needed as I had a dry cough and needed to take one into the auditorium. Beer and wine price I can accept but that was just scandelous.
Written 15 December 2022
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Adrian S
United Kingdom384 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
What a delightful little theatre this is with really comfortable seats and a great view from our seats
The staff were very welcoming and helpful
We came to see The Crooners show and what a fabulous show it was
So funny we laughed all night and we were so glad we came
The staff were very welcoming and helpful
We came to see The Crooners show and what a fabulous show it was
So funny we laughed all night and we were so glad we came
Written 11 December 2022
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JenAnnie
Nottingham, UK700 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
What an absolutely great night out at the Apex Bury St Edmunds. We were there on Wednesday night to see The Crooners. They theatre was comfortable & the show was fabulous The Crooners had such good voices teamed with hilarious comedy. A real end of the Pier show. With slapstick, tap dance ,fun & great swing voices for the Sinatra, Dean Martin,Sammy Davis classics.
Written 9 December 2022
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Goodgirl79
Suffolk, UK19 contributions
Can you buy some wine glasses please, it is insulting to be served a glass of wine in a plastic tumbler. If I had been warned that you have once again "run out of glasses" I would not have purchased the drinks. It is unacceptable to use picnic tumblers for wine, the Theatre Royal and the Wolsey all use glasses in the bar/foyer areas and keep the plastics for drinking in the auditorium. The bar staff can be very abrupt and rude, I shall not use the bar in future and I am a regular at this theatre. Glenda.
Where is the standing area in the apex. Debating on reserved stalls or unreserved standing but can't work out from seating plan where the standing is. Thanks
The Apex
Bury St. Edmunds, UK
First of all, sincere apologies for not replying sooner. We're having real problems at the moment as we only receive ad hoc notifications from Trip Advisor, which our digital Marketing Officer is looing into.
To answer your question, The Apex has a very flexible auditorium, which allows us to select a number of layouts. Essentially, for some shows the 'stalls' are all seated and for some shows they are either all standing or a combination of both seated and standing. However, the balcony and upper balcony are always seated.
With kindest regards
Ian Clarke
Marketing Manager
Hails3162015
Province of Alicante, Spain48 contributions
Has anyone sat in the lower Balcony seats by the side of the stage.. would you recommend these over seats at the back of the stalls?? I'm not sure which would be the best pace?
Thanks in advance H
The Apex
Bury St. Edmunds, UK
Thank you for your message.
I can genuinely say there isn't a poor view from anywhere in the auditorium. Whilst preference to where to sit is personal, I can say we have a lot of customers who always book seats in the lower balcony at the sides. However, if you sit in the rear of the stalls, you still have an excellent site line and view of the stage.
Hope that helps?
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- The Apex is open:
- Sun - Sun 10:00 - 16:00
- Mon - Sat 10:00 - 17:00
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