An award-winning actor who has appeared in hit TV show filmed in Suffolk will be headlining a Suffolk festival. 

The FlipSide Festival is taking place in the Old Theatre in Framlingham on Saturday, September 28. 

The annual event of literature and ideas will be a day of conversation and debate around the theme of power through performances and poetry threaded throughout the day. 

Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook in Saxmundham recording the Detectorists Christmas special back in autumn 2022Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook in Saxmundham recording the Detectorists Christmas special back in autumn 2022 (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Award-winning actor Toby Jones is set to headline in "acting the activist" which will consider the power and politics of performance and how drama can sometimes reveal truths hiding in plain sight.

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Jones is most well-known in the county for co-starring in Detectorists alongside Mackenzie Crook, which was filmed in and around Framlingham

He has also starred in hit film series such as the Harry Potter franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The organisers of FlipSide Festival said: "Whether it's about interrogating Sizewell with Will Atkins or taking the mickey out of politicians with Rosie Holt, you will find it all at FlipSide."

Tickets are on sale costing £65 for the whole day or £35 for either the morning or afternoon session.