Yoxman sculptor installs statue in Saxmundham’s crater theatre

Lindy O’Hare, co-founder of Thorington Theatre, said the idea for the sculptures came about when they wanted a way to greet people into the theatre.

“Then I met Laurence Edwards, he actually did a little bust of one of our grandchildren, and then we got talking,” she explained.

“To have them in the entrance walking in, beckoning people to come this way, they have such a great energy.

“They’re like his walking men, but then we had the idea to put theatre masks, a tragedy and comedy mask, on their shoulders to show that they were theatre men.”

The partnership comes as the theatre gets ready for its sixth summer season.

O’Hare has also worked with pupils to create a miniature version of the theatre at nearby Bramfield Primary School.