Mission Theatre
Wed 10-Sat 13 Sep. The Herd by Rory Kinnear. Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company. 7:30pm.Matinee Saturday at 2pm. Carol is organising a 21st birthday party for her severely disabled son, Andy. But herding her disjointed family together brings a host of challenges in Rory Kinnear’s enthralling play.
Tue 16-Fri 19 Sep. The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Abridged). One newbie and two self-professed Janeites, through almost all means imaginable, tackle the entire canon of Jane Austen’s works – in just 80 minutes. Written by Jessica Bedford, Kathryn MacMillan, Charlotte Northeast & Meghan Winch. Come along for a fun, funny, and fast-paced romp through the masterpieces of Jane Austen with The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged. Three nimble actors take on all of Austen’s beloved heroines, friends, and love interests—and her incisive social satire—in just 80 minutes. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an audience in possession of high spirits must be in want of a ticket to this big-hearted comedy that will delight Janeites and newcomers alike. Suitable for ages 14+ (contains swearing and sexual references). 8pm.
Bath Abbey
Fri 8-Fri 29 Aug. Bath Abbey. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Set in a wood near Athens William Shakespeare’s enduring romantic comedy will be performed in promenade style – the audience stand and follow the action of the lovers, fairies and mythical characters around the abbey. Monday to Saturday at 7.45pm. No performances on Sundays. Tickets at https://www.anticdisposition.co.uk/dream-2025.
Rondo Theatre
Wed 8-Sat 11 Oct. Travesties. Bath Drama stage Tom Stoppard’s play set in 1917. Henry Carr plays Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, then sues the company’s business manager, James Joyce. Carr’s unreliable memories in a hilarious tale of love, art, revolution and espionage. With a plot borrowed from Wilde’s classic comedy plus the liberal sampling of theatrical and literary sources on the way, it’s an erudite and very funny dramatic mash-up and a lesser-spotted Stoppard gem.
Theatre Royal Bath Main House
Tue 5-Sat 9 Aug. Death Comes to Pemberley. P.D. James’s novel adapted for the stage in a tale of love, betrayal, and intrigue in Regency England.
Fri 15 Aug-Sat 6 Sep. As You Like It. Shakespeare’s comedy is part of the Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath Season season.
Egg Theatre
Tue-Wed, 22-23 Aug. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Performed by Theatre Royal Bath Summer School. Shakespeare’s high comedy set in a wood near Athens.
Ustinov Studio
Fri 25 Jul-Sat 23 Aug. Hedda. Adapted and directed by Matthew Dunster. Lily Allen will star as the enigmatic and destructive Hedda Gabler, one of theatre’s most irresistible heroines, in a thrilling new version of Ibsen’s masterpiece.
Theatre Picks outside Bath
Wed 20 Aug. Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians. The alternative and realistic version of history with the nasty bits left in. Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
Sat 9 Aug – Fri 12th Sept. Treasure Island. Gloucestershire at various outdoor locations. Sat 9th Aug – CERNEY HOUSE GARDENS; Sun 10th Aug – SUE RYDER LECKHAMPTON COURT HOSPICE; Fri 15th & Sat 16th Aug – COTSWOLD SCULPTURE PARK; Weds 20th Aug – GRITTLETON HOUSE, NR. CHIPPENHAM; Fri 22nd Aug – TEWKESBURY ABBEY; Sat 23rd Aug – MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STROUD; Fri 29th Aug – ASHLEY MANOR PREP SCHOOL, LONDON ROAD, CHELTENHAM; Sat 30th Aug – FOLK OF GLOUCESTER; Fri 12th Sept – THE ELMS SCHOOL, COLWALL NR. MALVERN. See Cheltenham Everyman Theatre for details.
Tue 19 Aug. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Yeo Valley Organic Farm, Blagdon, Somerset. 7pm. Illyia stage Shakespeare’s farce
Sat 20 Sep. Lacock Abbey. Pride and Prejudice. 6.30pm. Illyia stage Jane Austen’s novel.