Theatre Picks in Bath
Mission Theatre
Oct 29, to Sat, Nov 1. Our Day Out by Willy Russell. Wed. 7:30pm.Presented by Next Stage Youth Theatre Company. Matinee Sat 1st Nov, 2pm. Mrs Kay’s remedial class are out for the day from their inner-city Liverpool comprehensive on a trip to North Wales. For many of them it’s the first time they’ve travelled that far from their home town. However, there is one cloud on the horizon: the headteacher has sent Mr Briggs – a disciplinarian – to keep an eye on all the goings-on.
Mon 3rd Nov. Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, and Selling Cars to Customers. Presented by BRILLIG Theatre. 7:30pm. Memorial Day weekend. The US-of-A. The sales team at Terry’s Cars & Automobiles is preparing to honour the fallen by slashing prices on some gently-used, (mostly) American-made cars.
Wed 12- Sat 15 Nov. HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury – A Gilbert and Sullivan Double Bill. 7:30pm. Presented by Bath Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Matinee Saturday 15th November, 2pm. Prepare to sail the high seas with the award-winning Bath G&S Society as they perform the classic double bill – the nautical favourite HMS Pinafore and the duo’s first major hit: Trial by Jury, celebrating its 150th birthday this year!
Tue 25-Sat 29 Nov. Larkin With Women, by Ben Brown. Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company. 7:30pm. Matinee Sat 29 Nov 2pm. Larkin With Women is an intriguing and illuminating play that explores the surprisingly complicated, interwoven and secretive affairs that, acclaimed British poet, Philip Larkin conducted with three key women in his life from the mid-1950’s until his death in 1985.
Tue 2-Wed 3 Dec. A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Presented by Behind The Door Productions. 7:30pm. A one-man performance by Toby Burchell. ‘Marley was dead: to begin with.’ On a snowy Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a series of ghosts determined to show him how his cruel actions have affected the lives of others. Will Scrooge repent and accept the error of his ways or continue down his dark path?
Rondo Theatre
Thu 30 Oct. The Goosebumps of Delight. 7:30pm. Full £14 Concs £12. Professional Theatre. Adapted by Gavin Robertson. Presented by Gavin Robertson & Nicholas Collett. A sequel to The Ghost of a Smile, and spookily apt between Halloween and Christmas, two (more) of Charles Dickens’ ghost stories, with a comic element- adapted from his original stories The Baron of Grogzwig – in which a downhearted Baron is visited by a sinister apparition, and The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton – the latter being Dickens’ own inspiration for what later became A Christmas Carol! The themes of redemption and humility are all there – but funnier! Physical theatre/storytelling… with a handy interval!
Wed 5-Sat 8 Nov. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde. 7:30pm. Full £12 Concs £10. Professional Theatre. Presented by WhimsiCo. WhimsiCo take a dive into the dark with their new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, combining psychedelic rock with classic gothic horror. To all who know him, Gabriel Utterson is a good man, but when he must investigate a string of mysterious murders somehow connected to his friend Dr Jekyll, he finds that he must discover more about himself than pleasantries if he is to solve the strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. An electrifying new feminist take on the classic novel.
Wed 12 Nov. Montague Terrace. Written by Adrian Harris. 7:30pm.Presented by Brass Works Theatre. In the heart of London, at Montague Terrace, an old Victorian house harbours the intertwined stories of four strangers separated by decades. Amid the ruins of war in 1944, a shell-shocked soldier meets a Czech refugee. In the uncertainty after the pandemic, David meets Sarah, who is trapped in an abusive marriage. Their lives converge and echo across time, watched over by an ancient Plane tree that has silently witnessed it all. Montague Terrace, written by Adrian Harris, recipient of a Peggy Ramsay Grant and the South Glos Council Chair’s Award, was funded by a WECA Artist’s grant to write this new play.
Wed 26-Sat 29 Nov. The Master & Margarita. 7:30pm. Community Theatre. Written by Mikhail Bulgakov and Adapted by Edward Kemp. Presented by The Rondo Theatre Company. Strangers, lovers, devils. 1930s Moscow is full of strange folk. But who is the woman crying over her bouquet of yellow flowers? What the hell happened at the Arts Theatre last night? And… is that a human sized cat? Based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s posthumously published novel The Master and Margarita,
Theatre Royal Bath Main House
Tue 28 Oct – 1 Sat Nov. Little Women. Louisa May Alcott’s novel is adapted for the stage by Anne-Marie Casey with the March sisters – tomboy Jo, beautiful Meg, sensitive Beth and spoilt Amy as they navigate the challenges of the Civil War era, forging unbreakable bonds of love and family. Step into the world of sisterhood, courage, ambition and follow the sisters as they progress into womanhood.
Mon 3-Tue 4 Nov. English Touring Opera. The Rape of Lucretia on Monday – Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia was written in the aftermath of the Second World War and reflects a world wondering how to remake itself after enormous suffering and destruction – and The Elixir of Love on Tuesday in Donizetti’s romantic comedy in which what people think will make them happy, and what will actually make them happy are not always the same.
Thu 6-Sat 8 Nov. Rambert Dance double bill. Kismet and Gallery of Consequence. With striking sounds and visuals, Rambert’s dancers bring to life the chaos, quiet and connections we find in transit in this moving new piece. 7.30pm.
Tue 11-Sat 22 Nov. To Kill A Mockingbird. Based on the novel by Harper Lee the drama set in 1934 Alabama reveals the level of racism in the USA at the time. Now a classic and a regular book studied at school.
Tue 25-Sun 30 Nov. Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. Comedy. An AMDRAM production of Charles Dicken’s novel becomes a calamity.
Tue 02-Sat 06 Dec. the Woman in Black. Susan Hill’s ghost story.
Thu 11 Dec-Sun 11 Jan. The Further Adventures of Peter Pan, The Return of Captain Hook. Traditional pantomime written by Bath’s panto legend Jon Monie. Inspired by J. M. Barrie’s 1904 play.
Egg Theatre
Fri 31 Oct-Sun 2 Nov. Little Gift. Meet Ted, a cautious old soul living all alone in a busy, bustling town. He likes it that way. It’s quieter and safer. Until one extraordinary day, a surprise visitor turns his lonely life upside down. Told by a very special performer, with a playful mix of puppetry, music and song, Little Gift is a tender and warm story about friendship and the joy to be found just around every corner. Various performance times.
Wed 20 Nov-Sun 11 Jan. Snow Mice. Join our three intrepid adventurers on a chilly, mousey expedition to the top of the hill.
28 Nov-4 Jan. Aurora. Created by award-winning Filskit Theatre, this brand-new Winter show is a sensory delight for children aged 6 months to 3 years.
Ustinov Studio
A number of shows this month with That Knave Raleigh 10-12 Nov; AI,AI,Oh. 14 Nov; Look After Your Knees 15 Nov; Stories from an Invisible Town 17-18 Nov.
Tue 25 Nov-Sat 3 Jan. The Last Five Years. Matinees Weds & Sat 2.30pm (Wed 3 Dec 10.30am) nightly at 7.30pm. A funny, musical and heartfelt observation of a rollercoaster romance between two New Yorkers, a young writer and an aspiring actress. Written in 2001 by Jason Robert Brown with songs like the duet The Next Ten Minutes sung by Jamie and Cathy.
Theatre Picks outside Bath
Alma Theatre, Bristol
Sun 12 Oct. Junkies. A gay age-gap romance with an edge which discovers that addiction comes in many guises.
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Thu 27 Nov-Sat 17 Jan. Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale. This heart-warming production tells a story about growing up, venturing out, and discovering your own voice (with plenty of long hair).
Old Vic Theatre, Bristol
Thu 4 Dec-Sat 10 Jan. Treasure Island. Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale is brought to life as a musical by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary.
Axbridge Town Hall
Wed 26-Sat 29 Nov. Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial. Edited from seven sensational days of High Court transcripts, witness the expensive case of WAG on WAG in their own words.
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