What’s on 7 APRIL – 5 MAY PLAYS & SHOWS


drama and tragedy combine into an iconic piece of theatre. Theatre Royal; theatreroyal.org.uk


28 APRIL I GUESS IF THE STAGE EXPLODED... n This show draws on what happens in the brain when memories are created. Sylvia introduces memory tasks and techniques and applies them to the stage situation; the audience is systematically trained to remember – hopefully forever. ICIA; 01225 386777, 7.30pm


n Abigail’s Party. 23 – 28 April, Theatre Royal


UNTIL 5 MAY IN A GARDEN n An ambitious young American architect is summoned to a fictitious Middle Eastern country, where the Minister of Culture commissions him to build a structure which will remind him of his most idyllic childhood memory, the garden of his father. Ustinov; theatreroyal.org.uk


9 – 14 APRIL BIRDS OF A FEATHER n This fondly remembered sitcom comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast members. Birds of a Feather ran on BBC1 for nearly ten years throughout the 1990s and remains not only a classic comedy but also, as a female- centred long-running series, a truly rare gem. Theatre Royal; theatreroyal.org.uk


13 – 14 APRIL THE DUMB WAITER & THE LOVER n European Arts Company returns to The Rondo with a double-bill of Harold Pinter’s classic short, black-comedies. These two taut witty dramas by the Nobel prize-winner still pack the same punch as when first written. Thrillingly powerful with an air of mystery, they will keep you on the edge of your seat. A rare and welcome treat


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for any theatre lover. The Rondo; rondotheatre.co.uk


16 – 21 APRIL BAREFOOT IN THE PARK n This play follows the lives of newlyweds Paul and Corrie Bratter as they adjust to married life in a tiny New York apartment. Paul is a straight- laced lawyer, while Corrie is a free spirit who won’t let anything disturb her romantic bliss. Theatre Royal; theatreroyal.org.uk


18 – 21 APRIL THE VORTEX n The same team that produced last year’s sell-out Under Milk Wood for Bath Drama is working on this exciting production of Noel Coward’s early and autobiographical drama, The Vortex, which mixes the comedy of manners Hay Fever with a more serious study of drugs and homosexuality in early 1920s high society. The Rondo; rondotheatre.co.uk


23 – 28 APRIL ABIGAIL’S PARTY n The social get-together from hell begins when Beverly and estate agent husband Laurence invite the neighbours round for a drink. As Beverly plies her guests with alcohol, cigarettes, Demis Roussos and nibbles, comedy,


1 – 5 MAY ANNE BOLEYN n Compelling, witty and often laugh-out-loud funny, this celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn, exposes the life and legacy of Henry VIII’s notorious second wife. Theatre Royal; theatreroyal.org.uk


2 – 3 MAY


THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS


COMEDY 10 APRIL


JAMES CAMPBELL'S COMEDY 4 KIDS n James Campbell is a stand-up comedian for children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. His show will cover ways to make parsnips interesting, how to look a chicken in both eyes simultaneously and why owls don’t like Easter. Komedia; komedia.co.uk/bath; 2pm


25 APRIL STEWART FRANCIS n Outstanding in his field of killer one-liners, Stewart Francis is the star of BBC’s Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo. He has harvested a brand new, hilarious show, which comes to Bath this month. Komedia; komedia.co.uk/bath; 8pm


25 –28 APRIL CASH ON DELIVERY n Presented by The Argyle


n Stewart Francis, 25 April, Komedia


n This hilarious, fast-paced adaptation of Robert Tressell’s classic book shares with its audience a year in the life of a group of painters and decorators as they renovate ‘The Cave,’ a three-storey town house, for Mayor Sweater. This enduring and absorbing classic story is brought to life by two hugely talented and experienced performers using comedy routines and entertaining songs of the Music Hall with a few surprises along the way. The Rondo; rondotheatre.co.uk; 8pm


4 – 5 MAY RIOT n Riot is a true story set in a lamp-lit, flat-pack universe bursting with violence, chaos and more characters than you can throw a meatball at. Hammered together with physical theatre and music, The Wardrobe Ensemble tear up the instructions and disregard the diagrams to construct a comedic tragedy of a thoroughly modern kind. The Rondo; rondotheatre. co.uk, 8pm


Players, Michael Cooney’s comedy has all the ingredients for rib tickling hilarity and offers a colourful selection of characters. The Tovey Hall, Central United Reformed Church; 01225 858112, 7.30pm


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