What’s on 21 APRIL – 19 MAY PLAYS & SHOWS
the world’s longest running ballet production, five time Olivier Award winner, and the only British director to have won a Tony for both Best Choreographer and Best Director of a Musical. As part of New Adventures’ 25th anniversary celebrations, Britain’s favourite choreographer presents a triple bill of acclaimed early works that launched his career. Theatre Royal Bath;
theatreroyal.org.uk
n The Diary of Anne Frank, 14 – 19 May, Theatre Royal
23 – 28 APRIL ABIGAIL’S PARTY n The social get-together from hell begins when Beverly and husband Laurence invite the neighbours over for a drink. As Beverly plies her guests with alcohol, cigarettes, Demis Roussos and nibbles, comedy, drama and tragedy combine into great theatre. Theatre Royal Bath;
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
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. (See page 46.) Theatre Royal Bath;
theatreroyal.org.uk
2 – 3 MAY
THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS
42 Bath Life
www.mediaclash.co.uk
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 couple of 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
9 MAY – 12 MAY MATTHEW BOURNE'S EARLY ADVENTURES n Matthew Bourne is widely hailed as the UK’s most popular and successful choreographer/ director. He is the creator of
9 – 12 MAY ALLIANCE n In a year declared “International Year of Co- Operatives” by the UN, a team of writers come together to explore the theme of alliance. From squabbling families to international affairs, there will be five brand new plays that culminate in a unique collaboratively written finale. The Rondo;
rondotheatre.co.uk, 8pm
10 MAY – 9 JUNE IN THE NEXT ROOM n In The Next Room is a provocative, funny, touching and
COMEDY
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 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
6 MAY ADAM KAY'S SMUTTY SONGS n Amateur Transplants frontman Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings smutty songs. With sell-
out tours and Edinburgh Fringe seasons, his cutting-edge, darkly humourous re-imaginings of pop and rock classics have gained him a cult following across the UK. This show is probably not suitable for your elderly maiden aunt. Komedia;
komedia.co.uk/bath, 8pm
entertaining story about sex, intimacy and equality which is based on historical fact. It was nominated for three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Play. Ustinov;
theatreroyal.org.uk
13 MAY
L'ELISIR D'AMORE n Limpley Stoke Performing Arts proudly present exciting young opera professionals, Pop-up Opera, for a one-off performance of Donzietti’s entertaining comic opera, L’elisir d’amore. The audience are invited to bring a pre-performance picnic, weather permitting. Freshford Village Memorial Hall; 01225 722115
14 – 19 MAY THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK n Both moving and funny, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award- winning play is an extraordinary theatrical experience. In this transcendently powerful new adaptation, Anne Frank emerges from history as a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl. Theatre Royal Bath; theatreroyal.
org.uk
n Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs, 6 May, Komedia
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