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Built on its current site in 1805, the Theatre Royal Bath is one of the oldest working theatres in the country.
Theatre Royal, Sawclose, BATH BA1 1ET
Also home to The Ustinov Studio and the egg
Box Office: 01225 448844
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THIS HOUSE at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★☆☆ Jonathan O’Boyle’s panelled set with the great face of Big Ben looming behind sets us firmly in Westminster, whilst the on-stage band locate us in time with songs from the period. All that was miss...
WINTER SOLSTICE at the Ustinov, Bath
★★★★☆ German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig’s play is clever on many levels. Most keenly it illustrates how easily fascism can slip under the door, seducing unwary mindsets with its nationalistic appeal, ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★☆☆ In this Original Theatre Company production, director, Alastair Whatley, has gone to some lengths to put some differentiating flesh on the Wildean bones and steered his cast into some interesting charact...
CRIMES UNDER THE SUN at the Ustinov, Bath
★★☆☆☆ The show suffered from being under rehearsed and the actors looked uncomfortable at times, though by the time it goes on the road it will no doubt have the opportunity to tighten up and relax. What was w...
SWAN LAKE at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★★☆ The two principals, Mr.Vadim Lolenko and Ms Natalya Romanova have achieved a technical assurance with each other that produces, in their lakeside pas de deux, a filigree delicacy that perfectly matches t...
RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★★☆ Throughout the three pieces performed tonight, Carnaval, Chacony and Gypsy Mixture, there was emphasis on the ensemble, with only fleeting moments devoted to solo performance. Staging was always stark, w...
TRANSLUNAR PARADISE at the Ustinov Studio, Bath
★★★★☆ Without words the actors explore the aftermath of loss with acute observations of body language and memory. In a final act of love, the deceased partner returns, in spirit, in an attempt to free her sur...
MONSTER at the Ustinov Studio, Bath
★★★★☆ Brought to the Ustinov by Worklight Theatre, Monster is a highly inventive one-man show by writer and actor Joe Sellman-Leava. In the space of just an hour, and with few props other than a pair of red ch...
HETTY FEATHER at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★☆☆ Director Sally Cookson and designer Katie Sykes know how to create the visual spectacle required for this sort of piece. A circus theme resonates throughout as the acrobatic cast make use of ropes, silks...
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★☆☆ Actors will either understand the style of acting required or they’ll find themselves unprepared by drama school and feel a little naked in terms of technique. All of which brings me to the delight on...
THE OPEN HOUSE at the Ustinov Studio, Bath
★★★☆☆ All the ingredients look tasty enough; a talented cast, a director with all the experience one could want and an award-winning playwright. The designer too has a list of credits as long as your arm. And...
Rambert’s GHOST DANCES at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★★☆ Ever innovative, Rambert bring us a programme of three pieces with healthily varied subjects. Having rummaged around in the box marked ‘interesting things’ the three choreographers have produced a clu...