November 30, 2024
Theatre Picks in Bath
Mission Theatre
Wed-Sat, 4-7 Dec. Mission Theatre. Ruddigore by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Presented by Bath Gilbert and Sullivan Society. 7:30pm. Mat Sat 2pm. When shy, retiring Robin Oakapple is uncovered as the villainous Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, inheritor of the curse of Ruddigore which compels him to commit a crime each day, his romance with the faultlessly virtuous Rose Maybud is doomed. But things take a turn for the worse when he struggles to fulfil the curse, and his ancestors’ portraits begin to haunt him.
Rondo Theatre
Fri 6 Dec. Rock The Tots: Christmas. Steph and Craig are back to give you and your little ones some Christmas Cheer! This gig will be packed full of wonderful, familiar Christmas tunes. 11am. Age 0-6, and their adults.
Thu 12 – Tue 24 Dec. A Christmas Cracker. The Natural Theatre Company. A bright, cheerful and brilliantly bonkers show with three gnomes, Hobby, Ivor and Toe, as they take a whistle stop tour through the tales and traditions behind everything we love about Christmas, only to find someone is trying to stop them. Who is it? And can they bring Christmas back to life? Various times plus a relaxed performance on the 15th and one for the very young on the 19th.
Theatre Royal Main House
1,16, 20 Dec. A Christmas Carol. Guy Masterton in a one man show. Dickens’ original performance text in his own inimitable multi-character style, a riveting performance that dazzles, enchants, and will linger long in the memory.
Mon-Sat, 2-7 Dec. The Pirates of Penzance. Sasha Regan’s All Male G&S.
Thu 12 Dec-Sun 12 Jan. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Pantomime with Olivia Birchenough, Jon Monie, Nick Wilton, Emma Norman and George Olney.
The Egg
Fri 29 Nov-Sun 5 Jan. Snow Mouse. Performed by Caroline Garland or Oliver Langdon. Step into a winter wonderland where the woods are blanketed in white. As a child hurries to put on their winter clothes and run outside to play in the sparkly new world. 9.30am, 11.30am & 1.30pm. Age 6mths-4yrs.
Fri 29 Nov- Sat 11 Jan. Robin Hood. Play. Written by Daniel Bye. The legend of Robin Hood pulses with the irrepressible spirit of youthful friendships and the quest for a fairer world, igniting this timeless tale for a new generation.
Ustinov Studio
Fri 6 Dec-Sat 4 Jan. Jeeves Takes Charge. Sam Harrison plays all twenty-two much-loved characters – Jeeves, Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby, Aunt Dahlia, and many more – in a tour de force performance, transporting you back to an age where work is unthinkable and keeping in with your relatives is of paramount importance.
Theatre Picks outside Bath
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre,
Sat 7 Dec-Sun 5 Jan. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Brian Conley and Brenda Edwards star in a pantomime version of the 19th century fairy story.
Bristol Old Vic
Thu 5 Dec-Sat 11 Jan. The Little Mermaid. Written by Sonali Bhattacharyya. Directed by Miranda Cromwell. A re-imagining of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale about love, hope, and how no one is too small to change the world.
Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
Fri 13 Dec-Sun 5 Jan. Jack and the Beanstalk. Polka Dot Theatre stage a pantomime version of the 19th century fairy story.
Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatre,
Thu 28 Nov-Sun 19 Jan. Hansel and Gretel. The German fairy tale published by the brothers Grimm is staged in the round.
Salisbury Playhouse
Sat 30 Nov-Sun 12 Jan. Sleeping Beauty. Billed as a pantomime adventure about the drowsy Princess Stella.
Cheltenham Everyman
Fri 29 Nov-Sat 4 Jan. The Elves and the Shoemaker. A retelling of the fairy tale.
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