Theatre sets stage for return
The Theatre Royal Bath is preparing to welcome audience members back in line with the government’s roadmap for re-opening in May 2021.
Danny Moar, director of the Theatre Royal Bath, said: “Following the Prime Minister’s announcement last week and the setting out of the roadmap for easing lockdown, we are now finalising plans for a season of exciting productions to take place from May through the summer, which will be announced later in March.
“Even while our doors remain closed we have been working behind the scenes to ensure we will be ready to reopen again at the earliest possible opportunity.
“The overwhelming success of our Welcome Back Season in the autumn and The Play That Goes Wrong at Christmas have shown that theatregoing can be both safe and thoroughly enjoyable.
“We will continue to operate with socially distanced seating until we are able to return to full capacity. We thank audiences for the support they have shown the Theatre Royal Bath over these challenging months and look forward to welcoming theatregoers back in the near future.”
In the meantime, Theatre Royal Bath is joining with world-famous dance company, Rambert, in April to live stream their latest work, Rooms.
This new live event, created by Jo Stromgren, features 17 dancers playing 100 characters across 35 scenes.
Four performances will take place from April 8 to April 11.
When government restrictions allowed last autumn, the Theatre Royal Bath’s Welcome Back Season saw a return to live performance in the Main House as socially distanced audiences enjoyed Harold Pinter’s Betrayal and West End comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong.
The Ustinov hosted performances of Oleanna and The Egg welcomed young audiences to see a production of A Christmas Carol.
Last month, the Theatre Royal Bath live-streamed Toby Thompson’s awardwinning I Wish I Was A Mountain on 15th February for audiences to enjoy on-screen at home whilst it was performed on the Theatre Royal’s Main House stage.