Theatre Royal Bath new sea Son announced!
The Theatre Royal Bath’s latest brochure is just out, with two theatrical legends and two fantastic musicals added to the already packed season running until May 2022.
Dame Siân Phillips visits the Ustinov Studio this Autumn in FOOTFALLS AND ROCKABY, two of Samuel Beckett’s rarely performed gems. The multi-award-winning actress stars with Charlotte Emmerson in this pair of miniature masterpieces which explore Beckett’s obsessions with age, memory and the passing of time (24 November – 4 December).
On the Main House stage, national treasure Barry Humphries takes the
audience on a revelatory trip through his colourful life and theatrical career with his new show THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK.
The man behind Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson promises an intimate, confessional evening, seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outrageous stories. (17 & 18 April).
Two new musical productions have been added to the Spring Season. BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL is the Broadway and West End hit which tells the inspiring story of the remarkable rise to stardom of one of the most prolific and successful solo acts in popular music history.
Along the way, Carole King wrote the soundtrack to a generation, with countless classics such as You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, Take Good Care Of My Baby, You’ve Got A Friend, It Might As Well Rain Until September, Up On The Roof and Locomotion. (17 – 26 March)
In May, the Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society return to the Main House for the first time in over two years with the fabulous golden age musical, CRAZY FOR YOU.
The ebullient romantic comedy packed with cowboys, showgirls and high energy production numbers features some of George and Ira Gershwin’s most famous songs,
including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Embraceable You, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Someone To Watch Over Me. (3 – 7 May)
Willy Russell’s legendary musical BLOOD BROTHERS comes to the Main House in March, the captivating tale of twins, separated at birth and brought up on opposite sides of the track, only to meet again with fateful consequences. (8 – 12 March)
Casting has been announced for new stage versions of two of the most popular movies and novels of recent years. Eastenders’ Nigel Harman and family favourite Danny John-jules (Red Dwarf, Death in Paradise) star in the stage adaptation of Dan Brown’s worldwide bestseller THE DA VINCI CODE (31 January – 5 February); and TV and pop star Kym Marsh will play Alex Forrest, the role made famous by Glenn Close on screen, in the UK tour of FATAL ATTRACTION (8 – 12 February).
The inimitable Dame Penelope Keith returns to the Theatre Royal Bath for the first time in a decade when she stars in Stephen Wyatt’s new bitter-sweet comedy TWO CIGARETTES IN THE DARK (19 – 23 April).
Star of BBC’S Gavin & Stacey Mathew Horne and versatile actor, comedian and musician Keith Allen lead the cast in a brand-new production of Harold Pinter’s masterpiece THE HOMECOMING, the bleakly funny exploration of family and relationships which has become a modern classic and winner of the Tony Award for Best New Play. (30 March – 9 April)
New Year comedy comes in the
Six shape of the sensational Morecambe and Wise tribute THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE (11–22 January) with a mystery guest star at every performance, and Olivier Award winners Griff Rhys Jones and Janie Dee in a new production of AN HOUR AND A HALF LATE.
This devastatingly funny portrait of a couple who have everything sees them playing Peter and Linda Travers. Their home is a luxury apartment, the children have moved out and they have more money than they know what to do with. They are just about to leave and meet friends to celebrate a business deal when Linda drops a bombshell – she’s not going… Five minutes of candid conversation launches an outpouring of emotions, home truths, wine, nibbles and anarchy. (16 – 26 February)
Two classics return to the Bath stage in the New Year – a brilliantly
farcical new version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary thriller THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (25 – 29 January), and a thrilling new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM, featuring puppetry and design from the team behind War Horse (1 – 5 March). Also in the Spring, Michael Morpurgo’s World War One story PRIVATE PEACEFUL is given a thrilling new ensemble retelling (12 – 16 April); the classic board game CLUEDO is brought hilariously to life by Mark Bell, the director of The Play That Goes Wrong (25 – 30 April) and TV stars Judy Flynn, Sara Crowe and Abigail Thaw are part of a hapless team trying to escape from SHEILA’S ISLAND in
Tim Firth’s sparkling new comedy (10 – 14 May).
The 2021 Autumn Season continues with Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers in Noel Coward’s classic comedy PRIVATE LIVES (28 October – 6 November); Mischief Theatre’s biggest comedy catastrophe MAGIC GOES WRONG (9 – 21 November); Matthew Bourne’s new world premiere dance production THE MIDNIGHT BELL (23 – 27 November); the smash-hit musical SIX (29 Nov – 11 Dec) and a one-day only opportunity to meet one of the world’s most celebrated actors, David Suchet in POIROT AND MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE (22 November).
For Christmas, Dani Harmer, one of the biggest stars of children’s television in BBC history, is set to play Fairy Godmother in Bath’s traditional family pantomime, CINDERELLA, alongside comedian and award-winning writer Jon Monie, who stars as Buttons. Jon has also written the brand-new hilarious script, promising a feast of family fun and festive frivolity! (16 December – 9 January, sponsored by Moore)
Tickets for all shows are on sale now from www.theatreroyal.org.uk or from the Box Office on 01225 448844 (phone lines are open 10am – 6pm Monday – Saturday).