SPECIAL EVENTS
The theatre’s varied programme of daytime special events includes an afternoon with acclaimed naturalist and cameraman Gordon Buchanan recounting his amazing encounters with wildlife in ANIMAL FAMILIES AND ME; best-selling historian Max Hastings talks about his epic new work about the 20th century’s most devastating conflict VIETNAM, and Alison Weir talks about her new novel based on the life of Henry VIII’S third wife, JANE SEYMOUR: The Haunted Queen.
Events during the 2018 Jane Austen Festival will include JANE AUSTEN AND MARRIAGE, in which Hazel Jones discusses her entertaining study of the subject which formed the basis of Austen’s plots and Angela Barlow (Inspector Morse, Casualty, Bergerac) performs JANE AUSTEN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AUNTS – a relative without whom no Austen novel would be complete.
Events organized by the Theatre’s Fundraisers, and open to the general public, include A HISTORY OF PERFUME an informal talk with Istvan Schuller of Guerlain who is based in Jolly’s, and the popular annual festive event, CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT.
As part of the Engage programme of events for adults, WHERE WE ARE NOW is a song-cycle performed by TRB Engage; THIS PERFECT WORLD is a futuristic drama performed by a new adult group, Hive, and Lee Lyford directs LEGACY, a compelling drama about righting wrongs performed by Theatre Royal Bath Theatre School.