Carr among stars coming to theatre
Comedian Alan Carr and a stage adaptation film The Shawshank Redemption are among a host of new shows which will take to the Bath stage next year.
Theatre Royal Bath will also be staging Mischief’s latest show Mind Mangler, John Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men, family entertainment Dinosaur World Live and Mark Gatiss’s production of Ian Hallard’s new comedy, The Way Old Friends Do.
Alan Carr brings his stand-up show Regional Trinket to the Theatre Royal Bath on Sunday, February 19 for one night only.
From the exhilarating high of his star-studded wedding day to the low of lockdown stuck on a farm, a lot has changed since Alan’s last tour four years ago, including Alan.
Nowadays, it’s all about finding happiness and joy in the small things - why be a national treasure when you can be a Regional Trinket!
Following two smash hit West End seasons and a record-breaking run at The Other Palace, Heathers The Musical, winner of the Whatsonstage Award for Best New Musical in 2019, visits the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday to Saturday, March 21-25 as part of a national tour.
Westerberg High’s Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she joins the beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers and her dreams of popularity may finally come true, mysterious teen rebel JD teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody.
The Shawshank Redemption, the acclaimed stage version of the nation’s favourite movie, tours to the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday to Saturday, March 27-April 1 starring Joe Absolom (Doc Martin, Eastenders) and Ben Onwukwe (London’s Burning, Professor T).
Regularly voted one of the best films in cinema history, the 1994 feature film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
The stage adaptation based on the 1982 novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, by celebrated author Stephen Kingexamines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility.
Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, Mind Mangler is touring to Bath from Tuesday-saturday, April 18-22, and audiences are invited to join the ‘Mind Mangler’ as he returns to the stage following a disappointing two-night run at the Luton Holiday Inn conference centre, suite 2b. His new solo spectacular is predicted to spiral into chaos as he attempts to read your mind.
Dinosaur World Live brings ‘roar-some’ interactive family entertainment to the Main House from Thursday to Sunday, April 20-23. Recommended for children over the age of three, this entertaining and mind-expanding Jurassic adventure visits the Royal for five performances.
Of Mice and Men tours to the Theatre Royal from Tuesday to Saturday, May 2-6. A story of enduring friendship, George and Lennie are migrants with a dream – a dream of a better life. But this is the Great Depression, not many dreams come true in a time where a few have plenty but most have nothing. When the friends take a job on Curly’s farm, tragedy unfolds leading to a heartbreaking decision.
Looking ahead to the summer, Ian Hallard’s new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens, The Way Old Friends Do tours to Bath from Tuesday, May 30 to Saturday, June 3, directed by Mark Gatiss, inset, (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, Doctor Who).
In 1988, two school friends tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other – more shockingly – as an ABBA fan. Nearly 30 years later, a chance meeting sets them on a new path and they decide to form the world’s first ABBA tribute band in drag!
■ To book tickets contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or book online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk.