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Wed 31st October, Thu 1st November to Sat 3rd November at 6:30pm |
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This witty, humorous play tells how, when the Shelisfoot Thespians' planned production is cancelled, Michael's ambition to direct 'Macbeth' is realised. However he soon discovers that the theatrical jinx associated with Shakespeare's masterpiece transcends the professional stage and problems abound. Despite hitches he is determined' to overcome the shortfall of men, delicate backstage relationships and the wiles of the scheming society Diva. The show must go on! |
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| Tickets: £7.50, Concessions £6.00 | Comedy | |||||
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Thu 8th November at 7:00pm |
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“Widely thought of as the world's most gifted guitarist” - Total Guitar Drawing on blues, rock, funk and jazz influences among others, multi award winning musician Preston Reed weaves and melds genres, rhythms and textures to produce a signature sound that has earned him world renown for its emotional power and stylistic creativity. “Remarkable... Mesmerising...” - Uncut “In a class of his own” - London Evening Standard |
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| Tickets: £8.50, Concessions £7.00 | Music | |||||
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Fri 9th November at 7:00pm |
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Do you yearn for the cinema of the 1950s? Terrible B movies, fag smoke clogging the projector beam, having to stand for the Queen at the end? The odd staff of the Bijou Cinema have been brought out of retirement to shine their torches and tear your tickets one more time! If you can get past old Sprocket, the commissionaire, you'll be shown to your seat by usherette, Honey Wagon (runner up of 'Miss Hot Dog' 1958). Come and enjoy a real B movie in 3D Smellovision, in the presence of Lady Margaret! Wear your best 1950's outfits - prizes for the best dressed! |
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Professional | |||||
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| By Gordon Steel | ||||||
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Sat 10th November at 7:00pm |
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A hilarious romp through the bubble-gum years of teenage life. Angela and Maxine, two sixteen-year-olds, attack life with laughter, vibrancy and excitement. Besotted with Madonna they truant from school, form a band, attempt to write pop songs - and with hairbrushes in hand they live out their adolescent dreams of becoming famous. The play erupts into a roller-coaster of emotions as it tackles, hope, sex, driving ambition, despair and most of all love. “As rib-achingly hilarious as it was hanky-soakingly tragic” - Rotherham and South Yorkshire Advertiser “One of the funniest, saddest, emotional, well-scripted and acted plays from the last year” - Grimsby Telegraph |
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| Tickets: £8.50, Concessions £7.00 | Comedy | |||||
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| By Steve Martin | ||||||
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Wed 14th November to Sat 17th November at 7:00pm |
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A richly comic fantasy in which Picasso and Einstein meet in a bar in 1904 before their larger fame sets in. Steve Martin said: “It's really about how exciting it is when you're on the verge of something.” What they are on the verge of is the Twentieth Century. Steve Martin has had acclaim for roles in Roxanne, Parenthood, The Man With Two Brains, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. In addition to his collected comic writings entitled Pure Drivel, and Picasso, he has also written a novella: New York Times bestseller Shopgirl, which was filmed in 2005. |
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| Tickets: £8.00, Concessions £5.00 | Comedy | |||||
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Wed 21st November at 7:00pm |
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Victor Borge was a brilliant pianist, virtuoso comedian and, at one point, the highest paid entertainer in the world. He passed away in his sleep on December 23rd 2000 aged 91. In 'Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge' the Great Dane's hilarious act has been lovingly re-imagined for the 21st century by his natural successor, Rainer Hersch. On stage Rainer plays the role of both Borge and himself as he tells the stories of both men with charm and humour. This intriguing production was a total sell out at the Assembly Rooms in the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival under the title 'Borge Again!' “It's hard to imagine that if the great Victor Borge himself had taken the stage, he would be more entertaining than Rainer Hersch's tear-streamingly funny tribute.” - The Scotsman. |
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Thu 22nd November at 5:15pm |
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Gain some expert tips and advice about all aspects of guitar playing! All abilities welcome from age 10 years upwards. Try out some warm-up exercises; explore tab and music; develop your technique, musicianship and performance skills. Bring an acoustic guitar to take part or simply listen and learn! Duration: 45 minutes |
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Thu 22nd November at 7:00pm |
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Enjoy an exciting evening of jazz, blues, folk, African grooves and much more from two outstanding guitarists. John Etheridge is one of the world's most respected guitarists. He has performed with: Stephane Grappelli, Soft Machine, Andy Summers, Nigel Kennedy and John Williams. “I never wanted to be a star, just a highly respected musician like John Etheridge” - Sting, The Guardian Kit Holmes - singer/songwriter and rising guitar star. Her music fuses a broad range of influences from pop to folk, blues and soul. “Full of warmth... an absolute delight” - The Observer |
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| Full: £8.50 - £10.50 inc Guitar Workshop, Concs: £7 - £9 inc Guitar Workshop | Music | |||
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| By Ben Oldfield | ||||||
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Fri 23rd November to Sat 24th November at 7:00pm |
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If he be Mr Hyde, I shall be Mr Seek... When a famous politician is murdered on the streets of Soho, the police investigation leads to a London theatre. Stage Door man Albert knows more than he is letting on. But is he prepared to betray the man he so admires? Based on R.L.Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, this theatrical tour de force blending comedy, storytelling and song, is a dramatically thrilling and genuinely scary night out. |
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| Tickets: £8.50, Concessions £7.00 | Drama | |||||
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| By John Nicholson | ||||||
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Wed 28th November to Sat 1st December, Sat 1st December at 7:00pm |
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From the innovative and award-winning Big State comes a darkly comic and hilariously surreal new show set in a field hospital somewhere in time. The cast of characters find themselves in a crazed and desperate world where everything makes perfect sense and there's a reason for everything as long as they're ingenious enough to find it. Developed with writer John Nicholson from Peepolykus and director Andy Burden, Big State once again combine film with live action opening the floodgates of the celluloid world and releasing cavemen, Kung Fu, coq au vin and road-kill. Jump in for a mind-bending trip amongst the defibrillators. “Highly anarchic, yet taut and disciplined to the nth degree... a surreal and hilarious evening” - Venue Magazine |
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| Tickets: £8.50, Concessions £7.00 | Comedy | |||||
The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
