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Tue 2nd June at 8:00pm |
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Faust chooses to gamble everything in a deal with the devil. The demon Mephistopheles buys his soul in return for 40 years of pleasure and power - but what did this bring him?
This version of the classic tale is dark, comic and disturbing, and promises to be a triumph of a modern total theatre.
Supported by Bath Spa Live.
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| Tickets: £8.00, Concessions £6.00 | Community |
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Wed 3rd June at 8:00pm |
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Following its sell-out run at the Theatre Royal’s egg last year and fresh from wowing audiences in London this May, Mate returns to Bath funnier than ever.
The show follows two friends, Toni & Will in their attempts to oust unwanted houseguest Wes. The humour is broad in its scope, from cleverly crafted tautology jokes all the way along to mime humping.
New Old Friends fill the gap between theatre and stand-up; the gag-rate is so high that you’ll be gasping for breath.
Full of witty one-liners you'll be using for weeks - Bath Life
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Thu 4th June at 8:00pm |
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"Sarah’s Mother was a funny kettle of fish. She had once been bright and lovely all skipping silvery scales. But dark was the trawler that dragged her quick and thoughtlessly in, and dark was the fisherman who saw her flapping and beautiful in her little kettle…"
Richard’s Love takes you into a magical and muddled world to tell the tale of Sarah, her unlikely hero Richard and her tricky Mother, who is determined to stand in the way of their love.
Full of beautifully intricate shadow puppets, quirky characters, a fun soundtrack and some impressively fast costume changes, this is a tale of love, hope, isolation and betrayal in a world where mermaids can be seduced out of the sea and gnomes might be called upon to leave the garden...
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Puppetry |
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Fri 5th June at 8:00pm |
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An hilarious but deeply poignant new comedy which explores the tribal culture of the football fan, whilst also dramatising one young man’s journey of personal discovery.
A fast moving, physical comedy by award winning writer Dougie Blaxland, Going Down explores how one man faces the moral dilemma of saving himself from going to prison or his beloved club from relegation: either way one of them “goes down”.
Live Wire Theatre is a professional London based company with an established reputation for fast-moving, physical comedy. Recent productions including That Moment… and Chauntecleer and Pertelotte received critical acclaim including Critics’ Choice in Time Out.
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Sat 6th June at 3:00pm |
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The Nothing Show is a tour de force of contemporary clowning that has the whiff of Kafka and Chaplin about it. Always engaging and by turns hilarious, whimsical and shocking, The Nothing Show is dedicated to the contemplation and celebration of everyday life.
Would you prefer to stay in bed? Do you think call centres are the devil’s work and find the daily rush to beat the clock a complete turn-off? This show is just for you…
Funny, absurd and intriguing; everything good theatre should be - John Nicholson; Peepolykus
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Sat 6th June at 8:00pm |
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12 months. 12 genres. One hilarious year of living musically from Rat Pack to Tupac, Star Wars to Starship, and The Doors to Handel.
Paul Kerensa, award-winning writer of BBC1’s Not Going Out, and Radio 4's Now Show and News Quiz, presents a tale of love, guilty pleasures and how listening to The Cranberries prevents cystitis.
In manner and style, he has the confident, unconfrontational nature of Dave Gorman, though for material he is certainly an original. An impressively strong routine - Chortle
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Thu 11th June at 8:00pm |
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Described as “a complete guitarist,” “a singer songwriter of rare talent” and “absurdly accomplished”, Steve has toured with John Renbourn’s Ship of Fools, traditional singer Maggie Boyle, WAZ, “A Transatlantic Song-Swap” with Brooks Williams and with his daughter Martha.
The writer of classics The Slipjigs and Reels, The Naked Highwayman and Here’s to Tom Paine; his songs have been covered by a who’s who of the folk scene. A CD boxed-set retrospective released last year is a fitting celebration of the life and music of one of our finest performers. And his new album Ziggurat is out now!
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Music |
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Fri 12th June at 8:00pm |
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Jon Holmes reads from his book Rock Star Babylon, with Stephen Fry as ‘the voice of the footnotes’.
Rock and roll and rumour go together like Peaches and Geldof. Crafted with the all the loving detail that you’d expect from a man who holds the UK record for the largest ever broadcasting fine for breaching taste and decency rules, Rock Star Babylon opens up a Pandora’s musical box of bad behaviour and jumps head first into the mess.
Join the co-creator of Dead Ringers and (tiny) star of Radio 4’s The Now Show and Radio 2’s The Day The Music Died as he reads from his potentially libellous book.
The evening is also a unique opportunity to hear the stories that the lawyer wisely made Jon take out of the book before it was published.
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Sat 13th June at 8:00pm |
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Madcap musical mayhem, multi-instrumentation, comic songs, costume changes, audience participation and surprises galore! Everything from country blues to Cajun, classical to skiffle, klezmer to celtic, all presented in unique LPSO style. High energy, hilarious fun!
The LPSO are returning to the Rondo following their warmly received debut last year.
Musically talented snakes, dogs and pigs greeted an audience at the Cornerhouse. A high-energy and fast paced performance complete with jokes and costumes - Surrey Comet
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £0.08 | Music |
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Wed 17th June to Sat 20th June at 8:00pm |
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Just a day in the life of a park bench…until the Confederate colonel, the secret agents, the ladies’ man and scores more show up to swap punches and punchlines at a furious pace.
If P.G. Wodehouse had penned the Dukes of Hazzard, it would have looked something like this hysterical debut comedy from local playwright Brian Kimberling.
A tale of war, women and whiskey that will leave you laughing for days.
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Wed 24th June at 8:00pm |
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Full-throated abandon - Canadian style!
We're devastated! This is going to be the final UK tour for Tanglefoot
who have announced plans to disband at the end of 2009. Sob.
Naturally it's going to be a huge, rompin' stompin' farewell tour. Great big harmony
vocals, multi-instrumentals, stirring story songs with a human touch.
If you've never seen Tanglefoot, do yourself a favour and catch them before
it's too late. If you have seen them - you'll be reaching for the phone
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| Tickets: £13.00, Concessions £11.00 | Music |
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Thu 25th June at 8:00pm |
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EDWARD ACZEL returns with a new show to save the world.
After garnering a string of four and five star reviews; performing a sell-out run and scooping the Malcolm Hardee Award at the Edinburgh Festival last year for his show Do I Really Have To Communicate With You? Aczel presents his latest impeccable shambles.
Edward Aczel – Explains All The World’s Problems… And Then Solves Them sees the “scintillatingly shambolic” (The Times) comedian using little more than a flip chart, audience input and an emergency Steve McQueen impersonation to solve such problems as the credit crunch, climate change and, crucially, stand-up comedy.
Please note there is a strict no refunds policy on problems that you feel he hasn’t solved.
* * * * * Time Out
* * * * The Times
* * * * The Herald
* * * * National Student
"One of the most original acts in years…an hour in his company is a hilarious and uncomfortable joy"
The Guardian
“Quite how someone can be so hilarious without any actual jokes is nothing short of sheer genius”
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“Downbeat, mumbly and brazenly unbothered…he’s very optional. And rather wonderful”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“I laughed for the whole sixty minutes. I think he is a minor comic genius”
Tim Arthur, Time Out
“If he returns like this year on year, I’ll keep on recommending him”
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman
“Aczel borders on comic genius”
The Herald
BIOGRAPHY
Edward Aczel, 42, Aylesbury, is project manager for a business marketing company who has been performing comedy in his spare time since 2005. He has been runner-up in the BBC New Comedy Awards (2005) and semi-finalist in So You Think You’re Funny (2006). Spring 2008 saw performances on Radio 4’s Loose Ends, Happy Mondays and 28 Acts in 28 Minutes. August saw Edward perform a sell-out run and scoop the Malcolm Hardee Award for the most original performance on the Fringe. Autumn 2008 to summer 2009, sees an exclusive tour of his award winning show Do I Really Have To Communicate With You? to the Brighton, Leicester, Bath, N20 (BAC, London) and Hay-On-Wye festivals.
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In tribute to the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth last year, Bath Opera are holding their own celebration this year.
La Boheme blends intense emotion with tender lyricism. It is one of the most popular of all operas, dealing with love and loss. Messa di Gloria is an early Puccini work being written in 1880 when he was only 22.
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The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
