What’s on

Improv Wolves

Thu 9 Jul • 7:30pm • Full £10 Concs £8 • Professional Theatre

The fearless Improv Wolves create completely new comedy characters, scenes and stories on the spot from audience suggestions.

Every show is different!

We might see a film noir detective pastiche, hear surprising confessions from some of the most famous names in history or have the dubious honour of being present for the debut of a brand-new improvised song.

Improv Wolves have appeared at venues around the UK including Bath Fringe Festival, Birmingham Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, Beardy Folk Festival and Guildford Fringe Festival

Running time: 90 minutes (plus interval)

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

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Hide, Watson! Two Adventures by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fri 10 Jul • 7.30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Professional Theatre

“Quick, Watson, hide, if you love me! And don’t budge, whatever happens – do you hear me? Don’t speak! Don’t move! Just listen. Listen with all your ears…”

Two thrilling tales featuring the greatest double act in literary history. In The Adventure of the Dying Detective Dr Watson does what he can to help Sherlock Holmes as he confronts his own mortality. In The Adventure of the Creeping Man the two men get a glimpse at a dark side of medical science and save a respectable household from certain ruin.

In both adventures Watson shows off those qualities of pluck, sincerity and humility that make him a paragon of friendship.

“Hide, Watson!” has been adapted and will be performed by Robert Lloyd Parry (The M R James Project; The Time Machine; The Archive of Dread), ‘one of the country’s most idiosyncratic and underrated performers…’ Times Literary Supplement

Running time: 90 minutes (plus interval)

Age recommendation: 12+

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand Up Years (Edinburgh warm up)

Sat 11 Jul • 8pm • Admission £15 • Comedy

Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic!

In that time he has changed laws on tax, jailed arms dealers, kick started a comedy circuit in Palestine, given evidence before three Parliamentary select committees and has taken the police to court three times and won.

The world’s moving far too fast to predict what the content will be but it is the normal stuff of government and personal mayhem, expect jokes, rants, politics, swearing, staring into apocalypse and possible nudity as he emerges from large cake singing Happy Birthday Mr President.*

*Cake correct at time of publication.

Join Mark as he tries to turn “what the f*ck is going on” into a cogent hour of stand up.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

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Ebb & Flow

Wed 15 – Sat 18 Jul • 7.30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Professional Theatre

Directed by Bryony Morgan
Written by Gabrielle Finnegan

They’ve found the house.
They’ve signed the papers.
They’ve carried the boxes over the threshold.
Now they have to learn how to live in it.

Ebb & Flow is an intimate, lyrical new play about what happens after the happy ending. When two people move into their first home together after years of love and laughter, they expect solid ground. Instead, they find shifting tides.

The play traces the undercurrents of a relationship navigating miscommunication, unmet expectations and the quiet ache of wanting to feel truly seen. Told through a striking blend of dialogue, poetry and movement, Ebb & Flow drifts between the spoken and the unspoken. Some relationships weather the storm. Others learn to swim.

Running time: 60 minutes (no interval)

Age recommendation: 14+

Content warning: strong language

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Amélie

Thu 24 – Sat 26 Sep • 7.30pm • Sat 26 • 2.30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Community Theatre

Amélie Poulian is a strange girl, content in watching her neighbours and friends live their lives through a small copper telescope. However, one fateful night in 1997 pushes her to come out of her shell, launching her into a journey full of selflessness, discovery, and a certain joie de vivre.

Based on the beloved film, Amélie is a whimsical and heartfelt journey through the streets of Paris filled with imagination, romance, and wonder. Featuring a vibrant score and unforgettable characters, this enchanting story celebrates the courage it takes to connect with others and embrace life’s endless possibilities.

Age recommendation: 15+
Content warnings: adult/sexual references, depictions of smoking, derogatory/offensive language
Health warnings: flashing lights
Running time: 150 minutes (plus interval)

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Queer Eyes on Queer Lives 

Wed 30 Sep • 7.30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Professional Theatre

An hour of genre-spanning entertainment based on real queer history! Queer Eyes on Queer Lives tells three original stories that dive into the rich and often neglected history of queer people.

The Last Ride of Julie d’Aubigny – a slapstick comedy that explores the life of trouser-wearing duelist and pioneering opera 16th century singer Julie d’Aubigny and how she balances her busy love life as her relationships come to an explosive conclusion.

Gladiators – a science-fiction romance featuring two characters, Balacrus and Francis, who are whisked from their respective time periods of an unknown purpose. As they come to learn what connects them, they are pushed ever closer by their mysterious abductors.

Who Killed Karl Heinrich Ulrichs – an absurdist murder mystery comedy that follows three doctors who investigate the history of a recent murder victim, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. All is not as it seems, as the corpse has more to say than the doctors let on.

Watson’s House Productions is an upcoming production company that works with fresh talent to produce original stage material in the South-West. This production is a tour after debuting at the 2026 Cheltenham Fringe.

Running time: 1 hour (no interval)
Content warnings: strong language, discussion of queerphobia
Age recommendation: 14+

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

WiFi Wars

Fri 2 Oct • 7.30pm • Full £15 Concs £12 • Comedy

From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, from retro video games to modern first person shooters, WiFi Wars has something for everyone in its truly original whistlestop tour of all the ways you can have fun, in public.

The entire audience competes, both as teams and as individuals, on games, quizzes and more that are magically beamed into their smartphones and tablets using WiFi Wars’ Guinness World Record-Breaking tech, developed in residency at London’s prestigious Royal Institution.

Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on the hit TV show Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit) and Rob Sedgebeer (a Chortle “Legend of Lockdown” award winner), WiFi Warsis the Award-Winning must-see show that’s like nothing you’ve seen before. As teams and players thrive and fail, each show’s unique narrative emerges hilariously in real time, with freshly-minted heroes becoming local legends in every place they visit.DISCLAIMER: ENSURE YOU BRING A SMART DEVICE (phone/tablet) FOR EACH PLAYER – essentially you just need something with a touch-screen and a web-browser installed.

Also, make sure it’s got some battery charge in it as you’ll use it to play along with the entire show, but don’t worry – it doesn’t hugely drain your battery.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Jacob Hawley: Fighting Age Man

Sat 3 Oct • 7.30pm • Admission £19 • Comedy

The Screen Rot Podcast’s Jacob Hawley presents a bold new hour of blistering stand-up, questionable opinions, and stories that most people would need waterboarding to admit to.

As seen on the Have A Word podcast, most of the other podcasts, Talksport, Sky, ITV, The BBC, and OnlyFans.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Art

Wed 7 – Sat 10 Oct • 8pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre

Presented by Bath Drama

‘Art’ by Yasmina Reza is an award-winning, fast-paced and witty one-act dark comedy about friendship, loyalty, and personal values. The story follows three long-time friends: Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Tensions arise when Serge buys an expensive modern painting that Marc strongly dislikes. As the two argue over the artwork and what it represents, Yvan struggles to keep the peace. What begins as a disagreement about art soon exposes deeper frustrations, insecurities, and differences within their friendship.

Through sharp humour and insightful dialogue, ‘Art’ explores how strong friendships can be tested when people change or challenge long-held assumptions about one another.

Running time: 90 minutes approx (no interval)
Age recommendation: 12+

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Aidan Jones: Chopin’s Nocturne

Wed 14 Oct • 8pm • Admission £15 • Comedy

I grew up playing classical piano, but failed my conservatory audition at 18.

After some time focusing on MDMA, I started stand-up in 2011. During the pandemic I came back to the piano and now I’ve combined them.

It’s my favourite piece, Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb Major, presented with jokes by a bald, Australian d*ckhead with a beard.

Best Show Nominee Leicester Comedy Festival 2026

★★★★★ ‘Punchlines that will leave you laughing for days on end… This is what a well-crafted comedy set looks like!’ Advertiser, Adelaide

★★★★★ ‘A masterclass…this should not work, but it does’ The List

★★★★★ ‘The show is a delight’ Three Weeks

★★★★ 1/2 ‘The most satisfying end to a Fringe show as you’re likely to find this year’ The Quinntessential Review

★★★★ ‘Deeply moving’ The Scotsman

★★★★ ‘Both light-hearted and oddly profound’ North-West End

‘Sidesplittingly funny’ The Guardian

Winner of Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe Weekly 2025, as well as the Pegasus Comedy Award Winner 2025 and featured in The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025.

Age guidance: 15+

Content warnings: swearing and reference to drugs

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.