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Stage Death

Thu 20 – Sat 22 Mar • 7:30pm • Full £8 Concs £5 • Community Theatre

Written by Feargus Woods Dunlop
Presented by Bath Spa Productions

London, 1932. Rehearsals for a murder-mystery melodrama are underway and the director, Dina, has to contend with not only the writer’s erratic script (she claims to channel great writers of history through mediumship) but an ageing and absent star and his attractive yet dim number two, who are feuding. On top of that the supposed-to-be victim of the piece is using her ‘connection’ with the producer to insist on more stage time, making this murder mystery much less murder-y than is ideal. Dina is at least supported in her quest by two very eager performers constantly looking for more work either on stage or off, and the dependable but dismissible talents of the type-cast maid. Finally, festering in the corner looking with unnatural earnestness at the starlets’ headshots, is DI Derwent, brought in to lend voracity to the performances but contemptuous of all around him.

When the elderly star is found dead in his dressing room during a closed rehearsal, a hilarious and devious locked door murder mystery ensues.

The play has been written specifically to showcase the cast of graduating Bath Spa Acting students by award-winning writer, Feargus Woods Dunlop.

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.

flatpack

Wed 26 – Sat 29 Mar • 7:30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Community Theatre

By John Hodge
Presented by The Rondo Theatre Company

The Rondo Theatre Company are proud to present flatpack. An unmissable opportunity to be the first to see a brand-new play by Bath based and BAFTA award winning writer, John Hodge, well known for his work on films like, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, The Beach and the Olivier Award winning play Collaborators.

Hannah and David. A happily married couple house-hunting in a difficult market. A quiet life – nothing unusual ever happens. Until it does. A note through the door, simple, short, and very much to the point: “David Green, you are going to die in 3 months’ time.” With the arrival of that message, their world unravels… Who wrote it? Why? What does it all mean?

With an eclectic cast of enthusiastic estate agents, philosophical detectives, greedy doctors and morally bankrupt kitchen designers, you can be sure that nothing is what it seems in this surreal comedy of life, death and home improvement.

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.

Rob Auton 'The Eyes Open and Shut Show’

Wed 2 Apr • 7:30pm • Admission £17.50 • Comedy

Award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton brings his latest show The Eyes Open and Shut Show to The Rondo.

Rob has written ten hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken-word shows on specific themes including the colour yellow in The Yellow Show, sleep in The Sleep Show and hair in The Hair Show.

The Eyes Open and Shut Show is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. With this show Rob wanted to explore what he could do to himself and others with language when eyes are open and shut. After writing ten shows on specific themes, he wanted to think about what makes him open his eyes and what makes him shut them.

“Brilliant” Stewart Lee
“One of my absolute favourites” Daniel Kitson
“Rob Auton is the mother freaking greatest” James Acaster

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.

Alex Kealy: The Fear

Thu 3 Apr • 8pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Comedy

After a 5-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Alex Kealy is taking his new stand-up show about fear on a national tour.

One of the country’s most exciting up-and-coming stand-ups, Alex has been the tour support for Jack Dee, Shaparak Khorsandi, Tom Rosenthal and Kieran Hodgson.

Along with Ivo Graham, he hosts hit podcast Gig Pigs, and his sharp joke-writing and political takes have been featured on multiple guest appearances on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, Catherine Bohart’s TL;DR and Rhys James’ What Are You Talking About (both Radio 4). He’s also been a regular writer for Mock The Week and The News Quiz.

★★★★★ “A career-defining show.” Broadway Baby

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.

Rock The Tots: Transport

Fri 4 Apr • 11am • Full £8 per head • Music

Created by Steph & Craig Mitchell

Gigs for little ones… and their grown-ups!

Beep beep! Rock The Tots returns, and this month’s theme is all about modes of transport. We will have all your fave vehicles in there, probably even a few you’ve forgotten about! Tunes will include Kylie, Blur and Fleetwood Mac – to name but a few!

Come on this road trip with us; we promise lots of fun. Live guitar, singing, props and puppets, funny memes and – of course – great tunes that you know and love.

Sessions are approximately 1 hour long, without an interval.
Suitable for children aged 0-6, and their adults. Under 1s go free!
Please note that space is limited so, if you can, ditch the buggy and bring a sling instead.

Markus Birdman: We Are All In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Gutter

Fri 4 Apr • 7:30pm • Full £15.50 Concs £13.50 • Comedy

Proudly presented by Phil McIntyre Live

Last year, after 20 years of stand up, I did Britain’s Got Talent. People asked me, “why now?”. The year before, I’d also had a stroke and lost half my eyesight. I was now keen to talk about my experience, comedically, to as wide an audience as possible. I did quite well, got to the semi-finals & had my 15 minutes fame.

Careful what you wish for! Who knew that talking about my experience would be so offensive? How dare I make jokes about my own strokes & blindness! “You nasty, awful man”.

This is a candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are, is something they want to hear about. Otherwise “you deserve your stroke*.”

Never mind the haters, I come back at you with love. Well, a couple of you can still kiss my half-blind backside**

*an actual online comment
**I never had a single complaint from anyone who had actually had a stroke.

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.

Eshaan Akbar: Live 2025

Sat 05 Apr • 7.30pm • Full £18.50 • Comedy

Phil McIntyre Live ltd by arrangement with Blue Book Management proudly presents:

Eshaan Akbar: Live 2025

Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! Eshaan’s previous tour, The Pretender, was described by The Times as “pretty sick” (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good.

Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, including Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Kae Kurd sobe sure to buy tickets for this much-anticipated tour.

As seen on Sex Education (Netflix), Mock The Week (BBC), QI (BBC), Live At The Apollo (BBC), Comedy Central Live and many more.

Forthcoming TV includes The Last Leg (Channel 4) and Pilgrimage (BBC). A long with being heard on award-winning podcasts Have A Word, Ninetwentynine, and Spitting Image, as well as LBC, Times Radio, and Radio 4.

‘An artfully pointed, refreshingly funny hour that suggests a big talent in the making.” ★★★★ The Times

“A fine comic entertainer, an intelligent maker of points and a wealth of fascinating facts” ★★★★ The Scotsman

“Genius stand-up comedy” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

“A story that’s likely to go far” Chortle

@eshaanakbarm

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. Telephone bookings incur an additional booking fee per transaction.

Daniel Sinclair: Comedy Hypnosis Show

Wed 9 Apr • 8pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Comedy

Presented by Stage Hypnotist Daniel Sinclair

A mesmerisingly hilarious hypnosis show where volunteers have their imaginations unlocked and realities altered… all through the power of hypnosis. Buckle up tight. Prepare to be spellbound and in fits of laughter. Choose to SEE the show or BE the show!

Prepare for a night of wonder and comedy as one of the UK’s top hypnotists and renowned mentalist brings you an unmissable show. With multiple five star reviews, Daniel Sinclair has been described as “the next Derren Brown” (Phoenix Arts Club). “Blew me away!” (Jimmy Carr).

Performance for research purposes and any hypnosis is self-induced.
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.

Jack & Jordan: Cosmic Twegheads

Thu 10 Apr • 7:30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Comedy

Lifelong best buddies, Jack & Jordan, are the COSMIC TWEGHEADS! In this story-driven sketch show about space, The Two Ronnies, and a couple of boys with no worries (ever), Jack & Jordan are taking you to space for reasons they can’t (and won’t) go into right now.

Join them for a farewell flight aboard their patented flying ironing board, stopping at The Cats Eyes Factory, The Island of a Thousand Lost Souls and, of course, The Pub. So, iron your shirts and bottle up those feelings for their last show on earth as these two boys show you what makes a Tweghead truly Cosmic.

★★★★★ “Quick and slick with great charisma” The Derek Awards
★★★★½ “funny and absurd in equal measures” Theatre, Films and Art Reviews
★★★★ “Hilariously deconstructed… a wholesome and refreshing portrayal of positive masculinity” EdFringeReview
★★★★ “The next evolution of sketch comedy” Fringe Theatrefest Review

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

Jukebox Mashup Live Request Show

Fri 11 Apr • 7:30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Music/Comedy

Presented by Craig Mitchell

The Jukebox Mashup is a comedy request show based entirely on audience generated requests. It’s totally live, very silly, great fun and gets everyone involved.

The audience can ask for *any* song in the world and Craig will play and sing it on guitar. No rehearsal. No looking up chords. Instantly! Then the magic starts to happen. Craig will begin to ‘mashup’ three or four songs at the same time to make an epic improvised tune. As more audience requests pour in, more epic mashups are created!

This fast-paced evening will cover 30-60 songs per show from all genres and artists chosen entirely by the audience. If for any reason Craig doesn’t know the song, it’s made up on the spot based on the title! It’s very funny and brilliantly talented. Come along, get involved and watch the musical madness unfold.

What would you request?
Get involved, have a laugh.

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.