What’s on

Wed 22 – Sat 25 Apr • 7.45pm • Full £15 Concs £14 • Community Theatre

Written by Sally Potter
Presented by Platform 8

Janet hosts an intimate gathering of friends to celebrate her long-awaited political ascension, a night she imagines will mark the beginning of a new triumphant chapter. Instead, the evening summons a volatile mix of people bound together by old wounds, buried secrets, and simmering resentments.

When Janet’s husband makes a shocking announcement, the room fractures. Confessions spill, alliances crumble, and the elegant soiree spirals into chaos. What begins with polite smiles and clinking champagne glasses unravels into accusations, betrayal and a pointed gun!

A comedy of tragic proportions.

Wed 29 Apr – Sat 2 May • 7:30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre

By William Shakespeare

The Managing Directors of the Athenian and Amazonian factories look to mark their marriage and the merger of their two companies with a night of celebration. A group of factory workers (rude mechanicals) rehearse their play for this very night. Four lovers steal away to escape the judgement of their overbearing elders. All the while, the King and Queen of fairyland fight for control in the surrounding streets.

Bath Drama presents a fun reimagining of one of Shakespeare’s most fantastical works, full of fairies, romance, magic, comedy and mayhem, transposed from the medieval Athens and the surrounding forest to a 1980’s factory and the dark, winding streets.

Thu 14 – Sat 16 May • 7:30pm • Sat Matinee 2:30pm • Full £8 Concs £6 • Community Theatre

By Ödön von Horváth, adapted by Ed Viney.  

The obedient and dutiful stationmaster, Thomas Hudetz, fails to change the railway signal in time. In the aftermath of an accident that has killed 18 people, the whole town support Hudetz until it becomes clear he is the guilty one.

Freely adapted from Der jüngste Tag by Ödön von Horváth, Judgment Day is a thrilling examination of individual and collective responsibility, and how one kiss can change everything.

Join Bath Spa University’s cast of third-year BA Acting students, in collaboration with Theatre, Festival and Event Production students, in this production presented by Bath Spa Productions, adapted and directed by Ed Viney.

Tue 19 – Fri 22 May • 7.30pm • Admission £15 • Community Theatre

A joyous new musical adaptation of Sue Townsend’s much-loved book. ‘A bittersweet blast of pre-digital fun that speaks to all ages’ (The Times), this timeless tale of teenage angst, family struggles and unrequited love, is told through the eyes of tortured poet and misunderstood intellectual Adrian Mole. One of the most enduring comedy characters of all time, he’s the hapless, hilarious, spotty teenager who captured the zeitgeist of 1980s Britain.

With an infectious score and a script as sidesplittingly outrageous as the original novel, this new musical brings Adrian’s story to life for a new generation of theatregoers, and those old enough to remember his adventures first time around! An entertaining romp through teen awkwardness we can all relate to!

Wed 17 – Sat 20 Jun • 7:30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre

By Ron House, Alan Shearman, Diz White, John Neville Andrews, Derek Cunningham

The evil Otto Van Brunno and the dastardly Lenya are up to no good. Having kidnapped a Professor for their nefarious purposes, it’s up to the dashing Bullshot Crummond to save the day!

A riotous parody of 1930s adventure stories and stiff-upper-lip heroics, The Rondo Theatre Company presents Bullshot Crummond – a fast-paced, gloriously silly send-up of British pulp fiction. Expect moustaches, maniacal villains, damsels in distress, and a lot of quick changes — all delivered with a wink and a perfectly polished accent. Think Indiana Jones meets The 39 Steps meets Blackadder, but with even less sense and a lot more fun. Audience dressing up is encouraged!

This is the Rondo Theatre Company’s annual charity production.