What’s on

The Goosebumps of Delight

Thu 30 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Professional Theatre

Adapted by Gavin Robertson
Presented by Gavin Robertson & Nicholas Collett

A sequel to The Ghost of a Smile, and spookily apt between Halloween and Christmas, two (more) of Charles Dickens’ ghost stories, with a comic element- adapted from his original stories The Baron of Grogzwig – in which a downhearted Baron is visited by a sinister apparition, and The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton – the latter being Dickens’ own inspiration for what later became A Christmas Carol!
The themes of redemption and humility are all there – but funnier!

Physical theatre/storytelling… with a handy interval!

“Robertson and Collett are exceptional” Kansas City Star

Running time: Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes, including interval
Age Guidance: 12+
Content Warning: Contains references to suicide
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.

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Wed 5 – Sat 8 Nov • 7:30pm • Full £12 Concs £10 • Professional Theatre

Adapted for the stage by Lottie Dance
Presented by WhimsiCo

“Man is not one, but truly two.”

WhimsiCo take a dive into the dark with their new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, combining psychedelic rock with classic gothic horror.

To all who know him, Gabriel Utterson is a good man, but when he must investigate a string of mysterious murders somehow connected to his friend Dr Jekyll, he finds that he must discover more about himself than pleasantries if he is to solve the strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

An electrifying new feminist take on the classic novel by the weird uncle of gothic horror, WhimsiCo’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is set to be an exploration into what happens when personal loyalty takes over morality, and where the line between good and evil blurs.

Running time: approximately 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
Age guidance: 14+
Content warnings: Violence (particularly against women), Death, Drug Use
Health warnings: Haze, Strobes/Flashing Lights, Sudden Loud Noises

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.

Montague Terrace

Wed 12 Nov • 7:30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Professional Theatre

Written by Adrian Harris
Presented by Brass Works Theatre

In the heart of London, at Montague Terrace, an old Victorian house harbours the intertwined stories of four strangers separated by decades. Amid the ruins of war in 1944, a shell-shocked soldier meets a Czech refugee. In the uncertainty after the pandemic, David meets Sarah, who is trapped in an abusive marriage. Their lives converge and echo across time, watched over by an ancient Plane tree that has silently witnessed it all.

Montague Terrace, written by Adrian Harris, recipient of a Peggy Ramsay Grant and the South Glos Council Chair’s Award, was funded by a WECA Artist’s grant to write this new play.

Running time: approximately 1 hour 15 minutes
Age recommendation: 13+
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.

I Don’t Have A Maths GCSE

Thu 13 Nov • 7:30pm • Full £16.50 Concs £14.50 • Professional Theatre

By Mia Borthwick

In I Don’t Have a Maths GCSE, Mia Borthwick takes us on a laugh-out-loud musical comedy journey through her own insecurities and low self-esteem after being diagnosed with Dyscalculia. From struggling with school to feeling like a failure in her career, Mia turns her personal struggles into relatable and hilarious anecdotes. Whether you’ve failed an exam or still don’t have a clue what algebra is, this show is a reminder that our individual quirks and foibles can make us all the more interesting in the end.

★★★★★ “Unashamedly bold, honest and brilliant” Jo Fisher, Fringe Theatrefest
“One of the best one-person fringe shows I’ve seen” Audience Review
“There wasn’t an unsplit side, or a dry seat in the house!” Audience Review

Running time: approximately 1 hour
Age guidance: 16+
Contains 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.

F**king Legend

Fri 21 Nov • 7:30pm • Full £14 Concs £12 • Professional Theatre

Written & Performed by Olly Hawes

It can be hard to change, even when the world’s falling apart.

A show about socks and sex and buying tat on holiday, and fear of death, and whether or not it’s an issue that you’re watching the world burn and all you can do is try to find meaning in the dancing of the flames, and also is it even possible to be a good man?

TOP 10 SHOW – EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2024 – The Crush Bar

★★★★ “Terrifically smart and discomforting… exhilarating” The Scotsman
★★★★ “Entirely new and innovative, a distinctive voice in contemporary theatre” Adventures in Theatreland
★★★★★ “A marvel to behold – powerful, commanding, utterly essential” All That Dazzles

Running Time: Approximately 65 minutes
Age guidance: 16+
Content warnings: This show contains distressing or potentially triggering, themes, and descriptions of violence, sex, sexual, violence and 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.

Robert Lloyd Parry as M R James 3 credit Shelagh Bidwell

Not Truly Dead: Three Ghost Stories by M R James

Thu 4 & Fri 5 Dec • 7:30pm • Full £18 Concs £18 • Professional Theatre

Presented by Nunkie

“His eyes were deep-sunk. And over them, from the brows to the cheek-bone, hung cobwebs. Thick, grey cobwebs…”

Three tales of the restless dead, by the master of the English ghost story.

In Rats, a reading holiday in a quiet coastal inn is thrown into confusion by a horribly thin Something in the neighbouring room. In An Evening’s Entertainment a blackberry thicket on a country lane conceals the site of a blasphemous and bloody ritual. And in The Tractate Middoth the bookstacks of a university library are host to an unnaturally strong smell of dust…

There are no safe spaces in the world of M R James.

“The perfect mix of humour, warmth, apprehension and profound unease. A most pleasing terror…” The Sunday Times

Age guidance: 12+
Running time: Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes, including 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.

Santa and Sven

Sat 6 Dec • 2pm • Full £15 • Professional Theatre

Santa & Sven are very excited to be bringing their magical Christmas show to The Rondo Theatre this December!

Filling the stockings of every child in the world in just one night is a HUMONGOUS undertaking. It requires planning, team work, dedication and – of course – a sprinkling of Christmas magic. These last few years Santa has taken to recce-ing ahead of the big drop to help Christmas Eve run as smoothly as possible. He brings with him Sven the reindeer handler, his excitable and talented Snow Elf.

Together, they’re hoping to shave valuable seconds off their busy Christmas Eve schedule by gathering crucial stocking location and roof landing intel ahead of time. Are you up to the challenge of helping our festive heroes with their quest? Get a peek into their enchanting world, see Sven play with his favourite snow elf circus toys, enjoy a Q&A with Santa and more.

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 Naughty List

Fri 12 – Wed 24 Dec • Various Times • Full £16 – £14 Concs £14 – £12 • Professional Theatre

Presented by Finding Gaffney Productions

Written by Leah Brine

Micky is a grumpy delivery driver on a relentless festive mission – racing against the clock to deliver every last package before Christmas Day. But with long hours and endless parcels, there’s little time left for the one person who matters most: their daughter.

Just when it all seems too much, along comes Brady Clause – a mysterious woman with a clipboard, a sparkle in his eye, and years of confinement managing the Naughty List. She offers Micky a chance to turn things around…but not without just Clause.

Will the deliveries make it on time? Can Micky rediscover what Christmas is really about? And more importantly… will you end up on The Naughty List?

Packed with festive fun, heart, and a sprinkle of magic – this is a Christmas show that truly delivers.

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.

Top Secret – The Magic of Science: High Voltage

Sat 30 May • 2pm • Admission £15 • Professional Theatre

Join Top Secret as they go on a High Voltage Adventure!

Fusing the mystery of magic with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hang on to your seats and experience a non-stop action packed interactive magical science show with experiments and magic that will capture the imagination.

Top Secret is a fast moving colourful magical science show suitable for the whole family filled with mystery, suspense, and lots and lots of mess!

Running time: 80 minutes (with 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.