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Wed 28 & Thu 29 Oct • 7:30pm • Admission £15 • Professional Theatre

Presented by Live Wire Theatre

Loosely based on Chaucer’s Nun’s Priest’s Tale – an Aesop Fable style story about anthropomorphic chickens – Dougie Blaxland’s Chauntecleer & Pertlotte – subtitled.

‘A Beasty Babel Fable’  tells the quaint but utterly absurd story of how a jilted hen exacts eye-watering revenge on a faithless cockerel.

Delivered in language combining elements of Chaucer with the ‘nonsensical gobbledy-gook’ pioneered by comedy greats Stanley Unwin and Kenneth Williams, Chauntecleer & Pertlotte has been described as ‘comedic and literary gold’.

With just two actors playing all 24 of the diverse human and animal characters that populate Blaxland’s outlandish ‘farmy-warmy’ world Chauntecleer and Pertlotte is a ribbald romp of a play performed at ‘breakneck speed’.

Winner of Best New Play at the Brighton Festival, Chauntecleer & Pertelotte has also been nominated for the Scotsman Fringe First Award and the Popcorn New Writing Award at the Edinburgh Festival.

Sat 31 Oct • 7.30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Professional Theatre

Presented by Lumenis Theatre

Maurice and Hermia a migrant married couple make their home in the UK. Maurice is very proud of working as a care worker in an elderly care-home. Hermia, instead, struggles with motherhood and caring for their two-year-old alone but has found a friend in Darya, a woman in her late 70s, a resident of the care home also a migrant.

When during a period of global crisis Maurice is forced to choose between his family and having to live in the care home where he works, he tries to keep his marriage and the relationship with his two-year old son afloat.  Four years later, with further restrictions looming for migrant care workers, Maurice and Hermia take stock of their life choices.

A passionate play about a family, and their choices during a global crisis inspired by real life testimonies voices the human stories behind migration when the world is against them.

Wed 11 – Sat 14 Nov • 7.30pm • Full £15 Concs £12 • Professional Theatre

“You asked me for a ghost story. Here is one.”

1816. The year without a summer.

The sun has vanished, the rain will not stop, and five young writers are trapped inside Villa Diodati: Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, and John Polidori. To pass the storm-dark nights, Byron proposes a ghost story competition, and Mary begins to write the story that will become Frankenstein.

As the storm outside rages, Mary’s imagination brings Victor Frankenstein and his abandoned Creature to life, blurring the line between the Villa and Mary’s created world…

As WhimsiCo’s second foray into gothic literature, Mary’s Frankenstein is an imaginative new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, interweaving the legendary summer of 1816 with the full story of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature he cannot bear to love. An exciting and inciteful new take on the classic novel, about grief, ambition, artistic creation, and the terrible responsibility of bringing something to life.

Thu 19 Nov • 7.30pm • Full £10 Concs £8 • Professional Theatre

By Elisa Calvert

‘Well, there’s a big difference between you and me in that I’m dead and you’re not.’

After a chance meeting on a random rooftop one day, Ashley and Joel discuss life, death, and choice in this 50-minute, one-act play described as “darkly funny” and “earnestly human”.

Starring Elisabeth Calvert and Tobias Elsom-Cook.

Sun 29 Nov • 3pm • Admission £15 (Ages 2 and under go free) • Professional Theatre

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

I don’t know if you know, but 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 Snowball, his brand new reindeer handler, she’s keen to get things right, though is a bit prone to mishap. We’re sure her talents will shine through in the end and she may even achieve her dream of turning into a snowball.

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 Snowball play with her favourite snow elf circus toys, enjoy a Q&A with Santa and more. They’ll also answer the big questions of the Santa story and show glimpses of their Christmas magic.

Created and performed by Stewart Wright with Sallie Chedburn.

‘A funny and touching sprinkle of Christmas magic, which you’d be hard pressed not to be enchanted by, whatever your age.’  Bristol 24/7 

‘The most magical and authentic Father Christmas you’’ll ever meet’  Bristol Post

‘It was totally magical. We had such great feedback from our members and kiddies. The set and costumes are incredible. We loved it!’  Soho House

Thu 3 & Fri 4 Dec • 7.30pm • Admission £18 • Professional Theatre

‘Put it down, you fool! Do you want to look through a dead man’s eyes?’

Two chilling and thrilling tales from M R James, the master of the English ghost story.

In A View from a Hill a pair of old binoculars reveal the grisly history of an idyllic stretch of English landscape. In The Treasure of Abbot Thomas a treasure-seeker comes face to face with unspeakable horror at the bottom of ancient well.

Sat 5 Dec • 3pm & 7pm • Full £18 Concs £14 • Professional Theatre

Come and join Mitch Benn as he tours his acclaimed one-man production of A Christmas Carol around the UK this December.

Continuing Charles Dickens’ annual tradition of performing the story live, performing 27 characters and using Dickens’ original abridged text, let Mitch immerse you in the Christmas spirit with this beloved classic.

Fri 11 – Thu 24 Dec • Full £18 Concs £14 Preview £10 • Professional Theatre

Adapted by Matthew Price
Directed by Bryony Morgan
Music by Benjamin Hardy-Phillips

‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and a good tune!’

The race for Christmas Number One is on! Stuck in the recording studio with her intern, Dee. J. ScratchIt, Caroline has one last chance to climb the charts. But how can she write a hit tune when her bitterness towards the most festive time of the year takes over?

As the Spirits of Christmas Number One past, present, and future try to help reignite the musical flame within Caroline, she must face up to her rocky past with her old music pop-duo partner, Marley Jacobs. Will she have a change of heart and finally cop the Christmas Number One she’s always wanted?

Join us for a hilariously festive reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale. Blending Y2K nostalgia, contemporary pop, and an infectious soundtrack, this is an enchanting Christmas show for all the family!

Family Ticket

Book four or more tickets and receive one ticket free! This discount will be applied automatically at the checkout when you select four or more tickets.

Please note: only one free ticket is allowed per customer. Multiple bookings from the same customer will automatically be cancelled.

Brought to you by the creatives behind Ebb & Flow and Fear Gorta, with music from the composer behind Back to MooMoo and The Naughty List.

‘Brilliant, captivating, and funny to the bone.’  Royal Court Theatre (praise for Fear Gorta)

‘Tender, lyrical, beautiful…’  Bristol24/7 (praise for Ebb & Flow)

‘The music was a breath of fresh festive air!’ Audience Review (praise for The Naughty List)

Performance Schedule
Fri 11th – 7pm (Preview)
Sat 12th – 3pm
Sat 12th – 7pm
Sun 13th – 11am (Relaxed Performance)
Sun 13th – 3pm
Wed 16th – 7pm
Thu 17th – 7pm
Fri 18th – 4.30pm (After School Special)
Sat 19th – 3pm
Sat 19th – 7pm
Sun 20th – 11am (Relaxed Performance)
Sun 20th – 3pm
Tue 22nd – 3pm
Tue 22nd – 7pm
Wed 23rd – 3pm
Wed 23rd – 7pm
Thu 24th – 11am (Relaxed Performance)
Thu 24th – 3pm

Preview Performance
This is a preview of the actual show. In this performance, some elements may not be as they will be in the finished version. Changes will be made after this performance for the rest of the run. Prices are discounted for this performance.

Relaxed Performance
Christmas shows should be for everyone – and The Rondo is committed to accessibility, with multiple Relaxed Performances of Christmas Caroline. Relaxed Performances are for everyone, but lighting is less harsh, house lights remain on and audience members are free to make noise and move around the theatre. A breakout area will be available in the foyer. The only rule is: no shushing! Family Ticket Book four or more tickets and receive one ticket free! This discount will be applied automatically at the checkout when you select four or more tickets. Please note: only one free ticket is allowed per customer. Multiple bookings from the same customer will automatically be cancelled.

After School Special
On Friday 18th enjoy a special after school performance to celebrate the countdown to Christmas!