⭐️ PANTO CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️
We are delighted to announce that Channel 5's Milkshake! presenter and award-winning pantomime star OLIVIA BIRCHENOUGH will appear as Snow White, joining Jon Monie & Nick Wilton.
Book Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs:
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#JustAnnounced
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We are delighted to share with you the special guest stars appearing in THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE this January.
Hollywood stars TOM HIDDLESTON, CHARLES DANCE & TV favourite SUE HOLDERNESS and more! All starring at various performances over the next two weeks.
A member of
@PlayGoesWrong
company tested positive for Covid on Friday, forcing the company into self-isolation. But… the story doesn’t end there. In the true spirit of
@MischiefComedy
, the West End cast are now ready and waiting in the wings! The show will go on this Christmas!
Seven months to the day since the last performance, our beautiful auditorium is about to welcome back the audience for our first socially distanced performance! Thank you to everyone who has helped us to get this far, and best wishes to the cast and crew for the opening night 👏
7.30pm, should be curtain up time... instead, our gorgeous facade is just beginning to glow red in support of theatres and venues and all their staff around the country...
#LightItInRed
@LightItInRed
(thanks to
@EnlightenedLx
for the equipment)
WE'RE BACK!! Delighted to announce we're reopening with an Autumn Season of three classic plays, performed in a socially distanced auditorium. BETRAYAL (14-31 Oct), COPENHAGEN (4-21 Nov) & OLEANNA (25 Nov-12 Dec). Full details at General booking 11 Sept.
Theatre Royal Bath is delighted to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed and multi-award-winning theatre and opera director DEBORAH WARNER as the new Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio.
MY COUSIN RACHEL - production pictures from the new stage adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's psychological thriller, starring HELEN GEORGE, SIMON SHEPHERD and JACK HOLDEN.
Runs until Saturday 23 November. (photo credit: Nobby Clark)
LAST CHANCE TO SEE... it's the final week of INTO THE WOODS, don't miss this "stunning", "superb", "triumphant" production! Must end this Saturday, 10 September
THE OMISSION OF THE FAMILY COLEMAN - "Bleakly and brutally funny ... quirky and well-constructed script ... becomes compelling and ultimately poignant" British Theatre Guide...
RED ALERT ... Tonight, we will again be joining with theatres & venues across the UK, lighting buildings in red to highlight the ongoing difficulties for the entertainment & events industries due to current restrictions.
#LightItInRed
#WeMakeEvents
🕦 Less than 1 week to go...
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, appears in Bath, Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 March.
★★★★★ "Theatrical magic" Sunday Times
★★★★★ Independent
★★★★★ Mail on Sunday
✨INTO THE WOODS at the Theatre Royal Bath this month.
Scroll through these lovely rehearsal pics of the Baker and his Wife played by Rhashan Stone & Alex Young.
Friends booking now open for THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, comedy chaos in Bath this Christmas! 17 December - 10 January. General booking from Mon 5 October. Box Office 01225 448844 (Picture of original West End cast, 2020 cast tbc).
@playgoeswrong
@mischiefcomedy
FRANK AND PERCY is a new play by Ben Weatherill starring IAN McKELLEN and ROGER ALLAM, appearing at the Theatre Royal Bath 25 July - 5 Aug. Book now: 📸Jack Merriman
@BenWeatherill
🗣️"Their naturalistic style combined with real emotion and even occasional – and beautifully performed – physical comedy are joys to behold. And that’s what makes this production an absolute must-see". - The Bath and Wiltshire Parent
🎟️➡️Last few seats:
Take a look at these rehearsal images from the National Premiere of
@BenWeatherill
's
FRANK AND PERCY
⭐️Ian McKellen, Roger Allam
📆25 July - 5 August
Book for this witty & poignant two-hander:
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Delighted to announce that the Main House will reopen in May with Ralph Fiennes starring in T.S. Eliot's FOUR QUARTETS, a co-production with
@RoyalDerngate
. Opens in Bath 25 May, priority booking from today, general booking opens from Friday 26 March.
Online booking is now open for THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG!! Comedy chaos at the Theatre Royal Bath this Christmas... 17 December - 10 January, or call Box Office on 01225 448844
@mischiefcomedy
@playgoeswrong
(Pic shows original West End cast. 2020 cast tbc)
🗣️"Ian McKellen plays with his voice like a virtuoso musician, his modulation and emphasis bringing subtleties of meaning any writer would be cheering from the back row of the gods to hear". - Stage Talk Magazine
FRANK AND PERCY (last few seats):
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🚨 OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE opens in Bath tomorrow!
Adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, watch them in conversation. ⬇️
@NationalTheatre
BOOK NOW:
Production pics from THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG which opened yesterday to two incredible (socially distanced) audiences! Plenty more to come, runs until Sat 16 Jan, perfect show to brighten your year!
@mischiefcomedy
@playgoeswrong
(Photos: Robert Day).
Best wishes to our friends at the Bristol Hippodrome who are welcoming back audiences for the first time in over 17 months tonight!
@BristolHipp
#BackOnStage
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Happy
#worldtheatreday2021
- we can’t wait to be welcoming you all back through these doors very soon! Thank you for all the support we have received in these crazy last twelve months. See you soon!
🐶🐶Not long now until IAN McKELLEN and ROGER ALLAM star in FRANK AND PERCY at the Theatre Royal Bath. This new play written by
@BenWeatherill
, appears from 25 July - 5 Aug. Book now while tickets still available: 📸Jack Merriman
As we are now
#tier3
all remaining performances of
@playgoeswrong
and OLEANNA have been cancelled. All bookers are being contacted.
This is of course deeply disappointing for our audiences but the vaccine rollout announcement means we can look to the future with real confidence.
JUST ANNOUNCED ... INTO THE WOODS, Stephen Sondheim's legendary musical comes to Theatre Royal Bath 19 Aug - 10 Sept 2022, directed by Terry Gilliam. Associates booking opens today, Friends booking opens tomorrow (14 Dec), General booking from 20 December.
✨Catch
@CharlieBrooks0
(EastEnders) chatting to Phil & Holly on
@thismorning
about Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane, now on tour!
(Watch from 56:10)
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⭐
@OceanOnStage
tours to Bath 7 - 18 March
Huge congratulations to WENDI PETERS, who was last night announced as the 2020 Winner of Best Mythical Being (Fairy) by the Great British Pantomime Awards, for her fabulous
#FairyBonBon
in BEAUTY & THE BEAST, written Jon Monie!
@UKP_Ltd
@WendiPeters
@JonMonie
@GBPantoAwards
THE DRESSER -
@JulianClary
and Matthew Kelly star in Ronald Harwood's evocative, affectionate and hilarious portrait of backstage life. 9 - 18 September (rescheduled from 2020)
#LightsUpSeason
#BookNow
✨ 'Are you ready for an adventure?'
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is now on-sale for Associates booking today (Wed)!
📅 Friends available from tomorrow (Thurs)
📅 General on-sale THURS 16 JUNE.
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@OceanOnStage
@NationalTheatre
@neilhimself
JUST ANNOUNCED - Ricky Gervais at the Theatre Royal Bath on Sunday 24 February. Warm-up show for his SUPERNATURE tour, plus support. Tickets go on sale online and from the Box Office from 10am on Friday 18 January.
A wonderful (re)opening night for BETRAYAL last night. A huge thank you to the first audience to return to the auditorium for seven months, and to our brilliantly hard working FoH team! Photos
@bettybhandari
And this was even before the fantastic performances onstage!
GOING WRONGER FOR LONGER!! Extra week and additional Sunday performances added for The Play That Goes Wrong
@TheatreRBath
this Christmas – now runs until Sunday 17 January.
@mischiefcomedy
@playgoeswrong
JUST ANNOUNCED ...
@mischiefcomedy
return to
@TheatreRBath
this Christmas with their smash-hit comedy, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG!
From 17 Dec 2020 - 10 Jan 2021! Priority booking from 28 Sept, general booking from 5 Oct.
The pantomime CINDERELLA has been postponed until Dec 2021
Don't miss last few chances to catch FRANK AND PERCY this week, starring Ian McKellen and Roger Allam.
🗣️"Taking on the title roles with such gravitas, skill and poise that it’s pure joy to see them practice their art. The Bath and Wiltshire Parent
RALPH FIENNES in FOUR QUARTETS, now open at the Theatre Royal Bath. Sold out, returns only, contact Box Office on the day of performance.
Photography Credit - MATT HUMPHREY
@kikibaby79
HI Akiya, so sorry to have heard this. Was the booking made via our Digs List? Please message me directly, and will look into this for you.
CHARLIE & STAN have well and truly arrived in Bath!
Danielle Bird (Charlie Chaplin), Jerone Marsh-Reid (Stan Laurel) and Reggie (Scraps the Dog) hit the streets on a break from rehearsals. Thanks to Bath Spa & Anna Barclay for the photos.
@davidsoho1
(1/2) 👋 Sending a massive Theatre Royal Bath THANK YOU AND FAREWELL to our fantastic Aladdin company after an amazing run. With record-breaking charity donations from our wonderful audiences too.
We love panto season!❤️
Just one week to go until we welcome back an audience for the first time in seven months! BETRAYAL opens on Wednesday 14 October... tickets are still available to join us for what promises to be a very special evening!
#WelcomeBack
#SeeItSafely
#Reopening
#Autumn2020
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As the curtain comes down on the final performance, a huge thank you to our wonderful cast and crew, all the backstage and Front of House staff, and of course, our brilliant audiences who have helped to make BEAUTY & THE BEAST such a massive success! See you next year!
@UKP_Ltd
PRESS RELEASE
Theatre Royal Bath is busy preparing to welcome audiences back into its three auditoria in line with the government’s roadmap for re-opening in May 2021. A Spring/Summer programme will be announced at the end of March.
Further info here -
CHARLIE & STAN and TRB would love to invite
@NHSuk
staff to opening performances next week, as a thank you for all their incredible work. Call the Box Office on 01225 448844 quoting NHS INVITE to claim a pair of tickets for Mon/Tues evening
@RUHBath
@swasFT
@NorthBristolNHS
#FIRSTLOOK
at rehearsal pictures for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF at the Ustinov Studio. Starring
@ElizabethMcGov
, Dougray Scott, Charles Aitken, Gina Bramhill.
📅13 Jan - 11 Feb
📷Johan Persson
Thank you to
@itvwestcountry
for visiting today to highlight the difficulties facing TRB and all theatres as we await guidance on how and when we can safely reopen to the public. If you can support us through these difficult times, please visit Thank you!
Join us as we go INTO THE WOODS with this iconic show beginning its run here at Theatre Royal Bath TONIGHT.
If you are too excited to wait, you can read this article from
@WhatsOnStage
with a behind-the-scenes rehearsal video.
➡️
📷 Matt Crockett
Today is
#InspiringFutureTheatre
Day, a day to celebrate the amazing work theatre professionals do across the UK to inspire young people, communities and schools. We'll be sharing lots of posts through the day of work from our brilliant team
@theeggbath
!
The Egg Theatre, Bath
Opens Tonight... don't miss GROAN UPS, the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong are back or more with this comedy for anyone who ever went to school! Here in Bath until Saturday 21 August.
@mischiefcomedy
@GroanUpsShow
Good luck to the Romans, continuing their promotion push this weekend! We’re packed to the rafters for our matinees on Saturday, so if you’re looking for some alternative local drama (and a different sort of Hamlet!), get yourself to Twerton Park!!
TICKETS 🎟 | Advance tickets for Saturday's match vs
@DulwichHamletFC
are available!
1️⃣ Buy from phone, tablet, PC or Mac & get the tickets sent straight to your device.
2️⃣ Print or bring ticket on your phone.
3️⃣ Go to turnstile 10 & scan your ticket.
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JUST ANNOUNCED - our "LIGHTS UP" season, running from May 2021 - January 2022. Several shows already on sale, new shows open to Associate members from 12 April, Friends from 13 April, General booking from 19 April. See the full season brochure here -
Can you support the TRB?
@David_Suchet
has today lent his support to our campaign to raise funds while our doors are closed. Any donations will help us to reopen as soon and as safely as possible. If you can help, please visit
GROAN UPS ★★★★★ "Thoughtfully structured, beautifully delivered, properly funny and powerfully poignant. Had us both gulping back tears and doubled with laughter" Bath Life Magazine
@BathLifeMag
@GroanUpsShow
@mischiefcomedy
Here until Saturday, don't miss it!
Look out for the Theatre Royal Bath on ITV News West Country at 6pm this evening, as they feature the plight of theatres across the region which continue to be affected by the government's guidelines on closures and live performances. ITV West Country, 6pm
@itvwestcountry
Don't forget to purchase your souvenir programme if you're coming to watch FRANK AND PERCY, which opens tonight! (only last few seats remaining for the run).
#BTS
#FrankAndPercy
#TheatreRoyalBath
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG "A family-friendly stream of silliness and best of British slapstick. It takes great skill to bungle a performance so well. The show’s runaway success is undoubted and unsurprising"
@TheBathMagazine
@playgoeswrong
@mischiefcomedy
We love these fab shots of writer & actor IAN HALLARD & director MARK GATISS, who are touring new comedy
@wayoldfriendsdo
to Bath at the end of May. Read their interview from here: 🗣️ 📸 Darren Bell
@IanHallard
@Markgatiss
What's on this week at the Theatre Royal Bath?
THE TIME MACHINE is a hilairoius retelling of the HG Wells classic novel. Here DAVE HEARN speaks to DAVE HEARN about the show! 🤣
@timemachineHGW
@DaveHearn2
#TimeMachineTour
More info & tickets here:
BEAUTY & THE BEAST - “A script sparkling with wit… excellent festive fun” Western Daily Press
★★★★ “Production values are sky high… all as good as a flaming Christmas pud” StageTalk
"Unabashedly upbeat, brazenly buoyant and full-on festive fabulous" Bath Magazine
We ask for our customer’s patience and support as we work through this difficult situation and would like to reassure everyone that at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov and egg theatres, the wellbeing and safety of our staff, artists and audiences is of utmost priority.