The Rondo Theatre events in Bath Fringe Festival
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| By Piggy Nero & Cal McCrystal | ||||
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Thu 1st June to Fri 2nd June at 8:00pm |
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Lord George of Ponsonby is in love with his glamorous maid, Mathilde, but she runs off with a romantic travelling Minstrel in search of a cure for the plague. A hilarious tale of sex and death, Bubonic Play was a word-of-mouth hit at last year's Edinburgh festival, and Director/Co-Writer Cal McCrystal has been described as “The brains behind some of the funniest theatre in Britain these past five years” (The Independent). “A joy throughout” - The List |
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| Tickets: £8.00, Concessions £6.00 | Professional |
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Sat 3rd June at 8:00pm |
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Winner of the Time Out 'Outstanding Achievement Award 2006', Robin Ince has also appeared on Radio 2's The Day the Music Died, Channel 4's Pilot Show, Radio 4's Loose Ends and Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music. “An assured comic... Ince makes beefburgers of some of today's most sacred holy cows” - Independent on Sunday |
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Sun 4th June at 8:00pm |
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One time variety star, and self proclaimed 'doyen of light entertainment,' Count Arthur Strong makes his much awaited return to the stage after his smash hit BBC Radio 4 series. All Tourettic ticks, false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance. An expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origins of the species, every moment with Arthur is an enlightening experience. Join him as he attempts to recall his distinguished career and set a sound track to his life. “Pure comic genius” - The Telegraph |
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| Tickets: £8.00, Concessions £6.00 | Professional |
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By Kay Adshead | ||||||||
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Wed 7th June to Thu 8th June at 8:00pm |
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Following a tour to Australia and New York - this is explosive theatre that will change hearts and minds. An African woman arrives at Heathrow fleeing for her life, seeking asylum. Interrogated, locked up, abused and humiliated she is witness to the brutality of the State and the casual disregard for an individual's human rights. Sarah Niles gives a compelling performance playing 48 characters in 90 minutes. Winner of the First Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Festival this is humane and powerful theatre. “Fragile and beautiful, angry and raw.” - The List “Heart wrenching without descending into sentimentality... Political theatre is alive again.” - Evening Standard |
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Fri 9th June at 8:00pm |
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Like Mel Brooks crossed with Delicatessen and Brazil, Fetch! is a funny, urban fantasy set in a gloriously skewed world peopled by bizarre characters. Using 16mm film and video projections to highly atmospheric effect, Fetch! is a fast fire comic tale that will appeal to everyone aged 12+. Directed by John Nicholson of Peepolykus. “A surreal and hilarious evening.......sit back and revel in Big State's trademark high-octane madcappery” - Venue Magazine |
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| Tickets: £8.00, Concessions £6.00 | Professional |
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By Margaret Cabourn-Smith & Zoe Gardner. | ||||||||
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Sat 10th June at 8:00pm |
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GASP! as Chlamydia and Calamine, the Siamese twins cruelly separated by a kindly but misinformed doctor, exhume the seamier side of the Victorian Music Hall Freak Show. SQUIRM! as you are subjected to Victorian heavy metal. SQUEAL! at the sight of terrifying freaks such as the 'Biscuit-Eyed Lady' and 'Madame Juju and her Pointless Arms'. “Highly original writing, and very entertaining” - Fringe Report |
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Bath Spa University Department of Drama presents a mini-season
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| By Sarah Kane and Lars Noren | ||||
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Tue 13th June at 8:00pm Sat 17th June at 2:00pm |
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Sarah Kane's last play, 4:48 Psychosis, adapted by Katy Mitton as an 'exhibition of clinical depression'. Lars Noren's Blood is a reworking of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex featuring parents who lost a son during the 1970s Chilean military junta. |
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| Tickets: £6.00, Concessions £4.00 | Student | |||
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| By Eugene Ionesco | ||||
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Wed 14th June to Thu 15th June at 8:00pm |
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From the mundane to the insane: six characters spiral dangerously out of control as they try to maintain ?normality?. From the regular to the jugular, this will leave you wondering why you are here and where you are headed. Co-produced with Proactive Productions |
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| Tickets: £6.00, Concessions £4.00 | Student | |||
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| inspired by Nathaniel West's A Cool Million | ||||
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Fri 16th June to Sat 17th June at 8:00pm |
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Do you want to make it big? Have it all? Don't we all? This large ensemble physical theatre piece investigates oversized desire - and its price. Inspired by the legendary 1930s novel A Cool Million. Cut me. Soothe me. Make me. |
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| Tickets: £6.00, Concessions £4.00 | Student | |||
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| By Graham Billing and Frederica Dunstan | ||||||
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Fri 23rd June to Sat 24th June at 8:00pm |
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Three of history's most fascinating and often misunderstood women - Henry VIII's first three wives - are confined to a room for eternity to accept the truth of their pasts. Was Katherine of Aragon really a saint? Was Anne Boleyn truly the temptress and adulterer that legend makes us believe? Was Jane Seymour Henry's doormat wife? And what about Mary Boleyn - Anne's sister? Was she really a nobody stuck in Anne's shadow? SweetFA Productions aims to produce works of new writing which deal with areas of English heritage and culture that appear neglected in mainstream, contemporary theatre. |
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Fri 30th June, Sat 1st July at 7:30pm Sat 1st July at 2:00pm |
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Children from 3 to 16 years will perform a variety of dance music and drama to entertain all the family. |
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| Tickets: £6.00, Concessions £5.00 | Dance | |||
The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
