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Fri 31st October at 11:59pm Thu 30th October to Sat 1st November, Sat 1st November at 8:00pm |
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Following its sell-out success last year the Natural Theatre Company recreates a 1950's style cinema complete with decrepit staff, stale popcorn and obligatory 'b' movie. If you can get past old Sprocket, the commissionaire, you'll be shown to your seat by flirty usherette, Honey Wagon (runner up of “Miss Hot Dog” 1958 ). Once in your seat you can relax while Ernie Glissendo runs his hands over his mighty Organ and encourages you to sing along to his bouncing balls. So come and enjoy a night at a 1950's cinema. Wear your best 1950's outfits, (prizes for the best dressed!). Sample 3D and Smellovision! Sample the usherettes! But no snogging in the back row!! |
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Bath Film Festival returns to the Rondo in 2009 with an intriguing selection of world cinema! Building on the success in previous years of this 'festival within the festival', we'll be programming eight titles in the Bath Debut strand, the soul of which resides at The Rondo.
For more information, visit the Bath Film Festival website.
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Thu 6th November at 8:00pm |
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Is it wicked to submit to extreme desires & emotions, or is it more destructive to try and keep a lid on them? The truth will out in this dark and playful drama inspired by 'Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde'. Watch in wonder as the strange case of The Bad One unfolds into a cautionary fairytale of unrequited life... Starring a talented cast including Janice Connolly (Holy Mary in Channel 4's Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and acclaimed stand-up Mrs Barbara Nice). A chilling gothic fable for newcomers and seasoned theatre fans alike! |
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Fri 7th November to Sat 8th November at 8:00pm |
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In a psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. This is an incendiary tale of race, madness and power at the heart of a dying NHS. Plain Clothes produce contemporary writing from across the globe. The company's last production Laura Wade's “Breathing Corpses” won Venue's “Play Of The Year” 2007. “Constantly unexpected, gripping, lifelike and not a cliché in site. Brilliant” - (Steve Wright, Venue Magazine on Breathing Corpses) |
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By Edward Albee | ||||||||
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Wed 12th November to Sat 15th November at 7:30pm |
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Five years since Playing Up burst onto the scene with Waiting For Godot, this highly talented company presents another of the greatest plays of the twentieth century. George and Martha play out a series of devastating mind games during one booze fuelled night. Their guests, Honey and Nick, are drawn unwillingly into one of the funniest, cruellest and imaginative wars of words. A justifiable sell out... Playing Up's production was faultless - Bath Chronicle review of Journey's End 2008 |
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Wed 19th November at 8:00pm |
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Simon Day first started in stand up comedy in 1990, winning the Time Out New Act of the Year award in 1991. He rose to prominence in 'The Fast Show' also touring extensively performing his many characters. This is his debut solo stand up tour, with no wigs, hats or comedy glasses. He will attempt to explain what it is like to be a clown, hero, genius, loser and true artist all wrapped up in one show - don't miss it! “The maverick conscience of The Fast Show” - N.M.E |
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Thu 20th November at 8:00pm |
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The door closes. The key turns. Pietr sits on the edge of his bed. He's here for the long haul. But no one has told him about The Uninvited, who has come to share his cell... Jon Welch's bold new play delves into exciting dramatic territory. A blisteringly toxic comedy that echoes Pinter and Beckett, this macabre puzzle is by turns surreally comic, disturbing and moving. |
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Fri 21st November to Sat 22nd November at 8:00pm |
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The Fire Starter is a gloriously irreverent romp through the extraordinary life of a nineteenth century Welsh Arch Druid and Doctor, the cremation crazy William Price. A Pagan, Price played his flute, naked, on the hills, had children out of wedlock, and shocked the Victorians by bucking the burial trend and cremating his dead relatives. This hilarious comedy features over 25 characters including a sheep, a parrot, a spectacularly incompetent vicar, rampant twins and the lovesick Smelly Gwennie, all performed by three stunningly versatile actors. “Fast-fired multiple character changes with layer upon layer of jokes from very skilled performers” - Venue |
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Wed 26th November to Sat 29th November at 7:30pm |
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A pairing of One Act comic delights, not to be missed... Black Comedy. It's 1965 and Brindsley has one shot at making it big and getting the girl. No problem. Until the lights go out. Heavy. It's 1823 and Gabriel, (Guardian of the British Weights & Measures), faces the combined evils of a drunken Master, Hot-Shot Graduate, and the dreaded metric system... worse still, his beloved weights aren't behaving themselves... Astonishingly good new writing from Jon Thrower. |
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The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
