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Thu 3rd June at 8:00pm |
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One of comedy’smost lively, loveable and dynamic performers, Rob Rouse (8 out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project) takes his trademark comedic storytelling to a career height in this critically acclaimed show as he leads us on an irresistibly hilarious journey, not just through his life as a brand new father but more importantly as the beleaguered owner of the most spectacularly randy dog you’re ever likely to hear about... “Left the audience in a giggling slobbering heap.” **** Edinburgh Festival Magazine
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Comedy |
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Fri 4th June at 8:00pm |
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Will Hodgkinson presents the first of two nights based on his experiences exploring the music and folklore of Britain, and introduces some of the artists he met on the way. King Creosote represents a town bursting at the seams with talented singer songwriters. He champions local talent while enjoying the profile associated with being signed to Domino – the same label as Franz Ferdinand.
Stephanie Hladowski talent for song-writing and utterly enchanting voice are gifts that are as natural as breathing. Stephanie writes timeless songs and her raw, emotional music is destined for a wider public. |
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Sat 5th June at 8:00pm |
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Will continues his journey in The Ballad of Britain and highlights some of our quaint, primal and downright bizarre folk traditions. The six strong Bathampton Morris Men fill the intimacy of the Rondo with the physicality of this dance to nature.
Sam Lee has performed at many of the major UK festivals. An apprentice to the great folk musicologist Stanley Robertson – who is passing on his vast legacy of Scottish ballads – he also travels in the footsteps of Peter Kennedy, collecting songs from the English Romany Gypsies and many other communities. |
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| Tickets: £12.00, Concessions £10.00 | Music |
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Tue 8th June at 8:00pm |
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In a twisted city where fast-food fuelled commuters push through coffee cups and yesterday's papers, we find Beast, Belle and Father, - three broken characters yearning to be whole. Combining live music and a haunting choral score Beast takes the classic story of Beauty & The Beast and sets it against a backdrop of poetic text and imagery and the energy of lyrical storytelling theatre at its best. |
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Wed 9th June at 8:00pm |
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Following on from the success of Mate, New Old Friends theatre company brings you: Sketchy at Best. An hilarious evening of sketches. The show is a comic whilrwind with sketches of all lengths and tastes, the shortest being a mere 10 seconds! The material has been tried and tested at cabaret evenings around the South West and is sure to amuse everyone from 18-80. Sketches Include: Radio 4 Corner |
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Comedy |
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Thu 10th June at 8:00pm |
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Bath Dance Forum's (BDF) company La Brigata presents Shift (ed), a compilation of experimental dance theatre performance. Shift (ed) pursues the supposed panacea – the concept of a mythical cure-all treatment, laying bare delusions of grandeur in the process. In association with ICIA, Bath Fringe Festival & Larkhall Festival. |
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Fri 11th June at 8:00pm |
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A bonanza stanza extravaganza from stand-up poets David Johnson (“I laughed my head off” - Bath Can Openers) and John Christopher Wood (“the audience was in hysterics”- Bristol Evening Post); stand-up singer Mike Scott (“genuinely smart, funny and acutely observed tunage”- Venue); andsit-down singer and cellist extraordinaire Beth Porter (“It’s beautiful stuff…”- Venue ). An unhinged grin binge for the Fringe with no tinge of a cringe or anything to whinge about. Enjoy!
“A really worthwhile night out.” Bath Chronicle |
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| Tickets: £10.00, Concessions £8.00 | Professional |
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Sat 12th June at 8:00pm |
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Suitcases, steamships, speeding trains and elephants... journey from a rainy night in nineteenth century London to a frozen American wilderness via a technicolour, Bollywood vision of India. Unflappable Phileas Fogg, his faithful servant, various pursuing policemen, princesses and Wild West bullies are bought vividly to life by a high-energy cast of five. |
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Thu 17th June at 8:00pm |
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With humour-driven lyrics, swinging acoustic string virtuosity and hot vocal harmonies, this duo is tighter than last year's swimsuit! Both former members of award-winning roots group Tanglefoot, Terry Young (guitar) and Sandra Swannell (fiddle) have created a vibrant new identity for themselves with their unique concoction of ‘hayseed jazz’. It’s an old-fashioned shotgun wedding of cool uptown swing and rural Canadian grit. |
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| Tickets: £12.00, Concessions £10.00 | Music |
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Fri 18th June at 8:00pm |
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A popular entertainer struggles to restore his damaged memory by going over his life and times, and those of his country. Along the way, Burma’s history is told in a series of ingenious quick-cutting scenes, in turn darkly funny, poignant, and tragic. The Burma Play sprints through the twentieth century to bring the nightmare of Burma bang up to date.
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Sat 19th June at 8:00pm |
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More than a tribute to the The Beatles - The Magical History Tour takes you on a light hearted imaginary bus ride to the sites of Beatles legend . . . from the meeting of John and Paul at St Peter’s Church, to the top of the Apple Building. Magical History tour is presented by Tom The Frop, a highly experienced band who have been together since the dawn of time. From the first chord, the boys engage the audience with their on stage antics, guaranteed to put a smile on everyone’s face! |
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| Tickets: £12.00, Concessions £10.00 | Music |
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Wed 23rd June to Sat 26th June at 8:00pm |
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Three strangers meet in a tattoo parlour, each of them seeking an unusual design. As they argue whether it is better to have a trombone or an aardvark tattoo, their identities begin to emerge and together they confront some surreal but serious problems. An offbeat comedy from Bath-based playwright Brian Kimberling, directed by Vicky Vatcher. |
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The Rondo Theatre is supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
