Bath Spa Live Autumn/Winter Brochure 2017

Arts & Cultural Events AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2017

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A Christmas Carol

Theatre • Music • Dance • Comedy • Poetry • Public Lectures • Exhibitions

Welcome About Bath Spa Live Bath Spa Live is the production company for public arts and cultural events at Bath Spa University.

We produce over 100 events each year at the University’s main venues: the Michael Tippett Centre, University Theatre and Burdall’s Yard, as well as venues in Bath and the surrounding area. We promote creativity and enable innovation by engaging students in the professional arts world.

Bath Spa University, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN Tel: 01225 876707 Email: bathspalive@bathspa.ac.uk bathspalive.com @bathspalive

Venue Hire Are you looking for a venue that offers something special? The Bath Spa Live venues are available for private hire, providing clients with options for performance space, parties, team building days, weddings and much more. Our team will create a bespoke package for all your venue and catering needs

UNIVERSITY theatre

UNIVERSITY theatre

THURS 14 – SAT 16 SEPT 7:30 & 2:30 (SAT MAT)

SAT 30 SEPT 5:00

Bleak House is a powerfully physical, gothic retelling of the Dickens novel that follows Esther Summerson’s search for family and identity set against a brutal legal system hell-bent on destroying those beneath it.

Themes of Love, Power, Poverty and Choice ring loudly at this time of social upheaval.

MA Scriptwriting Showcase

Bleak House

A David Glass Ensemble & OnSet co-production produced

by Konzept Arts & Ideas and generously supported by Santander Universities FULL PRICE £15 | CONC £12 | BSU STUDENTS £10

Night of the Shorts A showcase event for the MA in Scriptwriting course at Bath Spa University.

“Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it’s always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.”

Neil Gaiman MA Scriptwriting students are exposing their sea legs for a night of short film, theatre and radio.

Come along to see a wide range of new work created by this group of writers before they cast off on their writing careers.

FREE: BOOKING REQUIRED

For more information about our venues visit www.bathspavenues.com or call 01225 876697 2

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Photo © Paul Blakemore

burdall’s yard

UNIVERSITY theatre

FRI 6 OCT 8:00

WED 11 OCT 7:30

Jazz Night: Tom Millar The quartet plays Tom’s original music, inspired by places and people that are important to him. Alex Munk’s soaring guitar sound complements Tom’s piano playing perfectly, and both are able to stretch out over the rhythm section’s emphatic grooves.

Formed while studying at the Royal Academy of Music, it features some of the most indemand young jazz musicians in London, all of whom are also successful bandleaders themselves: Misha Mullov-Abbado on bass, Alex Munk on guitar and Dave Storey on drums. Singer Alice Zawadzki features on two tracks on the album.

‘Ambitious young band...exploring sophisticated original material’ Time Out, London FULL PRICE £7 | CONC £5 | BSU STUDENTS £3

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Fossils

Presented by Bucket Club Vanessa’s life is science.

Fact based, evidence led, no nonsense, no monsters. But when a photograph surfaces showing something in Loch Ness, she must embark on a very personal research project.

An extinct fish, a missing father and breath-taking live electronic sound collide in a new play with songs about how we connect to the past, and how our lives are shaped by the no-longer living things we carry with us.

Bucket Club is an associate company at Farnham Maltings.

Past shows include the multi award-winning Lorraine & Alan.

Supported by Arts Council England.

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

Holburne Museum THURS 12 OCT 7:30

The Musician/ Astronomer and Friends The private music of Herschel, Linley, Jackson and others in Bath in the 1760s & 70s.

Harpsichord and Fortepiano: Sara Stowe Cello and Viola da Gamba: Ibi Azziz Violin: Simon Koderand Guitars: Matthew Spring Singers: Bath Spa Graduates The concert explores the elegies, sonatas, songs and solos heard at the more intimate concerts in Bath around 1770. Along with Herschel, Linley and Jackson we include songs and instrumental music by Bath other composers (Chilcot, Brooks and Milgrove).

Bookable through the Holburne Museum www.holburne.org FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £8 3

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Michael Tippett Centre

WED 18 OCT 7:30

WED 18 OCT 7:30

Final-year Acting students from Bath Spa University present new theatre scripts at a rehearsed reading evening. Meet new writers, hear their latest work and discover new gems in playwriting.

Out of the detritus of war a thing of beauty was born.

WordPlay

Presented in association with

The London Syrian Ensemble The London Syrian Ensemble is a collective of some of Syria’s finest musicians based in the UK. They are a group of both newly arrived and long-term residents who either studied or taught in the eminent Damascus Conservatoire. They bring the sounds of Syria through a diverse repertoire of classical and traditional music from the region.

The ensemble includes oud, kanun, ney, violin, viola, double bass and percussion. Our performances also include cherry-picked guest vocalists.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

FULL PRICE £6 | CONC £4 | BSU STUDENTS £3

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Photo © Janire Najera

University Theatre

burdall’s yard

THURS 19 OCT 7:30

FRI 20 OCT 8:00

Ladies and Gentlemen Presented by Lea Anderson and The Cholmondeleys Lea Anderson’s beguiling and jocular soirée of magic, music and dance returns in 2017.

Inspired by Music Hall, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ is a witty visual spectacle in which choreography (Lea Anderson), music (Steve Blake) and design (Tim Spooner) conjure the all but forgotten stage show of six has-been performers.

Besieged by ever shifting, inscrutable and enigmatic props, Man, Woman, the Twins, Pet and the Other One present misremembered routines and hazily recalled punchlines in a tightly knit choreography of objects, sound and music. The result is an eccentric, surreal and often hilarious theatrical experience where regret and failure meet.

Jazz Night: Emily Saunders ESB Internationally renowned and critically acclaimed vocalist Emily Saunders with her superb band ESB will take the stage by storm.

Emily brings her powerful mix of Latin-infused grooves, infectious melodies, amazing vocal prowess, rapid technical skill and splashes of spoken word all with a delivery that keep an audience spellbound.

This will be only the third date of her new album “Broken” launch tour.

Featuring: Vocals: Emily Saunders Trumpet: Byron Wallen Keys: John Crawford Bass: Paul Michael Drums: Eric Ford FULL PRICE £7 | CONC £5 | BSU STUDENTS £3

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

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16 OCT - 20 OCT

WED 25 OCT 7:30

WED 25 OCT 7:30

Various Venues Times vary see website for details

Final-year Acting students from Bath Spa University present new theatre scripts at a rehearsed reading evening. Meet new writers, hear their latest work and discover new gems in playwriting.

From the Margins to the Mainstream Equality, diversity and inclusion week.

Take part in a week of activities that aim to challenge discrimination in innovative ways and help promote a wider understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion at Bath Spa University FREE

WordPlay

Presented in association with

FULL PRICE £6 | CONC £4 | BSU STUDENTS £3

For the Benefit of Mr Herschel The Vauxhall Players – leader Simon Koderand William Herschel was the director of the subscription concerts in The Bath Assembly Rooms in the 1770s and directed concerts in the very room in which we perform. As part of his season he would always be given a ‘Benefit concert’ that would highlight himself and his friends.

The Vauxhall Players recreate such a concert with symphonies, songs and concerto movements

by Herschel and his close Bath associates – Chilcot, Brooks and Rauzzini.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

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University Theatre

burdall’s yard

University Theatre

FRI 27 OCT 7:30

WED 1 NOV 7:30

THURS 2 NOV 7:30

By Rouge28 Theatre

Final-year Acting students from Bath Spa University present new theatre scripts at a rehearsed reading evening. Meet new writers, hear their latest work and discover new gems in playwriting. A place where you can truly say you “saw it here first!”

Instant Wit, the best in improvised comedy return after a sell out success in 2015. Fresh and inventive, each show throws up new nuggets of hilarity crafted by a company of the highest calibre. It’s a pick-me-up tonic with unexpected twists and a dash of sauce.

Presented in association with

There’ll be sketches, songs and general silliness – and all of it based around audience suggestions. And if you’re too shy to shout anything out? Well don’t worry, you’ll have the chance to write things down in the interval.

We’re the ones who’ll look daft, not you!

Kwaidan Rouge28 Theatre have created something of a classic in the puppetry mystery horror genre – Total Theatre Kwaidan is a cinematic and atmospheric piece inspired

by Japanese ghost stories and horror movies. Featuring life-sized puppets, humanettes, shadows, acting and videos.

Kwaidan has been funded by Arts Council England, Japan Foundation, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and Japan Society.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

www.bathspalive.com

WordPlay

FULL PRICE £6 | CONC £4 | BSU STUDENTS £3

Instant Wit

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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Michael tippett cENtrE

UNIVERSITY theatre

WED 8 NOV 7:30

9 NOV - 11 NOV 7:30 / 2:00 (SAT MAT)

The Man HurdyGurdy & Me An innovative concert for lovers of folk, early and modern music by the uniquely inventive composer Howard Skempton and other experimentalists.

SIRINU: Sara Stowe (voice & keyboard) Matthew Spring (hurdy-gurdy & lute) Chris Brannick (percussion) Jon Banks (accordion & medieval harp) Christopher Redgate (oboe) Isabelle Carré (flutes & recorder) FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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Woyzeck

by Georg Büchner Translated by John MacKendrick Directed by Matt Ball Mistreated by the army, abused by doctors and cheated on by your lover, how would you react? Driven mad by love, living off peas, and rushing through life trying to scrape enough together to support a child, Woyzeck is a tragedy of poverty.

Written in 1836, Woyzeck is considered the first modern drama, putting an ordinary person at the centre of the drama. A rank and file soldier, caught in the poverty trap, trying to do their best, but unable to find a way out.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

This amateur production Is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

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bath abbey

University Theatre

THURS 16 NOV 7:30

FRI 17 NOV 7:30

Vierne – Messe Solenelle Bath Spa University Choir Concert The Messe Solennelle by Louis Vierne is one of the composer’s most enduring works, alongside his six organ symphonies and is an unforgettably potent yet charming addition to the choral repertory. Laced with unmistakably French harmonies, beguiling, melodic chromaticism and powerfully dramatic refrains, the work is a seldom performed masterpiece. The Bath Spa University Choir will also be singing music by Ben Parry, Whitacre Nystdet, Casals and Chesnokov.

“It’s okay, I’m dealing with it” The Hiccup Project Brighton-based company The Hiccup Project present their brilliantly funny comedic dance-theatre follow-up to the award-winning ‘MayWe-Go-Round?’

Cristina and Chess have both experienced smashing their two front teeth. It affected them and it got them thinking. In a culture preoccupied with perfect smiles, keeping a stiff upper lip and for everything to always be ‘fine’: how do we deal with difficult things?

What happens if we don’t want to deal with them? Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry and sometimes we try our best to distract ourselves. But don’t worry: it’s okay, we’re dealing with it.

Suitable for 12+ FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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Michael tippett cENtrE

FRI 17 NOV 8:00

SAT 18 NOV

SAT 18 NOV 7:00

Jazz Night: Sura Susso Sura Susso is a maestro kora player who comes from one of the most well-known Griot families in The Gambia. He has toured extensively around the globe, delighting audiences with his unique approach to playing; rooted firmly in tradition, yet fresh and inquisitive with many cross-genre collaborations.

An impressive first outing... a beautiful, quietly experimental album brimming over with imagination and delivered with virtuosic authority that announces a startling new talent Rock & Reel

Leviathan Bath Spa University, Bath Dance and The Edge join forces to bring the James Wilton Company to Bath for the first time to present an exciting new site specific work at the Green Park Station. The performance will consist of an extended version of the company’s current show Leviathan, based on the original Moby Dick tale, and will incorporate Bath Spa University dancers and a cast of community performers. This is a unique opportunity to see an exciting collaborative dance venture that will transform Green Park Station.

Presented by Bath Spa University Depts of Dance

Afrika Grooves and Moves Explorations in cross-cultural collaboration celebrate the distinctive musical traditions from Zimbabwe and The Gambia, featuring Chartwell Dutiro (mbira), Sura Susso (kora), Suntou Susso (kora) and Pete Bernard (piano). Ripton Lindsay’s unique dance interpretation brings a compelling Jamaican influence to the performance, where music and dance improvisations find new ways of interweaving the traditional with the contemporary.

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

FREE For times please see website

FULL PRICE £7 | CONC £5 | BSU STUDENTS £3 10

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Photo © Tom Pitts

St Michael’s Without WED 22 NOV 7:30

Monteverdi 450 Bath Spa University Chamber Choir conducted

by Graham Coatman Bath Spa Baroque Ensemble directed by Matthew Spring A concert of madrigals by Monteverdi (1567-1643) and his contemporaries for voices and instruments to celebrate his 450th anniversary.

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

UNIVERSITY theatre

bath abbey

FRI 24 NOV 7:30

MON 4 DEC 7:00

Triple Bill Presented by Joss Arnott Dance Joss Arnott Dance’s 2017 classical contemporary Triple Bill programme offers a highly charged, visually stunning and musically led evening of 3 different dance works that explode with power and technical brilliance.

Bath Spa University Carol Service Join us in Bath’s historic Abbey for this Christmas celebration.

The evening will include readings, music performed by Bath Spa University Choir and congregational carols.

FREE – NO BOOKING REQUIRED

“The perfect tonic for British contemporary dance” Londonist

“Exquisite to watch” The Stage

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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University Theatre

St Swithin’s

SAT 9 DEC 2:30 & 7:30

TUES 12 DEC 7:30

Bath Spa University Dance are delighted to welcome back Impermanence Dance Theatre to work on another exciting performance project with our third-year student dance company.

Students from Bath Spa University’s Department of Music return to the charming St Swithin’s Church for their Christmas concert.

RISE

The evening will showcase a brand new piece of work created for the students by Impermanence, along with a dynamic selection of new works from our emerging artists.

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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St Swithin’s Christmas The evening will include: Wind Band’s The Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol. Composer Percy Grainger was known for creating a variety of ensemble settings, arranger Larry Clark emulates Grainger’s style to bring this carol alive with musical passion.

Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed – a classic in the Wind Band Repertoire.

The Chorus and Orchestra will be performing a Christmas themed medley conducted by Francis Faux – including many well known carols and popular Christmas music.

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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In and Around Central Bath 7–10 & 12–16 DEC 6:00 & 8:00

A Christmas Carol A Dickensian Ode to Bath Inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Directed by Barra Collins Created by LAStheatre in association with OnSet. Following last year’s critically acclaimed sell-out success, Newton Park at Christmas, OnSet productions move to the centre of Bath and creates an immersive glimpse into the world of Charles Dickens and his festive masterpiece Christmas Carol.

At this time of year, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices, our ancient city opens its heart to us: benevolent spirits appear and phantoms of the past wander the streets in restless haste. Their wish, clearly, to interfere, for good, in human matters.

Join us for this must see theatrical production across the City of Bath. A joyful tale for all ages and a hopeful reminder of what it is to reflect on one’s life.

FULL £14 | CONC £12 | BSU STUDENT £7

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Photo © Roshana Rubin-Mayhew

Michael Tippett Centre

Burdall’s yard

WEDS 17 JAN 7:30

WED 17 JAN 7:30

Trio Atem perform music commissioned as part of their tenth birthday celebrations. Join them for a programme of experimental works as they undergo digital filtering and explore alternate personalities in a concert featuring new music by Matthew Sergeant and Pia Palme.

Gavin Osborn | flutes Nina Whiteman | mezzo soprano Alice Purton | cello

Final-year Acting students from Bath Spa University present new theatre scripts at a rehearsed reading evening. Meet new writers, hear their latest work and discover new gems in playwriting. A place where you can truly say you “saw it here first!”

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

Presented in association with

Trio Atem Concert

Performers:

WordPlay

FULL PRICE £6 | CONC £4 | BSU STUDENTS £3

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Photo © Noirin O’Sullivan-Moloney

Michael Tippett Centre

burdall’s yard

WED 24 JAN 7:30

WED 24 JAN 7:30

The Fidelio Trio is one of the most adventurous and exciting piano trios in Europe. With a repertoire that embraces everything from Schubert to Ravel and Saint-Saëns to specially commissioned works by leading international composers, the ‘virtuosic Fidelio Trio’ (Sunday Times) has performed in leading concert halls all over the world, earning glowing reviews and nominations for the highly prestigious Royal Philharmonic Awards.

Final-year Acting students from Bath Spa University present new theatre scripts at a rehearsed reading evening. Meet new writers, hear their latest work and discover new gems in playwriting. A place where you can truly say you “saw it here first!”

Fidelio Trio

Programme: Ernest Chausson Trio in G Minor Op 3 Kevin Volans New Piano Trio – UK Premiere Franz Peter Schubert Piano Trio in Bb Op 99

WordPlay

Presented in association with

Fidelio Trio Darragh Morgan | violin Adi Tal | cello Mary Dullea | piano

FULL PRICE £6 | CONC £4 | BSU STUDENTS £3

FULL PRICE £10 | CONC £8 | BSU STUDENTS £5

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University Theatre

Michael Tippett Centre

THURS 25 JAN 6:30 & 7:30

WED 31 JAN 7:30

Vincent Dance Theatre

A performance by Bath Spa University’s Indonesian Gamelan orchestra, featuring tuned gongs, metallophones and other percussion instruments.

Virgin Territory Charlotte Vincent takes a bold and uncompromising look at our hyper-sexualised culture and the impact it is having on girls and young women growing up today. We all want to be ‘liked’ and ‘followed’, but what effect does constantly performing for the camera have on our lives?

With real-life testimonies, this multi-layered film installation features stunning cinematography, bold performances by children and adults and asks vital questions about responsibility and being an ‘audience’ as we witness children playing in an adult online world.

Brave and unnerving exploration

★★★★ The Guardian FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

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Gamelan

The programme will include traditional Javanese pieces, song, dance as well as new music for gamelan. The Gamelan will be welcoming back graduate music students who have been studying in Java and will also be performing with the Bristol Community Gamelan and some special guest gamelan players.

FULL PRICE £7 | CONC £5 | BSU STUDENTS £3

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Photo © Timothy Copsey

university Theatre

Ustinov studio

THURS 1 FEB 7:30

1 – 3 FEB 7:45 / 2:30 SAT MAT

Now You See It

The Night of the Iguana

Dance Probe – Antonia Grove Dance

by Tennessee Williams

Antonia Grove, Artistic Director of Probe, presents her brand new solo Now You See It; a powerful work of dance theatre packed full of evocative imagery and featuring a searing central performance by Antonia herself.

Written, choreographed and performed by Antonia, Now You See It brings to vivid life the internal universe of a woman contemplating her past and reconsidering her strategies for survival.

It is a dialogue between wonder and reason, reality and imagination, small ideas and mammoth consequences, Now You See It marries straight talking dance with story-telling, anecdotes and a little bit of magic.

Deep in the sultry coastal jungle of 1940’s Mexico, a dilapidated hotel houses despair, desire, and redemption in this haunting and deeply moving play by one of America’s greatest playwrights.

A defrocked priest with a tormented spirit searches for sanctuary from his personal demons. He is joined by a sensuous, earthy widow, a lustful young girl, and a penniless artist, all of which try to save his desperate soul. Amongst all of this the world’s oldest living poet, struggles to complete his final work.

This engrossing story tells of dying dreams, frustrated sexuality, and lost-souls shaped and changed by the turgid, tropical heat that surrounds them.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6

Booking through www.theatreroyal.org.uk Booking opens Mid-October This amateur production Is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

FULL PRICE £12 | CONC £10 | BSU STUDENTS £6 www.bathspalive.com

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University Theatre

FRI 2 FEB 8:00

COMING IN FEB 2018

Jazz Night – Xantoné Blacq Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist and Vocalist, Xantoné Blacq has built a reputation for creating music at the highest level. He has worked with Amy Winehouse, Jessie J, Earth Wind & Fire, Mark Ronson, Nigel Kennedy and Laura Mvula amongst many others. His music has been chosen twice as iTunes Staff Favourite and he is a respected Yamaha UK Artist.

Xantone will be playing new music from his soon to be released album, The Days Of Dreams.

FULL PRICE £7 | CONC £5 | BSU STUDENTS £3

Evolve: Graduate Dance platform An informal choreographic sharing for graduate Dance Artists to platform their creative ideas in progress before a live audience. The project is a joint venture between Bath Spa, Bath Dance and Theatre Bristol, and is specifically targeted towards artists who have a connection to the South West region. The performance will be followed by a feedback session with the audience.

FREE BOOKING REQUIRED

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BOOKING

BURDALL’S YARD

bathspalive.com (no booking fees)

7A Anglo Terrace, London Road, Bath BA1 5NH

Some of our events are also available for telephone and counter booking through Bath Box Office. Phone 01225 463362 or visit the Tourist Information Centre in Abbey Church Yard. Booking fees apply. Look out for BBO on Diary page.

Concessions The following groups are eligible for concession tickets: BSU Students & Staff, Full Time Students, Under 16s, Job Seekers allowance, Over 60s, Registered Disabled.

Bus Nos 3, 271, 272 & X31 stop at Snow Hill (3 minutes’ walk from Burdall’s Yard) See firstgroup.com for more information.

Carers and assistants to disabled people are entitled to a free ticket.

Car The nearest free parking is available in the streets off Snow Hill. Free parking is also available after 8pm in the Cattle Market car park on Walcot Street (6 minutes’ walk from Burdall’s Yard). Passengers can also be dropped off in the loading bays opposite Burdall’s Yard.

Bar Bath Spa Live’s bar opens at our venues from 1 hour before each performance starts. We serve a range of soft and alcoholic drinks, all at student friendly prices.

Train Burdall’s Yard is about 20 minutes’ walk from Bath Spa Train Station. Bus nos 231 and 271 run from the bus station next to the train station.

Travelling to our venues

COMMONS, MICHAEL TIPPETT CENTRE & UNIVERSITY THEATRE: Bath Spa University, Newton Park Campus, Bath BA2 9BN Bus From Bath: U5 runs every 10 minutes (during term time) between Bath City Centre and Newton Park Campus.

From Bristol: Nos 37, 38, 39, 39X run from Bristol Temple Meads to the Globe Roundabout (transfer to U5 to complete journey). See firstgroup.com for more information.

Car The car park is at the far end of campus, 8 minutes’ walk from the venues. Charges may apply. All tickets purchased through bathspalive.com will be issued with a free parking permit if applicable.

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ACCESS All our venues are accessible to wheelchair users. Please inform the ticket office if you would like to book a wheelchair space. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome at all our venues. If you have any questions regarding access please contact us on 01225 875508 or email bathspalive@bathspa.ac.uk 19

Diary BOOK AT BATHSPALIVE.COM AR – Assembly Rooms | BA – Bath Abbey | BY – Burdall’s Yard | GPS – Green Park Station | VAR – Various | MTC – Michael Tippett Centre | SMW – St Michaels Without | SS – St Swithin’s | UST – Ustinov Theatre | UT – University Theatre BBO – Bath Box Office SEPTEMBER

Bleak House BBO Night of the Shorts, MA Scriptwriting Showcase

uT

Thurs 14 – Sat 16 Sept 7:30 & 2:30 (Sat Mat)

uT

Sat 30 Sept 5:00

OCTOBER

Jazz Night: Tom Millar

BY

Fri 6 Oct 8:00

Fossils BBO The Musician/Astronomer and Friends

uT

Wed 11 Oct 7:30

HB

Thurs 12 Oct 7:30

WordPlay

BY

Wed 18 Oct 7:30

MTC

Wed 18 Oct 7:30

Ladies and Gentlemen BBO Jazz Night: Emily Saunders ESB

uT

Thurs 19 Oct 7:30

BY

Fri 20 Oct 8:00

From the Margins to the Mainstream

VAR

16 Oct - 20 Oct

WordPlay A Bath Musical Assembly BBO

BY

Wed 25 Oct 7:30

AR

Wed 25 Oct 7:30

Kwaidan BBO

uT

Fri 27 Oct 7:30

The London Syrian Ensemble BBO

NOVEMBER

WordPlay Instant Wit BBO The Man Hurdy-Gurdy & Me BBO

BY

Wed 1 Nov 7:30

uT

Thurs 2 Nov 7:30

MTC

Wed 8 Nov 7:30

Woyzeck BBO

uT

9 Nov – 11 Nov 7:30 / 2:00 (Sat Mat)

Vierne – Messe Solenelle BBO “It’s okay, I’m dealing with it” BBO Jazz Night: Sura Susso

BA

Thurs 16 Nov 7:30

uT

Fri 17 Nov 7:30

BY

Fri 17 Nov 8:00

Leviathan

gps

Sat 18 Nov TBC

Afrika Grooves and Moves BBO Monteverdi 450

MTC

Sat 18 Nov 7:00

smw

Wed 22 Nov 7:30

Joss Arnott Dance Triple Bill

uT

Fri 24 Nov 7:30

DECEMBER

Bath Spa University Carol Service

BA

Mon 4 Dec 7:00

RISE BBO St Swithin’s Christmas

uT

Sat 9 Dec 2:30 & 7:30

A Christmas Carol BBO

VAR

7-10 & 12-16 DEC 6:00 & 8:00

Trio Atem Concert BBO WordPlay

MTC

Weds 17 Jan 7:30

BY

Wed 17 Jan 7:30

Fidelio Trio BBO WordPlay

MTC

Wed 24 Jan 7:30

SS

Tues 12 Dec 7:30

JANUARY

BY

Wed 24 Jan 7:30

Virgin Territory

uT

Thurs 25 Jan 6:30 & 7:30

Gamelan BBO

MTC

Wed 31 Jan 7:30

FEBRUARY

Now You See It – Antonia Grove Dance BBO The Night of the Iguana

uT

Thurs 1 Feb 7:30

UST

1 – 3 Feb 7:45 / 2:30 (Sat Mat)

Jazz Night – Xantoné Blacq

BY

Fri 2 Feb 8:00

Evolve: Graduate Dance Platform

uT

Coming in Feb

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