A treat for dance fans as the Kyiv ballet visits Bath while there’s Waiting for Godot and a Comedy Festival

Theatre Picks In Bath

Sat 1 Apr. Rondo Theatre, Bath. Bond, an unauthorised Parody. 8pm. By Gavin Robertson. Bond is back –unfit, older, but still wisecracking… and someone’s out to get him. Includes a tiny car chase.

4 Tue-6 Thu Apr. Egg Theatre, Bath. The Selfish Giant. A joyous reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tale. A story of friendship and the meaning of home.

Fri 7 Apr. Rondo Theatre. Scottish Falsetoo Sock Puppets Eurovision Sock Contest. 8pm. Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their latest comedy hour.

Wed-Sat, 12-15 Apr. Mission Theatre.

Hutch. Comedy by John Reynolds. Svenya, a sex chatline operator with a troubled past; Bob, a librarian and ex-convict; and Debbie, a teenage runaway with a secret, are afflicted by the landlord’s malign ambitions. Should they turn a blind eye or make a stand?

Wed 12 — Sat 15 Apr. Theatre

Royal Bath. Farm Hall. When six of Germany’s top nuclear scientists are detained by the Allied forces at Farm Hall, a country house in the Cambridge countryside, they find themselves shut off from the outside world. In the summer of 1945 they hear the USA has dropped an atom bomb on Japan. Sun 16 Apr. Bath Theatre Royal. Kyiv City Ballet. In February last year, the celebrated Kyiv City Ballet embarked on a much anticipated tour of France. Just a day later Russia invaded, leaving the company stranded and unable to return home. Over a year on, the war still rages and these exceptional dancers remain in exile. With extraordinary resilience, the company has gone from strength to strength, and we are privileged to be welcoming this incredible group of artists to Bath for two gala performances on their first ever tour of the UK. A varied programme of excerpts from some of their favourite ballets including Swan Lake, Giselle, La Bayadere, La Corsaire and more, this promises to be a unique occasion and a chance to show your support for the people of Ukraine. All profits from the performances go to charity.

Tue 18-Sat 22 Apr. Theatre Royal Bath. The Verdict. Frank Galvin is a washed up veteran lawyer. He is presented with one last chance to redeem himself when he is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win.

Fri 21 Apr. Mission Theatre. The Lonesome West. Black comedy by Martin McDonagh about an Irish priest on the track of murders in a small Irish village. By the writer of The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

Mon 24 — Sat 29 Apr. Theatre Royal Bath. The Time Machine. Join Original Theatre for a hilarious roller-coaster ride of a show and a brilliant new take on H G Wells classic science fiction novella. Sat 29-Sun 30 Apr. The Egg Theatre. Macbeth. Shakespeare’s story of the ruthless couple is given a modern twist for younger audiences.

Tue 2- Sat 6 May Theatre Royal Bath. Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck’s classic novel is more than 80 years old, but with themes of economic migration, racism and exclusion it remains a parable for our times.

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Wed 3 May. Rondo Theatre. Seeds of Memories. 8pm. Written by Patrick Withey. Presented by Black Hound Productions. An uplifting show packed to the brim with puppetry and poetry.

Fri 5 May. Bath Abbey. A Royal Celebration concert. Abbey choirs sing music from past coronations and royal events. Featured items will be Parry’s I was glad, Handel’s Zadok the priest, Mathias’ Let the people praise thee. The Melody Makers join the Abbey choirs of Boys, Girls and Lay Clerks in a glorious evening of Royal music.

Tue 9-Sat 13 May. Mission Theatre. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Playing Up Theatre Company. 7:30pm. Nothing happens, nobody comes as one critic put it. Two tramps contemplate the meaning of life in a strange post apocalyptic world.

Theatre Picks Outside Bath

Tue 18-Sat 22 Apr. Cheltenham

Everyman Theatre. Unexpected Twist. A family friendly show and a re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist, by Michael Rosen. Combining two stories in one.

Mon 24 Apr-Fri 5 May. Bristol Old Vic. One Man and His Cow. A rural romp, written and performed by the chaps from Living Spit - top comedy.

Fri 5 May. Taunton. Brewhouse

Theatre. Rosalie. Pleasure Dome

Throw yourself into Judo. Bath Judokwai run classes suitable for ages 11- adults every Monday evening from 6.45pm to 8pm at Hayesfield Senior School Sports Hall, Upper Oldfield Park, BA2 3LA. We are a non-profit making club affiliated to the British Judo Association For more information regarding classes and joining contact www.facebook.com/ bathjudowai/ or 01225 743727

Theatre in partnership with the National Trust present Rosalie, a new one-woman play inspired by Rosalie Chichester 1865-1949: Scientist, Photographer, Explorer, Collector, and unapologetic eccentric.

Pick of Diary Events in Bath

Mon 1- Sun 23 Apr. Bath comedy Festival. Various venues and events. These include a wine arts trail, children’s shows, an exhibition of cartoons, Bizarre Bath tour, stand up comedians and a New Act Competition. Plus there is David Eagle the acclaimed blind comedian at the Ring O Bells on April 3rd; Tue 4th Flibbertigibbet Theatre for children at the Widcombe Social Club; Wed 5th Ray Bradshaw and his Deaf Com 1 show at the Rondo Theatre and a New Act Competition at The Hop Pole; Thur 6th Open Mic Playgroup at

Sat 27 April

CitySound Voices at St Stephen’s Church, Lansdown. 7.30.pm. This popular mixed-voice choir celebrates10 years of music making with an exciting programme that includes Verdi, Faure, Les Mis and Queen. Joining them are choirs from King Edward’s School. www. citysound.org.uk for tickets via Eventbrite and further information.

The Bell Inn; Fri 7th, Jo Burke at Walcot House; Sat 8th Apr, Unrehearsed Blackadder Strikes Back at The Bell Inn Courtyard; Sun 9th Edd Hedges - Work

In Progress at Ring O Bells; Mon 10th Alan Francis - Fat Cyborg at Walcot House; Tue 11th Apr, Elf Lyons - Talks

Dirty For An Hour at Walcot House; Wed 12th, The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen at Widcombe Social Club; Thu 13th, Forum Comedy Club at the Forum Coffee House and also the The Smoking Duck Club - Open Mic Night at The New Inn; Sat 15th, Natural Theatre Company - Street Theatre performance at the Natural Theatre Company Studio; Sun 23rd Nick Page - live at the Stock Exchange Cocktail Club. For full details of many more shows visit https://www. bathcomedy.com/whats-on

Bear Flat Artists Art Trail & Open Studios 2023. Sat 27 to Mon 29 May. Bear Flat, Bath BA2 11am – 5pm daily. Free www.bearflatartists.co.uk 30 words about event: Celebrating 20 years of Open Studios. Almost forty artists welcome visitors to this year’s Arts Trail. Featuring painting, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking, photography, sculpture, glass, wood-turning, glass, illustration, and more.

Sun 2 Apr. St Matts, Widcombe. Palm Sunday Service 10.30am. Holy Communion and Baptism (CW)5pmEvening Service.

Sun 2- Thu 6 April. Commercial Hub, 15 New Bond Street, Bath BA1 1BA Exhibition of winning cartoons 24hr viewing (from street). Free. The best cartoons created by children aged 7 – 11 will be exhibited in the Commercial Hub over the Easter holidays. Come and see who has most successfully transformed a blank piece of paper into a riot of laughs, an explosion of adventure and a gobsmack of disbelief.

Wed 5 Apr. Bath Abbey. St. John Passion – J.S. Bach. The Abbey Girls and Lay Clerks perform alongside baroque specialists Rejouissance. As we move

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