Komedia Bath: April - June Brochure! by Komedia Bath

THE VERY BEST IN COMEDY AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT April - June 2018 Programme

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HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR APRIL - JUNE

2018 BROCHURE!

We’d like to thank Perry Harris for producing this brochure’s cover art, featuring (from left to right): Super Pirates, Andy Hamilton, The Fabulous La Voix, Count Arthur Strong, The Ministry of Burlesque, & Buzzcocks. You can catch all of these fantastic acts and more over the coming months right here at Komedia 22-23, Westgate St, Bath Bath, so dive in, explore this season’s events and we hope to see you soon!

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Ts&Cs: The premises will adopt a general age of entry policy for evening shows (shows or other entertainment after 20:00 hours on any day as follows: Monday to Saturday: All cabaret, music & theatre shows - 9 years & over unless otherwise stated. Monday to Saturday: All limited seating & standing events - 14years & over unless otherwise stated. Stand-up comedy shows: 18 years & over unless otherwise stated. All children under the age of 14 years to be accompanied by an adult.

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Doors: 6:30pm, Show starts: 8pm

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Students: £9.00 Show only: £20.00 Meal Deal tickets: £30.50 VIP Experience: £48.00

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Catch the superstars of tomorrow before they start selling out arenas. The night features the best in UK live stand up comedy from three top comics and a compere every week. In the past we have welcomed many now household names including Jimmy Carr, Ross Noble, Sarah Millican, Alan Carr, John Bishop & John Richardson to name just a few!

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Seating: Seating in the main auditorium is shared, cabaret Enjoy fantastic food style seating. All seating is unreserved although we before Krater Comedy will make every effort to ensure that large parties Club and other shows: are able to sit together as long as you arrive before 7:30pm. Group discounts of parties of 8 or more Here at Komedia Bath we are are available on equiry. Seating is also available proud of the food we serve, and on our balcony. Balcony seats are rowed cinema this has been reflected in our style seats. These are also unreserved. At the status as as winners of Gold Awards end of the show all the tables and chairs will from both Taste of the West and be moved to make way for Bath’s best club The Soil Association. Our head chef night, Motorcity. and his team serve delicious, freshly prepared and locally-sourced food at our shows all year round. Food is available at all Krater Comedy Club shows (last orders at 7:30pm), plus lots of our other comedy, cabaret and music events. Just keep a look out for the food symbol throughout the brochure.

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FAME - EVERY FRIDAY FROM 11PM

DOORS: 11pm LAST ENTRY 12pm STRICT ADVANCED PRICE: £5.00 DOOR PRICE:£6.00

With all your guilty pleasures under one roof, Fame is Bath’s biggest night for you to unleash your inner dancer! Get down to a soundtrack of nostalgic numbers from the past as well as modern groovers that you wouldn’t normally dare sing out of the shower!

MOTORCITY - EVERY SATURDAY FROM 11PM

DOORS: 11pm LAST ENTRY 12pm STRICT TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE DOOR: £6.00 £5.00 (STUDENT CONCESSION)

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Bath’s busiest and best club night never fails to deliver a refreshing but classic mix of all the best Motown, Soul, Funk and Rock’n’Roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Motorcity runs straight on from our award winning Krater Comedy Club every Saturday night, with free entry for all Krater ticket holders! www.komedia.co.uk/bath 21/03/2018 12:34

SuperPirates will be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area every Friday morning from 10.30am - 12.30pm! We’ll be building dens, playing crazy games, dancing to our favourite tunes, and generally having a wild time! There will also be entertainment for babies with play mats, toys and plenty of space for buggies and feeding. Refreshments can be bought from the cafe and enjoyed in the play area too – so parents can get that much needed coffee while the kids are thoroughly entertained! Adults & new-born babies go free £3 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (Cash payments taken on entry only)

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APRIL 2018 NEW ACT COMEDY Comedy 18+ Mon 2 April Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm £3.00 entry // Arts Café – rowed seating If you love comedy and want to see something you and fresh then this is the night for you! We’ll be hosting some of Bath & Bristol’s finest aspiring comics as well as a seasoned pro to complete the night. To give it a go yourself, contact: danielfitzhenry@hotmail.co.uk

AN EVENING WITH SARAH MUNRO Music 99 + Thu 5 April Arts Café – rowed seating // Tickets: £15.00 // Doors: 7:00pm Ages 9+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Sarah Munro is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter with a voice reminiscent of Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua. Her songs have a strong emphasis on lyrics and storytelling. Championed on BBC Radio 2 by Jamie Cullum and Michael Ball, her debut album ‘Say Hello To You’ features 10 original songs and a stunning interpretation of the classic ‘Autumn Leaves’.

THE FABULOUS LA VOIX! Cabaret 14+ Fri 6 April Advance Auditorium: £18.50 (Unreserved cabaret seating) Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Join La Voix for an incredible night featuring live musicians, hilarious comedy and incredible live singing and vocal impersonations. From Cher to Shirley Bassey, La Voix spares no Diva! La Voix has performed for everyone from celebrities to the Royal family and now to the audience of Komedia Bath!

KRATER COMEDY CLUB Comedy 18+ Sat 7 April With Paul McCaffrey, Jarred Christmas, Robert White & MC Sally Anne Hayward Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ See page 2 for details in full. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club line ups are subject to change.

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Music 14+ Sun 8 April Doors: 7:00pm 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) IDLES are a heavy post-punk band from Bristol. They want to entertain and hurt in equal measure. They believe that art and violence work. Their spirit colour is coral pink. One of them loves queuing, one struggles counting, one has been arrested 8 times, one doesn’t like music and one puts sausage rolls on his pizza!

APRIL 2018

IDLES

LOWER THAN ATLANTIS Music 14+ Mon 9 April Auditorium Standing: £16.50 Balcony: £16.50 (unreserved rowed seating) // Doors: 7:00pm Ages 14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Lower Than Atlantis are a four-piece rock/alternative from Watford, Hertfordshire riding on the wave of British rock talent. Taking their musical influences from the likes of Jimmy Eat World and Foo Fighters, they also cite their non-musical influences as “binge drinking, poverty and wishing you were still 15 years old.”

BINGO LINGO Comedy 18+ Tue 10 April Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+ Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos! The evening consists of around 8 games of 3 bingo boards with terrible prizes to be won, and one strange mother-ofall-prizes at the end!

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 13 April // Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free (Only cash payments taken on entry) Please see page 4 for more details

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ALEX WILLIAMSON:

MAKE THE WORLD A BANTER PLACE

Comedy 16+ Fri 13 April Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Cabaret Seating (Unreserved): £17.50 // Meal Deal: £28.00 // Ages: 16+ Alex Williamson is an Australian YouTube celebrity, comedian, and actor. He became a state finalist in the 2009 Raw Comedy Award competition and is renowned for having a comically twisted outlook that will shake your faith in humanity before restoring it ever so slightly, then smashing it once again beyond repair.

KRATER COMEDY CLUB +

Comedy 18 Sat 14 April With Duncan Oakley, Alex Smith, Allyson June Smith & MC Maff Brown Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

UPROAR! Music 18+ Sun 16 April Bath’s first club night for adults with learning disabilities, in association with Mencap // Doors: 7:00pm // Ages: 18+ A safe, fun and relaxed environment for adults with learning disabilities to cut loose and dance like nobody’s watching! Exclusively for adults with learning disabilities, their carers and families. Komedia and Bath Mencap are facilitating these events but not providing a support or drop in service.

JOHN ROBINS:

THE DARKNESS OF ROBINS

Comedy Wed 18 April Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm // Unreserved rowed seating Auditorium: £14.50 // Meal Deal: £25.50 // Ages: 16+ 16+

One of the most exciting and distinctive voices in comedy returns reflecting on love, loss and lamenting the fact he can’t break up with himself. Powerful, angst-ridden comedy at its finest, this is a must-see from one of the UK’s brightest talents.

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Music 14+ Fri 20 April Doors: 7:30pm // Unreserved cabaret seating Advance Auditorium: £14.00 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) As seen on the BBC 1 prime-time show ‘EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING’, Rebecca Louise is the BBC’s number one choice Adele Tribute in the world! With her extensive performance background and humorous and bubbly personality, Rebecca Louise has warmed the hearts of many audiences internationally and blown them away with her power and likeness to Adele.

APRIL 2018

REBECCA LOUISE IS ADELE

KRATER COMEDY CLUB Comedy 18+ Sat 21 April With Charlie Baker, Suzi Ruffell Roger Monkhouse & MC Maff Brown Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ See page 2 for details *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

CSF WRESTLING SHOWDOWN Kids Sun 22 April Doors: 3:00pm // Show: 3:40pm General Admission: £11.00 // All ages welcome CSF Wrestling returns for another live edition of ‘Showdown’ with twelve top wrestling stars and five professional bouts of high flying, bone crunching family entertainment.

RAISE THE BAR 14+ Spoken Word Mon 23 April Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Arts Café – rowed seating Entry: £3:00 (Tickets available on the door only) (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Raise The Bar run spoken word events across the South West, bringing performance poetry to life on stage with a mixture of feature sets and open mic for all! The event puts the spotlight on Bath’s outstanding emerging talent pool, providing a relaxed and welcoming environment for newbies, veterans and anybody in between to perform their work in a safe space.

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BINGO LINGO Comedy 18+ Tue 24 April Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+ Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos! The evening consists of around 8 games of 3 bingo boards with terrible prizes to be won, and one strange mother-of-all-prizes at the end!

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Film 12A BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour Wed 25 April (Thu 26 April show now sold out) Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm General Admission: £14.00 // Concession: £12.50 (under 12s must be accompanied by an adult) Experience an extraordinary collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers, see amazing footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe.

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 27 April Adults & new-born babies go free // Doors: 10:30am Please see page 4 for more details

MINISTRY OF BURLESQUE Cabaret 18+ Ministry of Burlesque Fri 27April Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Auditorium: £18 .00 // Meal Deal: £29.50 // VIP: £48.00 Auditorium Concessions: £11.00 // Ages 18+ Fusing the wild, weird and witty traditions of circus, cabaret and burlesque Ministry of Burlesque Cabaret unfolds as a bold and daring, ever evolving new-variety experience. Enjoy a myriad of musical comedy masters, provocative prima donnas, glittering enigmatic exotic dancers and astonishing feats of human grace – all balanced on a contemporary knife edge.

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With over 15 years’ experience leading the vanguard of the genre, Ministry of Burlesque hand pick and curate with both modern flair and old soul to deliver an authentic electrifying evening of exceptional entertainment that will leave you utterly inspired.

APRIL 2018

KRATER COMEDY CLUB +

Comedy 18 Sat 28 April With Mike Wilmot, Javier Jarquin, Matt Richardson & MC Alex Boardman Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ See page 2 for details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

AQUAPELLA:

I WOULDN’T BE

Music 99 + Sun 29 April Auditorium: £11.50 // Concession: £9.50 Tickets: £15.00 // Doors: 7:00pm Ages 9+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) The National Champions of A Cappella 2017 return to the stage to present: I Wouldn’t Be. Aquapella, from the University of Bath, are thrilled perform their homecoming gig to end their first UK tour, in support of Mind. From their international award winning choreography, to tear-jerking heart warmers, this is an electric show you’d be mad to miss!

MAY 2018 BINGO LINGO

Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos! The evening consists of around 8 games of 3 bingo boards with terrible prizes to be won, and one strange mother-of-all-prizes at the end!

LUKE DANIELS

MAY 2018

Comedy 18+ Tue 1 May Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+

Music 14+ Luke Daniels Wed 2 May Doors: 7:30pm // Arts Cafe standing: £12.00 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) www.komedia.co.uk/bath brochure Spring-Summer.indd 11

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True to Daniels’ DNA, his music is founded upon the finest folk traditions, but he is nothing if not a 21st century troubadour. It’s that mixture of the time-honoured and the timely that is at the heart of his ability to connect with fans across a broad spectrum of forebears, from Fairport Convention to Randy Newman to XTC.

BEANS ON TOAST:

SITTING ON A CHAIR TOUR

14+ Music Thu 3 May Auditorium: £15.00 // Balcony: £15.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Promising a unique evening of stories about his travels and songs from his huge nine album back catalogue. Love songs, protest songs and drinking songs are intertwined with the stories behind the songs and the random adventures they’ve led him on.

BUZZCOCKS 14+ Music Fri 4 May Doors: 7:00pm Auditorium standing: £23.00 // Balcony rowed seating: £23.00 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Buzzcocks have been marked as one of the most influential punk rock bands in the world. Few have had the longevity and sustained creative energy to produce the seemingly endless stream of truly original and fantastic pop songs that Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle have consistently delivered over the last four decades. So nevermind the tele, the Buzzcocks are coming to Komedia!

KRATER COMEDY CLUB Comedy 18+ Sat 5 May With Markus Birdman, Dan Nightingale, Gareth Richards & MC James Redmond Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ See page 2 for details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

NEW ACT COMEDY Comedy 18+ Mon 7 May Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm £3.00 entry Arts Café – rowed seating

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If you love comedy and want to see something you and fresh then this is the night for you! We’ll be hosting some of Bath & Bristol’s finest aspiring comics as well as a seasoned pro to complete the night. To give it a go yourself, contact: danielfitzhenry@hotmail.co.uk

16+ Comedy // Kids Tue 8 May Doors: 10:45am // Show: 11:30am // Babies of up to 12 months

(Unreserved rowed seating) BYOB features the funniest comedy stars from the circuit and TV. Our events are all about you, the parents! But don’t worry – we also take great care of our younger guests. We provide soft flooring, toys, buggy parking and baby changing at all of our venues, so that your baby is happy and you can relax, have a drink and be entertained!

MAY 2018

BRING YOUR OWN BABY

EDDI READER 14+ Music Tue 8 May Doors: 7:30pm // Auditorium: £22.50 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi brings joyous life to all forms of song. Her taste in co-writers, writers, songs and players is impeccable and anything with her name on it is guaranteed musical treasure.

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 11 May // Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free (Only cash payments taken on entry) Please see page 4 for more details There will be entertainment for babies with mats, toys and plenty of space for buggies and feeding. Refreshments can be bought from the cafe and enjoyed in the play area too - so parents can get that much needed coffee while the kids are thoroughly entertained!

KRATER COMEDY CLUB Comedy 18+ Sat 12 May With John Moloney, Luke Toulson, Michael Fabbri & MC Sally Anne Hayward Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ Please see page 2 for details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

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BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

MARCUS DU SAUTOY Literature Event 14+ Sun 13 May Doors: 10:30am Advanced: £9.00 // Concession: £8.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it... Not falling in love, but counting. Despite that, contemplating infinity has sent even the greatest minds into a spin for millennia. In his book How To Count To Infinity, mathematician and author Marcus du Sautoy teaches you to do that just that, and more.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

JUDY MURRAY

Literature Event 14+ Sun 13 May Doors: 12:30pm Advanced: £10.00 // Concession: £9.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) From tragedy in Dunblane to triumph on the court, Judy Murray’s memoir Knowing The Score is a story of belief in the face of adversity. Focussing on her role as mother and coach to her sons Jamie and Andy, Judy will give an insight into the ups and downs of parenting a child with big dreams.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

HOUSE OF WATERS 14+ Music Sun 13 May Doors: 7:00pm Advanced: £18.00 // Concession: £17.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

House of Waters are a Brooklyn-based trio with a global sound. Drawing inspiration from African, Indian, Irish and South American traditions, the band of master musicians are constantly innovating and redefining genres.

BINGO LINGO Comedy 18+ Bingo Lingo Tue 15 May Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating Ages 18+

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BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

MAISHA

14+ Music Wed 16 May Doors: 7:00pm Advanced: £18.00 // Concession: £17.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

MAY 2018

Maisha fuse the spirit of jazz with West African and Afro-beat rhythms to create a unique sound that has been lighting up clubs all over London. Throwing in hints of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, Maisha are raw and electrifying.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

KANSAS SMITTY’S HOUSE BAND 14+ Music Thu 17 May Doors: 7:00pm Advanced: £25.00 // Concession: £24.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

The party’s always jumping at Kansas Smitty’s. The house band of London’s hottest jazz bar are renowned for creating electric atmospheres on stage. Razor-sharp, masterful and cool as a cucumber, their debut album was included in the Daily Telegraph’s 50 Best Jazz Albums of 2015.

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 18 April Adults & new-born babies go free // Doors: 10:30am Please see page 4 for more details

PARTY IN THE CITY 14+ Music Fri 18 May Doors: 6:00pm Tickets: Free event Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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This is Bath’s biggest night of free entertainment across the city and an important part of The Bath Festival celebrations.The night includes over 2,000 performers across 30+ venues and 3 outdoor arenas. It is Bath’s largest arts event and free for everyone to attend. For more information please head to the Bath Festivals website: https://bathfestivals.org.uk/

ROCKTOPUS PRESENTS: ROCK THE PARTY 14+ Music Sat 19 May Doors: 2:00pm £5:00 Advance (adult or child) £18:00 Advance Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

Rocktopus, the ultimate rock band for kids and families, are ready to rock out with YOU! Join the band, learn the moves, and get involved in this truly interactive experience for kids and adults alike. Expect favourites from their hugely popular debut album, brand new songs, epic party games, face painting, ocean craft, album signing and more!

KRATER COMEDY CLUB 18+ Comedy Sat 19 May With Glenn Wool, Stuart Mitchell, Stephen Grant & MC Maff Brown Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for more details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

F-RATED

14+ Literature Event Sun 20 May (Unreserved rowed seating) Age 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

As we mark the centenary of the Suffragettes’ landmark victory on the road towards female equality, join us to celebrate women’s extraordinary achievements and to ask the question: Where do we go next? For more information please head to the Bath Festivals website: https://bathfestivals.org.uk/

IDLE PLAYTHINGS 18+ Comedy Mon 21 May Doors: 7:30pm Arts Café - rowed seating // (Tickets available on the door only)

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BINGO LINGO Comedy 18+ Tue 22 May Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+ Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rulesand updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos! The evening consists of around 8 games of 3 bingo boards with terrible prizes to be won, and one strange mother-of-all-prizes at the end!

MAY 2018

Bath Spa Uni’s comedy society are one of Bath’s premium comedy groups. They do improv, sketches and stand- up – both writing and performing. Their flagship comedy night, Idle Playthings, takes place every month at Komedia Bath. In 2014, the Idle Playthings made their Edinburgh Fringe debut with the show Ctrl-Alt-Sketch.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

VOCAL SAMPLING

14+ Music Wed 23 May Doors: 7:00pm Advanced: £25.00 // Concession: £24.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Age 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Using only their six voices and a microphone, Vocal Sampling are a Cuban acapella who sound like an entire orchestra. Expect intricate rhythms, vocal gymnastics and a hot Cuban flavour.

BATH FESTIVALS PRESENTS:

KATHRYN TICKELL & THE DARKENING 14+ Music Thu 24 May Doors: 7:00pm Advanced: £25.00 // Concession: £24.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Kathryn Tickell is a prolific composer, performer and broadcaster. Her new band, The Darkening, bring some of the oldest Northumbrian tunes to life, intermingling them with new material and binding it all together with contemporary renaissance and attitude.

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KRATER COMEDY CLUB +

18 Comedy Sat 26 May With Dana Alexander, Larry Dean, Chis Kent & MC Jim Smallman Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

RAISE THE BAR:

FT. HERA LINDSAY BIRD

14+ Spoken Word Mon 28 May Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Entry: £5:00 // Arts Café – rowed seating (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Rasie The Bar run spoken word events across the South West. This month we are delighted to bring Hera Lindsay Bird to Raise the Bar in a one off special event! Hera Lindsay Bird is a poet from Wellington, New Zealand. She has an MA in poetry from the International Institute of Modern Letters where she won the 2011 Adam Prize for best folio. For this month due to anticipated high demand tickets are available online in advance at £5 each. Please arrive promptly if you wish to sign up for the open mic on the door!

BINGO LINGO 18+ Comedy Tue 29 May Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+

JUNE 2018 KRATER COMEDY CLUB +

18 Comedy Sat 2 June With Richard Moreton, Adam Rowe, Jen Brister & MC Jarred Christmas Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

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14+ Kids Sun 3 June Doors: 2:00pm Price:Advanced Price: £9.00 // Family of Four: £32.00

After over a decade of family day clubbing events across the globe, the original family dance party makes its Bath Fringe debut. Real club DJs spin and mix feel-good chart floor fillers with nostalgic pop classics from the years before parenthood struck – for parents and babies, toddlers and young children to enjoy together.

JUNE 2018

BABY LOVES DISCO

BINGO LINGO Comedy 18+ Tue 5 June Tickets: £6.50 // Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Unreserved cabaret seating // Ages 18+ Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos! The evening consists of around 8 games of 3 bingo boards with terrible prizes to be won, and one strange mother-of-all-prizes at the end!

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 8 June Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free Please see page 4 for more details

FEMI AND THE INRHYTHMS 14+ Music Fri 8 June Doors: 7:00pm Auditorium rowed seating: £12.50 // Concession : £10.00 (Unreserved) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Femi and The InRhythms, a 7-piece band from Lagos, Nigeria mixes the cerebral musicality of afrobeat with the visceral grooves of funk underpinned with Yoruba-English vocal styles to create an eclectic futuristic world dance music making them one of the key bands from the contemporary African music scene.

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KRATER COMEDY CLUB 18+ Comedy Sat 9 June With Steve Shanyaski, Ed Patrick, Carl Donnelly & MC Laura Lexx Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for more details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

ANDY HAMILTON:

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

18+ Comedy Sun 10 June Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Auditorium: £20.00 // Balcony: £20.00 Meal Deal: £31.00 (All seating unreserved) Ages: 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

In his 60 years on this planet, comedy writer and performer Andy Hamilton has experienced many changes. For instance, he was once a 6’4”-tall professional basketball player, until a tree fell on him. But, of course, change is an inescapable part of the human condition and Andy will teach you how to cope with the changes we have seen and the changes yet to come. Contains mild peril.

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 15 June // Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free (Only cash payments taken on entry) Please see page 4 for more details There will be entertainment for babies with mats, toys and plenty of space for buggies and feeding. Refreshments can be bought from the cafe and enjoyed in the play area too - so parents can get that much needed coffee while the kids are thoroughly entertained!

COUNT ARTHER STRONG:

IS ALIVE AND UNPLUGGED

14+ Comedy Fri 15 June Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Auditorium: £21.00 // Meal Deal: £32.00 // Balcony: £21.00 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Alone, solo and by himself, with no one with him, the show business Colossasus (check that) Count Arthur Strong takes us back on a journey through his early career. Using the latest technology and all that (I presume we’ve got a projector?) he will be delving into his own personal box of video cassettes and talking us (you) through the highlights of his glittering TV career, with many of the trademark stories we’ve come to love him for.

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Comedy Saturday 16th June (10:30am - 4.00pm) Sunday 17 June (12:30 - 5.00pm) Tickets only available at: http://jill-edwards.co.uk/ Jill Edwards’ weekend comedy course is an inspirational taste of learning how to create, write and perform your own stand-up comedy. It’s a great way to boost confidence, improve current skills, learn new ones or just try something different in a safe environment and have a fun go at stand-up. The end result is a short stand-up set, which you can choose to perform to your family and friends in our intimate Arts Cafe.

JUNE 2018

JILL EDWARDS COMEDY COURSE

Jill believes if you’ve ever laughed you already have the skills you need to make others’ laugh. Graduates of her course include Jimmy Carr, Romesh Ranganathan, Seann Walsh & Shappi Korshandi to name just a few!

KRATER COMEDY CLUB 18+ Comedy Sat 16 June With Stu Goldsmith, Abigoliah Schuamann, Paul Myrehaug & MC. Sally Anne Hayward Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for more details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 22 June Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free Please see page 4 for more details

CRAIG CHARLES FUNK AND SOUL CLUB Music 18+ Fri 22 June Doors: 11:00pm (last entry midnight) Advance Standing: £16.00 // Ages 18+ Dust of off those dancing shoes! The legendary actor, host and broadcaster Craig Charles of Red Dwarf, Robot Wars and Coronation Street fame is also one of the UK’s best loved Funk and Soul DJ’s. Alongside his own unique performance, Craig brings with him a host of storming guests from the funk and soul world, Maceo Parker, Smoove & Turrell, The Perceptions and Lack of Afro, to name but a few!

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KRATER COMEDY CLUB 18+ Comedy Sat 23 June With Rob Rouse, Nick Doody, Matt Richardson & MC Alex Boardman Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+

See page 2 for more details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

KIEFER SUTHERLAND AND SPECIAL GUESTS 14+ Music Tue 26 June Doors: 7:00pm Auditorium Standing: £27.50 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

The Canadian actor best known for playing the role of Jack Bauer on the hit TV show 24, has turned his hand to songwriting, having released his first album ‘Down in a Hole’ in 2016 to popular acclaim. Now embarking on his third UK tour, join Kiefer and his special guests for a night of whiskey soaked country music.

NICK HEYWARD Music 14+ Thu 28 June Doors: 7:00pm Auditorium Standing: £22.50 Balcony (unreserved rowed seating): £22.50 Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Nick Heyward first burst into the public consciousness with the New-Wave group Haircut 100 back in 1982 and is now 9 albums into his solo career, releasing ‘Woodland Echoes’ earlier this year - his first in 18 years - which has received critical acclaim.

“He’s gone full pastoral, the birdsong and countryside imagery matching the dreamy, sunny major-sevenths.” - Uncut

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18+ Cabaret Fri 29 June Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Auditorium: £18 .00 // Meal Deal: £29.50 // VIP: £48.00 Auditorium Concessions: £11.00 // Ages 18+

Fusing the wild, weird and witty traditions of circus, cabaret and burlesque Ministry of Burlesque Cabaret unfolds as a bold and daring, ever evolving new-variety experience. Enjoy a myriad of musical comedy masters, provocative prima donnas, glittering enigmatic exotic dancers and astonishing feats of human grace – all balanced on a contemporary knife edge. With over 15 years’ experience leading the vanguard of the genre, Ministry of Burlesque hand pick and curate with both modern flair and old soul to deliver an authentic electrifying evening of exceptional entertainment that will leave you utterly inspired.

JUNE 2018

MINISTRY OF BURLESQUE

KRATER COMEDY CLUB Comedy 18+ Sat 30 June With Paul Pirie, Robin Morgan, Paul Thorne & MC Danny Mcloughlin Doors: 6:30pm (VIP Doors: 6:00pm) // Show: 8:00pm // Ages: 18+ See page 2 for more details. *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.

APRIL New Act Comedy Sarah Munro The Fabulous La Voix FAME Sat 7 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun 8 IDLES (sold out) Mon 9 Lower Than Atlantis Tue 10 Bingo Lingo Fri 13 Super Pirates Alex Williamson FAME Sat 7 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun16 UPROAR! Wed 18 John Robins Mon 2 Thu 5 Fri 6

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Super Pirates Rebecca Louise is ADELE FAME Sat 21 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun 22 CSF Wrestling Showdown Mon 23 Raise The Bar Tue 24 Bingo Lingo Wed 25 BANFF Film Festival Thur 26 BANFF Film Festival (sold out) Fri 27 Super Pirates Ministry Of Burlesque FAME Sat 28 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun 29 Aquapella Fri 20

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MAY Bingo Lingo Luke Daniels Beans On Toast Buzzcocks FAME Sat 5 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Mon 7 New Act Comedy Tue 8 Bring Your Own Baby Eddie Reader Fri 11 Super Pirates FAME Sat 12 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun 13 Marcus Du Sautoy Judy Murray House of Water Tue 15 Bingo Lingo Wed 16 Maisha Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4

Kansas Smittyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Band Super Pirates Party In The City FAME Sat 19 Rocktopus Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Sun 20 F- Rated Mon 21 Idle Playthings Tue 22 Bingo Lingo Wed 23 Vocal Sampling Thu 24 Kathryn Tickell Super Pirates Fri 25 FAME Sat 26 Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Mon 28 Raise The Bar Tue 29 Bingo Lingo

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Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Baby Loves Disco Bingo Lingo Super Pirates Femi and the InRhythms FAME Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Andy Hamilton Super Pirates Count Arther Strong FAME Jill Edwards Comedy Course Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Jill Edwards Comedy Course Super Pirates Craig Charles Funk and Soul

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