JANUARY – MARCH 2014
KomediaBath
@KomediaBath
COMEDY • MUSIC • FILM • ARTS CAFÉ Best Venue in the West and Wales 2010, 2012, 2013
Winner – Arts Award Bath Life Awards 2013
Count Arthur Strong, The Selecter, Russell Howard, Anna Calvi, Krater Comedy Club + NEW Krater Sunday Club, Festival Of The Spoken Nerd, The Noise Next Door, Lee Hurst and more…
www.komedia.co.uk/bath
MUSIC
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/music The Blues Band
Anna Calvi £14 adv
STANDING / SEATED
Anna Calvi heads to Komedia as part of a UK tour celebrating the release of her muchanticipated second album, One Breath, which retains the fiery element of Anna’s debut, but is more instinctive and urgent, with a wider spectrum of textures and emotion.
Thu 27 Feb DOORS 6.30pm SHOW 8.00pm
Photo © Steve Perks
Wed 12 Feb DOORS 7.30pm STAGE TIMES TBC
SEATED £30.50 MEAL DEAL / £20 adv
SEATED
Metropolis Music presents
Little Comets
The Selecter
£11 adv
£16.50 adv
Thu 6 Mar DOORS 7.30pm STAGE TIMES TBC
Tue 18 Feb DOORS 7.00pm STAGE TIMES TBC
STANDING
Influenced by books, music and their natural surroundings, Little Comets use bright rhythmic melodies to assuage often dark didactic lyrics. They have recently released their second record, Life Is Elsewhere, to widespread acclaim.
STANDING / SEATED
Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show
Fri 21 Feb DOORS 7.30pm STAGE TIMES TBC
2-Tone legends The Selecter perform their seminal album Too Much Pressure in its entirety, followed by an extended encore of classic and contemporary hits to celebrate an incredible career and back-catalogue, which spans their 35 year-long history.
Andy McKee
£14 adv
STANDING
The Blues Band return to Bath – incorporating numbers from their classic 1980 performance at Rockpalast, a live TV show in Germany which was broadcast to millions across Europe. The Blues Band will be re-creating many songs from this legendary set, including Maggie’s Farm.
Livewire is THE AC/DC tribute show and returns to Komedia - bigger, better and louder than ever before. Both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras of AC/DC are included in the same show, in a rock extravaganza with cannons and a wall of Marshalls.
Thu 13 Mar DOORS 7.00pm STAGE TIMES TBC £18.50 adv / £16.50 conc
STANDING
Kids In Glass Houses + Support
Andy McKee’s acoustic guitar can approximate the polyrhythmic interplay of a percussion ensemble and the harmonic sweep of a string section. In his career Andy has released five records and has recently toured with Dream Theatre and Eric Johnson.
Mon 24 Feb DOORS 7.30pm STAGE TIMES TBC
£13 adv
STANDING
After seven years, three albums, thirteen singles, countless headline tours and a series of colossal festival appearances, South Wales rockers Kids In Glass Houses are back with a new album. Fizzing with ambition and melody Peace will appeal to long-term fans and newcomers alike.
We’re always adding new events to our programme at Komedia Bath, check our website for the latest events –
www.komedia.co.uk/bath
BATH LITERATURE FESTIVAL Count Arthur Strong –
Through It All I’ve Always Laughed Tue 4 Mar
DOORS 7.00pm SHOW 7.30pm
£9 adv / £8 conc
Count Arthur Strong, the show business legend, plus BBC Two and Radio 4 celebrity, has consented himself to give a rare live interview in front of an audience following the launch of Through It All I’ve Always Laughed, the first part in a six-volume collection of his memoirs.
I Laughed, I Cried with Viv Groskop Fri 7 Mar
DOORS 4.00pm SHOW 4.30pm £7.50 adv / £6.50 conc
Join Journalist-turned-stand-up Viv Groskop, Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival for her five-star Edinburgh Fringe comedy show about attempting 100 gigs in 100 consecutive nights. “Viv is Brilliant. But I still quite like Billy Connolly” Jo Brand
Great Big Comedy Night! with Gemma Whelan, Mary Bourke & Mark Watson
Fri 7 Mar
DOORS 7.00pm SHOW 7.30pm £15 adv / £12 conc
A joyous night celebrating women and comedy in association with What the Frock! Featuring Edinburgh Fringe sensation Mary Bourke’s Muffragette Show, Gemma Whelan as Chastity Butterworth and a host of guests. Mark Watson (Mock The Week) headlines.
CLUB NIGHTS Motorcity Every Saturday Night OPEN 10.45pm – 3.00am (Last entry strictly Midnight) £6 ENTRY / £5 STUDENTS (only available on the door) £4 UniLife (only available on the door) FREE entry for Krater Comedy Club customers
Join us for the biggest and best Saturday night in Bath! A regular sellout event, Motorcity is a refreshing mix of the best in Motown, Soul, Funk and Rock ‘n’ Roll, with a touch of disco thrown in for good measure!
COMEDY
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/comedy
Krater Comedy Club
The Noise Next Door’s
Three time winners of the Chortle Comedy Award for ‘Best Venue in West and Wales’, Komedia brings the best comics and comperes on the circuit to Bath every week! See Krater page for more information
Fri 14 Feb DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm
Every Saturday Night
Krater Sunday Club
BRAND NEW SHOW!
Sunday 2 Feb / 2 Mar / 6 Apr ARTS CAFÉ: DOORS 7.00pm, SHOW 7.30pm £10 adv / £12 doors
The best in live stand-up - now on Sundays due to popular demand. Three of the best circuit comics from Komedia’s sell out Saturday night Krater Comedy Club, up close and personal in Komedia’s Arts Café on the first Sunday of the month.
Russell Howard and Friends a benefit for Bath Rugby Foundation Thu 16 Jan DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm SOLD OUT
The award-winning Russell Howard tops the bill at this benefit for Bath Rugby Foundation. Celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year, Bath Rugby Foundation is a charity which aims to enhance the lives of children and young people in the local area through sport.
Festival Of The Spoken Nerd Thu 6 Feb DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm £25.50 MEAL DEAL / £15 adv / £13 conc
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, the sell-out comedy phenomenon is back on tour with a brand new show for the insatiably sci-curious. Whether you loved or loathed the school science lab, Festival of the Spoken Nerd is here to feed your brain, tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner.
Lee Hurst: Things That Make You
Go Aaarggh!!!
Fri 7 Feb DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm £26.50 MEAL DEAL / £16 adv / £14 conc
In his new tour, Lee Hurst is travelling throughout Britain to find out what winds you up. Mostly people get on with living their lives, but everyone has at least one thing that pushes their button and sends them over the edge. What’s yours?
CABARET Ministry Of Burlesque’s High Tease
Last Friday of every month Fri 31 Jan / Fri 28 Feb / Fri 28 Mar
DOORS 6.30pm SHOW 8.30pm £45 VIP / £27 MEAL DEAL / £16.50 adv / £10 NUS £8 UniLife
A riotous revue of razor wit and frisky burlesque featuring the daring antics of scantily clad showgirls, sultry sirens and the edgiest of comic-cabaret masters.
Comedy Lock-In
£22.50 MEAL DEAL / £12 adv / £10 conc
The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In is a 21st century mash-up of stand-up, panel show and after-hours banter. As well as cutting edge improv from The Noise Next Door, the show includes stand-up from two special guests. “Hilarious... A superior kind of chaos” ✪✪✪✪ Daily Telegraph
Gyles Brandreth:
Looking For Happiness
Mon 17 Feb DOORS 7.00pm, SHOW 8.00pm
£17 adv
When Gyles Brandreth set out to find the secrets of happiness he started in Las Vegas and ended up in the psychiatrist’s chair. What he discovered about who gets to be happy and how, plus other useful lessons picked up along the way, from Frank Sinatra and The Queen among others, provide the essence of a unique one-man show that should make you laugh and could change your life.
Rob Beckett: Live
Wed 19 Feb DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm £22.50 MEAL DEAL / £12 adv / £10 conc
Multi award winning comedian Rob Beckett has extended his national tour due to outstanding demand. Rob and his trademark grin will be travelling across the country with his highly anticipated debut UK tour. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC1) and 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4)
Jimeoin: Yes, Yes, Whatever…?! Wed 19 Mar DOORS 6.30pm, SHOW 8.00pm £28.50 MEAL DEAL / £18 adv / £17 conc
Hilarious world-class stand-up from one of live comedy’s internationally acclaimed masters! Jimeoin returns in 2014 with his ever-evolving live show… You’ve seen him on TV on all the comedy and panel shows, but nothing beats seeing Jimeoin live - book early! We’re always adding new events to our programme at Komedia Bath, check our website for the latest events –
www.komedia.co.uk/bath
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/cabaret The Social Club Circus Cabaret
Fri 14 March DOORS 6.30pm SHOW 8.30pm £25.50 MEAL DEAL / £15 adv
Following a spectacular launch last year, the legendary Shambala Social Club Circus Cabaret returns to Bath, bringing the cream of international circus, aerial acrobatics, cabaret and comedy to Komedia. Think Pheonix Nights goes to the circus as we welcome back this talented troupe to our stage!
FILM
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/film
ARTS CAFÉ
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/arts-cafe
Join us in the multi award-winning Komedia Arts Café as our head chef Tom serves lunch from Tuesday-Sunday. Enjoy breakfast (winner of Best Breakfast at the Bath Good Food Awards), light bites and sandwiches plus delicious mains, all locally sourced from Taste of The West suppliers. Komedia Bath has been recognised as one of the Top 5 Vegan-friendly cultural venues in the UK by animal rights charity Peta and is the only establishment in Bath to hold the Soil Association’s Food For Life Gold catering mark.
Arts Café Events Krater Sunday Club
GOLD
“A really great dining experience – a great venue, helpful staff and smashing food.” Listomania Bath
Komedia Arts Café hosts a range of events and also hosts a rolling display of local artists’ work in conjunction with Artolo. BRAND NEW SHOW!
Sun 2 Feb / Sun 2 Mar / Sun 6 Apr
DOORS 7.00pm SHOW 7.30pm £10 adv / £12 doors
The best in live stand-up, by popular demand now on Sunday’s. Three of the best circuit comics from Komedia’s sell out Saturday night Krater Comedy Club, up close and personal in Komedia’s Arts Cafe on the first Sunday of the month.
The Open Mic Night Mon 27 Jan / Tue 25 Feb / Mon 31 Mar OPEN 8.00pm – LATE FREE ENTRY
Komedia is proud to host a night that gives all of our local artists a chance to get up and perform. Music? Poetry? Comedy? Something else? The stage is open to all!
New Act Comedy Night Mon 3 Feb / Mon 3 Mar
DOORS 7.30pm SHOW 8.30pm £2 ENTRY
Love comedy? Want to see something new and fresh? Well this is the night for you! Komedia plays host to some of Bath and Bristol’s best aspiring comedians – some who are new to the game, whilst others have been around a while. Either way, they are all acts who deserve a spot in the limelight!
Acoustic Showcase Tue 11 Feb / Tue 11 Mar
DOORS 7.30pm STAGE TIMES TBC £5 ENTRY
The very best in unsigned singer-songwriters from across the country, brought together in the intimate setting of our Arts Café. An ideal way to enjoy live music and who knows, maybe even spot the ‘next big thing’!
All of our Arts Café events are limited in capacity, spaces are allocated on a first come, first served basis
Krater Comedy Club
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/krater
The best in live stand-up every Saturday night Enjoy three top comics and a compere, delicious food and free entry to our after-show club night Motorcity Winners of ‘Best Venue in Wales and The West’ at the Chortle Comedy Awards 2010, 2012, 2013
About Krater Comedy Club
Catch the super stars of tomorrow before they start selling out arenas. The night comprises of three comedians and a compere. Expect quirky leftfield comics, Edinburgh Festival favourites and some of the best comperes in the business. 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!
Eat at Krater Comedy Club
We serve food from our award winning GOLD menus in the main auditorium before every Krater Comedy Club show. Enjoy full table service and stay at your table once you have eaten to enjoy the show. Last food orders are at 7.45pm. All of our food is freshly prepared using locally sourced, seasonal produce from accredited ‘Taste of the West’ suppliers.
Seating
Seating in the main auditorium is shared, cabaret style seating. All seating is unreserved although we will make every effort to ensure that large parties are able to sit together as long as you arrive before 7.30pm. Seating is also available on our balcony. Balcony seats are rowed cinema-style seats. These are also unreserved. At the end of the show all the tables and chairs will be moved to make way for Motorcity (see below).
Ticket Options VIP Tickets: £45 Arrive between 6.00pm and 6.30pm for Prosecco and nibbles before enjoying a three-course meal in our Arts Café. After your meal move to the main auditorium where you will have reserved seating for the show. Meal Deal Tickets: £28.50 (£25.50 for groups of 8+) Arrive between 6.30pm and 7.30pm for a main course from our Events Menu. The price includes the price of your ticket and a main course from our events menu. This represents a saving of up to £2.45 per ticket. Show only Auditorium tickets: £18 (£17 for groups of 8+) Unreserved cabaret seating is available in the auditorium, and customers can choose to dine from our Event Menu (Please note last food orders are at 7.45pm) Show only Balcony tickets: £14.50 / £10 for NUS card holders / £8 for UniLife card holders. Watch the show from on high in our balcony Your ticket price includes free entry to Motorcity after the show (see panel far left for full details)
FILM
www.komedia.co.uk/bath/film
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2014 Thu 20 Feb & Wed 18 Mar
DOORS 6.30pm SCREENING 7.30pm TICKETS FOR BOTH EVENTS £22 adv / £19 conc INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: £13 adv / £11 conc 10% OFF WHEN YOU BOOK 6 OR MORE TICKETS!
From the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival comes two different evenings of extraordinary short films. Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers, see incredible footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe.
LISTINGS January 2014 Sat 4 Sat 11 Thu 16 Sat 18 Sat 25 Mon 27 Fri 31
Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Russell Howard and Friends 7.00pm SOLD OUT Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS The Open Mic Night 7.30pm – LATE FREE ENTRY ARTS CAFÉ Ministry of Burlesque’s High Tease 6.30pm £45 VIP / £27 MEAL DEAL / £16.50 adv / £10 NUS / £8.50 UniLife
February 2014 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Tue 11 Wed 12 Fri 14 Sat 15 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Mon 24 Tue 25 Thu 27 Fri 28
Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Krater Sunday Club 7.00pm £10 adv / £12 doors ARTS CAFÉ New Act Comedy Night 7.30pm £2 ARTS CAFÉ Festival Of The Spoken Nerd 6.30pm £25.50 Meal Deal / £15 adv / £13 conc Lee Hurst 6.30pm £26.50 MEAL DEAL / £16 adv / £14 conc Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Acoustic Showcase 7.30pm £5 ARTS CAFÉ Anna Calvi 7.30pm £14 adv STANDING / SEATING The Noise Next Door 6.30pm £22.50 MEAL DEAL / £12 adv / £10 conc Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Gyles Brandreth 7.00pm £17 adv TBC Little Comets 7.00pm £11 adv STANDING Rob Beckett 6.30pm £22.50 MEAL DEAL / £12 adv / £10 conc Banff Mountain Film Festival 6.30pm SCREENING 7.30pm £13 adv / £11 conc Live/Wire AC/DC 7.30pm £14 adv STANDING Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Kids In Glass Houses + Support 7.30pm £13 adv STANDING The Open Mic Night 7.30pm – LATE FREE ENTRY ARTS CAFÉ The Blues Band 6.30pm £30.50 MEAL DEAL / £20 adv SEATING Ministry of Burlesque’s High Tease 6.30pm £45 VIP / £27 MEAL DEAL / £16.50 adv / £10 NUS / £8.50 UniLife
How to book
www.komedia.co.uk/bath
March 2014 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Tue 11 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Tue 18 Wed 19 Sat 22 Fri 28
Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Krater Sunday Club 7.00pm £10 adv / £12 doors ARTS CAFÉ New Act Comedy Night 7.30pm £2 ARTS CAFÉ Count Arthur Strong 7.00pm £9 adv / £7 conc The Selecter 7.30pm £16.50 adv STANDING Viv Groskop 4.00pm £9 adv / £7 conc Great Big Comedy Night 7.00pm £9 adv / £7 conc Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Acoustic Showcase 7.30pm £5 ARTS CAFÉ Andy McKee 7.00pm £18.50 adv / £16.50 conc STANDING Social Club Circus Cabaret 6.30pm £25.50 MEAL DEAL / £15 adv Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Banff Mountain Film Festival 6.30pm SCREENING 7.30pm £13 adv / £11 conc Jimeoin 6.30pm £28.50 MEAL DEAL / £18 adv / £17 conc Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS Ministry of Burlesque’s High Tease 6.30pm £45 VIP / £27 MEAL DEAL / £16.50 adv / £10 NUS / £8.50 UniLife
Sat 29 Mon 31
Krater Comedy Club 6.30pm SEE KRATER PAGE Motorcity 10.45pm £6 / £5 NUS / £4 UniLife / FREE FOR KRATER TICKET HOLDERS The Open Mic Night 7.30pm – LATE FREE ENTRY ARTS CAFÉ
Coming Soon April 2014 Krater Sunday Club 7.00pm £10 adv ARTS CAFÉ This show has been re-arranged from Mon 25 Nov Chrysta Bell 7.00pm £12 adv SEATED Matt Cardle 7.30pm £20 adv STANDING
Sun 6 Thu 10 Thu 17
May 2014 Fri 9 Fri 16 – Sun 26
Chas & Dave 7.30pm £22.50 adv STANDING / SEATING Bath International Music Festival VARIOUS DATES / EVENTS Check bathfestivals.org.uk for latest updates
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Komedia Booking Line: 0845 293 8480 Open Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm – 6pm. £1.50 booking fee per ticket. For any specific access requirements please email infobath@komedia.co.uk or call 0845 293 8480. Programme & line-ups are subject to change
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