Adventures in party-going
Rod Laver is no card shark
SCENE AC ROS S B AT H , O N E S H I N D I G AT A T I M E
CROWD PLEASER
A gala evening marked the start of Komedia Bath’s crowdfunding campaign for community ownership on 12 October. Actress Anita Harris was a surprise guest and told the audience her grandfather Emmanuel built the venue nearly 100 years ago – and why she wants to see it continue. Komedia needs to raise £350,000 by 10pm on 21 November to achieve its goal of being owned by the community, with comedian and venue favourite Katherine Ryan among those sending messages of support. “Komedia is a vital linchpin of Bath’s thriving arts community,” says Eleanor Household, who is Komedia’s head of development and leading the project. “If Komedia is unable to support all the wonderful things that happen in Bath, including Bath’s festivals, emerging talent and local businesses, it will create a chain reaction that will no doubt affect the whole ‘ecosystem’ of live entertainment, both locally and nationally.”
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Adrian Boreham and Richard Daws
The Hot Potato Syncopators get in the groove
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What a Carry On with Anita Harris and Mike Margolis
Janine Solomon-Gardner and Mary Brown Dan Gregory and Libby Borton
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Hoop dreams from Alexandra Hofgartner
Nick Page, English Comedian of the Year 2017