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THE FEST IS YET TO COME
The Bath Festival is a celebration of music and literature with a diverse programme of more than 120 events over 10 days in May. Here are five things we’re particularly looking forward to...
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Party in the City Bath’s biggest free party kicks off the festival. Expect to see musicians playing on open-air stages in the city centre as well as in more than 35 different venues. 17 May, from 5pm, various locations
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Jo Brand From man-hater to national treasure, Jo Brand has been called it all; she’d prefer ‘taint of national disgrace’. At this event, she’ll share the things she wishes she’d known, the things she’s
learnt, and the things she hopes for the future. 18 May, 11am, The Forum
rendition of Goldberg Variations has been described as ‘as good as it gets.’ 18 May, 5pm, St Swithin’s Church
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Austentatious This Regency improv theatre group, recreates a ‘lost’ Jane Austen, with hilarious, irreverent and witty results. 18 May, 2.30pm, The Forum
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Mahan Esfahani This charismatic Iranian musician brings us an evening of Bach. His
Prue Leith The Great British Bake Off’’s judge talks about her life-long passion for food and fiction. Her latest cookery book, Prue, contains 100 favourite recipes from her kitchen table, and her new novel, The Lost Son, completes her acclaimed Angelotti Chronicles trilogy. 25 May, 2.15pm, Assembly Rooms
The Bath Festival runs from 17 to 26 May at various venues around the city. For more, see www.bathfestivals.org.uk
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