THE ever inventive Scratchworks Theatre comes to Dorset for two dates as part of the Artsreach summer programme of events and workshops for children. The Mushroom Show combines information and facts with fun, with a workshop and performance, at Litton Cheney community hall on Monday 18th August, and Tuesday 19th August at 11am at Alderholt…
IN her 250th anniversary year, Jane Austen is everywhere, from straight plays and screenings of favourite television adaptations to films, comedies, spoofs and a new adaptation inspired by her most popular novel – Death Comes to Pemberley, coming to Bath Theatre Royal in a world premiere production from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 90th August. Pride…
SINGER and stage and screen actress Lily Allen comes to Bath Theatre Royal’s Ustinov Studio, from 25th July to 23rd August, starring in the title role of Hedda, a new adaptation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. The run in the intimate venue is sold out, with only returns available. Enigmatic and destructive, both of herself and…
THE colourful exoticism and drama of the traditional circus and street theatre of Rajasthan returns to Bridport’s Millennium Green on Wednesday 30th July with an afternoon of exciting music, dance and enthralling acrobatics. The visit follows the sell-out success of last year’s performance, featuring the vibrant, noisy, musical, heart-stopping performers of Circus Raj from the…
THE sounds of Northern Soul come to Bath Theatre Royal from 29th July to 2nd August, when John Godber’s touring play Do I Love You? takes the stage. Sally, Nat and Kyle, 20-something and ready to keep the faith, learn about the genre from the hits of Edwin Starr, Frankie Valli, Frank Wilson, Eloise Laws,…
MIRACLE Theatre, Cornwall’s most prolific touring theatre company, returns to Dorset for its summer 2025 open air tour, with a new production of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, Twelfth Night, coming to Ibberton village hall on Thursday 31st July, Kimmeridge Bay on Friday 1st August and Higher Orchard at Sandford Orcas on Saturday 2nd, all…
SHAFTESBURY Fringe, three days of every kind of entertainment imaginable, returns to the historic Dorset town from 18th to 20th July, with a programme of more than 300 events (a record number) spread around 37 venues. As director Rob Neely says, it’s all about Shaftesbury: “From its very creation, Shaftesbury Fringe has acted as a…
THE ever-inventive Show of Strength theatre company continues its occasional series of theatrical walks, drawing on the history of Bath or Bristol, with The Frankenstein Experience, exploring Bath’s connection to Frankenstein and his creator, Mary Shelley. The two hour-long show, which includes a one-hour walking tour and entry to Mary Shelley’s house in Bath, is…
ANTIC Disposition returns to Bath Abbey on 8th August with a Shakespeare’s ever-popular A Midsummer Night’s Dream, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company creating visually striking productions in historic buildings and unusual non-theatre spaces. Building on the success of last year’s award-winning Romeo and Juliet, the production features nine professional actors – all with…
AWARD-winning stage and screen star Ralph Fiennes directs a summer season of plays at Bath Theatre Royal, and plays the joint lead in the opening play, the world premiere of David Hare’s Grace Pervades, running in the theatre from Friday 27th June to Saturday 19th July. Fiennes, BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated star of Conclave, plays the…