Time lords aplenty, a trip to Middle Earth and the wrong trousers all take their part in this improvised Doctor Who show Of course we had tickets for Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Doctor Who Parody at the Komedia in Bath last night. My ten year old son is Doctor Who mad and while his...
Category: Reviews
Review – House of Frankenstein After Dark, a perfect pre-Halloween scare…
A visit to Bath’s fabulous new museum with a scary after dark twist! WARNING! This visit is not for the very young or the faint-hearted! If you’re scared by what’s lurking the in shadows or horrified by hidden monsters, stay away… But then, if you like a good scare, read on… After Dark is the...
Review – Mark Watson at the Komedia, Bath
Ian Waller takes his 14 year old son to his first grown-up comedy gig at Bath’s best comedy venue Yes, you’re right, our children do grow up so quickly. It seems like only a year or so that my oldest son was a a cheeky, knee-high tyke looking forward to his first sleepover with his...
Review – John Cooper Clarke at Pound Arts in Corsham
Ian Waller enjoys a grown-up night out in the presence of genius… I was genuinely excited. For people of a certain age – generally about 14-73 – John Cooper Clarke is a legend. Poet, musician, comic, raconteur and now TV comedy panel show regular, he’s been treading the boards for more decades than I can...
Review – House of Frankenstein Victor’s Lair Escape Room
We were trapped and only by solving a series of fiendish clues could we hope to escape. The thing was, we didn’t known where to start, what the clues were or even where to find them. This puzzling situation was all the result of a visit to Victor’s Lair, the latest creepy addition to Mary...
Review – Noughts and Crosses by Next Stage Youth at the Mission Theatre, Bath
There were two wonderful dramatic performances onstage at the Mission Theatre in Bath last night – one around the production of Malorie Blackman’s Nought & Crosses by Next Stage Youth and the other a impressively brave stand-in showing by one of the members of the cast. Adapted for the stage by Dominic Cooke, Noughts &...
Review – The Electric Comedy Club at Komedia
Ian Waller enjoys a grown-ups night out at Bath’s premier comedy club Go on, you deserve it – book the babysitters and make the most of a parents-only night out. Three weeks (or is it four…) into the new school term and my wife and I needed a treat. The all new The Electric Comedy...
Review – The Dresser at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys a night of fantastic theatre in Bath combining heartbreaking tenderness with top drawer comedy The Dresser at the Theatre Royal Bath offers an evening of theatre at its very best. Throughout, the performances are just superb while the plot captures moments of wonderful joy, heartbreaking tenderness and top drawer comedy that will...
Review – Frankenstein at the Mission Theatre, Bath
Ian Wallers enjoys an impressive adaptation of a Gothic classic that puts the monster at the focus of the action Frankenstein is certainly back and making his mark on Bath. Following the recent opening of the excellent House of Frankenstein museum in Bath celebrating the life of author Mary Shelley and the creation of her...
Review – a meal out at Aqua, a very family friendly Bath restaurant
We had heard great things about Aqua – that it’s very family friendly, the food is excellent and the service top class. The wonderful news is that following our visit, we wholeheartedly agree! Aqua is located on Walcot Street and situated in a former church, which immediately creates an impressive and slightly quirky atmosphere, aided...
Review – Baboon Adventures Electric Off Road Scooter Tours
Get your motor running, head out on the farm tracks for some real family adventure! Now this is a lot of fun! Three children, two adults, electric motorbikes and muddy farm track – what more do you need! Baboon Adventures is located just on the edge of Swindon – about 45 from Bath and closer...
Review – a family cruise on the Bath Water Bus
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a leisurely canal cruise from Bathampton to Bath There’s always something new to learn about Bath, it’s just that sometimes it needs a fresh angle to see things from. Take this morning, for example – my wife, youngest son and I had booked our places on a family canal...
Review – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical at the Theatre Royal Bath
Come on, we all need a bit of fun these days, and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical is the perfect remedy to the pingdemic blues. Do you remember the Oscar winning film of 30 years ago (30 years!!!) telling the story of two drag queens and a transgender woman as they travel across...
Review – Charlie and Stan at the Theatre Royal Bath
Did you know that Stan Laurel is Clint Eastwood’s dad? No! That’s because while this piece of gossip did circulate around Hollywood and beyond a few years ago, it is in fact total tittle tattle – although it remains a great conversation starter at parties! What is true is that Stan – better known, of...
A meal for two at Bandook – could this be Bath’s best Indian restaurant…
Ian Waller and his wife enjoys a wonderful meal out at a hidden gem of Bath cuisine Yes, we were excited – this was our first meal out together for ages and we really wanted it to be a success. We’d heard great things about Bandook in Milsom Place so with the babysitter booked, we...
Review – The Woman in Black at the Theatre Royal Bath
A regular return for some of the scariest theatre productions around She’s back! The Woman in Black has been sighted at the Theatre Royal in Bath and deeds of terror are sure to follow… Now celebrating more than three decades in the West End, The Woman in Black is also a regular visitor to Bath,...
Review – The Breath at Pound Arts in Corsham
Ian Waller enjoys a night of quality live music at a wonderful Wiltshire arts theatre What an absolute joy to be out again to listen to live music with a real crowd at a cracking venue! Pound Arts in Corsham is perhaps best known for hosting a wonderful variety of arts groups, exhibitions and workshops...
Review – A Splinter of Ice at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys a return visit to the Theatre Royal Bath to learn more about one of Britain’s most famous spies Moscow 1987, a time for an ageing spy to finally reconnect with an old friend who just happens to be one of the world’s most well known novelists. That spy was the infamous Kim...
Review – Lourdes Fernández Flamenco Company presents Raíces at The Mission Theatre
Ian Waller enjoys an evening of flamenco at The Mission Theatre in Bath Great theatre can open doors to new worlds and that’s exactly what happened last night at The Mission Theatre in Bath. I know next to nothing about flamenco so it was something of a leap of faith to take my seat for...
Review – The Memory Of Water at the Mission Theatre, Bath
Ian Waller visits the Mission Theatre in Bath for a memorable opening night It was great to be back. After months of lockdown and a total lack of real, actually happening right in front of you theatre, it was genuinely exciting to be in the audience again for a live performance. The venue was The...
Review – The Hooley 2021 at Giffords Circus
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a hugely enjoyable night at the circus, complete with clowns, acrobats and a talking horse! What a treat! A real family night out enjoying what must be the best and most imaginative circus experience we’ve ever seen. It was almost as if the lockdown had never happened… Giffords Circus...