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Chitty chitty bang bang at Theatre Royal

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Based on the 1968 film version of the book about eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts who sets about restoring an old race car from a scrap heap with the help of his children Jeremy and Jemima. They soon discover the car has magical properties including the ability to float and take flight. However, trouble occurs when...

Free theatre tickets available for local schools through Theatre Royal Bath Wonderfund

Local schools, colleges and nurseries can apply for free tickets to performances at The Egg in Bath through Theatre Royal Bath’s Wonderfund.



Local schools, colleges and nurseries are being invited to apply for free tickets to performances at The Egg in Bath this autumn through Theatre Royal Bath’s Wonderfund. Since launching in 2021, the Wonderfund has provided more than 19,000 free theatre tickets to children from over 230 local schools, colleges and nurseries, helping more young people...

Beneath the Snow at the egg

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An immersive, playful and enchanting adventure with beautiful music and lighting where two figures dressed in white walk on a white carpet made of lots of tissue paper. Hear the sound of the wind and the snow crunching under their feet and watch as they awaken what lay dormant, opening the doors to the imagination...

Arthur at the egg

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It’s Winter Solstice 2026. Grace is in A&E with Lego stuck up her nose, waiting for someone to notice her. It’s Summer Solstice 526AD. Arthur is setting out on the journey of a lifetime: tasked with retrieving the sword for the future King. Overlooked and wanting to be taken seriously, Grace encounters the mysterious Merlin...

Codetta at the egg

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Codetta is a 12 year old girl. Her favourite band is The Daffodils, her best friend is called Suzie an she is searching for her lost toy, Pig. Then, without warning, she begins to experience strange sexual awakenings, arguments with her mother and an apocalypse of uncertainty. As Codetta’s world is ending, The Daffodils are...

Scrunch at the egg

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Snuggle up together as Christmas excitement begins to build. Filled with gentle music, playful discoveries and plenty of festive wonder, a perfect first theatre experience for your baby. After the show there will be 15mins of playtime giving you and your baby the chance to explore, play and dance together in the performance space. Performances...

Flotsam at the egg

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When a curious child discovers a mysterious camera washed up on the beach, the photos inside reveal a chain of children linked across time and space and an extraordinary underwater world. Turtles carry cities, starfish dance, octopi read by lamplight – but who took the pictures and where will the camera travel next? Blending music,...

Myth Monster at the egg

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Part performance, part headphone experience about us, our ancestors, and the ancestors we will become featuring sound, original music, and the chance to move, dance and get involved. Suitable for ages 8+ years.

Rapunzel at the egg

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Trapped in a tower by a wicked witch, Rapunzel must seize her destiny and plan her own escape with music, magic, and madcap schemes in a fresh theatrical adventure with no prince in sight! Suitable for ages 3+ years; performances at 11:30am and 3pm.

The Hideout at the egg

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When a fallen tree becomes their secret playground, together, they turn this simple hideout into a world of daring climbs, risky jumps, and unexpected discoveries. A mix of circus, parkour and storytelling that captures the highs and lows of making a new friend navigating the balance of trust, boundaries, competition, and connection. Suitable for ages...

Adventure in Hidden History at the egg

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Interactive show celebrating the lives, stories, and imaginations of Global Majority trailblazers across time. Blending oral history, live music and imaginative storytelling, the show invites audiences of all ages to explore hidden histories and dream forward into the dazzling realms of Afrofuturism. A tribute to our past, celebration of our present, and an invitation to...

Not Now Bernard at the egg

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A story about being heard, getting noticed, and what happens when grown-ups are just too busy told with comedy, imagination, and plenty of mischief. Bernard’s got a problem. There’s a monster in the garden… but his mum and dad are far too busy to notice. So Bernard does what any sensible child would do —...

Rise and Fall at the egg

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Meet all manner of balloons from small floating moons to vast bouncing orbs forever expanding and contracting, balloons are free to float, fly and sway. Hold your breath and go sailing away with this poetic performance for young audiences about holding on and letting go. Suitable for ages 2+ years; performances at 11:30am and 3pm.

Mavericks at the egg

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A fast-paced ensemble-led adventure comedy, exploring what it means to stand out in a world desperate to fit in. Celebrate individuality and discover that heroes come in all shapes, sizes and voices. Suitable for ages 6+ years; performances at 2pm and 6pm.

Urinetown the musical at the egg

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A place where the only certainty is that you will pay for the right to pee. In a world wracked by ecological disaster, water has become scarce, and a greedy corporation is profiting off humanity’s most basic biological need. A grand, mischievous love letter to the conventions of musical theatre, this musical comedy is packed...

Blood Wedding at the egg

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A cautionary tale about the danger of clinging to tradition at the expense of personal desire, a world where ‘old ways’ collide with new passions; the past refuses to loosen its grip; and no one escapes its consequences. Suitable for ages 14+ years.

katzenmusik at the egg

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A viral video; a company capitalising on fear; prank calls; class divide; and a cat memorial. The ever-increasing income gap between the rich and the poor has pushed the residents of Burnside Town to lose all trust in the world, but what happens when a community truly reaches breaking point? A dark, comic story about...

Who will Carry the Word? at the egg

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Play by Charlotte Delbo that brings to life the voices of French female political prisoners in Auschwitz. First published in 1974, the drama captures their daily struggle to survive amid unimaginable brutality, as they cling to solidarity, memory, and fragments of hope. At its heart lies a haunting question: who will live to carry their...

Hay at the egg

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Farmer Geenie’s new scarecrow doesn’t want to stay stuck in the mud, he wants to spread his arms and fly like the birds. Join him as he finds his feet then his hands, his voice, his legs and his love of song and dance in a story about the fun of growing up where every...

Teechers at Theatre Royal

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It is the end of term and John Godber’s comedy masterpiece has been reset for our post-Covid times. Bristling with teenage swagger and outlandish imagination, Salty, Gail and Hobby use their BTEC Performing Arts exam to showcase their work. But as Salty, Gail and Hobby conclude their performance and leave state education, it appears that...

Six at The Theatre Royal

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From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing 500 years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.

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