The games afoot with another mysterious tale for the master detective. Ian Waller is on the case… Sherlock Holmes is back – again. Can there be a more portrayed detective than the master of sleuth of Baker Street, the star of books, comics, TV, stage and film? His latest resurrection sees him at the grand...
Tag: Theatre Royal Bath
Play in a Week at The Theatre Royal
Work alongside a professional director, join a cast of other theatrical adventure-seekers and perform your own play on the Egg stage. 5-7 years: 10am-1pm, 8-10 years: 1:30-4:30pm; 10-12 years: 10am-4pm
Play in a Week at The Theatre Royal
Work alongside a professional director, join a cast of other theatrical adventure-seekers and perform your own play on the Egg stage. 5-7 years: 10am-1pm, 8-10 years: 1:30-4:30pm; 10-12 years: 10am-4pm
Play in a Week at The Theatre Royal
Work alongside a professional director, join a cast of other theatrical adventure-seekers and perform your own play on the Egg stage. 5-7 years: 10am-1pm, 8-10 years: 1:30-4:30pm; 10-12 years: 10am-4pm
Play in a Week at The Theatre Royal
Work alongside a professional director, join a cast of other theatrical adventure-seekers and perform your own play on the Egg stage. 5-7 years: 10am-1pm, 8-10 years: 1:30-4:30pm; 10-12 years: 10am-4pm
Review – The Kite Runner at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller reviews a quite stunning piece of thoughtful and genuinely moving theatre The Kite Runner, playing until 23 March at the Theatre Royal in Bath, is quite simply one of the most outstanding theatrical productions that I have seen for a very long time. I’ll be absolutely honest – I knew nothing about the...
Review – World Premiere of Blue Beard at the Theatre Royal Bath
Georgette McCready enjoys the world premiere of fable with a real-life message at its heart How lucky we are in Bath to have so many ‘you saw it here first!’ opportunities. Audiences at the Theatre Royal Bath are the first to enjoy the world premiere of Blue Beard, an exciting production by theatre director and...
Review: Sleeping Beauty at The Theatre Royal Bath – fantastic festive family fun!
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a festive treat with the best panto in town! Christmas is here which means panto time at the Theatre Royal is back – and this year, it’s an absolute cracker! Sleeping Beauty stars EastEnders’ and West End star Neil McDermott as Prince Vincent, Bath favourite Jon Monie as Lester...
Review – Twelve Angry Men at The Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller wonders if the stage production can match the classic move Let’s face it, Henry Fonda was cool. He was one of those few super laid back dudes of the classic Hollywood era who didn’t need mega-muscles and a machine gun to face off the bad guys. Instead, he (generally) played the type of...
Review – I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember at the Theatre Royal Bath
The world premier production of the latest adventures of Jim Hacker, a former Prime Minister still looking for his next role… Really the timing couldn’t have been any better. A former British Prime Minister dusted off and pulled back into public view as he struggles to discover his place in the world – but that’s...
Review: Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam in Frank and Percy at the Theatre Royal Bath
What a pleasure to see two such icons of British theatre on stage together in a new play at the Theatre Royal Bath. Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam are the only two characters – human, that is, with their unseen four legged friends in supporting roles – in Frank and Percy, taking on the...
Review – Horrible Histories Terrible Tudors Live on Stage at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller and his son enjoy an hilarious visit to Tudor Britain with the team from Horrible Histories Just fantastic family theatre! This wasn’t our first visit to see the Horrible Histories team live on stage and each time they just get better and better! Horrible Histories is, of course, probably best know for the...
Review: Of Mice and Men at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys a faultless production of a John Steinbeck classic Quite simply, Of Mice and Men at the Theatre Royal Bath is a faultless production of an American literary classic that is so very worthy of the prolonged applause from the audience. From the incredible acting talents of the whole cast, to the creative...
Review – Farm Hall at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys the Bath premiere of a new play based around a real-life wartime tale of espionage Inspired by true event, Farm Hall tells the story of six German nuclear scientists held capture in England during the final months of World War II. Hitler is dead and Germany all but defeated, but the war...
Review: The Shawkshank Redemption at the Theatre Royal, Bath
Ellen Couzens enjoys a theatrical adaptation of a cinematic classic It might have been purely coincidental of course, but this morning it felt like Facebook knew I was off to review a production of The Shawshank Redemption at The Theatre Royal, Bath. According to a titbit of cinematic trivia that popped up in my newsfeed,...
Review: Heathers The Musical at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys something very much out of his usual experience and enjoys pretty much every minute – serial killers and all! OK, right from the start here I kind of guessed that I was going to be out of my usual Bath theatre comfort zone. I didn’t know anything about Heathers The Musical, let...
Review: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ellen Couzens enjoys a beautifully crafted piece of storytelling combining a range of theatrical styles I remember, as a very young child, feeling absolute joy and wonder at what was probably my very first visit to the theatre to see Peter Pan at the Bristol Hippodrome and wishing it wouldn’t come to an end. I...
Review: The Lavender Hill Mob at the Theatre Royal Bath
Ian Waller enjoys an evening of nostalgia with a clever adaptation of a British cinema classic Post war British cinema of the late 1940s and early 50s had a tough and crucial job to do – help to cheer up a nation which was still hurting from the efforts and loses of a world war....
Review: Classical ballet with The Nutcracker at the Theatre Royal Bath
Two of the most famous and well loved classical ballets make their way to the Theatre Royal Bath this week, with The Nutcracker playing until 26 January and then Swan Lake taking over for 27 and 28 January. Both are typically wonderful examples of classical ballet at its best, combining the sublime music of Tchaikovsky...
Review: Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Bath, including the king of baddies
Great news! The bestest baddie is in town and while his magic is tragic and his dancing pretty ropey too, he’s an absolute cracker and the star of the show. Who is this evil one? Well horrible old Abanazar, of course, the king of naughty in the Theatre Royal Bath‘s festive production of Aladdin, and...
Review: The Two Popes at the Theatre Royal Bath
A stunning piece of beautifully acted theatre is thoroughly enjoyed by Ian Waller It’s been 700 years since the previous pope resigned, and yet in Rome 2013, Pope Benedict XVI is considering breaking centuries of tradition and making exactly that same move again. First, however, he must face his own inner spiritual confrontations and persuade...