An evening of music by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, performed by piano and flute. The programme explores his unique nuevo tango style, blending the passion of traditional tango.
After a stunning performance opening the show for Post-Punk legend Kirk Brandon, the group are back this October for a very special and intimate show in The Theatre Upstairs at The Mission Theatre, located in the heart of Bath city centre. Showing their grungy, alternative tracks in a completely different acoustic light, Parental Guidance will be supported by Garth Bradshaw.
Later Life Letter tells the story of Luke Wright’s adoption – the life he leads, and the one he might have done. What’s it like to stumble across your birth mother on Facebook? How do you honour the parents who have raised you while satisfying a curiosity about where you came from? Is it telling that you married a social worker?
Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 24th October 2:30pm
In this warm-hearted comedy, Bet and Al lead a quiet, humdrum life in their small Yorkshire home until Bet wins a “Romantic Breaks” competition in a magazine. Their prize, a holiday in Paris, represents their first experience abroad. They sort out French cuisine, wrestle with their phrase book and fend off would-be muggers on the Metro in this hilarious depiction of the English abroad.
Tuesday 27th October - Saturday 31st October at 7:30pm
Nell! is a bold new musical inspired by the extraordinary true story of Nell Gwyn; an orange-seller turned comic actress and probably the most famous mistress of King Charles II. Rising from the streets to the heart of the royal court, Nell’s journey is one of wit, resilience, and unapologetic ambition. Her remarkable life bursts onto the stage in a vibrant, high-energy retelling that celebrates a woman who refused to stay in her place.
DORIS (The Girl Next Door) tells the story of Hollywood legend Doris Day, famous for her girl-next-door roles and her heartwarming chirpiness. Doris could sing, dance and act, but she couldn’t have a successful marriage. Three men, three disasters. The show is the result of careful research and is interlaced with Doris’s best songs, performed to perfection by Bristol phenomenon Kate McNab
The Mission Theatre are proud to welcome back The University of Bath hosting this November’s free lecture intended to connect you with research taking place right here in Bath.
Friday 6th - Saturday 7th November 7:30pm
Peter Colley’s I’ll Be Back Before Midnight is a suspense thriller centred on Jan Sanderson, a young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown. Hoping for peace and recovery, Jan and her husband Greg move to an isolated farmhouse in the countryside. However, their landlord, George, enjoys terrifying her with stories of murder and ghosts linked to the house.
Wednesday 11th – Saturday 14th November 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 14th November 2:00pm
In Bath G&S Society’s reimagined version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience, the action unfolds in the bustling heart of Aquae Sulis, circa 75 AD, where steaming thermae, marble colonnades, and gossip-filled courtyards set the stage for a battle of love, vanity, and poetic pretension.
Wednesday 25th – Saturday 28th November 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 28th November 2:00pm
Lighthouse keeper’s daughter Ellida is a troubled woman. Obsessed with the sea, she yearns for the freedom it represents - in contrast to her dull marriage in a remote part of Norway.
Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th December 7:30pm
A seamless amalgamation of classical music, theatre, and laugh-out-loud comedy, CarmenCo’s A Pocket Opera is an irreverent reimagination of Bizet’s opera Carmen - now told from the heroine’s perspective.
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th December 7:30pm
Matinees Sat 12th and Sun 13th December 2:00pm
A festive treat for all the family.
Our talented Next Stage Youth Theatre Company has chosen scenes from scripts the young actors have been working on since Easter to provide a gripping two hours of entertainment showcasing their acting talents and story-telling skills.
This winter, you are cordially invited to step into a fairytale at The Enchanted Winter Ball - a magical live princess experience from Pixie Dust Parties.
Thursday 17th – Friday 18th December 7:30pm
Join Edwyrdian Tales beside the glittering lights of the Christmas Tree for three haunting ghost stories of the season.
Master Musical Storytellers Awen bring you their blazing festival folk and mystic acoustic to light up the longest winter solstice night!
The Bards Are Back In Town!
Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company
Showing Tuesday 18th - Saturday 23rd January 2027, 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 23rd Jan 2:00pm
Six passengers find themselves stranded late at night in the damp and desolate waiting room of an isolated Cornish railway station. Stuck in the middle of nowhere in the pouring rain with no hope of transport until morning the group listen with fear and incredulity to the ghostly tales and dire warnings told to them by Saul, the Stationmaster. When Saul leaves them the group reluctantly settle down for the night, but then – a thud, the door swings open and a body falls into the waiting room – this is just the start, a night of horror lies in store for the terrified passengers…
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