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JANUARY - APRIL 2014
Welcome to The Mission Theatre Top class performances Marvellous entertainment Terrific value The start of a New Year is traditionally the time to review and refresh routines and make resolutions. I do hope that one New Year resolution you will feel able to make is to visit The Mission Theatre in the weeks ahead and enjoy the variety of first class entertainment on offer. Whilst some resolutions can be tedious to maintain, I am sure that becoming a regular visitor to The Mission will not prove onerous. This Spring season we have cracking comedies, magical musicals, supreme songsters and family fun. There really is something for everyone in the months ahead and this ‘diet’ of entertainment is one you will find easy to follow. Happy New Year! Ann Garner Artistic Director The Mission Theatre
Sir Alan Ayckbourn with Next Stage’s Artistic Director Ann Garner January 2013
Cover image: Sherlock Holmes by The Pantaloons 7th - 9th April. Photo by Urban Picnic
Next Stage Theatre Company’s 20th Birthday 1994 - 2014
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2014 is a significant year in the life of The Mission Theatre’s resident company: Next Stage. In May, Next Stage celebrates 20 years of bringing first class, cutting-edge drama to Bath audiences. I find it hard to grasp the fact that it really is 20 years since Andrew Ellison and I set up the fledgling Next Stage Theatre Company and I directed Educating Rita which opened on May 18th 1994. Our aim then, as now, was that Next Stage would produce in Bath some of the best 20th and 21st Century drama, delivered to a professional standard and frequently in-the-round. Amazing to think that since 1994 Next Stage has brought nearly 150 productions to the city and toured some of the most memorable shows to Bristol, Scarborough, New York, London and The Minack Theatre in Cornwall. On top of this, nine years ago, Next Stage Theatre Company opened The Mission Theatre in the heart of Bath, breathing new life into a derelict building and bringing first class entertainment to the new venue.
Our thriving Youth Theatre is also celebrating 20 years of existence in 2014 and we hope, throughout the year, both adult and youth casts will bring yet more fine drama and ground-breaking productions to Bath audiences. Our birthday year begins with a revival of The Norman Conquests, one of the finest comedies written by Next Stage’s patron Sir Alan Ayckbourn. The trilogy will be staged in-the-round and promises to get our birthday year going with a swing! Do come along and join in the celebrations. Ann Garner
Our patrons - (Left to right) Sir David Hare, Dame Harriet Walter CBE, Keith Michell and, above, Sir Alan Ayckbourn.
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The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
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Hit It! Saturday mornings 9.30-11.30am: Spring Term begins Sat 11th January
Hit It! Music Academy for Kids is a vibrant, lively and creative place to develop your child’s musical skills, knowledge and aspirations. Using affordable instruments and ABRSM exam materials, we develop the skills and knowledge of young musicians to ensure they progress their talents whilst having fun. Working with others and experiencing a broad range of opportunities, children are taught and inspired by experienced musicians and tutors who ensure they remain engaged and motivated along their musical journey! www.hititacademy.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @HitItAcademy
NSY Sunday afternoons 4.30-6pm: Spring Term begins Sun 19th January 1994 - 2014
Next Stage Youth
is one of Bath’s most popular youth theatre companies. Next Stage tutors and actors provide our 60-strong group with training in theatre and performance skills and each 20 year a number of talented members go on to pursue careers in the theatre. Celebrating 20 years Next Stage Youth places emphasis on performance as a means to enhance teamwork, of theatrical excellence self-confidence and a professional grounding in theatre arts. There are no auditions, anyone between 11 and 18 is welcome and Next Stage has a policy of using talented youngsters whenever possible in adult productions. Call 01225 428600 or email nextstagebath@aol.com to register your interest in our Spring term.
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Lord of the Flies September 2013
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Wed 15 – Sat 18 and Wed 22 – Sat 25 January Next Stage Theatre Company presents
The Norman Conquests A trilogy of plays by Alan Ayckbourn Wed 15th Thu 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 12.30-3pm 4-6.30pm 8-10.30pm
Table Manners Living Together Round & Round the Garden Table Manners Living Together Round and Round the Garden
Wed 22nd Thu 23rd Fri 24th Sat 25th
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Celebrating 20 years Table Manners of theatrical excellence Living Together Round and Round the Garden Table Manners Living Together Round and Round the Garden
“In general, by an odd quirk of nature, the more fond of people I become, the more amusing I tend to find them. Love affairs in my life are matters of considerable hilarity.” (Alan Ayckbourn) Ayckbourn’s masterful trilogy: Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden which together form The Norman Conquests, introduces the hapless Norman and his doomed attempts in the dining room, living room and garden of the family home to proposition, placate and pacify the three women in his life. See one play and get a glimpse of the pieces that make up the jigsaw of Norman’s chaotic weekend, see the trilogy and revel in the finished puzzle! Don’t miss the chance to start celebrating Next Stage’s 20th Birthday Year in style with the first of a series of memorable productions paying tribute to the company’s prestigious patron: Alan Ayckbourn. www.next-stage.co.uk
Enjoy a delicious meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm for the weekday performances but will not be serving meals on either Saturday.
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TICKETS £11 (£9 concs) or £30 (£24 concs) if booking all three shows from Next Stage Box Office 01225 428600 email nextstagebath@aol.com or Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk For an extra pound, reserve your seat: call 01225 428600
www.missiontheatre.co.uk
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Tuesday 28th January – Saturday 1st February
Bath Light Operatic Group presents
Avenue Q
Music & lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Book by Jeff Whitty Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Orchestrations and Arrangements by Stephen Oremus Performances: Tue 28th - Thu 30th 7.30pm Fri 31st: 5pm & 8.30pm Sat 1st Feb: 2.30pm & 7.30pm Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighbourhood in his price range is Avenue Q ... still, the neighbours seem nice and would you believe the building’s superintendent is Gary Coleman?! (Yes, that Gary Coleman). Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life. Probably the funniest (and definitely the furriest!) show you’re ever likely to see, this “Sesame Street” musical for the broad-minded is a treat which you will not want to miss! Contains adult puppet themes and language. Not suitable for Under 16’s.
Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each show with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £13 (£11 concs) Box Office 01225 863740 or www.bath.ticketsource.co.uk
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Wednesday 12th February 7.30pm Bookends presents
Simon and Garfunkel – Through the Years A moving and powerful live performance and multimedia show that takes a chronological journey through the friendship and career of Simon and Garfunkel. Following a BBC Radio tour, the show was described as a “must see” with Bookends being labelled as the most authentic sounding tribute to the music of the American duo. The show opens at the start of Simon and Garfunkel’s career and ends with the much publicised break-up. It features hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the unforgettable: Bridge Over Troubled Water.
“They could really be Simon & Garfunkel” BBC Radio Nottingham
TICKETS Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table. 3
£12 (£10 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
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Sat 15th February Matinee 2.30pm Alice, 7.30pm Northanger Abbey Box Tale Soup presents
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Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland floods onto the stage in a whirl of strange contraptions, handmade puppets and extraordinary characters. ‘I don’t wish to go among mad people,’ said Alice. ‘Oh, you can’t help that,’ replied the Cat, ‘We’re all mad here...’ Join Alice on her remarkable journey in this new production to enchant all ages. Young and old alike will find magic in Wonderland, and make it safely home again. The only danger is you may not want to leave!
7.30pm
Alice In Wonderland
Northanger Abbey
“I was completely mesmerised by this enchanting production” Joanna Lumley Through a remarkably faithful, award-winning adaptation of this classic work, Box Tale Soup will transport you into a world of beautiful paper puppets and gothic romance. With just two performers, seven puppets and a vintage trunk, this unique version of Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey ignites the imagination and brings out every last drop of Austen’s humour. **** The Times “...Austen must be smiling down.” ***** ThreeWeeks “...brilliant, dynamic and laugh-out-loud.”
Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each show with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £8 (£6 concs) - Alice £10 (£8 concs) - Northanger Abbey Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Friday 21st February - Saturday 22nd February 2.30pm & 7pm each day
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Curtain Up Theatre School presents
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater. Book by Doug Wright. Based on the Hans Christian Anderson story and the Disney film. Music Adapted & Arranged by David Weinstein. Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production. In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and live in the world above. But first she’ll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she’s the girl whose enchanting voice he’s been seeking. The talented cast of Curtain Up: “a company working at the top of its game” (G Savage, NODA) will delight and enchant audiences in this vibrant and colourful show. www.curtainup.org.uk Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each show with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
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TICKETS £10 (£8 concs) Curtain Up Theatre School 0797 401 4490 or admin@curtainup.org.uk
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Friday 28th February - Saturday 1st March 7.30pm
Madame Renards & TS Theatre Productions
To Sleep
by Matt Fox Direct from the West End Covering one night in the lives of two strangers, this warm, compassionate and darkly humorous new play explores how people deal with the most difficult human situations. A mesmerising account of how beautiful relationships can develop between different people, no matter how bad their shared experiences might be. ‘Ellie Lawrence’s portrayal of a seventeen year old who has nothing left to live for is close to perfect... Matt Fox’s script was very tight: effortlessly switching between humour and tragedy.’ Showtime ‘A powerful production of tragedy, trauma, regret, life and friendship. Don’t be deterred by the uncomfortable subject matter... its tenderness makes it mesmerising. It is tragic but beautiful; you’ll be pleased you went to see it.’ The Ocelot ‘The two actors were simply stunning; whether delivering comedic lines or literally ripping the heart out of the audience. I think this one will stay with me for a little while.’ Everything Theatre www.to-sleep.co.uk www.madamrenards.co.uk www.tstheatreproductions.co.uk
Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th March
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Mid-Somerset Drama Festival The Mission Theatre has hosted Speech and Drama events for the MidSomerset Festival in every year of the theatre’s existence. We are delighted to welcome back this highly acclaimed competitive festival, which has a comprehensive selection of classes for young performers. The Mid-Somerset’s objective is to combine all of the traditional elements you might expect to find in a Festival with a modern approach to Drama and the Performing Arts. The competitions are for amateurs, but are adjudicated by professionals and aim to encourage performance at its most enjoyable level. Visit www.midsomersetfestival.org.uk for further details and to download the 2014 syllabus. The Mission Theatre’s delightful vegetarian Bistro in the Theatre Upstairs will be open throughout the day during the Mid-Somerset Festival. Its calm surroundings provide the perfect atmosphere in which to prepare before a competition, or to relax afterwards. 5
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Saturday 15th March 7.30pm
Johnny Coppin in Concert “Strong, clear vocals, and songs of substance.“ Daily Telegraph Come and enjoy an evening of beautifully executed songs by an acclaimed singer/songwriter who returns to Bath armed with his new album Borderland. Featuring both guitar and piano, Johnny’s music is essentially English, and always melodic and evocative. A founder-member of the legendary band Decameron, Johnny has gone on to record many albums including The Winding Stair, The Gloucestershire Collection, Edge of Day with writer and poet Laurie Lee, and a duo album with Mike Silver. The support act is local singer/songwriter Diana Johnstone with Ray Bradfield. www.johnnycoppin.co.uk
TICKETS Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
£12 (£10 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
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Tuesday 25th – Saturday 29th March 7.30pm Next Stage Theatre Company presents
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
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The very capacity for love itself is sometimes based on betraying not only other loved ones, but even ourselves. (Robert Egbert – from a review of Betrayal)
Celebrating 20 years of theatrical excellence
Betrayal explores a seven-year affair involving a married couple, Emma and Robert, and Robert’s “close friend” Jerry, who is also married. Pinter’s compelling play uses reverse chronology to explore the levels of betrayal between the couples: the first scene takes place after the affair has ended, the final scene ends when the affair begins. As a fine example of the kind of production for which Next Stage has a deservedly high reputation, Betrayal is an eagerly awaited addition to the outstanding programme of plays planned for the company’s 20th birthday year.
Staged in-the-round and directed by Next Stage’s Artistic Director Ann Garner, this masterful dissection of love and betrayal should prove a compulsive evening’s entertainment within the intimate setting of The Mission Theatre. Don’t miss it! Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
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TICKETS £11 (£9 concs) from Next Stage Box Office 01225 428600 email nextstagebath@aol.com or Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk For an extra pound, reserve your seat: call 01225 428600
www.missiontheatre.co.uk
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Thursday 3rd – Saturday 5th April 7.30pm
Bath University Student Theatre presents
A Woman Of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy, glitters with wit and charm - swinging from heartbreak to hilarity. When the respectable Mrs Arbuthnot and her naïve son Gerald spend a weekend in the company of the dissolute Lord Illingworth and his patrician friends, long-buried secrets – from illegitimacy to infidelity - rise to the surface with explosive force. From the young and idealistic Hester, to the cynical Mrs Allonby, all of the characters have secrets of their own to disguise – the question is not ‘whodunnit’, but ‘who will get away with it’. Dragged screaming into the 20th century by Bath University Student Theatre, who are setting it in 1935, the show drips with sexual tension, supressed emotion and social unease – all expressed with the biting and incisive humour for which Wilde is so famous. Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £8 (£5 concs) ICIA box office at the University of Bath 01225 386777 https://www.bath.ac.uk/icia/ events/student.php
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Monday 7th – Wednesday 9th April 7.30pm The Pantaloons present
Sherlock Holmes
by Mark Hayward, based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle How can one show with just four actors possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company put dynamic detective duo Holmes and Watson through their paces as they tackle their most fiendish cases yet. This delightfully inventive and hilarious show for all ages features live music, audience interaction and more mystery than you can shake a magnifying glass at. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
“A production of ingenuity, verve and wit... hilarious!” * * * * * Oxford Times “So much fun you can hardly imagine!” Sheffield Star The Pantaloons are a young, vibrant theatre company whose style draws from a wide variety of popular theatre traditions from commedia dell’arte and clowning to stand-up comedy and silent movies. In our theatre, your imagination is just as important as ours. www.thepantaloons.co.uk Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table. 7
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
01225 428600
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Thursday 10th - Friday 11th April Matinees 2.30pm, Evenings 7.30pm Story Pocket Theatre Company present
Arabian Nights
Adapted by Adam Forde Directed by Adam Forde and Julia Black Music by David Perkins Meet Sheherazade, the greatest storyteller of them all. She has a feast of adventures and fantasies to tell involving genies, villains, heroes and princesses. Come and enjoy Ali Baba’s encounter with the 40 Thieves along with Aladdin and his Lamp, the Little Beggar and the Fisherman and the Genie. Be transported to a wonderful world of mysterious marvels and tales retold with music, puppetry and theatrical magic in Story Pocket Theatre’s exciting new adaptation of Arabian Nights. www.storypockettheatre.co.uk
Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each show with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
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Saturday 12th April 8.30pm GD Seventy Eight Music Inc. presents
Julyo: Mandolin Italiano + special guests Agency: Kammamuri Inc
Giulio “Julyo” D’agostino is an Italian guitarist, mandolin player, songwriter, producer and bass player of Italian origin who has several International Awards for his film scoring work. His music has been featured on numerous TV and radio commercials worldwide including Coca Cola and Calvin Klein. Come along to a show that will be utterly fascinating, as Julyo’s innovative and charming mandolin and guitar playing relaxes you into a reverie. www.julyo.net
TICKETS £12 (£10 concs) Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Next Stage Theatre Company’s 20th Birthday Production Tuesday 13th – Saturday 17th May
House and Garden by Alan Ayckbourn
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20 years To celebrate the company’s 20th Birthday on May 18th, Next Stage’s Artistic Director Ann Garner is presenting ofCelebrating theatrical excellence possibly her most ambitious project yet! In House & Garden Next Stage patron Sir Alan Ayckbourn came up with a devilish theatrical conceit whereby the chaotic home life of Teddy and Trish Platt would unfold in two auditoria simultaneously with actors leaving one set to travel to the next, hopefully arriving on the other stage at the correct time! With The Theatre Upstairs playing host to 50 audience members and the Main Auditorium accommodating another 50, plus an entire garden fête, these are two productions you will not want to miss.
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Wed 15 – Sat 18 MAIN AUDITORIUM Wed 22 – Sat 25 January 7.30pm weekdays. For special Sat timings, see pg2
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Betrayal
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A Woman Of No Importance
Simon & Garfunkel – Through the Years
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Johnny Coppin in Concert
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