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JANUARY - APRIL 2015
The Mission Theatre’s 10th Anniversary Nearly 10 years ago, on January 24th 2005 a lady walked through the doors of The Mission Theatre. She had a ticket to see the opening night of our inaugural show Comic Potential, by company patron Sir Alan Ayckbourn. I don’t know who the lady was, but she might read this and remember that she was greeted by someone who kept shaking her hand, ushering her in and saying over and over again “Welcome, welcome to The Mission Theatre. You are our very first audience member!” Yes, I was the nervous Artistic Director shaking that hand and pinching myself in disbelief. Had Next Stage Theatre Company really managed to open an independent theatre in the heart of Bath in just 6 weeks? I had received the keys to the building on November 7th 2004 and immediately had 13 contractors on site, a cement mixer churning in the auditorium, and drilling, carpentry and painting going on throughout the building. The entire space had to be re-wired, there was no heating through the bitterly cold weeks before and after Christmas, full stage curtaining had to be measured and hung in both auditoria and at every window. The aisle between the raised flooring areas that used to hold the wooden pews had to be filled in to create a theatre in the round performance space in our Main Auditorium and the stage in The Theatre Upstairs had to be re-boarded and turned through 70 degrees. The small upstairs kitchen had to be kitted out, toilets, including one with disabled access, had to be built, a technical room created for sound and light, a heating/cooling system installed in the theatre and an entire lighting rig designed and imported so as not to impact on the fabric of this lovely Grade 2 listed building. Auditorium chairs had to be chosen and ordered whilst everything necessary to acquire a Public Entertainment Licence was put in place. Cleaning, painting and decorating were carried out by a team of Next Stage volunteers. Publicity, tickets, programmes and refreshments all had to be procured and stored, whilst for two weeks over Christmas all work stopped for the festive break. Then, with just 3 days to go until opening night, our Public Entertainment Licence was awarded and we received the following from Sir Alan Ayckbourn:
How wonderful that Bath has its very own Theatre-in-the-Round! Congratulations Next Stage and welcome to a distinguished club! I’m delighted, too, that your inaugaural production is to be ‘Comic Potential’. A play concerned very much with the “3 L’s” - ‘Life, Laughter and Love’. Every success with the show - and long live The Mission Theatre. Best regards as ever, Alan A. And Life, Laughter and Love are, I hope, what we have brought to many of you who have supported our venture and been to the myriad happy and memorable events held here in the last 10 years. Happy Birthday! Happy decade and, as Alan says, “Long live The Mission Theatre.” Ann Garner Artistic Director 1
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
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Hiring The Theatre Upstairs
The team at The Mission Theatre are delighted to announce that the attractive and intimate upstairs space at the theatre is available for weekday hire. A versatile space with a small raised stage area Fully equipped with sound system, stage lighting and a piano Perfect for individual performers, small-scale productions, speakers, musicians, poets, interest groups, meetings, talks, presentations and training days A light, spacious and flexible room with 8 easy-to-move and stack tables, plus seating for 32
The Bistro/Bar provides the ideal place for drinks and light refreshments if required Adequate heating and cooling facilities and access to the Mission Theatre’s foyer cloakrooms NB The Theatre Upstairs is accessed via 16 stairs from the foyer and there is no lift
The Theatre Upstairs would suit any organisation, group or individual seeking a weekly slot in a conveniently located building in the centre of Bath. We can offer the following packages: full day 10am-5pm, or half day 10am-1pm/2pm-5pm, throughout the year. We are closed at Christmas, Easter and in August. Please contact our Theatre Manager for further information and prices.
NSY Sunday afternoons 4.30-6pm: Spring term begins Sunday 11th January 2015
Next Stage Youth Welcoming youngsters of all abilities with no audition or pre-selection process, Next Stage Youth is one of Bath’s leading theatrical youth companies. Rehearsing in three, 10 week terms per year and with the advantage of their own theatrical space at The Mission Theatre, NSYouthers usually perform in one or two main productions a year. A number of talented members go on to pursue careers in the theatre and since 2012 Next Stage has offered a ‘Come You Giants’ bursary to help successful applicants with the fees associated with further training in the performing arts.
Next Stage Youthers in Alan Ayckbourn’s Invisible Friends Oct 2014
Next Stage Youth places emphasis on performance as a means to enhance teamwork, self-confidence and a professional grounding in theatre arts. Anyone between 11 and 18 is welcome and Next Stage has a policy of using NSYouthers, whenever possible, in adult productions. Next Stage Youth meets on Sundays 4.30-6pm at The Mission Theatre. More information and images to be found at www.next-stage.co.uk Spring term starts on January 11th 2015 - Call 01225 428600 or email nextstagebath@aol.com to register your interest.
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Monday 19th - Saturday 24th January 7.30pm Matinee 2pm Saturday 24th
Next Stage Theatre Company presents
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
The Mission Theatre’s resident company Next Stage is delighted to announce a revival of its highly-acclaimed 1999 production of Michael Frayn’s hilarious play Noises Off, timed to celebrate the theatre’s 10th Birthday in January 2015. Frayn’s classic is a side-splitting take on the highs and lows of life in a repertory touring company. Opening in Weston-Super-Mare, Otstar Productions Ltd are presenting Nothing On, a standard farce. Unfortunately, Dotty Otley, the star of the show, is slightly past her prime and trying to keep track of endless plates of sardines leads to a near nervous breakdown for her, the director and the stage manager. As tempers flare, backstage passions are also alight with clandestine affairs, jealousies and thwarted ambitions all melting in a crucible of exhaustion and first-night nerves. Things have not improved when the touring production reaches Goole, and by the time the shattered company reach Stockton-on-Tees, it is not only the sardines that are disintegrating.
Noises Off has been hailed as the ‘funniest farce of modern theatre’. Why not come along in January to join in the fun and see The Mission Theatre’s Main Auditorium transformed into the interior of a 16th Century posset-mill for this very special 10th Birthday celebration?
The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each performance with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £12 (£10 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
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Friday 6th and Saturday 7th February 8pm TS Theatre Productions presents
#theorder by P. Hynds
#theorder deals with a post-apocalyptic world after Facebook has issued the ultimate command: Kill. This scarily topical show questions how far people will go when influenced by the crowd. What happens when “Kill” goes viral? We are introduced to a safe house where survivors are trapped, trying to work out what has happened, why, and who is to blame. Claustrophobic and tense, this play is guaranteed to change the way you use social media. “It may even make you think twice next time you log on to Facebook.” The Ocelot www.tstheatreproductions.co.uk Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 6.30pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table. 3
TICKETS £8
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk or from info@tstheatreproductions.co.uk
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
01225 428600
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Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th February 11-2pm and 6-8pm each day Saturday 14th February 11-8pm
Impressions of Romance An exhibition by Richard Grinter
An evocative and vibrant art exhibition celebrating the work of Bath artist: Richard Grinter. Talented landscape artist Richard Grinter is proud to bring his highly acclaimed exhibition to The Mission Theatre. A wide range of canvases will be atmospherically displayed in the theatre’s Main Auditorium and The Theatre Upstairs. Patrons are invited to browse, savour, purchase or commission their own unique painting. Many of the pictures in the Impressions of Romance exhibition capture the beauty and dramatic architecture of Bath and its environs. Richard’s unique style of broad sweeping brush strokes brimming with ‘Joie de vivre’ is ideally suited to the remarkable backdrops and light to be found in this beautiful city. “Bath has the architecture, light and atmosphere with which any artist would fall in love”, says Richard. Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift; wanting to be transported for an hour or so from the hustle and bustle of daily life to an artist’s world of colour and inspiration; seeking the perfect place to share a drink or meal whilst absorbing the eye-catching paintings of this remarkable local artist? Look no further than the Impressions of Romance exhibition. The Green Room Bistro in The Theatre Upstairs will not only be showcasing part of Richard Grinter’s exhibition, but will also give visitors the chance to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat in peaceful and relaxing surroundings. Whether its a bowl of soup, a delicious meal or one of our mouth-watering home-made desserts, we are sure there will be something to tempt your appetite. Coffee and snacks from 11am, lunches from 12-2pm and suppers will be available 6-8pm. Visit www.missiontheatre.co.uk/bistro from late January to see full details of our menu. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
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Friday 20th February 2.30pm Box Tale Soup presents
Alice in Wonderland
Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world of wondrous fantasy. Carroll’s Wonderland floods onto the stage in a whirl of paper puppets and strange contraptions. Young and old alike will find their own moment of magic in Wonderland and make it safely home again – the only danger is, you may not want to leave! A perfect half-term treat for all the family. Age 4+ ‘Best Show for Families’ Winner – Buxton Fringe 2014 ‘Endlessly enjoyable’ - A Younger Theatre Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open from 1pm with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £8 (£6 concs)
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
Friday 20th February 7.30pm Box Tale Soup presents
Casting the Runes
You’re invited to the edge of your seat... into the darkest corners of the night. Our advice? Don’t come alone... Don’t miss the welcome return of the fantastic Box Tale Soup, this time with their adaptation of M.R. James’ thriller. This chilling new show features just two performers, one handmade puppet and a haunting original soundtrack. ‘It’s haunting! It’s brilliant!’ ***** SGFringe ‘...unexpected tenderness...’ **** The Stage ‘They are wonderful’ The Times
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs)
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.
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
WEBSITE:
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Saturday 21st February 2pm & 7.30pm
Phantom of the Opera
For one day only, The Mission Theatre will be transformed into a vintage cinema as we screen the classic 1929 silent horror film Phantom of the Opera. Regarded by many as the first great ‘scary movie’, and certainly the most successful of its kind in the silent era, Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, stars Hollywood greats Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin. What makes this an unmissable event is the fact that the film will be accompanied by an original musical soundtrack, played live by composer Mark Willets and the Black Country Guitar Quartet. Many of you will have seen and heard Mark here at The Mission Theatre last September when his virtuoso playing delighted audiences during The Jane Austen Festival.
Phantom of the Opera promises to be a unique experience… do not miss it! Enjoy a meal before the show: The Green Room is open 90 minutes before each performance with a full range of delicious vegetarian dishes and desserts. Please call 01225 428600 in advance to book your table.
TICKETS £10 (£8.50 concs)
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
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Saturday 28th February 7.30pm
Fall from Grace
An original South West Dance Theatre production Grace meets grime in this dance theatre epic - South West Dance Theatre have teamed up with street artists Angus Art and DIFF to create a production that will soothe you, groove you and move you to tears. To a potent sound track mixing jazz, pop, hip hop, rock and classical, the show spins the tale of dreams cherished and trashed in a seedy urban underworld, where all that glitters is not gold... The dancing builds on our archetypal mongrel blend mixing ballet, jazz, contemporary, Fosse, Latin, Charleston and street - a classic choreographic cocktail with a fruity kick. 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 (£7 concs)
info@southwestdancetheatre.com or 07798 783218. Online at www.southwestdancetheatre.co.uk/ whats_on.html
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Thursday 5th – Saturday 7th March 7.30pm Bath University Student Theatre presents
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Messina Solutions offers its clients the best products to satisfy their corporate needs. At the height of the recession CEO Leonato turns to his old friend Don Pedro, offering him a partnership within the company in return for help in running the business. Much to the dismay of Beatrice, the current head of human resources, Don Pedro, in a bid to turn the company’s fortunes around, brings with him his own corporate entourage. To her displeasure, Beatrice discovers she is to be reunited with ex-lover and colleague Benedick. It soon becomes apparent that mixing business with pleasure is a tricky affair. The talented actors from BUST make a welcome return to The Mission Theatre with a contemporary interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
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TICKETS £8 (£5 concs)
available from the ICIA Box Office at University of Bath 01225 386777 or www.bath.ac.uk/icia
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
01225 428600
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THE THEATRE UPSTAIRS
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th March at 7.30pm
The Foreign Bloke by Doc Watson
Two men sit in a public house – or do they? One of them is a foreign bloke – but which one of them is it? Or perhaps neither of them is foreign. And what are they talking about? Based on Rex Whistler’s enigmatic painting in Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery, Doc Watson, writer, director and performer, and his actor colleague, Peter Smart, have tried to answer these questions in a series of sketches and scenes entitled The Foreign Bloke, exploring the painting’s mysterious characters with humorous and sometimes dark results. The play is preceded by The Comforts of Bath, a witty and satirical view of 18th century Bath seen through the eyes of the hapless and helpless Blunderhead family. Based on Thomas Rowlandson’s saucy cartoons and Christopher Anstey’s hilarious New Bath Guide. www.doc-watson.com
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs)
Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
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Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th March
Mid-Somerset Drama Festival The Mission Theatre has hosted Speech and Drama events for the Mid-Somerset 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 2015 syllabus. Bath Young Actor of the Year Award winners Felicity Ingledew and Jennifer McGlynn
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.
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Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th March 7.30pm
Next Stage Theatre Company presents
The Weir by Conor McPherson
In a remote Irish pub, four local men gather for an evening of drinking. But tonight there is a newcomer, a young Dublin woman. The men seek to entertain and impress the young woman with ghost stories. But she caps all their tales with one of her own, reminding us that truth can be far more distressing than fiction. All five of McPherson’s engaging characters are leading ‘ordinary’ lives, but each is coping with a different tragedy which, in the course of an evening of story-telling, comes bubbling to the surface, turbulently, like water going over a weir. Combining humour and suspense with masterful craftsmanship, The Weir delights and confounds audiences. The play was widely praised on its debut in 1997 and won The Evening Standard, Olivier and Critics Circle awards. Since then it has gone on to achieve success all over the world and was voted one of the 100 most significant plays of the 20th Century in a poll conducted by the Royal National Theatre.
The Weir features an experienced Next Stage cast and the intimate staging lends itself perfectly to the claustrophobic interior of Brendan’s bar. This promises to be a night in the pub unlike any other! 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 £12 (£10 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
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Wednesday 8th – Saturday 11th April 7.30pm Bohemia presents:
Dick and Daisy
(Dramatized from the book, Alias Richard Lee: Pictures of a Chaplin Actor) by Nanette Ackerman When young Annie finds an old scrapbook and secret memoirs belonging to her Grandmother, Marguerite, she can scarcely imagine the colourful story hidden within... As aged Marguerite (Daisy) writes and reads her memoirs, we learn that she was a gentleman’s daughter who married the young actor, Dick, against her family’s wishes in 1906. Following the marriage, Daisy was unprepared for the years of drama that would follow when Dick, after an incident with a gun, fled the country, only to appear later in early Chaplin films. Dick’s unmasking by his grown-up son in San Francisco during the Roaring Twenties, adds a colourful and dramatic twist to the story.
‘Extremely well written by someone who has an excellent knowledge of Edwardian manners.’ (Artistic Director, Barons Court) ‘Lines worthy of Oscar Wilde’ (Redcliffe Press)
TICKETS £10 (£8 concs)
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Call 0117 9710556 or Bath Box Office 01225 463362 online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
The Mission Theatre, 32 Corn Street, Bath BA1 1UF
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Next Stage 2015 productions In The Mission Theatre’s 10th Birthday Year resident Next Stage Theatre Company is proud to announce a programme of top quality productions, each of which, in its staging, is intended to showcase the versatility and creativeness of the theatre’s Main Auditorium. January
Noises Off Michael Frayn The funniest farce of modern theatre
March
The Weir Conor McPherson This promises to be a night in the pub unlike any other you have had!
July
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis adapted by Glyn Robbins A delightful version of C.S.Lewis’s wellloved tale. A show for all the family. Touring to The Minack Theatre, Cornwall August 2015.
September The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Jim Cartwright Original, hilarious and hauntingly sad... A northern showbiz fairytale, a backstreet Cinderella story, with a built-in kick October
Haunting Julia Alan Ayckbourn A chilling, thrilling ghost story that will have you jumping out of your seat
December Peter Pan JM Barrie Fly with us to Wonderland for the perfect pre-Christmas treat
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MAIN AUDITORIUM & 11-2pm and 6-8pm each day THE THEATRE UPSTAIRS 11-8pm Sat 14 Feb
The Foreign Bloke
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Impressions of Romance Fri 20 Feb 2.30pm
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The Weir APR
Fri 20 Feb 7.30pm
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The Mid-Somerset Drama Festival
Alice in Wonderland
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Much Ado About Nothing
#theorder
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Fall from Grace
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Casting the Runes
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Dick and Daisy
offering pre-show dining in The Mission Theatre’s intimate Bistro “Pre-show menus at this historic former chapel offer a rich and varied array of all manner of hearty, home-made scrumptiousness in welcoming, fuss-free surroundings.” The Bath Magazine May 2014
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Open 90 minutes before most shows and events at The Mission Theatre, The Green Room serves tasty vegetarian meals, light snacks, tempting puds and mouth-watering home-made cakes. See individual events for more details. Menus are available at www.missiontheatre.co.uk/bistro.html Call 01225 428600 to reserve a table.
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