We hope you are all enjoying the sunny weather!
New Website and Brochure launch
Here at The Mission Theatre we are getting set to dispatch our fabulous new-look Autumn Brochure 2016 which will directly coincide with the launch of our re-designed website. With a fantastic four months of entertainment ahead, both could not come at a better time.
The River
Our Autumn season kicks off with Jez Butterworth's The River - a haunting and mesmerising love story by the playwright of Jerusalem.
Infused with beautiful, poetic images The River is a bewitching story in which a fisherman's search for the love of his life proves as elusive as the secretive trout swimming in the depths of the river.
The play showcases a talented cast: Nicky Wilkins (Troy in Jerusalem 2012), Hayley Fitton-Cook (Di in Four Minutes Twelve Seconds 2016) and Hannah Smyth (Catharine in Suddenly Last Summer 2016) who will bring this gripping in-the-round Bath premiere to The Mission Theatre in September.
The River runs from Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th September 2016 at 7.30pm. After each performance there will be the chance to have a drink and discuss the play with the cast.
Don't leave it till the end of the holiday to book your tickets.
Call 01225 428600 or email [email protected]. Alternatively purchase online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
We look forward to welcoming you back to The Mission Theatre at the start of the new season.
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN THE THEATRE UPSTAIRS
The Mission Theatre’s resident exhibitor Dave Saunders has just unveiled his new collection of photographs in The Theatre Upstairs. Audiences visiting The Mission’s attractive and welcoming bar before shows at the venue can now enjoy Dave’s selection of work portraying a sample of his wedding, family and event photography. The beautiful images enhance the relaxing atmosphere of The Theatre Upstairs bar, giving customers a taste of Dave’s flair for stunning imagery, composition and light.
For more information about Dave Saunders Photography, see his website: www.davesaundersphotography.com
BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE MISSION THEATRE IN 2016
This year, The Mission Theatre is playing host once again to events taking place as part of the Bath Fringe Festival. As a versatile venue within the heart of the city, The Mission Theatre is perfect for all types of performances – big or small, theatrical, musical or comedic. Over the years, the Festival has used The Mission’s Auditoria to stage many exciting shows and events and 2016 is no exception.
Zenith Youth Theatre Company is performing Joshua Sobol’s Ghetto from June 1st – 5th at 7.30pm, with a Matinee on Sat 4th at 2.30pm. This poignant story is based on diaries written during the darkest days of the Holocaust. Set in the Jewish Ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania in 1942,Ghetto tells the unlikely flourishing of a theatre at the very time the Nazis began their policy of mass-extermination.
For more information about this talented, award-winning company visitwww.zenithytc.co.uk. Tickets are £10 (£7 concs) for all evening performances and £7 for the Saturday 4th Matinee. You can buy tickets from the Zenith Box Office on 01225 835301 or email [email protected].
To celebrate what will surely be another fantastic Fringe this year, The Mission is hosting returning company South West Dance Theatre on the last day of the Festival – Sunday 5th June at 7pm. This vibrant local company is performing a new take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.In Lady Macbeth the talented dancers use eloquent dance and dextrous prose to spin a tale of avarice, vice and murderous malcontent.
This is a one-night-only show, so be sure not to miss it – tickets are £10 (£7 concs) and available from Bath Box 01225 463362 or online at www.bathboxoffice.org.uk or from South West Dance Theatre Box Office online at www.southwestdancetheatre.co.uk.
Be sure to keep up to date with all Fringe Festival news and other events happening throughout Bath online at: www.bathfringe.co.uk.
CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL 2016 BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL
Those of you who were lucky enough to see any of this year’s Comedy Festival shows, including the ones at The Mission Theatre, will understand why the Festival’s Director, Nick Steel (pictured with the Mayor) was looking so happy at the reception held by The Right Worshipful The Mayor of Bath, Councillor William Sandry in the Mayor’s Parlour on Wednesday 20th April.
Thanking everyone who had been involved, Nick was celebrating one of Bath’s best Comedy Festivals so far and already looking forward to 2017. The Mayor spoke generously about the contribution Nick and his team have made to the Bath cultural scene with a high-class Festival despite receiving very little funding.
Ann and Andrew Ellison (pictured with Jem Roberts and John Wood) represented The Mission Theatre and were delighted that this performing space that they created over 11 years ago has always been a Comedy Festival venue. Here’s to next year!