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From slapstick beginnings to serious drama and back again, theatre-maker Matthew Emeny now leads one of the south west’s most...
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Words by Melissa BleaseAt Theatre Royal Bath until 3 MaySome 350+ years ago, English life under Puritan rule was No...
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Theatre Royal Bath, 14-19 April 2025Words by Isabelle Blakeney I have a confession to make. I’ve never read a Jane...
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Review by Melissa Blease Some of the most financially successful, critically acclaimed, popular films ever made came out of Hollywood...
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Theatre Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell, at Theatre Royal Bath until Saturday 24 May Words by Melissa Blease “Though...
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If Opera was created to offer beautiful musical experiences in diverse spaces. Today, If Opera’s 2025 season is set against...
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Actor Anna Chancellor talks to Melissa Blease about her career, profound personal loss and the legacy of her late daughter,...
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Words by Isabelle Blakeney It took a long time for writer Alan Bleasdale to be convinced that his hit 1982...
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Words by Isabelle Blakeney At Theatre Royal Bath until Saturday 17 May How do you translate a 19th-century comic opera...
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Words by Melissa Blease At Theatre Royal until Saturday 26 April A musical based on a film based on a...
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Words by Melissa Blease You hear those sardonic, plummy East End vowels and you know exactly what’s to come: Alfred...
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Review by Melissa Blease Rachel used to be married to Tom. Tom is now married to Anna, and they have a baby daughter. Tom and Anna wish Rachel would just...