Review: The Man in The White Suit at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews The Man in The White Suit, starring Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 21 September Britain, 1951: Up th...

Review: Trying It On at Ustinov Studio

Melissa Blease reviews Trying It On, written and performed by David Edgar, on at Ustinov Studio in Bathuntil 7 September “Imagine all the people, living lif...

Review: The Life I Lead at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews The Life I Lead, starring Miles Jupp, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 31 August You know Miles Jupp. Heck, we all know Miles Jupp: the...

Review: The Argument at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews William Boyd’s The Argument starring Felicity Kendal and Rupert Vansittart, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 24 August A married couple...

5 things to do in Bath in August

Top things to see and do around Bath in August including catching Felicity Kendal at Theatre Royal Bath, operatic treats at Iford Arts Festival, and witnessing...

Review: Uncle Vanya at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews Rupert Everett's Uncle Vanya, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 3 August Depressed, disillusioned and dissatisfied, Uncle Vanya isn't ha...

Review: Vienna 1934 – Munich 1938 at Ustinov Studio

Melissa Blease reviews Vanessa Redgrave’s Vienna 1934 – Munich 1938, on at the Ustinov Studio in Bathuntil 3 August Christopher Isherwood, WH Auden and Step...

Living by mirages: Interview with Rupert Everett

Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya likens having no real life to living by mirages. Rupert Everett, who directs and stars in the forthcoming production of Uncle Vanya at Th...

Review: Blithe Spirit at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, starring Jennifer Saunders, on at Theatre Royal Bathuntil 6 July Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit: is it a sm...

Review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Ustinov Studio

Melissa Blease reviews Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, on at Ustinov Studiountil 6 July Cooped up in the same Pennsylvanian farmho...

Review: Educating Rita at Theatre Royal Bath

Melissa Blease reviews Willy Russell’s Educating Rita starring Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson, on at Theatre Royal Bath until 8 June June 1980: the ...

Dancing on air: interview with Claire Calvert

Rehearsing three or four different ballets a day, managing a strict diet and maintaining peak fitness make life as a ballet dancer a world with strict paramete...