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Blood Brothers
Written by Willy Russell
Directed by Janna Chapman and Jemima McLean
Blood Brothers tells the moving and powerful story of two brothers (Mickey and Eddie) who are separated at birth as their mother (Mrs Johnstone) is forced to give one away. The boys grow up in very different social classes yet create a strong friendship, both unaware of their real blood connection. However, superstition and paranoia haunt the characters throughout the play, leaving the brothers trapped in a world of friendship and anger, ultimately leading to tragic consequences.
16th-18th October, Museum of Bath at Work
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Jack and the Giant Beanstalk
Written by Dave Jeanes
Directed by Ethan Duffy and Aimee Price
Jack and Jim live with their ol’ Mum, a poor widow who goes by the name Mrs M. Spratt. She does her best to make ends meet, but now there’s a new squire in town and he demands that rent actually gets paid. With no other way to scrounge the money together, the Spratt family are forced to sell their precious family cow, Clara - but when she’s traded for just a handful of magic beans, things look dire. That is until the family are catapulted into danger, adventure, and love. You think you know the story, but you’ve seen nothing yet - so come and see Bath University Student Theatre tell the real story of Jack and the Giant Beanstalk, the Pantomime.
28th-30th November, University Hall
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Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Hollie Christian-Brookes
Bath University Student Theatre presents a brand new production of Shakespeare's comedy classic.
Set in the heart of Canary Wharf, Messina Solutions offers its clients the best technological 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, for help in running the business.
However, his return is not as smooth as it may seem. Don Pedro brings with him his own corporate entourage in a bid to turn the company's fortunes around, much to the dismay of the current head of human resources Beatrice, who is less than pleased to be reunited with ex lover and colleague Benedick. As tension builds, it soon becomes apparent that mixing business with pleasure is a tricky affair.
Join students from the University of Bath as they explore what it means to be a woman living and working in a man's world, whilst having a few drinks along the way.
5th-7th March, The Mission Theatre
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Arcadia
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Annayah Prosser and Flora Garner
"And everything is mixing the same way, all the time, irreversibly . . . till there's no time left. That's what time means."
In 1809 desire, deceit, wit and rivalry riddles the Sidley Park estate and its inhabitants. Meanwhile, a thirteen year old prodigy has ideas about mathematics and physics unusually far ahead of her time...
Two hundred years later and hardly anything remains of the prodigy and her discoveries. Will the present inhabitants ever be able to learn what happened so long ago?
Arcadia is an Olivier Award winning masterpiece by Tom Stoppard exploring love, academia and mathematics to question whether we can ever truly recover the past?
19th-21st March, Museum of Bath at Work
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The Importance of being Earnest
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Hannah Steiner
Jack is in love with Gwendolen. Algernon is in love with Cecily. But when an identity crisis spirals out of control, the previously separate worlds of town and country collide and delicious mayhem ensues. Thoughts of marriage and a happy ending must be put on hold until the inimitable Lady Bracknell can be convinced that the young men are worthy suitors.
25th-26th & 29th April, Students' Union, University of Bath
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Dinner with Frankenstein
Written and directed by Charles Craven
Dr Frankenstein is cordially inviting the Lavenza family to spend an evening of food and frivolity at his recently inherited manor. Desperate to ingratiate himself into the town's elite high society, as well as woo his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth, everything goes according to plan until a mix up with his latest scientific experiment sees him attempt to create life itself during the main course. Events begin to spiral hilariously out of control, however when monster turns against master the farce becomes something altogether more sinister. This new and original black comedy is a modern re-telling of the timeless horror classic.
4th & 6th June, Museum of Bath at Work
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The Bystanders
Written by Tasha Jokic
Directed by Angel Cascarino
In the social-media society Home, Oliver is torn between creating quality material or moving forward in his career. In prison in the totalitarian country Beylon, Wilson first tastes freedom with her cellmate Frank. When their worlds collide, one question underpins everything: does being informed make a difference?
5th & 7th June, Museum of Bath at Work
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