Events Around Bath

Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society present A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ popular masterpiece. Considered one of the finest plays of the 20th Century, this Pulitzer Prize winning play was made iconic by the 1951 film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh.

‘On the Horizon’, the first summer exhibition at the Abbey Hotel’s ArtBar, opens on 10th July. This new collection celebrates 2019 graduate talent from Bath Spa University.

Based on the picture book byJill Murphy Mr Bear can’t sleep. Mrs Bear is snoring. So he goes to sleep in Baby Bear’s room. But Baby Bear is pretending to be an aeroplane.

Based on the book by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, published by Walker Books Ltd.

Presented by the egg, Oxford Playhouse, Theatr Iolo and Conde Duque. Do you remember when you stopped mucking about? Paloma has always mucked about with Pichón. They run wild. They dress up like tigers, flamenco dancers, queens, kings, rabbits and Lady Gaga. Life is fun and funny and a little bit loopy.

Written and performed byLewis Gibson “Welcome to The Institute. We conduct experiments into the power of imaginations. We want to know what happens to your mind when you read. We want to get inside your heads. It is all perfectly safe. Trust us.

Touch is an improvised and interactive dance-show performed by four dancers and a DJ. Adults and children are offered the chance to watch, play and dance as the performers move delightfully and deftly to a live mixed music score.

England finds itself at war: the two royal families that rule the country find themselves in conflict; petty dynastic squabbles plunge the country into bloodshed. The population finds themselves torn between the two sides. At home the families wonder if they will ever see their loved ones again.

Heritage Open Day: St Swithin’s is the only 18th Century parish church in Bath. Built 1777-1790, it has a fabulous collection of Georgian wall monuments. It has connections with Jane Austen’s family, the novelist Fanny Burney, William Wilberforce and many others.

Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn Set in the heart of beautiful Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn will make the perfect setting for open air cinema, with the big screen flanked by the iconic backdrop of the Royal Crescent.

Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn Set in the heart of beautiful Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn will make the perfect setting for open air cinema, with the big screen flanked by the iconic backdrop of the Royal Crescent.

Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn Set in the heart of beautiful Bath, Royal Crescent Lower Lawn will make the perfect setting for open air cinema, with the big screen flanked by the iconic backdrop of the Royal Crescent.

A contemporary drama Bob and Fran have worked hard to give their children the opportunities they never had. Now they feel ready to sit back and relax, But things are never so simple, and as shattering truths are revealed, we wonder if it’s possible to love too much .... www.bathdrama.com

Join us for a series of fun workshops taking inspiration from our current exhibition. Perfect for 4-12 year olds and their parents to drop in for ten minutes or stay an hour.

Join artist educator Victoria Willmott for a series of fun and informal creative activities that explore our current exhibition or special themes. Family Takeovers happen every fortnight during advertised dates (see below) and are particularly suitable for children aged 4-12 years.

Heritage Open Day: Explore this 18th-century landscape garden as we embark on a major restoration project to restore the Georgian dams. There will be short talks going on around the garden throughout the day.

Pick up one of our new ’50 things’ activity cards from reception and test them out as you explore the garden. Watch the birds, make friends with a minibeast, which theme will you choose' Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Tim Lunt considers the owners and inhabitants of Welford, a villa built on Church Road in 1832, and the times they lived through. Of particular interest to the history of Monkton Combe School.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is a series of events raising money for research into all 200 types of cancer. Thousands of people uniting with one purpose. To come together. To raise money. To beat cancer. Cancer Research wants to encourage everyone to help fight the cause.

Returning to the UK stage 12 years after the award-winning success of Gormenghast, the reformed David Glass Ensemble present their breath-taking physical adaptation of Bleak House by international master theatre maker David Glass.

Heritage Open Day: Ancient Monument and Listed (Grade II*) relic of the brass industry which thrived in the Avon Valley in the 18th & 19th Centuries. We show how the mill worked, how it came to survive into the 21st Century and its impact on local social history.

Architect-designed ¾ acre hillside garden with stunning views. Started autumn 1996. Exotic plants. Gravel gardens for borderline hardy plants. Black and white (purple and silver) garden. Vegetable garden and orchard. Hot border. Lemon and lime bank. Annual, biennial and tender plants for late summer colour.

A wonderful day out for anyone who loves textiles. A collection of world textile traders and collectors get together for a day in this great venue half way between Bristol and Bath. As usual, we have an exhibition of world textiles, a market place and two talks.

This Google Analytics workshop by Varn will provide you with the know-how needed to set up and manage a Google Analytics account, allowing you to monitor, analyse and improve the performance of your website. Varn is passionate about search engine marketing.