Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 17:00

Urban Playground

full professional show

The Urban Playground Team are the original performance-parkour company, combining urban & contemporary dance with authentic French Free-Running, and include co-creator of Parkour Malik Diouf.
A group of urban explorers discover the skeletal remains of a machine that changed the world. Ands embark on a whistle stop tour through silent movies, the Wild West, James Bond, WWI and a dark future …
Try out your own skills after the show!

Extra info: The event begins at 5pm but there will be music and other performance during the evening so don't worry if - like the train - you may be running late.

Burdall's Yard

Price: £8 / £6
Start time: 20:00

Bianca Bertalot in

“A solo show that fuses psychology and clowning.
Cinco Coisas is inspired by the five basic developmental needs
of a child – Place, Nurturing, Support, Protection and Limitation. Through dance, play, clowning and improvisation it proposes to lead the audience on a purely human experience.”
More info and booking...

Burdall's Yard

Price: £8 / £6
Start time: 14:00

Bianca Bertalot in

“A solo show that fuses psychology and clowning.
Cinco Coisas is inspired by the five basic developmental needs
of a child – Place, Nurturing, Support, Protection and Limitation. Through dance, play, clowning and improvisation it proposes to lead the audience on a purely human experience.”
More info and booking...

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 17:00

Urban Playground & Friends

The Community Show

See Saturday 28th for details of the main show: but this version is extended by the addition of performers from the community (especially along the line of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway which started here in Green Park Station) who have been working with either the Urban Playground Team or Bath's own Natural Theatre.

Extra info: The event begins at 5pm but there will be music and other performance during the evening so don't worry if - like the train - you may be running late.

Burdall's Yard

Price: £5.00
Start time: 18:00

Under Two Floorboards

A new show by Roman Bloodworth and Rikki Howard

Like 'Waiting for Godot' on speed, this hilarious and moving new show revealing the dramas that transpire when an old TV actress from Hi-De-Hi and a young classical actor get together and stage their own play. Confronting issues of age, gender and prejudice. More info and booking...

Burdall's Yard

Price: £5.00
Start time: 20:00

Under Two Floorboards

A new show by Roman Bloodworth and Rikki Howard

Like 'Waiting for Godot' on speed, this hilarious and moving new show revealing the dramas that transpire when an old TV actress from Hi-De-Hi and a young classical actor get together and stage their own play. Confronting issues of age, gender and prejudice. More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £15 / !3 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

The Arabian Fantasy Dance Theatre

Plus music and belly dance with 'Hazir'

‘Julnah of the Sea’ is a fairy tale filled with magic, marvels and wonders. Originating in Middle Eastern dance, the company also combines contemporary and ballet dance to express the true nature of the characters.

Hazir will perform classic songs from the Middle East and Turkey accompanied by a dazzling array of belly dance artists.
More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre

Price: £10 (£7 concs)
Start time: 19:00
Doors open: 18:45

South West Dance Theatre presents

with Edson Burton and Sandra Barefoot

Success but at what price? We harness a triad of eloquent dance, dextrous prose and animated signing to spin a tale of avarice and murder. Ballet, street, contemporary dance, Latin, poetry, speech and British Sign language for the deaf all intertwine in an epic retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic. More info and booking...

Club XL - Upstairs

Price: £10
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Bath Comedy @ Bath Fringe

Foxtrot Tango! Foxtrot Tango!.....Bill Smarme hosts a cheeky evening of dance inspired Musical Cabaret.
A riotous fandango of hip hop, flip flop, lindy hop and new fangled tangos performed by Bill, his swinging band The Bizness and Special Guests. Watch Bill put his left leg in and shake it all about for a truly terpsichoreal experience.
Sold out last year so book early to ensure disappointment. More info and booking...

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Price: £5 / 3 Concs
Start time: 19:30

Liberated Words present

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The Mission Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:45

Novato Dance Company

In their 10th Anniversary show, Novato Dance Company combine energy, innovation and originality. Bringing styles from varied cultures, from ballet to Latin, jazz to contemporary, Novato Dance promise a night of diversity that guarantees to bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes.

Extra info: Lighting show may contain flashing lights

Kingswood Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society presents

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society continues into its fourth year with a fresh production of 'Fame'! Following the interlinking stories of a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts, this uplifting musical explores the highs and lows of tirelessly reaching for fame. More info and booking...

Kingswood Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 14:30
Doors open: 14:00

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society presents

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society continues into its fourth year with a fresh production of 'Fame'! Following the interlinking stories of a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts, this uplifting musical explores the highs and lows of tirelessly reaching for fame. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:45

Novato Dance Company

In their 10th Anniversary show, Novato Dance Company combine energy, innovation and originality. Bringing styles from varied cultures, from ballet to Latin, jazz to contemporary, Novato Dance promise a night of diversity that guarantees to bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes.

Extra info: Lighting show may contain flashing lights

Kingston Parade

Price: Free
Start time: 12:00

Somewhere between dance, gymnastics, acrobatics and hand balancing lies Inverted. Expect a world turned upside down. Part of the New Work Works Scheme More info and booking...

Kingswood Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 16:00
Doors open: 15:30

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society presents

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society continues into its fourth year with a fresh production of 'Fame'! Following the interlinking stories of a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts, this uplifting musical explores the highs and lows of tirelessly reaching for fame. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:45

Novato Dance Company

In their 10th Anniversary show, Novato Dance Company combine energy, innovation and originality. Bringing styles from varied cultures, from ballet to Latin, jazz to contemporary, Novato Dance promise a night of diversity that guarantees to bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes.

Extra info: Lighting show may contain flashing lights

Kingswood Theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society presents

Bath Spa Musical Theatre Society continues into its fourth year with a fresh production of 'Fame'! Following the interlinking stories of a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts, this uplifting musical explores the highs and lows of tirelessly reaching for fame. More info and booking...

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 20:00

Somewhere between dance, gymnastics, acrobatics and hand balancing lies Inverted. Expect a world turned upside down. Part of the New Work Works Scheme More info and booking...

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Street Performers' Party

The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band, Avanti Display, and more...

After a busy day on the streets of Bath what we all need is a bit of a party to recharge the batteries for tomorrow. Highlight shows from some of this afternoon's key performers, a work-in-progress from the legendary Avanti, Indian Brass madness from the very watchable (and still more danceable) Rajasthan Heritage crew, then on into the night with Indian-into-Worldbeat DJ Desi Heights inside the Brasserie.
To see all the acts, click here
Full details download here:
www.bathfringe.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Bedlam-Fair-2017-v-10.pdf

Extra info: till late

Sawclose & Kingsmead Square

Price: Free
Start time: 12:00

Somewhere between dance, gymnastics, acrobatics and hand balancing lies Inverted. Expect a world turned upside down. Part of the New Work Works Scheme More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre

Price: £6 / £4 students
Start time: 11:00
Doors open: 10:40

Back In Time Productions Presents

When a husband is caring for his very unwell wife, the memorable moments they've shared bring them closer than ever as they reflect on their adventurous journey together. More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £10 adv / £12 door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Years before Samba emerged, Brazilian Choro music and Maxixe dances rocked the world. Join Brejeiro and friends to experience this infectious music and its social history from its beginnings in the 1860's to today. Come and dance, sing, play and smile with us and catch the Choro bug too. With 12 dancers on stage! More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £18 adv / £20 door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

'Arte Flamenco Puro'

with Antonio Aparecida & Amparo Navarro

The awe inspiring guitarist and composer Juan Martín brings his fantastic flamenco trio direct from Spain featuring the tremendous footwork and artistry of prize winning dancer Amparo Navarro. The Times said of Juan Martin: 'A giant of the flamenco guitar tradition'. More info and booking...

Bedlam Fair in Radstock

Price: Free
Start time: 12:15

Emma Louvelle Presents:

Artist Emma Louvelle brings Hans Christian Anderson's 'Red Shoes' to life dancing her way around Bedlam propelled by her enchanted shoes. More info and booking...

Bedlam Fair in Radstock

Price: Free
Start time: 13:15

Emma Louvelle Presents:

Artist Emma Louvelle brings Hans Christian Anderson's 'Red Shoes' to life dancing her way around Bedlam propelled by her enchanted shoes. More info and booking...

Kingswood Theatre

Price: £15.68
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Live music, dance and theatre from the Middle East and beyond!

featuring the 'Serpent Slayer'

Club Cairo presents live music, dance and theatre from the Middle East and beyond. Experience the drama of our theatrical production 'The Serpent Slayer' - a story where tough reality meets fairytale - followed by a fun live music set accompanied by a dazzling array of belly dancers.

Extra info: strobe lighting

Bedlam Fair: Kingsmead Square

Price: Free
Start time: 14:00

Emma Louvelle Presents:

Artist Emma Louvelle brings Hans Christian Anderson's 'Red Shoes' to life dancing her way around Bedlam propelled by her enchanted shoes. More info and booking...

Bedlam Fair: Saw Close

Price: Free
Start time: 16:30

Emma Louvelle Presents:

Artist Emma Louvelle brings Hans Christian Anderson's 'Red Shoes' to life dancing her way around Bedlam propelled by her enchanted shoes. More info and booking...

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 19:30

featuring The Hot Potato Syncopators

In for the evening in our favourite covered open air space, Bedlam Cabaret features faces from the afternoon on the street, plus some extra stunning up & coming artists from the region, all rounded off by a show from the West's most stylish street band.
Full bill to be confirmed on the Bedlam leaflet and website nearer the time. More info and booking...

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £5
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:30

With Paul Mallon

If you were you a clubber in Bath between 1968 and 1983, you’ll remember when local Discos played Stax Soul, Motown and Ska – and later Funk and Northern Soul. Dance those years away and relive the atmosphere with ex-Tiffanys & Nero's - and now Soul Train Radio - DJ Paul Mallon. More info and booking...

Komedia

Price: £20.00 / £13.00 concs, Students (Balcony): £9.00, Meal Deal: £30.50, Meal Deal Plus: £41.00
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 18:30

Fusing the wild, weird and witty traditions of circus, cabaret and burlesque, The Ministry of Burlesque’s Cabaret unfolds as a bold and daring, ever evolving new-variety experience. Enjoy a myriad of musical comedy masters, provocative prima donnas, enigmatic exotic dancers and astonishing feats of human grace – all balanced on a contemporary knife edge. 18+ More info and booking...

SouthGate

Price: Free
Start time: 15:30

Bedlam Fair

Noisy Hoops

With a wooden board, a rug, Irish dancing shoes, and some hula hoops, Darine has a bit of a puzzle to work out ... a heel-stomping, toe-tapping, hoop-spinning, hand-clapping finale is her mission, and she needs your help! More info and booking...

Rondo Theatre

Price: £10
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Brainfruit presents

Northern Exposure meets The Singing Ringing Tree

Absurd & funny with a dancing wolf, buffalo & grizzly. "Songs of lakes, firesides and bears. An impossible odyssey" Highly Recommended - Fringereview “The tables were turned and it was me who danced to Bear North’s tune”  **** FringeGuru. From the company who won ‘Best Ensemble’ @ Wellington Fringe 2017 More info and booking...

Saw Close

Price: Free
Start time: 14:30

Bedlam Fair

Lifted

Lifted is a collection of funny, poetic and surprising moments, which explore in different ways what it means when one body is carried by another. Or when one person carries two people. Or when a person doesn’t want to be carried. Or when three people find the perfect balance. More info and booking...

Kingsmead Square

Price: Free
Start time: 14:30

Bedlam Fair

Noisy Hoops

With a wooden board, a rug, Irish dancing shoes, and some hula hoops, Darine has a bit of a puzzle to work out ... a heel-stomping, toe-tapping, hoop-spinning, hand-clapping finale is her mission, and she needs your help! More info and booking...

Saw Close

Price: Free
Start time: 17:00

Bedlam Fair

Noisy Hoops

With a wooden board, a rug, Irish dancing shoes, and some hula hoops, Darine has a bit of a puzzle to work out ... a heel-stomping, toe-tapping, hoop-spinning, hand-clapping finale is her mission, and she needs your help! More info and booking...

Saw Close

Price: Free
Start time: 18:00

Bedlam Fair

Lifted

Lifted is a collection of funny, poetic and surprising moments, which explore in different ways what it means when one body is carried by another. Or when one person carries two people. Or when a person doesn’t want to be carried. Or when three people find the perfect balance. More info and booking...

Central United Reformed Church - Tovey Hall (upstairs theatre)

Price: £6.50 / £5 concs & students
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

by AllouAqui Dance Theatre

A couple have naturally invented an absurd game of role play, shifting between reality and fantasy. Unleashing their instincts and imagination, they challenge the paradoxes of love and sexuality. On-stage movement and theatricality merge into a world that balances between the real and the surreal in this contemporary dance-theatre duet. More info and booking...

Central United Reformed Church - Tovey Hall (upstairs theatre)

Price: £6.50 / £5 concs & students
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

by AllouAqui Dance Theatre

A couple have naturally invented an absurd game of role play, shifting between reality and fantasy. Unleashing their instincts and imagination, they challenge the paradoxes of love and sexuality. On-stage movement and theatricality merge into a world that balances between the real and the surreal in this contemporary dance-theatre duet. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: General £16 - Concessions £14 (prices before box office service fees)
Start time: 18:30
Doors open: 17:30

Raices

Without losing purity and depth, this show aims to universalise Flamenco, make it sing, dance and play, to conquer the world like Rock or Jazz did, to bring Flamenco to a wide and diverse audience, a show for both aficionados and novices, for those who listen to flamenco and those who do not... just yet. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: General £16 - Concessions £14 (prices before box office service fees)
Start time: 21:00
Doors open: 20:45

Raices

Without losing purity and depth, this show aims to universalise Flamenco, make it sing, dance and play, to conquer the world like Rock or Jazz did, to bring Flamenco to a wide and diverse audience, a show for both aficionados and novices, for those who listen to flamenco and those who do not... just yet. More info and booking...

Kingsmead Square

Price: Free
Start time: 13:00

Analogue High Fidelity Stereo Sound

Ska Aerobics; Acid House Therapy;
Blimfield’s West Coast Jazz & Blues Review;
Pink Milkfloat Letterpress Poster Printing Press workshops.

--- More info and booking...

Komedia

Price: Various prices - see Komedia web-site
Start time: 23:00

A classic mix of all the best Motown, Soul and Funk to keep you dancing till the early hours! More info and booking...

Radstock town centre

Price: Free
Start time: 11:00

Witness the finest theatrical acts, silly spectacle, quirky comedy and Bath's very own Natural Theatre at St Nicholas Church Field, Radstock. Take part or come and support our community stage showcasing the very best of our local talent. Plus local stalls, food and have a- go creative workshops. More info and booking...

Komedia

Price: Various prices - see Komedia web-site
Start time: 23:00

Guilty disco pleasures from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. More info and booking...

The Bell - Back bar

Price: £3
Start time: 18:00

A Night of Comedy & Ska

A night of dancing and laughing with:
The Bell Indie Players -“The Window Tax” – A comedy play about the tax that lasted 162 years and its effect on the Arts and health of the people of Bath; Ska Aerobics;
The Bellarinas – comedy dance troupe. Plus Arnold Yeah and special guests.

More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £20 adv / £22 on door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Featuring the rawest, wildest and
UNTAMED Burlesque and cabaret stars
from the South West and beyond!
More info and booking...

Komedia

Price: Various prices - see Komedia web-site
Start time: 23:00

Guilty disco pleasures from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. More info and booking...

Various venues

Price: Free
Start time: 18:00

Art Everywhere!

The big movement around town tonight is that all the FaB visual arts exhibitions are opening at once, all round town. See the map, see the part of this programme that's the other way up, and see various bits of performance that are added to the experience, like Yama Dance at 44AD. More info and booking...

Burdall's Yard

Price: £12 (£10 in advance)
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Think of a Song Productions presents:

'2020 Vision' & 'Bike to The Future' double-header

A unique evening of story, song and dance. We’ve been locked down, dosed up, divided and misruled. Yet our impulse to connect and be creative is as strong as ever. No matter what this life throws at us we WILL make a song and dance about it.

Extra info: The show comprises two parts '2020 Vision' improvised dance and 'Bike to The Future' songs set. There will be an interval of approximately 20 minutes between

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: From £11
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:30

by Nova Grace Productions

Choreographed by Karen Hill

From bedroom to stage. 4 contemporary dancers explore life in lockdown. See. Feel. Heal.
From the very beginning of Covid-19 lockdowns, the professional dancers of Nova Grace Productions took to Zoom to push the spatial limits of the home environment and explore life in lockdown through contemporary dance. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: From £11
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 18:30

by Nova Grace Productions

Choreographed by Karen Hill

From bedroom to stage. 4 contemporary dancers explore life in lockdown. See. Feel. Heal.
From the very beginning of Covid-19 lockdowns, the professional dancers of Nova Grace Productions took to Zoom to push the spatial limits of the home environment and explore life in lockdown through contemporary dance. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: £10 / £7 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 18:15

Seizing The Day Company presents

Beyond the tutu! Bluffing Your Way In Ballet pirouettes its fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of this most dynamic of performing arts, with stories and dances from the ballet greats including Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Rambert - and Darcey Bussell!

Extra info: Come to the FREE 30 minute pre-performance dance taster at 6.30pm! For more details contact Alexandra at jeanpickforddancersearcher@gmail.com. The Bluffing Your Way In Ballet performance starts 8pm. Minimum age 16 - the show contains adult themes and occasional use of strong language. There is no interval.

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: £10 / £7 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 18:15

Seizing The Day Company presents

Beyond the tutu! Bluffing Your Way In Ballet pirouettes its fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of this most dynamic of performing arts, with stories and dances from the ballet greats including Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Rambert - and Darcey Bussell!

Extra info: Come to the FREE 30 minute pre-performance dance taster at 6.30pm! For more details contact Alexandra at jeanpickforddancersearcher@gmail.com. The Bluffing Your Way In Ballet performance starts 8pm. Minimum age 16 - the show contains adult themes and occasional use of strong language. There is no interval.

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: £10 / £7 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 18:15

Seizing The Day Company presents

Beyond the tutu! Bluffing Your Way In Ballet pirouettes its fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of this most dynamic of performing arts, with stories and dances from the ballet greats including Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Rambert - and Darcey Bussell!

Extra info: Come to the FREE 30 minute pre-performance dance taster at 6.30pm! For more details contact Alexandra at jeanpickforddancersearcher@gmail.com. The Bluffing Your Way In Ballet performance starts 8pm. Minimum age 16 - the show contains adult themes and occasional use of strong language. There is no interval.

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £15 adv / £17 on door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

A cargo of raw, heart-wrenching flamenco - featuring ‘sizzling soloist’ La Joaquina and guitar virtuoso Chris Clavo. More info and booking...

44AD

Price: Free
Start time: 18:00

Openings Night

with Yama Dance and Circomedia

All the FaB shows open tonight (and at various of them we will be having Free performances and other welcoming events & distractions. This will include students from ‘University of the Circus Arts’ – Bristol’s Circomedia – in various locations, and
at 44AD at 18:00
Yama Dance Company More info and booking...

Komedia

Price: £25
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Latin Massive presents

20-piece big band

Tonight all lovers of Latin music are in for a treat!
Performing at Komedia, Bath for an exclusive one-nighter, Colombian master-percussionist and bandleader Roberto Pla brings in a hand-picked 20-piece ensemble featuring the crème de la crème of the international Latin music scene. More info and booking...