The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: Free
Start time: 21:00

FAB & Bath Fringe

It's the night all the FAB art shows open in town - several of them in Walcot Street - and artists like a drink, something to look at, and a dance as much as anyone else does. And here's where they'll be doing it. There will be entertainment and a DJ; when we know more we'll tell you all about it. More info and booking...

Burdall's Yard

Price: £5 / 3 Concs
Start time: 20:00

OnSet Productions present

Enjoy a veritable feast of entertainment as students of Bath Spa past and present share their irrefutable and irrepressible talents for your delight and delectation. Probably the best show in the world...
More info and booking...

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...

Sleight Bar

Price: £10/£7 concs
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 20:15

Bizarre Bath

With Noel Britten & Richard McDougall

Join us for this celebration of 25 years of one of Bath's great comedy institutions - "Bizarre Bath". Noel Britten and award winning magician Richard McDougall take a skewed and humorous look at the world of magic and illusion. Prepare to learn the secrets of deception, laugh at them and then be fooled by them again.

Never has discovering the inner details of deception been so much fun! (Not suitable for under 16's) More info and booking...

Sleight Bar

Price: £10/£7 concs
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 20:15

Bizarre Bath

With Noel Britten & Richard McDougall

Join us for this celebration of 25 years of one of Bath's great comedy institutions - "Bizarre Bath". Noel Britten and award winning magician Richard McDougall take a skewed and humorous look at the world of magic and illusion. Prepare to learn the secrets of deception, laugh at them and then be fooled by them again.

Never has discovering the inner details of deception been so much fun! (Not suitable for under 16's) More info and booking...

Sleight Bar

Price: £10/£7 concs
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 20:15

Bizarre Bath

With Noel Britten & Richard McDougall

Join us for this celebration of 25 years of one of Bath's great comedy institutions - "Bizarre Bath". Noel Britten and award winning magician Richard McDougall take a skewed and humorous look at the world of magic and illusion. Prepare to learn the secrets of deception, laugh at them and then be fooled by them again.

Never has discovering the inner details of deception been so much fun! (Not suitable for under 16's) 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...

Sleight Bar

Price: £10/£7 concs
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 20:15

Bizarre Bath

With Noel Britten & Richard McDougall

Join us for this celebration of 25 years of one of Bath's great comedy institutions - "Bizarre Bath". Noel Britten and award winning magician Richard McDougall take a skewed and humorous look at the world of magic and illusion. Prepare to learn the secrets of deception, laugh at them and then be fooled by them again.

Never has discovering the inner details of deception been so much fun! (Not suitable for under 16's) More info and booking...

The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: Free
Start time: 16:00

The Oxymoron

The Oxymoron on line alternative comedy club live!

The Oxymoron on line alternative comedy club, found as a group on Facebook. Emerges from cyberspace to present a live comedy show, featuring members of the club and guests.
This show will be streamed live via The Bell,Bath UK. Donation on the door
The word on the street (or, rather, the pub garden) is that there are still some slots but they're filling up fast! More info and booking...

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best.

Extra info: Suggested age limit 10 +

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best.

Extra info: Suggested age limit 10+

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £8 / £7 Concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Brian Madigan

plus Paul Bradley

Singer-songwriter Brian Madigan is famed for his lengthy, spoken intros. So what if he were to remove the songs altogether – only thinking them ‘out loud’ with the audience invited to imagine them? Would that be deeply uncomfortable, transcendental, or a brief moment of sanity amid the cacophony of everyday madness?

Extra info: Full disabled access

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best. More info and booking...

Burdall's Yard

Price: £10 / £8 Concs/ £5 BSU Student
Start time: 18:00
Doors open: 17:50

Frenetic Fox Theatre presents

by Paul Lawless

Serenading you with original song, spoken word and just the right amount of desperation, join Paul as he questions your relationship with dating apps - exploring tech-addiction, disillusionment and how far are we prepared to go to be fulfilled.

Extra info: May contain mild swearing and sexual references (non-vulgar)

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best.

Extra info: Suggested Age Limit 10+

Burdall's Yard

Price: £10 / £8 Concs/ £5 BSU Student
Start time: 18:00
Doors open: 17:50

Frenetic Fox Theatre presents

by Paul Lawless

Serenading you with original song, spoken word and just the right amount of desperation, join Paul as he questions your relationship with dating apps - exploring tech-addiction, disillusionment and how far are we prepared to go to be fulfilled.

Extra info: May contain mild swearing and sexual references (non-vulgar)

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £8/ £5 Concs
Start time: 16:00
Doors open: 15:00

Fish Pie! present

Fresh from their sell-out, Cambridge run of their sketch show “Laugh, Why Don't You?” (4.5*, Varsity), punchy, young comedy troupe Fish Pie! have teamed up with the best of Bath's student comedians to bring you Two Parallel Columns - two days of sketchy silliness at Bath's iconic Old Theatre Royal.

Extra info: Full disabled access

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £8/ £5 Concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Fish Pie! present

Fresh from their sell-out, Cambridge run of their sketch show “Laugh, Why Don't You?” (4.5*, Varsity), punchy, young comedy troupe Fish Pie! have teamed up with the best of Bath's student comedians to bring you Two Parallel Columns - two days of sketchy silliness at Bath's iconic Old Theatre Royal.

Extra info: Full disabled access

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £8/ £5 Concs
Start time: 16:00
Doors open: 15:00

Fish Pie! present

Fresh from their sell-out, Cambridge run of their sketch show “Laugh, Why Don't You?” (4.5*, Varsity), punchy, young comedy troupe Fish Pie! have teamed up with the best of Bath's student comedians to bring you Two Parallel Columns - two days of sketchy silliness at Bath's iconic Old Theatre Royal.

Extra info: Full disabled access

The Old Theatre Royal

Price: £8/ £5 Concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:00

Fish Pie! present

Fresh from their sell-out, Cambridge run of their sketch show “Laugh, Why Don't You?” (4.5*, Varsity), punchy, young comedy troupe Fish Pie! have teamed up with the best of Bath's student comedians to bring you Two Parallel Columns - two days of sketchy silliness at Bath's iconic Old Theatre Royal.

Extra info: Full disabled access

Widcombe Social Club

Price: £14
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Bath Comedy presents

The Village Hall

The Vicar of Lower Swell introduces some bizarre and frankly quite nutty locals performing in The Village Hall, They will include former cabinet minister the Rt. Hon. Dickie Daventry, who will regale us with tales from the corridors of power and be plugging his memoirs, and special guests Bill Smarme & The Bizness who will be travelling all the way from Twerton to perform their unique comedic take on a farrago of musical genres. More info and booking...

The Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: £4 / £2 Concs
Start time: 19:00

Tinned Pizza Theatre Presents An Evening Of

A student theatre company - comprised of recent graduates and some still studying - present new writing inspired by their day to day lives. Poetry, stand-up comedy, and monologues that will have you laughing, crying, and questioning all at the same time! More info and booking...

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best. 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...

The Ale House - Upstairs

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

Krowd Keepers is a weekly magic theatre in Bath presenting some of the top magicians in the world. No Rabbits, Cheese or Top Hats; instead quality magic which engages, astonishes and entertains diverse audiences with great participation. Comedy and magic mixed together at its best.

Extra info: Suggested Age Limit 10+

St Swithins Church - In the garden

Price: Free
Start time: 14:15
Doors open: 14:00

Children's outdoor theatre event

2.15pm: The Adorable Snowman by Gulliver Keunzler..
When a Yeti is discovered, the locals call it abominable but as events unfold they realise it is in fact adorable!
3.15pm The Lorax by Dr Seuss. Adapted for performance and performed by Mike Wallton and friends.
4.15pm Children's cabaret - do you have a special skill or joke to tell? More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £13.50 adv / £15 door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

20th Century Foxes Presents

A Ride Through The Swinging 60s

Relive the heady 1960s as this unforgettable live band whirls you through the decade of the British Explosion, from early '60s kitsch to rooftop rock, and everything in between. Sixties Britain created a style and sound all its own - and made the world sit up and take notice. More info and booking...

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

Theatre Bath Bus - Brunel Square

Price: £10 / £8
Start time: 11:30
Doors open: 11:00

OOOH ARRR Productions presents

All of your favourite musicals in one place.

Let our two dazzling divas take you directly to the West End. It is here where they will serenade you with a feel-good hour of toe-tapping tunes and the ballads that are sure to hit home. They will take you through the A-Z of Musical theatre to ensure you do have the time of your life. Dance and sing along to all of your favourite show tunes for 60 minutes of pure entertainment! More info and booking...

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

Green Park Station

Price: Free
Start time: 18:30
Doors open: 18:00

Festival of Nature presents

Festival of Nature - After dark! This takeover of Green Park Station will find performers, artists and new technologies joining forces with conservation organisations to create an evening of wildlife surprises! More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

Price: £12 adv / £15 door
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Miss Violent May presents...

with Ophelia Wilde, Velveteen Hussey and many more...

A new burlesque and cabaret night in the wonderful Chapel Arts Centre showcasing the most daring, wildest and Untamed performers in the South West and further afield. Headliner includes the international badass beauty Ophelia Wilde! More info and booking...

FAB 1, 94 Walcot Street

Price: Pay What You Can
Start time: 12:00

Kilter Theatre & University of Bath present

A theatrical space to ponder & play with cutting-edge research on body image.

Activities of every shape & size! Guest speakers celebrating the amazing body you already have! Workshops for singing, stretching, dancing, laughing... but not changing a thing! Developed in collaboration with University of Bath Psychology Researchers, The Cubicle will have you head over heels with your hiccups & hairy armpits.
Open 12 noon to 10pm

Extra info: Details at kiltertheatre.org

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 Bell - Love Lounge (Back bar)

Price: £3
Start time: 20:30

Hosted by Candy Flipp and Joshua Beau Jangles

Are you worried that your weekend isn't camp enough? Then welcome to Walcot's newest queer cabaret night. Tucked away at the Bell Back bar, they're bringing you a night of Comedy, Cabaret and Camaraderie for all to enjoy. Celebrating the local queer community and beyond, our aim is to bring a slice of fantastical, hedonistic fun back to the Bath scene.

Extra info: time not confirmed

The Bell - Back bar

Price: Free
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Slackjaw Theatre & Bath Fringe present:

Let us celebrate like the Romans! Socialize, drinks and entertainment!
It's a scratch session, it's a work-in-progress, it's a poetry theme, it's a stand-up challenge. Or just a toe in the water.
Tell us something about Bath (or a bath) in a few minutes. If you like, we can tell you what we thought about it. Or just applaud. We’re inviting some Theatre Industry people so the opinion will be better informed.
To put something in the pool tonight, EMail us on slackjawtheatre@gmail.com by May 10th. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Upstairs theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Students
Start time: 17:00
Doors open: 16:45

Atomic Clock Theatre presents

By Niall Farnan

"A funny and thought provoking exploration of loss, through one young person's philosophy of life."
Meet Squirrel. I knew Squirrel, Squirrel was my friend, Squirrel was me, Squirrel might also have been you.
Squirrel could be any young person, anywhere. “You think you see me – but you don’t, not really”. Young people are often demonised but should never be generalised. Age 14+

Extra info: One person show

The Mission Theatre - Upstairs theatre

Price: £8 / £6 Students
Start time: 18:30
Doors open: 18:15

Atomic Clock Theatre presents

By Niall Farnan

"A funny and thought provoking exploration of loss, through one young person's philosophy of life."
Meet Squirrel. I knew Squirrel, Squirrel was my friend, Squirrel was me, Squirrel might also have been you.
Squirrel could be any young person, anywhere. “You think you see me – but you don’t, not really”. Young people are often demonised but should never be generalised. Age 14+

Extra info: One person show

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...

The Bell - Back bar

Price: £3 suggested donation on door
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 20:00

1st Birthday Bash

It’s Bella Cielo’s Birthday!! Are you ready for the queerest 1st Birthday in Bath?
We’re back bringing Walcot Street another night full of LGBTQ+ celebration. They’ve got music, comedy, burlesque, drag and much more - hosted as always by Bath’s premier Drag Couple, Candy Flipp & Joshua Beau Jangles.

More info and booking...

The Bell - Back bar

Price: £9 / £7 concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

Thereby Hangs A Tale presents

by John Reed

Welcome to the Russian Revolution of 2019.
Part gig, part play, part means-of-production-seizing revolution! Protest songs, spoken word and today's most radical politics mix with events from a century ago to present an irreverent re-imagining of John Reed’s iconic eyewitness account. ***** “Mesmerising..poetic, passionate” Theatre Bath More info and booking...

The Bell - Back bar

Price: £9 / £7 concs
Start time: 19:30
Doors open: 19:00

Thereby Hangs A Tale presents

by John Reed

Welcome to the Russian Revolution of 2019.
Part gig, part play, part means-of-production-seizing revolution! Protest songs, spoken word and today's most radical politics mix with events from a century ago to present an irreverent re-imagining of John Reed’s iconic eyewitness account. ***** “Mesmerising..poetic, passionate” Theatre Bath More info and booking...

The Bell - Back bar

Price: £8
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

plus Sylvia Hunt, Rare Species and Marty Skiver

An evening of cabaret with Bill Smarme

""Bill Smarme - international entertainer, playboy, building contractor - will entertain you with a farrago of songs
you may have heard but not in quite the same way." With special guests: Lady Tete de Pisse and Billy Bubbles, Marty Skiver, Rare Species and more acts to be announced. More info and booking...

The Mission Theatre - Main Auditorium

Price: £10/ £8 conc.
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

A cabaret revue of the finest songs by Jacques Brel More info and booking...

Widcombe Social Club

Price: £12 / £10 concs (Students, unwaged or Friends of the Festival only, ID required on door)
Start time: 20:30
Doors open: 19:45

Bath Comedy Club

Bath Comedy Club continues it's triumphant return to indoor comedy, at Widcombe Social!
Three top notch comedians in one night!
Covid-secure conditions incuding temperature checks, regular sanitising and cleaning, air conditioning, distancing disguised as cabaret seating, table service.
More info and booking...

Chapel Arts Centre

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

Nick presents

This Event is now Cancelled

Bringing more than seven sets of fashion together, young, daring, student and ethical. Raising funds for Save The Children and Whale and Dolphin Conservation. This was always one of the most colourful events of the Fringe so we are reviving it to chase away the two dull Covid years. More info and booking...

Widcombe Social Club

Price: £3
Start time: 18:00

Hosted by Jimmy Mc

The Greatest hits of the Greatest Divas, covered by your favourite local musicians - confirmed so far: Dave Selby and the Shonky Trio, Kitwhistle, Andy Burden, Lawrie Duckworth and Hodmadoddery. Hosted by Jimmy Mc. Plus best fancy dressed diva competition; drunken karaoke; prize roulette and raffle. All proceeds to Unicef

Extra info: Perfomance end TBC

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...

Walcot House

Price: £12.00 / £10.00 concs
Start time: 20:00
Doors open: 19:30

Bath Comedy presents

The musical satirist and comedian Melinda Hughes is hitched! Yes she’s finally tied the knot for the first time at fifty. Despite being in a dreamy bubble of love, she’s still got a wicked satirical take on life, love and politics. Expect an evening of raucous musical satire presented with pianist and comedian Jeremy Limb.

Extra info: All details still TBC

The Bell - Back bar

Price: Pay what you like on the door
Start time: 20:00

with Buddy Hell, Dickie Richards & Indigo Black

Your host Arnold A.K.B welcomes the return of Dickie Richards - the Sexual tyrannosaur (arguably the most hilarious, handsome and modest man in showbiz.); Buddy Hell – alternative comedy circuit regular and Indigo Black.
Come to the show, get your 'stupid' on, step off the planet, forget your woes and laugh a few fillings loose!

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