Theatre Royal, Bath

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The Theatre Royal in Bath has been established for over 200 years and is one of the more important provincial (ie not in London) theatres in the UK, with a capacity for an audience of 950.

It runs several special festivals each year, including the Bath Shakespeare Festival, Bath International Puppet Festival and The Peter Hall Company Season. Many pre-West End (before official opening in London) runs start at the The Theatre Royal.

The present Theatre Royal was erected in 1805, replacing a former theatre of the same name, which is now a Freemason's Hall. After a fire in 1863 it was rebuilt. It is a Grade II listed building and is considered a prime example of Georgian architecture.

In 1997 a small theatre was built at the rear, called The Ustinov Theatre, named after Peter Ustinov.

External links

• [official website].
• [Short article and photos of the theatre]

 

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