Ustinov
Season Highlights
The Ustinov
If you've missed us, or if you've never tried the Ustinov, now is the time to see what all the fuss is about - nationally acclaimed and right in the heart of Bath
Innovative and trail-blazing, its work embraces acclaimed in-house productions, essential new drama from the best visiting companies, plus writer and artist development programmes which showcase the best emerging creative talents both regionally and nationally.
With a stunning new design by Stirling Prize nominees Haworth Tompkins, the architects of the award-winning egg theatre for children, the Ustinov officially re-opened in February 2008 – a national theatre right in the heart of Bath. With new gallery level seating, vastly improved sightlines, and a new welcoming foyer/bar, the audience will be entering a thrilling, intimate new theatre.
The new Ustinov opened officially in February 2008 with its own brand new production of the award-winning drama Breakfast With Mugabe which received great acclaim from both critics and audiences.
This commitment to in-house work continued through last year’s Autumn season with two new productions – in October, the Ustinov presented Knives in Hens, the remarkable and powerful debut play from David Harrower, the writer of ‘Blackbird’, which stunned Main House audiences in May last year; and, in December, Carthage Must Be Destroyed, winner of the Best New Play at last year’s Scottish Theatre Awards – a heady drama of bloody real-politick, double-dealing and sex.
The Ustinov’s latest production was the first revival of Gagarin Way in England, directed by former Traverse Theatre Associate Director, Lorne Campbell (Carthage Must Be Destroyed).
Please note that the Ustinov is unreserved seating
LITTLE LEAP FORWARD: A Boy in Beijing
Thursday 2nd – Saturday 4th July
The story of renowned Chinese flute-player Guo Yue and his childhood in China, told through the eyes of an eight-year-old boy using masks, puppetry and animation to describe how a young boy is forced to grow up during the political uprising of 1966.
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The Peter Hall Company 2009
Thursday 25th June – Saturday 29th August
Rattigan’s masterpiece, The Browning Version, is in a double bill with a real rarity – Chekhov’s Swansong – a touching portrait of a leading actor after the curtain falls. Shaw’s The Apple Cart is an extremely perceptive comedy about politicians and their relationship with the monarchy. Two modern writers round off the programme: David Storey’s richly textured play about old age, Home and Michael Frayn’s extraordinary comedy Balmoral – set in a post revolutionary Britain.
