Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Press Night Weds 10 February 7pm
Thu 04 Feb — Sat 06 Mar
Theatre Royal Bath presents
Ustinov Studio
John Simm
Blackbird
- 4 - 6 March 2027
- Booking from 17 November
Event Information
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Press Night Weds 10 February 7pm
Thu 04 Feb — Sat 06 Mar
Fifteen years ago Una and Ray had a relationship.
he was 41 years old. She was 12.
They haven't set eyes on each other since.
Now, she's found him again.
Ray has served a jail sentence and lives under a new identity. When Una turns up unexpectedly at Ray's bleak factory canteen, the memories of their relationship pour forth, threatening to destroy their lives all over again, and wrong footing the audience at every turn.
John Simm, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, The Master in Doctor Who and
DI Roy Grace in Grace, stars as Ray in this new production of David Harrower’s provocative play.
Matthew Dunster returns to the Ustinov Studio following the sell-out success of Hedda, starring Lily Allen, and Conor McPherson's The Hunger Games: On Stage.
Blackbird premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2005, transferring to the West End where it won the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.
"Mixes guilt, memory and desire into the most potent of theatrical cocktails" Daily Telegraph
"A riveting study in sexual obsession that leaves one both shaken and stirred" Guardian
"One of the most theatrically bold conclusions in modern drama" Sunday Herald
Thursday 4 February - Saturday 6 March 2027
Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Press Night Wednesday 10 February 2027 7pm
Tickets £49.50 / £38.50 discounts
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies
The Ustinov Studio entrance is on Monmouth Street. Please note, the Ustinov cannot be accessed from the Main House foyer.
Box Office phone lines are open from 10am - 6pm Monday - Saturday.
We aim to open the auditorium doors 20 minutes prior to the performance, where possible.
Tickets for Ustinov Studio productions may include a £2.50 building levy.
Ustinov Studio discounts apply to children, students in full-time education and members of the Theatre Royal Bath's access register.
Please see the ACCESS page for details regarding our Access Register and associated discounts.
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies to all booking channels and payment types.
There is a lift for wheelchair users from the Ustinov foyer to the Stalls level. The Circle has stair access only.
Full booking terms & conditions can be found here
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