The company's November 2007 production is 'The Birthday Party' by Harold Pinter, the celebrated playwright and winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The play will be presented in the main auditorium at The Mission Theatre for five evening performances: Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 November 2007.  All shows commence at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at £9 (£7 concessions) from the Next Stage Box Office on 01225 428600 (email: nextstagebath@aol.com).

We are offering a pre-show supper on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances. The Pre-Show supper costs £12. Please ring 01225 428600 to reserve a table.

Click here for the preview of the show and the first night review.

Click here for the review in The Venue.

The Play

Tension, menace, fear, doubt, uncertainty – these create the pervading atmosphere of The Birthday Party.

Set in a run-down boarding house run by Meg and Petey, the play centres on Stanley, an indolent and reclusive ex-professional pianist who has taken refuge in the house.

The 'party' is an impromptu one for Stanley, suggested by McCann and Goldberg, two sinister and unexpected visitors who appear to have a hidden, unspecified agenda directed towards the ultimate destruction of Stanley.

Cast in Rehearsal

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The Cast

Dave Dunn

Petey Boles

Bridget Casse

Meg Boles

Richard Matthews

Stanley Webber

Liz Hodges

Lulu

Tim Evans

Goldberg

Steve Smith

McCann

The Director

John Matthews

Director