Address: Avon, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441225443114
Rating: 4.5
based on 220 reviews.
Venue Atmosphere
Pros:
"The former cinema is a venue full of character."
"This is a brilliant venue. Stunning building inside."
"Beautiful venue, a few of us went to watch Love Actually with a live orchestra and it was excellent."
"What a superb venue! Originally a cinema, this 1930s building makes for a great music venue - great acoustics and physical space."
"Fabulous old building so much character saw the hollies wow 👌."
"A jewel in the South West. My first visit to this beautiful venue did not disappoint."
"Really nice art deco theatre which makes for a very good venue, whether for music or individuals standing up."
Cons:
"The place is pretty dated and bar service slow."
"Its a really bad cafe."
"An old cinema, it's charmingly retro. The seats and leg room are a bit tight."
"It is a large venue I'd slightly old fashioned and in need of some modernisation."
"Met with an overwhelming smell of damp, bar area not welcoming with little seating."
"I was very disappointed with the building no atmosphere at all."
"It was scruffy and acoustically mediocre."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff at the Forum were friendly and helpful."
"Drinks at the bar are reasonably priced for a theatre as well."
"Staff spotted us in the queue and ushered us through."
"Ticket prices are great value and the staff are very helpful."
"Fantastic staff and made our visit stress free."
"Staff very helpful and if you can't get tickets online just get your glad rags on and nip down to the forum at 7pm."
"The staff were very very helpful."
Cons:
"Disgusted that we paid for front row seats and from the minute the Mavericks (who were fantastic) began to play people rushed to the front and management did nothing."
"There was no staff visible to complain to. A ruined evening by selfish people."
"Really poor from the staff at the forum for letting that happen."
"Not even the staff knew. Very poorly organised for an entertainment venue."
"the security was a joke they made no effort to move people on and when I asked them to help all I got was abuse."
"Sadly normally a good venue but now they are ignoring my messages very poor customer service."
"Just a shame about the rude staff who pushed us out five minutes after the show had ended."
Facilities
Pros:
"Parking is nearby so that's useful."
"Comfortable seats, great interiors, excellent sound system/ lighting/ pictures."
"Parking is almost opposite in underground parking, pay as you leave so no worries about overstaying on a ticket."
"Decent leg room and didn't get too hot which are two big benefits compared to other places."
"It's surprisingly spacious, airy and comfortable compared, for example, to the Bristol Hippodrome."
"Lavatories clean and well fitted out."
"Great venue with excellent sound and spacious seating."
Cons:
"A 125 ml measure of wine in a plastic cup is a bit of a joke."
"Toilets are old and there are nowhere near enough."
"Unfortunately they allowed standing and our view was completely blocked."
"One member of our party had mobility issues and the lift did not go to the top of the dress circle where are seats had been allocated."
"The 'bouncers/security (?) kept walking around and standing about blocking the view for many people."
"However, it doesn't have enough toilets or access stairs to the circle."
"Nice venue which was let down by totally inadequate toilet facilities."
Accessibility and Location
Pros:
"There is parking just round the corner."
"The parking at Southgate Centre is a two-minute walk away from this former cinema."
"Nice and close to the train station so easy to get to."
"Parking nearby at Avon Street car park really reasonable rate for a few hours."
"No problem with wheelchair accessibility thanks to a separate entrance with lift and staff assistance."
"A beautiful, historic venue. Set right in the heart of the city."
"Great venue in the centre of Bath. Inside good views of stage, good legroom and friendly helpful staff."