"What a beautiful venue, portraits on the walls of the stars of Georgian theatre who show performed there two hundred years ago and more."
"A lovely venue, great seating, good views from everywhere in the theater."
"The venue itself is absolutely amazing and the show was superb."
"A beautiful theatre which offers great views from all sections."
"Beautiful, intimate theater."
"Beautiful little Theatre, almost cosy! Comfortable seating, decent leg room and great shows."
"A very beautiful old theatre this was my first ever visit and I will definitely be back again."
Cons:
"Sat in the Grand Circle which was anything but grand. It was high up in the Gods and the view is not great."
"Unfortunately tho this time I found it was a bit uncomfortable re leg room and the acoustics weren't too good in that area."
"Rows of plush maroon seats - where some mysteriously lack a gangway."
"The only thing we didn't like was there was no centre aisle to get to your seat."
"Although it had good views, it turned out to be too many steps for anyone with moderate mobility issues."
"Old theatre in Victorian style. Visited with wheelchair user. Our seats were in the stalls. Not a lot of space for wheelchair which was parked at end of row."
"Be aware when booking tickets that when they say “restricted leg room” they mean it!"
Staff & Service
Pros:
"Staff where helpful and friendly."
"Friendly staff and lots of interesting productions through the year."
"The staff were amazing in helping everyone settle."
"The stewards were lovely, and the queues in the interval were not too long."
"Everyone I came into contact with was happy, professional and helpful."
"Staff very friendly and helpful."
"The staff were very welcoming & helpful."
Cons:
"Theatre unable to determine which lie they're going to tell due to delays."
"I complained to the manager on entry who tried to justify why we hadn't been let in due to 'procedures'."
"Did the back stage tour today. Very badly organised."
"The acting is so poor the actors have not been taught to stop talking when they're getting applause."
"Would not serve prior to curtain, but curtain still delayed 5 minutes."
"Our evening was sadly let down by staff refusing entry to everyone on their arrival."
"The front of house male staff member who scanned our tickets for the stalls mentioned to us in the interval that the children had to keep their light up wands low, no explanation given."
Performances & Productions
Pros:
"The last night of the Cinderella panto; well staged, great performances, totally succeeded in involving the audience both ancient and modern."
"Cast and crew of ‘Into the Woods’ were incredible! They did such an amazing job of the show."
"Noises Off by Michael Frayne with a brilliant cast, including Felicity Kendal."
"Fiddler on the Roof, on the opening night and it was absolutely superb."
"The performance itself was great, probably one of my top two of the pantos I have seen in Bath and Bristol."
"We watched 'Beautiful - The Carole King Story' and really enjoyed it."
"The Nutcracker was performed beautifully."
Cons:
"Just walked out of the Mikado production - a musical massacre or massacre of a musical."
"If you're coming to Bugsy Malone, skip it. So many issues it's hard to know where to start."
"The show we went to watch should never have made it to the stage."
"Voices and instruments pitchy we're pitchy."
"The actors did not project, so we strained to hear the play at all."
"While the theatre itself may be a beautiful little place, especially with its two smaller partners, the main house suffers from one monstrous atrocity: it's prices."
"The actors did not project, so we strained to hear the play at all."
Amenities & Facilities
Pros:
"There is off street parking for Blue Badge holders. We parked at Charlotte street parking which is free for Blue Badge Holders."
"They have a nice and friendly cafe with a little playground for the children which is used not only by parents attending the theatre but members of the public."
"The toilets were clean and the bar area was good and the queues went down fast."
"Our interval drinks came in an ice bucket and flutes which was a nice touch."
"Easy parking in Charlotte Street Car Park nearby, and plenty of options for eating out before or after a show nearby."
"The bar offered a good selection of drinks and an interval ordering service."
"The bars were open and ice cream was on sale just outside the auditorium."
Cons:
"Pleasant old theatre - so there are pillars - ideal for plays and the more intimate musicals. Comfortable though don't sit in front stalls (stage is high) or front row of Royal circle if you have long legs."
"It was absolutely freezing for the first half with everyone keeping coats on."
"Fab play but nearly missed the start as the bar queue only has 2 people and only one bar was open."
"Having to pay £3 each for a small Diet Coke and Lemonade."
"They do need to do something about the chairs making so much noise when moved on the stone floors in the cellar bars."
"As with most Victorian/Edwardian theatres the bar is really too small and the toilets are only just sufficient."
"The extremely low wine quality of wine at the theatre bar."