Contents
Contents
Win a copy of
Helen Lederer's
'Not That I'm Bitter'
Helen Lederer is a writer, actress, comedian, and presenter. Apart from TV, stage, and radio, she’s best known as Catriona, the dippy journalist in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous – although, her stay in the Big Brother house caused a different kind of notoriety. Her novel, Losing It, was nominated for the PG Wodehouse comedy literary prize. In 2019, Helen set up the Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP), to celebrate witty women writers. She lives in London.
Her new book 'Not That I’m Bitter', her powerful, frank, moving and characteristically funny memoir, reveals exactly how choppy the waters could be. Even in those ground-breaking, anti-Thatcher days, there was only room at top for so many women. For the rest, it was as much a struggle to be seen and heard in the world of comedy as in any boardroom or workplace, and just as difficult to avoid the predators.
For a chance to win simply send your name and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply - Subject: HELEN Closing date: 31st May
Fans will also be delighted to hear that, to celebrate this next era in style, Paloma will embark on the ‘The Glorification Of Sadness Tour 2024’ tour across UK & Ireland. The 26 date tour comes to the Bath Forum on May 9th and we have both a copy of the new album for you to win, as well as a chat to Paloma herself....
For a chance to win simply send your name and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: FAITH Closing date: 31st May
Win two tickets to see
Ed Byrne at Bath Forum
Attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time. Come and join Ed as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.
***** "Touching and inspiring, yes, but funny above all else " CHORTLE
For a chance to win simply send your name and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: BYRNE Closing date: 31st May.
Win two tickets to see
The Glass Menagerie
at the Theatre Royal Bath
on Monday 13th May at 7.30pm
Atri Banerjee’s highly acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie tours to the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday 13th to Saturday 18th May starring BAFTA nominee Geraldine Somerville (Cracker, Gosford Park, the Harry Potter film series) who reprises her praised portrayal of Amanda Wingfield, alongside Kasper Hilton-Hille as Tom Wingfield, Zacchaeus Kayode as Jim O’Connor and Natalie Kimmerling as Laura Wingfield.
Tom, the play’s narrator, escapes a suffocating home life through cigarettes and long visits to the movies while his sister, Laura, withdraws into her records and collection of glass animals. But their mother, Amanda, harbours dreams for them far beyond their shabby apartment. When Tom brings home a potential suitor for Laura, Amanda seizes the opportunity to try and change their fortunes forever.
Banerjee’s thrilling new production reimagines Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographical masterpiece, exploring the intimacy and intensity of the complex web of love and loyalty that binds families together.
To book tickets for The Glass Menagerie call the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk
For a chance to win simply send your name, address and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: GLASS Closing date: 9th May.
Win two tickets to see
Animal Farm
A solo performance by Guy Masterson
at the Theatre Royal Bath
on Friday 31st May at 7.30pm
Olivier Award-winner Guy Masterson brings another mind-boggling solo performance to the Theatre Royal Bath when he presents George Orwell’s Animal Farm on Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June.
The director of the Olivier-nominated West End and Broadway hit The Shark Is Broken returns with “one of the greatest solo shows of all time” (The Times) having delighted Bath audiences with his globally acclaimed sell-out A Christmas Carol in December 2023.
Faithfully adapted and astonishingly performed, George Orwell's barnyard classic is brought vividly to life with only a bale of hay, a bowler hat, a horsewhip and some amazing homemade animal sound effects. In an extraordinarily bravura physical performance by Guy Masterson, by turns comical, powerful and tragic, all the animals in Orwell’s timeless allegory are superbly conjured and the story is perfectly conveyed in a manner to be enjoyed by all ages.
To book tickets for Animal Farm call the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk
For a chance to win simply send your name, address and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: FARM Closing date: 28th May.
Win two tickets to see
What The Butler Saw
at the Theatre Royal Bath
on Wednesday 29th May at 7.30pm
On Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th May, London Classic Theatre visits the Theatre Royal Bath to perform Joe Orton’s What The Butler Saw, directed by Michael Cabot.
Doctor Prentice is interviewing a new secretary at his private psychiatric clinic, but Geraldine seems underqualified and uncertain about her parentage. Mrs Prentice is in urgent need of a drink, following an illicit encounter at the Station Hotel. In the meantime, Doctor Rance, a Government Inspector, and Sergeant Match arrive amidst increasing chaos with searching questions of their own.
What The Butler Saw is Joe Orton’s final, most ambitious play. A masterclass in fearless comic writing, no institution, political view or tradition is safe as he focuses his wicked sense of humour on a range of targets, including the establishment, an ex-Prime Minister, cross-dressing, misogyny and the medical profession.
To book tickets for What The Butler Saw call the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk
For a chance to win simply send your name, address and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: BUTLER Closing date: 23rd May.
Win two tickets to see
Life of Pi
at the Theatre Royal Bath
on Wednesday 22nd May at 7.30pm
Direct from the West End, Life of Pi visits the Theatre Royal Bath from Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th May as part of its first ever UK tour. Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling, five-time Olivier Award-winning stage production, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger, also received three Tony Awards following its Broadway premiere.
After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a single lifeboat – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a sixteen-year-old boy and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Based on Yann Martel’s best-loved work of fiction – winner of the Man Booker Prize – Life of Pi is a new theatrical adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope.
After conquering the West End and Broadway, the five-star “theatrical phenomenon” (Telegraph) brings jaw-dropping visuals and world-class puppetry to Bath in a “breath-taking” (The Times) theatrical event that is “a wonder to behold” (Daily Mail).
To book tickets for Life of Pi call the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 or visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk
For a chance to win simply send your name, address and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: PI Closing date: 17th May.
Win two tickets Friday nights' Classic Ibiza'
at Bowood
This year’s Classic Ibiza includes 15 new arrangements in an orchestral programme of over 30 house classics. Headlined by the 32-piece Urban Soul Orchestra, who have worked with dance music greats, including Groove Armada, Nightmares on Wax and Robert Miles, the show also sees performances from DJ Goldierocks, globally renowned vocalists and former Pacha Ibiza resident, DJ Jose Luis.
For a chance to win simply send your name and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: IBIZA
Closing date: 31st May
Win a copy of Georgina Hayden's 'Greekish'
120 STRAIGHT-FORWARD AND STRAIGHT-UP TASTY RECIPES FROM AWARD WINNING FOOD WRITER, GEORGINA HAYDEN.
Brimming with vibrant, modern food that sings of the Mediterranean, Greekish is a must-have for simple recipes that are perfect any day of the week.
For a chance to win simply send your name and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: GREEKISH
Closing date: 31st May
Win two tickets the new
Foodie
Festival
Royal Victoria Park
on 7 - 9 June 2024
FOODIES FESTIVAL – the UK’s biggest touring celebrity food and music festival series – announces a spectacular first time visit to Bath
Visiting Royal Victoria Park, Bath, from 7th – 9th June 2024, serving up a star-studded line-up of celebrity TV chefs, and chart-topping music stars, including: Blue, Example and the exhilarating Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra with live vocals and DJ.
Known as Gastro-Glastonbury, the event will feature live cooking demonstrations from MasterChef, Great British Bake Off and Great British Menu champions
Stars, include: Great British Bake Off 2023 winner, Matty Edgell, Great British Menu star and Chef-Patron, Josh Eggleton, from Michelin recommended The Pony Chew Valley, MasterChef champion, Dhruv Baker, MasterChef: The Professionals 2023 finalists, Tommy Thorn and Kasae Fraser, ITV This Morning wine experts, Joe Wadsack and Tom Surgey, and TV chef, author and cookery school owner, Nigel Brown.
For a chance to win simply send your name, address and contact telephone number, on e-mail, to craig@inbath.net. Usual ts and cs apply. Subject: FOODIE. Closing Date: 31st May
General Knowledge Quiz
Answer the following trivia questions, taking the first letter of each answer, to spell a word associated with this issue. Write the ''secret word' into the form below, along with your name and e-mail address to enter. Closing date: 31st May. Usual T's and C's apply.
1, Rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. Capital city, Abbis Ababa (8).
4, 2007 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and starring Remy the rat. (11).
7, (6) Washington. American actor, producer, and director, winner of two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards.
2, The Battle of (7) Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653.
3, US TV series starring
Zendaya, as a troubled queer teen as she struggles with substance abuse, relationships, rehab and typical high school drama (8).
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5, Formed in Boston in 1970 this band is one of America’s foremost rock acts with hits such as 'Love In An Elevator'. (9)
6, (6) Åberg, Swedish professional golfer who finished second to Scottie Scheffler in this year's Masters.
Send your name, contact number and e-mail address, along with the 'Secret Word', on e-mail to:
craig@inbath.net for a chance to win.
a £ 100 Sports Direct voucher