ABOUT THEATRE
The Theatre Royal in Bath is over 200 years old. It is one of the more important theatres in the UK outside London, with capacity for an audience of around 900.

It is one of the oldest working theatres in the country, right in the heart of the Georgian City of Bath.

HISTORY
The present main entrance to the Theatre Royal, in Saw Close, was built in 1720 by Thomas Greenway, and was Beau Nash's first house: Pevsner criticizes the mouldings of window-frames and of frieze and the volutes of the brackets of the door-hood as "characteristically overdone", and mentions Wood remarking on its "profuse ornament" and on how it was typical of a mason rather than an architect. The exterior of the building, with arches, pilasters, garlands and ornaments, is visible from Beauford Square, designed by George Dance the Younger and erected by John Palmer. The theatre itself was erected in 1805, replacing a former theatre of the same name, which is now a Freemason's Hall. After a fire in 1863 the interior was redone by C J Phipps.

INFORMATION
Alongside the weekly touring productions which make up the majority of the Theatre Royal's programme, the Theatre Royal is host to several festivals each year, including the Bath Shakespeare Festival, the Bath International Puppet Festival and the Peter Hall Company Season.

OPENING HOURS
Box office Mon-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun noon-8pm. Shows Mon-Wed at 7:30pm; Thurs-Sat at 8pm; Wed and Sat matinees at 2:30pm.

LOCATION
Sawclose

PRICES
Tickets £12-£30 ($23-$57)