BUST Shows 2013-14

Boys by Ella Hickson Directed by Hannah Moran Thursday 17th October - Saturday 19th October 2013 The Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath It's summer. University has finished, for the last time, and the binmen are on strike. In Timp, Benny, Mack, and Cam's flat, the tension builds along with the piles of rubbish. What happens next? Where do they go from here? Only one thing is certain: there's going to be one heck of a party...
	A Christmas Carol adapted by Ben Cochrane Directed by David Cameron Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th December 2013, 7.30pm University Hall, University of Bath The classic Christmas tale of misery, woe, poverty and greed...Ebenezer Scrooge is a grasping, covetous old sinner with a very snappy catchphrase. Is there hope for this twisted old man? After a visitation from a very familiar - if dead - face, Scrooge is dragged unwillingly through the Christmasses of his past, present and future. Will he soften, or will he end his days miserable and alone? Adapted from the original Dickens' novel by our very own Mr Cochrane, this is not a show you'll be wanting to miss!!
The Miracle Worker by William Gibson Directed by Michelle Walder Thursday 6th - Saturday 8th March 2014, 7.30pm The Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath Imagine a world with no light. No sound. A world with nothing but the sensation of touch. Now imagine you are six years old. How scared would you be? Based on the true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, this play charts the enormous changes in Helen as she gradually learns how to contact the external world - not only does she learn to read, but also to speak, breaking down barriers thought by the rest of the world to be insurmountable. Time magazine lauded its "stunning new reality" and "overwhelming force", calling it a piece of "unforgettable theatre". This production will be linked to the Helen Keller Foundation.
	A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Directed by Louise Heavey Thursday 27th March- Saturday 1st April 2014 The Mission Theatre, Corn Street, Bath Oscar Wilde's biting satire on the British upper classes is dragged screaming into the 20th century and a society on the brink of World War II. The rakish, highly scandalous Lord Illingworth has just employed a new secretary - the naiive, unworldly Gerald. But when Gerald's mother arrives on the scene, horrified by this turn of events, skeletons are cataputed out of closets. With tragedy, comedy, glamour, illegitimacy, infidelity, true love and an awful lot of sexual tension, Wilde's masterpiece is yet more proof of his deserving a reputation as one of the great playwrights of the last 150 years. And with his rip-roaring script updated with a shot of 30s glamour...think gorgeous clothes, a foot-tapping soundtrack, lines dripping with sarcasm, and accents worthy of David Niven, and you'll be almost in the right frame of mind!
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Brian Murray Thursday 9th April- Monday 12th April 2014 The Amphitheatre, University of Bath Shakespeare's glorious romp through the enchanted woods of Greece! Lysander loves Hermia and Hermia loves Lysander. So far, so straightforward. But Demetrius also loves Hermia, even though Helena loves him and he used to love her...complicated enough, but when the fairy world of Titania and Oberon gets involved, the recipe is disaster and at least one person makes a bit of an ass of himself!
	Death Inc Written and Directed by Andrew Massey Death is a lucrative business. After all, everyone uses its services in the end. But when the Grim Reaper himself is laid off due to budget cuts in the afterlife and replaced with an automated messaging system, he soon finds himself experiencing death in an entirely different manner to the one he knew before. Join Bath University Student for the debut of this new comedy – written and directed by Andrew Massey – and experience a mystifying blend of Greek gods, foam scythes, sentient answering machines, and an old man wearing a cardigan...
Ever Hopeful Written and Directed by Madaline Winn Codirected by Thom Kidgell It's a year after graduation, and flatmates Dom, Cecily, Meg and James are still waiting for their big break. Facing misplaced hope, mediocrity and no money, this dynamic four must decide: To give up or not to give up? That is the question. Madelaine Winn’s debut black comedy will have you laughing, crying and catching you breath.