Cream Tea Cruise

Pride Of Bath

Everyone from great grannies to toddlers will adore our three hour cream tea cruise (with cakes and pop for the little 'uns). Have lots of fun ducking under bridges, spotting cygnets and ducklings, maybe even the odd heron! Book now for a family afternoon out with a difference!

Pride of Bath, North Parade Bridge
2pm - 5pm
£5.00 adults/£2.50 children    <POB25>

Crazy Rhythm

Gypsy with a Song

Superb guitar-based ensemble and one of the top 'Hot Club' groups in the country. Paul Hares, solo guitar; Tony Wright, rhythm guitar; Nigel Thompson, double bass capture the essence of the Django Rheinhardt guitar style and its gypsy flair in this special show bringing together narration and those uniquely hot tunes and lovely melodies to tell the story of the Gypsies and their music; crossing the jazz/non-jazz audience barrier with ease & style.

The Rondo Theatre    8pm
£5.00/£4.00 conc.    <FAB25>

Rory McLeod

Rory McLeod is a self-taught one-man world music phenomenon who has travelled across five continents during the last 12 years, sustained by a natural troubadour's talent for weaving magical musical storytelling spells, accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive instruments.

Window Art Centre    8pm
£6.00/£5.00 conc.

It has become difficult to hold a Fringe and not invite Rory McLeod - chances are if we didn't book him he'd be along in his van looking for people to play to anyway. Last year he distinguished himself by delivering a memorable and deliriously exhausting three hour set one night and then turning up unannounced at other events over the next few days: that's what kind of a guy he is and it's a measure of how much he fits in with the ideals of Fringe and westcountry festival culture: the alert will have caught him playing on every stage of Glastonbury a couple of years ago except the Pyramid & the Dance Tent, and including several that it took some kind of genius to find in the first place.There isn't another performer on earth like him, effortlessly overturning barriers between genres and cultures with only a guitar and a pair of tap-shoes, and really you owe it to yourself to find out what the fuss is about. His performances always sell out and you are advised to book and be early for this one.

Moles Battle Of The Bands 1998

In this fourth heat four bands, including 4 Parts Water and Giv' Way, battle it out for the first prize of time in Moles' studio, in front of judges from major record companies' A&R departments.

Moles Club
Doors open at 9pm
Prices TBC

ManRay

Pete Oxley made a heck of a name for himself hereabouts with the New Noakes Quartet, sublime hand-crafted guitar jazz. This new band is still more of the same.

The Bell    9pm
free

Theatre Royal Half-Term Treats

All this week the Theatre Royal are running plays and workshops for kids of all ages - they're not really part of our programme but we thought we'd tell you about them anyway. The play costs £3.50 for kids & £5.50 for adults, the workshops are £20 except for 'The Write Stuff', which is £10, and the Junk Puppets session, which is £4.50. Everything takes place in the Ustinov Studio; pick up a programme from the theatre for more information.

Plays

Workshops