Opening Night Afterparties 2025
Post-show parties for Associate Members
Our regular run of informal post-show events continues in 2025 with parties for both Main House and Ustinov productions. When we promise to get you 'Closer to the Action', we really mean it. These parties are a fabulous chance to rub shoulders with cast and company of your favourite shows and get valuable insights into what happens on and off stage at the Theatre Royal Bath.
Read on below to find out what they are, how they work and who they are for...
What are they?
Opening Night Afterparties (formerly named First Night Drinks) is an informal post show event, which take place in the 1805 Rooms for a Main House production and in the 1805 Rooms OR Ustinov Foyer for a Ustinov production. The events occur on the opening night of every new play that gets performed in our Main House and on selected productions in the Ustinov Studio.
*Please note that we do not regularly hold Opening Night Afterparties for large scale musicals or dance shows.*
We hold around 30 of these events every year, usually on a Monday or Tuesday night, depending on the production. The full list of events is at the bottom of this journal.
How do they work?
There are no official invites for Opening Night Afterparties. If you book your ticket for the first night of a production and you are an Associate member, then you are automatically invited. The list of events is below!
For a Main House production: At curtain down, please make your way back to the 1805 Rooms, either via the Royal Circle, or by leaving the Main House and re-entering through the 1805 entrance door on St John's Place.
For a Ustinov production: After the performance make your way out through the main entrance to Monmouth Street, left on to St John's Place and back up into the 1805 Rooms through the street level entrance.
A member of our Development team will be on hand to greet you at the bar and offer you a drink. Once members of the company have reset the stage and removed their costumes they can come and join you for a drink and some lively post-show discussion. This is the perfect time to ask the company about life in a touring theatre company or the cast about what the play text means to them.
Who are they for?
Opening Night Afterparties are an exclusive Associate membership benefit. You may be asked to show your 1805 Club membership card.
If you are a Friend and are interested in upgrading your membership to enjoy these benefits, please contact Membership Coordinator, Kerry Hine.
Please see below for your 2025 Opening Night Afterparty schedule.
If you have any questions or queries please email me, Nicholas Fleming HERE
OPENING NIGHT AFTERPARTIES
WINTER/SPRING 2024
JANUARY
A M a n F o r A l l S e a s o n s 16/01/25 1805 ROOMS
G h o s t S t o r i e s 28/01/25 1805 ROOMS
FEBRUARY
D O U B T a p a r a b l e 07/02/25 1805 ROOMS
T h e M e r c h a n t O f V e n i c e 1 9 3 6 10/02/25 1805 ROOMS
T h e G i r l O n T h e T r a i n 18/02/25 1805 ROOMS
B o y s F r o m T h e B l a c k S t u f f 25/02/25 1805 ROOMS
MARCH
T h e S h a r k I s B r o k e n 03/03/25 1805 ROOMS
M u r d e r O n T h e O r i e n t E x p r e s s 11/03/25 1805 ROOMS
A l f r e d H i t c h c o c k P r e s e n t s 22/03/25 1805 ROOMS
APRIL
P r i d e a n d P r e j u d i c e* ( *S o r t O f ) 14/04/25 1805 ROOMS
P l a y h o u s e C r e a t u r e s 28/04/25 1805 ROOMS
MAY
J u s t B e t w e e n O u r s e l v e s 05/05/25 1805 ROOMS
N o r t h B y N o r t h w e s t 27/05/25 1805 ROOMS
JUNE
P i c t u r e Y o u D e a d 17/06/25 1805 ROOMS
G r a c e P e r v a d e s 27/06/25 1805 ROOMS
