Theatre show of the year

Winner

His Dark Materials

The Theatre Royal's Young People's Theatre performed the NationalTheatre's adaptation of Philip Pullman's play in April to packedhouses in the main auditorium.

Runners-up

Festen

A difficult play about child abuse was performed with sensitivityby Next Stage Theatre Company at the Mission Theatre in July.

Cabaret

Cabaret brought 1930s Nazi Germany alive on the stage of theTheatre Royal in a fine adaptation.

The Portrait Of A Lady

Henry James said The Portrait Of A Lady could not successfully beproduced for the stage. Peter Hall proved him wrong as part of hisBath season.

Blackbird

Blackbird, by Scottish playwright David Harrower, was performedat the Theatre Royal - inspired in part by the crimes of a sexoffender and depicting a meeting between a young woman and amiddle-aged man with whom, 15 years earlier, at the age of 12, shehad a relationship.

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps played at the Theatre Royal. Directed by MariaAitken, it was an excellent adaptation of John Buchan's novel.

The Year Of Magical Thinking

The Year Of Magical Thinking at the Theatre Royal starred VanessaRedgrave. It came to Bath direct from its UK premiere at theNational Theatre.

Waves

The National Theatre's stage production of Virginia Woolf's novelWaves came to the Theatre Royal in October, describing theturbulent journey from childhood to death.

England

The Victoria Art Gallery was an unusual venue for this play exploring the value of art and relationships.

Enjoy

Enjoy was part of this year's Bath Peter Hall Season - and animpressive revival of an early, rather dark comedy by Alan Bennett

Lady In Black

Lady In Black is Susan Hill's chilling ghost story that returnsto the Theatre Royal time after time.