Bath Festivals presents a summer of entertainment

For visitors to Bath and locals alike this summer, there’s fun, laughter, thrills and spills in store with a series of one-off live events featuring Julian Clary with Gaby Roslin, Bath-born Dame Jacqueline Wilson, actor turned bestselling thriller writer Richard Armitage and children’s author Katherine Rundell.

Comedian, actor and successful children’s writer Julian Clary, has turned to murder! He’ll be in conversation with much loved TV and radio presenter Gaby Roslin, as he introduces us to the cast of Curtain Call to Murder, his new theatrical whodunnit.

Image: Julian Clary, credit Andy Hollingworth

Curtain Call to Murder has great characters and plenty of suspense, all delivered with the camp king of comedy’s trademark humour. Join us for an evening of laughter under the chandeliers in the glorious Guildhall in Bath, on Tuesday 29 July, from 7pm to welcome this much-loved guest back to the city.

If you grew up reading Jacqueline Wilson’s brilliant books for children, you’ll be delighted to hear that this much-loved author has written a new novel aimed at adult readers. 

Image: Jacqueline Wilson 

And she’s coming back to Bath, the city where she was born, to the delight of her many fans.

Picture Imperfect is the adult sequel to The Illustrated Mum, published a whole generation ago, in 1999 - and it brings us up to date with the characters Dolphin, Star and Marigold. 

Dame Jacqueline has been dubbed ‘the patron saint of bookish Millennial women’ and she’s a firm favourite with Bath audiences. Always good company, she’ll be at St Swithin’s Church, Walcot, at 7pm on 8 September. 

Actor turned bestselling crime writer Richard Armitage joins Bath Festivals shortly after publication of his gripping new psychological thriller, The Cut.
If you enjoyed Geneva, his bestseller, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, you’ll want to hear more about The Cut - ‘they say the camera never lies.’
Richard will be at Christ Church, Julian Road, on Wednesday 3 September, 7pm.

Children’s author Katherine Rundell, creator of the brilliant Impossible Creatures, is back with a second in the series, The Poisoned King. And she’s coming to Bath to whet our appetites for more adventures in imaginary, magical kingdoms. Katherine will be at The Forum on Saturday 13 September. 

The events serve as an exciting curtain raiser for Bath Children’s Literature Festival later this autumn.

Tickets are on sale now on the Bath Festivals website.