On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:22:41 -0000, JEFFREY PEACOCK <jeffkathp@btinternet.com> wrote: > Mum used to organise a coach party in the 1940's & 50's from Bell Hill, > Marling Road Clouds Hill & Whiteway in St George to see the Pantomine in > Bath each year > To me as a child the theatre was enornmous and when the comedian used to > call Mum up onto the stage to present her with flowers it seemed that > she was a mile away > More recent visits to the theatre showed that it is in fact a tiny > auditorium and Mums party of around 40 must have been quite a > substantial part of the audience Hi Jeff, Your post brought back memories of where I sat at the Theatre Royal, Bath, when I was young. I remember now that it was in the stalls as the stage was quite close. There's a seating plan here for the Theatre Royal, Bath http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/how-to-book/seating-plan/ from which a more detailed plan can be downloaded. Looking at the basic plan and thinking of other trips to the theatre has made me remember the excitement of being seated in the circle or even up in 'the gods' and looking down on the stage. Looking back to my youth, I feel very lucky to have experienced trips to the Bristol and Bath Theatres already mentioned and also to the Little Theatre in Bristol, where I saw The Importance of being Earnest. That trip can be dated to 1964 using the following web page: Little Theatre, Bristol A–Z of all Productions http://theatricalia.com/place/7p/little-theatre-bristol/productions Isn't it amazing what we can find out from our computers about our past activities. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com