With pantomime out of the way, many of the nearest theatres to Swindon will be getting back to regularly scheduled programming, but which shows should you watch to help chase away those January blues?
We've looked at some of the nearest theatres to the town that are only a short drive away, as well as Swindon's very own Wyvern Theatre and Arts Centre to pick out some highlights for the rest of this month.
Jersey Boys - Bristol Hippodrome - Now until Saturday, January 21
If classic musical theatre is what you're after then look no further than Jersey Boys.
The award-winning musical of how four normal guys from Jersey became superstars after singing their first note together features all of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' hits, but also tells the group's incredible story.
Tickets: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/jersey-boys/bristol-hippodrome/
Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn - Bath Theatre Royal - Now until Saturday, January 21
Or if musicals aren't your thing and it is classical theatre you're after, you can't do much better than Alan Ayckbourn and a new production of Relatively Speaking, his first West End hit in 1967, making him a household name.
Featuring Liz Goddard, Steven Pacey, Antony Eden and Olivia Le Andersen, this play has been described as “a beautifully constructed and very funny comedy” by Noel Coward himself.
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/event/relatively-speaking/ (and at Everyman, Cheltenham afterwards)
Adult Panto: Cinderella and her Naughty Buttons - Wyvern Theatre - Wednesday, January 18
Now for something a little raunchier, and a Wyvern Theatre annual staple - Market Theatre Company's 19th adult panto.
The fearless company of 3 actors return to bring you an evening of corny jokes, raunchy plots, and blatant sexual innuendo using a minimum of set props and costume.
Tickets: https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/tickets-adult-panto-swindon-2023
Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle - Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham - January 19 to January 21
If you sit perfectly in the middle of the Venn diagram of comedy and magic then this is the show for you, especially if you missed it in Swindon recently.
Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, the multi-award-winning team behind the sold-out global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC TV series The Goes Wrong Show, star in this hilarious new comedy by Mischief.
Tickets: https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/shows/mind-mangler-member-of-the-tragic-circle/
Buffy Revamped - Wyvern Theatre - Sunday, January 29
An Edinburgh Fringe hit appealing directly to the nostalgia of people who grew up with the famous vampire slayer. This fast-paced new production brings you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out… Spike.
Tickets: https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/tickets-buffy-revamped-swindon-2023
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