Beau Nash House Bath Comedy
Komedia bath winner of the best venues in the south and west of england wales for comedy music cabaret and club nights and home to the krater comedy club.
Beau nash house bath comedy. See why it was listed view it on a map see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Now a comedy club. It re opened as the beau nash picture theatre on 16th december 1920 and had a classical style facade in the local bath stone.
He is best remembered as the master of ceremonies at the spa town of bath. Beau nash 18 october 1674 3 february 1761 born richard nash was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th century britain. Hosting over 400 events per year in the beautifully restored grade ii listed former beau nash cinema komedia bath offers an.
In 1999 bbc radio 4 broadcast a six part comedy series entitled king of bath written by arnold evans and starring david bamber as nash detailing fictitious adventures and mis adventures of nash while in bath. Richard beau nash. The beau nash abc cinema in bath.
The series has since been re broadcast on bbc radio 7 and bbc radio 4 extra. The drawing rooms is a new kind of old fashioned members space for the movers and shakers of bath to spend time catch up on work meet clients and relax. The beau nash cinema was taken over by associated british cinemasabc from august 1929.
In june 2008 komedia was awarded the lease of the beau nash picture house in bath a grade i listed neo classical cinema previously operated by odeon and known as the beau nash picture house. Following extensive refurbishment the cinema was transformed into an auditorium and live arts venue designed by architects stubbs rich who have since been awarded the national constructing. The bbc radio comedy series dealing with the adventures and mis adventures of richard beau nash the 18th century dandy in and around the fashionable society gathering place known as the spa town of bath.
Beau nashs house with railings is a grade ii listed building in bath bath and north east somerset england.