Past Performances
WILDING
Friday 27 September 2024 – 7pm
A film by David Allen
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the story of a young couple who bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. They battle entrenched tradition, and dare to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature.
SORRY – SOLD OUT.
ENCORE SHOWING ON 11 OCTOBER
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Prima Facie – Encore
Wednesday 25 September 2024 – 7pm
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game. Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Filmed in front of a live audience in 2022.
CORSET STORY
Thursday 19 September 2024 – 7.30pm
A ‘cabaret opera’ performed by Self and Sossi exploring the restraint and liberation of corsetry through provocative love songs, piano, ukuleles, stories and physical theatre.
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO – Royal Opera
Sunday 15 September 2024 – 2pm
It’s Figaro’s wedding, and you’re invited to join the Almaviva household for an uproarious day of revelation and scandal. Mozart’s comic opera is packed with plot twists, forbidden desires and unforgettable melodies, combining laugh-out-loud comedy with moments of breathtaking beauty.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES – Illyria
Thursday 12 September 2024 – 7pm
Sherlock Holmes tackles the most baffling case of his career in this cheeky but chilling adaptation. Performed in the great outdoors by Illyria, prepare for an evening of mystery and things that go ‘grrrr’ in the night!
THE GONDOLIERS – Illyria
Tuesday 03 September 2024 – 7pm
In picturesque Venice, two gondoliers suddenly find themselves elevated to the status of royalty. Performed in the great outdoors, ‘The Gondoliers’ will leave you with a song in your heart.
LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical
Thursday 22 August 2024, FRIDAY 23 AUGUST, SATURDAY 24 AUGUST – 7pm
Back once again with their award-winning summer school, Tri.art presents this fabulously fun musical based on the adored movie. It follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery, and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID Junior
Saturday 10 August 2024 – 2pm and 6pm
Journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., adapted from Disney’s Broadway production and the motion picture.
THE ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE – Illyria
Tuesday 06 August 2024 – 6PM
Helped by his wise old parrot, Doctor Dolittle makes an extraordinary discovery: that he can talk to animals. A funny, exciting family musical performed outdoors by the incomparable Illyria.
An open air performance on our very own ECOS Amphitheatre
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
Monday 29 July 2024 – 11am and 2pm
We apologise but the afternoon performance of Everybody’s Business has been cancelled. Your ticket can be used at the 11am performance or contact the box office and we will give you a refund.
The morning performance will be unreserved seating as we move everyone to the front of the stage due to the interactive nature of the show.
AS YOU LIKE IT – Folksy
Sunday 28 July 2024 – 7pm
Folksy’s wonderful production is filled with live music, colourful characters, enchantment and a little touch of magic.
An outdoor performance on ECOS Amphitheatre
THE UNUSUAL ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Wednesday 24 July 2024 – 6PM
Tonight’s performance has moved inside due to the weather.
SERIOUSLY PLAYFUL CLOWNING
Saturday 20 July 2024 – 10.30AM
A clowning and improvisation workshop established in London, and now coming to the Merlin Theatre for the first time!
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PRESENT LAUGHTER
Thursday 18 July 2024 – 7pm
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy. Captured live from The Old Vic in London in 2019, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
FROME FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION PRIZE GIVING 2024
Sunday 14 July 2024 – 1.30PM
The results of the annual Writers in Residence and Young Writers competitions will be announced. Judge Kylie Fitzpatrick, will present the Frome Festival Short Story Competition prizes and the winning story will be read.
An open air performance on our very own ECOS Amphitheatre
A Frome Festival event
THE EXTRAORDINARY TIME-TRAVELLING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
Saturday 13 July 2024 – 11AM
Amazing tales elegantly told. There will be pirates and princesses, unicorns and dragons, sword fights and spacemen, and all of it is completely and irrefutably true. Top award-winning comedians and improvisers tell extravagant stories based on the Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
A Frome Festival event
BORN TO SWING WITH ANDREW BOURN
Saturday 13 July 2024 – 7.30pm
‘Born to Swing’ celebrates the original and modern day crooners with a fun party atmosphere! Keeping alive the great sounds of the big band era with fabulous vocal performances from the UK’s most successful crooner Andrew Bourn.
An outdoor performance on ECOS
A Frome Festival event
CHOIRTASTIC!
Friday 12 July 2024 – 7.30pm
The Frome Show Choir and Frome Rock Choir invite you to join them in their debut double headline concert! There’s something for everyone in this fun packed choir show for all the family!
A Frome Festival event
BAKOSO
Thursday 11 July 2024 – 8pm
Experience an evening of Cuban music, culture and history told through the eyes of DJ Jigue. Travel to his hometown of Santiago de Cuba to find inspiration for the African-Caribbean musical fusion, Bakosó, through stunning visuals and scoring. The documentary will be followed by a Q&A session with the director and cast – and, of course, some fine Cuban rum!
A Frome Festival event
MIND SET
Wednesday 10 July 2024 – 7.30pm
In this funny and touching new play by Polly Lamb, Stella’s been seeking answers and finds herself intrigued by an alternate truth. As she dives deeper, the layers of truth are peeled away to expose the personal cost of conspiracy theory.
A Frome Festival event
TRACES: Exploring Ancient Britain from the Air
Monday 08 July 2024 – 7pm
An evening of ancestral inspiration with Frome’s own David R Abram, photographer of prehistoric sites and author of the ‘Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain’. Revealing the connection between archaeological monuments and their landscapes, his shows have garnered rave reviews across the country.
A Frome Festival event
AN EVENING WITH JENNY ECLAIR
Sunday 07 July 2024 – 7.30pm
Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh festival in 1995 and hasn’t stopped banging on about it ever since. Join her for a one-off special evening of tall tales and compelling chat with actor and personal friend, Lynne Miller.
A Frome Festival event
BOJANGLES 2024
Saturday 06 July 2024 – 12 noon and 6pm
Bojangles Dance School’s bi-annual show case involving all ages and a variety of genres
THE ROCKTOCADEMY – Rocktopus
Friday 05 July 2024 – 6PM
Rocktopus, the world’s Number 1 rock band for families, will help your kids unleash their inner rock star as they graduate from rookie to rocker at this fully inclusive and interactive family music show suitable for nursery and primary aged children.
A Frome Festival event
AFD YOUTH DANCE PLATFORM 2024
Sunday 30 June 2024 – 7pm
Amy Foskett’s youth company AFDYOUTH will be showcasing their work from the year and will be joined by different dance groups from across the South West.
PETER PAN – Merlin Youth Theatre
Sunday 23 June 2024, MONDAY 24 JUNE – 7pm
Adapted from the original, and partly devised by the young adult cast, this is a new retelling of the classic story of the Darling children’s journey to the magical islands of Neverland with Peter Pan.
NO DIRECTION HOME
Friday 21 June 2024 – 7.30pm
The UK’s first – and funniest – refugee comedy collective come to Frome for Refugee Week as part of their first national stand-up tour. “The No Direction Home comedians are very funny and the material is really good” Nish Kumar
LOVE RIOT
Tuesday 18 June 2024 – 7pm
Step into a world of etiquette, scandal and matchmaking, with this fresh new take on an 18th century rom-com from Cornwall’s Miracle Theatre.
An open air performance on our very own ECOS Amphitheatre
MINNY STYNKER
Saturday 15 June 2024 – 2pm
Devised by one of Bristol’s leading theatre makers for family audiences. Soap Soup Theatre combines high quality children’s theatre with the magic of projection mapping, bringing the vibrant illustrations from the book to life. An unmissable theatre experience for the whole family.
ROH – ANDREA CHÉNIER
Tuesday 11 June 2024 – 7.15pm
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging of Giordano’s epic historical drama, conducted by long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano.
Sadly, Carlos Álvarez has withdrawn from all performances of Andrea Chénier. To accommodate the revised stage schedule, this capture will now be filmed on 05 June 2024, and the role of Carlo Gérard will be performed by Amartuvshin Enkhbat on this date.
A screened production.
MILES JUPP – ON I BANG
Friday 07 June 2024 – 7.30pm
Miles Jupp’s new show On I Bang is a tale about surprise, fear, luck, love and qualified medical practitioners.
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS – Frome College
Wednesday 05 June 2024 – 7pm
This is a 100% student led evening of really great plays.
THE OLIVE BOY
Monday 03 June 2024 – 7.30pm
A show full of grief, hope, and a great deal of olives. Based on Ollie Maddigan’s real life story, “The Olive Boy" is a crude, compelling comedy that will leave audiences deciding whether to laugh or cry. Following its month-long SELL OUT run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Olive Boy tours the UK this spring.
ROH – MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Thursday 30 May 2024 – 7.20PM
The iconic songs of Sting. The electrifying choreography of Kate Prince. This is a tale of hope.
A screened production.
ALL THINGS MUSICAL – Frome College
Thursday 23 May 2024 – 7pm
All Things Musical – an opportunity for all of our musicals enthusiasts to perform a scene a song or a dance from their favourite musical.
ROH – THE WINTER’S TALE
Wednesday 22 May 2024 – 7.15PM
Shakespeare’s profound story of love and loss, artfully adapted into a contemporary three-act narrative ballet by Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, celebrates its tenth anniversary.
A screened production.
BRATTON SILVER BAND CONCERT
Saturday 18 May 2024 – 7.30pm
Bratton Silver Band, established in 1859, is a popular local brass ensemble known for its exciting performances. With a repertoire spanning classical to contemporary pieces, the band continues to captivate audiences across Wiltshire.
AETF WESTERN AREA FINAL 2024
Saturday 11 May 2024 – 2PM AND 7PM
Five companies which have already won festivals, perform their plays before an adjudicator, Robert Meadows GoDA , providing a varied day of theatre. We never know what to expect but look forward to an exciting and entertaining day.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: NYE
Thursday 09 May 2024 – 7pm
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
A screened production
MACBETH: RALPH FIENNES & INDIRA VARMA
Thursday 02 May 2024, Sunday 5 May – 7pm/3pm
Tony and BAFTA Award winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma star in a brand-new ‘full-voltage visceral’ production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
A screened production.
ROH – CARMEN
Wednesday 01 May 2024 – 6.45pm
Aigul Akmetshina performs the title role in Damiano Michieletto’s sizzling new production of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
ROH – SWAN LAKE
Sunday 28 April 2024 – 2pm
Classical ballet’s most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.
A BUNCH OF AMATEURS
Thursday 25 April 2024, 26 APRIL, 27 APRIL – 7.30pm
When a fading Hollywood action hero finds he has to play King Lear not in Stratford upon Avon but in a sleepy Suffolk village with a cast of well-meaning amateurs, emotions run hilariously high.
THE SECRET GARDEN AND PERFORMING ARTS SHOWCASE
Saturday 13 April 2024 – 2pm and 6pm
Join the wonderful ballet students of Frome’s Tri.Art Dance Academy as they discover The Secret Garden, featuring beautiful dances and storytelling in an adapted version of the classic childrens’ tale.
A Performing Arts Showcase in Act 2 will dazzle audiences!
ROH – MACMILLAN CELEBRATED
Tuesday 09 April 2024 – 7.15PM
The Royal Ballet celebrates the breadth of Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s one-act ballets: Danses Concertantes, Different Drummer and Requiem.
JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT
Saturday 06 April 2024 – 7.30pm
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes – John’s lyrical genius and Willy’s outstanding musicianship still loved for their total in-yer-face originality. The contrast between the dead pan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are hilarious to watch.
ROH – MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Tuesday 26 March 2024 – 7.15pm
Puccini’s devastating tragedy about a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE
Sunday 24 March 2024 – 7pm
Sam Mendes directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Jr
Wednesday 20 March 2024, Thursday 21 March, Friday 22 March, Saturday 23 March – 7pm
Rebellion is nigh as Selwood Academy presents Matilda Jr, a witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! The story of a girl and the children she inspires who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
WHAT THE VECK?
Friday 15 March 2024 – 8pm
Tom Veck brings charm and warmth to a show where relatable domestic ditties, stories from his peculiar past and the confessions of strangers will have you on the edge of your seat wondering What the Veck is coming next!