Past Performances

Laughter will be on tap in Frome Drama Club’s latest production, One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean. Calum Grant directs a fantastically funny farce in which Francis must keep it secret that he has two jobs and therefore two guvnors.

Take a seat at the strangest dinner party of your life.

British composer Thomas Adès (The Tempest) conducts the American premiere of his latest opera. Co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, this black comedy is based on the screenplay of Luis Buñuel’s 1962 surrealist film.

A dazzling musical by Stephen Sondheim, performed for the first time on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage.

The cast includes Imelda Staunton, Tracie Bennett and Janie Dee and the production will also include a 21-piece orchestra.

An anarchic evening of side-splitting jokes, jaw-dropping characters, and mind-blowing songs.

A rare chance to see a dramatic reading of the acclaimed one-man play by celebrated performance poet, Lemn Sissay.

Something Dark tells the story of Lemn Sissay’s upbringing in children’s homes and foster care, and the search for his family and true identity.

Following ‘Adolf’ and ‘Churchill’ Pip IS The ‘Iron Lady’!

Saviour or witch? She divided the nation like no other politician. Hear her philosophies; seize the opportunity to question her, and watch her explain and justify herself.

From the peaceful river bank to the Wild Wood, join Mole and Ratty on their marvellous adventures.

A beautiful new adaptation, featuring handmade puppets and a charming original score.

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole in Christopher Wheeldon’s exuberant ballet, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s much-loved book.

This new show from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants is monster-ously good! Follow the young inventor Monty as he creates a whole world of whacky inventions and incredible monsters. Please note the 2pm showing has been cancelled.

The undisputed fable of Broadway, Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

Experience Mozart’s irresistible fantasy in all its glory! Will brave Prince Tamino rescue Princess Pamina from the clutches of the evil Sarastro, and will Papageno the foolish bird catcher learn wisdom enough to help him?

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness.

A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.

Directed by Sir David McVicar, this evocative new production sets the action deep in a Druid forest, where nature and ancient ritual rule. The priestess Norma is torn between loyalty to her oppressed people and love for a Roman soldier. On the eve of a Druid revolt, she must choose between two agonising betrayals – only to learn that she herself has already been betrayed.

Ayesha lifts the lid on what life’s really like behind the scenes at Westminster with brutal honesty and humour and asks what’s next for British politics.

‘The State of the Nation’ is one of the best things to come out of British politics in a long time.

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

Now seen by over 750,000 people worldwide, the original 2015 NT Live broadcast returns to the Merlin this October.

An international flamenco company with artists of the highest calibre, Mi Flamenco is back on the road with its third UK tour.

Imagine strong-flavoured flamenco shot through with theatre, surprises and a hint of magic and you have Incognito.

Puccini’s passionate opera, conducted by Antonio Pappano and starring a superb young cast including Nicole Car, Michael Fabiano and Mariusz Kwiecien, in a new production by Richard Jones.

A concert in memory of Tony Pickett with the celebrated Bath Male Choir from the BBC TV series Last Choir Standing.

The Hiccup’s award-winning comedic theatre and dance show from 2015, in which Chess Dillon-Reams and Cristina MacKerron take their audiences on a bitter-sweet journey on the merry-go-round of romance.

Why not participate in the overall flamenco experience and do a flamenco dance workshop at this special discounted price

A creative collaboration between Frome’s twin towns: Château-Gontier in France, Murrhardt in Germany, and Rabka-Zdrój in Poland.

Films4Europe is an international film project.

There’s been a dreadful mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has switched places with Pigmella, the farmer’s new piglet! This wonderful open-air family production is filled with music, and puppetry!

The incredible Billie Piper returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child

Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit.

The jungle is jumpin’ with a jazzy beat in Tri.art’s show produced during their week long summer school. Specially adapted from the classic Disney animated film, Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS features a host of colourful characters and your favourite songs from the movie.

The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play.

Loosely based on the life of the Roman Emperor Titus, La clemenza di Tito distills the suspense of Don Giovanni, the warmth of The Marriage of Figaro, and the nobility of The Magic Flute into one powerful parable of love and friendship, vengeance and mercy.

Bring along your picnics, blankets and folding chairs to enjoy this wonderful open-air Shakespeare performance, filled with live music and bold characters that will have you laughing and singing along.

This event is now SOLD OUT

Four intrepid explorers travel to an uncharted plateau in South America where they encounter terrifying dinosaurs. But how can they prove to the world that these creatures exist – unless, of course, they bring live specimens home? What could possibly go wrong?

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

As Bojangles goes into its tenth year in 2017 we take the opportunity at our biannual show to showcase routines old and new.

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

Part Two: Perestroika, will also be broadcast live on 27 July 2017.

Jeremy Hardy- start time. Due to an unforeseen and unavoidable personal commitment, Jeremy Hardy will be slightly later on stage on Friday 14th July at the Merlin Theatre. The performance is expected to begin at 8 pm not 7.45 pm as advertised. We apologise for any inconvenience.

An extremely funny and poignant one man play. Using comedy as a vehicle to bravely tackle problems facing the Arab, Jewish and Muslim communities across the world, it is a tale of four men, each from different parts of the globe, all experiencing a moment of revelation…

Henry VIII is the only king whose shape you remember. He bestrides our history like a colossus. In this lecture David Starkey draws on his unique knowledge of Henry’s reign to illuminate both the Tudor age and our own.

We will release more tickets on the day for this event – weather permitting!

We apologise but this showing has been cancelled.

A Surreal Comic Adventure

Adapted by Bill Scott, Meiert Avis and Robert Bayley

Join Cornwall’s award winning Miracle Theatre as they venture into a world, somewhere between Alice in Wonderland and Father Ted this summer.

Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi’s passionate retelling of Shakespeare’s great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

Internationally acclaimed theatre director Yaël Farber draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic production which will be broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.

Selwood Academy presents this affectionate spoof of the 1950s sci-fi movie. Down-and-out skid row florist’s assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. A high energy, darkly comic tale featuring classic songs “ Skid Row”, “Suddenly Seymour”, and “Little Shop of Horrors”.

Billie Holiday and saxophonist Lester Young recorded such achingly beautiful music together it was impossible for many to believe they were not lovers… or were they?

A raw, unnerving examination of justice and forgiveness in Sweden.

Violetta gives up every hope of happiness in this heart-wrenching love story. With its world-famous arias, La Traviata is the perfect introduction to Glyndebourne.

All children, except one, grow up…

Captured live at the National Theatre, a recorded performance of JM Barrie’s much-loved tale screens comes to the Merlin this summer.

Written by Stiles and Drewe in collaboration with Elliot Davis, Soho Cinders is a hilarious, satirical take on the classic tale of Cinderella.

MTP24 aims to raise much needed funds for the Merlin Theatre. Will they meet the challenge?

After two successful shows early in 2016, Adam Wakeman and Damian Wilson embark on a duo acoustic tour featuring Damian on vocals and acoustic guitar and Adam on piano, vocals and acoustic guitar.

This hit Edinburgh Festival show is an honest, fascinating and funny exploration of Katy Brand’s self-imposed conversion and total immersion in evangelical Christianity.

The Emperor is a lovely man, but he’s not the best judge of character, and is often surrounded by idiots.

When two swindlers spin a yarn and everyone is taken in, what price will he have to pay? All will be revealed in Illyria’s cheekiest ever show!