Past Performances

The story of Mr & Mrs Anybody… living a quiet life, following a comfortable routine. But things aren’t always what they seem. No more routine for these characters as logic is rethought, new uses are found for everyday objects and fantasies are intensified.

Performed by Tri.art Theatre Summer School students this wonderful musical features fantastic dance routines set to a glorious score including the classics Good Morning, Make ‘em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the legendary Singin’ in the Rain.

Expect fantastic Feet tapping fun with all the music coming from the wonderful “Happy Feet” films.

No other touring open-air theatre company has performed so many different Shakespeare titles to so many people, winning so many awards, as Illyria.

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Long established as one of the UK’s best female comics Jo Brand returns to her stand up roots this winter trying out brand new material.

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This much-loved ‘play for voices’ is presented as an open-air community theatre production, directed for FDC by Philip de Glanville.

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The team captain of “Never Mind The Buzzcocks”, a regular on “QI”, Phil Jupitus follows his Frome Festival debut last year with the Idiot Bastard Band.

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Larger than life Nigerian percussionist Lekan Babalola, described by the Washington Post as a “wizard percussionist”, is bringing members of his band The Afrobeat Messengers to The Frome Festival for a musical and cultural treat.

Witness is a large scale three screen cinematic dance event.

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A firm festival favourite but this year with a new home and a new look.

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Poet, broadcaster & comedian Ian McMillan and Olympic composer Luke Carver Goss present a hilarious night of poems, music & improv – like nothing you’ve ever seen before!

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Deadly serious and seriously funny!

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Join us to celebrate 21 years of Frome’s very own unique amphitheatre. During the celebrations a plaque will be unveiled illustrating the stones and their history.

Smugglers, shipwrecks, a haunted crypt, hidden treasure, vengeance and enduring love are the ingredients of J. Meade Falkner’s classic tale.

Moonfleet, brought vividly to life in Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s latest West Country touring production.

A bank robbery. A wager. Two determined men. A race across the globe in eighty days.

Peter Rabbit knows very well that he is not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden; especially as it was there that his father met his untimely end – put into a pie! But he cannot resist….. and it’s only after several nasty scrapes (and minus all his clothes) that he finally escapes home to a severe telling-off from his mother.

Ballet Central 2013 will feature an exciting programme of ballet, contemporary, jazz and narrative dance. The varied repertoire includes a mixture of newly commissioned works and celebrated revivals, which showcase the talent of the company’s young and emerging dancers.

Daisy and Lottie came up with the idea for Makeshift Musical because it gave them the creative freedom to devise a production around their favourite musical numbers from the West End shows that inspire them.

A perfect start to half term… Farmer Hoggett wins a piglet at the fair – and everyone knows what fate awaits piglets raised on a farm.

Kit’s trademark sultry vocals and virtuoso guitar playing have wowed audiences across the UK through extensive touring with the guitar hero, John Etheridge. “A welcome curiosity, with a style that skips cheerfully across boundaries” said The Guardian when reviewing Kit’s unique blend of rootsy-blues and folk.

“Don’t step down Miss, take my advice. No one will believe that you willingly descended, people will always say that you fell”

Don’t miss this opportunity to see the stars of the future as they perform routines from musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain, Into the Woods, Avenue Q and Moulin Rouge.

The perfect way to pretend you have read the 1000 page book! From this highly acclaimed company comes a fabulous telling of Dumas’ epic tale through the eyes of the employees of a cigar-rolling factory. Edmund Dantes is, falsely imprisoned by his jealous companions; he escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge