Past Performances

A dramatic portrait of the poet’s chaotic, frequently hilarious, and all too brief life. It sets some of Dylan’s famous broadcasts and iconic works alongside vivid reminiscences of his clownish antics in pubs, bars and parties, and his encounters with a host of eccentric and volatile women.

Madama Butterfly is a classic love story that never fails to move, a tragic romance that sweeps you along in the intensity of its action. Bursting with exotic colour and memorable melodies, Puccini’s seductive score conceals a dramatic blade that cuts to the heart.

We could have been anything that we wanted to be…

Join the Selwood Academy students as they dance, sing and splurge through this wonderful gangster caper, fun-packed and bursting with songs you’ll love!

Thrill Me – The Leopold & Loeb Story has been captivating audiences since 2003. Nominated for multiple awards, this London Evening Standard and Time Out Critics Choice production returns to the UK

The Royal Ballet presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent classical ballet with additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and designs by John Macfarlane.

Follow this unlikely group of friends as they battle the highs and lows, and trials and tribulations of four years at stage school!

Curiouser and Curiouser… Join us as we follow Alice down the rabbit hole and encounter the much loved, colourful characters from Lewis Carroll’s original story.

When Dr John Dolittle of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is taught by his wise old parrot Polynesia how to talk to animals, news of his skills spreads far and wide. Soon animals across the world send messages asking for his help.

Britain’s first black judge is also a fine singer and keen cricket lover. Finding himself stranded in London, he muses on black liberation struggles worldwide, insisting he is no political aficionado, but is keen to contribute through his songs.

See Images Ballet Company this summer for a unique and exciting take on classical dance. Aspiring professionals showcase theatrical and vibrant ballet with stunning costume and a rich musical palette – a performance for ballet lovers and those new to dance!

This breathtakingly beautiful Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar® winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’.

The internationally acclaimed choreographer’s interpretation of the classic fairy tale has, at its heart, a true war-time romance.

Bruce Parry’s “Immersive Odyssey” and “Quietly Astounding” directorial debut feature documentary comes to Frome. From Borneo to the Amazon, Bruce takes us on an epic journey asking how our developed human self is impacting the world around us.

The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris.

Award-winning Vamos Theatre brings its trademark, wordless, full mask style to a story that needs to be told. Set in Afghanistan in 2009, A Brave Face explores Post-Traumatic Stress, an unseen injury of war, and the impact it can have on even the closest of families. Engaging storytelling, physical dexterity and emotional insight.

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet, set to music by Jules Massenet, is revived this season as part of a continuing celebration of his profound impact on British ballet.

For the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous version of the Cinderella story comes to the Met in this imaginative storybook production directed by Laurent Pelly. Joyce DiDonato sings the title role.

One day in 1974, a rather smelly, reclusive lady calling herself Mary Shepherd, drove her van into Alan Bennett’s garden in Camden and there she stayed, in his driveway, until her death in 1989.

‘Something wicked this way comes’

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

Nye Bevan’s beautiful baby is 70 this year, but will she make a ton? Come celebrate the NHS and laugh all your worries away. Or vice versa.

In the first Met performance of this rarely performed gem in over ten years, Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo, with Plácido Domingo as Luisa’s stern-yet-loving father.

An unexpected Nordic road trip throws two estranged friends together. The further they get from home the closer Nat and Becky come to confronting demons of their past. With cutting humour, striking physicality, original music and projections. A touching physical whirlwind.

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.

Live screening of Verdi’s opera inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy. Conducted by Antonio Pappano with a magnificent cast including Anna Netrebko, Zeljko Lucic and IIdebrando D"Arcangelo. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

A co-production with English National Opera, this clever vision of the battle of the sexes is set in a carnivalesque environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island.

With a feast of first class games, colourful animal characters and heart warming fun it’s the family treat you can enjoy between meals without ruining your appetite!

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein programme from choreographers Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon.

A rollicking farce with endearing characters, memorable tunes and a hilariously happy ending. Set aboard the good ship “Pinafore”, this comic operetta tells the classic tale of star-crossed lovers and is a delight not to be missed.

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Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, defies bad omens and supernatural threats in her quest to find a worthy successor to her late husband. Angela Meade in the title role takes on the challenging vocal fireworks.

This is a unique experience, a multimedia play that combines videotaped interviews with Holocaust survivors with live actors recreating scenes from their lives as teenagers during WWll.

A far-from-traditional version of Carmen, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character.

Shakespeare’s tale of love and loss becomes compelling dance drama in Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet adaptation.

This side-splitting stage adaptation, brought to life by new Community Project PROJECT PLAY is everything you could possibly want it to be.

Puppeteer Frank Stein has had enough with his badly made puppets that keep falling apart! Inspired by Dr Frankenstein he creates a puppet that changes his life forever!

Little Frankenstein will tickle the imagination of everyone from 5 to 105 years old.

‘I am all the daughters of my father’s house, And all the brothers too.’

A tale of unrequited love, hilarious and heartbreaking. Shakespeare’s greatest comedy, a brilliantly bittersweet account of “the whirligig of time”.

Charmingly staged by Bartlett Sher, Donizetti’s beloved masterpiece combines deft comic timing with touching emotional depth. Starring Matthew Polenzani. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.

Black Hound Productions is a youth company run by young people all aged 18 and under. This is their latest production in a line of theatre performances and short films – a tragic tale of reformation, set in Somerset in the 1870s.

Sonya Yoncheva stars as the titular prima donna, alongside Vittorio Grigolo as her artist lover and Bryn Terfel as the villainous police chief – one of his signature roles. Andris Nelsons conducts.

The multi-award-winning Mark Bruce Company presents a striking dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a tragic descent into the darkest sides of human nature.

When Taryn Brumfitt posted a before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100m people. EMBRACE follows Taryn’s journey around the globe as she explores the issue of body loathing, and what we’re fed by the media

Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter. When the Duke seduces Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda, it seems the curse is taking effect…

1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy.

A young girls’ enchanted present leads her on a wonderful Christmas adventure in this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.

A delicious festive family treat!

The creative team that produced the award winning original adaptation of The Little Mermaid returns this Christmas with a musical version of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

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.