Performances

Drawing on the mythology of Ancient Egypt, two intrepid explorers set off on a journey towards a mythical land where the demons and gods they disturb unleash something within themselves…

With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, Charlie and Lola learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen!

Please join us as we present a rehearsed script-in-hand performance of the winning plays featuring local actors. This presentation of new work is one of the highlights of the Merlin’s calendar of events.

Discover the legend of Great Captain Markham in this musical show about songs, stories and storms. Go on a wild adventure and meet a gliding albatross, who soars on the whipping winds and gives Lily the nudge she needs to truly stretch her wings

A perfect half-term musical treat starring favourites Emily Blunt and

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

James McAvoy returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to the Merlin Theatre from the West End in London.

“Hundreds of years ago when man walked the planet he had no real means of communication. In time man developed a phenomena which has never been fully understood by the psychic community. This phenomena is… Clinton Baptiste”  Peter Kay

Choreographer Cathy Marston is previously an Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballet, and much in demand internationally. Jerome Robbins’s elegant and elegiac classic forms the second part of the programme.

Noah. A teenager struggling to cope with the world around him, struggling to find the positive. As his dad says; “You’ve gotta laugh!” But what if it’s not funny… How do you cope when you’re clearly not Alright?

Einstein is Pip’s latest work. The image of a crazy scientist, a mad professor brought to life, not only the scientist but the musician, politician, human rights campaigner and the ‘deeply religious Jew who doesn’t believe in God’.