Past Performances

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto.

One man’s dream to reach the stars leaves the world in ruins! Can the sleeping dinosaurs wake and save planet Earth? A riotously fun environmental tale fuelled by rock’n’roll.

Featuring our talented students from years 9-13 at Frome College, we invite you to spend the evening rocking out with us!

They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman. Was this true in Churchill’s case? What of Clementine, his wife for 56 years? Did he bully her like he did so many other people? Was he as grumpy and irascible at home as he often was in the House of Commons? Did Clem have any influence on him at all? Or was she ‘the little lady at home’?

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty and Brendan Cowell. Lyndsey Turner directs this contemporary new staging, designed by Tony Award-winner Es Devlin. Captured live from the Olivier stage at the National Theatre.

Ever wondered how Mike’s Great-Aunt Zusa made it from Poland to Luton with a war nipping at her heels? Here’s your chance to find out.

In a family-friendly concert, Frome Town Band invites you to join their musical Christmas celebration. Sing carols, see Father Christmas, and listen as Frome’s very own community brass band play live with the film of Raymond Brigg’s Snowman as he soars above the snowy landscape.

The story of this magnificent peach is faithfully told by James himself and the insect characters – Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm.

The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s treats comes to cinemas for the first time. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, this witty, wonderful, rip-roaring spectacular is a Nutcracker! for all seasons and the sweet treat we all deserve.

Chaucer’s vivid characters, the story of their pilgrimage, and the gripping and often raunchy tales they tell on their way, are updated to the early 1950s in this new and original adaptation, full of life, energy, and humour.

Emilia Clarke makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. Following his critically acclaimed five-star production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jamie Lloyd brings Anya Reiss’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play to stage.

Encore screening, filmed live in London’s West End on Thursday 3 November.

Shakespeare’s sparkling farce is a roller coaster of wit, romance, physical comedy and mistaken identities, as two sets of twins cause mayhem in ancient Ephesus when their lives and loves become almost inextricably tangled.

TEDxFrome celebrates local ‘ideas worth spreading’. Ten speakers will be sharing their ideas in the theme of ‘I am because we are’ – climate, words, women’s health, life and death, personal development, culture, food, the natural world, our homes and more.

From the creator of The Spirit of Woodstock…

From Space Invaders to Star Wars, glam-rock to punk, flares to safety pins, Wilson to Thatcher.
A dynamic theatre collage of the stories, the people, the music.
A romp through the 70s.

A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris, based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals.

The simply remarkable author, artist, musician, and professor of medieval history Amy Jeffs talks to fellow author Max Porter (Lanny; Grief is the Thing with Feathers) about her Sunday Times bestselling book Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain.

Hear author and former politician Alan Johnson talk about his new fast-paced and warm-hearted page-turner, One of Our Ministers is Missing, in which (you guessed it) a government minister in the Foreign Office has vanished into thin air…

Sunday Times bestseller and rising star, Joanna Quinn talks about her stunning debut novel The Whalebone Theatre.

Sofie returns to her craft of devastatingly brilliant joke writing and storytelling and has created this collection of fat jokes and unforgettable moments that you can laugh at without feeling like sh*t.

Welcome to The Museum of Marvellous Things, where the impossible can happen! Make stars in jars, catch moons like balloons, dance with Doo-Dahs in cages, sing with Noo-Nahs on stages, and marvel at the many wonders on display inside this amazing place!

Do you like your history with the nasty bits left in? Come and meet mega-selling illustrator and author Martin Brown as he celebrates the Horrible Histories in a fun-filled, action-packed event loaded with foul facts, live illustration, and a touch of audience involvement.

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.

Due to two sellout performances, this is an encore production.

In La Bohème Puccini elevates ordinary people to the level of the extraordinary, the tragic, the timeless – transformed by a score that has seduced generations of audiences. Fresh from Festival 2022, Glyndebourne’s new five-star production is ‘a masterpiece in monochrome’ (The Arts Desk).

In a work-in-progress special here in Frome, Dave Gorman is hitting town with brand new material.

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.

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.

This screening is now Sold Out – New Date Added – 15th September.

Terry Pratchett takes Shakespeare’s Macbeth and then turns it up till the knob comes off. It’s all there – a wicked duke and duchess, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, a land in peril. And who stands between the kingdom and destruction? Three witches.

Tri.art Theatre students return to the Merlin this summer with this timeless classic, featuring all the treasured songs and characters that we know and love.

PROJECT PLAY is delighted to present yet another absolute classic. Prepare for continual belly laughs as Hyacinth continues her attempts to prove her social superiority, and to gain standing with those she considers upper class.

Alice, a young, curious girl, follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and ends up in Wonderland! There, she begins on an adventure she will never forget. This family show is filled with live music, puppetry & madness!

With hilarious melodrama, sharp satire and glittering wit, The Pirates of Penzance is as fresh as if it had been written today. It is packed-full of memorable songs such as To be a Pirate King! and Modern Major General.

When it comes to stand up comedy Chuckl. is synonymous with great nights out up and down the U.K. Join us as we bring you some of the biggest names in comedy, hand picked artists you’re sure to love and stars of tomorrow you’re yet to discover.

Two beautifully honest and touching pieces brought to life by Black Hound Productions. Alright? makes its eagerly awaited return to the Merlin stage alongside the brand new Seeds of Memories. Catch both before they travel to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Bojangles bi-annual school showcase featuring all pupils – ballet, tap and street dance

A day to celebrate the short story in various forms, starting with the annual Flash Fiction Competition at 12 noon and the Frome Festival Short Story Competition results and Prizegiving at 2pm. Free entry to all.

A Frome Festival event

Performance of World Jazz music, much of it original material, drawing on Balkan passion and Latin rhythms with a dash of Levantine mystery. An ideal festival finale on the ECOS amphitheatre from this much travelled and experienced band.

A Frome Festival event

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the discovery of Richard’s body beneath a car park in Leicester and the 30th anniversary of ECOS amphitheatre next to the Merlin Theatre.

A Frome Festival event

Supported by Frome poet Liv Torc

What will we have learned from stillness and silence?
From sharing, not taking? Waiting not pushing?
Whispering not shouting? Dawdling not rushing?

A Frome Festival event

Frome College presents their centenary celebration concert!

Queen Elizabeth has the pandemic blues. She hasn’t been anywhere, she hasn’t seen anyone and she has missed travelling around the world, seeing the sights, and sampling the culture. Nothing seems to be good in the world any more…

This special evening of theatre consists of six distinct pieces, each featuring an innovative fusion with the traditional Spanish art-form of Flamenco, ranging from the classical to the uniquely contemporary, and from the beautifully romantic to the surreally hilarious.

Five couples – three human, one fairy, one mythical – find their relationships sorely tested, intimately probed and indecently exposed when a troupe of amateur theatricals bumble into the forest to rehearse a play.

Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece explores the full spectrum of love.

We are sorry, but this event has been cancelled. You will be contacted by Box Office if you have purchased tickets.

SOS are a fantastic 6 piece ABBA revival band who pride themselves on the fact that their show is performed with musicians resulting in an atmospheric live experience. This evening’s open air performance will get you dancing whilst raising much needed funds to replace the Merlin’s house light system.

Fancy dress optional!

In a change to their scheduled programme, Frome Film Club are hosting a Ukraine cultural evening and fundraiser event for all members and any non-members wishing to attend. All ticket sales from the film shorts programme will be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross.

We are very sorry but this event has been cancelled. We hope to rebook in the Spring. Customers who have bought tickets will be contacted in due course.

Wendy Darling is certain she saw a boy at her window three floors up – yet no-one believes her. So who can blame her when she flies away to the idyllic Neverland with him? But is Neverland as perfect as it seems?

Images Ballet Company returns to the Merlin to present a diverse programme of newly commissioned and restaged dance works. Vibrant dancing complimented with stylish costume and a rich musical palette promises a performance that will entertain and surprise ballet lovers and newcomers to dance alike.

Jackson has killed his boyfriend Ted and has no choice but to cover up his death. A vision of Ted still lives in his mind, tormenting him about his secret and how keeping it from others can have disastrous consequences.

The Five Counties Youth Drama Festival – winning teams from across the Western area meet up to compete for the Mike Bishop Trophy.

Come and enjoy the work of a new generation – and maybe spot a future star.