FMTC's Cinderella Pantomime
2026-12-29 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-12-31 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-12-31 16:00 - 18:00, 2027-01-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-01-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-01-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-03 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Frome Memorial Theatre, Christchurch Street West, Frome, BA11 1EB
FMTC’s Cinderella – the Fairy Godmother of all Pantomimes.
You shall go to the ball next Christmas with the spectacular family pantomime Cinderella from December 28th – January 3rd
Join Cinders as she goes from rags to riches, outwits her very wicked sisters and meets her dashing Prince Charming.
With live music, laugh out loud comedy, stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses.
The clock is ticking, so book your tickets now!

New Old Friends: Crimes on the Christmas Express
2026-12-29 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-12-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-12-31 14:30 - 16:00, 2027-01-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
An all-new hilarious Christmas comedy thriller from the people behind Crimes Against Christmas last year.
Tommy Albyn, the whisky laird, has died, and an eccentric cast of characters who hope to inherit his wealth are summoned for a perilous train ride through the Scottish Highlands in the dead of winter before his will can be read. Will they all survive? Spoiler alert: no. But it’ll be fun to watch the ride.
The plot is sort of Succession meets The Traitors meets Murder on the Orient Express, but as with all New Old Friends shows is mainly a vehicle for the fun of watching four talented actors play multiple roles with lightning-fast costume changes, set pieces as clever as they are ridiculous, plenty of visual gags, and some wonderfully witty wordplay.
We are utterly thrilled that our multi-award-winning associate company is presenting this world premiere at the Merlin. The 2025 show sold incredibly well, and the word is out now, so we expect this to sell out. Booking early is strongly advised.
Headline show sponsor: Brûler
New Old Friends is a Merlin Associate Company
Tickets: £15 early bird special until September
After September: £17 | Concessions including Blue Light Card: £15
Age Guidance: 12+
Running Time: 100 minutes plus interval

The Royal Opera: Götterdämmerung
2027-02-07 14:00 - 20:00 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods.
Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil.
Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.
Sung in German with English subtitles.
Running Time: 350 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
2027-02-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
Harriet’s life has been in constant chaos for as long as she can remember. So what happens when things start to go right for the multi-award-winning stand-up comedian?
Following her eye-opening appearance on Last One Laughing UK, Harriet is back on tour with a new show about dating, mushrooms, and how she’s trying her absolute best to be a bit of a floozy.
As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and co-host of the wildly successful Single Ladies In Your Area podcast.
Presented by Plosive Live in association with United Agents
Running time: 120 minutes including 20 minute interval
Recommended: 14+ some strong language
Tickets: £18.00

The Royal Opera: Così Fan Tutte
2027-02-28 14:00 - 17:30 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable.
Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder, Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulative game-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Running Time: 210 minutes, one interval
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
2027-03-23 19:15 - 22:30 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.
Running Time: 170 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
2027-04-22 19:15 - 22:30 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.
Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.
Running Time: 205 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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The Royal Opera: Tosca
2027-05-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?
Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Running Time: 195 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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The Royal Ballet: Romeo & Juliet
2027-05-25 19:15 - 22:30 | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is transformed in Kenneth MacMillan’s mesmerising ballet. The flourishing of young love is just as present in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting on the balcony as in their final moments when they desperately cling to life in the tomb. Prokofiev’s evocative music sets the scene for stolen romantic moments and deadly feuds and sweeps the ballet towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion.
Running Time: 170 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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