• Tri.art Dance and Performing Arts Academy: West Side Story

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    This August sees the return of Tri.Art’s Award-Winning Summer School, now in its 12th year. This year, students will be performing the classic musical, West Side Story. Join us as we celebrate the incredible talent of our Youth Theatre students! Running Time: 120 minutes plus interval Age Recommendation: 14+ Suitable: All ages Tickets: Adults £16 […]

    £10 – £16
  • Illyria: as You Like It

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    In this play, Shakespeare explores Love in all its guises. Four pairs of soulmates meet in the mysterious Forest of Arden. One pair leaps straight into bed. Another pair is instantaneously dumbstruck by each other’s beauty and pledges their undying troth. The third pair torment each other: he showers chaste love upon her, which she […]

    £10 – £18
  • Illyria: Pinocchio

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    Carlo Collodi’s classic is a perennial favourite. It is the third most translated book in the world, having appeared in no fewer than 260 languages since it was published in 1883, and has never been out of print. Childless toymaker Geppetto buys a piece of wood to make a puppet, little realising the chaos he […]

    £10 – £18
  • Illyria: the Pirates of Penzance

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    Frederick, accidentally apprenticed to Pirates as a child, is indentured to the Pirate King until his 21st birthday. On the day he reaches 21 he leaves the ship, announcing that he now intends to dedicate his life to the Pirates’ destruction. The Pirate King checks the contract’s small print – and realises that as Frederick’s […]

    £10 – £20
  • Rory Bremner and Friends

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    As the nations favourite satirical mimic, Rory really needs no introduction what-so-ever. He’s provided definitive impersonations of PMs and Presidents from Major to Mandela, Blair to Brown, Clinton to Cameron and Bush to Trump. As himself, he’s been presenter, writer, quiz-show host, actor, translator and even (briefly) ballroom dancer. (Strictly, 2011. WTF?) By the time […]

    £27
  • Michael Spicer: Hope All’s Well

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we’re witnessing such a gigantic political and global shitshow, featuring characters from his BBC Radio 4 show ‘No Room’ as well […]

    £24
  • Alfie Moore: Acopalypse Now

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    The Four Horsemen of Rising Crime, Global Warming, AI and Culture Wars are galloping towards us. Are we on the road to hell? And can we avoid the potholes? In his brand new tour show ‘Fair Cop’ Alfie has the antidote to the breakdown of law and order, fake news and the price of baked […]

    £21
  • Shoddy Theatre & Skedaddle Theatre: a Brief Case of Crazy

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    OFFIE WINNER 2026 AN AWARD-WINNING ROMANTIC PHYSICAL COMEDY FROM SKEDADDLE THEATRE & SHODDY THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH YORK THEATRE ROYAL. Inspired by the timeless genius of Mr Bean, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, A Brief Case of Crazy is a heart-warming and hilarious physical comedy told through slick choreography, mime, clowning and puppetry. Meet Thomas, […]

    £15
  • Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic as he takes his brand-new show on the road this autumn. So, here’s what he has done so far in […]

    £14 – £20
  • Our Star Theatre Company: the Three Musketeers

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    Prepare for a hilarious and uproarious family farce brought to you by Our Star Theatre Company. This theatrical re-telling of The Three Musketeers is packed with laughter, lively audience participation and plenty of energetically silly performances. The story centres around a small troupe of performers gearing up for their highly anticipated debut performance of The […]

    £15 – £18
  • Tom Stade Rules

    Cheese and Grain Market Yard, Frome

    Canadian powerhouse Tom Stade is back on the road with a brand-new show – taking aim at the absurdities of modern times with his contagious charm and incisive, gloriously unfiltered wit. Direct from the Edinburgh festival, join this free spirit as he grapples with rebellion, responsibility and the tension between the old and the new. […]

    £27.50
  • Shakespeare Live: Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster

    Merlin Theatre Bath Road, Frome

    O beware of Jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster… Jealousy and envy – powerful and destructive emotions that sow doubt, suspicion, disgust, anger and even murder. Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster is a full-length play created by director Gill Morrell for Shakespeare Live from extracts and quotes, some serious and even tragic, but others light-hearted and full […]

    £16