Like the TARDIS in Doctor Who, we're all bigger on the inside. Join stand-up poet and BBC radio regular Kate Fox on a funny, thought provoking and poetic trip through time and space as she uncovers new ways to think about labels like Autism and ADHD. Aimed at adults, 10+ welcome.
The hugely entertaining, poetry, comedy cabaret the Hip Yak Poetry Shack is back with the much loved and lionised Frome Festival Poetry Slam. A quick-fire, incredibly cuddly, knock-out, poetry competition. Prepare for a fun, friendly and exhilarating night of poetry, hosted by the Hip Yak trio, Chris Redmond, Jonny Fluffypunk and Liv Torc.
Sian M. Williams' delightfully quirky tale of a village folk club and its devotees who live in a comfortable and anarchic past, set deep in the Mendip Hills, until hauled unwillingly into a tricky present following an accident at the old quarry where their club is housed. Readings accompanied by live folk music.
Why does the Second World War continue to fascinate us? Three local writers, Michael Tasker Phillips (Grace), Frances Liardet (We Must be Brave / Think of Me), and Felice Hardy (The Tennis Champion Who Escaped the Nazis) explore themes of survival, belonging and memory, and show how they create truth in fact and fiction through […]
Two Frome historians, Peter Clark and David Lassman, discuss the challenges and rewards of writing political history from their unique perspectives. Peter is the author of 'The Men of 1924' and 'Churchill's Britain', and David has written about Frome, Bath, the WWII era, and recently published 'The Great Fire of London - An Eyewitness Account'.
