Theatre Group

This group visits productions at our two local theatres - The Merlin and The Memorial Theatres, Frome.

Emails will be sent to those who have expressed an interest in the group telling them about future performances. Sheets on which you can indicate your interest in upcoming productions will be available at the monthly meetings. Payment can be made by bank transfer or cash or cheque at the monthly meeting.

You are very welcome to bring friends or family who are not 3A members to any of the productions.

If you are not on the mailing list and wish to be added or have any questions then please contact me at: theatre@fromethirdage.com 

Below are the shows that I am proposing for April through to May.  If you are interested in any of these shows then please email me.

Siegfried on Sunday 5 April at 2pm.  A Royal  Opera Production at the Merlin Theatre

Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber… 

Tickets £18.00

Jack Absolute Flies Again on Friday 17th April at 7.30pm.  The Frome Drama Club at the Merlin Theatre

Oliver Chris and Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guv’nors) wrote this hilarious updated version of Sheridan’s The Rivals and set it in 1940 at RAF Fontwell during the Battle of Britain. Fighter pilot Jack Absolute attempts to rekindle his romance with wealthy Flying Auxiliary Lydia Languish, but she has
decided a working-class northener in the form of mechanic Dudley Scunthorpe is for her (but he has the hots for the maid, Lucy).

Two other pilots (a demented poet and a crazy Australian) are suitors for Lydia, so Jack resorts to desperately comic measures to convince Lydia that he is the best man. General Absolute, his father, has his own agenda for Lydia, who is the ward of Mrs Malaprop, who owns Malaprop Hall, requisitioned by the RAF as the fighter base. The result is farcical mayhem of the funniest kind.

Tickets £15.00

The Magic Flute on Sunday 26th April at 2pm.  A Royal  Opera Production at the Merlin Theatre

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it. 

Tickets £18.00

The Wizard of Oz on Friday 8th May at 7pm.  Frome Musical Theatre Company at the Frome Memorial Theatre

This enchanting new staging of The Wizard of Oz brings the beloved story to life with dazzling visuals, music and pure theatrical magic.  Join Dorothy, Toto and their unforgettable friends – the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion – as they journey through Oz in search of courage, heart and home.  Perfectly pitched for families yet rich with wit and wonder for adults, this production captures the timeless spirit of friendship, bravery and believing in yourself.  A magical adventure for every generation. 

Tickets £20.00 (£19.00 if more than 10 of us sign up)

If you are not on the mailing list and wish to be added or have any questions then please contact me on: theatre@fromethirdage.com 

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