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 

Saturday, 1st November 2.00pm - King of Fools at the Merlin Theatre

Kairos Theatre, some of you may remember their production of Blackadder, last November, present King of Fools.  A musical comedy set in the court of Henry VIII where Anne Boleyn needs cheering up. Henry’s famous jester, Will Sommers, discovers a talented barmaid called Jane who becomes Anne’s personal Fool, following an “X Factor” type audition. As Henry’s affections change, Jane finds it’s not only Anne’s head on the block.

Featuring a score that draws on rock, ballads and music hall, the show humorously makes the connection between Tudor courtly intrigue and more topical events. 

Tickets: £15 - Running time: 120 minutes with interval

Sunday, 9th November 2.00pm - La Fille Mal Gardee - Royal Ballet Cinema Season at the Merlin Theatre

Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans. 

65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.

Tickets: Adults £18.00

Friday, 21st November 7.30pm - A Monster calls - Frome Drama Club at the Merlin Theatre

Conor has the same nightmare every night, ever since his mother fell ill. But one night is different. On this night, when he awakens from his nightmare, there is a monster at the window. The monster wants the most difficult thing that Conor can give it. It wants his truth and to give the monster what it want Conor must face up to his nightmare. Conor has to cope with school bullies, his emotionally detached grandmother, his absentee father and most importantly coming to terms with his mother’s illness.  A Monster Calls is an intimate study of grief but also a celebration of power and wonder of stories.

Tickets: £15 - Running time: 120 minutes with interval

Tuesday, 25th November 7.15pm - Cinderella - Royal Ballet Cinema Season at the Merlin Theatre

Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled step-sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out…With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits. 

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

‘Bluffing Your Way In Ballet on Thursday 27th November at 7.30pm at The Merlin This show pirouettes it’s fast-paced and irreverent way through the history of ballet.

Whizz with us beyond the tutu with stories and dances from the ballet greats, including Isadora Duncan, Václav Nijinsky and Margot Fonteyn. Never heard of them but love Ballet? You’ll be in safe hands! The company will perform, in avant-garde fashion, the intrigue, tragedy and magic of ballet’s greatest stars, past and present. Our ballerina Alexandra danced with The Royal Ballet and with some of these ballet stars.

She’s delighted to share her knowledge and experiences with you.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Tickets: £12

Crimes Against Christmas on Sunday 21st December at 2.30pm at The Merlin is a hilarious comedy thriller that was named one of The Telegraph’s top 50 Christmas shows. 

Loosely inspired by Agatha Christie’s Then There Were None, the story follows a group of strangers summoned to a remote island – only to start dying in mysteriously Christmassy (and increasingly ridiculous) ways. Can P. Artridge crack the case before a date with a noose… and a pear tree?

Just four actors bring to life over a dozen eccentric characters in this laugh-a-minute pastiche of a classic murder mystery. Expect lightning-fast costume changes, sharp wit, inventive staging, and more jokes than you can shake a candy cane at.

Tickets £15

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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