Merlin Theatre

30/08/2026

30/08/2026

Harriet Kemsley - FL**ZY - Thurs 11 Feb. · 8:00 pm
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Merlin Theatre, Frome

27/08/2026

Mark Thomas – in numbers
•Mark has been performing comedy for 40 years
•Has written 6 books and 5 play scripts
•Curated and authored 2 art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly
•Won 8 awards for performing, 4 for human rights work & 1 he invented for himself
•His work with playwright Ed Edwards -England and Son and Ordinary Decent Criminal- has won a further 5 awards
•Has taken the police to court 3 times and has won each time. A fourth is in the pipeline
•Made 6 series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product for Channel 4
•Made 3 Dispatches for Channel 4
•Was commissioned to write 1 new show for the Royal Opera House
•Made 5 series of the Manifesto for Radio 4
•Was a Guinness World Record holder for holding 20 protests in 24 hours
•Has given evidence to Parliamentary select committees on 2 occasions
•Has walked 724km around the length of the Israel Wall in the West Bank
•Been credited with changing the law on tax avoidance bringing in £1,000,000s for HMRC
•Performed in 4 continents and in 10 countries, 1 liberal synagogue, a squatted MP’s second home, on the roof of a multi-storey car park and outside a US military base.
•Performed 4 shows at the National Theatre
•He cost 1 councillor and one government minister their job
•Tried to get the government in court over the Iraq war onceCost BNF over £1m in clean up operations after exposing irradiated pigeon s**t
•Was a columnist for the New Statesman magazine for 4 years ... although it might be 5.
•The 100 Acts of Minor Dissent campaigned successfully for trade union recognition for cinema workers, got a multinational to change their practices, brought 4 court cases and annoyed lots of people
•He started a comedy club in Palestine with Dr Sam Beale
So... how to describe his work? A mix of standup, theatre, journalism and the odd bout of performance art. He is 63 years old
He has an honorary doctorate from Bradford University and an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent
He is an online pastor legally able to perform weddings and funerals in America
He was born in South London in 1963
He is also coming to the Merlin Theatre, Frome on Sunday 11th October, 8pm.
merlintheatre.co.uk

26/08/2026

Rory Bremner plus

26/08/2026

New season of comedy, including of course Andy Parsons new show! Yay! Come along to 'PLEASE #@!$ OFF TO MARS' (via Frome's Merlin Theatre) on Sat 7 Nov 7:30 pm
Tix: merlintheatre.co.uk

25/08/2026

Award-winning comedian, singer-songwriter Boothby Graffoe teams up with internationally acclaimed Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione n “Wot Italian?”. - a hilarious and heartfelt collision of Graffoe’s sharp wit and whimsical storytelling with Forcione’s virtuosic guitar mastery.
2nd Oct. 8pm
Merlin Theatre, Frome
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25/08/2026

One-night-only visit from Skedaddle Theatre with their brilliant beautiful comedic chaos. Catch this remarkable company's talent in A BRIEF CASE OF CRAZY, Fri 9th Oct. Categorically not one to miss...

25/08/2026

Summer vibes all summer long 🌇 😎 with outdoor theatre in Frome. 'Pinocchio' from Illyria - Sun 6th Sept.