Backyard Theatre

08/06/2026

For all who love an Agatha Christie mystery, Saturday night the audience at the Backyard Theatre Watchet were treated to a terrific performance by Liz Grande from On -a-role Theatre Company. What motivated Christie to disappear for 11 days prompting a nationwide search? A fast paced delivery of the possible reasons behind a real – life mystery held the audience captive. It was an absorbing performance with believable justifications as to what had triggered her uncharacteristic behaviour. We can’t wait to have Liz Grande back next year in another of her celebrated dramas

23/05/2026

Coming soon...
THE 39 STEPS
Tickets Now Available
Saturday, 27th June 2026

A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
Tickets Now Available
Friday, 10th July 2026 at 7:30pm

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17/05/2026

Great show Saturday night at the Backyard Theatre, as Pantaloons Theatre Company acted their socks off. We couldn’t fail to be impressed by the actor’s adaptability in lieu of such an enormous script and the multiple parts three of the four of them played. Many laughs and in true Pantaloon style innovative action with their interplay between the audience and one another. Great Stuff!

14/05/2026

Wishing you had booked a ticket for Sherlock? Well the Good News is that we have 1 returned ticket for the Pantaloon Production of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles this Saturday 16th May. If you want to secure it just send an email to [email protected].

07/05/2026

Information about accessible and companion seats.

Please contact Cath if you wish to book the accessible seat and it's companion seat. We are working on the booking form and at the moment they look like they are booked. Please click on the seat icon and follow the instruction to email:
[email protected]

04/05/2026

Exciting New Show: A Room Of One's Own

A regular fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe, the work of Dyad Productions has been a critical, 5-star, sell-out success since 2009, we are so fortunate to have them come to Backyard Theatre.

Written between the wars Woolfe’s ‘A Room of One’s Own’ was a pioneering examination of the restrictions placed on women by a patriarchal society that did not recognise women as equal to men.
Just check out their reviews below and be quick to secure a seat for yourself:

Praise for Dyad Productions: ★★★★★ ‘A towering performance‘ (The Scotsman) ★★★★★ ‘A luscious sweeping tale’ (The i) ★★★★★ ‘Truly extraordinary… one of the most exciting young performers on the British Stage’ (British Theatre Guide) ★★★★★ ‘Quite simply: it’s astounding’ (Broadway Baby) ★★★★★ ’Outstanding…gripping… Vaughan is never less than magnetic’ (Three Weeks) ‘Perfection… Vaughan is simply sublime’ (Huffington Post).

28/04/2026

“That was a blinkin brilliant show last night” J. Newton
“Great Show tonight” A. Makepeace
Last Dance Saloon.
What a treat we were given with Multistory’s beautiful show at the BYT last night. It was a terrific performance from the cast whose engaging interplay with one another had the audience hooked as to whether a relationship between them with a shared interest in Tango could survive distance and time. Working on many levels, the beautiful subplot of Pacha Mama ( Mother Earth) became their undoing with the selfless realisation that whatever was developing between them would impact generations to come if they continued to fly across the world.
“A gorgeous show” D. Malina- Derben

07/04/2026

From Egyptian Mummies, aliens, ghosts, witches to Roman soldiers what a fun mix of varied and delightful skits were brought to all those who attended the finale shows of the best of The Steaming Coasters’ last weekend at the BYT.

The cast and crew were tremendous not only in their professional delivery but the enthusiasm that oozed out of the delivery of all their sketches.

Well done to the cast and crew. Great job!

For those of you who unaware we have Liz Grande performing ‘Where is Mrs. Christie?’ on the 6th June, only13 tickets remaining. Jonathan Goodwin will be back to entertain us with his one man production of the 39 Steps- tickets available very soon and we have some terrific shows joining us throughout the summer, the 1940’s weekend and into the autumn, so please keep an eye on the website and if you haven’t already, sign up for the email on this, to get a ticket alert

22/03/2026

It was great to receive feedback from audience members this morning with reference to last night’s show from Bonnet Dog Theatre Company: ‘A Knight of Terror’

Mel Woollams said that its Schoolboy humour made her “. . .chuckle throughout.”

Anne Hele emailed to say:

“Great show last night. What a talented pair of actors”

Dare I say the strangling with a string of sausages at the end was ludicrously hilarious.

So here is a heads up to the next show with its ticket launch today. The wonderful Liz Grande is playing one of the most famous crime writers of all time- Agatha Christie In ‘Where is Mrs Christie?’ at The Backyard on June 6th. Do take a look at the Website, check out the blurb and don’t waste time ‘thinking about’ booking this show. If you haven’t already please sign up for the email that announces when tickets are ‘Live ‘ for shows and be sure to click on it so your ‘activity’ pushes you further up the email drop.

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12/03/2026

FLAGSHIP
Tickets Now Available
Friday, 3rd April & Saturday 4th April 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)

Flagship’ is the latest treasure from Watchet's very own comedy crew-The Steaming Coasters-to be 'shipped' into The Backyard Theatre. Having already performed three shows in Watchet this latest show includes the most popular of the skits cherry-picked from all three, bringing them to the stage for one final outing of manic mayhem.

Child: £0.00 | Adult: £10.00