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Frome Memorial Theatre

Christchurch Street West, Frome, United Kingdom
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539 seat traditional theatre in the heart of Frome. Offering diverse performances to suit all ages and pockets.
The theatre opened in 1925 as a memorial hall in memory of those who fell in the 1st World War. During the 1930's seating was installed to accommodate audiences for the ever growing popularity of cinema and traded as "The Grand". Our theatre is now the focal point for not only remembering the fallen of the 1st World War but also World War 2 and other conflicts. The annual Remembrance Service in November is held at the theatre.

The Assembly Rooms (formally known as the Hexagon Suite) were added to the complex during the 1970’s funded from the sale of the Frome Water Works to Bristol Water. Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s the Memorial Hall was little used and began to fall into disrepair; and the local authority planned to demolish it and build houses.

This promoted enormous public outcry. A group formed with the sole intention of saving the hall and using it as a theatre and assembly rooms for community purposes, staffed only by volunteers – the rest as they say ‘is history’ Today the enterprise goes from strength to strength, and the theatre forms part of multi purpose leisure complex, including the Frome Assembly Rooms, which are also available for private hire.

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Coming up this Saturday 24th March - Dok Haze Circus of Horrors retruns to Frome with brand new show VOODOO. https://youtu.be/-ahpD0zbC7k. Tickets on 01373 462795 or book online at fmt.website

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We are saddened to hear of Sir Ken's Dodd's passing yesterday. Ken was a great friend of our theatre and one of our most popular acts. Ken and Anne were always charming and friendly and got on well with all the staff. Ken's shows were legendary and anyone coming to see him knew they needed to bring sandwiches and sleeping bags. Even after a marathon 5 hour show, Ken would happily chat with fans and sign autographs and often didn't set off home until 3am! Our thoughts are with Anne at this sad time. You are a legend and will be missed. RIP Sir Ken Dodd.

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Coming up 24th March - Circus of Horrors - VOODOO New Show - Voodoo. Awoken by a Ouija board the curse of the Voodoo is causing devastation. The spectacular features an amazing amalgamation of bizarre & fantastic circus acts act’s all woven into a sensational shock / horror storey and the darkest of magic – taking the show to a whole new level, it’s powered along by a Devil driven soundscape & performed with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek, you’ll certainly Die Laughing. The Circus of Horrors is part way through its UK tour, taking in around 100 theatres, 2017 was hugely successful for the show, performing in more Theatres than virtually any other show, featured in huge music festivals around the World & once again becoming front page news. The brand new show, Voodoo includes an amazing amalgamation of bizarre, brave & beautiful acts, a rock n roll sound scape of mainly original songs & performed with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek. CIRCUS 250 2018 will be a huge time for Circus as we celebrate 250 years since its birth in London. The brain child of Sergeant Major Philip Astley, the father of modern circus. Astley's vision & invention went on to become a major art form throughout the world ever since. However circus has changed more in the past 30 years than in its proud 250 year history, with the emergence of Cirque Du Soleil, Circus Archaos & from the UK The Circus of Horrors. It is certain that 'Circus', and its relevance in 2018 will become a talking point throughout the year and The Circus of Horrors, the UK's front runner in contemporary / alternative circus is sure to feature heavily. VOTE DR HAZE Did you know. In 2017 Dr Haze stood as a Parliamentary candidate in Brighton, preferring to be known as a Alternative as opposed to an Independent candidate. Celebratory Quotes:- ‘Totally Unbelievable’ Scott Mills, Radio 1 ‘You have to go & see this if, one day something will go wrong & you will be able to say I was there’ Graham Norton. 'Thats what I call entertainment' David Hasselhoff 'I loved it' Simon Cowell 'Like Rocky Horrors on acid' Amanda Holden. The first 22 years In addition to the 100 venue UK theatre tour the COH has recently performed in Festivals throughout the World including Download, Reading, Leeds, Isle of White, T in the Park etc in the UK, Fuji Rock Festival in Japan (twice), Wacken festival in Germany plus shows in Chile, Uruguay, Holland, Belgium, Argentina, France, Italy, Ireland, Finland, Hong Kong and Moscow where it created history by becoming the 1st UK Circus ever to perform in Russia. And an astounding 10 nights in London's O2. It is not the 1st time however that The Circus of Horrors has created history, it became the only circus ever to reach the finals of Britain's Got Talent and the 1st Circus to perform in London's West End for over 100 years, & the only Circus to perform in a single venue in London (The Roundhouse) for an astounding 24 weeks, (previous record was 17 weeks). In addition to BGT it's appearances on various other TV shows have turned what set out as a cult show into a household name, without compromise – taking the extreme to the mainstream, Its TV credits now also boast The X Factor, The Slammer, Daybreak, Fairground Attractions, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Body Shockers, Fake Reaction, This Morning, Ant & Dec, The One Show & A Royal Command Performance. The Circus of Horrors started it’s gruesome begging's at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and became an instant hit, touring all over the world from Chile to Chatham, Argentina to Aberdeen, Japan to Jersey including festival appearances with Alice Cooper, Eminem, Motley Crue, Oasis, Iron Maiden, The Manic St Preachers, Foo Fighters, Rammstien and many more. For video footage check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwfRpTRZ4m8 If Quentin Tarantino had directed Cirque Due Soleil then you would be only half way there. ‘The Circus of Horrors completely WOWED the audience’ The Daily Mail. ‘A Bloody Great Night Out’ The Times ‘Freaking Awesome’ The Sun ‘Bloody Good Fun - Barnum Would be proud’ Time Out ‘Circus Without A Condom’ The Telegraph ‘Bloody Marvellous’ Edinburgh Festival ‘Blood Thirsty & Burlesque’ The Independent

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It’s official - #SportRelief 2018 announced #Strictly Sports Relief Special. Footballers @AlexScott @Chris_Kammy compete with #Strictly stars @pashakovalev and @anyagarnisLA on 23 March! Pasha & Anya will be live on our stage 7th April, with their Magic of Hollywood tour. Limited ticket availability

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If anyone knows who this car belongs to, could they please send a direct message to us. Thank you

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The Searchers concert has now been rescheduled from Saturday 3rd March to Friday 9th March. We will be calling all existing ticket holders asap. Tickets for the new date are now back on sale. Please note - the Box Office is now closed and will reopen Monday morning but online booking is still available

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