Local professional Director and Playwright, Anthony Clark, joins the new season of exciting live performance, drama, comedy, screenings and creative workshops pouring out of the Merlin theatre. With its first show of the year a complete all-ticket sell-out, the Merlin staff are delighted and proud that the venue has been included in the national tour of Anthony Clark's newest show, SHE.

Anthony Clark's career has seen him running, and writing for, many theatre companies including Contact Theatre in Manchester, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Hampstead Theatre and, as an award-winning freelance writer-director, at the National Theatre and the RSC.

With fond memories of visiting the Merlin as a schoolboy, Anthony returned to live in Frome, setting up his touring company, Theatre Accord, in 2016, where he now brings SHE to the stage, at last!

As Anthony explains, "Having been forced, by Covid, to postpone the tour of SHE twice, it is great that the show is now happening - both opening and closing in London. But most exciting for me is that, as part of the tour, we are bringing it to the Merlin, here in Frome.  With so much theatre experienced online these days, I want people to be reminded of the thrill of the live event."

SHE is a collection of seven short plays, veering from high drama to absurd comedy, each written in a different style, telling seven stories, each with an intriguing twist.  Two brilliant, versatile actors, Chenise Lynette and Safeena Ladha play over fourteen different characters!

In an almost entirely female creative time, SHE has been directed by two talented young directors, Maddy Corner and Poppy Sutch, designed by highly experienced Jessica Curtis, with lighting by Ros Chase and Sound by Grace Clare. 

Running for 3 shows from 24-25 February, it promises to be an extraordinary night in the theatre.

Full details (evenings and matinee) online at www.merlintheatre.co.uk    

Recommended for approx. age 14+, prices start at £13