Our next play reading event is on Monday, 13th May
Waiting For Godot
Samuel Beckett’s timeless masterpiece
Visit the Play Readings page for more details, and to reserve a place…
*Important Announcement*
The Performing Arts Library in Yeovil, our primary source for play reading scripts, is under threat Visit the Play Readings page for more details
Our next production
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
Adapted by Stephen Lowe from the novel by Robert Tressell
Our autumn production will run from 21st-23rd November 2024, at the Merlin Theatre.
An audition notice will be posted on the website shortly. Please check back for details. Frome Drama’s auditions are open to all, and we’ll also be looking for lots of people to get involved on the production side. If you’re interested in getting involved, you can email us at fromedramaclub@hotmail.com
More details on the Current productions page
Our last production…
A Bunch of Amateurs
By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard but a sleepy Suffolk village – and instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save the theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself along with his inner Lear.
This terrific comedy, written by Ian Hislop (Have I Got News For You) and Nick Newman (Spitting Image) is “packed with killer comic dialogue” (Whatsonstage) and is “deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare…a laugh a minute” (Mail on Sunday).
New Season Director Call Out
We are now in the process of planning the upcoming Play Seasons ( 2025/26) for Frome Drama Club and are seeking creative, enthusiastic and ambitious directors.
For further details visit New Season Directors Wanted
Frome Drama regularly updates a list of plays that prospective directors might like to consider taking on. It’s primarily there to give an idea of the general vision and ambition of the club, but if you’d like to tackle anything on the list, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You’ll find the list, and more information here.