The Tragedy of
OmletPrince of henmark
Living Spit
By Stu McLoughlin (and William Shakespeare)
“O, that this too too solid shell would melt,
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew…”
The question of suitability to play the Moody Dane has preoccupied theatre makers for centuries. Scholars have long debated age, physique, gender and temperament - yet all have overlooked the perfect candidate:
an egg.
Enter Omlet, Prince of Hen-mark; Hamlet rehatched; fragile, brooding, on the brink of cracking under the pressure of his own Egg-sistential angst and joined by a full supporting cast of vegetables and assorted foodstuffs - fresh from the fridge and prepared to present Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy as you’ve never seen it before; retold by one man, one egg and a trolley full of comestibles.
But this is no ordinary one man show. With live original music, perishable puppetry, and an overly confident reliance on bad puns, actor Stu Mcloughlin juggles an entire allotment of Shakespearean tragedy whilst trying not to turn his leading man into a leading flan.
Omlet, Prince of Hen-mark is a sumptuous scramble of skillful soliloquising, small-scale suspense and sunny-side-up Shakespearean silliness. A cracking night out, which proves once and for all that…
…something is rotten in the state of Hen-mark. Age guide: 12+
29 Sept - 10 Oct 2026
7.30pm £15
Playtime
The Last Baguette
Play-along theatre adventures for 2-6 year olds and their grownups
It’s Ratty’s Birthday, we are all invited to her party, but will she get everything in time? It could be Mayhem! But we are all hoping for a little bit of Magic at this party...
Join Ratty and friends for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session.
There’ll be silliness, play-acting, games and music in this play-along theatre adventure... Expect to play, move, watch and laugh.
Ratty has a lot of ideas but sometimes things don’t go according to plan....can you help her by playing along and working together? A fun and gentle introduction to theatre with play-along storytelling, original music, puppetry, theatre games, movement, and lots of imaginative play.
Sessions last 1 hour, and are created for ages 2-6 and their grown-ups. Younger and older siblings welcome!
29 Oct 2026 £8
10am/11.30am Group tickets available
My,My,My, Delilah!
CarmenCo Trio
70% music and 30% spoken word, My My My Delilah! is a riotous concert-play in which the Bible's most notorious femme fatale finally gets to tell her side of the story. What really motivated her betrayal of Samson? Was she chasing fame, settling scores, or simply fed up with all that hair?
Packed with virtuosic live music, sharp comedy and unexpected twists, this irreverent tale of rivalry, superstardom, power and vanity features music from some of opera's greatest hits, ingeniously reimagined for CarmenCo Trio's unique combination of flute/voice and two guitars. The new show from the trio behind A Pocket Opera, My My My Delilah! is a witty, exhilarating mix of classical music, storytelling and comedy that audiences won't soon forget
"The musicianship was wonderful. What I had absolutely not expected was that it would be so entertaining as well as dramatic and touching... the story telling was spellbinding"
Frome Concerts Group organiser on A Pocket Opera
27 Nov 2026
7.30pm
£15
it's beginning to look a lot like quizmas!
Living Spit
Ah, Christmas. A time for good will, peace on earth and absolutely CRUSHING your friends and family in a festive quiz.
But this isn't just any Christmas quiz night. It's a comedy show hastily gift-wrapped in unrecycleable quizzy paper! Join Living Spit’s Holy host, Stu Mcloughlin, as he sings, dances and otherwise vaguely performs his way through ridiculous rounds, questionable facts, surprise challenges and enough festive foolery to make Santa fake an injury.
Bring your brains, your buddies and your strongest opinions about which Quality Street selections are the best.
Big laughs! Tiny prizes! Family arguments!
Come clever. Leave confused.
4&5, 11&12, 18&19
21-23 Dec 2026
7.30pm £15
A Christmas carol
David Mynne
David Mynne, veteran Cornish actor and a founder member of Kneehigh, brings his one-man performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol back to Clevedon as part of its 10th anniversary tour.
Spend an evening with Ebenezer Scrooge: a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, clutching, covetous, old miser! Bah! In their inimitable style, the team that brought you Great Expectations, Dracula and The Odyssey will now take you on a grim (sort of) journey through the dark, dismal streets of Victorian London.
Dickens’ original words with added silliness. Silliness? Bah! Celebrate the festive season with a mesmerising one-man performance of Charles Dickens’ timeless, transformative story: A Christmas Carol. Bah!
Now with extra Humbug!
10 Dec 2026
7.30pm £15
"A Christmas Carol was beautiful - apparently simple theatre with just one actor but you go home remembering a cast of dozens! He is a genius.”
Richard Wolfenden-Brown:, Director The Plough Arts Centre
Twinkle, Twinkle
The Last Baguette
It’s the longest night of the year and it’s hard to sleep. Gazing at the stars, surprising things start to happen…..
As the sun sets and the stars come out to shine, join the woodland animals as they gather together to celebrate the solstice.
Together we will discover the light that shines in the darkness.
‘Tis your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the trav'ller in the dark :
Tho' I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
A playful, gentle journey based on the poem The Star by Jane Taylor (first published 1806) with original music, puppetry, joyful jokes, a host of woodland animals and lots of starlight.
Created for ages 2-6 and their grown-ups. Younger and older siblings welcome!
Running time: 45 minutes plus a 10 minute stay and play session