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Jazz Jam
Second Tuesday of the month
Next event – Tuesday 10 March 2026 – 8pm
Join us for a fun and friendly jam session with the Valley Arts House Band!
This is an open and inclusive event where audience members, singers, and instrumentalists of all levels are encouraged to participate. Feel free to perform solo or bring a friend or two along to play with you.
HOLMES AND WATSON: The Curious Case of The Masked Magician
Saturday 21st March 2026 – 7.30pm
A fresh Holmes and Watson adventure for all the family filled with Mayhem, Mirth, Mystery and…Magic.
Can the great detective and his faithful companion, Dr Watson, unravel the mystery surrounding the Masqued Magician’s disappearance, before it’s too late!?
Open Mic
Fourth Tuesday of the month
Next event – Tuesday 24 March 2026 – 7.45pm
Calling all Chew Valley musicians!
Dust off that guitar, banjo or whatever you play – or sing, and share your talents in front of a really supportive audience; solos, duos, small groups – all genres, instruments and voices welcome, learners or pros.
Easter Holiday Drama Club – Make a play in 2 days!
Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th April 2026 – 10am – 4pm
Step into a world of magic, mischief, and imagination!
This 2-day workshop is designed to help children aged 10-14 (Year groups 5 – 9) develop their performance skills, learn about theatre making, and how to adapt a classical piece of text.
Circus Calamitous
Sunday 17th May 2026 – 3pm
The ‘World’s Greatest Showman’ (his words) Rex Bartholomew brings his internationally- renowned award-winning world-famous circus to the grandest of venues.
There’s mishaps, squirting water, custard pies, audience participation and a cameo from the only member of the circus troupe that remained on site…..Leslie the Lion.
Where Is Mrs Christie?
Saturday 30th May 2026 – 4pm
Agatha Christie was at the centre of a mystery as perplexing as any of her fiction, a series of events which sparked one of the biggest and most extensive police hunts in history.
Actor Liz Grand presents her one-woman show ‘Where Is Mrs Christie?’ Did she suffer from amnesia? Was it a publicity stunt? Or was there a darker secret involved? In true thriller style, all will be revealed.
Adult Performance Company
Wednesday 14th January until Wednesday 18th March – 7.30 to 8.45pm
Come and join the Adult Performance Company as we explore ideas around the Chew Valley Hoard
Who buried the treasure in the Chew Valley nearly 1000 years ago? Why did they hide this extraordinary collection of coins? Dramatic ideas will be explored and fed into Valley Arts Community Show in July 2026.
Treasure Island – Quantum Theatre
Tuesday 11th August – 7pm
Ahoy there me hearties! Long John Silver and his crew of salty old sea dogs are weighing anchor at Yeo Valley Garden this summer
Bursting with buccaneers, brouhaha and dastardly double dealings, an action-packed adventure for the whole family
As You Like It – Illyria
Wednesday 26th August – 7pm
International award-winning Illyria promises a memorable night of sparkling wit, laughter and romance under the stars.
Four pairs of soulmates meet in the mysterious Forest of Arden. But playful flirting becomes more pain than pleasure and Love itself is pushed to the limit of its endurance.
Watch our Fringe Festival 2023 wrap film
It was an absloute blast, and we’re so proud to have brought the Fringe Festival back to the Chew Valley, bigger and better than ever!
Thanks if you joined us, thanks if you performed, and special heartfelt thanks to our hard working team of volunteers, as non of it could happen without you.