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Open Mic Evenings

Fourth Tuesday of the month

Next event – Tuesday 22 July 2025 – 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.

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The Magic Flute – Opera in a Box

Wednesday 23rd July 2025 – 7pm

Retaining all its quirky British charm, classic characters and comedic poems, a true theatrical treat for all the family.

With live music and the full array of Carroll’s fantastical characters, this lively new version follows Alice’s adventures in the looking-glass world she enters through the mirror above her drawing-room fireplace…..

A Play in a Week Summer Camp

Monday 4 August – Friday 8 August  10 – 4pm

Our fabulous “A Play in a Week” Youth Theatre Summer Camp is back!

Unleash your creativity and join us for an exciting week of theatre-making! In just five days, guided by our friendly and experienced tutors, participants will collaborate to create their very own play, to be performed at the end of the week.

The Merry Wives of Windsor – Illyria

Tuesday 19th August 2025 – 7pm

Join the sensational international-award-winning Illyria this summer for a night of laughter and hijinks under the stars

Performed in the great outdoors by five phenomenal professional actors, this fast-paced production has been created using only the First Folio text – the most authoritative edition of Shakespeare’s plays.

Harvest Home HoeDown

Saturday 6th September 2025 – 7.30pm

A brilliant night of music and dancing for all the family.

Ceilidh, Barndance, Hoedown – what ever you call it, bring your dancing shoes and show us your Do-si-dos !

Jazz Jam

Second Tuesday of the month

Next event – Tuesday 9 September 2025 – 8pm

Come and jam with our Valley Arts House Band.

Audience, singers and instrumentalists all equally welcome. Performers can join front line or rhythm section. Play solo or with a friend or two, the trio will get behind you.

Adult Performance Company

Wednesday 24th September – Wednesday  10th December  7.30 – 8.45pm

Fancy having a go at acting in a safe space with other people?

We will be working on Splendid Productions version of ‘The Government Inspector’. This play is a creative adaptation of Nikolai Gogal’s satirical work and an escalating masterclass in political farce. It is designed for 3 or more people with opportunity for multi rolling so you can have as big or small a part (or parts) as you like.

High & Dry

Friday 26th September 2025 – 7.30pm

Think Fishermen’s Friends but with cider

The premier local shanty group with members based in the Mendip Hills and Chew Valley. Established more than ten years, the group sing a range of traditional shanties and songs of the sea, and regularly perform at shanty festivals round the south west.

Valley Arts Youth Theatre

Every Wednesday

Chew Magna Baptist Church

Led by  Laura Davies and Casey Lloyd for children in school years 3 – 8.

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.

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