ROBIN INCE – THE FUTURE OF JOKES | TAUNTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Mon 19 Oct, 7:30pm
TAUNTON LITERARY FESTIVAL 2026
Join Robin Ince for a hilarious evening of non-stop entertainment, comment and interaction with the audience.
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP | TAUNTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Tue 20 Oct
TAUNTON LITERARY FESTIVAL 2026
Jane Austen is back! Dead since 1817, she has spent more than two centuries observing humanity. In this playful new adaptation of Love and Friendship, an older Jane Austen returns to reflect on the exuberant novella she wrote aged fourteen.
COMMUNITY QUIZ NIGHT – OCT 2026
Wed 21 Oct, 7:30pm
COMMUNITY BAR EVENT
A community quiz night in our bar! Come along, have fun and meet people.
THE WILD & DEADLY SHOW
Sat 24 Oct, 2:30pm
Join traveller and explorer Nick Wadham for a wild and deadly adventure into the world of nature and minibeasts!
AN EVENING WITH DONNA ASHWORTH
Sun 1 Nov, 7:30pm
Waterstones Taunton is excited to welcome multi-Sunday Times bestselling author and poet Donna Ashworth to Taunton as she returns with a collection of poems and essays that teaches readers how to master the art of being easily pleased.
ONCE UPON A TIME – NICKY JENKS SCHOOL OF DANCE
Sat 7 Nov
Every story begins somewhere… A wish, a dream, a page in a book or a moment from real life. This November, the dancers of Nicky Jenks School of Dance take to the stage to tell them all.
THE DAVE HANKIN BIG BAND
Sun 15 Nov, 2:30pm
Following highly successful previous visits, The Dave Hankin Big Band return to Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre with a brand new show.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – A RADIO PLAY LIVE ON STAGE
Mon 16 Nov, 7:30pm
Live on stage and in person, television favourites COLIN BAKER (Doctor Who, The Brothers) and SOPHIE ALDRED (Words & Pictures, Doctor Who) lead the cast in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic – which also features a rare, specially recorded appearance by TOM BAKER (Doctor Who, Monarch Of The Glen) as Jacob Marley!
COMMUNITY QUIZ NIGHT – NOV 2026
Wed 18 Nov, 7:30pm
COMMUNITY BAR EVENT
A community quiz night in our bar! Come along, have fun and meet people.
VOODOO ROOM – HENDRIX, CLAPTON & CREAM
Fri 20 Nov, 7:30pm
A very welcome return to this stunning power trio featuring some of the UK’s finest musicians, who perform an incredible live show in the true spirit of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Cream.
JAMES PHELAN – THE MAN WHO WAS MAGIC
Sat 21 Nov, 7:30pm
Dare to believe in magic as the UK’s #1 magic show returns with a completely new and uplifting production for 2026. You’re invited to a night of wonder, as secrets unravel and the impossible becomes possible.
THE SNOW QUEEN – BALLET THEATRE UK
Thu 26 Nov - Fri 27 Nov
This festive season, Ballet Theatre UK is thrilled to present their beautiful re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale The Snow Queen.
THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS WITH PETER RICHARDSON & NIGEL PLANER
Sun 29 Nov, 7:30pm
Join Peter Richardson (director & co-writer of The Comic Strip Presents) and Nigel Planer (co-star of The Comic Strip) for a special screening of classic Comic Strip films. They’ll discuss their work and take questions from the audience.
THE WIZARD OF OZ – PANTOMIME
Fri 11 Dec - Wed 23 Dec
Join us this December for a fantastic family pantomime in Taunton!
COMMUNITY QUIZ NIGHT – DEC 2026
Wed 16 Dec, 7:30pm
COMMUNITY BAR EVENT
A community quiz night in our bar! Come along, have fun and meet people.
JANE EYRE
Thu 28 Jan, 7:30pm
Orphaned… Oppressed… Unbreakable. Jane Eyre’s fight for freedom, happiness and a sense of belonging, blazes from the cruelty of her childhood to the creepy corridors of Thornfield Hall.
FINDING JOY – VAMOS THEATRE
Fri 12 Feb - Sat 13 Feb
Seventeen year old Danny is the unlikeliest of heroes. Out of the blue, he announces he’ll look after his gran, who is living with dementia. Will Danny’s love be enough to face the challenges ahead? Finding Joy is the award-winning, wordless classic from Vamos Theatre.