Backyard Theatre
What use is sitting alone in your room? Life IS a Cabaret, so . . why not indulge yourself, your family, your friends and come to Watchet's one and only Backyard Theatre!
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Discover our upcoming shows and events
THE HOMING STONE: ARTHUR RANSOME’S JOURNEY HOME
Friday, 20th February 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
Age Advisory: None
Arthur Ransome is well known as the author of the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ books. What is less well known is that as a young man he went to Russia to collect folk-tales and was swept into the maelstrom of the Russian Revolution. During the six years he lived in Moscow he became the only British journalist trusted by the Bolsheviks.
A KNIGHT OF TERROR
Saturday, 21st March 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)
Age Advisory: 14+
Created by Bonnet Dog, ‘A Knight of Terror’ is an hilarious Victorian gothic ghost story of a witless young man encountering a cast of eerie locals. It is a show that mixes the uncanny tales of M. R. James, with the silliness of classic British humour. Join us for this 'ripping yarn' that promises curses, skulls, shin-kicking. chilling spooks along with lots of laughs.
FLAGSHIP
Friday, 3rd April 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)
Flagship’ is the latest treasure from Watchet's very own comedy crew-The Steaming Coasters-to be 'shipped' into The Backyard Theatre. Having already performed three shows in Watchet this latest show includes the most popular of the skits cherry-picked from all three, bringing them to the stage for one final outing of manic mayhem.
FLAGSHIP
Saturday, 4th April 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)
A SECOND NIGHT OF SKITS FROM THIS LOCAL COMEDY CREW!
For those who missed the boat on Friday, Flagship has dropped its anchor for a second night at the Backyard Theatre. This is the latest treasure to be 'shipped' into The Backyard Theatre from Watchet's very own comedy crew-The Steaming Coasters. Having already performed three shows in Watchet previously, this latest show includes the most popular of the skits cherry-picked from all three, bringing them to the stage for one final outing of manic mayhem.
THE LAST DANCE SALOON
Saturday, 25th April 2026 at 7:30pm
Duration: 2 hours (including interval)
Age Advisory: 14+
Two people, no longer in the first flush of youth, meet at a tango retreat in Buenos Aires. A spark is ignited, passions smoulder, this was meant to be. Tied to their families in Chile and Devon, they navigate the frustrations of a long-distance relationship sustained by tango sessions in Argentina - that include unexpected flights of the imagination into the realm of local myth. Then one of them weighs the ecological consequences.
A multi story mix of music, song, tango and stories ancient and modern.
