The Archers Live at 75 – Bath Forum

The Archers: Live at 75 is coming to Bath Forum this autumn for a special two show event

The theatre show is a brand-new live event celebrating 75 years of the world’s longest-running radio show.

The first date is on Thursday 08 October 2026 and will feature the ‘Flower Cast’:Timothy Bentinck (David Archer), Annabelle Dowler (Kirsty Miller), Charlotte Martin (Susan Carter) and Ben Norris (Ben Archer).

The second date is Thursday 05 November 2026 and will feature the ‘Produce Cast’: Charles Collingwood (Brian Aldridge), Ryan Kelly (Jazzer McCreary), Susie Riddell (Tracy Horrobin) and Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy).

Both of the performances will be hosted by comedian and Archers superfan Angela Barnes with live sound effects from specialist Vanessa Nuttall.

The show promises a one-of-a-kind event to entertain Archers audiences in a new way.

Set within a reimagining of the Ambridge Flower & Produce Show, The Archers: Live at 75blends theatricality, nostalgia, comedy and behind-the-scenes insight.

The event includes on-stage interviews, insider stories and gossip, live performances with live Foley sound effects of specially written scenes created exclusively for the tour, archive treasures spanning seven decades from the BBC vaults, fascinating demonstrations of the sound-effects artistry that brings the fields, kitchens and barns of Ambridge so vividly to life, audience questions, an interactive pub quiz straight out of The Bull  and  of course, a sing-along to the programme’s famous theme tune.