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New and Selected Potatoes is the spud-in-cheek title of Hegley's compilation of 38 years work, performed live at the Merlin Theatre as part of Frome Festival's 25 for 25 fundraising campaign.

A favourite of Frome Festival, poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley has captivated and devastated audiences all over the country. This show demonstrates the breadth of his appeal, with seriously funny, cleverly comic poems on everything from love, family, France, art and the sea to dogs, dads, gods, taxidermy, carrots, spectacles and – of course – potatoes.

Tickets
£15

John Hegley is to potatoes what Wordsworth has been to daffodils – The Observer

A greatest hits, best of compilation - with some new stuff - from 'comedy's poet laureate' - The Independent