We’re thrilled that the Amulet theatre is a Great British theatre finalist, this award recognises theatres and their champions making an outstanding contribution to UK cultural life. The Amulet has been nominated for the ‘Shining Star’ award this is awarded to an individual or a group of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to…
Buy The Amulet are pleased to reveal we are working in collaboration with Interim Spaces , The Art Bank and Big Fam Disco to create a programme of DJ experiences for young people in Shepton Mallet. We have started by asking them what they would like with a survey at the Sunday Market and will…
Theatres Trust have published their annual register of theatres under threat and the Amulet has once again been included. This year’s Theatres at Risk Register consists of 39 theatres, which all have strong architectural merit, cultural heritage or value to the local community as performance venues. We are thrilled that the Amulet has once again…
A planning application for seven flats in the Amulet has been turned down at appeal. The application was originally submitted in 2020 and was refused by Somerset Council last year, with an appeal against that decision being dismissed by the national planning inspector this week. The flats were to be located in the Amulet’s main…
A brand new exhibition is now on display in The Rising Gallery at The Black Thistle in Shepton Mallet. The works will be on display and avaliable to buy until the end of June. This is a celebration of much of the art work that was created for ongoing campaign. Originally built in 1975 as…
Our community share offer has been reopened once again, following a number of enquiries from potential investors who missed out on the original share offer. The original share offer raised £128,600 from 304 investors, passing the minimum target of £100,000 before the October 2025 offer deadline. The new offer opens with exactly the same details…
Coxley Developments Limited, the owner of the Amulet theatre building in Shepton Mallet, has submitted an appeal to overturn an earlier planning refusal for conversion of the Amulet’s stage and dressing rooms into flats. We intend to oppose this planning appeal because it would mean the permanent loss of Shepton Mallet’s only large scale performance…
We are thrilled to confirm following last year’s very successful pop-up season of events at The Amulet, for 2026 we are leading a collaboration across multiple Shepton Mallet promoters and venues in the first SHEPTON MIDSUMMER FEST. This multi-venue music and arts festival has FREE and TICKETED events and runs from 18 to 28 June….
Last week members of The Amulet Centre voted to elect the society’s first board of Directors, these 10 directors will lead the project and run the community benefit society, now we have a board, volunteers can get involved with working groups. You can read all about our new board below Get in touch to find…
Reminder that the society’s first formal General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 28th January 2026 at the Amulet. Please aim to arrive by 6:45pm for the meeting which will start promptly at 7pm. The formal part of the meeting should last no longer than one hour and there will be time afterwards for less formal discussion. Election of the…