Culture
The Brewhouse Theatre is the largest theatre and arts centre in Taunton, offering drama, dance, comedy, music, workshops, exhibitions and poetry by both local and national touring artists such as actor Simon Callow and clarinetist Emma Johnson in Spring 2012. The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre also operates as a theatre and is based at Heathfield Community School.
Taunton is home to many choirs and orchestras who mainly perform in the many churches in the town, or in the theatres and chapels of the various Taunton schools. Many of the local musical and drama groups are members of the Taunton Association of Performing Arts (TAPA) which produces a diary and anti-clash calendar of performances in and around the town.
Occasionally, larger-scale events are held at County Ground, Taunton, such as Elton John in 2006 who will return to the same venue in 2012.
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