thursday 1
R Around The World Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. This is the Newport Scout & Guide Gang Show 2017. (Until Sat 3)
Bennett Arron Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Recording of Welsh comic’s radio show, Bennett Arron Worries About….
R Image Of An Unknown Young Woman Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. On tomorrow also.
R Last Days Of Judas Iscariot Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2 + 7.15pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. On tomorrow also, at 7.15pm only.
R Madagascar New Theatre, Cardiff. 1 + 6pm, £10.50-£21.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Orbit present the stage show of the animated movie. No 6pm show on Sun 4. (Until Sun 4)
Off The Page: Marie Toseland Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6.30pm. Info 029 2030 4400. Experimental theatre/performance art from a London-based artist.
Some Guys Have All The Luck Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01792 475715. Rod Stewart’s gruesome life story told in musical form.
R Three Days In The Country Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 029 2030 4400. Play presented by the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama’s Richard Burton Company. On tomorrow also.
friday 2
A Clockwork Orange The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2048 3344. Presented by The Actor’s Wheel.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £7.50-£14. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Ballet Cymru.
R Annie Jr Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £6-£12. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Bridgend Youth Theatre. On tomorrow also.
Anthony King Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Comedy Club night, more acts TBC.
A Regular Little Houdini Millennium Hall, Llanfallteg. 7.30pm, £3.50-£8.50. Info 01834 869323. Presented by Span Arts.
R Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 16.
R RATS (Rose Against The System) Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Black comedy incorporating masks, dance, hip-hop, rock and rhyme in a masquerade. On tomorrow also, at 1.30pm and 8pm.
Sarah And Duck’s Big Top Party Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 4.30pm, £10. Info 01792 602060. Kids’ show based on a Cbeebies programme.
R Stuart Mitchell + Sofie Hagen + Mick Ferry + Jim Smallman Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£8 NUS).
‘Stute Comedy Nights Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 8pm, £12/£11. Info 01495 227206. With standups TBC.
R Wales Final Festival Of One-Act Plays 2017 Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £7.50/£10 both nights. Info 01686 614555. Six plays (three per night) chosen from regional rounds in Conwy, Glamorgan, Gwent, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire and South Breconshire. On tomorrow also.
saturday 3
Courtney Act The Big Top, Cardiff. 7pm-2am, £15-£40. Info 029 2022 8883. Drag Race season six star hits Cardiff courtesy of Rest Is Drag.
Dance Collaboration Maesteg Town Hall. 5.30pm, £5.50. Info 01656 733269.
Hello Cabaret Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464.
R Der Rosenkavalier Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £7-£43. Info 029 2063 6464. Welsh National Opera present Strauss’ opera. The last time they did it, someone who wasn’t me would have typed the listing into Buzz’s listings – a sobering thought indeed. Also on Sat 10 (6pm) and Sat 17 (6pm).
Higgledy Piggledy Pie Carnegie House, Bridgend. 11am, £6. Info 01656 815757. Theatre for ages 3+.
Marty Macdonald’s Toy Machine Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2pm, £10.50/£9.50 kids. Info 01495 243252. Children’s theatre.
Swarm Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £5. Info 01633 868239. Immersive theatre putting the audience in the shoes of a refugee.
Theatre In Focus: Tennessee Williams Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 01792 475715. Script-in-hand performance preceded by an hour-long talk about TW.
sunday 4
Gein’s Family Giftshop + Kiri Pritchard-McClean Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £6-£10. Info 029 2031 0312. Presented by Buffalo Comedy.
Joe & Megan Dolman Theatre, Newport. 4pm, £8. Info 01633 263670. An afternoon of musical theatre.
R Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.
Wahala Comedy Clash: Jamaica vs Africa Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £20. Info 0871 4720400. Featuring standup comics Slim and Kojo, plus more TBC. May the best small island or billion-person continent win.
monday 5
Killer Cells Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2064 6900. Sara Lewis writes and directs a play inspired by first-hand experiences of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. In Swansea on Fri 16.
Stewart Francis + Justin Moorhouse + Jarred Christmas + Mike Gunn Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715. This is the All-Star Stand-Up Tour 2017. If you consider none of these comedians to be stars, please contact me and I will act as ombudsman by forwarding your complaint to the venue.
tuesday 6
Jimmy Carr St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £27.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
R The Woman In Black New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10.50-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. Never-ending West End play goes on tour again. Also at 2.30pm tomorrow, Thurs 8 and Sat 10. £9.50-£28 tomorrow and Thurs 8; £10-£28 on Sat 10. (Until Sat 10)
R Tom Green Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £16. Info 0871 4720400. The mind responsible for Freddy Got Fingered with an unlikely detour into comedy. This date is sold out but an extra one has been added for Thurs 8.
wednesday 7
R Carousel Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 0800 0147111. Amateur production of muical, presented by Colstars. (Until Sat 10)
Constellations Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £10-£15. Info 01646 695267. On In 5 Productions and Little London Theatre Company productions present Nick Payne’s play, a recent Broadway hit showing in Wales for the first time. In Pontardawe on Fri 16. In Cardiff tomorrow and Fri 10; Blackwood on Tue 13; Pontardawe on Fri 16 and Sat 17.
R The Scarecrow’s Wedding Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 5pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. Show for ages 3+, based on the book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. On tomorrow also, at 11am and 1.30pm.
thursday 8
R Blue Remembered Hills Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01600 772467. Dennis Potter’s deceptively dark play, presented by Off Centre Theatre. (Until Sat 10)
R Constellations Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£16. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 10)
R Flowers Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. Live music, puppetry and improvisation combine in this production by Big Loop. (Until Sat 10)
Jarlath Regan The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £13/£9. Info 01633 656757. UK comedian with a new show titled Arseways.
R Last Tango In Ammanford Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £8/£7. Info 0845 2263510. New comedy that sounds like it’s in the Frank Vickery Real Wales vein going on the description. Presented by Ammanford Community Theatre. (Until Sat 10)
National Opera Studio Showcase Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. The Young Artists Of The National Opera Studio are joined by the WNO Orchestra to present staged scenes from great operas.
Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month.
R The Crucible Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Abergavenny Theatre Group. (Until Sat 10)
friday 9
Drew Taylor + Sandi Smith + Steffan Evans + Jonnie Price + Paul James Ystrad RFC. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 435267. A Feel Good Friday comedy night.
Ed Aczel Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464.
Kate Lucas + Andrew Rutledge + Steffan Alun Welcome To Town, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 390015. Freshly Squeezed Comedy with a night of standup. Headliner has been described as “wickedly naughty and deliciously dark” by someone who should be banned by the state from writing, typing or dictating.
R Laura Lexx + Tom Wrigglesworth + Craig Murray + George Rigden Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also, with Craig Murray replaced by another comic TBC (£17.95/£8 NUS).
R Man Of La Mancha The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£7. Info 029 2048 3344. Popular musical, presented here by Quixotic. On tomorrow also.
Russell Kane Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 8pm, £17. Info 0845 2263510. In Cardiff on Wed 21 and Thurs 22.
R The Beautiful Game Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Play following the fortunes of a group of football-playing teenagers and their friends. On tomorrow also, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
R Thoroughly Modern Millie Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. Presented by Arts Centre Stage School. On tomorrow also, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
saturday 10
A Strange New Space Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 11am + 2pm, £5/£4. Info 01495 227206. Kids’ theatre about a young girl who goes into space somehow.
Bluestocking Lounge Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715. Cabaret and burlesque with Mister Meredith, DeeDee La Rouge and more.
Nico + Javier Jarquin + John Robertson Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960. Can’t believe that deceased Velvet Underground vocalist Nico is making her mark in the world of weekend pisshead standup comedy! Is what I would hilariously yell at the stage if I attended this, throwing whoever this Nico is off their stride no doubt.
Tiny Toes Ballet Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 1 + 6.30pm, £8 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Pupils aged 3-8 perform their ballet, tap, music and mime. It’s not specified if the pupils’ toes are especially tiny even for their age, or just compared to adult ballet dancers.
We’ll Have To Do It Again Then Won’t We? Woo! Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 0845 2263510. I’m going to convert to Buddhism so I can have the title of this show, a family panto of some sort, written on my gravestone.
sunday 11
Mark Olver + Lloyd Griffith + Spencer Jones Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Olver’s comedy night, The Gathering, also on Sun 18 and Sun 25.
monday 12
Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.
*Limmy Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £16/£13 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. I love Limmy. This is his storytelling show, That’s Your Lot.
tuesday 13
R Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 1 + 4.30pm, £8-£15.50. Info 01792 475715. Live kids’ show based on TV programme On tomorrow also, at 10am and 1pm.
Constellations Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01495 227206.
R Hairspray Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £12. Info 0300 3656677. Amateur music presented by Stage 8. Also on at 2pm on Sat 17. (Until Sat 17)
Heroes, Heroines & H’everybody Else Parc Cwm Darren, Blackwood. 9.30am + 8pm, £10/£7 under-16s. Info 01495 227206. A sort of theatrical megamix of Shakespeare.
R Mark Thomas Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. A new work-in-progress show titled Predictable, about gambling on the future. With a political angle as you might expect, or indeed predict. On tomorrow also.
R Not Dead Enough New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13-£30. Info 029 2087 8889. Thriller by Peter James, starring people who have been on Corrie, Hollyoaks and Strictly. Also at 2.30pm tomorrow, Thurs 15 and Sat 17. £11-£30 tomorrow and Thurs 8; £15-£33 on Fri 16; £13-£33 on Sat 17. (Until Sat 17)
R The Government Inspector Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. Presented by Newport Playgoers’ Society. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 17 (tickets £11 for that performance). (Until Sat 17)
wednesday 14
Forbidden Nights Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £23.50/£20. Info 01633 868239. Male strip show. In Llanelli on Fri 16; Narberth on Thurs 22.
Jane Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 1 + 7.15pm, £10.50. Info 01792 475715. Fluellen present Francis Hardy’s play about Jane Austen.
Mrs Brown’s Boys Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £22.50-£39.50. Info 029 2022 4488. On at 1.30pm and 6.30pm on Sat 17; 1.30pm only on Sun 18. (Until Sun 18)
Up Pompeii Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £7/£5.50. Info 01656 733269. Comedy by Miles Tredinnick, presented by Llynfi Valley Amateur Dramatic Society.
thursday 15
A Charity Evening Of Comedic Cabaret Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £7. Info 01633 868239. Presented by Theatre AdHoc in association with Rotary Clubs of Henllys and Pontypool.
R A-Lad-In A Talent Contest YMCA Theatre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £6/£4. Info 07547 797125. The NewLink Wales Summer Pantomime is a modern-day update of Aladdin. Also on at 1.30pm on Sat 17. (Until Sat 17)
Mr Dickens Entertains: The Story Of Charles Dickens Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10.50. Info 01792 475715. Presented by Fluellen.
Susan Calman Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7 + 9pm, £16. Info 029 2030 4400. New set from TV-panel-show-production-companies-on-speed-dial comedian. Sold out.
The Death Hilarious The Big Top, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Comedy collective.
The Dreamboys Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17.50-£27.50. Info 01792 475715.
Y Twr Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8-£14. Info 01792 602060. Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s new opera, written by Guto Puw.
friday 16
Abergavenny Chronicled Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. A cast of local performers explore more than 900 years of Abergavenny’s history through popular music and songs.
R Constellations Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01792 863722. On tomorrow also.
Forbidden Nights Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.45pm, £20/£25. Info 0845 2263510.
Killer Cells Volcano, Swansea. 2.30pm. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. This performance is part of the Storytelling For Health International Conference, which takes place in several venues across Swansea including this one. I’m finding the given information quite confusing to be honest but check out www.
artsinhealth.wales if you’re interested.
R Nathan Caton + Paul Thorne + Allyson Smith + Alistair Barrie Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£8 NUS).
Rat Pack Live Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £22.50-£24.50. Info 01656 815995.
Seren Stars: True Colours Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1.15pm, £5/£3.50. Info 01874 611622. Variaty show.
Seriously Dead Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50/£20. Info 01792 475715. New comedy play based around a smalltime crook who attends a funeral.
Simon Emanuel + Drew Taylor + Josh Elton + Andrew Rutledge + Phil King The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8. Info 01497 821762. Standup comedy and, in the case of King who plays last, folk-rock.
Stolen National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. New production by The Devil’s Violin.
saturday 17
Joseff Badman: Close-Up Magic Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A demo of magic tricks in the bar area.
Karen Bailey + Jarlath Regan + Ben Briggs Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
RSD Dance Extravaganza Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 1.30pm, £7/£6.50. Info 0800 0147111.
The Grumbleweeds Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £19/£18. Info 01633 868239. Veteran comedy revue.
The Light Princess Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £17-£22.50. Info 0845 2263510. Ballet Cymru present a brand new ballet featuring a score by Catrin Finch. In Milford Haven on Wed 21.
sunday 18
R Bugsy Malone Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Presented by Sharon Higgins Musical Theatre Youth Group. On tomorrow also.
Mark Olver + Sarah Pascoe Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Paul Sinha + Nick Page + Paul James The Marquee, Castle Green, Llantrisant. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Standup night. Part of something called Beating The Bounds.
monday 19
R Apocalypso The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757. Immpersive theatre experience, presented by Tin Shed and held in the venue’s basement. Tue 20 and Wed 21 are sign language/audio description shows. (Until Thurs 23)
R Footloose Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12-£31. Info 01792 475715. Gareth Gates stars in latest take on 80s musical. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 24. (Until Sat 24)
tuesday 20
A Children’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Parc Cwm Darran, Blackwood. 6pm, £10/£7 kids. Info 01495 227206.
Jarlath Regan Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 8pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Comedy Club night, more acts TBC.
R The Graduate New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. With Catherine McCormack as Mrs Robinson. Also at 2.30pm on Thurs 22 and Sat 24. £12-£29 on Thurs 8; £14-£33 on Fri 23; £12-£33 on Sat 24. (Until Sat 24)
wednesday 21
Black Is The Colour Of My Voice Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. One-woman show based on the life, and songs, of Nina Simone. I’m told (by someone who went) this is really good.
Forms Of Enquiry Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre set in an obscure governmental department.
Kevin & Karen St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £31.50-£45. Info 029 2087 8444. Last month I was asked if I knew who these people were and, despite never having heard of them before, correctly guessed based on their name that they were a dancing duo off Strictly.
R Russell Kane Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £17. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.
The Light Princess Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8.50-£15.50. Info 01646 695267.
thursday 22
R Jesus Christ Superstar Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 850805. Amateur production of famous musical. On tomorrow also at 6.30pm.
R Spamalot Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 0333 6663366. Pythonic comedy romp, the first production in this year’s Everyman Theatre Festival which runs until Sat 29 July. Also at 3pm on Sat 24 and Sat 1 July. (Until Sat 1 July)
Forbidden Nights Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £20/£25 first five rows. Info 01834 869323. The fifth row back is the furthest away the human eye can see each performer’s scrotal contours.
friday 23
Comedy Night Carnegie House, Bridgend. 8pm, £9/£7.50. Info 01656 815757. Monthly night with acts TBC.
R Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Carl Ryan leads the Wardens Theatre Company on a journey that explores the dynamics between people, through a series of monologues, duologues, solos and duets. On tomorrow also.
R George Zach + Steve Shanyaski + Carly Smallman + Mark Nelson Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£8 NUS).
Ignacio Lopez The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £7 adv. Info 01495 355800.
Sophie Willan + Kate Lucas Pontardawe Arts Centre. 8pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 01792 863722. Standup.
R West Side Story Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sun 25)
saturday 24
A Night At The Opera Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £10. Info 0300 3656677.
Eisteddfod Rhydaman Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 1pm, £4 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Traditional and contemporary Welsh entertainment, with competitions suitable for individuals of all ages.
Mr Maker & The Shapes Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 10am, 1.30pm + 4pm, £14.50/£11 kids. Info 0845 2263510. The name sounds like a really bad indie band from about 2006 but is actually someone off Cbeebies.
Shake That Thing! Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01792 602060. A celebration of 1920s-40s swing dance with a live band.
Sully O’Sullivan + Thomas Green + John Lynn Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
The Eighth Story Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50 kids. Info 01792 475715. Lunchtime theatre presented by Fluellen.
The Importance Of Being Earnest Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Concept Players.
sunday 25
Dance For The World 2017 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £10/£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Production featuring pupils from Cardiff-based dance schools.
Mark Olver + Elliot Steel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Pride & Prejudice Cardigan Castle. 7.30pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200. Presented by Illyria, their first outdoor theatre performance of 2017.
Standup In The Park Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £10. Info 0333 6663366. Everyman Theatre Festival evening of comedy, in aid of Amnesty International and featuring sets from Clint Edwards, Mike Bubbins, Jethro Bradley and Kockov.
monday 26
R Do I Have To Wake Up? Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 11am + 1.30pm, £10/£7. Info 01874 611622. Interactive theatre for kids aged 2-8. On tomorrow also.
tuesday 27
R Jane Eyre Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £11-£41. Info 029 2063 6464. Re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë’s novel, a collaboration between the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic directed by Sally Cookson. Also on at 2.15pm on Thurs 29 and Sat 1 July. £16-£47 on Fri 30 and Sat 1 July. (Until Sat 1 July)
R Mobile Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 5, 6, 7 + 8pm, £7.50/£6. Info 0845 2263510. A 40-minute theatre performance set in a caravan for audiences of eight people at a time. On tomorrow also; in Llanelli on Thurs 29
R Shirley Valentine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. With Jodie Prenger as Shirley. Also at 2.30pm on Thurs 29 and Sat 1 July. £10.50-£28 on Thurs 29; £12-£31 on Fri 30; £11-£31 on Sat 1 July. (Until Sat 1 July)
wednesday 28
Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715. With acts TBC.
Joel Dommett Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm. Info 01600 772467. Standup comedian. Sold out.
R Oes Rhaid I Mi Ddeffro? Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £6/free teachers. Info 01239 621200. Welsh language production (Do I Have To Wake Up? in English) for kids aged 2-8. On tomorrow also.
Rhythm Of The Dance Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50-£26. Info 01792 475715. Irish step dance show with live music.
R Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. Sondheim musical. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 5 July. No performance on Tue 2 July. (Until Sun 6 July)
The Tempest Caerphilly Castle. 7-9pm, £5-£14.50. Info 01443 336000. Presented by Taking Flight Theatre.
thursday 29
Andrew Rutledge + Karen Sherrard + Matt Stellingwerf + Drew Taylor High Street Social, Treorchy. 6.30pm, £12.50. Info 01443 778352. This night is called Comedy & Curry and experts are predicting that a curry will therefore be included in the ticket price.
Forms Of Enquiry Carnegie House, Bridgend. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815757. New drama by Martin Pursey, presented by Fluellen Theatre.
R Mobile Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 5, 6, 7 + 8pm, £7.50/£6. Info 0845 2263510. On at 11am, 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 5.15pm, 6pm, 7pm and 7.45pm on Sat 1 July. (Until Sat 1 July)
Phil Cooper + Dan Thomas Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8/£7. Info 0845 2263510. Standup comedy.
Spencer Jones + Mark Simmons + Brennan Reece Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Comedy Club night. This bill is in Brecon tomorrow.
R The Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8.50-£11.50. Info 01646 695267. This is a murder mystery set in New York state circa 1940, and is presented by the flagrantly named Xenon Liberal Arts. (Until Sat 1 July)
Under Milk Wood Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50/£5 under-25s. Info 01874 611622. Dylan Thomas’ meisterwerk, as presented by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
friday 30
R Dan Thomas + Ben Norris + Maff Brown + Paul Myrehaug Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£8 NUS).
R La Voix Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Top British drag artist. On tomorrow also. See Upfront.
Sied Tad-Cu Ted Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 6.15pm, £5/£3.50. Info 0845 2263510. Welsh language kids’ musical.
Spencer Jones + Mark Simmons + Brennan Reece Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £10. Info 01874 611622. Presented by Little Wander.
R The Desert Daydreamer Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas, Vale Of Glamorgan. 1 + 7pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Family-friendly puppet theatre, presented by the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama. On at 11am and 2pm on Sat 1 July. No performance on Sun 2 July. (Until Sat 5 July)
The Faaaabulous Ceri Dupress Show The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666.
R The First Hippo On The Moon Grand Theatre, Swansea. 1.30 + 4pm, £13.50/£10.50. Info 01792 475715. David Walliams’ story adapted for the stage. On tomorrow also, at 10.30am and 1pm.