saturday 1
35 Times Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0844 8700887. Mercury Theatre Wales with a show about six women who meet at a coffee morning. In Cardiff from Tue 11-Sat 15.
Cardiff Cabaret Club: Up The Coliseum! Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Featuring cabaret/burlesque type performances from Paul Martin, Khandie Kisses, The Persian Belles, Frenchy Petite, Kitty Katasphorphy and Charlie Lou plus FooFooLaBelle and the Cardiff Cabaret Club troupe.
Dance Blast Annual Showcase Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £8/£5. Info 01873 850805.
Dan Thomas + Ben Norris + Maff Brown + Paul Myrehaug Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Dolman: 50 Golden Years Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £15. Info 01633 263670. Featuring a variety of local talent.
Golden Thread Playback Theatre Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1pm, £3-£7. Info 029 2030 4400. Stories from the audience are brought to life in improvised style.
Jane Eyre Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.15 + 7.15pm, £16-£47. 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.
La Voix Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Top British drag artist.
Mobile Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 11am, 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 5.15pm, 6pm, 7pm and 7.45pm, £7.50/£6. Info 0845 2263510. A 40-minute theatre performance set in a caravan for audiences of eight people at a time. (Until Sat 1 July)
Moment(o)s Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Cabaret show on the topic of mental health, based on the experiences of a patient in Whitchurch mental hospital.
Patrick Monahan + Ignacio Lopez Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Double bill of comedy; first event, too, of the Neath Comedy Festival, which runs all month. Where an event is related to it, I will make a note of that for your elucidation.
Service! Episodes 1 & 2 AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2045 1588. Clock Tower Theatre present the first part of an Edinburgh preview for their hotel-themed comedy, which premiered in 2013. Parts 3 and 4 are on Fri 7 and Sat 8.
Shirley Valentine New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11-£31. Info 029 2087 8889. With Jodie Prenger as Shirley. Started last month, finishes today.
Spamalot Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 3 + 8pm, £15/£13. Info 0333 6663366. Pythonic comedy romp, the first production in this year’s Everyman Theatre Festival which runs until Sat 29.
υSweeney 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. No performance tomorrow. (Until Sun 6)
υThe Desert Daydreamer Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas, Vale Of Glamorgan. 11am + 2pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Family-friendly puppet theatre, presented by the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama. On at 1 + 7pm all other days, apart from Sun 2 July when there’s no performance. (Until Sat 5)
The First Hippo On The Moon Grand Theatre, Swansea. 10.30am + 1pm, £13.50/£10.50. Info 01792 475715. David Walliams’ story for kids, adapted for the stage.
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.
The Scarecrow’s Wedding Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £11/£10. Info 01656 815995. Kids’ theatre based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Windsor + Chris Betts + Rhodri Rhys Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
sunday 2
A Musical Journey – Past, Present And Future Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5pm, £18. Info 029 2063 6464. Featuring pro West End/Broadway performers plus south Wales school pupils.
Ivo Graham + Suzi Ruffell Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £6-£10. Info 029 2031 0312. Presented by Buffalo Comedy.
υLive Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.
Mark Olver + Rhys James + Mark Smith Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Operasonic: Newport Legends The Riverfront, Newport. 4.30pm, £5. Info 01633 656757. A range of stories from Newport legend, set to music by Errolyn Wallen and performed in opera style by local primary school pupils. I hope it includes the time when John Sicolo from TJ’s called Jon Spencer gay because he asked for a vegetarian meal.
monday 3
υCCBC Community Dance Festival Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £8/£7. Info 01495 227206. Community dance groups from across the Borough showcase their talents. (Until Thurs 6)
υOut Of Order Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15.50-£27. Info 01792 475715. Award-winning comedy by Ray Cooney. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 5 and sat 8. (Until Sat 8)
υStreet Scene Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. Kurt Weill’s opera-meets-musical, set in Manhattan and presented by the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama. (Until Wed 5)
tuesday 4
υBuddy New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12-£31. Info 029 2087 8889. Hit West End show about Buddy Holly is back. Also at 2.30pm tomorrow and Thurs 6; 4pm and 8pm on Sat 8. £10.50-£31 tomorrow and Thurs 6; £13-£33 on Fri 7; £12-£33 on Sat 8. (Until Sat 8)
Cambridge Footlights Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £12/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Comedy sketch troupe from the university that puts the ‘bridge’ into Oxbridge. I think we have a preview of this going Upfront, and my prediction is that it will include a long list of famous Footlights alumni, but no-one born after 1980.
υFunny Girl Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17.50-£47.50. Info 029 2063 6464. West End hit that made a star of Barbara Streisand. Sheridan Smith takes the lead role here, and if you didn’t already know she’s famous, you can tell by the way the venue is at pains to point out she won’t be performing at the matinee show tomorrow. In case anyone gets mad and asks for their money back I guess. Also on at 2.30pm tomorrow, Thurs 6 and Sat 8. £22.50-£52.50 on Fri 7 and Sat 8. (Until Sat 8)
The Tim Vine Chat Show Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.15pm, free. Info 01873 850805. Punny comedian records two episodes of his Radio 4 show. You have to apply for tickets online and it might be too late now, but equally might not!
υTreorchy Comprehensive Junior Production Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7pm, £7. Info 0800 0147111. On tomorrow also.
wednesday 5
Do I Have To Wake Up? Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 11am + 1.30pm, £5. Info 01646 695267. Kids’ show presented by Theatr Arad Goch. In Cardiff on Fri 7 and Sat 8; Newtown on Mon 10.
Senior Youth Theatre Performance Showcase Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01874 611622.
thursday 6
Aspergers Are Us Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. See Upfront. In Neath tomorrow.
Jack In The Blood: The Book Of Ancestors The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8-10pm, £6. Info 01267 231012. Theatrical storytelling show.
Noel James + Mike Bubbins Cardigan Castle. 6.30pm, £10/£9. Info 01239 621200. Welsh language standup set. Noel is performing here tomorrow and in Neath on Sat 8, both in English.
υOliver! Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.15pm, £7. Info 01633 868239. Presented by Congress Junior Theatre. On at 2pm and 7.15pm on Sat 8. (Until Sat 8)
υThe Comedy Of Errors Cardiff Castle. 6.30pm, £16/£11 kids. Info 029 2087 8100. Open air theatre presented by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. On tomorrow also.
The Noise Next Door Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £14.50 adv. Info 0871 4720400. Comedy quartet, seem to play here quite often.
υThe Vicar Of Dibley Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 0333 6663366. The play of the TV series, part of this month’s Everyman Theatre Festival. Also on at 3pm on Sat 8 and Sat 15. (Until Sat 15)
Tony Law + Paul James The Duke, Neath. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 01639 643892. Neath Comedy Festival show.
friday 7
All About My Tits Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030 4400. One-woman show – as the title may have indicated – in which Anna Suschitzky tracks the development of her breasts in the previous 30 years and gives it some sort of cultural/medical/anthropological context I shouldn’t wonder.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £15.50/£14.50. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Ballet Cymru.
Aspergers Are Us Gwyn Hall, Neath. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Neath Comedy Festival show.
υDisney’s Beauty And The Beast Jnr Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510. This showing appears to be sold out but it’s on tomorrow also at 11am and 2pm
υDo I Have To Wake Up? Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am + 1.30pm, £7. Info 029 2063 6464. In English first, then Welsh. On tomorrow also (in Welsh first, then English).
υDrones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 21.
I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again – Again! Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £12. Info 01600 772467. Stage version of longrunning comedy radio show. Jo Kendall and Mitch Benn feature here..
Jenny Collier + The Death Hilarious + Ignacio Lopez Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 384111. Comedy Club night. In Pontypridd tomorrow.
Jeremy Hardy Cardigan Castle. 8.30pm, £14/£5 unwaged. Info 01239 621200.
υLost Voice Guy + Rob Rouse + Owen O’Neill + James Cook Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).
υMoments In Time Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 6.30pm, £10-£13.50. Info 01646 695267. Historical dance production, presented by Amethyst Dance Pembrokeshire. On tomorrow also.
Noel James Cardigan Castle. 6.30pm, £10/£9. Info 01239 621200.
Phill Jupitus Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 8pm, £14. Info 01982 552555. In Cardigan tomorrow.
υService! Episodes 3 & 4 AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2045 1588. Presented by Clock Tower Theatre. On tomorrow also.
υStars In Their Eyes Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £8. Info 01633 263670. Presented by the The Sharon Higgins School Of Dance And Musical Theatre On at 5.15pm on Sun 9. (Until Sun 9)
υStudio Streetwise: Movies Inc. Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £14/£13. Info 0800 0147111. Dance showcase. On tomorrow also.
υThe World Is Our Oyster Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. Classical students of the Dance School perform an adaptation of The Little Mermaid. On tomorrow also.
saturday 8
Barbara Nice Cardigan Castle. 6pm, £8-£12. Info 01239 621200. Comedy show from “the Edinburgh Fringe’s favourite housewife” apparently.
Brendon Burns And Colt Cabana Do Comedy & Commentary To Bad Wrestling Matches Tiny Rebel, Newport. 8pm, £10/£9. Info 01633 252538. This is an Edinburgh preview show where Burns, a comedian, and Cabana, a former WWE wrestler, do what it says on the tin. Sounds funny actually. Moved from Le Pub, which will be temporarily closed by this date. In Cardiff tomorrow. See Stage.
Giovanni Pernice & Luba Mushtuk Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £28/£25. Info 01686 614555. Two dancers from Strictly star in a show entitled Dance Is Life.
Gotta Dance Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715. Presented by The Performance Factory Dance School.
Jenny Collier + The Death Hilarious + Ignacio Lopez The Muni, Pontypridd. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01443 490390. Comedy.
Jeremy Hardy Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 8pm, £14/£5 unwaged. Info 01982 552555.
Noel James Neath Cricket Club. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01639 643719. Neath Comedy Festival show.
Phill Jupitus Cardigan Castle. 8.30pm, £14. Info 01239 621200.
Robin Morgan + John Ryan + Kane Brown Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
Rubicon Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Dance showcase.
sunday 9
Brendon Burns And Colt Cabana Do Comedy & Commentary To Bad Wrestling Matches Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£9. Info 029 2030 4400.
Drew Taylor + Steffan Evans + Col Howarth Cardigan Castle. 8.30pm, £9/£8. Info 01239 621200. Standup night titled Tales From Wales.
Hello Cabaret Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 0333 6663366. Everyman Theatre Festival event.
Mark Olver + Danny McLoughlin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Milkshake! Live Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11.30am + 2.30pm, £12-£18. Info 029 2063 6464. Big hitter kids’ show.
No Human Is Illegal Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 12.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 673739.Play written by Katy Arnell and performed by BTEC Performing Arts students from Leyton Sixth Form College, London. It looks at the public response to the refugee crisis.
The Comedy Of Errors Cardigan Castle. 5.30pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200. Presented by Illyria.
monday 10
Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.
Do I Have To Wake Up? Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £5. Info 01686 614555. In Welsh first, then English.
υF.E.A.R.Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Edinburgh preview show by local avant-garde theatre aves Mr & Mrs Clark. (Until Thurs 13)
υFame Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7pm, £5.50-£8.50. Info 01239 621200. Musical presented by Dynamix Performing Arts School. (Until Wed 12)
tuesday 11
υ35 Times Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 15)
υA Chorus Line Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £13/£9. Info 0845 2263510. Musical set at a Broadway chorus audition. (Until Fri 14)
υKing Henry School Show: The Sound Of Musicals Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £10/£9. Info 01873 850805. “Please Note: The school have had to cancel their plans to stage The Sound Of Music due to licensing issues.” (Until Thurs 13)
Phil Cooper + Dan Thomas Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Two Welsh language standups.
υWe’re Going On A Bear Hunt Grand Theatre, Swansea. 4.30pm, £12. Info 01792 475715. The stage show of the kids’ book. On tomorrow at 10.30am and 4.30pm; 10.30am and 1.30pm on Sat 13. (Until Sat 13)
thursday 13
υA Chorus Line Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Musical. (Until Sat 15)
υDeffro’r Gwanwyn The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh language production based on Frank Wedekind’s play Spring Awakening. On tomorrow also.
Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month.
υRichard III Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £9 adv. Info 01685 384111. Presented by Showcase Performing Arts. On tomorrow also.
Robert White + Paul James The Duke, Neath. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 01639 643892. Neath Comedy Festival show.
υThe Government Inspectors Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4-£8. Info 029 2064 6900. Sherman Players present Gogol’s satirical comedy. (Until Sat 15)
Tickledom Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £12/£8. Info 01970 623232. Family musical. In Port Talbot on Tue 18; Pontypridd on Thurs 20; Barry on Sat 22; Cwmbran on Wed 26 and Thurs 27; Cardif on Sun 30.
friday 14
CSSA Just Dance Finals Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6pm, £2-£4. Info 01495 243252. Featuring dance acts from across this borough.
Eugene Onegin Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 6-9..30pm, £18 adv. Info 01239 841387. Tchaikovsky’s opera, directed here by PJ Harris. Includes a 90-minute supper interval.
Halfway To Paradise Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50/£20. Info 01792 475715.Billy Fury-themed musical.
υRobin Morgan + Jojo Smith + Ian Coppinger + Ro Campbell Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).
RuPocalypse Pulse, Cardiff. 8pm-1am, £20-£60. Info 029 2064 1010. Sickening Events present two more Drag Race faves, Sharon Needles and Phi Phi O’Hara, doing some kind of lip sync battle.
υThe Greatest Show On Earth: Janet Stephens Dance Theatre Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 6pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01495 227206. Annual dance showcase with a rather bold title. On tomorrow also, at 12pm.
saturday 15
A Midsummer Night’s Dream YMCA Theatre, Cardiff. 2pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Stanwell School do Shakespeare. This is a Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show, of which there are many running in various venues until Sat 22.
υBen & Holly’s Little Kingdom New Theatre, Cardiff. 10m, 1pm + 4pm, £9-£16. Info 029 2087 8889. Stage version of kids’ cartoon. On tomorrow also at 10am and 1pm.
Fruit Salad!!! Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 12.30 + 2pm, £6. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Comedy magician for families. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
Grandma’s Tale Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475715. Groundswell’s dance-based take on Little Red Riding Hood.
Hiraeth: I Didn’t Get To Breathe Today West Wharf Gallery, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show by the Frag(mental) dance company.
How To Build A Time Machine AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
Jack Whitehall Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £29.50-£33.50. Info 029 2063 6464.
Mayzmuzik Showcase 2017 Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 12.30 + 6pm, £6.50/£5. Info 01873 850805. South Wales performing arts school.
υMid Wales Dance Academy Annual Show Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 6pm, £10.50/£9.50. Info 01874 611622. On tomorrow also, at 2pm and 5pm.
Patricia Cornelius: Do Not Go Gentle Crossway Church, Barry. 3-5pm, £5. Info 07982 319456. Workshop-style play reading.
RSD High School Musical The Muni, Pontypridd. 5pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01443 490390.
Stories Of Us The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £5. Info 01633 656757. Personal anecdotes turned into a theatre performance by HATCH and Tin Shed Theatre Co.
Tea & Scratch The Gate, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Short theatre pieces being shown to an audience for the first time. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
Tim Fitzhigham + Joe Rowntree + Micky P Kerr Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
υWhere Do Little Birds Go? Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £9/£7. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Camilla Whitehall’s poignant play about a kidnapping by the Kray Twins. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show. On tomorrow also.
sunday 16
Dance On The Mountain Blaenavon World Heritage Centre + Workmen’s Hall. 11am-4pm, free. Info 07794 574572, A celebration of traditional folk dance.
Drag Night Mary’s, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
Horrible Histories: The Best Of Barmy Britain Pembroke Castle.11am + 3.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01646 681510. Two performances of this popular kids’ history theatre show.
Mark Olver + Robin Morgan + George Egg Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.
Pride & Prejudice St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £14/£8. Info 01446 799100. Outdoor theatre presented by Illyria.
monday 17
Activate Dance Summer Showcase Gwyn Hall, Neath. 6pm, £5. Info 0300 3656677.
υChurch Of Phil Recruitment Seminar Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show, described as a “DIY comedy experience in the form of a fictional cult initiation ceremony”. Sounds potentially good! On tomorrow also.
Flash The Big Top, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Theatre with live music, on the topic of mental health. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
υGrease Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15-£41. Info 029 2063 6464. See Stage for a preview of this. I can however perform the same function in a fraction of the space by noting that Tom from The Wanted is in the lead role, and suggesting you look the plot of Grease up on Wikipedia if you don’t know it. On at 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Fri 21 and Fri 28 (£13-£41 on these dates); 5pm and 8.30pm on Sat 22 and Sat 29 (£18-£44 on these dates). (Until Sat 29)
tuesday 18
υBody Double Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10-£16. Info 01792 475715. You know I get a bit tetchy in these listings about plays which are about plays? This is play about a play within a play. Whatever next! No, don’t tell me. Also on at 2pm on Sat 22. (Until Sat 22)
Head In The Clouds The Met, Abertillery. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £4 adv. Info 01495 355800. Ipdip Theatre present an interactive show aimed at babies and toddlers. In Blackwood tomorrow; Ystradgynlais on Wed 26.
Tickledom Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7pm, £14 adv/£8 kids. Info 01639 763214.
Variations Of Pointe II Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 07900 314245. New triple bill programme of dance.
wednesday 19
Head In The Clouds Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, £3.50. Info 01495 227206.
Jane Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995. One-woman show where Emma Macnab plays Jane Austen.
Many Man The Big Top, Cardiff. 6pm, £8. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. One-man play as part of the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival.
Smut Slam Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Community storytelling open mic based on real life, hosted by Cameryn Moore. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
υThe Last Supper Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622. Described by its creators as “an intimate performance for 39 people (three sets of 13). We (the performers) eat the last words and recall the last moments of famous people throughout history. And to some of the audience we serve last meal requests from prisoners who were on death row Texas.” On at 2pm and 7.30pm tomorrow. (Until Fri 21)
thursday 20
5 Encounters On A Site Called Craigslist Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, £10/£15 with other CFTF event. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Solo show, part of the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival, looking at our attempts to connect with each other.
υDisney’s Aladdin Junior Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 10.30am + 12.30pm, £10. Info 0333 6663366. Kids’ show, part of this month’s Everyman Theatre Festival. Also on at these times on Sat 29; every other day it’s on at 12pm and 2.30pm. (Until Sat 29)
υMacbeth Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 0333 6663366. Part of this month’s Everyman Theatre Festival. Also on at 3pm on Sat 22 and Sat 29. (Until Sat 29)
Matt Price + Paul James The Duke, Neath. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 01639 643892. Neath Comedy Festival show.
Nerdfucker Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, £10/£15 with other CFTF event. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival play about the underbelly of geekdom.
The Singular Exploits Of Sherlock Holmes Queens Hall, Narberth. 6.45pm, £10. Info 01834 869323. Actor Jonathan Goodwin stars as Sherl; Don’t Go Into The Cellar present.
υThe Tempest Stackpole Lodge Park Woods, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £6-£14.50. Info 01646 695267. Outdoor theatre, presented by Taking Flight and the Torch Theatre. On at 12pm and 7pm on Fri 21; 4pm and 7pm on Sat 22, then near Roch on Sun 23. (Until Sat 22)
υThe Wizard Of Oz Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01685 384111. Classical musical presented by Redhouse Performance Academy. (Until Sun 23)
Tickledom The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £8-£10. Info 01443 490390.
friday 21
Fantasy Feet: Treading The Boards Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 5.30pm, £15/£10. Info 0800 0147111. Dance showcase.
υJamali Maddix + Bruce Devlin + Trevor Crook + Julian Deane Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).
υLittle Shop Of Horrors Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £2.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. Musical presented here by The Stage Centre. On tomorrow also, at 2pm and 7pm.
Nina Bo’nina Brown + Jaymes Mansfield Pulse, Cardiff. 7pm (6.30pm VIP), £15-£35. Info 029 2064 1010. Sickening Events’ first birthday bash features two more Drag Race graduates, from Season 9 this time.
Stories For The Silver Tree Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Storytelling with music. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
The End Of… Cabaret The Gate, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Short theatre pieces being shown to an audience for the first time. Presented by Mary Bijou Cabaret And Social Club; Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show.
You Are Here AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival show, delivered as a sort of performative lecture.
saturday 22
All The Highwayman AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff. 11.30am + 2pm, £5. Info www.cardifffringetheatrefestival.co.uk. Family show as part of the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival, indeed its last event this year.
Bring On Tomorrow Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. A celebration of musical theatre, featuring a live band.
Craig Campbell Miners Welfare Hall, Resolven. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 01639 710320. Neath Comedy Festival show.
James Gill + Stephen Bailey + Ray Badran Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.
Pure Imagination: A Musical Revue Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7pm, £11/£9. Info 01639 763214.
υSummer Variety Show Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 6pm, £7.50/£5.50. Info 0845 2263510. Also on Sat 29.
The Wicked Wizard Of Oz Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 01686 614555. Presented by AdiictDance.
Tickledom Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 4pm, £10/£8. Info 01446 738622.
υTiddly Prom: Bert’s Magical Musical Farmyard St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 10.30am, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Annual Welsh Proms events for toddlers. No show tomorrow. (Until Sat 29)
sunday 23
Archie Maddocks + Chris Martin Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £6-£10. Info 029 2031 0312. Presented by Buffalo Comedy.
The Tempest Hilton Court Gardens, Roch, Pembrokeshire. 5.30pm, £6-£14.50. Info 01646 695267.
Tiny Toes Travellers – Around The World Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm. Info 01633 868239. Dance showcase.
Twelfth Night Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17/£15. Info 0333 6663366. Presented by Everyman Youth Theatre and part of the Everyman Theatre Festival.
monday 24
The Wind In The Willows Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 5.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor theatre presented by the Grand Pavilion.
υWonderland Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18-£43. Info 01792 475715. Lavish musical of American origin, based on Alice In Wonderland and featuring music by Frank Wildhorn, whose credits include a Whitney Houston song I’ve never actually heard of. Also at 2.30pm on Thurs 27 and Sat 29. (Until Sat 29)
tuesday 25
All That Malarkey Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Cabaret quartet.
Higgledy Piggledy Pie Queens Hall, Narberth. 2pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01834 869323. Kids’ theatre presented by Span Arts.
Made In Dagenham – The Musical Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01446 738622. Presented by Billboard Ensemble.
Musicfest: Gadael Tir Medina, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Gwilym Morus-Baird and Owen Shiers’ show that tells the story of land rights and protest in Wales.
υSugar Baby Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Edinburgh Fringe preview show by Dirty Protest, about a small-time drug dealer in Cardiff. (Until Fri 28)
wednesday 26
Head In The Clouds The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10.30am + 1pm, £5/free under 3 months. Info 01639 843163.
Heartwood Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 9pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Theatre with puppetry and live music, presented by Pinecone Penguin Theatrical.
The Tale Of The Cockatrice Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Theatre with puppetry and live music (again), presented by Mumblecrust Theatre and Peafrog Puppetry.
Well Thumbed Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Edinburgh Fringe preview of Notional Theatre’s stand-up literature event with Terry Victor, described as “a mischievous and very rude exploration of the classics”. Accompanied by an exhibition of Well Thumbed authors by Carl Chapple.
thursday 27
Ian Cognito + Paul James The Duke, Neath. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 01639 643892. Neath Comedy Festival show.
υPirates Of Penzance St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2087 8444. Presnted by the Unknown Theatre Company. (Until Sat 29)
The Emperor’s New Clothes Cardigan Castle. 6.30pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200. Presented by Illyria.
υThe Revlon Girl Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 863722. Edinburgh preview run for a play which looks at families affected by the Aberfan disaster, eight months after the inciedent itself.
υThoroughly Modern Millie Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 01639 763214. (Until Sat 29)
υTickledom Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 2 + 7pm, £14/£8. Info 01633 868239. On tomorrow also, at 7pm.
friday 28
υAdam Bloom + Jonnie Price + Clint Edwards Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS), with another act TBC for both nights.
Billionaire Boy Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 6.30pm, £12/£8. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor theatre presented by the Grand Pavilion and Heartbreak Productions.
Brendon Burns & Craig Quartermaine Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. Shouty Australian comedian (also here on Sun 9) and journalist with a show that claims to be about the need for an honest discussion of racism in the “post-Trump, post-Brexit era”. At the time of writing Trump is still president and Britain is still scheduled to leave the EU, but by late July this pair may be proved correct.
υInto The Woods Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £6-£12. Info 01656 815995. Performance House Seniors present a Sondheim musical created from Grimm fairytales. On tomorrow also, at 2.30pm and 7pm.
υSeanmhair Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. Hywel John’s new play, which debuted in The Other Room. On tomorrow also, at 3pm and 8pm.
Swarm The Factory, Porth. 7pm, £5/£2. Info 01443 687080. Immersive theatre about the European refugee crisis, presented by Fio.
saturday 29
Norman Lovett + Andrew O’Neill + The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Final event of the Neath Comedy Festival for this year.
sunday 30
The Tempest The Kymin, Penarth. 3.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2070 0721. Ourdoor theatre presented by Taking Flight
Tickledom Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 4pm, £14. Info 029 2063 6464.
monday 31
Boxfull Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Multi-tiered variety show.
Daniel Simonsen Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400. See Upfront for more on this Norwegian comedian.