Theatre

Final call: NOFIT STATE’s smash-hit SABOTAGE tour returns to Cardiff

August 8, 2022

As NoFit State Circus return to home turf from touring their newest, unflinching show, Hari Berrow checks in with Artistic Director Tom Rack before he hits the road again.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Watch 3 little-known LGBTQ figures come to life in one-man tour de force, RIOT ACT

August 2, 2022

Riot Act isn’t just an important piece of theatre because it’s 50 years since the first Pride in the UK; it’s an important piece of theatre at any time.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre

Terror, beauty & grace: The Other Room’s HUNO charts timeless themes with doomed relationship drama

July 22, 2022

Huno offers nothing particularly new by way of its theme or artistic delivery. This is no criticism – rather, a great example of why one needn't endlessly reinvent the wheel.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE LION KING: Disney show has lost none of its magic at the Wales Millennium Centre

July 13, 2022

The Lion King’s huge cast and ensemble deserve praise for their love of the show and their lightning command of the stage in both word, song, dance and storytelling.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“It’s so magical it takes your breath away” – Swansea-born director JILL WILLIAMS on bringing THE LION KING to Cardiff

July 5, 2022

On the eve of The Lion King's opening in Cardiff, Disney extravaganza’s resident director, Swansea-born Jill Williams, spoke with Ewa Pałka about the nuts, bolts, glam and science of the production.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

MIGRATIONS: WNO spreads its wings too wide in Will Todd’s diverse, operatic behemoth

July 1, 2022

Welsh National Opera promised a lot and did not deliver on a lot of its promises with Migrations, which feels like the equivalent of throwing everything at the wall and everything appearing to stick.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Ballet Cymru’s DREAM gives Shakespeare a colourfully queer twist

June 29, 2022

Ballet Cymru’s Dream – a balletic adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – bills itself as an exciting and innovative contemporary ballet.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

OTI MABUSE: I AM HERE – a sparkling celebration of STRICTLY star’s life & passions

June 27, 2022

Does it become a bit too cheesy at times? Probably. Is it a little self-indulgent? Most definitely. But if anyone has a right to show off the wonderful person they are, it’s Oti Mabuse.

Category: Dance, Reviews, Theatre Region: West Wales

NTW’s CIRCLE OF FIFTHS proves non-traditional theatre is vital in Wales

June 23, 2022

A testament to the power and talent of working-class artists and the ability of theatre to open pathways to healing, Circle Of Fifths is one of the best works to come from National Theatre Wales in recent years.

Category: Dance, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“Playing Jasmine & Mulan was a huge responsibility at a young age” – Disney royalty LEA SALONGA makes regal stop in Cardiff

June 20, 2022

A marquee gig for Disney heads at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall this month as the voice of Princess Jasmine AND Mulan will fill the auditorium.

Category: Interviews, Music, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: a farcical, laugh riot skids into Cardiff

June 15, 2022

Have you ever been to a theatre production that made you laugh so hard you started crying? If not, then go see Mischief Theatre’s much-loved meta-comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the Wales Millenium Centre.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

VIOLET: a timely opera triumph for 40 years of Music Theatre Wales

June 9, 2022

Violet, a co-production with Britten Pears Arts and the London Sinfonietta, might just be one of the highlights of the post-pandemic period for Music Theatre Wales.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

A classic novel comes alive in dance with Northern Ballet’s elegant THE GREAT GATSBY

June 8, 2022

Elegant yet flamboyant, soothing yet unnerving, this production of The Great Gatsby was truly a joy to watch and made for a captivating night at the theatre.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

5 years in the making, CIRCUS EXTREME brings clowning carnage to Cardiff

June 8, 2022

Currently in Cardiff with a show five years in the making, Circus Extreme is a classic circus with a contemporary twist that will satisfy the imagination of a range of audiences

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

If you don’t leave WAITRESS smiling, musicals aren’t for you

June 1, 2022

Waitress is serving up a slice of musical-theatre pie in Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre, and it's a pure slice of feel-good deliciousness.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Everybody cut loose: FOOTLOOSE uplifts in Cardiff but wears 80s nostalgia thin

May 31, 2022

The 80s musical theatre trend continues in Cardiff this week with Footloose - a foot-tapping adaptation that might test the limits of nostalgia.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE BLACK SPIDER: uneven gothic opera spun from WNO youth

May 31, 2022

Britten and Maxwell Davies remain responsible for the gold standard of British operas for children, but The Black Spider lacks any real form.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Iconic musical SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN makes a big splash in Cardiff

May 26, 2022

Singin’ In The Rain is one of the most iconic shows in musical theatre history, and never fails to please, which now includes at the WMC in Cardiff Bay.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE_CRASH.TEST: Hijinx’s digital Frankenstein is a puppetry marvel

May 26, 2022

the_crash.test is the latest immersive theatre experience from Hijinx to dive headfirst into the wonderful world of digital puppetry, and is a complete marvel.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL: a captivating glimpse into a mold-breaking musical genius

May 25, 2022

Beautiful is a captivating glimpse into part of American songwriter Carole King’s journey, featuring a tapestry – if you will – of hits.

Category: Music, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Traumatic humour & necessary urgency: REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. is a radical act of public mourning

May 24, 2022

Humorous. Chaotic. Intense. Just a few of the words that came to mind in the first five minutes of Alice Birch’s play Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, in Porters’ pub theatre The Other Room.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

ROCK OF AGES ain’t nothin’ but a good time… and very little else

May 18, 2022

Rock of Ages is as un-subtle and devoid of depth as the music it celebrates. But perhaps that’s entirely the point.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“I’ve been obsessed with WAITRESS since it opened” – Chelsea Halfpenny on bringing her “dream” musical to Cardiff

May 13, 2022

Waitress star Chelsea Halfpenny jumped at the chance to trade the world of TV soaps for pie-based musicals. But that journey has brought her back to her old Casualty stomping ground in Cardiff Bay.

Category: Culture, Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE PARADIS FILES: new, inclusive opera spotlights forgotten female composer

May 6, 2022

The Paradis Files - now at the Royal Welsh College after a medium sized tour around the UK - remains perhaps the most inclusive piece of theatre out there.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Final call: NOFIT STATE’s smash-hit SABOTAGE tour returns to Cardiff

Watch 3 little-known LGBTQ figures come to life in one-man tour de force, RIOT ACT

Terror, beauty & grace: The Other Room’s HUNO charts timeless themes with doomed relationship drama

THE LION KING: Disney show has lost none of its magic at the Wales Millennium Centre

“It’s so magical it takes your breath away” – Swansea-born director JILL WILLIAMS on bringing THE LION KING to Cardiff

MIGRATIONS: WNO spreads its wings too wide in Will Todd’s diverse, operatic behemoth

Ballet Cymru’s DREAM gives Shakespeare a colourfully queer twist

OTI MABUSE: I AM HERE – a sparkling celebration of STRICTLY star’s life & passions

NTW’s CIRCLE OF FIFTHS proves non-traditional theatre is vital in Wales

“Playing Jasmine & Mulan was a huge responsibility at a young age” – Disney royalty LEA SALONGA makes regal stop in Cardiff

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: a farcical, laugh riot skids into Cardiff

VIOLET: a timely opera triumph for 40 years of Music Theatre Wales

A classic novel comes alive in dance with Northern Ballet’s elegant THE GREAT GATSBY

5 years in the making, CIRCUS EXTREME brings clowning carnage to Cardiff

If you don’t leave WAITRESS smiling, musicals aren’t for you

Everybody cut loose: FOOTLOOSE uplifts in Cardiff but wears 80s nostalgia thin

THE BLACK SPIDER: uneven gothic opera spun from WNO youth

Iconic musical SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN makes a big splash in Cardiff

THE_CRASH.TEST: Hijinx’s digital Frankenstein is a puppetry marvel

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL: a captivating glimpse into a mold-breaking musical genius

Traumatic humour & necessary urgency: REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. is a radical act of public mourning

ROCK OF AGES ain’t nothin’ but a good time… and very little else

“I’ve been obsessed with WAITRESS since it opened” – Chelsea Halfpenny on bringing her “dream” musical to Cardiff

THE PARADIS FILES: new, inclusive opera spotlights forgotten female composer

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