Theatre Archives

DREAMGIRLS: timeless music & themes combine for a showstopper

April 21, 2022

Dreamgirls is an emotional rollercoaster of a musical. It’s in Cardiff until the end of the month, not just One Night Only, so you’ve no excuse if you miss it.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

20 years on, WE WILL ROCK YOU’s mixed messages are woefully behind the times

April 7, 2022

We Will Rock You is still playing to packed-out audiences after 20 years: clearly, a show that continues to do very well - but that doesn't mean it's without fault.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

CLUEDO on stage in Cardiff is a murderously good time

April 5, 2022

Currently at the New Theatre in Cardiff this week, this version of Cluedo is as delightfully silly and fleet-footed as the 1985 film's original script.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre

The perfect antidote to the way things are – MATTHEW BOURNE’S NUTCRACKER! is sugary sweet

March 23, 2022

You don’t go to a Matthew Bourne show to see a traditional interpretation of a classical ballet and his Nutcracker! is no different.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“We all love trying new foods and recipes, and we are proud of our own” – Pepper and Honey Interview

March 22, 2022

With the question “Where do I belong?” more pertinent than ever, this theatre show – on at Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre on Tue 22 Mar – deals with belonging, change, cultural differences, heritage, homesickness, identity, love, loss, migration and tradition.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Cymruvision? Llinos Mai’s new stage show ANTHEM searches for Welsh singing stars

March 21, 2022

Anthem promises wind machines, key changes and finalists from every corner of Wales getting ready to battle in the nation’s biggest TV singing competition.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“There’s no fear of self-expression and shame attached to what I’m doing” – STRICTLY star JOHANNES RADEBE on getting back to his roots with new tour

March 17, 2022

Ahead of his new tour Freedom, South African dance star Johannes Radebe tells Sarah-Jane Outten how the idea was developed, how much it means to him personally and the importance of his Strictly Come Dancing success.

Category: Dance, Interviews, Theatre Region: West Wales

Theatre & live baking combine in innovative show PEPPER & HONEY

March 14, 2022

Tackling shelter and another basic need, food, are two main concerns of Pepper & Honey, a theatre show that ties baking to belonging.

Category: Interviews, Theatre

“It’s interesting working in three languages” – singer KIZZY CRAWFORD on PETULA, a multilingual stage odyssey

March 10, 2022

With a script by that is almost trilingual in its use of Welsh, English and a little French, Petula star Kizzy Crawford tells Noel Gardner why she took on the multilingual acting challenge.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: Wales-Wide

Wendi Peters welcomes you to SLEEPY HOLLOW – on-stage in Mold for one week only

March 7, 2022

Starring seasoned soap and theatre star Wendi Peters, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow UK stage tour creeps into Theatr Clwyd this week.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: North Wales

Willy Russell’s beloved film SHIRLEY VALENTINE hits the road in new Welsh stage production

March 2, 2022

Translated into Welsh for the stage, Shirley Valentine is due to open at Theatr Soar in Merthyr Tydfil on Thurs 3 March before embarking on a national tour.

Category: Previews, Theatre

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: settle into a cosy – if not confounding – murder mystery in Cardiff

March 1, 2022

Catch Catch Me If You Can, if you can, at the New Theatre this week for an evening of cosy murder mystery-solving from the 60s Broadway classic.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“It’s very much about men not talking about mental health” – director Gareth John Bale on one-man rugby play, CARWYN

March 1, 2022

Jamie Rees talks to the director of new play, Carwyn, which tells the unsung story of the coach who masterminded four victories against the All Blacks in the 70s.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: Wales-Wide

DON GIOVANNI: sex, murder and statues – women reign supreme, along with Ukrainian superstar, in WNO revival

March 1, 2022

After a politically-charged week, the Cardiff audience for WNO's Don Giovanni gave a rousing standing ovation for Ukrainian baritone Andrei Kymach, a rare sight at opera performances.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Children’s entertainment darlings FLOSSY & BOO are back with THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T PRETEND

February 24, 2022

Theatre favourites Flossy and Boo are back with their first tour in two years, and how welcome their vibrant performances and charming personalities are.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: Mid Wales, West Wales

IN PURSUIT OF MAUD: the perfect comedic delight to end Welsh theatre’s long COVID winter

February 22, 2022

Caroline Sabin's intimate production of In Pursuit of Maud, about the strange but talented mad scientist's assistant Igor, is a delightfully dark treat.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

New play CARWYN pulls back curtain on a tragically overlooked Welsh rugby hero

February 17, 2022

Who is Carwyn James? A new play at the Torch Theatre - and set to tour Wales - tells the sadly unsung story of the man who masterminded four victories against the All Blacks in the 70s.

Category: Reviews, Sport, Theatre Region: West Wales

As relevant today as ever, HAIRSPRAY sizzles – even in a dreary February week

February 16, 2022

Not just a visual spectacle, Hairspray's messages about racism and fatphobia make it as hard-hitting - yet uplifting - today as it has ever been.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is back on stage – and as fabulous as ever

February 8, 2022

Back at the New Theatre in Cardiff this week only, timeless musical The Rocky Horror Show is toe-tapping fun - whether it's your first or seventh time.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Now in Cardiff, BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS is a charming stage adaptation for kids – and big kids – alike

February 3, 2022

Now a stage musical at the WMC in Cardiff, Bedknobs and Broomsticks has an abundance of charm and theatre magic for kids - and kids at heart - to enjoy.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME comes to Cardiff for milestone year

January 4, 2022

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award-winning musical The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time comes to Cardiff this month.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Drag Race star VICTORIA SCONE is ready to let Cardiff have her cake – and eat it, too

January 2, 2022

Hannah Collins talks to Cardiff drag queen Victoria Scone - the first cis woman to feature on Drag Race - before solo tour this spring.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Welsh theatre highlights coming to a stage near you in 2022

January 1, 2022

2021 in the theatre world sometimes felt like a tragedy and a farce rolled up into one, but Jamie Rees looks to 2022 with more optimism.

Category: Features, Previews, Theatre Region: Wales-Wide

The year in review: from BOOK OF MORMON to SIMON AMSTELL, our best Welsh stage shows of 2021

December 28, 2021

From theatre to comedy to dance to musicals, we've rounded up our favourite stage shows in Wales over 2021.

Category: Comedy, Culture, Dance, Features, Theatre Region: Wales-Wide

DREAMGIRLS: timeless music & themes combine for a showstopper

20 years on, WE WILL ROCK YOU’s mixed messages are woefully behind the times

CLUEDO on stage in Cardiff is a murderously good time

The perfect antidote to the way things are – MATTHEW BOURNE’S NUTCRACKER! is sugary sweet

“We all love trying new foods and recipes, and we are proud of our own” – Pepper and Honey Interview

Cymruvision? Llinos Mai’s new stage show ANTHEM searches for Welsh singing stars

“There’s no fear of self-expression and shame attached to what I’m doing” – STRICTLY star JOHANNES RADEBE on getting back to his roots with new tour

Theatre & live baking combine in innovative show PEPPER & HONEY

“It’s interesting working in three languages” – singer KIZZY CRAWFORD on PETULA, a multilingual stage odyssey

Wendi Peters welcomes you to SLEEPY HOLLOW – on-stage in Mold for one week only

Willy Russell’s beloved film SHIRLEY VALENTINE hits the road in new Welsh stage production

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: settle into a cosy – if not confounding – murder mystery in Cardiff

“It’s very much about men not talking about mental health” – director Gareth John Bale on one-man rugby play, CARWYN

DON GIOVANNI: sex, murder and statues – women reign supreme, along with Ukrainian superstar, in WNO revival

Children’s entertainment darlings FLOSSY & BOO are back with THE GIRL WHO COULDN’T PRETEND

IN PURSUIT OF MAUD: the perfect comedic delight to end Welsh theatre’s long COVID winter

New play CARWYN pulls back curtain on a tragically overlooked Welsh rugby hero

As relevant today as ever, HAIRSPRAY sizzles – even in a dreary February week

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is back on stage – and as fabulous as ever

Now in Cardiff, BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS is a charming stage adaptation for kids – and big kids – alike

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME comes to Cardiff for milestone year

Drag Race star VICTORIA SCONE is ready to let Cardiff have her cake – and eat it, too

Welsh theatre highlights coming to a stage near you in 2022

The year in review: from BOOK OF MORMON to SIMON AMSTELL, our best Welsh stage shows of 2021

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