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From the bestselling children’s book, OI FROG & FRIENDS! stage tour delights in Cardiff Bay

December 21, 2021

An immersive and dazzling adaptation that brings the popular book to life, the stage version of Oi Frog and Friends! certainly leaves an impression.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THE NUTCRACKER: the SIBERIAN BALLET blows away the winter blues

December 21, 2021

Though the story of The Nutcracker - now on at St. David's Hall, Cardiff - is slight, this ballet is eternally endearing.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

CINDERELLA: a touching and chilling return to form from the SIBERIAN BALLET

December 20, 2021

It wouldn’t be Christmas without the Siberian Ballet at St David’s Hall, and their opener, Cinderella, is truly marvellous.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

The perfect Christmas show? BEAUTY & THE BEAST wows audiences in Cardiff Bay

December 16, 2021

Currently at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff Bay, this production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is stunning - especially for a Christmas show.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Pantos return to Wales this Christmas – and these are the best on offer

December 16, 2021

Last year it was a case of “oh no you won’t” for pantos, but this year they will go ahead! And Jamie Rees has combed the country for the best.

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

“In our production, women excel at all levels” – The Sherman’s female Scrooge on radical CHRISTMAS CAROL take

December 12, 2021

Scrooge actor Hannah McPake is keen for theatre-goers to the Sherman in Cardiff to "love to hate" her radical spin on A Christmas Carol.

Category: Culture, Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

MODE slays Cardiff with a dose of high energy, high fashion drag

December 10, 2021

Experimental runway drag show MODE at Cardiff's Tramshed pays off in spades - even for a capital city saturated with the artform.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

From Nutcracker to Snow Queen, these are the best Christmas ballet to see in Wales

December 9, 2021

Buzz's Sarah Bowdidge offers her picks for the best Christmas ballet happening across Wales this December.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Cardiff circus punks NOFIT STATE return for alt-Christmas fun with LEXICON

December 8, 2021

Wales’ punk circus NoFit State returns this festive season with Lexicon, bringing the silver big top tent to Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

CHRISTMAS GOTHIC: four Welsh shows on Dyad’s one-woman storytelling tour

December 6, 2021

Christmas is all about coming in from the cold and cosying up in comfort with loved ones, but the darker, flipside of the season still lingers at its fringes, from …

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: Wales-Wide

BEAUTY & THE BEAST: a tale as old as time casts spell over Cardiff Bay

December 6, 2021

The new UK tour of Beauty And The Beast lands at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre - just in time for Christmas.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL – a splashy, freaky tribute to the 80s cult classic

December 3, 2021

Heathers: The Musical brings 80s-infused fun, f-bombs and flashy colour to the WMC in Cardiff in a cold December.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

PHILIP PULLMAN’S GRIMM TALES: fairy stories get dramatic retellings in Cardiff production

December 2, 2021

The Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama in Cardiff are staging a new production of Philip Pullman's celebrated fairy tale retellings, Grimm Tales.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“Theatre needs to be de-intellectualised” – XXXMAS CAROL’s Duncan Hallis on his naughty ‘anti-panto’

December 2, 2021

Big Loop Theatre Director Duncan Hallis discusses fringe theatre in Wales, and new 'anti-panto' XXXMas Carol, coming to the WMC in Cardiff.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“It’s probably more relevant today than when it was written” – Simon Gordon talks HEATHERS THE MUSICAL

November 22, 2021

Ahead of Heathers: The Musical opening at the WMC in Cardiff, Sarah Bowdide spoke to leading man Simon Gordon - aka, the iconic JD.

Category: Interviews, Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

The Role of Theatre in a Modern Wales – Buzz Culture

November 22, 2021

How is the Theatre sector in Wales developing post pandemic? Buzz Culture is bringing key voices together to find out.

Category: Culture, Theatre

Come and bask in Jamie’s glittery spotlight – EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at Cardiff’s WMC

November 16, 2021

After an 18-month pandemic delay, the hit West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie finally comes to Cardiff.

Category: Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

“Embrace who you truly are” – EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE’s cast on bringing hit musical to Wales

November 11, 2021

Ahead of British musical sensation, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie landing in the Wales Millennium Centre this month, Sarah Bowdidge spoke to cast members Adam Taylor and Rhys Taylor.

Category: Culture, Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

EVERYBODY’S (still) TALKING ABOUT JAMIE: hit musical finally sashays into Cardiff

November 9, 2021

After a long wait, West End hit Everbody's Talking About Jamie is finally sashaying its way into the WMC in Cardiff.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

IN THE SEA THERE ARE CROCODILES: dramatic refugee story in Cardiff for one weekend only

November 9, 2021

Told from the perspective of a 10-year-old boy, In The Sea There Are Crocodiles brings a dramatic story of survivorship to the WMC.

Category: Culture, Theatre Region: South Wales

Rugby musical FLY HALF may be to steel what Billy Elliot is to coal

November 8, 2021

Critically acclaimed rugby musical - of all things - Fly Half kicks off at The Riverfront in Newport this month.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

Reminds audiences of the magic of theatre – DIAL M FOR MURDER | STAGE REVIEW

November 4, 2021

After a slow start, Dial M For Murder's stage version at Cardiff's New Theatre instilled a sense of magic in Felix Jones - largely thanks to Tom Chambers.

Category: Reviews, Theatre

Unmissable theatre in Wales this November | FEATURE

November 1, 2021

On the cusp of panto season, November's theatre offerings in Wales bring plenty of seasonal treats - as Jamie Rees unpacks.

Category: Culture, Features, Theatre

The retro queen struts into Cardiff – BLAIR ST. CLAIR | STAGE PREVIEW

October 26, 2021

The two-time Drag Race contestant Blair St. Clair is set to strut her way into Cardiff's Glee Club this November.

Category: Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

From the bestselling children’s book, OI FROG & FRIENDS! stage tour delights in Cardiff Bay

THE NUTCRACKER: the SIBERIAN BALLET blows away the winter blues

CINDERELLA: a touching and chilling return to form from the SIBERIAN BALLET

The perfect Christmas show? BEAUTY & THE BEAST wows audiences in Cardiff Bay

Pantos return to Wales this Christmas – and these are the best on offer

“In our production, women excel at all levels” – The Sherman’s female Scrooge on radical CHRISTMAS CAROL take

MODE slays Cardiff with a dose of high energy, high fashion drag

From Nutcracker to Snow Queen, these are the best Christmas ballet to see in Wales

Cardiff circus punks NOFIT STATE return for alt-Christmas fun with LEXICON

CHRISTMAS GOTHIC: four Welsh shows on Dyad’s one-woman storytelling tour

BEAUTY & THE BEAST: a tale as old as time casts spell over Cardiff Bay

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL – a splashy, freaky tribute to the 80s cult classic

PHILIP PULLMAN’S GRIMM TALES: fairy stories get dramatic retellings in Cardiff production

“Theatre needs to be de-intellectualised” – XXXMAS CAROL’s Duncan Hallis on his naughty ‘anti-panto’

“It’s probably more relevant today than when it was written” – Simon Gordon talks HEATHERS THE MUSICAL

The Role of Theatre in a Modern Wales – Buzz Culture

Come and bask in Jamie’s glittery spotlight – EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at Cardiff’s WMC

“Embrace who you truly are” – EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE’s cast on bringing hit musical to Wales

EVERYBODY’S (still) TALKING ABOUT JAMIE: hit musical finally sashays into Cardiff

IN THE SEA THERE ARE CROCODILES: dramatic refugee story in Cardiff for one weekend only

Rugby musical FLY HALF may be to steel what Billy Elliot is to coal

Reminds audiences of the magic of theatre – DIAL M FOR MURDER | STAGE REVIEW

Unmissable theatre in Wales this November | FEATURE

The retro queen struts into Cardiff – BLAIR ST. CLAIR | STAGE PREVIEW

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