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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
The best seat in the house for What’s On Stage, tours and events in Wales’ theatre scene…
Cabaret entertainment of many types (including burlesque) thrills Buzz's Jamie Rees as part of the Wales Millennium Centre's return.
The curtain-raiser to Wales Millennium Centre’s Cabaret season, if anyone could win over a tough sellout crowd it was Matt Tedford, playing Margaret Thatcher in this outstanding show.
This one-man show, by Shôn Dale-Jones and the latest production from National Theatre Wales, is wilfully strange in some ways but transmits simple messages: hope, joy, living in the moment, boldly making decisions without the worry of regretting them later on.
The Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival will be returning this summer, bringing outdoor theatre back to Wales in the process. Things will look a bit different to previous editions, the …
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND | STAGE REVIEW Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan , Fri 25 June A welcome return to live performance in Wales: how I’ve missed …
FAUST + GRETA | STAGE REVIEW Pontio Arts Centre, Bangor [livestream], Fri 18 June Goethe’s Faust has always felt out of reach for me, portraying the task of instigating …
NATIONAL THEATRE WALES: SHÔN DALE-JONES | INTERVIEW Possible, the latest production from Wales’ eminent theatre company, has been some two years in the making, and not so much set …
If, like me, not many things sound more idyllic to you than an opera performance in a National Trust garden on a summer evening, with a glass of bubbles in …
TORCH THEATRE: THE WOOD | STAGE PREVIEW The Wood, which embarks on a virtual tour of Wales from Tue 22 June to Sat 3 July, is inspired by a …
FAUST + GRETA | STAGE PREVIEW With theatres beginning preparations to open their doors again, for now the focus remains on digital performance as we ease ourselves gently back …
WE NEED BEES | STAGE REVIEW Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Thurs 3 June It’s been a long wait – for playwrights, performers and punters alike. Now, finally, Theatr na nÓg …
THE DENIAL THIS IS FOREVER | STAGE REVIEW NoFit State, Cardiff, Sun 23 May Describing itself as “part museum, part live action video game and part live performance”, The …
Playwright Lisa Parry set out to amplify a voice she considered, in her words, “at risk of being muffled”: to tell a story of someone with little to no media …
RICHARD BURTON COMPANY NEW WRITING FESTIVAL: JENNIFER LUNN | INTERVIEW For the second of two interviews with people behind the Royal Welsh College’s annual showcase of new plays, Keiron …
RICHARD BURTON COMPANY NEW WRITING FESTIVAL: JONATHAN MUNBY | INTERVIEW For the first of two interviews with people who make the Royal Welsh College’s annual showcase of new plays …
PRYD MAE’R HAF? | STAGE PREVIEW Buzz was at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre the last time Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru put a production on a stage for a live audience. Our …
BUZZ CULTURE: RAKIE AYOLA IN DAT’S LOVE | INTERVIEW Billie Ingram-Sofokleous, for Buzz Culture, is bowled over by the dulcet tones of Cardiff actor Rakie Ayola. Just as well, …
4 TALES TO SAVE THE WORLD | PREVIEW Grim and Wales are not two words always wildly estranged from the other, from the grey rainy weather to the towns …
ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMA: IN CAMERA | FEATURE Jonathan Munby, the new Director of Drama and Performance at Cardiff’s esteemed RWCMD, speaks to Buzz’s Keiron Self …
HOW TO RECORD A RADIO PLAY IN LOCKDOWN | FEATURE Cardiff playwright Rhiannon Boyle was set to break into radio last year after her debut scooped an award – …
THE PROM | FILM REVIEW Dir: Ryan Murphy (12A, 132 mins) There is no doubt that The Prom has its heart in the right place. A film version of …
IESTYN DAVIES | INTERVIEW Renowned countertenor Iestyn Davies is regarded as one of the finest singers in his field. His pre-Christmas schedule includes a concert at Wigmore Hall and …
MEREDITH MONK | INTERVIEW One of the most esteemed figures in American avant-garde music, Meredith Monk has kept creative during lockdown with Zoom workshops, performances and her latest piece, …
DRAW FROM WITHIN | STAGE REVIEW Livestreamed from Rambert Studios, Fri 25 Sept Legendary British dance company Rambert became the latest entertainment source to embrace digital alternatives with a …
