friday 1

uCarri Munn Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. Local standup performs her show Cardiff Minger Of The World. We previewed it last month.

uCurl Up and Dye Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £7/£5 kids. Info 01348 873421. Best Foot Forward present a variety show fundraising for this very venue. On tomorrow also.

uDrones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 15.

uFlashdance Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £26-£30. Info 01970 623232. Selladoor Productions with a musical based on the 80s movie. It starts Joanne Clifton, who won Strictly, and Ben Adams from Europa League boyband A1. Also on at 2.30pm tomorrow. (Until Sat 2)

uHairspray Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7pm, £10.50. Info 01792 475715. Musical presented by the Mark Jermin Summer Stage School. On at 3pm and 7pm tomorrow.

uHeaven Helps Harry Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £7/£6. Info 01495 243252. Comedy/drama written by June Watkins. On tomorrow also.

uPhil Nichol + David Morgan + Alex Boardman + James Dowdeswell Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).

Pop! Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 2pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01982 552555. Magic/comedy show for small kids.

Queens Of Comedy St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £35/£125 VIP. Info 029 2087 8444. Draggin’ and gaggin’ on this sold-out show featuring host Bianca Del Rio, Charlie Hides, Lady Bunny, Bendelacreme, Katya and Alyssa Edwards.

Rhod Gilbert & Friends Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £40/£30. Info 029 2063 6464. Charity gig in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre. Sold out though.

Rob Deering + Tony Cowards + Sally-Anne Hayward Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Comedy Club night.

uThe Gruffalo New Theatre, Cardiff. 11am + 2pm, £9.50-£13.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sun 3)

saturday 2

Cerys Nelmes + Mark Simmons + Dave Williams Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

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.

Jack Dooley Tonyrefail Rugby Club. 8.30pm, £4. Info 01443 670409. Comedian. Disco on afterwards.

Pinnochio Carnegie House, Bridgend. 11am-12pm, £6. Info 01656 815757. Innovative take on this story for kids.

Theatre-In-Focus: Terence Rattigan Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6. Info 01792 475715. An hour-long talk by Fluellen’s Peter Richards followed by a script-in-hand performance of their work.

The Sir Harry Secombe Trust’s 15th Birthday Celebration Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8-£12.50. Info 01792 475715.

sunday 3

uLive Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

Revolutionise Dance School 2017 Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 6.30pm, £10-£15. Info 01656 815995. Showcase performance.

Step In Time: Music Through The Ages Gwyn Hall, Neath. 2pm, £10 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Dance showcase presented by Joan Williams Stage School.

tuesday 5

uCrazy For You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17.50-£42.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Musical, presented by Watermill Theatr. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 6, Thurs 7 and Sat 9; £22.50-£49.50 on Fri 8 and Sat 9. (Until Sat 9)

uDo Not Go Gentle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. Patricia Cornelius’ play about Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 9. In Barry on Sat 16; Aberdare on Sat 23. (Until Sat 9)

wednesday 6

uBenny Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £13/£11. Info 029 2030 4400. One-man show in which the final two days of Benny Hill (who always bought the Tesco Value version, or 1970s equivalent, of any brand even when he became a multimillionaire) is imagined under the direction of Gareth John Bale. We previewed this last month.

Cardiff Fringe Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. A night dedicated to exciting and ambitious emerging artists.

uGods And Kings Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. A play aiming to challenge perceptions of life with mental illness. On at 2.30pm on Fri 8 (this is a dementia-friendly performance). (Until Sat 9)

thursday 7

uA Rhapsody On Broadway And Beyond Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 263670. Presented by STC Musical Society. On tomorrow also.

Otiz Cannelloni + Andy Field + James Cook DeValence Pavilion, Tenby. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 218228. Comedy presented by Span Arts.

Us Proclaimed: Clywch Ni Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 1.30 + 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 0845 2263510. Mess Up the Mess and Cwmni Pluen present a bilingual play with music in which young people advance their vision for a better world.

friday 8

uAgatha Crusty And The Health Spa Murders Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01239 621200. Quasi-parodic murder mystery play written by Derek Webb and presented by Cardigan Theatre. On tomorrow also.

uBec Hill + Damian Clark + Matt Price + Phil Chapman Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).

Flying Atoms Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 6.30pm, free. Info 01792 602060. Dawns Powys Dance present a theatrical science show aimed at ages 7-11. Part of the Swansea Science Festival.

Frankie Boyle + Francesca Martinez + Tiernan Douieb St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Charity gig with some big comedy hitters, raising money for a boy called Lincoln to have a life-changing operation in the USA.

Freshly Squeezed Comedy Welcome To Town, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 390015. With a lineup TBC.

uMan To Man Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£11. Info 029 2039 1391. Wales Millennium Centre’s new version of a modern fairytale, here today and tomorrow before playing in London and NYC.

Sing-A-Long-A Beauty And The Beast Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7pm, £15.50/£12.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute act.

saturday 9

A Touch Of Glass Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 263670. Songs from the musicals.

Bells Of Santiago The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 2pm, free. Info 0845 2263510. Lighthouse Theatre with a play that tells the tale of some church bells which were brought to Swansea after the Chilean church they were in burned down in 1863, and returned seven years ago.

uHell Was Passchendaele National Museum Cardiff. 11am, 3pm + 6pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. WWI-themed play presented by Ceridwen Theatre Company. On tomorrow also, at 12 and 2.30pm.

James Redmond + Masud Milas + Jarlath Regan Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Josh Elton + Andrew Rutledge + Jeff Japers + Matt Rees + Noel James + Steffan Evans The Victoria Park, Canton, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2037 4212. Standup presented by Utopia Comedy.

Laura Lexx + Charlie Smith + Morgan Rees Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01443 491424. Clwb Comedy night.

Under Milk Wood Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 01600 772467. Dylan Thomas’ play, presented here by Theatr Silures.

sunday 10

Owen Benjamin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£12.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. NYC-based musical comedian.

monday 11

Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.

uDreamboats And Petticoats Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12-£29. Info 01792 475715. Rock’n’roll musical. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 13 and Sat 16. (Until Sat 16)

tuesday 12

uSleeping Beauty Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £5.50-£10.50. Info 01495 227206. Presented by Caerphilly Youth Theatre. (Until Thurs 14)

uQuiet Hands Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. New play by Winterlight dealing with the life of an autistic person as they grow up. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 16. (Until Sat 16)

uThe Wipers Times New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50-£30. Info 029 2087 8889. Stage production based on a satirical newspaper produceed in the WWI trenches, and turned into a book by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. See Stage. Also at 2.30pm on Thurs 14 and Sat 16. £13-£30 on Thurs 13; £15-£34 on Fri 15; £13.50-£34 on Sat 16. (Until Sat 16)

uWhen Did You Last See Your Trousers? Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50 NUS. Info 01633 263670. Newport Playgoers Society present an “hilarious comedy” that sounds like a throwaway joke from Blackadder Goes Forth. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 16, tickets for which are £11. (Until Sat 16)

wednesday 13

Comedy Night The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 231012. With acts TBC.

Losing It Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre written by Derek Webb.

The Chocolate Men For Your Eyes Only, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv/£20 VIP/free if your birthday is in September. Info 029 2022 6600. The Chocolate Men are a troupe of sexy dancers whose name refers to their ethnicity. Sometimes you just gotta say ¯\_(°_°)_/¯ and leave it at that. In Swansea on Fri 15.

thursday 14

uApril In Paris Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01600 772467. John Godber’s comedy about a couple’s romantic French holiday. (Until Sat 16)

Carl Donnelly + Carl Hutchinson Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12. Info 0871 4720400. Two comedians climb into a ‘carl’ (car) and tour the UK, visiting ‘Carldiff’ (Cardiff) on this particular ‘carl’ (evening).

uFaulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £45. Info 029 2063 6464. Apparently this quasi-bootleg Fawlty Towers live reenactment (including a three-course meal, and held in the Preseli Room – apart from Fri 15 and Sat 16, when it’s in the Ffresh restaurant) has now been going for 20 years! And to think I’ve become weary about having to list it each year for the last eight or nine. Also on at 1pm on Sat 16 and Sun 17. £55 on Fri 15, Sat 16 and Sun 17. No performance on Mon 18. (Until Thurs 21)

James Dunn + Matt Rees + Calum Stewart + Ali Hancock + John Collins Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 07970 063107. Standup acts going by the name Funny Fuel.

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £13/£12. Info 01633 656757. One-woman show by Rebecca Vaughan, based on the titular novel.

Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month.

friday 15

Growth Mellin Theatre, Haverfordwest. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 01834 869323. Span Arts and Paines Plough present pop-up theatre about a young man suffering from, but misguidedly ignoring, testicular cancer.

Jeremy Hardy Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm, £14/£5 unwaged. Info 01686 614555. In Monmouth on Fri 22.

uKate Lucas + Carey Marx + Tobias Persson + Carl Hutchinson Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).

Morgan & West Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £1-£10. Info 01792 863722. Kid-friendly magic show. In Cardiff on Sat 23.

Peep Show Two Cardiff Bus Transport Club. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 3658. Burlesque night with Tuesday Laveau, Foo Foo Labelle, Dainty Dorine, Kalamity Kat, Starlet le (Kelly), Seren Dippity, Bonita Boudoir, Cortina Ford, Oola Pearl and MC Glory Pearl.

Peppermint Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15-£40. Info 029 2023 2199. Rest Is Drag present yet another former contestant from Drag Race. FYI I actually like Drag Race, it’s just that its progeny have bombarded us a bit in the last 12 months or so.

The Chocolate Men Fiction & Vinyl, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv/£20 VIP/free if your birthday is in September. Info 01792 828777.

uWe’re Still Here Byass Works, Old Dock Road, Port Talbot. 7pm, £15/£12/£10 locals. Info 029 2037 1689. National Theatre Wales and Common Wealth present a play, created by Rachel Trezise and staged in a disused steelworks, about the story behind the Port Talbot steelworks which was threatened with closure in 2015, but saved partly through people power. On at 7pm on Tue 19; also on at 2.30pm on Wed 27 and Sat 30. (Until Sat 30)

saturday 16

Do Not Go Gentle Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 2.30 + 6.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01446 738622.

Don’t Dribble On The Dragon The Met, Abertillery. 2.30pm, £6.50. Info 01600 772467.

John Hegley: I Am A Poetato Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. Family-friendly theatre/comedy/poetry show. Not sure of the reason for the misspelling.

John Hegley: Peace, Love And Potatoes Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2064 6900. Followup to the earlier performance, more specifically poetry-based I think.

Mickey Sharma + Allyson Smith + Rudi Lickwood Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Poggle Miners Institute, Blackwood. 11am + 1.30pm, £5/£3 kids. Info 01495 227206. Kids’ show incorporating dance, music and comedy. In Newport tomorrow; Barry on Tue 19; Ystradgynlais on Thurs 28.

We’ll Have To Do It Again Then Won’t We? Woo! Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 0845 2263510. Panto-themed variety show presented by Jermyn.

sunday 17

Chuckle Singhs + Don Biswas + Sunil + Patel + Inder Manocha Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Night of Indian comedians.

Poggle The Riverfront, Newport. 11.30am + 2.30pm, £7. Info 01633 656757.

tuesday 19

uAround The World In 80 Days New Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £20/£15.50. Info 029 2087 8889. The Victorian adventures of future crisp magnate Phileas Fogg, brought to the stage here by Theresa Heskins. Also at 2.30pm on Thurs 21, Sat 23 and Sun 24. £15.50-£26.50 on Wed 20-Fri 22; £18-£29 on Sat 23 and Sun 24. (Until Sun 24)

Finding Joy Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £1-£10. Info 01792 863722. Acclaimed play about a boy who looks after his grandmother in her twilight years.

Growth Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622. Testicular lump-themed comedy .

uHeroine Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £8-£16. Info 029 2064 6900. Nessah Muthy’s play about patriotism and modern Britain, presented by Theatr Clwyd and Hightide. Also on at 2pm on Thurs 21. (Until Sat 23)

Poggle Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 10am + 1.30pm, £8/£4 kids. Info 01446 738622.

uThe Wedding Singer Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £21.50-£40.50. Info 01792 475715. Broadway musical starring Ray Quinn and Ruth Madoc among others. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 20 and Sat 23; 5pm and 8pm on Fri 21. £26.50-£45.50 after today. (Until Sat 23)

wednesday 20

Mr Darcy Loses The Plot Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £14/£12.50. Info 01646 695267. Comedic Jane Austen riff presented by LipService Theatre.

Not About Heroes Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01495 227206. Stephen MacDonald’s play about the relationship between WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. In Monmouth tomorrow; Abergavenny on Mon 25; Pontardawe on Tue 26; Newport from Thurs 28-Sat 30.

uRent Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Acclaimed AIDS and addiction-themed musical. (Until Sat 23)

Rough As Mozarts, Swansea. 7-11pm, free. Info 01792 649984. This is hosted by Swansea-area comedian Sarah Bridgeman and features a dozen or more acts doing short sets of new material..

Tales Of A Welsh Rare Bit Maesteg Town Hall. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 733269. Lunchtime theatre about an outwardly sucessful businesswoman beset by crises.

thursday 21

Cannonballista The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757. Solo show about grief and coping mechanisms.

Not About Heroes Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15/£12. Info 01600 772467.

uShout Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 850805. Mod-themed musical presented here by Concept Players. (Until Sat 23)

The Dreamboys St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50-£25.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

friday 22

uAladdin Jr Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Presented by Phoenix Productions and Newport Operatic. On tomorrow also, at 1, 4 and 7pm.

uCraig Hill + Dane Baptiste + Jonny Awsum + Gordon Southern Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).

uFamily Planning The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £7.50/£6.50. Info 01639 843163. Wales-based pregnancy theatre larks presented by Glantawe. On tomorrow also.

uFlown Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £15/£12. Info 0845 2263510. Circus show presented by Pirates Of The Carabina. On at 2.30pm on Sun 24. (Until Sun 24)

Jeremy Hardy Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £14/£5 unwaged. Info 01600 772467.

uMadagascar Gwyn Hall, Neath. 5pm, £6 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Presented by Melyncrythan Amateur Operatic Society and based on the Dreamworks animation. Today is a relaxed/BSL performance; Sat 23 (on at 11am, 2pm and 5pm, £10 adv) and Sun 24 (1pm and 4pm, £10 adv) aren’t. (Until Sun 24)

The Golden Dragon Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£25. Info 029 2064 6900. Music Theatre Wales’ new opera set in a Chinese restaurant.

The Wedding Reception Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £55. Info 029 2063 6464. A play set in the midst of a boisterous wedding reception. Price includes a two-course meal plus some wedding cake.

saturday 23

Black Is The Colour Of My Voice The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01633 656757. Theatre with live music (not a musical) based on the life of Nina Simone

Cafficadabra Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8-10pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Magician Joseff Badman performs in the Cafe Bar.

Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 11am + 2pm, £10/£6.50. Info 01639 763214. Theatre for ages 3+.

Do Not Go Gentle Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0300 0040444.

Happy Ever After Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 3-5pm, £15 child and adult/£10 per additional child. Info 01495 243252. Interactive tea party meets kids’ theatre featuring various Disneyfied princess scenarios.

uKhovanshchina Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10-£48. Info 029 2063 6464. Mussorgsky’s epic opera, set in 17th-century Russia and part of the R17 season of music. Also on Sat 30 and Sat 7 Oct.

Morgan & West Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £9. Info 029 2039 1391.

Robin Morgan Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960. More acts TBC I assume.

Shark In The Park Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 1.30 + 3.30pm, £8.50/£7. Info 01646 695267. Kids’ show combining three books by Nick Sharratts.

sunday 24

Slim + Toju Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £20. Info 0871 4720400. This is a Wahala Comedy Clash night where the two standups billed battle each other on behalf of Jamaica and Africa (all of it apparently) respectively.

monday 25

uElis James The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01267 231012. Hometown gig for Welsh standup. Two gigs, in fact, as he’s on tomorrow also.

Miranda Sings St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £30. Info 029 2087 8444. Comedy show in which Colleen Ballinger plays Miranda, a wannabe melisma-pop vocalist; since dreaming the character up in 2008 she’s turned it into a hugely popular YouTube channel.

Not About Heroes Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01873 850805.

tuesday 26

uBlood Brothers New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50-£41.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Willy Russell musical, presented here by the Everton chairman. Pretty sure it shows here at least once a year. Also at 2.30pm on Wed 27, Thurs 28 and Sat 20. £16.50-£31.50 matinees on Wed 27 and Thurs 28; £19-£46.50 on Fri 29 and Sat 30. (Until Sat 30)

uI Have Been Here Before Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £8/£7. Info 0300 0040444. Presented by Players Anonymous in the Lounge Bar. The £7 tickets are for tonight only. (Until Fri 29)

Not About Heroes Pontardawe Arts Centre. 12.30 + 7.30pm, £1-£10. Info 01792 863722.

The Grumbleweeds Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01633 868239. Light comedy troupe.

uThis Evil Thing Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. Michael Mears stars in a one-man show about men who refused conscription in WWI. On tomorrow also.

We Are Brontë The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 01633 656757. Comedy retelling of the Brontë myth by Publick Transport.

wednesday 27

Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715.

Mr Dickens Entertains Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995. Frankie Valli tribute.

uPriscilla, Queen Of The Desert Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Dragtastic Australian comedy adapted for the stage. (Until Sat 30)

uThe Sorcerer Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060. Gilbert & Sullivan play, presented by Uplands Arts. (Until Sat 30)

thursday 28

Dim Byf Ynni Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £1-£10. Info 01792 863722. Welsh language play presented by Theatr Bara Caws.

Jon Richardson St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £20.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Performing his show Old Man.

uLadies And Gentlemen Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. The Cholmondeleys present a show combining magic, music and dance.

Lloyd Langford + Clint Edwards + Mike Bubbins Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Ty Hafan charity gig with local comeics.

Nocturnes Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. A 50s-style spy thriller with a modern sheen, written by Imitating The Dog.

uNot About Heroes The Riverfront, Newport. 10am + 7.30pm, £14/£12/£7 schools. Info 01633 656757. The early performance is schools-only; it’s on at 7.30pm the other two days. (Until Sat 30)

Poggle The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10.30am, £5. Info 01639 843163.

Rich Hall Maesteg Town Hall. 8pm, £17.50. Info 01656 733269. Performing his latest show, Hoedown. In Milford Haven tomorrow; Cardigan on Sat 30.

uWould Like To Meet Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 0845 2263510. “a tour through the trials and tribulations of dating in the digital world” apparently. (Until Sat 30)

friday 29

uEugene Onegin Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10-£48. Info 029 2063 6464. Tchaikovsky’s opera, based on the Pushkin novel and part of the R17 season of music. Also on Fri 6 Oct and Fri 13 Oct.

Jethro Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Peter Kay Tribute Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18/£17. Info 01633 868239. Courtesy of Lee Lard. Do any other current UK standups have their own tribute act?

Phill Ellis + Jen Brister + Paul Currie Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £10. Info 01874 611622. Comedy, presented by Little Wander.

Steppenwolfe III + Mick Ferry + Josh Pugh + Joe Bor Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS).

Rich Hall Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 8pm, £17. Info 01646 695267.

Twist Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 1 + 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. Chino Odimba and Theatre Centre reimagine Oliver Twist for the stage, with the protagonist now a migrant.

saturday 30

A Touch Of Mrs Robinson Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Musical cabaret based on The Graduate.

Elis James Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Ignacio Lopez + Leroy Brito + Gareth Thomas The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 01639 843163. Comedy.

Katie Bonna Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. A show titled All The Things I Lied About, described as a “comic exploration of her past mistakes and inevitable future disasters”.

Milkshake! Live Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 12.30 + 4pm, £14.50/£5 under-2s. Info 0300 0040444. Kids’ show.

Rich Hall Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £17. Info 01239 621200.

Tales Of A Welsh Rare Bit Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6. Info 01792 475715. Lunchtime theatre presented by Fluellen.

Will Duggan Glenn Moore + Smug Roberts Jongleurs, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.