WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST
R Bianca Del Rio + Sherry Vine St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £37-£150. Info 029 2087 8444. Two dates (on tomorrow also, added due to the demand) for drag scene superstar BDR. Top price, and the £75 one in the middle, are VIP tings.
R Macbeth St Dogmaels Abbey, nr, Cardigan. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01239 621200. Shakespeare, by the Abbey Shakespeare Players. (Until Sat 4)
Ned And The Whale Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1pm, £8. Info 029 2030 4400. Kids’ theatre devised by Flossy & Boo.
R The Nightmare Room Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £11.50-£18. Info 01792 475715. Contemporary thriller based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery chiller. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 4. (Until Sat 4)
The Pirates Of Penzance Cardigan Castle. 6pm, £11-£16. Info 01239 621200. Outdoor theatre presented by Illyria.
The Reluctant Dragon Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 3pm, from £8.50. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor theatre presented by Quantum.
THURSDAY 2 AUGUST
R The Gruffalo’s Child New Theatre, Cardiff. 2 + 4.30pm, £10.50-£14.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Big hitter kids’ story in its well established stage form. On at 11am and 2pm from tomorrow until Sun 5. (Until Sun 5)
Treasure Of The Neverland Fairy Queens Hall, Narberth. 1.45pm, £15adv. Info 01834 869323. Family pirate adventure with Billy Turnaround.
FRIDAY 3 AUGUST
Duncan Oakley + Keith Carter + Susan Murray Regency Hotel, Saundersfoot. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01834 869323. Comedy Club night hosted by Span Arts.
R Hwn Yw Fy Mrawd Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, from £21. Info 029 2063 6464. Eisteddfod show, and also a world premiere of this dramatisation of Paul Robeson’s life. On tomorrow also, think both dates might be sold out however.
Keith Carter Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Comedy Club night, more acts TBC.
Morgan & West Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show For Kids (And Childish Grown Ups)Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £12.50. Info 01656 815995.
R Peter White + Susie McCabe + Danny McLoughlin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), one more comic TBC on both nights.
R The Snail And The Whale Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 2pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 0845 2263510. Kids’ show based on a popular book and presented by Tall Stories. On tomorrow also at 11am and 2pm.
SATURDAY 4 AUGUST
Modus Operandi St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2087 8444. Theatre production devised in this venue over the last few days (see Events listing for Wed 1).
Noel James + Jeff Japers Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Welsh comedian.
R Nos Sadwrn O Hyd Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.45pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Riger Williams’ play about a new relationship, produced in partnership with the LGBT community and Stonewall Cymru. An Eisteddfod show. (Until Tue 7)
Tale Of The Cockatrice Narberth Castle. 2pm, £6. Info 01834 869323. Family drama presented by Mumblecrust Theatre.
The Merchant Of Venice Abergavenny Castle grounds. 7pm, £13/£11. Info 01873 850805. Open air theatre by Illyria.
SUNDAY 5 AUGUST
R Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.
Noel James + Paul James + Sarah Bridgeman + Kris Davies Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07982 624959. Standup comedy.
R Sieiloc Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Eisteddfod event, a one-man show by Rhodri Miles looking at the legacy of Shakespeare’s character Shylock. (Until Tue 7)
The Pirates Of Penzance Abergavenny Castle grounds. 7pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805. Open air theatre by Illyria.
MONDAY 6 AUGUST
R Anweledig Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Wales Millennium Centre and the Eisteddfod present a one-woman show set in the vaults of Portland House, best known as a club venue. (Until Fri 10)
R Cyw A’r Gerddorfa Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.30 + 3.30pm, £8. Info 029 2063 6464. Kids’ theatre in Welsh and backed by the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, as part of the Eisteddfod. On tomorrow also at 11am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, but all performances are sold out.
R Gair O Gariad Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Welsh language production from Theatr Bara Caws, described as “somewhere between a wedding reception, a wake and a radio dedication show”. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 8. (Until Fri 10)
R Milwr Yn Y Meddyl Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Eisteddfod event held in Rehearsal Room 3 at this venue and presented by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. It’s a drama about a soldier who returns home to west Wales from war. (Until Fri 10)
R Mynd A Dod Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Also held in Rehearsal Room 3, this is Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr’s response to a National Eisteddfod commission. Also on Thurs 9.
TUESDAY 7 AUGUST
Col Howarth The Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2064 4952. A night of standup comedy hosted by Crafty Laughs, which is here on the first Tuesday of each month; Col is the host, in fact, with the rest of the bill currently TBC.
The Hound Of The Baskervilles Cardigan Castle. 6pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200. Outdoor theatre presented by Illyria.
WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST
R Bred In Heaven 2 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £15/£12.50. Info 0845 2263510. Follow-up play to a successful rugby-themed original which opened last year; this one finds a group of friends going to the World Cup. Not that one, the rugby one. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 11. (Until Sat 11)
Stifyn Parri Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.45pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Eisteddfod edition of Welsh showbiz fella’s one-man anecdote show.
R The Greatest Showman Live Cinema Experience Bierkeller, Cardiff. 11am, 3pm + 7.30pm, £16/£8 under-14s. Info 0845 533 3000. This is a live action screening of the movie about PT Barnum, featuring a cast of live singers and circus acts. On tomorrow also, at 11am and 3pm.
THURSDAY 9 AUGUST
R Grease Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £4.50/£3.50. Info 01685 722176. Presented by Ad-Lib Productions. On tomorrow also, at 7pm.
Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month.
Steddfod Stifyn Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.45pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Cabaret show at the Eisteddfod presented by Stifyn Parri.
FRIDAY 10 AUGUST
R Andrew Bird + Paul McCaffrey + James Sherwood + Cally Beaton Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), with a comic TBC replacing Beaton.
Joon Dance Summer School Performance Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7pm, £6/£5 kids. Info 01646 695267. Amateur theatre show on the theme of ‘tongues’.
Snow White The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £16 adv. Info 01633 533666. This is a smutty ‘adult’ version of the panto devised by Cattle Productions.
SATURDAY 11 AUGUST
R Street Magic & Theatre Weekender Barry Island promenade. 12-5pm, free. Info 01446 704867. OMG Magic presents its team of magicians performing interactive magic on the promenade. On tomorrow also.
SUNDAY 12 AUGUST
Hamlet The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, £12. Info 01497 821762. Shakespeare performed by a troupe named Three Inch Fools, who each bring musical instruments to the fray for better or worse.
MONDAY 13 AUGUST
Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.
TUESDAY 14 AUGUST
R A Recipe For Sloe Gin World Of Boats, Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info www.clocktowertc.co.uk. New play from the Clocktower Theatre Company, set in a fishing village. (Until Sat 18)
Boldyn & Tatws Betws Library, Bridgend. 11am + 3pm, free. Info 01656 815995. Street theatre, except not in the street.
Le Flea (Du Cirque) Gorsedd Park Ystradgynlais. 12, 1.30 + 3pm, £6 per show. Info 01639 843163.
Slapstick circus theatre presented by Tin Shed.
Pirate Pearl And The Big Blue Monster Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 1pm, £8.50-£10.50. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor kids’ theatre.
R Summer Holiday The Musical Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15-£39. Info 029 2063 6464. Ray Quinn stars in this adaption of a film chiefly associated with Cliff Richard. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 16 and Sat 18. (Until Sat 18)
WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST
Bacall In The Mind Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre by Katie Bowman, about two actors attempting to emulate the onscreen chemistry of Bacall and Bogart.
Pride & Prejudice Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 7pm, £10.50-£12.50. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor theatre presented by Heartbreak Productions.
R Teletubbies Live Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 10am + 2pm, £16 adv/free under 6 months. Info 01639 763214. On tomorrow also.
R The Rince Cycle Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 473238. Swansea Little Theatre with a production based on a Terry Pratchett novel. (Until Sat 18)
THURSDAY 16 AUGUST
Dolly Chicken Comedy: Fun At The Flute Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £6.50/£5 adv. Info
[email protected]. Featuring Jeff Japers with support from four more acts TBC, MC Anita Shaw plus house band Molly Katz.
Much Ado About Nothing Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2 + 6pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232. Presentedc by Merely Theatre and taking place in the Summer House.
The Winter’s Tale Lampeter House, nr Narberth. 6pm, £6-£16. Info 01834 869323. Outdoor Shakespeare presented by The Festival Players Theatre Company.
FRIDAY 17 AUGUST
R Clint Edwards + John Fothergill + Anthony J Brown + President Obonjo Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), with a comic TBC replacing Obonjo. Very odd Twitter presence that fella has by the way.
The Midnight Gang Abergavenny Castle. 4pm, £14/£8 kids. Info 01873 854282. Outdoor theatre adaptation by Heartbreak Productions of David Walliams’ children’s book. First of three productions in the castle grounds here this month.
R When You Wish Upon A Star Bierkeller, Cardiff. 2-3.30pm, £10/£5 kids/£10 kids VIP. Info 0845 533 3000. Live Disney singalong, also on Sun 19.
SATURDAY 18 AUGUST
Bluestocking Lounge Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £16. Info 01792 475715. Regular burlesque night’s latest edition, headlined by Lena Mae.
H.O.R.S.E Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. A collaboration between Chapter Peilot artist Tim Bromage and Welsh magician Joseph Badman.
SUNDAY 19 AUGUST
Howl! Comedy Tramshed Cinema, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2023 5555. Five standup acts on the third Sunday of each month, names currently TBC but hosted by Celya AB.
TUESDAY 21 AUGUST
DaSilva Marionette Circus Troupe Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Family show.
Latrice Royale Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 0871 4720400. You are never less than six days away from a Drag Race contestant appearing in Cardiff, and here is another promising a night of songs and stories.
WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST
Midnight Gang Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 6pm, from £10.50. Info 01656 815995. Outdoor theatre based on a David Walliams book. Proceeds go to the Lord Funt Hospital.
Paw Patrol Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 10am, 1.30pm + 4.30pm, £17.75-£57. Info 029 2022 4488. Kids’ TV show brought to the big stage. Top price is a meet and greet thing and I’m going to tell your kids about it unless you pay me.
Pride And Prejudice Abergavenny Castle. 7pm, £14/£8 kids. Info 01873 854282. Outdoor theatre adaptation by Heartbreak Productions of the Jane Austen classic.
The Dreamboys Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £27.50. Info 01600 772467. It is getting more expensive every year to watch oily men do cheesecake stripping and cause many pairs of horn-rimmed spectacles to steam up. In Swansea tomorrow.
R The Truth The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2048 3344. Terry Pratchett novel adapted here by Peculiar Productions. Proceeds will be doncated to Cardiff MIND. (Until Sat 25)
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST
Dr Dolittle Cardigan Castle. 5pm, £9-£13. Info 01239 621200. Outdoor theatre presented by Illyria.
Juliana St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, Powys. 8.30-9.45pm, £10-£32. Info 01544 267800. Opera written by Joseph Phibbs. Presteigne Festival event.
Opera Cocktail Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232. OperaUpClose present some of opera’s best loved arias, duets and ensembles in the setting of the Chapel Court here.
BenDeLaCreme Ft. The Housewives Of Cardiff Mary’s, Cardiff. 7pm, £12-£30. Info 029 2066 8647. This is hosted by Heidi Wurst and features a big Drag Race name TBC, except they won’t say who it is because they reckon another promoter will poach them.
Revengers Of The Galaxy Queens Hall, Narberth. 1.15pm, £7 adv/£6 kids. Info 01834 869323. Panto which is also a Star Wars spoof.
Roy Chubby Brown Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £26.40 adv. Info 01639 763214.
The Dreamboys Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17.50-£27.50. Info 01792 475715.
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST
R Adam Bloom + Rhys James + Richard Massara Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), with Rachel Jackson replacing Massara and one more comic TBC on both evenings.
R Alfie Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232. Castaway present 1960s-era shagadelic morality play. On tomorrow also, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
BenDeLaCreme Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50-£51. Info 029 2023 5555. Drag Race season 6 fave with her new show, titled Inferno-A-Go-Go.
Perfect Bridgend Library. 2pm, £4.50. Info 01656 815995. Adaption of a book about a young boy and the birth of his disabled sister.
Tongues Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 5pm, £3. Info 01874 611622. Celebratory dance performance following a week of workshops presented by Joon Dance.
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST
Cafficadabra Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8-10pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Magic in the bar area from Tim Bromage.
Chris Purchase + Paul James + Mike Reed + Simon Emanuel Welcome to Town, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 390281. Standup comedy.
This Is Me Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Songs from the musicals presented by Stage 8 Productions.
Conor Clarke McGrath Le Public Space, Newport. 8.30pm, pay by donation. Info [email protected]. July’s edition of the You Might Laugh comedy night, on here on the last Wednesday of every month. This is an Edinburgh preview set and more acts are TBC.
MONDAY 27 AUGUST
Well Thumbed Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, Powys. 4pm, £16. Info 01544 267800. One-man show by Terry Victor looking at the rude bits of classic literature. Unsuitable for under-15s according to the organisers, for whom I have some bad news regarding what kids are able to access nowadays.
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST
R Evita Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17-£38. Info 029 2063 6464. Big ballin’ West End show returns to Cardiff. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 29, Thurs 30 and Sat 1 Sept. (Until Sat 1 Sept)
THURSDAY 30 AUGUST
Freedom Of Movement Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £10. Info 01685 722176. The story, set in 1931, of Giacomo, who emigrates from Italy to Merthyr on foot; and the 2018-era exploits of his nephew Luigi.
R House Magicians The Small Space, Barry. 7.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Notably small (only 20 seats!) magic-centred Vale venue. (Until Sat 1 Sept)
R Macbeth Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. This version is presented by Boom Productions and is set in the Welsh Valleys during the 1980s. Not sure what this will entail exactly but could be interesting. (Until Sat 1 Sept)
FRIDAY 31 AUGUST
R Sol Bernstein + Michael Fabbri + Gary Meikle Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), with and one more comic TBC this evening and Chris Betts replacing Meikle tomorrow.
The Crooners Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20.50-£23. Info 01656 815995. Big band swing-based musical.
The Importance Of Being Earnest Abergavenny Castle. 7pm, £14/£8 kids. Info 01873 854282. Outdoor Wildean theatre adaptation by The Pantaloons.