CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL | STAGE REVIEW
CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 26 July John Kander and Fred Ebb’s original Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville, with choreography by Bob Fosse, …
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PLAY/SILENCE | STAGE REVIEW
PLAY/SILENCE | STAGE REVIEW The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff Thu 21 Jan The Other Room at Porter’s returns for its sophomore season with a quite sensational double bill …
THE DROWNED GIRL | THEATRE REVIEW
THE DROWNED GIRL | THEATRE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 1 Oct Fresh from the success of her play Blud at The Other Room, writer Kelly Jones turns …
BLUD | THEATRE REVIEW
BLUD | THEATRE REVIEW The Other Room, Porter’s, Cardiff, Thurs 3 Sept words ALEX WREN New theatre company otherMother’s play Blud explores the ties that bind families and communities …
THE GOOD EARTH | STAGE REVIEW
THE GOOD EARTH | STAGE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wed 9 Sept words ALEX WREN Motherlode’s inaugural production at Chapter Arts is an exquisitely constructed piece of theatre …
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS | THEATRE REVIEW
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS | THEATRE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tues 18 Aug One of the problems with adaptations is that comparison to the original material often disappoints. …
FLOSSY AND BOO’S CURIOSITY SHOP | STAGE REVIEW
FLOSSY AND BOO’S CURIOSITY SHOP | STAGE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Tues 21 July The audience at Chapter was treated to a charming performance by the eponymous Flossy …
147 QUESTIONS ABOUT LOVE | STAGE REVIEW
147 QUESTIONS ABOUT LOVE | STAGE REVIEW Volcano Theatre, Swansea, Tues 7 July Volcano have followed up their explosive, brilliant adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull with a piece that …
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN | STAGE REVIEW
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN | STAGE REVIEW Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club, Mon 11 May Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club is the unlikely setting for National Theatre Wales’s adaptation of …
A GOOD CLEAN HEART | STAGE REVIEW
A GOOD CLEAN HEART | STAGE REVIEW The Other Room, Porter’s Bar, Cardiff, Thurs 30 Apr Halfway through Alun Saunders’ play A Good Clean Heart, Hefin and Jay engage …
FRANK YAMMA / LLEUWEN STEFFAN | LIVE REVIEW
FRANK YAMMA / LLEUWEN STEFFAN | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 23 Apr One of the advantages of listening to music in a language that is unfamiliar …
SEAGULLS | STAGE REVIEW
SEAGULLS | STAGE REVIEW Volcano, Swansea, Thurs 16 April In a letter to his friend Aleksey Suvorin in 1895 Anton Chekhov introduced his new play The Seagull: “It’s a …