An eternal riot from WNO with a blazing MAKROPULOS AFFAIR
WNO's The Makropulos Affair is great fun: a law-filled mystery plot aside strange fantasy, along with a healthy dose of sexual scandal of the day.
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Cher and Cher alike: THE CHER SHOW musical is another feather in Goddess of Pop’s headdress
The Cher Show is another successful chapter added to a never-ending biography: if you aren’t a fan going in, you’ll definitely leave as one.
Terror, beauty & grace: The Other Room’s HUNO charts timeless themes with doomed relationship drama
Huno offers nothing particularly new by way of its theme or artistic delivery. This is no criticism – rather, a great example of why one needn't endlessly reinvent the wheel.
THE LION KING: Disney show has lost none of its magic at the Wales Millennium Centre
The Lion King’s huge cast and ensemble deserve praise for their love of the show and their lightning command of the stage in both word, song, dance and storytelling.
MIGRATIONS: WNO spreads its wings too wide in Will Todd’s diverse, operatic behemoth
Welsh National Opera promised a lot and did not deliver on a lot of its promises with Migrations, which feels like the equivalent of throwing everything at the wall and everything appearing to stick.
Ballet Cymru’s DREAM gives Shakespeare a colourfully queer twist
Ballet Cymru’s Dream – a balletic adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – bills itself as an exciting and innovative contemporary ballet.
OTI MABUSE: I AM HERE – a sparkling celebration of STRICTLY star’s life & passions
Does it become a bit too cheesy at times? Probably. Is it a little self-indulgent? Most definitely. But if anyone has a right to show off the wonderful person they are, it’s Oti Mabuse.
NTW’s CIRCLE OF FIFTHS proves non-traditional theatre is vital in Wales
A testament to the power and talent of working-class artists and the ability of theatre to open pathways to healing, Circle Of Fifths is one of the best works to come from National Theatre Wales in recent years.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG: a farcical, laugh riot skids into Cardiff
Have you ever been to a theatre production that made you laugh so hard you started crying? If not, then go see Mischief Theatre’s much-loved meta-comedy The Play That Goes Wrong at the Wales Millenium Centre.
VIOLET: a timely opera triumph for 40 years of Music Theatre Wales
Violet, a co-production with Britten Pears Arts and the London Sinfonietta, might just be one of the highlights of the post-pandemic period for Music Theatre Wales.
If you don’t leave WAITRESS smiling, musicals aren’t for you
Waitress is serving up a slice of musical-theatre pie in Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre, and it's a pure slice of feel-good deliciousness.
Everybody cut loose: FOOTLOOSE uplifts in Cardiff but wears 80s nostalgia thin
The 80s musical theatre trend continues in Cardiff this week with Footloose - a foot-tapping adaptation that might test the limits of nostalgia.