THE NUTCRACKER: the SIBERIAN BALLET blows away the winter blues
Though the story of The Nutcracker - now on at St. David's Hall, Cardiff - is slight, this ballet is eternally endearing.
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CINDERELLA: a touching and chilling return to form from the SIBERIAN BALLET
It wouldn’t be Christmas without the Siberian Ballet at St David’s Hall, and their opener, Cinderella, is truly marvellous.
THE BOOK OF MORMON | STAGE REVIEW
Witty, silly, ironic and pushing the boundaries of good taste, The Book of Mormon is everything you'd expect from the minds behind South Park.
THE BOY WITH TWO HEARTS | STAGE REVIEW
You’d be forgiven for thinking that The Boy With Two Hearts would be a difficult watch – but this is a play about hope, with an enormous heart.
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: MADAM BUTTERFLY | STAGE REVIEW
Welsh National Opera’s first large-scale new production after the pandemic has triggered debate. Directed by Lindy Hume, Buzz's James Ellis finds some interesting takes, yet fairly traditional at hear.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT | STAGE REVIEW
Priscilla is an all-out guffaw-fest, full of quips, one-liners and singalong/shake-your-ass numbers.
SIMON AMSTELL | STAGE REVIEW
As promised by the enigmatic title and psychedelic poster design, Simon Amstell’s Spirit Hole brought to the stage all the beautiful, left-wing, loving open-mindedness one only fantasises about existing in the heart of the 1960s.
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | STAGE REVIEW
Wales’ leading opera company return with a safe-bet, classic production of The Barber Of Seville from 1986, writes James Ellis.
MYRA DUBOIS | STAGE REVIEW
Have you ever imagined what you’d get if Bianca Del Rio was a character created by Victoria Wood? If not, then watch a Myra DuBois show.
THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO | STAGE REVIEW
Cardiff Castle Events is doing all it can to bring live music and theatre back to the capital this summer, and Black RAT Productions opened proceedings with four performances of Pinocchio.
THE FULFILMENT OF ILL-CONCEIVED DESIGNS | OPERA REVIEW
Sarah Bowdidge reviews a new animated online opera created during lockdown with the help of Royal Welsh College graduates.
MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO | STAGE REVIEW
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.