MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY: magic, terror and, of course, beauty
Taking the beloved tale back to its Gothic roots, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty brings together magic and terror in a spellbinding production.
Taking the beloved tale back to its Gothic roots, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty brings together magic and terror in a spellbinding production.
A one-man production courtesy of Dick Johns, The Great Pandemic Sofa Show is a fascinating insight into the last three years, reflecting on the experiences people have had during the pandemic.
Basic Lee is not Stewart Lee at his absolute best – but in a sea of identikit stand-ups he remains peerless.
Strictly Ballroom The Musical is a mixed bag, but one filled with sequins, sparkle, offbeat Australian humour and a Spanish Abuela playing the trumpet.
If you’re in two minds about seeing Les Misérables again, go see it at the WMC in Cardiff Bay this Christmas period: a diamond of musical theatre has been shined up.
If Les Misérables doesn’t tickle your festive fancy, Polly Amorous and company are back at the WMC with an irreverent queer take on another Christmas classic.
Girl From The North Country is a show that is, despite having run since 2017, distinctly uncertain about what it is or wants to be.
Castellana - part of Cardiff’s first Christmas Festival at the Castle - is a mixed bag of oddities that’ll make you ‘ooh’, ‘ahh’ and even ‘eh?’ in the resplendent Fortuna Spiegeltent.
Tales Of The Brothers Grimm is a truly immersive experience from start to finish, with staging crafted to appear as if the characters are literally walking through the pages of a book.
Trixie and Katya are so warmly embraced by everyone in Cardiff – even in the sterility of an area instead of the intimacy of a cabaret club – there’s little they could do to turn anybody off.
Even if you hate Blood Brothers as much as I do, I’d recommend you catch this production. It might just give you a new way of seeing it.
Tuck Shop and Trafalgar Theatre are back with a Death Drop sequel: a “nun-believable killer drag comedy” no less, which is more slasher than murder mystery.