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.
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The perfect Christmas show? BEAUTY & THE BEAST wows audiences in Cardiff Bay
Currently at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff Bay, this production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is stunning - especially for a Christmas show.
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL – a splashy, freaky tribute to the 80s cult classic
Heathers: The Musical brings 80s-infused fun, f-bombs and flashy colour to the WMC in Cardiff in a cold December.
SIX: THE MUSICAL | STAGE REVIEW
SIX: THE MUSICAL Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Tue 21 Jan ***** “Remember us from your GCSEs?” asks one of the queens from Six. Everyone who went to school in …
THE KING AND I | STAGE REVIEW
THE KING AND I Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Thurs 9 Jan ***** Like many of us, my only experience of The King And I was the epic 1956 showstopper …
LES MISÉRABLES | STAGE REVIEW
LES MISÉRABLES **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Fri 27 Nov After a recent blockbuster adaptation, Les Misérables is a show with a reputation that precedes it and every new production has …
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY | STAGE REVIEW
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY **** Tues 26 Nov, New Theatre, Cardiff Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story has been running for 30 years around the globe with 25,000 performances, but …
DR SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL | STAGE REVIEW
DR SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL **** Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 20 Nov Nothing marks the beginning of the festive season quite like the trickling emergence of …
THE LION KING | UPFRONT
THE LION KING Whether or not you’re one of the 100 million people worldwide who have apparently watched Disney’s The Lion King in its stage musical incarnation, the show’s stage …
BLOOD BROTHERS | STAGE REVIEW
Blood Brothers **** Wed 18 September, New Theatre, Cardiff The third longest-running musical in West End history and GCSE English Lit staple, Blood Brothers, returns to the stage literally kicking …
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE | STAGE REVIEW
New Theatre, Cardiff Mon 9-Sat 14 Sept Director James Lapine and composer William Finn teamed up in 2013 to create a musical version of family film Little Miss Sunshine, the …
KINKY BOOTS | STAGE REVIEW
Kinky Boots ***** Tue 23 Jul, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Kinky Boots is one of those modern classics of British cinema in the same vein of Brassed Off and Calendar …