Welsh theatre highlights coming to a stage near you in 2022
2021 in the theatre world sometimes felt like a tragedy and a farce rolled up into one, but Jamie Rees looks to 2022 with more optimism.
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Pantos return to Wales this Christmas – and these are the best on offer
Last year it was a case of “oh no you won’t” for pantos, but this year they will go ahead! And Jamie Rees has combed the country for the best.
Spend AN EVENING WITH NIGELLA LAWSON in Cardiff this Friday
On the back of her latest bestseller, Cook, Eat, Repeat, the famed TV chef invites you to Spend An Evening With Nigella Lawson in Cardiff.
Reminds audiences of the magic of theatre – DIAL M FOR MURDER | STAGE REVIEW
After a slow start, Dial M For Murder's stage version at Cardiff's New Theatre instilled a sense of magic in Felix Jones - largely thanks to Tom Chambers.
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.
SIMON AMSTELL | INTERVIEW
Simon Amstell has surfed the TV-to-standup-to-film-director pipeline with plenty of success, but like the best of us, he still wallows in shame, tied down by the society we live in. New live show Spirit Hole is about escaping that… hole, and ahead of its Cardiff date he spoke about it to Carl Marsh.
THE CASE FOR REOPENING WELSH THEATRES | FEATURE
THE CASE FOR REOPENING WELSH THEATRES | FEATURE With shops, restaurants and pubs reopening and children allowed to return to school, at the time of writing things slowly but …
AN INSPECTOR CALLS | STAGE REVIEW
AN INSPECTOR CALLS New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 10 March ***** First opening at the National Theatre in 1992, Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of J. B. Priestley’s classic thriller is the …
AN INSPECTOR CALLS | STAGE PREVIEW
New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 10-Sat 14 Mar The return of the mysterious Inspector Goole to the stage follows a sell-out London season and American tour. Set shortly before World War …
GHOST STORIES | STAGE REVIEW
GHOST STORIES New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 25 Feb ***** I’m a wimp. I watch horror films through my fingers and won’t go upstairs without the light on. So, being “locked …
GHOST STORIES | STAGE PREVIEW
GHOST STORIES New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 25-Sat 29 Feb After a record-breaking world tour and a sell-out West End run, Ghost Stories brings its scares to Wales for the first …