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by Amanda Griffiths
On 21st July theatres and cinemas across the UK screened a production of NT Live’s Prima Facie. It was award…
by Mike Smith
Welsh National Opera’s Autumn Season will open with a new production of The Makropulos Affair; directed by Olivia Fuchs and…
by Tony Woolway
Two years can be an eternity when the anticipation is so great waiting for the incredibly talented Joe Jackson and…
by Laura Edwards
When the blurb says the play is based on a woman buried alive by her former partner, one suspects that…
For theatrical entertainment, The Lion King still ranks as a scorching success and explains why it is probably the most…
Natalya Romaniw’s performance in Garsington Opera’s first production of Rusalka was delayed by Covid for two years. Then mid-run the…
For Chicago to succeed on stage it requires not only charismatic principal characters but a full ensemble of strong singers,…
The smile never left my face throughout this very polished and elegant feel-good staging of Singin’ in the Rain. With…
by Chiara Strazzulla
It may not be the most dramatic or spectacular of musicals, but I must admit that I have always had…
At one stage in his show Bianca Del Rio made a light-hearted moan that there are drag queens everywhere, which…
I realised I was not the target market for this show when the singers who “play” each of the six…
There is no getting away from the fact that Lord of the Dance was an intoxicating evening’s entertainment that swept…
CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA celebrates its 40th Anniversary this month and will mark the occasion with a special anniversary concert at…
Michael McCarthy is Director of Music Theatre Wales and has staged over 30 productions for the company. Productions include Richard…
Composer Tom Coult, 33, is one of the most distinctive and admired composers of his generation. In 2021, he was…
Cardiff-based opera and theatre director Polly Graham is Artistic Director of Longborough Opera in the Cotswolds. She was a Genesis…
It is a very long way between lockdown in Cardiff and rehearsing in Texas for the opening of Houston Grand…
Prima ballerina Elena Svinko dances with the Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia at St David’s Hall, Cardiff in…
FROM Brussels to Reykjavík, the Cardiff Classical Series 2022/23 features 18 world-class concerts and for this year’s season more than…
Bryn Terfel is back at St David’s Hall this October to perform an evening dedicated to the world of ‘Songs…
Cowbridge Music Festival has announced the programme for its 2022 festival, which welcomes some of the finest musicians to the…
Alexis Gregory’s critically acclaimed Riot Act is heading to Cardiff as part of a UK tour following its successful outing…
The comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], has been revamped…
Mid Wales Opera are inviting audiences to join them in a Fairy Tale world of magic and myth with their…