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by Mike Smith
In 2011 the Book of Mormon took theatreland by storm with its irresistible appeal of irreverence, giving a woke sort…
Mid Wales Opera’s touring production of Puccini’s Il tabarro demonstrates that this is a company with more sense than money…
by Shaun Tougher
Despite attending WNO productions in Cardiff for over twenty years this was the first time I have seen their staging…
by Robin Burfield
What to do if the opera you are directing has ethical and cultural problems? Australian Director Lindy Hume’s solution is…
This delicious performance of the stripped back to its emotional basics I Pagliacci had an increased poignancy, being the last…
Young Welsh singers Ryan Vaughan Davies and Thomas Kinch joined his fellow Iford Arts New Generation Artists in a vocally and…
by Chiara Strazzulla
Bringing a classic play back to the stage can be a challenging task, and the weight of it can…
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Fascinating Aïda, Britain’s greatest singing trio, have been around in different manifestations since the golden days of 1983. I have…
by James Ellis
In a programme of much verity, Cardiff had the rare appearance of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. These immaculate players kept…
by Tony Woolway
It’s been almost two years since Beth Hart last blew the roof of St David’s Hall and like the recent…
A near snowy afternoon in February featured Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, Swiss pianist who appears to be making waves in the…
Before going to see A Murder Is Announced I chatted to a friend about the plot devices to look out…
MS: You have had, and continue to have, a strong association with Wales. How did they come about and develop?…
Paul Carey Jones may be based in London and describes himself as Welsh-Irish (his mother’s parents were from Mayo) but…
In 1959 the House of Commons endorsed the principle of public subsidy and the independence of the arts. This largely…
Music Director Jonathan Lyness talks about creating a new score for four instruments to perform Puccini’s Il tabarro, and Artistic…
Dwi wedi bod yn cyfansoddi i gomisiwn am dros ddeugain mlynedd bellach, mewn peth wmbredd o wahanol ffurfiau, ond doeddwn…
I’ve been composing to commission for over 40 years now, in about as many genres as you could shake a…
A troupe of Welsh singers are off to the desert sunshine for Welsh National Opera’s collaboration with the United Arab Emirates…
The Torch Theatre Company are bringing live pantomime back to the stage in Pembrokeshire this December with their reimagining of…
The killer comedy Death Drop comes to the New Theatre, Cardiff from Wednesday 20 –Saturday 23 October. The murder mystery stars Ru-PaulUSA…
The Torch Theatre have launched The Pembrokeshire Story Website this October after months of hard work collecting stories from the…
Theatr Clwyd team up with the Royal Court to Co-Produce Isla, a dark new comedy, written by award-winning Welsh writer…
One of Wales’ main dance organisations has appointed a new artistic director. National Dance Company Wales has appointed Matthew Robinson as…