Wales Millennium Centre’s reinvented Cabaret room in the old Blas restaurant (one of many variations) hosted a charming evening of…
Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre
May 30, 2023Well, I wasn’t expecting that! Based on the award-winning Neil Gaiman 2013 novel, this is a spectacular piece of theatre,…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical
May 5, 2023If you ever wondered what happened to Frank N Furter and Riff Raff from the Rocky Horror Show, they merged…
Mother Goose, Wales Millennium Centre
March 30, 2023I was looking forward to seeing Mother Goose enormously. This production had attracted a lot of press attention when it…
Peaky Blinders, Rambert Dance, Wales Millennium Centre
March 22, 2023Just as my hope of ever seeing quality contemporary dance again in Cardiff faded along swaggers Rambert’s just fabulous Peaky…
The Magic Flute, Welsh National Opera
March 6, 2023Blaze of Glory!, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
February 24, 2023I have to confess to not really looking forward to an opera about Welsh choirs and coal mines. What next,…
Sleeping Beauty, Wales Millennium Centre
February 1, 2023Matthew Bourne’s vamp camp caper is back. This Sleeping Beauty, with designs by Lee Brotherston, is a bouncy and fun…
Strictly Ballroom, Wales Millennium Centre
January 24, 2023This musical is based on the hugely successful film of 1992, directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann (though the film…
Bugsy Malone, Wales Millennium Centre
January 18, 2023This stage musical version of Bugsy Malone is a highly entertaining if rather strange theatrical experience. It has the charm…