For many years, there has been a winning formula to staging a successful pantomime at Swansea Grand Theatre: put record-breaking…
The First XXXmas: A Very Naughty-tivity, Wales Mllennium Centre
December 9, 2023**** This might at first seem a shockingly blasphemous take on the Christmas story with drag star Polly Amorous…
Castellana, the Spiegeltent, Sophia Gardens
December 8, 2023***** Trying to tag a label on Castellana at the Spiegeltent is a tricky business; combining excellent circus skills,…
Sleeping Beauty The Rock’n’Roll Panto, Theatr Clwyd
December 6, 2023**** I’ve been lucky enough to review the annual Rock’n’Roll panto for quite a few years. This year’s production…
Shrek the Musical, Wales Millennium Centre
November 21, 2023** Shrek the Musical by Megan Callaghan, age 13. Shrek the musical is based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film and…
Natalya Romaniw’s dream Royal Opera debut
December 14, 2022Nearly 40 years have passed since the last time a British soprano sang Tosca at Covent Garden and that was…
A day at Llais Festival
October 28, 2022If you wander down to Cardiff Bay over this long October weekend, you will be welcomed by a whole universe…
Of Mice and Men, Torch Theatre
October 27, 2022The American classic Of Mice and Men was Artistic Director, Peter Doran’s choice for the Torch Theatre’s Autumn production and…
Welsh talents delights at If Opera
September 2, 2022Young Welsh talents was at the fore in If Opera‘s La Rondine in the gorgeous gardens at Belmont Court at…
Three cheers and one cheer more for ENO’s Pinafore
November 21, 2021Before the start of HMS Pinafore John Savournin appears in his costume, as Captain Corcoran, in an old music hall…