Matthew Bourne’s vamp camp caper is back. This Sleeping Beauty, with designs by Lee Brotherston, is a bouncy and fun…
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…
Swan Lake, Varna International Ballet, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
December 28, 2022Christmas would not be the same in Cardiff without the ballets at St David’s Hall and over the years we…
Welsh singing stars make Royal Opera history
December 22, 2022Operatic history has been made this week with two Welsh singers taking the leading roles in Puccini’s Tosca at the…
Les Misérables, Wales Millennium Centre
December 17, 2022It seems like sacrilege to say anything negative about the blockbuster, record breaker, that is Les Misérables. Yes, it is…
The Lion, The B!tch and the Wardrobe, Wales Millennium Centre
December 15, 2022I am late to the Polly Amorous party having missed last year’s XXXmas Carol and not being that up on…
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…
Mid Wales Opera new Hansel and Gretel
December 14, 2022Tickets are now on sale for Mid Wales Opera’s Spring tour, and what better gift than a night at the…
Bhekizizwe, Opera’r Ddraig, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
December 9, 2022The strength of Opera’r Ddraig’s Bhekizizwe, described as an operatic monodrama, is the performance by Themba Mvuta in the title…
Natalya Romaniw’s Royal Opera debut
December 6, 2022Natalya Romaniw makes her Royal Opera debut in the title role of Tosca this coming week. It may be a…