This is the first full production for Illumine Theatre which has been set up by playwright Lisa Parry and Director…
Lord of the Flies, Theatr Clwyd
September 28, 2018Lord of the Flies starts with a bang, grabbing the audience’s attention and ensuring it never wanders throughout. This Theatr…
Now the Hero, 14-18-NOW, Swansea
September 28, 2018Now the Hero/Nawr yr Arwr is a complex and multi-layered three-hour ambitious art experience that is comfortably bi-lingual. It puts…
La Traviata, Welsh National Opera, WMC
September 22, 2018As an infrequent and slightly trepidatious opera-goer, I welcomed the opportunity to see La Traviata. One of the most performed…
35 Times, Mercury Theatre Wales
September 20, 2018It was with some trepidation that I attended Mercury Theatre Wales’ production of 35. Firstly, the description as ‘immersive’ always…
The Awkward Years, The Other Room
September 20, 2018The Other Room at Porter’s is the ideal venue for the dramatic monologue where the constrictions of the space and…
War and Peace, Prokofiev, Welsh National Opera, WMC
September 16, 2018This is by any definition an epic evening of music theatre which leaves the audience at times exhilarated, at times…
Tide Whisperer, National Theatre Wales, Tenby
September 16, 2018It begins in a dark room, lit only by countless screens displaying images of the sea. From above you a…
The 39 Steps, Theatr Clwyd
September 13, 2018Patrick Barlow’s excellent adaptation of The 39 Steps is based on its two best-known incarnations, John Buchan’s original 1915 novel and…
And Suddenly I Disappear: The Singapore/U.K. “d” Monologues, Chapter
September 12, 2018Kaite O’Reilly has devoted a significant portion of her career to depicting disability in drama, whether by foregrounding hitherto marginalised…