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Nation Cymru: Top Hat at Wales Millennium Cente
Before sitting down to watch a musical like Top Hat, I think it’s only fair to make a few allowances. After all, this is a show based on a film released in 1935...
Review | 14.11.2025
Nation Cymru: War Horse at Wales Millennium Centre
War Horse is a theatrical spectacle. There’s no doubt about it, this is a production with clear technical prowess...
Review | 20.10.2025
Plays To See: No Man's Land at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
It takes a little while to settle into No Man’s Land, the new play from writer Rachel Trezise and director Matthew Holmquist...
Review | 18.10.2025
Nation Cymru: The Last Laugh at Wales Millennium Centre
If you’d only come across the promotional material for The Last Laugh, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was some sort of cheap comedy tribute act....
Review | 16.08.2025
Nation Cymru: The Book of Mormon at Wales Millennium Centre
First things first: I’ve seen The Book of Mormon before – and I loved it then just as much as I do now – so if you’re looking...
Review | 09.07.2025
Plays to See: Martin Decker: DAD at the Sherman Theatre
Martin Decker: DAD’ is the culmination of a story five years in the making – a journey that’s stretched from lockdown shorts...
Review | 06.06.2025
Nation Cymru: Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical at Wales Millennium Centre
You know what you’re going to get from ‘Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical’ from the title alone...
Review | 31.05.2025
Nation Cymru: Only Fools and Horses: The Musical at Wales Millennium Centre
A musical version of Only Fools and Horses is a terrible idea – and yet, I was desperate to see it...
Review | 15.05.2025
Plays to See: Port Talbot Gotta Banksy at the Sherman Theatre
I’ve never been much of a fan of verbatim theatre. Arrogantly, I always felt it was a bit like cheating. Because surely it’s harder to craft a compelling piece of dialogue from thin air than...
Review | 09.05.2025
Plays to See: Hot Chicks at the Swansea Grand
County lines is undoubtedly a worthy subject to explore on stage, particularly if, like Rebecca Jade Hammond, your intention is to bring something new to the conversation...
Review | 14.04.2025
Nation Cymru: Calamity Jane at Wales Millennium Centre
Surely, I’ve seen Calamity Jane before? It’s a classic, after all. The movie is a staple of Hollywood’s Golden Age. It’s Doris Day for crying out loud...
Review | 14.03.2025
Nation Cymru: Ghost: The Musical at Wales Millennium Centre
Making a musical adaptation of a classic movie seems like a no brainer. You have a story that is tried and tested. You have ready-made fans who don’t need an awful lot of persuasion to buy a ticket...
Review | 09.03.2025
Nation Cymru: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at Wales Millennium Centre
Narnia seems to have fallen out of favour in recent years. Whilst pop culture endlessly reveres Hogwarts and Hobbits, C.S Lewis’ world of...
Review | 13.02.2025
Plays to See: A Christmas Carol at Sherman Theatre
Gary Owen’s adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ was first revived and rejigged by director Joe Murphy in 2021, but as you may have guessed...
Review | 16.12.2024
Plays to See: Shirley at the Sherman Theatre
Shirley runs ‘the best pub you’ve ever been to’. A place where every night ‘is a night to remember’. Above all else, this landlady wants all her patrons to feel two things: ‘welcome… and magic’...
Review | 03.10.2024
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