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Bitter-sweet tale of love


TRANSLUNARParadise,abitter- sweet tale takes the audience on a journey of life,death and love. After his wife passes away,


William escapes to aparadise of fantasyand memories,far removed fromthe reality of his grief.


Returning frombeyond the


grave,Rose visits her widowed companion to perform one last act of love: to help let him go. The play, whichhas received rave


reviews, is staged at Blackwood Miners’ Institute on July6. Tickets £13 concessions £10. Call the boxoffice on 01495 227206


or visit blackwoodminersinsti- tute.com


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WELLloved and award- winning musical Chicago comes to CardiffBay’s Wales Millennium Centre


next month. Based on real life events


backinthe roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with her rival, double-mur- deress Velma Kelly, they fight to keepawayfromdeath rowwith the help of smooth talking lawyer BillyFlynn. Created by the musical the-


MUSICAL MAGIC: The cast of Chicago


atre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebband legendary cho- reographer Bob Fosse,


ComingSoon


Chicago’s sexy score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With six Tony,two Olivier,a Grammy, twoBafta and six AcademyAwards to its name, Chicago is afirm favourite with both critics and audi- ences alike. It runs between July9and


14. Tickets cost between £11 and £37.50. Book tickets atwmc.org.uk


or call the boxoffice on 02920 636464.


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FOLLOWINGthe three- times extended sell-out success of his five star reviewed and Foster’s comedyaward nominat- ed showFiring Cheeseballs AtADog, GregDavies returns to Cardiffwith his brand newstand-up produc- tion The BackofMy


Mum’s Head. Davies came to promi- nence as the sardonic head of sixth form,Mr Gilbert, in theBAFTA award-winning The Inbetweeners. The triumph of his first full-length stand-up showin2010 quicklypro- pelled him towards


becoming one of the most acclaimed stand- ups in the UK. Davies comes to St


David’s Hall on Sunday, October 14 at 8pm. Tickets are £20, avail-


ableatstdavidshall- cardiff.co.uk and from the boxoffice on 02920 878444.


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wants to hearaboutyour forthcomingproductions and openauditions forour Theatresection


ContactIwanDavieson 01633 777225ore-mail


iwan.davies@gwent-wales.co.uk Dramatic Societies!


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