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Laugh out loud with top show


Powerful story stars mermaids


FUNNY: Caitlin Moran


WRITER, broadcaster and queen of social media Caitlin Moran brings her larger-than- life personality to St David’s Hall on Thursday, April 16. This show is entitled How to Build a Girl 2: Oh My God! I Thought of Some More Things I Want to Say! Be prepared for Caitlin to tackle every subject from big hair and Bowie to girls and Gogglebox. Plus, included in the ticket price is a paperback copy of Caitlin’s new book How to Build a Girl, which can be col- lected on the day of the show Caitlin began her career as


a journalist for Melody Mak- er at the age of 16 and later found fame presenting cutting- edge music show Naked City throughout the early 90s. Since then she has become a


TVcritic and columnist for The Times, won a string of press awards, written several best- sellers and amassed more than 500,000 followers on Twitter. Tickets are £25 (plus a £2.95


ticket service charge per trans- action). Visit stdavidshallcar- diff.co.uk or call 029 2087 8444.


THIRTEEN local women have been chosen to perform in a new professional production of Hans Christian Andersen’s Mermaid at the ShermanThe- atre on April 21-25. Perform- ing with the award-winning theatre company Shared Ex- perience, the women will be part of the Mermaid chorus performing alongside famil- iar faces including Natalie Gavin (Shameless), Amka Okafor (The Bill) and Steve


Musical


North (London’s Burning). Written and directed by Shared Experience’s Polly Teale, Mermaid is a power- ful coming-of-age story about love, loss and longing re-told for a new generation. Mermaid is visiting cities across the UK and Shared Ex- perience has been searching for local mermaids to be part of the performance when it comes to the Sherman Thea- tre, Cardiff. Creating the sound of the


mermaid’s magical singing live on stage will be Laura O’Meara, 21, from Llanelli; Megan Mahoney, 17, from Tal- bot Green, a student at Coleg Y Cymoedd; Alexandra Eve Miller, 21, from Cardiff and student at Cardiff University; Kathryn Morgan Llewellyn, 17, from Bridgend and pupil at Llantwit Major School; Emily Madelaine John, 16, from Llanishen and pupil at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glan- taf; Molly Witham, 15, from Tongwynlais and pupil at Whitchurch High School; Emily Alice Plow, 19, from Da-


nescourt, Cardiff, and student at University of South Wales; Megan Haf Williams, 17, from Rhiwbina, Cardiff; Melissa Azombo, 20, from Cardiff and a student at University of South Wales; and Lois Sta- cey Meredith, 15, from Chep- stow and a pupil of Wyedean School. The Mermaid Chorus will


take to the Sherman stage where they will perform alongside the professional ensemble. Playing the Prince is Royal Welsh College of Mu- sic and Drama graduate Finn


UNIQUE: Mermaid


Hanlon who has just finished touring with War Horse, and recent Cardiff University and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate Sarah Twomey will be making her profes- sional stage debut. Since 1976 Shared Experi-


ence have pioneered a thrill- ingly distinctive performance style that celebrates the un- ion of physical and text-based theatre. It was Shared Experi- ence’s work in the 1970s that sparked the contemporary British interest in stage ad- aptations of literature. Since


Four newshows announced Live Performances


Circus Festival: HITCH Thursday 16 April, 7.45pm £10, Reductions £8.50


Tin Shed Theatre: An Inspector Calls


Friday 17 &saturday 18 April, 1pm & 7.45pm


£12.50, Reductions £10


Sessions: Record Store Day Takeover


Saturday 18 June, from 4pm FREE


Only Men Aloud


Saturday 18 April, 7.30pm £27


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THE New Theatre announces four exciting new shows, now on sale, at the popular city centre venue. They are Room on the Broom, Blood Broth- ers, Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks & Incredible Invaders and The Shaw- shank Redemption. Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roar-


ing ride on a broomstick when Julia Donaldson’s classic children’s story Roomon the Broom returns to theNew Theatre from July 24 to July 26. This spellbinding show brought to


you by the creators of The Gruffalo finds the right balance of storytell- ing, audience participation, music and comedy to keep little ones enter- tained. Willy Russell’s legendary Blood Brothers is back by popular demand to thrill Cardiff audiences from Septem- ber 28 to October 10. Follow the captivating and moving


tale of two brothers separated at birth only to meet again as children and lat- er as adults with tragic consequences. The memorable score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and Tell Me It’s not True. Horrible Histories returns and


this time it’s the turn of the Groovy Greeks and Incredible Invaders from November 17 to November 21.


then the company has pro- duced acclaimed adapta- tions of classics and had great success with new writing. Shared Experience and Nottingham


Playhouse’s


Mermaid will be coming to the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, from April 21-25, 7.30pm with a Saturday mat- inee April 25, 2pm. Suitable for ages 12 and up. For tickets and informa-


tion, contact Sherman The- atre on 02920 646900 or visit shermancymru.co.uk.


Top show set to tour


THE first ever Mamma Mia! UK tour will premiere next year at The Bristol Hippo- drome from Friday, March 25 to Saturday, May 7. Tickets are now on sale to


the general public. Mamma Mia! is Judy


Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise. It is one of only five musi-


SOON: Room on The Broom Using actors and groundbreak-


ing special effects audiences will be thrilled by this exciting show where historical events and figures come to life on stage and hover at your finger- tips. Stephen King’s classic story The Shawshank Redemption is brought to the stage in a new production from November 23 to November 28. This gripping thriller set in an American jail follows Andy Dufresne


who is framed for murder of this wife. Thrown into prison, Andy quickly learns that no one can sur- vive alone. A must see for fans of the popular movie. All these shows are now on sale.


For further details or to book tick- ets visit .newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the Box Office on 02920 878889. Bookings are subject to a £2.95


Ticketing Service Charge (exemp- tions apply).


cals to have run for more than 10 years both on Broadway and in the West End, and in 2011, it became the first west- ern musical ever to be staged in Mandarin in the People’s Republic of China. The Mamma Mia! UK tour


is produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ul- vaeus for Littlestar in associa- tion with Universal and NGM. For tickets call 0844 871 3032. ATG Tickets: 0844 871 3012* atgtickets.com/bristol* *trns fees apply.


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