Wales’s biggest theatre festival launches 2017 programme
Red Hot Chilli Pipers play Tramshed
What do a vivacious vicar, an ambitious warrior and a host of Monty Python characters have in common? They’re all part of this year’s Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival. Everyman Theatre, Cardiff’s premier drama company, has just announced this summer’s programme of outdoor shows. Macbeth, The Vicar of Dibley and Spamalot are among the seven shows being staged in Sophia Gardens during the month-long festival in June & July. Taking on the role of Macbeth in one of Shakespeare’s darkest dramas is Steven Smith. He played Bottom in an RSC production of Midsummer Night’s Dream to
critical acclaim. Tickets for the festival are already selling well - with record takings so far. The event attracts 20,000 people to Sophia Gardens every summer. Festival director Paul Williams said organising it was like “birthing an elephant”. He said: “We have a team of around 200 people working or volunteering at the festival. It’s such a big part of Cardiff’s summer. So many passionate people get involved, and it’s brilliant to see how much the audience enjoy it - it makes all the hard work worth it. We’re proud to offer theatre of the highest quality without an elitist price tag.” Everyman stalwart Brian Smith,
who delighted audiences as Blackadder in 2014/2015, will be taking on another comic historical role - King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot. Also performing in Spamalot as the Lady of the Lake is Laura Phillips. Last year she played the Baker’s Wife in the festival’s acclaimed production of Sondheim’s Into The Woods. Disney’s Aladdin Junior, Everyman Youth’s take on Twelfth Night, a cabaret night and a charity comedy night complete this year’s offering of diverse drama and entertainment. For more information visit
cardiffopenairtheatrefestival.co.uk or call box office 0333 666 3366.
Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that should carry its own health warning! Described as ‘the most famous bagpipe band on the planet’,
they have
performed for a string of A-listers including Paul McCartney, Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, and even Her Majesty The Queen.
They have played the main stage at one of the UK’s largest festivals - T in The Park, and other major events including BBC Proms in Hyde Park,
The Rugby World Cup and Bahrain Grand Prix. Get ready for an utterly unique experience as the Chilli Pipers fuse traditional Scottish music with rock and pop anthems including the likes of Don’t Stop Believing and We Will Rock You. This is certainly
going
to be one performance to remember!
See Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Tramshed on Saturday 20th May at 7pm. For more
information
call Box Office on 02920 235555 or visit http://
tramshedcardiff.com.
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