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• 14 Dec • Taliesin Arts Centre
The People’s Theatre Company presents Santa in Love by Steven Lee
Have you ever wanted to know a secret? A Christmas secret! Maybe you’d like to know where the fairy on top of the Christmas tree comes from, or why you never see a Christmas elf, or what exactly happened to Frosty the Snowman? Or maybe you’d like to know the greatest secret of them all... the one about Santa Claus and the thing he secretly loves best. Could it be presents? Could it be reindeer? Could it be snow? You’ll never guess, so if you want to find out then join Santa and his friends in this fabulous fun filled musical complete with games, giggles and all your favourite Christmas songs. Santa will be available after the show to meet your little ones and read their letters as well as give them a gift so don’t forget to bring your camera to capture the smiles!
Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ Tel. 1792 60 20 60 |
www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk
Aladdin • 15 Dec 2017 - 14 Jan 2018 • Swansea Grand Theatre
Packed with all of the traditional pantomime ingredients Swansea Audiences expect, Aladdin features laugh-out-loud comedy, stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses. Follow Aladdin, his brother Wishee Washee, and of course his mother Widow Twankey, on a spectacular adventure. Expect flying carpets, a wish-granting genie, an evil sorcerer and a lamp-full of laughs, so book your magic carpet ride to old Peking to the magical pantomime Aladdin!
Starring Tony Maudsley (Benidorm) as the Genie of the Ring, Swansea’s definitive dame Kevin Johns as Widow Twankey, fresh from the final of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, Matt Edwards as Wishee Washee with Dooby Duck & Friends, this year’s pantomime carries all of the ingredients audiences have come to expect; a lamp-full of laughter, sensational song and dance, amazing special effects and plenty of audience participation.
Singleton Street, Swansea, SA1 3QJ
Tel. 01792475715
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/grandtheatre
Jack Jones 80th Birthday Celebration Tour • 24 Jan • The Coliseum Aberdare
who actually inspired Jack to sing. Jack’s school friend, Nancy, brought her father in one day to sing at assembly… from then on it was sports’ loss and entertainment’s gain.
Jack Jones has sung all his life. He has 60 albums to his credit, two Grammies and another five nominations, an Emmy, and awards too numerous to mention. He has performed at two Royal Variety Shows and has his own Hollywood Walk of Fame star right next to his father’s, the film star Allan Jones. Jack’s respect for a well crafted song has led to him recording some of the greatest ballads of all time but his career has spanned it all – pop, jazz, musical theatre, film. He is, as Mel Torme put it, “the greatest ‘pure’ singer in the world.” Born into a showbiz family (on the actual night his father, Allan Jones, recorded his hit Donkey Serenade), Jack started singing professionally at the age of 19 supplemented by his income as a petrol attendant. Signing his first deal with Capital Records in 1959, Jack went on to record with several labels over the years, 20 albums with RCA alone, and have 17 chart in Billboard’s Top 20.
One of the world’s most loved international singing stars, JACK JONES still stands head and shoulders above his musical peers. And now, at 80, he’s proving yet again just what took him to the
top.Returning to the UK for a handful of dates at the end of January 2018 as part of his 80th birthday celebrations, the shows should be a rare treat. Complete with big band Jack promises some of the greatest songs of all time. Rated by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as Numero Uno, it was the former
Mount Pleasant Street, Trecynon, Aberdare, CF44 8NG Tel. 08000 147 111 |
https://rct-theatres.co.uk
Perhaps best known for his hit renditions of The Impossible Dream, Lollipops and Roses, What I Did For Love, The Race Is On, Lady, Call Me Irresponsible and The Loveboat theme amongst others, he has also addressed the work of contemporary artists such as Randy Newman and Carole King. Consistently playing to packed houses world-wide, not to mention stellar venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Centre and the White House, Jack Jones is an artist who truly knows how to entertain. On fine form at 80, Jack Jones is one of the few greats left standing. What better time then to be returning to the UK than on the eve of this milestone
birthday.
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