listings FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER
uRobin Hood Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 1 + 5pm, £15. Info 01492 556677. Panto, presented by Magic Light Productions. On at 1pm and 5pm on Sat 24, Mon 26, Thurs 29 and Fri 30 Dec, then Mon 2 and Sat 7 Jan; 2pm and 7pm on Tue 27 and Fri 30 Dec, then Tue 3-Fri 6 Jan. No performances on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. (Until Sat 7 Jan)
TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER
Bank Holiday Comedy Special Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400. With standups TBC. uElf Cardiff International Arena. 6pm, £23-£43. Info 029 2022 4488. Christmas movie retooled for the stage. On tomorrow also, at 10am and 2pm. uSwan Lake St David’s Hall , Cardiff. 2 + 5.30pm, £10/25-£53. Info 029 2087 8444. Performed by Varna International Ballet & Orchestra, this is the last of three ballets here across Christmas up until New Year. On at 2pm and 5.30pm on Tue 27 Dec; 7pm only on Wed 28 Dec; 2pm and 7pm Thurs 29-Sat 31 Dec. (Until Sat 31 Dec)
THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER
Robin Morgan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.50/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night with more acts TBC.
FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER
Friday Night Comedy Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400. With standups TBC.
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER
Robin Morgan + Andy Askins + Andrew Bird Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £30. Info 0871 4720400. With one more act TBC and a party after midnight.
TUESDAY 3 JANUARY
Mike Wozniak Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 221477, Comedian with his latest show, Zusa. Sold out.
THURSDAY 5 JANUARY
Giant Seagull Comedy Club Elysium Gallery, Swansea. 7pm, pay by donation. Info 07980 925449. With acts TBC.
FRIDAY 6 JANUARY
uCinderella Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £14.50/£11.75 kids. Info 0300 3656677. Panto. On at 7pm only on Fri 6 and Thurs 12 Jan; 12.30pm and 5pm on Sat 7, Sun 8 and Sun 15 Jan; 12pm and 4pm on Sat 14 Jan. No performances on any other dates. uMother Goose Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £14-£20. Info 01970 623232. Panto, presented by The Wardens. On at 7pm on Fri 6, Wed 11-Fri 13 and Wed 18-Fri 20 Jan; 3pm and 7pm on Sat 7, Sat 14 and Sat 21 Jan; 11am and 3pm on Sun 8 and Sun 15 Jan. No performances on Mon 9, Mon 16 or Tue 17 Jan. (Until Sat 21 Jan) Scott Bennett + Josh Pugh + James Cook Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12.75. Info 01495 227206. Monthly standup night.
SATURDAY 7 JANUARY
Inspired Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 1.45pm, £20/£15 kids. Info 01792 473238. Children’s ballet showcase by Tiny Toes Ballet.
Snow Play Miners Institute, Blackwood. 2pm, £11. Info 01495 227206. Theatre for ages 3+.
SUNDAY 8 JANUARY
Isy Suttie + Chris Neill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.50. Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with her latest show, Jackpot. Rescheduled from October 2022.
THURSDAY 12 JANUARY
uPeter Pan Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £14. Info 0345 2263510. Panto, presented
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by Friendship Theatre Group and resched- uled from January 2022. On at 7pm on Thurs 12, Fri 13, Tue 17-Fri 20 and Tue 24-Fri 27 Jan; 2pm and 7pm on Sat 14, Sat 21 and Sat 28 Jan; 12pm and 4pm on Sun 15 and Sun 22 Jan; 1pm on Sun 29 Jan. No performances on Mon 16 or Mon 23 Jan. (Unrtil Sun 29 Jan) uRobin Morgan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.50/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night with more acts TBC, as is the case on Sat 19 and Sat 26 Jan.
FRIDAY 13 JANUARY
Rhod Gilbert Swansea Arena. 7.30pm, £36.40. Info 0333 0092540. Welsh comedi- an of renown with a show rescheduled from July 2022 but still sold out. uTinderella Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £16.50. Info 0300 3656677. Yes it’s an ‘adult’ version of Cinderella. Its slogan is “You are invited to the balls” if you want to know how adult exactly. On tomorrow also, at 8pm.
SATURDAY 14 JANUARY
Fawlty Towers Dinner Show Mercure Cardiff North Hotel, Cardiff. 7pm, £49.50. Info 029 2058 9988. Interactive comedy theatre based on old sitcom. Unrelated to other, near-identical performances I’ve list- ed in this issue.
TUESDAY 17 JANUARY
uBugsy Malone Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50-£43.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Movie musical of repute becomes stage musical. On at 2pm and 7pm on Thurs 19 and Sat 21 Jan. (Until Sat 21 Jan)
nights here (on tomorrow also) for comedi- an with his latest show, Joker.
THURSDAY 19 JANUARY
Agatha Crusty And The Medieval Murders Boulevard Show Bar, Milford Haven. 7pm, £15/£13.50. Info 01437 723493. Gently parodic murder mystery theatre. uCirque: The Greatest Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19-£33. Info 0343 3100041. Circus-themed musical. On at 3pm and 7.30pm on Sat 21 Jan. (Until Sat 21 Jan)
MINISTRY OF ABSURDISM Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Thurs 15 Dec + Thurs 12 Jan Admission: FREE (donations welcome). Info:
facebook.com/elysiumswansea
This Swansea night has been going in some form since 2018, and every other month or so during 2022, with a session booked in at their regular haunt Elysium for both December and January. Who/what are/ is the Ministry Of Absurdism? Standup comedy, variously descriptively bookended by the organisers as “experimental”, “arty” and “philosophy- themed”. This could mean an almost unlimited amount of things (in a nice way!), and the lineup for these two nights is TBC at present, but expect Ali Hancock to be there in the MC role at least.
7.30pm, £27.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Two nights here (on tomorrow also) for comedi- an with his latest show, Basic Lee. uThe Verdict New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16-£39. Info 0343 3100041. Courtroom thriller by Barry Reed, later a movie starring Paul Newman but with Jason Merrells in the spotlight here. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Wed 25 and Sat 28 Jan. See Stage. (Until Sat 28 Jan)
WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY
Cabaret At The College Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Performances in the foyer.
Circus Of Horrors: The Haunted Fairground Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £23. Info 01792 475715. Latest show by these longrunning rock circus sorts. Pangina Heals Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20. Info 0871 4720400. UK Vs The World-popularised drag act. This one is sold out.
THURSDAY 26 JANUARY
uAladdin Clarence Hall, Crickhowell. 7pm. Info 01873 811573. Panto, presented by Crickhowell & District Players. On at 2pm and 7pm on Sat 28 Jan. (Until Sat 28 Jan)
Comedy Club Memo Arts Centre, Barry. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 738622. With a lineup TBC. Phil Okwedy Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01495 227206. Theatrical storytelling show titled The Gods Are All Here. In Milford Haven tomorrow. uSnow White The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10. Info 01639 843163. Panto, presented by Glantawe Theatre Company. On at 1.30pm and 7pm on Sat 28 Jan; 1.30pm only on Sun 29. (Until Sun 29 Jan)
FRIDAY 27 JANUARY
Phil Okwedy Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01646 695267.
Jon Richardson Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £26. Info 01492 872000. Comedian with his latest show, The Knitwit. uRent Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50. Info 01633 263670. Glass Ceiling Theatre present a musical set in 80s Manhattan in the shadow of AIDS. (Until Sat 21 Jan)
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY
Glorious Gala New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16-£35. Info 0343 3100041. The International Classic Ballet Theatre present a sort of greatest hits compilation of ballet excerpts. On tomorrow also. Jimbo Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12. Info 0871 4720400. Klub Kids present self-styled “drag clown”, not to be confused with the 1980s cartoon jumbo jet.
WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY
uPaul Smith St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28. Info 029 2087 8444. Two
Daliso Chaponda Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 8pm, £15. Info 01646 695267. Comedian with his latest show, Apocalypse Not Now. Dansation XV St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £14.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Dance showcase from the Debbie Chapman Dancers. uThe Good The Bad And The Ugly Sisters Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 5pm, £16. Info 01874 611622. Panto, presented by Westenders and with a Western theme as per its title. The opening evening is a relaxed performance; thereafter it’s at 12pm and 5pm on Sun 22 Jan, 7pm on Mon 23-Fri 27 Jan and 2pm and 7pm on Sat 28 Jan. (Until Mon 28 Jan)
MONDAY 23 JANUARY
uStrictly Ballroom Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£58. Info 029 2063 6464. Ballroom danc- ing-themed musical, directed here by Craig Revel Horwood off the telly. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Thurs 26 and Sat 28 Jan. (Until Sat 28 Jan)
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY uStewart Lee St David’s Hall, Cardiff.
SATURDAY 28 JANUARY Cardiff Comedy Cabaret Pryzm, Cardiff. 7pm, £18. Info 029 2023 3854. Launch of a weekly night set to feature three comics each week. Ceri Dupree Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01792 475715. A birth- day show (I assume Ceri’s though it is not specified) for seasoned Welsh female impersonator.
SUNDAY 29 JANUARY
Sean McLoughlin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with his latest show, So Be It.
MONDAY 30 JANUARY
Whose Coat’s That Jacket? Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 868239. New play by Theatre Ad Hoc and written by Julia Lewis. There was a play with this title, unsurprisingly also set in smalltown Wales, about a decade ago, but this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with it.
TUESDAY 31 JANUARY
Lloyd Griffith New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £23.50. Info 0343 3100041. Comedian with his latest show, One Tonne Of Fun. Mark Watson Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 029 2064 6900. Comedian with his latest show, This Can’t Be It. uMatthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £18-£55. Info 029 2063 6464. Esteemed ballet production toasts its own 10th anniversary. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Thurs 2 and Sat 4 Feb. (Until Sat 4 Feb)
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