listings u – repeated
Swansea. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01792 464790. Two-hander theatre production described as a “wonderland journey through a thicket of memories, dreams and missed opportunities” and also “a part-promenade performance which involves walking on uneven surfaces”; designed by Bourbon Brindille. Tickets are £5 for NUS, under- 25s, unwaged or disabled people, or free for asylum seekers. On at 3pm and 7.30pm on Sat 11 (3pm sold out) and Sat 18 June. No performances from Sun 12-Tue 14 June. (Until Sat 18) Violet Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2064 6900. Contemporary opera written by Alice Birch and produced by Music Theatre Wales. In Mold on Sun 19.
THURSDAY 9 JUNE
Aideen McQueen + Drew Taylor + Paul James The Duke, Neath. 8.30pm, £8. Info 0300 3656677. Neath Comedy Festival show. Celebrated Virgins Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. New play – which launched in Mold last month – based on the true story of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby. Comedy Club Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01656 815995. New montly standup night with three acts TBC. Phil Okwedy & Mikey Price Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £10. Inbfo 01970 623232. Storytelling, music and song.
Robin Morgan + Sunil Patel + Mike Wilmot + Tamsyn Kelly Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.50/ £6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night. uThe Crucible Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.15pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Infamous witchy play presented here by Phoenix Theatre. (Until Sat 11) Twm Siôn Cati The Riverfront, Newport. 10am, £7. Info 01633 656757. uWedding Bells Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0345 2263510. A play about a wedding, presented by the Play For Fun Group and on tomrrow also.
FRIDAY 10 JUNE
Comedy Club The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01495 355945. With comedians TBC. Dominic Woodward + Anthony Grogan + Howard Anstock + Kevin Caswell-Jones Ty Pawb, Wrexham. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01978 292144. Comedy night.
Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £22.50. Info 029 2064 6900. Drag duo present a comedy farce type play. See Stage. uMike Gunn + Andrew Ryan + Sunil Patel + Mike Wilmot Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50/£9 NUS 0871 4720400 On tomorrow also (£21/£13.50 NUS). Phil Okwedy Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01495 227206. Welsh storyteller with his new show The Gods Are All Here. In Newport tomorrow.
SATURDAY 11 JUNE
El Baldiniho + The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre The Tap Room, Cimla, Neath. 8pm. Info 0300 3656677. Neath Comedy Festival show. Sold out. Milkshake! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 12pm, £18.50. Info 01792 475715. Kids’ show, on at 12pm and 3.30pm. On With The Show Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £12. Info 0345 2263510. Curtain Up Theatre Company present songs from the musicals.
Phil Okwedy The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £13.25. Info 01633 656757. RSD Dance Extravaganza Park & Dare, Treorchy. 1 + 5pm, £10. Info 0300 0040444. Dance school showcase. The Queen’s Knickers Memo Arts Centre, Barry. 2pm, £12. Info 01446 738622. Comedy show for kids and/or gerontophiles, presented by TaleGate. The Sam Hickman Variety Hour Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm. 029 2064
6900. Comedy, drag and music presented with a pay-what-you-can ticket price.
SUNDAY 12 JUNE
Emma Louise School Of Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 3pm, £11. Info 01656 815995. Showcase performance. Mark Watson Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01352 344101. Comedian with his latest Show, This Can’t Be It.
Richard Blackwood + Kane Brown + Marlon Davis + Lovell Smith Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 5.30pm, £18. Info 0871 4720400. A COBO Comedy Shutdown night. Didn’t realise Richard Blackwood was still on the standup circuit.
MONDAY 13 JUNE
Blu Hydrangea Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25. Info 0871 4720400. Drag act from Belfast about whom the blurb says, “with the luck of the Irish we’re hoping to see her rock the crown”. Feels a bit awk- ward but OK. uThe Play That Goes Wrong Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Infamous comedy play about a murder mystery play, presented here by Mischief. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Thurs 16 and Sat 18 June. (Until Sat 18)
TUESDAY 14 JUNE
Twm Siôn Cati Pontio, Bangor. 10am + 1pm, £6. Info 01248 382828. Us And Them Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0300 0040444. Ransack Dance Company with a double bill produc- tion of contemporary dance and live music.
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE uAnything Goes Theatr Clwyd, Mold.
7.30pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Cole Porter musical, presented by Dee & Alyn. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 18 June. (Until Sat 18) Om Shanti F*ck Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2039 1391. One-woman theatre show in which the onset of a period during a visit to an Indian temple leads a woman to mull sexism in her culture. The asterisk is in the title, as opposed to me censoring it. uTwm Siôn Cati Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli. 1pm, £8. Info 01758 704088. On tomorrow also, at 10am.
THURSDAY 16 JUNE
Chion Barron + Juliana Heng + Dan Mitchell + Sha Rita + Richard Newnham Porters, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info
hijinx.org.uk. A night of comedy presented by Hijinx as part of the Unity Festival. Some of them are actually appear- ing by livestream, it doesn’t say which ones but Mitchell and Newnham are the Welsh contingent.
Connie Orff & Friends Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Drag night helmed by local act Orff, warm- ing up for Tafwyl this weekend. uEqually Divided Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01600 772467. Play by Ronald Harwood, present- ed by Off Centre Theatre. (Until Sat 18) uMatilda The Musical Jr. Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01970 623232. Presented by Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 18 June. (Until Sat 18) Rhod Gilbert Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £37.90. Info 029 2022 4488. Welsh standup tours latest set The Book Of John. See Upfront.
Robin Morgan + Thanyia Moore + Danny McLoughlin Glee Club, Cardiff
NEATH COMEDY FESTIVAL Various venues, Neath, Thurs 2-Sat 18 June. Tickets: £8-£22 per event; £30 VIP pass. Info:
gwynhall.com
Nice to see this back in the schedules: 16 days of standup bills, comedic theatre and masterclasses in things like comic art and onstage magic. This year’s Neath Comedy Festival is sold through the town’s flagship venue the Gwyn Hall but takes place in eight venues total. Welsh fave Ignacio Lopez kicks us off on Thurs 2 June and Simon ‘Lee Nelson’ Brodkin closes on Sat 18; highlights in between include Tom Binns in the Duke on Thurs 16 and a Welsh-language night including Noel James and Lorna Prichard [pictured].
Bay. 7pm, £10.50/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night. The Variety Nightmare The Miners, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £9. Info 0345 2263510. An amateur theatre production about amateur theatre, by Ammanford Community Theatre. Tom Binns: Ivan Brackenbury & Ian De Montfort The Duke, Neath. 8.30pmn, £8. Info 0300 3656677. Neath Comedy Festival show. Tom is the actual name of the comic, Ivan and Ian are his characters.
FRIDAY 17 JUNE
Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400.
Ed Byrne Pontio, Bangor. 8pm, £25. Info 01248 382828. Comedian performs latest show If I’m Honest. uMark Maier + Chris Washington + Thanyia Moore + Danny McLoughlin + Isabelle Farah Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50/£9 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£21.50/£13.50 NUS), minus Farah.
Menopause The Musical 2 Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £34.50. Info 01745 330000. Crissy Rock, Nicole Barber-Lane, Rebecca Wheatley and Nicki French star in a musical about the menopause. Noel James + Lorna Prichard + Phil Cooper + Lloyd A Williams Neath Community Centre. 7pm, £11. Info 0300 3656677. Neath Comedy Festival show, featuring Welsh language sets. Rush The Lyric Theatre , Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 0345 2263510. Theatre production looking at the history of reggae and the Windrush generation of Caribbean immigrants. uThe Wizard Of Oz The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10. Info 01639 843163. Musical presented by Glantawe Theatre Company. On at 7pm on Fri 17, 2pm and 7pm on Sat 18 and 1.30pm on Sun 19. (Until Sun 19)
SATURDAY 18 JUNE
uCircle Of Fifths Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2063 6464. The latest production from National Theatre Wales takes places in WMC’s Dance House, has been devised by film and theatre maker Gavin Porter, and aims to celebrate life in death. On at 6pm on Sat 18 and Sat 25 June; 5pm on Sun 19 and Sun 26; 8pm on Tue 21, Wed 22 and Fri 24; 6pm and 9.30pm on Thurs 23 and Sat 25. No performances on Mon 20. (Until Sun 26)
Opera Boys: A Night At The Musicals The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 0345 2263510. West End and Broadway hits
Simon Brodkin + Paul James Gwyn Hall, Neath. 8pm, £22. Info 0300 3656677. Last of four shows this month as part of the Neath Comedy Festival. Terry Deary’s Twisted Tales The Riverfront, Newport. 1.30 + 4.30pm, £17.50. Info 01633 656757. New comedy by Horrible Histories guy. The Curious Case Of Aberlliw Pontio, Bangor. 10am-5pm, £10 per session. Info 01248 382828. Taking Flight Theatre with an interactive production that runs in hour- long intervals for groups of two to six; the ticket price is for a whole group. This Is Your Trial Neath Community Centre. 4.30pm, £5.50. Info 0300 3656677. Improvised kids’ comedy show with a legal theme.
SUNDAY 19 JUNE
Violet Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. World Comedy Clash 2022 Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £20. Info 0871 4720400. With a lineup TBC.
MONDAY 20 JUNE
uChicago New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19-£53.50. Famous musical. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Thurs 23 and Sat 25 June. Ticket prices range from £19-£53 (Mon
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