listings u – repeated
20-Thurs 23, evening performances); £18- £45 (Thurs 23, matinee performance) and £24-£58 (Fri 24 and Sat 25). Rescheduled from August 2021. (Until Sat 25)
TUESDAY 21 JUNE
Matilda Jr. The Musical Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £6.75. Info 01495 227206. Performed by a cast from Heolddu Comprehensive School. uThe Devil’s Violin: The Beast In Me Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2030 4400. Theatrical storytell- ing with music by Daniel Morden. (Until Thurs 23) uTwm Siôn Cati The Stiwt, Wrexham. 1pm, £4. Info 01978 841300. Welsh lan- guage theatre for schools. On tomorrow also, at 10am.
WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE
The Ladyboys Of Bangkok Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £26. Indo 01492 872000. This is still going. Touch Me Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Unity Festival and tanzbar_bremen present a theatre show about the power of touch, which debuted in 2017 but gained a certain profundity in light of COVID. Twm Siôn Cati Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl 1pm, £10. Info 01745 330000. Unity Festival: Street Theatre Outside Wales Millennium Centre / St David’s Hall, Cardiff. free. Info
hijinx.org.uk. Featuring free performances outside or near Wales Millennium Centre and St David’s Hall, presented by Hijinx as part of the Unity Festival. Times are TBC but the titles are as follows: The Astronauts, Creation, Crossings, The Curious Case Of Aberlliw, En Vano, FöhnFrisuren, Frock, Grumpy Unicorns, Leave The Light On For Me, Rock Cliché and Snatch Of The Day.
THURSDAY 23 JUNE
uBlackadder Goes Forth Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 0333 6663366. First production of this year’s Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival, which runs until Tue 30 July. On at 3pm and 8pm on Sat 25 June and Sat 2 July. No perfor- mance on Sun 26 June. Tickets are £17 for the 3pm shows. (Until Sat 2 July) Ed Byrne Miners Institute, Blackwood. 8pm, £25. Info 01495 227206. I have no idea how many times this has been resched- uled now but it seems like every month I go to this venue’s website and it’s about to take place.
El Festin De Los Cuerpos Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Unity Festival dance show performed by Danza Mobile and inspired by Plato’s Symposium. Robin Morgan + Carey Marx Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.50/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night.
FRIDAY 24 JUNE
uChernobyl: Where Were You In 1986? Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £25. Info 01792 468892. An immersive theatre show “that puts the audience member in the heart of the control room of the nuclear power plant on April 26th, 1986”. Go on, just do a 9/11 one of these things. It’d be about equally tasteful and you know you want to. (Until Sun 26) uGeorge Zach + Tudur Owen + Carey Marx Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50/£9 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£21.50/£13.50 NUS), with one more comic TBC both nights. Hunllefau! Pontio, Bangor. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01248 382828. Three short productions from Ysgol Glanaethwy pupils, based on ancient tales.
Raj Poojara + Jake Lambert + Rory O’Hanlon The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £15. Info 01633 656757. Comedy Shed night. Rhod Gilbert Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 8pm, £27.50. Info 01352 344101. Sold out. Su Pollard Savoy Theatre. Monmouth.
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF ABERLLIW Treborth Botanic Garden, Bangor, Sat 18 June; Memo Arts Centre, Barry, Sat 2 July Tickets: £10 per session. Info:
takingflighttheatre.org.uk/aberlliw
Devised by Welsh theatre company Taking Flight, The Curious Case Of Aberlliw is an interactive family theatre show which debuted in 2021. This year’s edition has been boosted by “REAL LIFE ACTORS”, in the company’s upper-case words, and will feature in Bangor and Barry – plus Cardiff and Newport festivals Unity and The Big Splash. Running over a full day in hour-long slots, the premise is that the Welsh town Aberlliw has had all its colour stolen, and participants must assist on a detective mission to retrieve it…
here as “a play for voices” and performed as part of this year’s Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival.
MONDAY 27 JUNE
uDream The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01633 656757. On at 1pm on Wed 29. (Until Wed 29) Twm Siôn Cati Theatr Felinfach, Dyffryn Aeron. 1-2pm, £7. Info 01570 470697.
TUESDAY 28 JUNE
Aftermirth The Riverfront, Newport. 11.30am, £8. Info 01633 656757. Standup comedy aimed at parents with babies, as in you can bring them to the show. Let’s Shine Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7pm, £8. Info 01352 344101. Dance showcase by Footsteps. uOklahoma! Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7pm, £7-£9. Info 0300 0040444. Musical, presented by Treorchy Comprehensive School. (Until Thurs 30)
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE
7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01600 772467. An ‘evening with’ type show from Hi-De-Hi! denizen. uThe 87th British Final Of One- Act Plays Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7pm, £15. Info 01745 332414. Community theatre contest-cum-celebration, featuring participants from all four UK nations. On tomorrow also; a £25 ticket for both days is also available. Rescheduled from June 2021, then September 2021. The_Crash.Test Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Hijinx present a cautionary theatrical tale about our contemporary relationship with technology. In Bangor on Wed 29 June. uUproar Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2064 6900. Showcase of work created by people aged 15-18 in the Sherman’s Introduction To Playwrighting programme. On tomorrow also, featuring Scratch Sessions and starting at 7pm. We’ve Got Each Other Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £12. Info 0345 2263510. This is a Bon Jovi musical except not exactly, or possibly it is but it has a bit of meta irony about it.
SATURDAY 25 JUNE
Alfie Moore The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £17.50. Info 01633 656757. A police- man who became a standup comedian. Here’s hoping he reaches the heights of mirth available to browsers of the ‘UK Cop Humour’ Facebook page. Bogumer (Or Children Of Lunacharsky) Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Unity Festival show in conjunction with Vero Cendoya Dance Company. Confessions Of A Cockney Temple Dancer Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2030 4400. One- man show in which Shane Shambhu
reveals his secret life learning classical Indian dance when he was growing up in East London.
Migrations Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. New production by Welsh National Opera, about migration in its myriad forms and throughout centuries. Novello & Son Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £14.50. Info 01646 695267 The Novello of the title is Ivor Novello’s mother, and the Son is Ivor. Don’t think he had any children, like. Anyway this is a song-filled play about their lives. In Ammanford tomorrow. Snatched Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2030 4400. One-woman show about Melissa John’s experience of having nude photos of herself put online. See Stage. uSunday In The Park With George Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £18. Info 029 2064 6900. Sondheim play, directed here by Sarah Tipple. On at 7.15pm on Wed 29 and Thurs 30 June, then Mon 4 and Wed 6 July; 2pm and 7.15pm on Sat 2 and Tue 5 July. No performances on Sun 3 July. (Until Wed 6 July) The_Crash.Test Pontio, Bangor. 8pm, £12. Info 01248 382828.
THURSDAY 30 JUNE
Don’t Stop Me Now Pontardawe Arts Centre. 6.30pm, £15.50. Info 01792 863722. Showcase by the Performance Factory Dance School. Extracts 2022 Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 1pm, £5. Info 01352 344101. Curtain Up Theatre Company present “a festival of text, voice and community” where you walk around and catch bits and bobs. Rhod Gilbert Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm. Info 01686 948100. Sold out.
SUNDAY 26 JUNE
Ada Campe + Aaron Simmonds + The Dark Room For Kids Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £10.50. Info 0871 4720400. Lunchtime family comedy show, which is to say it’s not clear what sort of “dark room” is being referred to here. Chores Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £7.50. Info 01970 623232. Family comedy circus show from Australia. Drag Syndrome Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Unity Festival show featuring a collective of drag queens and kings with Down’s syndrome.
Popstardom Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7pm, £9. Info 01352 344101. Variety showcase from Popstarz.
Under Milk Wood Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 0333 6663366. Dylan Thomas’ magnum opus, described
Andrew O’Neill + Amy Mason + Chris Chopping Pontio, Bangor. 8pm, £10.50. Info 01248 382828. Comedy Club night.
Novello & Son The Miners, ammanford. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0345 2263510. Now & Then Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 11am + 2.30pm, £10. Info 029 2039 1391. Family puppet theatre. No performance on Fri 1 July. (Until Sun 3 July) Robin Morgan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10.50/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. All In Comedy night. Twm Siôn Cati Pontardawe Arts Centre. 11am, £6. Info 01792 863722.
For a full guide to all events coming up across Wales
visit the What’s On section at:
buzzmag.co.uk
Lori Guppy School Of Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 2 + 7pm, £22. Info 01633 656757. Dance showcase, on at 2pm and 7pm.
Romeo & Juliet + Hamlet Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.45pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Shakespeare double bill presented by 440.
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