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watched any time after that until Mon 12 Oct. Il Tabarro Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 7.30pm, £16.50. Info 01492 556677. Puccini’s opera, presented by Mid Wales Opera. Max Fosh Glee Club , Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £18.95. Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with a new show, Zocial Butterfly. Sleeping Beauty Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £22.00 Info 01745 332414. Performed by the Russian National Ballet. uThe Socially Distant Sports Bar New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £29. Info 07925 659065. Sport/ comedy podcast on tour. Features Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero. Here on Wed 6, Thurs 7 and Sat 9 Oct.
THURS 7 OCTOBER
Paul Foot Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with a new show, Swan Power.
FRI 8 OCTOBER
Swan Lake Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7-10pm, £31-£38. Info 01792 475715, Ballet, presented by the Russian State Ballet and Opera House. Showstoppers! Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18. Info 01970 623232 “Improvised musi- cal” which has won some awards.
Jimmy Carr New Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £33.50. Info 0343 3100041. Performing his latest standup set Terribly Funny, and also selling his new book Before & Laughter. You can get a copy of it along with your ticket for £39. Il Tabarro Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2039 1391. Puccini’s opera, presented by Mid Wales Opera. uHamlet Is A F&£$boi Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. This is the first play in the Sherman’s Radical Reinventions series, which itself is part of their Back In Play series of new theatre type stuff. It’s also on Tue 12, Thurs 14, Wed 20, Fri 22, Tue 26 and Thurs 28 Oct. uThe Messenger Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. Mini-musical by Siriol Davies; part of the Sherman’s Radical Reinventions series, which itself is part of their Back In Play series of new theatre type stuff. It’s also on Tue 12, Thurs 14, Wed 20, Sat 23, Tue 26 and Thurs 28 Oct.
Martha Tydfil New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, free. 01685 387925. Described here as “the vegan queen of drag”. OK.
SAT 9 OCTOBER
Sleeping Beauty Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7-10pm, £31-£38. Info 01792 475715
Ballet, pre- * – recommended u – repeated
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert REVIEW
New Theatre, Cardiff, Mon 20 Sept
It’s been a long, long time waiting to get back into the New Theatre, and after an 18-month closure – the longest in the venue’s 115-year history – a change of ownership and a new team, their first stage show is finally back. The doors flung open to a full house in a flurry of feathers, sequins and nine-inch heels – and that’s just the audience.
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, the multi-award- winning show, is an in-your-face musical treat. The story follows three feisty drag queens as they travel across the Outback in a battered bus on a journey to perform the show of a lifetime. Along the way, they discover the true meaning of friendship, acceptance, honesty and a whole lot of adventure whilst clashing with outback locals.
Truths are told, lies are revealed and costumes are changed quicker than tickets being sold to the Abba reunion in this funny, witty and heartbreaking journey. All played out to a killer soundtrack: It’s Raining Men, Hot Stuff, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and of course the anthemic I Will Survive, along with an hilarious rendition of MacArthur Park’s “Someone left the cake
out in the rain” refrain complete with cake costumes. What’s not to love? All belted out and gratefully received by the showtune-starved audience.
The show is co-produced by Jason Donovan, who played Tick when Priscilla toured in the West End. He loved it so much that when the opportunity arose, he got involved with a big creative and production team, and the attention to detail – from the costumes to the sets, wigs, hair, and makeup – is all flawless, fabulous and flamboyant. The cast are top notch and a joy to watch, especially the three amazing sequinned up singers, but it’s the three leads Tick (Edwin Ray), Bernadette (Miles Western) and Felicia (Nick Hayes) that shine: the chemistry is there and it’s powerful.
Priscilla is an all-out guffaw-fest, full of quips, one- liners and singalong/shake-your-ass numbers. For two and a half hours you’re riding through the Outback with them, laughing and crying and cheering them on, but mainly wishing you looked that good in a dress and heels and had buns of steel.
ANTONIA LEVAY
New theatre production, here for two nights, by Mercury Theatre Wales aimiung to highlight stories and challenges faced by people in our community who have become home- less. uGroan Ups New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50. Info 0343 3100041. A comedy about teens, and growing up, courte- sy of Mischief Theatre. Rescheduled from May/ June 2021. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Thurs 14 and Sat 16 Oct; 7.30pm only all other days. Tickets are £16.50-£32.50 from Mon 11-Thurs 14 Oct (eve- ning show only); £14.50- £27.50 (Thurs 14 Oct mat- inee show); £19.50-£36.50 (Fri 15 and Sat 16 Oct).
TUES 12 OCTOBER
sented by the Russian State Ballet and Opera House. Andrew Bird Exit 11, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, 7pm, £11. Info 029 2022 4488, Comedian plays the wee side room here. Il Tabarro Neuadd Dyfi, Aberdyfi. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01654 767251. Puccini’s opera, presented by Mid Wales Opera; part of a tour of Wales and England (the latter being towns just the other side of the border). uThe Love Thief
Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info 029 2064 6900. Play by and starring Rahim El Habachi and inspired by Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound. Part of the Sherman’s Radical Reinventions series, which itself is part of their Back In Play series of new theatre type stuff. It’s also on Wed 13, Fri 15, Tue 19, Thurs 21, Wed 27 and Fri 29 Oct. uTilting At Windmills Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info 029 2064
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6900. Play by Hannah McPake and inspired by Don Quixote. Part of the Sherman’s Radical Reinventions series, which itself is part of their Back In Play series of new theatre type stuff. It’s also on Wed 13, Sat 16, Tue 19, Thurs 21, Wed 27 and Sat 30 Oct.
SUN 10 OCTOBER
Fin Taylor Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.75. Info 0871 4720400.
Comedian with a show titled So My Wife…, which is a vaguely annoying title but much less so than his previous two. Joel Dommett Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 8pm, £22. 01639 763214. Comedian with a show delayed from 2020.
MON 11 OCTOBER
uFinding Home The Depot, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2022 0491.
uGlorious: The True Story Of Florence Foster Jenkins Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50. Info 01633 263670. The true story of someone renowned as the worst singer of all time, although they’ve changed the name from Ian Brown for legal reasons. On at 2pm and 7.15pm on Sat 16. Prices: £12.50/£8.50 NUS/£11 at 2pm Sat 16. (Until Sat 16) uHitchcock Redux Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £15. Info 029 2030 4400. Company Of Sirens present theat- rical interpretations on Hitchcock movies Twelve Cabins Twelve Vacancies & Souvenirs Of A Killing. On at 2.30pm and 8pm on Sat 16 Oct. (Until Sat 16) Il Tabarro Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30- 9.15pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Puccini’s opera, presented by Mid Wales Opera; part of a tour of Wales and England (the latter being towns just the other side of the border). Jimeoin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £16.50. Info 0871 4720400. Irish comedian with a show titled Turn It Up!. Rescheduled from last October. uThe Book Of Mormon Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s hit musical. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm from Fri 15-Sun 17, Fri 22, Sat 23, Fri 29 and Sat 30 Oct; 2.30pm only on Sun 17, Sun 24 and Sun 31 Oct. No performances on Mon 18 or Mon 25 Oct. Tickets are £15.50-£58.50 on Tue 12 plus Fri 15, Fri 22 and Fri 29 (2.30pm shows only); £17.50-£67.50 on Wed 13, Thurs 14, Tue 19-Thurs 21 and Tue 26-Thurs 28; £19.50-£94 on Fri 15, Sat 16, Fri 22, Sat 23, Fri 29 and Sat 30 (7.30pm shows only); £19.50-£93 (Sat 16, 2.30pm); £19.50-£83.50 (Sun 17, Sun 24 and Sun 31); £19.50-£75.50 (Sat 30, 2.30pm). (Until Sun 31) uWife Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff (livestream). 2pm, £6.50. Info 029 2039
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