15th-22nd July 2017   After a first year where audience numbers exceeded all expectations, the festival is back to serve a second helping of fringe theatre to Wales’ capital. This year will be bigger and better, with a programme of 31 performances taking place across 12 venues.   “We are so excited about the programme we have put together.  After last year’s pilot, we were flooded with applications from amazing companies wanting to perform in the festival – 49 to…

On Saturday 20th May 2017 Revolution Cardiff is celebrating the completion of their biggest ever (£400k!) rejuvenation project with a PARTY! The renowned bar and restaurant will be hosting ‘The People’s Party’ throughout the day. During the afternoon, there’ll be face-painters, caricaturists and more, for the whole family to enjoy, and – come evening – you’ll be able to get your hands on complimentary food and drink samples, alongside great live entertainment in the luxury clubroom. To join the guest list…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 15 February 1pm & 4pm CALLING all budding gardeners – Mr Bloom’s Nursery Live is coming to St David’s Hall for two shows next month! Mr Bloom and the Veggies are the familiar faces of CBeebies, and now your tiny tots can see them onstage at 1pm and 4pm on Wednesday 15 February. Everyone at the Nursery is working hard for a very special occasion – a member of the Royal Family is visiting! Yet, Mr…

St David’s Hall Sunday 20 November, 3pm THE LJC Academy of Dance & Drama are putting the finishing touches to preparations for their fantastic family show Stepping Out, which comes to St David’s Hall on Sunday 20 November. Starting at 3pm, dancing stars aged from two and a half years up will perform routines from the musicals and the latest chart music. LJC Academy has yet another busy, exciting year winning many competitions around the UK, adding more trophies and…

DYNASTY St David’s Hall Monday 21 November 7.30pm THE internationally acclaimed Chinese State Circus returns with spectacular new production Dynasty at St David’s Hall next Monday (21 November) at 7.30pm. Guaranteed to be breathtaking and vibrantly colourful, this stunning show features 30 world-class Chinese acrobats, aerial artistes and jugglers. All of them come armed with the super-human skills and dexterity of the masters of martial arts – the legendary Shaolin Warriors. The non-stop action is awe-inspiring from start to finish…

ST DAVID’S HALL has seen off competition from some of the most prestigious venues across the globe to be ranked in the Top 10 of the world’s best-sounding concert halls. According to leading media website Business Insider UK, the National Concert Hall of Wales offers superior sound quality to world-famous venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Located in the heart of the Cardiff city centre on The Hayes, St David’s Hall finished ninth on…

Rebecca Ferguson, Kevin Bloody Wilson, Show of Hands, Lucy Porter, John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra, Martyn Joseph, Chinese State Circus & Much More! Philharmonia Orchestra feat. Alice Sara Ott & Vladimir Ashkenazy Friday 18 November, 7.30pm IT MAY be cold outside, but there’s plenty to give you a warm feeling inside at St David’s Hall throughout November. The month starts in hilarious style with Aussie comic Kevin Bloody Wilson (Tues 1 Nov), who reels off side-splitting songs in…

The King is Back! St David’s Hall Thursday 17 November, 7.30pm ST DAVID’S HALL will be transformed into Memphis, Tennessee when The King is Back for one night only! Get ready to stick on your Blue Suede Shoes and rock with Ben Portsmouth in the ultimate Elvis Presley celebration show. But this is no mere tribute act, Ben’s resemblance to The King of Rock’n’Roll is that incredibly striking that you’ll swear you were gazing into the eyes of the man…

THE Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival of Remembrance 2016 returns to St David’s Hall on Saturday 5 November with very special guest Shakin’ Stevens! In aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, the gala evening now in its 36th year will also feature the Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh conducted by Major Dennis Burton accompanied by Massed Male and Youth Choirs. Plus, the Welsh National Opera present excerpts from the First World War opera In Parenthesis, whilst there…

This October half term, join the splendiferous Welsh branch of national music charity Live Music Now, for two hours of creative and musical fun for all ages, to celebrate the Roald Dahl Centenary! Live Music Now (LMN) is a national charity that provides high-quality music experiences for people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage. Participants benefit from the amazing therapeutic, social and emotional benefits of engaging with live music – an experience that…