Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher will star as Morticia, Fester and Wednesday Addams in the UK & Irish premiere of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a musical comedy, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. Samantha Womack will take on the role of Morticia Addams fresh from leaving BBC1’s EastEnders after nearly a decade as Ronnie Mitchell.  Samantha has also played…

Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School has been swarmed with excited parents this past week for a production of ‘Roar Some More’, a unique adaption of the family favourite film and most successful stage show of all time, ‘The Lion King’. Earlier this year, auditions were held to cast all roles, which ranged from stagehands to chorus – even to the king of the jungle himself, Simba! Rehearsals have been taking place on a weekly basis ever since, and…

The vicar of Dibley is a classic 90s sitcom that everyone loves so I was thrilled to go along to see a live version of it at the Open Air Theatre Festival in Sophia Gardens. Following a relaxing time with a Cardiff no.10 drink and a Grazing shed burger, we headed into the theatre itself and the show began. Each actor brought their well-known and well-loved character to life through their voices, accents and even mannerisms. Each and every character…

Cardiff’s New Theatre – home to Wales’ no.1 family pantomime – has announced today that Samantha Womack, Gareth Thomas, Mike Doyle, Chico and Tam Ryan will star in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This year’s fun-filled, spectacular comes to the New from Saturday 9 December 2017 – Sunday 14 January 2018. Actress and singer Samantha Womack is best-known for her role in EastEnders as the late Ronnie Mitchell, whose chilling on-screen departure was seen by over nine million television…

The Woman in Black, which has recently celebrated its 28th anniversary in the West End, is touring to Cardiff’s New Theatre for eight haunting performances – plenty of opportunity to see if you’ll survive the tale… Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel has terrified over 7 million theatre-goers since it first opened. Robin Herford’s gripping production is a brilliantly successfully study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. The production’s huge popularity has reached a global level, having toured…

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…

Award-winning actor Bill Ward, who left ITV’s Emmerdale in a murderous exit this October, is to star in the next thrilling stage adaptation of multi-million selling author Peter James’ Not Dead Enough. Appearing alongside Laura Whitmore and Stephen Billington, Bill Ward will play Peter James’ famous literary Detective Superintendent Roy Grace from Tuesday 18 April 2017. The show is coming to Cardiff on Tuesday 13 June 2017. As well as his 3 year run and a recent explosive exit from his role…

by Aaliyah Buchanan To honour Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 I thought I would write about the amazing experience I had when visiting NewLink Wales, a well-being charity located in Cardiff that helps people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life move on from problems that were previously holding them back, including: substance misuse, confidence issues, anxiety, psychological trauma, mental health issues, offending behaviour and a range of other social problems. Last year they expanded the organisation from…

On the 24th February 2017 I went to go and see ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ at the Llanover Hall Arts Centre in Canton, which was originally written by John Webster. A play that highlights the abuse of women and their struggles, which this new cast also brought to the light.  This version of the play was directed by Martin Newman alongside the production managers CJ Friday and James McNeill, and their vision brought to life by an extremely talented cast;…

  Don’t just take our word for it, everyone is talking about the show put on by Kinetic Theatre Arts.  A Chorus Line is not to be missed. The production of A Chorus Line is to being staged in The Richard Burton Theatre at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Just read the fabulous review, courtesy of Samuel Gill. A Chorus Line places the audience in the midst of a gruelling audition for a Broadway musical, in which the…