Thanks to the Sherman Theatre for providing us with review tickets for Peter Pan It’s been a good couple of weeks for the Sherman Theatre. The Cardiff theatre was shortlisted for Theatre of the Year by prestigious industry newspaper The Stage, with two of their productions – Romeo and Julie,...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for Aladdin Disney’s Aladdin is in Cardiff for the festive season – and what a true theatrical spectacular it is, a wonderfully magical production and thoroughly entertaining. Filled with favourite songs from the animated film, plus a few new...
Thanks to the New Theatre, Cardiff for providing us with review tickets for Jac and the Beanstalk Cardiff’s New Theatre have pulled out all the stops with this year’s pantomime, Jac and the Beanstalk. It’s bigger and better than ever before, and although it still has all the traditional panto...
Thanks to Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl for providing us with review tickets for Beauty and the Beast What a fantastic evening we had at the opening evening of Beauty and the Beast, the annual panto from Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. The 2023 #PorthcawlPanto is a fun and fabulous show which will have...
Thanks to Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs for inviting us to review Speedboat Santa Speedboat Santa at Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs is the newest Santa experience to arrive in Cardiff this festive season. As the event name suggests, the man in red arrives by speedboat across the reservoir, waving to his...
Thank you to Christmas at Bute Park for providing us with tickets in exchange for this review Christmas at Bute Park is back, with thousands of colourful bulbs lighting up the city centre park for the third year. The award-winning light trail – which holds the accolade as the most...
Thank you to Santa’s Wish for providing us with tickets in exchange for this review Santa’s Wish is back in the Spiegeltent this festive season, with the magical and enchanting family musical once again delighting audiences young and old. Written by Laura Brind, an accomplished performer as well as director...
Paid collaboration with Mermaid Quay Christmas has certainly arrived at Cardiff’s Mermaid Quay, with beautiful outdoor decorations, seasonal gifts to browse, classic festive films at Everyman, dining at the many restaurants and cafes, plus sculpture-spotting with the Bay Snow Trail. We had the loveliest family day out at Mermaid Quay...
Thank to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for I Should Be So Lucky The Musical Kylie’s I Should Be So Lucky, Bananarama’s Love In The First Degree, Mel and Kim’s Respectable, Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, Sonia’s You’ll Never Stop Me From Loving You,...
A live theatre performance can be a wonderful family treat in the run up to Christmas. Whether you like traditional panto, lavish Disney productions, non-Christmassy musicals, or smaller scale performances, there’s something for all tastes. I’ve included performances in and around Cardiff for the rest of November and December. I’ve...
Thank you to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for Sister Act the musical – Sister Act is in Cardiff for the week and it’s two and a half hours of glorious escapism. The production is laugh out loud funny, heartwarming, uplifting, and absolutely worth buying a...