Disclaimer: Thank you to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with two complimentary review tickets for the show. We paid for the other tickets ourselves. I knew Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was going to be incredible – it’s a big budget Disney musical, after all. Yet however incredible I...
Thank you to Carrot Productions for kindly providing us with press tickets in exchange for this review I don’t remember the first time I watched The Snowman. I was four and a half when it was first aired in 1982. But I do remember it being a staple at Christmas...
Thanks to the New Theatre for providing us with review tickets for this performance Within moments of the New Theatre’s Aladdin starting, we are enthusiastically booing and hissing our resident baddie Abanazar (a wonderfully wicked Stefan Pejic) and laughing along at locally-themed jokes. After last year’s lockdown-induced hiatus, it’s clear...
Paid collaboration with the Sherman Theatre If you saw our review of A Christmas Carol at the Sherman Theatre earlier in the week, you’ll know how much we adored this magical theatrical experience. It’s funny, heart-warming and filled with incredible performances from a strong cast of actor-musicians. This new adaptation...
Paid collaboration. Cardiff Mummy Says is a blogger ambassador for The Red Dragon Centre. A giant elf tree house, a winter wonderland tea party, and two mischievous elves are among the family-friendly Christmas festivities at The Red Dragon Centre this Christmas. Plus there’s festive bowling at Hollywood Bowl, classic Christmas...
Thanks to Ed’s Easy Diner for inviting us along for food and an exclusive preview screening of Clifford The Big Red Dog Ed’s Easy Diner is a national chain of 1950s style restaurants serving up shakes, fries and burgers. Their Cardiff restaurant is located in St David’s Shopping Centre –...
Thank you to the Sherman Theatre for providing us with review tickets for A Christmas Carol in exchange for this review The Sherman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol is an absolutely brilliant and clever piece of theatre – I saw it at last night’s press night with my 11 and 10...
Christmas is undoubtedly an expensive time of year, but thankfully there’s plenty going for free this year. If you’re heading into Cardiff city centre then make sure to stop by St John’s Gardens, which you’ll find opposite Cardiff indoor market, and next to Cardiff’s Christmas food market, near the Hayes,...
Thanks to Christmas at Bute Park for providing us with complimentary tickets in exchange for this review. Wow! Christmas at Bute Park is such an enchanting and magical experience. The light trail is absolutely beautiful with atmospheric music that really brings the projections and installations to life. It’s not cheap...
Thanks to The Royal Mint Experience for providing us with complimentary tickets in exchange for this review We had a wonderfully magic evening at The Royal Mint Experience, meeting Father Christmas in his workshop last week. The Llantrisant attraction has created a high-quality festive experience that celebrates the Mint’s heritage...
It’s been a long time since I put one of these theatre listings together! I missed live theatre so much over the last year and a half and it’s been great to see our local theatres coming back to life in recent weeks. As you might expect, there’s plenty on...