6 April – 6 May
Ciaran Lavery comes to Clwb Ifor Bach; Shrek the Musical; Fat Friends the Musical (both at Wales Millennium Centre)
Plays/Shows/ Performance 10 – 2 2 APRI L
SHREK Based on the story and characters from the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, this hilarious and spectacular production turns the world of fairytales upside down in an all-singing, all-dancing, must-see musical comedy. Wales Millennium Centre; www.wmc.org.uk 12 AP RI L – 5 M AY
TREMOR Lisa Diveney (Green Green Grass) and Paul Rattray (Jamestown, Game of Thrones) play Sophie and Tom, a couple torn apart in the aftermath of tragedy. Coming face to face four years on, the realisation hits that trauma can not only tear you
apart, it can change you forever. Sherman Theatre; www.shermantheatre.co.uk
& Fire, and more, are all brought to life in “soulsational” style! St David’s Hall; www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
human and the humorous to the intricately technical and dynamic. Wales Millennium Centre; www.wmc.org.uk
17 – 24 AP R IL
24 – 28 AP RI L
1 2 – 1 4 A PRI L
NATIONAL THEATRE CONNECTIONS Connections is the National Theatre’s annual festival of new plays for youth theatres and schools and is one of the most vibrant and important events in the youth theatre calendar. It gives young people invaluable experience of professional theatre-making. Sherman Theatre; www.shermantheatre.co.uk
LOVE FROM A STRANGER A whirlwind romance with a handsome and charming stranger sweeps Cecily Harrington off her feet and she recklessly abandons her old life to settle in the remote and blissful surroundings of a country cottage. However, her newfound love is not all that it seems… New Theatre; www.newtheatrecardiff.com 21 AP R IL
1 3 A PRI L
SOUL LEGENDS! The hits of Barry White, George Benson, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Wilson Pickett, Chaka Khan, Earth Wind
28 I CARDIFF LIFE I www.mediaclash.co.uk
TRANSITIONS DANCE COMPANY: TRIPLE BILL 2018 Transitions Dance Company returns with a brand new triple bill of specially commissioned contemporary works with pieces ranging from the poetically
NORTHERN BALLET: JANE EYRE The ultimate heroine, Jane Eyre’s journey to overcome the odds is one of literature’s finest love stories. With choreography by Cathy Marston, and music played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, Northern Ballet’s brilliant dance actors will bring this tale of romance, jealousy and dark secrets to life. New Theatre; www.newtheatrecardiff.com 24 – 28 AP RI L
FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL The hit TV show Fat Friends from award-winning national treasure Kay Mellor has burst onto the stage in a brand new