WMC Autumn Brochure 2016

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Autumn 2016

What’s on

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Llun y Clawr: Linda Celeste Sims a Glenn Allen Sims o Alvin Ailey Dance Theater yn Revelations gan Alvin Ailey (Llun gan Andrew Eccles)

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Cover Image: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations (Photo by Andrew Eccles)

Hailed as one of the best music line-ups to come to Cardiff, we’re immensely proud of the success of our inaugural Festival of Voice in June. It was an exciting first for us here at the Centre and an important milestone in our commitment to bring the best of the world to Wales. If you attended one of the 100 world-class festival events across the city, thank you for your support.

This year, Cardiff celebrates one of its most famous sons, Roald Dahl, and of course, we’re at the heart of the festivities. From August to January, we’ll be giving a new home to The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl (pg. 6-7), an interactive journey through the extraordinary life of the beloved writer. On 17 and 18 September, you can see the city through the storyteller’s eyes in Roald Dahl’s City of the Unexpected (pg. 8-9). We’re keeping the exciting details under our hat, behind our back and in our granny’s tightly zipped handbag; you’ll have to be there to see the weird and wonderful happenings we have planned! As well as all that, we’re delighted to be co-creating a unique take on Roald Dahl’s short stories for adults, Wonderman (pg. 36-37), and we’ll also be welcoming Ballet Cymru’s performance of Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs (pg.35). A gloriumptious season!

We’re excited to present our latest brochure which is bursting with some of the world’s most popular musicals and operas, powerful dramas, spine-tingling dance, laugh-out-loud comedy and pure theatrical magic – all from internationally renowned and truly exceptional companies and performers. Your support means that we can continue to bring the very best in art, culture and creativity to Wales – and for this, we are grateful.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Centre very soon.

Mathew Milsom Managing Director

Graeme Farrow Artistic and Creative Director

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Music & Lyrics and West Yorkshire Playhouse present

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Music and Lyrics by RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN Music by Special Arrangement with Sony/ATV Publishing Adapted for the Stage

by JEREMY SAMS Based on the MGM Motion Picture Licensed Script adapted

by Ray Roderick Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd.

The most Fantasmagorical musical ever lands at the Centre this summer, starring Lee Mead (Casualty, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) as Caractacus Potts, Claire Sweeney† (Tell Me on A Sunday, Hairspray) as Baroness Bomburst, Shaun Williamson (EastEnders, Extras) as Lord Scrumptious/Baron Bomburst and with Carrie Hope Fletcher (Les Misérables) as Truly Scrumptious.

One of the world’s favourite musicals, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will have audiences of all ages flying high with its mixture of madness, intrigue and exuberance. Can the loveable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst? What happens when the children are caught and imprisoned by the evil Childcatcher? Will it all end happily-everafter? Well, of course it will!

Having broken all box office records in the West End, this fun-filled production promises favourite songs including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Toot Sweets, Truly Scrumptious and Hushabye Mountain, magic galore and of course, Chitty herself!

3 – 21 August 2016 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £18* Fri & Sat 7.30pm, Sun 7 Aug 7.30pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm From £21* Premium Seats available Reductions** Tue – Thu (excludes Premium Seats) Under 16s Half price tickets*** (not on bottom price)

Further reductions available.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability. ***Maximum of two half price tickets for Under 16s per full paying adult. Not available online. †Claire Sweeney will not perform on Sunday 7 August.

The role of Baroness Bomburst will be played by Nia Jermin on this date.

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“One of the great stories of our time.”

Original artwork by Dewynters

The Guardian

Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town Opera present

Mandela Trilogy Featuring Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and 12 ensemble Music by Peter Louis van Dijk & Mike Campbell Written and directed by Michael Williams

A celebration of Nelson Mandela through music and song.

If think you know Nelson Mandela – think again. In this colourful celebration of the man who touched the hearts and minds of people around the world, the amazing life of Nelson Mandela is brought vividly to the stage by Cape Town Opera.

Performed by a company of over 60 South African performers, this moving show charts the uplifting story of Mandela’s transformation from freedom fighter to president.

The upbeat jazz and swing-influenced songs of Sophiatown in the central section of the piece are framed on either side by musical styles more familiar in contemporary opera - with a dash of authentic Xhosa folk music that grounds the production in its African roots.

From tribal initiation rites on the banks of the Mbashe River, through the heady and rebellious jazz-fuelled days in Sophiatown, to incarceration and reflection on Robben Island and finally beyond, to freedom - this is the story of one of the world’s most iconic figures.

UK & Ireland Tour supported by

24 – 27 August 2016 Wed & Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £14* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £19* Premium Packages available Reductions** Wed & Thu (excludes Premium Packages)

Promise Best available seats for £26.50* on 24 August (turn to page 12) Under 26s £13.50* Further reductions available.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 10+ (No under 2s) Mandela Trilogy is sung mainly in English.

You can follow the story with real-time stage translation in Welsh and English.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

Commissioned by Southbank Centre in partnership with Wales Millennium Centre

Did you know that Roald Dahl used to be a spy? And also a fighter pilot, inventor and historian of chocolate?

Embark on a magical and interactive journey through The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl and discover the secrets of a writer beloved by gazillions of children.

Learn about Roald Dahl’s extraordinary life and the surprising inspiration for his most famous characters and stories. There are also interactive installations to spark the imagination – and even test your own powers of creativity.

Laugh until your belly hurts and squirm your way through curious spaces as you step inside this Wondercrump World.

The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl features a selection of delightful and inspiring archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.

12 August 2016 – 14 January 2017 £9 in advance (£11 on the day) Reductions Under 16s £7 in advance (£9 on the day) Students* £9 whenever you book Under 5s** Free Family Pass† £27 (£35 on the day) These prices include a small voluntary donation.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 7 – 107 This is a guided, group experience and there must be a minimum of 1 adult for every 3 children.

Gift Shop

This summer we’ll also be opening a very special and extra-usual shop selling lots of gloriumptious gifts, sweets and treats.

*Students can purchase £9 tickets on the day in person at the Ticket Office with a valid student card. This offer applies during term-time only.

One ticket per person only. Subject to availability. **No pushchairs. Under 5s are not free when booked as part of a school tour. † The Family Pass applies to groups of 4 people with a maximum of 2 adults.

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This September, take a trip to City of the Unexpected for a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical experience to celebrate the centenary year of Roald Dahl.

Join a cast of thousands on the streets of Cardiff and see the city through the eyes of one of its most well-known sons, Roald Dahl.

The laws of physics and predictability will give way to the laws of the imagination and magic, unleashing both epic and intimate changes across the city for one extraordinary weekend.

Roald Dahl’s City of the Unexpected is made possible thanks to

We would also like to thank our other Roald Dahl’s City of the Unexpected supporters for their generosity.

Autumn Season 2016 Shakespeare’s plays are some of the greatest in the English language and have inspired composers to create great operas and musicals. This autumn, WNO commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of the Bard with three very different nights at the theatre.

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Macbeth

The Merchant of Venice

Verdi

André Tchaikowsky UK première

10, 15, 17 & 24 September 2016, 7.15pm Macbeth has blood on his hands.

Although he is now king, the crown rests uneasily on his head.

Verdi described Macbeth as “one of mankind’s greatest creations”. Fittingly, his thrillingly intense adaptation of this famous play is brooding and ferocious. As ever, we expect the WNO Chorus (there are a number of breath-taking choruses) and Orchestra to throw themselves into Macbeth and create a highly charged evening.

From £8.50*

Macbeth is sung in Italian and The Merchant of Venice is sung in English. You can follow these operas with real-time stage translation in Welsh and English.

Welsh National Opera also performs Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate

Turn to page 33 for details.

16 & 30 September 2016, 7pm Shylock is a proud and defiant man. But when he demands a severe debt to be repaid, he becomes a victim of his own intransigence and most seriously, the prejudice of others.

Composed by a Jewish man who had endured life in the Warsaw ghetto, The Merchant of Venice is a powerful and serious attack on prejudice but also contains moments of tender beauty.

From £8.50*

Free pre-performance talks Explore each opera with a 30 minute introductory talk. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance, alongside your opera booking.

16 – 30s We offer at least 60 best available seats per performance for just £6.50* for those aged between 16 and 30.** Visit wno.org.uk for details.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

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If you love the Centre,

you’ll love the benefits of Promise Membership.

From £35 a year, our members enjoy priority booking**, discounts on food and drink and ticket offers***.

Mandela Trilogy £26.50* on 24 August 2016

Rent £10 off# on 3 April 2017

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater £10 off† on 4 October 2016

The Commitments £10 off† on 10 April 2017

Sunny Afternoon £10 off† on 17 January 2017

Sister Act £10 off† on 17 April 2017 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time £26.50*† on 2 May 2017

Pride and Prejudice £26.50*† on 21 February 2017

Jane Eyre £26.50*† on 27 June 2017

The Full Monty £10 off† on 21 November 2016

ENJOY EVEN MORE WITH PROMISE GOLD Along with all the benefits of Promise, our Gold Membership offers extended priority booking, use of our supporters’ bar and exclusive access to the best seats in the theatre.

Contact our Development Team on: 029 2063 6405 or e-mail: development@wmc.org.uk

Thanks to my Promise membership, I was able to book seats for the family on opening night and we also made the most of our discount in the restaurant - a real saving. Promise Member

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Where possible.

Excludes Welsh National Opera performances. ***Subject to availability. †Offer applies to top price tickets only, excluding Premium Seats or Packages. # Offer applies to the top two price zones, excluding Premium Packages.

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THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD Principal Conductor

Principal Guest Conductor

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

XIAN ZHANG

Performed at BBC Hoddinott Hall Welcome Xian Zhang

Welsh Foundations 2

From £11.50* Tchaikovsky Barber Tchaikovsky

From £11.50*

27 September 2016, 2pm Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Violin Concerto Symphony No. 4

Conductor Xian Zhang Violin Chloë Hanslip

Welsh Foundations 1 18 October 2016, 2pm

From £11.50* Daniel Jones Ieuenctid: Overture Alun Hoddinott Horn Concerto John Hardy Blue letters from Tanganyika William Mathias Symphony No. 1 Conductor Grant Llewellyn Horn Alec Frank-Gemill

Cian Ciarán presents: Rhys & Meinir

25 November 2016, 2pm Alun Hoddinott The Sun, The Great Luminary of the Universe William Mathias Piano Concerto No. 3 Hilary Tann The Grey Tide and the Green Daniel Jones Symphony in Memoriam John Fussell (Symphony No. 13) Conductor Piano

Tecwyn Evans Lly^r Williams

Søndergård at Christmas 12 December 2016, 2pm From £11.50* Prokofiev

Conductor

ove for Three Oranges, Suite L Winter Bonfire Piano Concerto No. 1 Lieutenant Kije Suite Thomas Søndergård

4 November 2016, 8pm From £24.50*

Conductor Alastair King

Tickets are available through the Centre’s Ticket Office or the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line on 0800 052 1812.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details.

Tours at the Centre Take a look behind the scenes with our Guided Tours.

We have a variety of tours available at the Centre and you can also enjoy great discounts for groups of 10 or more.

Visit wmc.org.uk/tours or call the Ticket Office for more details.

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Image: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Rachael McLaren (Andrew Eccles)

Dance Consortium presents

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ®

“Wow! It’ll take your breath away” NBC Today Show After a five year absence from the UK, the irresistible dancers of Alvin Ailey are back with a dazzling array of offerings.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Battle, Ailey continues to wow audiences and critics around the world with an all-star line-up of new works by some of today’s most acclaimed choreographers, as well as Ailey classics.

Following their hugely successful visit to the Centre in 2010, this autumn’s repertoire includes the celebrated Ronald K. Brown’s Four Corners, hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris’ uplifting Exodus, Christopher Wheeldon’s haunting After the Rain Pas de Deux and of course, the return of Ailey’s beloved crowd-pleaser Revelations. With its use of AfricanAmerican spirituals, gospel songs and holy blues, Revelations is the most widely seen modern dance work in the world and a cultural treasure beloved by generations of fans.

4 & 5 October 2016 Tue & Wed 7.30pm From £14* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 4 October† (turn to page 12)

Under 26s £10* (bottom two prices only) Schools £10* (all prices, excluding Premium Packages)

One free teacher’s seat per 10 pupils Further reductions available.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) There will be a post-show question and answer session on 4 October.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability. † Promise offer applies to top price tickets only, excluding Premium Packages.

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Kate Rusby

6 October 2016 “ … exquisite interpretations of traditional material from the pocket sized folk singer with the heartbreakingly tremulous voice and bawdy Yorkshire wit.”

The Daily Telegraph

Of all the stars in folk music’s dazzling firmament, few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s Kate Rusby.

A remarkable interpretive singer, Kate has that rare ability to transport her audience, touching them emotionally and making each tune live vividly within their experience and imagination.

Performing a selection of much-loved classics from her back catalogue, alongside some new tracks from her latest studio album which is due for release in October, she will be joined on stage by her fabulous band in this truly remarkable and unforgettable concert experience.

Wales Millennium Centre on behalf of the Aberfan Memorial Charity present

Aberfan

In association with Rondo Media, S4C and MR PRODUCER

8 October 2016 On the morning of 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives following the catastrophic collapse of a colliery waste tip above the primary school in Aberfan.

Aberfan is a concert commemorating 50 years since the disaster: remembering those who lost their lives, reflecting on the courage of the survivors and the bereaved and celebrating the spirit with which the community has faced the future.

Featuring S4C’s specially commissioned piece, Cantata memoria by Karl Jenkins with libretto by Welsh poet Mererid Hopwood, some of Wales’ most celebrated artists will appear including harpist Catrin Finch, brass specialist David Childs, soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and world-renowned bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. The evening will also feature new written work, along with special community performances given by The Ynysowen Male Choir and school choirs from Ynysowen Community Primary School and Ysgol Rhyd y Grug.

Thu 7.30pm £26.50*

Sat 7.30pm From £18.50* Premium Packages available

Reductions available.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

Age Guidance: 2+ *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details.

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Bella Kinetica Life on Wheels

Does friendship endure more than love?

Will it ground you? Can it help you escape your reality?

12 & 13 October 2016

On roller-skates and in the air, two women revisit the interweaving stories of their past lives and loves - from the post-war optimism of the late 1940s to the domestic realities of the 1950s and beyond.

Reductions* Under 26s £10

Bella Kinetica’s new circus theatre show has physical feats that will take your breath away as they skate, spin and fly across the stage.

Fabulous music from the 1940s and 1950s is woven throughout the piece and will get you tapping your feet; recorded memories of real women’s experiences bring history to life before your eyes.

The show is performed entirely on roller-skates, giving the characters an opportunity to physically represent the metaphors of their lives spinning circles round each other, rolling in and out of each other’s lives and sometimes lifting into the air.

Wed & Thu 8pm £12

Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

*Subject to availability. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Black History Month Celebrations Young, Black, Gifted

Diwali

1 & 22 October 2016

15 November 2016

Returning for its eighth consecutive year, we’re proud to welcome Black History Month Celebrations back to the Centre.

The festival of light returns to the Centre this November, in partnership with Wales Tamil Sangam.

An annual highlight, Black History Month celebrates the contributions made by the African Diaspora to local, national and world history and culture.

Promising its usual electric atmosphere and warm welcome, our Diwali celebrations will fill the building with music, dancing and Bollywood vibes.

Expect live music from the best up-and-coming young artists, family activities and delicious Caribbean food as we embrace this year’s theme, Young, Black, Gifted. And look out for a week of family fun during October half term too.

Keep an eye on our website for the full programme.

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Created by Wales Millennium Centre

From 19 July

Have you heard a Tiger Bay Tale?

The trail is available at all times.

Just download the free app* and make your journey through Tiger Bay.

Bringing to life the true spirit of this fascinating corner of Cardiff, Tiger Bay Tales is a story gathering project that aims to capture and preserve the legends of Butetown and Tiger Bay with a new interactive trail.

Follow our digital map into the heart of Tiger Bay where you can listen to interviews from community members and see historical images and videos of the area.

Learn about how Tiger Bay residents lived and spent their time and find out more about what makes it such an interesting and exciting place.

If you have a story to share, get in touch at tigerbaytales@wmc.org.uk.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts & Business Cymru, Mermaid Quay and The People’s Collection.

*Please visit TigerBayTales.com to download the app. School groups can hire up to 10 iPads from the Centre to take part in the trail. All hire costs are refundable on return of the units.

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“The sunniest of all musicals, it provides new pleasures every time.”

Sunday Express

“If you are looking for the best night out in town – you’ve just found it!”

Talk Radio

Join the ultimate feel-good party at Mamma Mia!, the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical!

11 October – 13 November 2016

Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA. Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they’ll never forget.

Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £20* Fri & Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & Sun 3pm From £24* Premium Seats available

This irresistibly funny show has been thrilling audiences all around the world and now the party continues at the Centre, so there’s never been a better time to see this unforgettable musical.

Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at Mamma Mia!

Reductions** Tue – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)

Groups 10+ From £5 off Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

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Pickled Image presents

“ … an unrestrained display of theatrical madness I can promise you have never experienced before.”

Kristian Redvand, Five on the Dice

Two clowns trapped in a cardboard world…

Dik and Adam are clowns. They couldn’t fight their way out of a paper bag, let alone a surreal cardboard world. Why are they there? And what are they supposed to be doing?

They know something sinister is afoot (wearing really big shoes…) and they need to get out before it’s too late. Join them on a ridiculous, anarchic, often hysterical and sometimes terrifying quest for freedom.

This 75-minute show features slapstick, mime, puppetry and a LOT of cardboard.

14 & 15 October 2016 Fri & Sat 8pm £12 Reductions* Under 26s £10 Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Restriction: 16+ Contains disappointing nudity and some strong language

*Subject to availability. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Neontopia and Wales Millennium Centre present

A Good Clean Heart in association with The Other Room and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Hefin knows he’s adopted – just not where from. Jay’s felt hiraeth for fifteen years.

What the f*** is ‘hiraeth’?

This dynamic, bilingual play in Welsh and English from award-winning playwright Alun Saunders tells the story of two brothers, raised apart in separate families and different languages.

With animated surtitles in both languages, this a truly accessible and exciting production of a funny and moving play.

A Neontopia and Wales Millennium Centre co-production, in association with The Other Room and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, supported by the Arts Council of Wales.

18 – 22 October 2016 Tue – Sat 8pm & Thu 2pm £12 Reductions* Under 26s £10 Schools / Colleges £8 Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Guidance: 14+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language and adult themes There will be a post-show talk on 19 October.

*Subject to availability. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Teatr Piba in partnership with Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Merch yr Eog / Merc’h an Eog Mair is called home to a funeral in Wales, and feelings of guilt and responsibility are brought to the surface.

25 & 26 October 2016

She starts to question her values and the happiness she thought she had found in Brittany with her partner Loeiza.

All of a sudden, she has never felt so far from West Wales.

Reductions* Under 26s £10

But can a friendly neighbour, who brings a strange gift to her door, calm her troubled mind?

A new, contemporary and multilingual play that explores the close relationship between Wales and Brittany, the eternal dilemma of the immigrant and some of the issues facing young people today in rural communities across Europe.

Supported by Spectacle Vivant en Bretagne.

Tue & Wed 8pm £12

Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s) The play is performed in Welsh, Breton and French, with a translation available in all three languages and in English through the Sibrwd app, which is free to download from iTunes and Google Play. Please visit www.theatr.cymru for further details.

*Subject to availability. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Senbla and David Mahoney Productions present

Senbla and David Mahoney Productions present

The Golden Age of Dance

Broadway in Concert

15 November 2016

16 November 2016

Step back in time to the golden age of Hollywood movies as a cast of West End dancers and singers join The Novello Orchestra in a celebration of the iconic MGM movie moments made famous by the likes of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.

Following their sell-out run in the Centre’s 10th Anniversary production Broadway to the Bay, The Novello Orchestra returns for a night of unashamed showbiz glitz and glamour under the baton of David Mahoney in a brand new show.

From Top Hat and Follow the Fleet to Swing Time and Shall We Dance, The Golden Age of Dance is a nostalgic evening of entertainment set to a soundtrack of Hollywood’s finest music by composers including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin and many more.

Tue 7.30pm From £21* Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

From Wicked to Les Misérables, Chicago to Phantom of the Opera, Broadway in Concert features a star-studded line up of the West End and Broadway’s leading singers. The evening will deliver a sophisticated take on the best-loved showstoppers of musical theatre, together with The Novello Orchestra’s trademark passion and charisma that has made it one of the UK’s finest show orchestras through its breath-taking performances.

Wed 7.30pm From £21* Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

Buy a ticket for both The Golden Age of Dance and Broadway in Concert and save £10. *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details.

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Families We offer a range of inspiring family experiences, including many activities for our youngest visitors to enjoy. wmc.org.uk/families

Family Saturdays Every Saturday | 11am – 4pm Let your imagination run wild every weekend with our Family Saturdays. From crochet workshops and crafty picnics to creating your very own grizzly monster, Saturdays at the Centre are perfect for keeping little hands busy.

October Half Term 24 – 29 October | 11am – 4pm Join us this October half term as we celebrate Black History Month. Day by day, we’ll be creating a gigantic piece of art and we want children of all ages to get creative and be part of this shared masterpiece.

Toddler Time 16 September, 21 October, 18 November & 16 December | 11am – 2.30pm Bring your tot to the Centre for our monthly Toddler Time. Introducing children to a new musical instrument every month, Toddler Time features a special programme of activities for our littlest visitors. Get involved in some singing, dancing and silliness!

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Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass

Hijinx Odyssey Group presents

6 November 2016

1 – 3 December 2016

“ This is a bright sparky production, filled with hum-along songs, beautiful puppets and a lot of imagination.” Time Out

This circus arrives without warning.

(Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs)

Flinn is back! After their hugely successful and award-winning show Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs, Les Petits Theatre Company return to the high seas with The Magic Cutlass, the hugely anticipated sequel based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto.

When Flinn is in the middle of his school play, his old nemesis, Mr T the T-Rex, appears and kidnaps his friends forcing them to hunt for the Magic Cutlass; a sword that grants any wish! The children are whisked away for another fantastic adventure to a world of devious dinosaurs, deep sea dangers and smelly sausages!

Sun 1pm & 4.30pm £7 Reductions Babies £2 (Not available online) Age Guidance: 2+

The Snow Queen

With its appearance, the infamous Snow Queen will alter Kai’s world permanently and launch Gerda on a quest of self-discovery as she navigates her way through the icy and wondrous Le Cirque de le Neige.

Join Hijinx’s community theatre group, Odyssey, this Christmas as they share Llinos Mai’s new adaptation of one of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tales. The Snow Queen features a vibrant cast of disabled and non-disabled performers from Odyssey, pupils from Woodlands High School and an exciting new musical commission.

Thu - Sat 7pm & Sat 3pm £8 Reductions Under 16s £6 Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 6+

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Spine From fast-rising Channel 4 playwright Clara Brennan, comes the Fringe First and Herald Angel award winning Spine, a hilarious and heart-breaking call to arms for our modern age.

Spine charts the explosive friendship between a ferocious, wise-cracking teenager and an elderly East End widow.

Mischievous activist pensioner Glenda is hell-bent on leaving a political legacy and saving Amy from the Tory scrapheap because “there’s nothing more terrifying than a teenager with something to say”.

In this era of damaging coalition cuts and disillusionment, has politics forgotten people? Can we really take the power back?

Amy is about to be forced to find out.

18 & 19 November 2016 Fri & Sat 8pm £12 Reductions* Under 26s £10 Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Guidance: 16+ Contains strong language

HHHHH “An outstanding piece of writing.”

British Theatre Guide

HHHH The Guardian, Metro, Sunday Times, The Scotsman, The Stage, WhatsonStage

*Subject to availability. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Ludovico Einaudi: The Elements Tour

Choir of the Year 2016 Grand Final

20 November 2016

3 December 2016

Ludovico Einaudi has quietly become one of the most successful musicians in the world. His hauntingly beautiful and evocative music tops the charts in the UK and Europe, and he was BAFTAnominated for his score of This is England ’86.

Join the six finalists in the UK’s biggest and most prestigious choral competition as they battle it out to take the overall title, Choir of the Year 2016.

His music has been described as minimalist, altclassical, ambient and contemporary, but it defies easy classification. He sums it up best: “There is something in it that comes from classical, but I have influences from different music I have experienced in my life, from African music to folk and rock.”

Sun 7.30pm From £20* Reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

Earlier this year, more than 180 groups took part in auditions across the UK and now the remaining six – four Category Winners and two ‘Wildcards’ – have their last chance to impress a panel of expert judges and become the overall winner.

The spectacular conclusion to Choir of the Year 2016 will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Four.

Follow the competition on choiroftheyear.com, @ChoirOfTheYear on Twitter or by searching “Choir of the Year” on Facebook.

Sat 5pm From £19* Reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 3+

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Al Murray The Pub Landlord: Let’s Go Backwards Together

Ross Noble: Brain Dump

19 November 2016

27 November 2016

“A supremely polished performer”

“Beautifully twisted thoughts” The Times

The Mail on Sunday The nation’s critically acclaimed bar-basedbraveheart, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord embarks on a common sense campaign to re-Great Britain in his brand new show.

Sat 7.30pm £30.50* Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)

Everybody’s favourite randomist is back. As always Ross has lots of stuff backing up in his head and it’s time to let it all out. Famed for his super quick freewheeling style and highly imaginative flights of fancy, come and be part of this truly unique live experience.

Sun 7.30pm £27* Age Guidance: 15+ Contains strong language

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Nina Conti: In Your Face

Sean Lock: Keep It Light

28 November 2016

1 December 2016

Expect the unexpected! Improvising a hilarious new show every night, the voice-throwing queen is back on the road following her 2016 hit West End season at The Criterion Theatre.

“Lock at his best… gloriously intelligent, deliciously unlikely and hilariously funny”

Mon 7.30pm £23* Age Guidance: 12+ Contains strong language

The Times Every three years the comedian Sean Lock writes and tours a new stand-up show. Well he’s only gone and done it again! What’s he like?

Come and see what he’s blithering on about this time.

Thu 7.30pm £24.50* Age Guidance: 15+ (No under 2s)

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JOE ABSOLOM

CHRIS FOUNTAIN

“Chuffing brilliant” Daily Mail “Uproariously entertaining – every inch a whopping hit” The Daily Telegraph In 1997, a British film about six out of work steel workers with nothing to lose took the world by storm!

Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy has adapted his smash-hit film into a hilarious and heartfelt play that has not only been getting standing ovations every night, but also won the prestigious UK Theatre Award for best touring production.

With songs by Donna Summer, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones, this award-winning production is one huge package of laughs and emotion.

GARY LUCY

LOUIS EMERICK

KAI OWEN

21 – 26 November 2016 Mon - Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £14* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £16* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 21 November† (turn to page 12)

Groups 10+ From £3 off (Mon – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Further reductions available.

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HHHHH “so hot it’s practically a fire-risk” The Guardian Another Op’nin’, Another Show…

6 – 10 December 2016

1940s Baltimore. And it’s op’nin’ night of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Rehearsals are over, costumes donned and there’s a 10 minute curtain call.

What you’re about to witness is a whole lot more than Shakespeare’s comic love story…

Tue – Sat 7.30pm & Thu & Sat 2.30pm From £8.50* Preview performances 29 September and 1 October 7.30pm and 2 October 4pm

Leading lady and superstar Lilli Vanessi is the ex-wife of the show’s charming leading man, Fred Graham. Fred has a fondness for flirtatious, fresh-faced Lois Lane. Meanwhile, Lois’ boyfriend Bill is getting himself into debt (under Fred’s name) which leads to hairy encounters with a pair of foolhardy gangsters. The stories unfold on and off-stage, comically intertwined in Cole Porter’s classic musical.

Full of wit, dance, show business and hit songs including

Another Op’nin’, Another Show, Brush Up Your Shakespeare and Always True to You in My Fashion, Kiss Me, Kate will leave any Tom, Dick or Harry grinning from ear to ear.

Reductions** Groups 10+ From £4 off (Tue – Thu, top 2 prices)

16 – 30s £6.50* (all performances, available in some areas†)

Further reductions available.

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Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack Critical Edition by David Charles Abell and Seann Alderking A co-production with Opera North

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Raslas Bach a Mawr

30 November 2016

Come lend a hand to our intrepid duo, Syr Wynff ap Concord y Bos and Plwmsan y Twmffat Twp, as they set off on a perilous adventure to save the nation from the evil authorities and reclaim their family home.

Wed 1pm & 6pm £19*

Theatr Bara Caws present a brand new Welsh language family show by Wynford Ellis Owen and Mici Plwm with a cast including Iwan Charles, Llyr Evans and Carys Gwilym.

An English language summary will be available.

Reductions** Groups 10+ From £2 off Under 16s £11.50* Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 4+ (No under 2s)

Presented by Theatr Bara Caws, in partnership with Galeri. *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

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Ballet Cymru in association with Wales Millennium Centre present

Featuring live music from

To celebrate the centenary of this famous author who was born and grew up in Cardiff, two of his hugely popular stories are coming home to Wales in an afternoon of family friendly ballet adaptations. Ballet Cymru has been granted permission from The Dahl Foundation to produce two works based on sections of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.

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The award-winning Ballet Cymru present two stories from the mind of the world’s most popular storyteller, Roald Dahl.

4 December 2016

Offering a perfect opportunity to introduce your family to the wonders of dance, this outstanding classical ballet is choreographed by Darius James and Amy Doughty and inspired by the internationally recognised music by composer Paul Patterson.

Sun 4pm From £10*

Nothing is ever quite what it seems…

Age Guidance: 4+

Reductions** Under 16s £8* Babies £3.50* (Not available online)

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HHHHH “Exciting, unmissable new theatre” The Stage (The Bloody Ballad)

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Gagglebabble, National Theatre Wales & Wales Millennium Centre

An adaptation of

Multi-award-winning theatre company Gagglebabble inject a wicked sense of dark humour into the Weston Studio this Christmas.

Wonderman is a unique gig-theatre take on Roald Dahl’s short stories for adults, combining a sizzling hot score of original live music, macabre characters, soaring imaginings and thrilling twists and turns.

Expect the unexpected at this celebration of the wonder of Britain’s best-loved storyteller for his centenary year.

Adapted from Roald Dahl’s Stories for Adults Script and lyrics by Daf James Music by Lucy Rivers Conceived by Daf James, Hannah McPake and Lucy Rivers

stories for adults

9 – 24 December 2016 Mon – Sat** 8pm & Sat 3pm £12 Reductions* Under 26s £10 Weston Studio Offer Book tickets for two different shows at our Weston Studio and get another show for free.† Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)

*Subject to availability. **No performance at 8pm on Sat 24 December. †Weston Studio Offer includes Life on Wheels (page 17), Coulrophobia (page 22), A Good Clean Heart (page 23), Merch yr Eog (page 24), Spine (page 28) and Wonderman (pages 36 and 37). Available on full price tickets only. Not available online.

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Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present the multi-award-winning musical Mary Poppins.

The magical story of the world’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs.

The stage production of Mary Poppins is brilliantly adapted from the wonderful stories by PL Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film. It is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh and has a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellowes. With a timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman including the songs Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds, the production also features new songs and additional music and lyrics by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

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14 December 2016 – 14 January 2017 Tue – Sat 7.30pm & Wed, Sat & Sun 2.30pm† Additional matinees: Fri 23 & 30 December, Tue 27 December & Thu 12 January 2.30pm From £24* Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details. † No performance on Wed 14 December 2.30pm, Sat 24 December 7.30pm, Sun 25 December and Sat 31 December 7.30pm.

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Spring Season 2017

Summer Season 2017

Love’s Poisoned Chalice

Vienna Vice

28 January – 18 February 2017

20 May – 17 June 2017

This season sees WNO on more traditional ground with revivals of exquisite masterpieces La bohème and Madam Butterfly, but with a really unknown gem thrown into the mixture, Frank Martin’s touching and eloquent re-telling of the Tristan and Isolde story, Le Vin herbé.

In the summer we welcome WNO’s new Music Director, Tomáš Hanus in his debut season as we experience the vibrant musical culture of Vienna in the form of a new production of Richard Strauss’ comedy Der Rosenkavalier alongside the popular Die Fledermaus.

La bohème

Die Fledermaus

Puccini Revival

28 January & 2, 3, 4, 11 & 15 February 7.15pm From £8.50*

Madam Butterfly Puccini Revival

10, 17 & 18 February 7.15pm & 12 February 4pm From £8.50*

Le Vin herbé Frank Martin New Production

Johann Strauss II Revival 20 May & 7, 9, 15 & 16 June 7.15pm & 11 June 4pm From £8.50*

Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss New Production

3, 10 & 17 June 6pm From £8.50* To request a brochure, please call 029 2063 5030 or e-mail marketing@wno.org.uk

16 February 7.15pm From £8.50* *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please turn to page 53 for details.

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“A colourful and contagious rock musical – the best of its sort since Jersey Boys” The Times

“A blazing triumph. I swear you’ll get goosebumps.” The Telegraph Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Sunny Afternoon is an irresistible musical with slick theatricality and ingenious storytelling at its heart. It tells the captivating tale of how one of Britain’s greatest bands, The Kinks, rose to stardom.

Step into swinging ’60s Britain and discover how The Kinks found their definitive sound that rocked a nation and influenced generations. With music and lyrics by Ray Davies (Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music), a new book by Joe Penhall and direction by Edward Hall, feel the euphoric highs and experience the power of a live Kinks performance as we witness the band’s amazing journey.

Featuring the iconic hits You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, All Day and All of the Night, Lola, Sunny Afternoon and many more, this production fizzes with energy, and is a fresh new “Great British Musical” (The Times) that will make your spirits soar.

17 – 21 January 2017 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm From £19* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £24* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 17 January† (turn to page 12)

Groups 6+ From £3 off (Tue – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language Turn to page 57 for access performances.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

Reductions for groups of 6 -10 people are not available online – please contact the Ticket Office. †Promise offer applies to top price tickets, excluding Premium Packages.

“Jane Austen’s most beloved novel re-born” The Times

21 – 25 February 2017

by Jane Austen in an adaptation by Simon Reade

Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £13* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £18* Premium Packages available

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”.

As the Bennet sisters haplessly search for love in Jane Austen’s ultimate romantic comedy, it is Mr Darcy who unwittingly finds his match.

From the producers of the recent smash-hits To Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies, Pride and Prejudice comes to Cardiff after sell-out performances at Regent’s Park Theatre and features Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge, Bridget Jones’s Diary, The Durrells) as Mrs Bennet. Celebrating the legacy of Jane Austen as we approach her bicentennial, this is Austen “still dazzling after 200 years” (Observer).

Reductions** (Tue – Thu, excludes Premium Packages)

Promise Best available seats for £26.50* on 21 February (turn to page 12) Groups 10+ From £3 off Schools £13.50* (available in some areas***) One free teacher’s seat with every 10 pupils Multi-Buy Offer Buy tickets for Pride and Prejudice and National Theatre’s Jane Eyre (page 51) and get £5 off each full price ticket.† Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

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presents Dance Consortium

“Whatever they’re dancing, you’ll find them a very welcome ray of tropical sunshine.” The Telegraph Making their Welsh première next spring, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba was founded in 1959 and has since become the nation’s flagship contemporary dance troupe.

28 February & 1 March 2017

Its hybrid, hothouse style is a pungent blend of Afro Caribbean rhythms, jazzy American modernism and inflections from European ballet.

Reductions** (excludes Premium Packages) Groups 10+ From £2 off Under 26s £11.50* Schools £9.50* One free teacher’s seat with every 10 pupils Further reductions available.

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For 50 years, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba have produced dancers of the highest level with a style evoking the sensual, mystical and raw heart of Cuban spirit. Collaborations with international leaders in dance have combined with the Afro Caribbean and Spanish fusions to produce an electrifying, evocative and distinctly unique expression of all that is Cuban.

Tue & Wed 7.30pm From £16* Premium Packages available

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) Free post-show talk on 28 February

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“Bourne is a masterful storyteller” New York Times

Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion.

A beloved fairy-tale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has seduced audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its tale of obsession, possession and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world.

Matthew Bourne’s magical adaptation is set to a new score arranged by Terry Davies using the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer, Bernard Herrmann (most famous for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles), with sumptuous designs by Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound).

An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.

14 – 18 March 2017 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £19* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £22* Premium Packages available Reductions** Groups 10+ From £3 off (Tue – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Under 26s £11.50* (all performances, bottom 2 prices)

Schools £11.50* (Tue – Thu) Free teacher’s seat with every 10 pupils Further reductions available.

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Ex Machina / Robert Lepage

The Far Side of the Moon This epic solo production tells the story of Philippe, a man coping with the recent loss of his mother, the estrangement of his younger brother André and the mysterious teachings of the universe. Looking to the stars, time and place are secondary to Philippe’s search for meaning in the universe and his place in it.

The competition between the Soviets and Americans during the space race, the SETI programme (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and childhood memories act as touchstones for this one-man show dealing with the fundamental question, “Are we alone?”.

23 – 25 March 2017 Thu – Sat 7.30pm From £17* Reductions** Under 26s £11.50* Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 11+ (No under 2s)

Performed by Yves Jacques and punctuated by Laurie Anderson’s otherworldly score, The Far Side of the Moon takes the audience to other worlds on the steady wings of Robert Lepage’s theatrical magic. *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 53 for details. **Subject to availability.

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The legendary, multi-award-winning and groundbreaking rock musical Rent celebrates its incredible 20th anniversary, with a fresh new cast including Cardiff’s own Lucie Jones.

This exhilarating landmark musical tells the thrilling story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive in New York City’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian excess.

Inspired by Puccini’s classic opera La bohème, Rent features unforgettable music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson including the much-loved songs Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me and La Vie Boheme. Winner of four Tony® Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and the hugely prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it ran on Broadway for an astonishing 12 years.

This is a rare and fantastic opportunity to see one of the all-time great musicals.

Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited, in association with Theatr Clwyd and Wales Millennium Centre. Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Ltd.

3 – 8 April 2017 Mon - Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £15* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £19* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 3 April† (turn to page 12)

Groups 10+ From £3 off (Mon – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 13+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language and adult themes

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“A sweet-soul, solid-gold, five-star blast – so good I almost wept.” The Sunday Times The Commitments is a fantastically feel good celebration of soul based on the BAFTA award-winning classic film.

Direct from a record-breaking run in the West End, The Commitments tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced.

With over 20 soul classics performed live including

Try A Little Tenderness, River Deep - Mountain High, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Mustang Sally, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Reach Out, Knock On Wood and more, The Commitments is a fabulously fun musical you will simply never forget.

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10 – 15 April 2017 Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm From £19* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £24* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 10 April† (turn to page 12)

Groups 10+ From £4 off (Mon – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Further reductions available.

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Dewis Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru o Westy Partner Wales Millennium Centre’s Preferred Hotel Partner Archebwch becyn theatr gyda Future Inn Bae Caerdydd a chaiff cwsmeriaid y Ganolfan fanteisio ar gyfraddau ecsgliwsif.

Book your theatre break with Future Inn Cardiff Bay and the Centre’s customers benefit from exclusive rates.

Ffoniwch 02920 636464 i archebu eich tocynnau a’ch gwesty, a’i gwneud hi’n noson i’w chofio.

Taith gerdded fer o’r Ganolfan.

Parcio am ddim ar gael.

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An all new production of the Broadway and West End smash hit musical comedy comes to the Centre starring Alexandra Burke (The X Factor, The Bodyguard).

Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy based on the smash-hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith.

Sister Act tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody, she is hidden in the one place she won’t be found – a convent!

Featuring original music by Tony and 8-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Enchanted), dazzling dance routines and songs inspired by Motown, soul and disco, Sister Act is the funniest and funkiest musical around. ®

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At matinee performances, the role of ‘Deloris Van Cartier’ will be played by Joanna Francis.

17 – 29 April 2017 Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Wed 2.30pm From £19* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £24* Premium Packages available Reductions** Promise £10 off on 17 April† (turn to page 12)

Groups 10+ From £3 off (Mon – Thu, top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)

Further reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

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2 – 6 May 2017

9 – 13 May 2017

“Astonishing and unmissable.”

Starring X-Factor winner Joe McElderry, Bill Kenwright’s “Amazing”, “Superb”, “Wonderful” and “Brilliant” production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical continues on its record-breaking tour having already sold an estimated 15 million tickets.

Sunday Express Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog, it takes him on a journey that upturns his world.

Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards and five 2015 Tony Awards, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a thrilling and highly acclaimed stage play from the National Theatre and is based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott.

Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm From £20* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm From £22* Premium Packages available.

Reductions available.

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Age Guidance: 11+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language

Retelling the biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door.

Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm From £16* Fri & Sat 8pm & Sat 2pm & 5pm From £20* Reductions and Earlybird Offer† available.

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27 June – 1 July 2017

16 – 26 August 2017

Following a critically acclaimed season at the National Theatre, Jane Eyre will be coming to the Centre this June.

The international smash-hit musical comedy Hairspray the Musical is coming to Cardiff!

The classic story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold and dynamic production uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms.

Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and the discovery of bitter betrayal before taking the ultimate decision to follow her heart.

It’s Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV.

This innovative re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece is a collaboration between the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic and is directed by Sally Cookson.

Tue – Thu 7.15pm & Thu 2.15pm From £12.50* Fri & Sat 7.15pm & Sat 2.15pm From £17.50* Premium Packages available.

Reductions** Promise Best available ticket for £26.50* on 27 June (turn to page 12) Multi-Buy Offer Buy tickets for Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice (page 42) and get £5 off each full price ticket.† Further reductions available.

Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Featuring the hit songs Welcome To The 60s, You Can’t Stop The Beat, The Nicest Kids in Town and many more, don’t miss this irresistible feel-good show that will have you smiling for days.

Tue – Thu 7.30pm, Wed 23 August 2.30pm & Fri 25 August 5pm From £16* Fri 18 August & Sat 7.30pm, Fri 25 August 8.30pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm From £19* Reductions available.** Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

Age Guidance: 11+ (No under 2s) Turn to page 57 for access performances.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 53 for details. †Multi-buy offer excludes bottom price tickets. Must book before 1 January 2017. **Subject to availability.

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Visitor Information The information in this brochure is correct at the time of going to print. Wales Millennium Centre reserves the right to make programme, pricing and casting changes without prior notice.

Please refer to wmc.org.uk for our full Terms and Conditions and the most up-to-date information.

Booking Tickets Visit wmc.org.uk to select and buy your seats 24 hours a day. Alternatively, please call 029 2063 6464 (Minicom 029 2063 4651) or visit us at the Centre during the opening hours below.

Phone lines Monday – Saturday Performance days: 10am – 7pm Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm Sunday Performance days: Lines open for 4 hours before the start of the first performance where this falls between 10am – 7pm.

Non-performance days: Closed.

Our dedicated Groups Line is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm.

Please call 029 2063 6464 option 4.

Ticket and Information Desk Performance days: 10am until the end of the latest performance.

Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm Payment Options Pay with cash if booking in person, by cheque (payable to Wales Millennium Centre), with a Wales Millennium Centre gift voucher or by Visa, Mastercard, Visa Delta, Mastercard Debit, Maestro or Electron. Booking fees apply (please see table).

Booking Fees Detailed above, our booking fees are a maximum of £1.50 per ticket and are applicable on most performances at the Donald Gordon Theatre, Hoddinott Hall and Dance House.

For details on the exceptions, please visit wmc.org.uk

Booking Fees On our website

£1 per ticket

Over the phone, by post or at our Ticket Desk using a payment card or cheque

£1.50 per ticket

Reductions

Receiving tickets by post

Only one reduction applies per ticket.

Please let us know if you are eligible for one when booking as reductions cannot be applied once processed. Reduction and concession tickets are subject to allocations and availability.

On request, tickets can be posted to a UK address via 2nd Class standard post.

Booking must be made at least nine days before the performance.

Patrons with Disabilities We are a member of Hynt, the national access scheme. Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a personal assistant or carer.

Our previous Access Scheme ended on 1 September 2015. Please visit hynt.co.uk or wmc.org.uk/access for information.

Infants and Under 16s Everyone under 16 years of age needs a valid ticket to see events in our theatres and must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult over the age of 18. Those aged 2 – 16 are eligible for under 16s ticket reductions where available. Children under 2 are welcome at family performances but will require a £2 baby ticket. Some events are not suitable for all age groups.

Refunds and Exchanges With the exception of cancelled events, we will not refund tickets. Subject to availability and at our discretion, we may exchange tickets for another performance of the same production up to 24 hours before the performance for which the tickets were originally purchased. A handling fee will be charged and the original tickets must be produced prior to exchange.

Visit wmc.org.uk or call 029 2063 6464 for full terms and conditions.

Ticket Re-sales The Centre can accept tickets for re-sale, subject to a 10% fee but cannot guarantee that a new purchaser will be found. Visit wmc.org.uk or call 029 2063 6464 for full terms and conditions.

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Awst 3 – 21 Aug Awst 12 Aug – Ion 14 Jan Awst 24 – 27 Aug Medi 10, 15, 17 & 24 Sept Medi 16 & 30 Sept Medi 17 & 18 Sept Medi 29 Sept & Hyd 1 & 2 Oct Hyd 4 & 5 Oct Hyd 6 Oct Hyd 8 Oct Hyd 11 Oct – Tach 13 Nov Hyd 12 & 13 Oct Hyd 14 & 15 Oct Hyd 18 – 22 Oct Hyd 25 & 26 Oct Tach 6 Nov Tach 15 Nov Tach 16 Nov Tach 18 & 19 Nov Tach 19 Nov Tach 20 Nov Tach 21 – 26 Nov Tach 27 Nov Tach 28 Nov Tach 30 Nov Rhag 1 Dec Rhag 1 – 3 Dec Rhag 3 Dec Rhag 4 Dec

Rhag 6 – 10 Dec Rhag 9 – 24 Dec Rhag 14 Dec – Ion 14 Jan Ion 17 – 21 Jan Ion 28 Jan & Chwe 2, 3, 4, 11 & 15 Feb Chwe 10, 12, 17 & 18 Feb Chwe 16 Feb Chwe 21 – 25 Feb Chwe 28 Feb & Maw 1 Mar Maw 14 – 18 Mar Maw 23 – 25 Mar Ebr 3 – 8 Apr Ebr 10 – 15 Apr Ebr 17 – 29 Apr Mai 2 – 6 May Mai 9 – 13 May Mai 20 May & Meh 7, 9, 11, 15 & 16 June Meh 3, 10 & 17 June Meh 27 June – Gorff 1 July Awst 16 – 26 Aug

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl Mandela Trilogy WNO: Macbeth WNO: The Merchant of Venice City of the Unexpected WNO: Kiss Me, Kate Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kate Rusby Aberfan Mamma Mia! Bella Kinetica Coulrophobia A Good Clean Heart Merch yr Eog / Merc’h an Eog Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs 2 The Golden Age of Dance Broadway in Concert Spine Al Murray The Pub Landlord: Let’s Go Backwards Together Ludovico Einaudi The Full Monty Ross Noble: Brain Dump Nina Conti: In Your Face Raslas Bach a Mawr Sean Lock: Keep It Light The Snow Queen Choir of the Year 2016 Grand Final Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs WNO: Kiss Me, Kate Wonderman Mary Poppins Sunny Afternoon

4 6&7 5 10 & 11 10 & 11 8&9 10 & 11 15 16 16 20 & 21 17 22 23 24 27 25 25 28 30 29 32 30 31 34 31 27 29

WNO: La bohème WNO: Madam Butterfly WNO: Le Vin Herbé Pride and Prejudice Danza Contemporánea de Cuba The Red Shoes The Far Side of the Moon Rent The Commitments Sister Act The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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WNO: Die Fledermaus WNO: Der Rosenkavalier Jane Eyre Hairspray

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35 33 36 & 37 38 & 39 41

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Perfformiad BSL \ BSL Performance Perfformiad Sain Ddisgrifiad \ Audio Described Performance

Os oes gennych nam neu ofyniad mynediad penodol, gall mwynhau ymweliad i’r Ganolfan fod yn fwy cymhleth na dim ond archebu tocynnau.

Rydyn ni’n falch o fod yn rhan o Hynt, sef cynllun hygyrchedd cenedlaethol newydd. Ewch i hynt. co.uk neu wmc.org.uk/hygyrchedd am fanylion.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

If you have an impairment or a specific access requirement, enjoying a visit to the Centre can be more complicated than just booking tickets.

We are a member of Hynt, a new national access scheme. Visit hynt.co.uk or wmc.org.uk/access for full details.

Mary Poppins

Awst 12 Aug 7.30pm

Rhag 17 Dec 2.30pm

Awst 18 Aug 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Rhag 21 Dec 2.30pm Ion 5 Jan 7.30pm

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mai 4 May 7.30pm Mai 5 May 7.30pm Mai 6 May 2.30pm

Awst 20 Aug 2.30pm Sunny Afternoon Ion 20 Jan 7.30pm

Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat

Hyd 20 Oct 7.30pm

Ion 21 Jan 2.30pm

Mai 11 May 2.30pm

Hyd 21 Oct 7.30pm

Ion 21 Jan 7.30pm

Mai 11 May 7.30pm

Mamma Mia!

Hyd 22 Oct 2.30pm Tach 10 Nov 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm) Tach 11 Nov 7.30pm

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Eyre

Chwe 24 Feb 7.30pm

Meh 30 June 7.15pm

Chwe 25 Feb 2.30pm

Gorff 1 July 2.15pm

Tach 12 Nov 2.30pm The Commitments The Full Monty Tach 24 Nov 2.30pm Tach 25 Nov 7.30pm

Ebr 14 Apr 7.30pm

Awst 22 Aug 7.30pm

Ebr 15 Apr 2.30pm

Awst 23 Aug 2.30pm

Ebr 15 Apr 7.30pm

Awst 24 Aug 7.30pm

Tach 26 Nov 7.30pm Sister Act Kiss Me, Kate Rhag 10 Dec 7.30pm

Hairspray

Ebr 28 Apr 7.30pm Ebr 29 Apr 2.30pm Ebr 29 Apr 7.30pm