Friday 10 – Saturday 11 September
Venue 1
National Youth Theatre of Wales
Whispers in the Wood by Greg Cullen
Inspired by the surreal nature of traditional fairy stories, this
bi-lingual production is performed by a cast of 45 young performers
drawn from all over Wales. Story-telling, stunning visuals and original
music and choreography are brought together in this multi-media spectacle.
Friday 10 – Fri 26 November at 6.15 (Friday Nights weekly)
Venues 1 and 2
Presentable Productions
LL Files
Written by Myfanwy Alexander this topical comedy sketch show for BBC
Radio Wales gives the weeks headlines a hysterical twist.
Tickets: FREE
Monday 13 – Tuesday 14 September at 8pm
Venue 2
Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard in
The River
Rose is a young girl whose father has a sexual appetite for young
girls. When his teenage lover dies Rose has to face up to her father’s
somewhat ambiguous involvement in her death - something which she
finds to be in disturbing contrast to her childhood image of her father
as the teller of fairy stories.
Saturday 18 September at 7.30pm
Venue 1
Theatr Bara Caws
Lysh
Gan (by) Aled Jones Williams
Aled Jones’ Lysh won this year’s National Eisteddfod
Drama Commission for Theatre Bara Caws. Based on the author’s
own struggle with his demons this piece is an honest, often funny
but harrowing journey through shadows that can so easily cross all
our paths.
Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 September at 8pm
Venue 2
Hijinx Theatre
Paul Robeson Knew My Father
By Greg Cullen
A passionate and funny tale inspired by the legendary Paul Robeson.
Gethyn reflects on his childhood growing up in the1950’s in the
South Wales Valleys. He remembers the desperate search for his father
and how he retreated into a world dominated by Robeson's films and
music, to hide away from the truth surrounding his identity. Then,
when a black road-worker moves into his community, Gethyn is convinced
that Paul Robeson has returned to save him.
Friday 8 – Saturday 9 October
Tuesday 30 November – Saturday 8 January
Venue 2
Sherman Theatre Company & Theatre Centre
One Dark Night
By Mike Kenny
Directed by Phil Clark
In the world of One Dark Night a child's best friend is their cheeky,
mischievous shadow. But what happens when Mum turns off the light
at bedtime and your best friend disappears? Find out by coming on
an adventure into the night.
Suitable for ages 3-5
Wednesday 13 – Thursday 14 October at 7.30pm
Venue 1
Forkbeard Fantasy
Shooting Shakespeare
Forkbeard Fantasy, maestros of comic-cine theatre, celebrate their
30th year with a murder mystery comedy set in the pioneering days
of Early Cinema. Some fledgling movie moguls, desperate to raise the
status of film making, enlist the help of mighty theatrical impresarios
to shoot the first ever silent Tempest.
Tuesday 19 – Wednesday 20 October at 8pm )
Red Ladder and Asian Theatre School
Silent Cry
By Madani Younis
A story based on true documented evidence and interviews.
Saturday 23 October at 11am & 2pm
Venue 2
Muttnik– The First Dog in Space
Devised and Performed by Niki McCretton
Muttnik is a stray. She lives on the streets of Moscow, cold and hungry
until one day she is captured. To her surprise, she finds herself
in a shiny new home with food, water and adventures better than dreams.
She is living at the Russian Space Centre and has been selected to
be the first dog in space!
Ages: 3+
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 November at 8pm
Venue 2
Cardiff Little Theatre
Front Page
By Hecht and MacArthur
A condemned man escapes and is hidden in a roll-top desk. As his story
hits the front pages, chaos, intrigue and comedy abound
Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 November at 7.30pm
Venue 1
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Romeo a Juliet
Gan William Shakespeare
Cyfiethiad J.T.Jones
Dyma'r cynhyrchiad proffesiynol cyntaf o un o drasiediau enwocaf Shakespeare
yn y Gymraeg a chyfle prin iawn i weld clasur o ddrama hefo cast mor
niferus.
A spectacular production, by the national welsh-language touring Theatre
Company, of Shakespeare's love tragedy.
Tuesday 9 November at 7.30pm
Venue 2
Graeae Theatre Company
Bent
By Martin Sherman
Germany in 1934, and amid awakening fascist terror and the persecution
of homosexuals, a surprising love story unfolds. From the seamy world
of Berlin’s underground nightclubs to the stark horror of Dachau,
Bent is a harrowing account of love, hate and prejudice.
Fri 19 November – Saturday 14 January
Venue 1
Sherman Theatre Company
Danny Champion of the World
By Roald Dahl
Adapted by David Wood
Danny lives with his Dad in an old caravan at the back of their petrol
station. His Dad is the best Dad in the world. He tells the best stories,
he has the best ideas but he also has a secret.
Thursday 25 – Friday 26 November at 7.30pm
Venue 2
Acting Out Cardiff
Blast!
An evening of raw talent from Acting Out Cardiff
The Sherman Theatre & Cardiff Schools Service’s alternative
education project – Acting Out Cardiff - continues to go from
strength to strength.
This year’s Year 11 students will perform a pre-Christmas cabaret
complete with speciality acts as well as music, dance, circus and
comedy.
Tuesday 30 November – Saturday 8 January
Venue 2
Sherman Theatre Company & Theatre Centre
One Dark Night
By Mike Kenny
Directed by Phil Clark
Suitable for ages 3-5
