Theatre

Magician Taylor Morgan on a smoke-filled stage in braces, pulling against a red balloon on a string against blue curtains
Magic

SWANSEA: The magic show made in the city returns to the Patti Pavilion — with a cast that’s fooled Penn & Teller

Phenomenal, created by Swansea producer Taylor Morgan, returns to the Patti Pavilion from 13 to 16 August with an international…

Richard Mylan, a man with dark curly hair and stubble in a dark green knitted jumper, looking directly at the camera against a grey background.
Geraint Thomas

THEATRE INTERVIEW: ‘Authentic. Dangerous. Tender.’ — Richard Mylan on the play laying bare life for Swansea’s teenage boys

Having reviewed Grand Ambition's Physical Education as "quite simply phenomenal", our writer Jon Marshall sat down with director Richard Mylan…

Five actors in school uniform in a changing room scene, one sitting calmly while the others gesture around him. Optional: full poster inline at the end, same credit.
Grand Ambition

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Quite simply phenomenal’ — Physical Education lays bare life for Swansea’s teenage boys at the Grand

Physical Education is the latest production from Grand Ambition at Swansea Grand Theatre — and reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds a…

Six pantomime cast members in costume against a white background — the Wicked Queen in a black gown holding a red apple, Snow White in a blue and gold dress, the Spirit of the Forest in a silver crown, a dame in a white sequinned gown and gold bow, a comic in a striped waistcoat, and a henchman in a zebra-print coat.
Ammanford

SWANSEA: ‘Swansea still gets to see me in a dress this year’ — Kev Johns returns to Grand panto as the Dame in the Mirror

Months after his stroke, Swansea's beloved panto dame will be part of the Grand's Snow White after all — appearing…

A man in a grey suit throwing his head back mid-shout while a woman in a black dress and white jacket looks on, in a 1960s hotel-room stage set.
Dylan Thomas Theatre

THEATRE REVIEW: A starry New York hotel suite checks into Swansea — and the laughs keep coming in Plaza Suite

Neil Simon's much-loved comedy Plaza Suite is the latest production from Swansea Little Theatre at the Dylan Thomas Theatre —…

Two performers on a stage — one in a full pink feathered showgirl costume with a tall headdress, the other in a blue sequinned jacket — holding hands with arms outstretched under colourful stage lighting.
burlesque

She ran away with the circus, swam with sharks and became the ‘Mother of Welsh Burlesque’ — and now her life story is coming to Swansea Grand Theatre

Stephanie Gawne has spent decades as a glamorous assistant, showgirl and burlesque pioneer. Now she’s putting it all on stage…

Beyond Broadway Experience

SWANSEA: Aspiring stage stars invited to audition for hit musical production on huge stage

The “amazing” young stage talent in South Wales has been urged to grasp the chance to audition for a hit…

Promotional image for Amadeus showing Callum Scott Howells as Mozart on the left and Michael Sheen as Salieri on the right, both lit dramatically in red and blue
Amadeus

WELSH NATIONAL THEATRE: Michael Sheen and Pontypridd’s Callum Scott Howells to lead Amadeus in West End transfer

Michael Sheen and It's a Sin star Callum Scott Howells will lead Amadeus in the Welsh National Theatre's first ever…

Swansea drag star, Wayne King
burlesque

SWANSEA: Burlesque, drag and circus come to Swansea Grand as all-star cabaret show rolls into town

An all-star cast of burlesque, circus, drag and comedy is coming to Swansea Grand Theatre's arts wing on 18th April…

Actors from Theatr na nÓg's 'Hot Poets' production
Art for Climate Fund

Bilingual Neath theatre company lands major funding for youth climate projects

Theatr na nÓg will bring bilingual shows to schools across South Wales thanks to £100,000 grant.