Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) will play host to a number of musicals, opera, comedy, dance, children’s shows and music concerts in both the Donald Gordon Theatre (1,900 seats) and the Weston Studio (200 seats), providing an impressive array of performances to suit all ages (please find a comprehensive list below under Notes to Editors). Some of the shows to look out for in September and October include NoFit State Circus latest production, ImMortal, which will take over the Roald Dahl Plass for three weeks (7-22 September) as well as Welsh National Opera’s new season of The Sacrifice (22, 26 Sept & 6 Oct), Cinderella (27 Sept, 3, 7 & 12 Oct) and Il Trovatore (5, 8, 11 & 13 October). One-night performances throughout October include Jimmy Carr (14 Oct), Grumpy Old Women (15 Oct), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (20 Oct), St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake (21 Oct) and Rufus Wainwright on Monday 22 October. Other shows include four nights with the comedy genius Billy Connolly (25-28 Oct), a performance from Cut the Cr*p Theatre and True Fiction Theatre company as part of the Incubator Project (19-20 Oct) as well as award winning dance artist Marc Rees’s performance of Gloria Days from 24-27 October in Diversions’ Dance House. Wales Millennium Centre will be the proud host of the European première of Book of Longing from 17-18 October which features an entirely new score composed by Glass and set to Cohen’s powerful word. Described as “the most powerful composer of our time” (The Daily Telegraph), Philip Glass will also be celebrating his 70th birthday this year. An equally busy month lies ahead in November when Slava’s Snowshow makes its way to the Centre from 30 Oct-3 Nov, followed by the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning novel Private Peaceful (1-2 Nov) , the comic Stewart Lee (3 Nov) and Frank Skinner (4 Nov). The epic two-part drama Nicholas Nickleby, which is the first large scale drama to take to the Donald Gordon Theatre stage, will show from 5-10 November while Cardiff-based Earthfall and Theatre Association Chorea presents After the Birds in the Weston Studio from 7-17 November. American singer songwriter Ryan Adams makes his debut in the Donald Gordon Theatre on Sunday 11 November, followed by Stomp (13-17 Nov), Lesley Garrett in Christmas Presence (18 Nov), Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin from 20-24 November, the spoof world music band Mundo Jazz (22 Nov), a Royal Gala Concert - Dennis O’Neill – A Career Tribute (25 Nov), The Odyssey Christmas show The Ballroom (29 Nov-1 Dec) and The Producers starring Reece Shearsmith (The League Of Gentlemen, Shaun Of The Dead) from 27 Nov-8 December. Other shows in December include one of Ireland’s foremost contemporary dance companies CoisCéim Dance Theatre & Aurora Nova Touring with their production of Knots (4-5 Dec), Hijinx Theatre’s The Long Way Home from 7-8 Dec, a Welsh language production of Martyn a’r Pws Mewn Bwts on Wednesday 12 December followed by the Centre’s main Christmas show, Irving Berlin’s much loved musical White Christmas starring Craig McLachlan and Lorna Luft (13 Dec-12 Jan). WMC’s Director of Programming and Communications, Fiona Allan, says: “We have a very busy and varied season ahead of us which is designed to appeal to people of all ages and tastes - everything from contemporary dance to family shows, opera to musicals, comedy, drama and concerts. “This will be Philip Glass’ second visit and premier at Wales Millennium Centre and we’re delighted to welcome him back in the year of his 70th birthday. Another highlight of the season is the epic two part production of Nicholas Nickleby, a must for all lovers of theatre and the classics, and the very first time large scale drama will be presented on the mainstage. Other highlights have to include Marc Rees’ portrayal of the eccentric 5th Marquis of Anglesey as well as the first major UK stage adaptation of Tintin.” Other top-class shows to look out for in the New Year include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang starring Aled Jones (3 July-30 August), Godspell (29 January-2 February) and the Teenage Cancer Trust Concert on Sunday 27 January. For ticket bookings, please contact the WMC ticket and information office on 08700 40 2000 or visit the website on www.wmc.org.uk |
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 |
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