St David’s Hall Brochure
Oct/Nov 15
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Just Announced
September
Friday 25
Sunday 27
Doors at
7.00 pm
VIP 5.30 pm
Public 6.30 pm
Welcome To Night Vale
Plus Special Guests
BAFTA Cymru Awards
2015
October
Saturday 3
7.30 pm
BBC National Orchestra &
Chorus of Wales
Monday 5
7.30 pm
Shawn Klush
Elvis World Tour
Tuesday 6
7.30 pm
The Robert Cray Band
Wednesday 7
7.30 pm
Dresden Philharmonic
Thursday 8
7.30 pm
Ultimate Eagles
Friday 9
Doors at
7.00 pm
Squeeze
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Saturday 10
7.30 pm
Steve Hackett
Monday 12
7.30 pm
Jim Davidson
Tuesday 13
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Ivan Ilić
8.00 pm
Roots Unearthed
Martin Simpson &
Dom Flemons
L3 Lounge
Wednesday 14
7.30 pm
CylchCanu2 SongChain2
Thursday 15
Saturday 17
& Sunday 18
8.00 pm
Alan Carr
Friday 16
7.30 pm
Cardiff Philharmonic
Orchestra
Tuesday 20
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Benjamin Baker &
Jonathan Ware
7.30 pm
Armonico Consort
8.00 pm
Tim Vine
Thursday 22
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Saturday 24
Saturday 24
& Sunday 25
1.00 pm
Try Gamelan Workshop
Lefel 1
1.00 pm
Contemporary Lunchtime
Concert
Piatti String Quartet
8.00 pm
Dara O’Briain
Monday 26
2.00 pm
& 7.30 pm
Dan & Phil
The Amazing Tour is Not
On Fire
Tuesday 27
8.00 pm
Roots Unearthed
Faustus
L3 Lounge
Wednesday 28
& Thursday 29
8.00 pm
Bill Bailey
Friday 30
8.00 pm
Stewart Francis
4
Saturday 31
7.00 pm
Wales Festival of
Remembrance
November
Sunday 1
3.00 pm
LJC Academy of Dance &
Drama
Stepping Out 2015
Monday 2
7.30 pm
The Proclaimers
Tuesday 3
11.00am
16 Singers
12.30 & 3.00 pm
Wednesday 4
7.30 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thursday 5
7.30 pm
Joe Satriani
Friday 6
Saturday 7
Cardiff Metropolitan
University
Award Ceremony
Upper levels closed to the
public
7.30 pm
Vampires Rock Ghost Train
5
Sunday 8
& Mon 9
various
times
Dinosaur Zoo
Tuesday 10
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Françoise-Green Piano Duo
7.30 pm
The Sensational 60s
Wednesday 11
7.30 pm
Ellen Kent Presents
Bizet Carmen
Thursday 12
7.30 pm
Welsh National Opera
Orchestra
Friday 13
Wilson
7.00 pm
John Wilson and the John
Orchestra
Saturday 14
6.30pm
ELIM 100 – Centenary
Celebration
Of the Elim
Pentecostal Church
Sunday 15
World
3.00 pm
Steve Backshall’s Wild
Monday 16
7.30 pm
Pam Ann Queen of the Sky
6
Tuesday 17
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Stephen Disley
8.00 pm
Roots Unearthed
Jamie Smith’s MABON
L3 Lounge
Wednesday 18
7.30 pm
Will Young
Thursday 19
Doors
7.30 pm
The Queen
Extravaganza
Friday 20
Wales
7.30 pm
BBC National Orchestra of
Sunday 22
3.00 pm
RWCMD Symphony
Orchestra & Chorus
Tuesday 24
8.00 pm
Jimmy Carr
Wednesday 25
7.30 pm
The Waterboys
Thursday 26
7.30 pm
Sinatra Centenary
Friday 27
8.00 pm
Sweet Liberties
L3 Lounge
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Saturday 28
8.00 pm
Dave Gorman
Sunday 29
3.00 pm
Cardiff University
Symphony Chorus
& Orchestra
Monday 30
7.30 pm
That’ll Be The Day
Hynt
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centres across Wales to make things clear and consistent in
fair ticketing policy and accessibility.
Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a
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and arts centres participating in the scheme. Visit
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Profile
Opera & Ballet International proudly presents an Ellen Kent
production with international soloists, highly praised chorus and
full orchestra
BIZET CARMEN
Seville comes to St David’s Hall with the hottest ticket in town!
Award-winning opera producer Ellen Kent returns after critically
acclaimed tours of Madama Butterfly, Traviata and Rigoletto,
bringing the heat and passion of Spain in this magnificent
production of Carmen. It is inspired by Ellen Kent’s years in
Andalucía as a teenager.
The production features a brand new set which reflects the
stunning architecture of Seville and its main square with Roman
and Moorish influences.
Carmen is the story of the bewitching gypsy girl whose
tantalising beauty lures a soldier to desertion and leads to her
own murder. The opera includes some of the most evocative
and best-loved melodies in opera –The Habanera, The
Seguidilla, The Flower Song, The Chanson Bohème and
perhaps the best-known baritone aria of all The Toreador’s
Song.
Ellen has performed many exciting productions of Carmen in
her 24 years of being an opera producer, from an outdoor
performance in the beautiful grounds of Leeds Castle in Kent,
two sell-out performances played to thousands of people and
which caused major traffic jams on M20, to the visit to the
Middle East in 2004 where she entertained the Emir of Qatar
and 3,500 Royal guests for the first ever performance of
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Carmen to be performed in the Gulf, screened live on Al
Jazeera Television.
Introducing Liza Kadelnik the celebrated international mezzosoprano from the Romanian National Opera, together with the
stunning international Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Nadezhda
Stoianova as Carmen.
Nadezhda Stoianova will be returning after her critically
acclaimed performances of Carmen in 2013 and Aida in 2014.
Maria Tonina and Alyona Kistenyova will be singing Michaela.
Maria Tonina returns after her spectacular success in Traviata
and Rigoletto. In 2005 she was chosen for scholarship by the
CEE Musiktheater, Vienna, Austria, sponsored by Deutsche
Bank Stiftung together with the Austrian State Secretariat for
the Arts and Media. Alyona Kistenyova returns after her debut
as Madama Butterfly in 2015 gaining rapturous reviews.
Escamillo will be played by Iurie Gisca. Iurie returns after
playing to excellent reviews as Escamillo in 2013 and Nabucco
and Amonasro in Ellen Kent productions of Carmen, Aida and
Nabucco.
“A star was born” (Nadezhda Stoianova) Manchester Evening
News, Carmen
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“Impassioned and sultry” Fiona Maddocks (The Observer)
“Hot-blooded, a joy” The Independent
“A Spanish treat for opera lovers” Bristol Evening Post
“It is a stunning show, worth five stars all the way through”
Brighton Argus
“Sexy Carmen is a feast for the eyes and ears” Edinburgh
Evening News
*Sung in French with English surtitles
Catch Bizet’s Carmen at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 11
November (7.30 pm). Tickets are £15.00 - £32.00 (plus a Ticket
Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction - £3.95 from 1
September)
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International Concert Series
A World of Music in the Heart of the Capital ….
Whether you’re devoted to Russian romantic classics, choral
music, the best of Baroque or music from contemporary
composers, you’ll find something perfect for you in the new
International Concert Series. This season the National Concert
Hall of Wales brings you nine incredible, diverse orchestral
concerts with some of the world’s greatest orchestras,
conductors, soloists and choirs including new works and UK
premiers. Join us too for three ‘satellite concerts’ and some
contemporary lunchtime concerts where you can enjoy some of
the latest developments in classical music.
7 Oct
7.30 pm
Dresden Philharmonic
20 Oct
7.30 pm
Armonico Consort
4 Nov
7.30 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
12 Nov
7.30 pm
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
2 Dec
7.30 pm
Royal Northern Sinfonia
11 Dec
7.30 pm
The Sixteen
10 Jan
3.00 pm
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
7 Feb
3.00 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
13 Mar
5.00 pm
The Clerks
1 May
3.00 pm
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
12
17 May
7.30 pm
Moscow State Symphony
Orchestra
20 May
7.30 pm
BBC National Orchestra of
Wales
Prices from £7.50 plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per
transaction
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Main Copy
Just Announced
September
Friday 25
Doors at 7.00 pm
Welcome To Night Vale
Plus Special Guests
The wildly popular serial podcast, which brings its dedicated
listeners stories from the strange desert town of Night Vale, is
coming to the Hall. Delivering rich and nuanced drama in the
form of a community radio show hosted by Cecil Palmer
(played by Cecil Baldwin), Welcome to Night Vale has become
one of the most popular podcasts in the world whilst remaining
fiercely independent, entirely listener supported and ad-free.
£22.50 £27.50 – in advance
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £22.50
each
Limited Availability
Now on Sale
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Sunday 27
VIP 5.30 pm
BAFTA Cymru Awards 2015
public 6.30 pm
Join us for the biggest annual celebration of the Welsh film and
television industry. This is your chance to get dressed up, walk
the red carpet and help BAFTA congratulate nominees and
winners at this year’s Awards.
To find out who is nominated in the many categories log on to
www.bafta.org/wales
VIP tickets initially available from bafta cymru:
Tel 02920 223 898 Email: emmap@bafta.org
Public tickets & members tickets available from St David’s Hall
Box Office subject to availability.
Public tickets £20.00
Includes entry to the Awards ceremony, a beautiful limitededition brochure and discounts for drinks at local
establishments supporting the Awards.
VIP tickets £85:
Includes a Champagne Taittinger reception, the Awards
ceremony and an After Party to celebrate with this year’s
nominees and winners until the early hours.
VIP Group bookings (5 tickets or more in one transaction)
£75 per ticket:
Includes a Champagne Taittinger reception, the Awards
ceremony and an After Party to celebrate with this year’s
nominees and winners until the early hours.
BAFTA Members tickets £55:
BAFTA Members can purchase VIP tickets at £55 – not
available online. (Will need to Quote Membership No.)
BAFTA Student Member tickets £40: – limited amount
available.
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Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £20.00
each (Public Ticket)
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
On Sale 26 August
Hynt Scheme Applicable for this event
October
Saturday 3
7.30 pm
BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales
Stravinsky Fireworks
Huw Watkins London Concerto
Borodin Prince Igor: Polotsvian Dances
Elgar Cockaigne
Rachmaninov The Bells
Thomas Søndergård Conductor
BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales and Principal
Conductor Thomas Søndergård travel through London and
Russia to open their 2015-16 season; with music by Elgar,
Rachmaninov and new Composer-in-Association Huw Watkins.
Using poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Rachmaninov’s colourful and
emotional choral symphony The Bells takes the listener on a
journey from innocence to experience, from the tinkling bells of
childhood to the inevitable tolling of the funeral knell.
Part of Cardiff Rachmaninov Season
£15.00 - £35.00
Family Tickets £15.00 - £20.00
Students £5.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Certain Reductions Available
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Monday 5
Shawn Klush
7.30 pm
Elvis World Tour
Direct from the USA, the world's most successful Elvis tribute
artist of all time returns to the UK by popular demand. Backed
by an orchestra and Elvis‘ original band members The Sweet
Inspirations who toured with Elvis from 1969-1977.
Shawn is the winner of the coveted BBC One TV show The
World's Greatest Elvis.
£19.50 £21.50
£34.50 VIP Ticket
Limited VIP Packages available (includes premium seat, postshow priority meet 7 greet, exclusive gift & VIP lanyard)
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £19.50
each
Under 16s: Half Price
Groups: 1 in 10 Free
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
Hynt Scheme Applicable for this event
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Tuesday 6
7.30 pm
The Robert Cray Band
Plus special guest Shemekia Copeland
Following No1 chart success with his 2014 studio release In My
Soul, and previous accolades including five Grammy awards
and 15 Grammy nominations the legendary musician, singersongwriter and multi-platinum selling artist, Robert Cray is
returning to the Hall.
Robert Cray is considered one of the greatest guitarists of his
generation. He has written or performed with everyone from
Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to John Lee Hooker.
£29.50
Limited Number of Gold Tickets £39.50
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Wednesday 7
7.30 pm
Dresden Philharmonic
Michael Sanderling
Andrei Korobeinikov
conductor
piano
Wagner
Prelude, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1
Brahms
Symphony No 4
The Fourth Symphony shows Brahms at his most poetic and
passionate. It is heard alongside the grandeur of Wagner’s
prelude and Rachmaninov’s first masterpiece.
£7.50 £15.50 £19.50 £26.00 £32.50 £39.50
Platinum Tickets £48.00 (includes prime seat in Tier 1, glass of
champagne and a programme)
Certain reductions available (excluding Platinum Tickets)
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Thursday 8
Ultimate Eagles
7.30 pm
From BAFTA award-winning producers comes the show that
celebrates the legacy of the world’s greatest selling artists, The
Eagles. Starring Grammy-nominated musicians performing,
with absolute accuracy, timeless masterpieces, such as Hotel
California, Take It Easy, Desperado, and many more.
‘I thought I was listening to the real thing’
Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2
£22.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Friday 9
Doors at 7.00 pm
Squeeze
From The Cradle To The Grave
With very special guest Dr John Cooper Clarke
The enduring British pop act whose songs have tenderly and
wittily chronicled life and love stretching across four decades,
are to play an extensive UK tour in the autumn – their first, as a
band, for three years.
As well as a vast catalogue including hits such as Cools For
Cats, Up The Junction and Tempted, it will include songs from
forthcoming album From The Cradle To The Grave, which
marks their first collection of new tracks since 1998.
Poet and punk grandfather Dr John Cooper Clarke will bring his
quick-fire delivery of his dry, biting satirical verse as support.
£32.50 - £47.50
Wheelchair Users plus one companion: stalls seats £32.50
each
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Saturday 10
7.30 pm
Steve Hackett
Acolyte to Wolflight with a sprinkling of Genesis Tour
Steve Hackett brings his brand new show to the Hall. The set
list will cover a vast part of his discography, with a selection of
solo material from early albums including Voyage of the Acolyte
and Spectral Mornings right up to his latest studio album
Wolflight, with some Genesis classics.
£27.50 £29.50
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £27.50
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Monday 12
Jim Davidson
Charlton Nil
Plus Support
7.30 pm
The people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever
comedians, Jim Davidson OBE takes to the road with his brand
new show Charlton Nil.
Son of a Glaswegian father, born and bred in Charlton.
From drummer to window cleaner via shelf stacker, to a theatre
near you.
Guaranteed to be an irreverent, outrageous and truthful.
For one night only!
Adults only
£22.50
Reductions of £2.00 each ticket for standard concessions
(please see page 73)
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Groups: Buy 9 get 10th free
Now on Sale
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Tuesday 13
Lunchtime Concert
Ivan Ilić piano
1.00 pm
Ivan Ilić studied mathematics and music at the University of
California Berkeley. He then moved to Paris, where he took a
Premier Prix at the Conservatoire.
This lunchtime performance features the premiere of a new
work – Chant – by distinguished Welsh composer John Metcalf.
Ivan’s latest CD, The Transcendentalist, has been widely
acclaimed throughout Europe.
£5.75 in advance
£6.75 on day
Reductions of £1.00 each ticket for standard concessions
(please see page 73)
Now on Sale
Hynt Scheme Applicable for this event
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Tuesday 13
Roots Unearthed
8.00 pm
Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons
L3 Lounge
English musician Martin Simpson (one of the finest acoustic
finger-style and slide guitar players in the world) and American
guitar and banjo player Dom Flemons (from the Grammy
award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops) perform brand new
collaborative material rooted in English and American folk
traditions.
The result of an EFDSS commission, both artists have been
researching and exploring how folk songs travelled from
England to North America and vice versa, changing shape as
they journeyed. This is a night of top class musicianship and
shared histories.
£15.00 in advance
£16.00 on day
Reductions of £2.00 per ticket for standard concessions (please
see page 73)
Groups of 10 or more: £1.00 off each ticket
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Wednesday 14
7.30 pm
CylchCanu2 SongChain2
L3 Lounge
SongChain 2 brings together Kate Ronconi Woollard, Beth
Williams Jones, Stacey Blythe, Christine Cooper, Ceri Jones,
Gareth Bonello, Jamie Smith and Patrick Rimes for an exciting
evening of new collaborations and unique arrangements of both
traditional and contemporary Welsh tunes and songs. These
eight musicians will take you on a musical journey around
Wales.
£12.00
Thursday 15, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18
Alan Carr
Yap, Yap, Yap!
8.00 pm
No stranger to yap Alan Carr will be yapping his way around
the UK & Ireland with his brand new stand up show ‘Yap, Yap,
Yap!’ The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning
comedian, author and chat show supremo returns to his stand
up roots with his hilarious take on life.
Yap it up!
‘An absolute natural on stage… a born storyteller, sheer
entertainment.’
London Evening Standard
£30.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Friday 16
7.30 pm
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Michael Bell
David Childs
conductor
euphonium
Rossini
William Tell Overture
Sir Karl Jenkins
Dvořák
World’
Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra
Symphony No.9 in E minor ‘From the New
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra opens its new series of concerts
with a programme including two of the most popular and
instantly recognisable classics ever written.
Rossini’s justly famous overture to his final opera William Tell
appears along with Dvořák’s ninth and final symphony From
the New World, which was premièred in Carnegie Hall, New
York in December 1893. To this day it remains one of the bestloved of all symphonies.
The concert also features the brilliant virtuoso David Childs as
the soloist in Sir Karl Jenkins’ Euphonium Concerto, which has
quickly established itself as a modern favourite, full of fun and
high spirits.
£5.00 £8.00 £10.00 £16.00 £22.00
Book for all four concerts and receive 25% off each ticket
Under 16: £5.00
16-25: £7.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95* per transaction
Hynt Scheme Applicable for this event
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Tuesday 20
Lunchtime Concert
1.00 pm
Benjamin Baker violin
Jonathan Ware piano
A graduate of the Yehudi Menuhon School and the Royal
College of Music, Benjamin Baker performs a programme
including Schubert’s Sonata in A and Elgar’s Sonata in E minor
with Jonathan Ware, who studied at the Eastman School of
Music, The Julliard School and the Hochschule für Musik
‘Hanns Eisler’, Berlin.
£5.75 in advance
£6.75 on day
Reductions of £1.00 each ticket for standard concessions
(please see page 73)
Now on Sale
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Tuesday 20
Armonico Consort
7.30 pm
Christopher Monks
Artistic Director/harpsichord
Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
Yvette Bonner
soprano
Alexander Aldren
tenor
William Towers
countertenor
Purcell
Pergolesi
Dido and Aeneas
Stabat Mater
Written weeks before his death at 25, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
is one of the most moving works of the Baroque. Hear it
alongside Purcell’s great opera whose characters breathe
passions of love and death.
£22.50
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Certain Reductions Available
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Thursday 22
Tim Vine
Tim Timinee
Tim Timinee
Tim Tim To You
8.00 pm
In his first stand-up tour in 4 years, the punslinger returns with
lots of new jokes, silly songs and twitchy dancing. Joke, joke,
joke. Prop, prop, prop. Song, song, song. (Sorry the laptop's
jammed.) It's time to put the satire on hold and watch a grown
man act the goat. Come along and enjoy the nonsense.
WARNING: This show will contain wobbly props, one reference
to a panda and a song about getting water in your ear after
you've been swimming.
'Vine is a supreme punmeister.' Time Out
£22.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Saturday 24
1.00 pm
Try Gamelan Workshop
Lefel 1
The whole family can enjoy our beautiful bronze Javanese
percussion instruments and learn to play a traditional
piece. The two hour sessions are fun and non-stop hands on,
offering something new whether you're a keen instrumentalist
or have no previous musical experience.
£8.00
Suitable for 7 year olds upwards, Those under the age of 11
must be accompanied by an adult
Under 18s, Students, Unemployed, Registered disabled
people, REACT members & Over 60s: £5.00 each
Now on Sale
Saturday 24
1.00 pm
Contemporary Lunchtime Concert
Piatti String Quartet
Mark Anthony Turnage
Joseph Phibbs
Fintan O’Hare
Contusion
String Quaretet No 1
New Work
(1ST Performance)
The Contemporary Lunchtime Concert Series, supported by the
Arts Council of Wales has a Pay What You Will price tag. The
Idea is a simple one: arrive at the Hall in time for the 1.00pm
performances, pay what you feel is appropriate at the collection
point (available on the day).
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Saturday 24 & Sunday 25
Dara O’Briain
Crowd Tickler
8.00 pm
Catch one of the most charismatic, intelligent, fast-talking and
downright funny live performers working today, as Dara O
Briain takes to the road once again with his highly anticipated
brand new show ‘Crowd Tickler’.
Crowd Tickler sees Dara back doing what he does best. The
king of audience interaction once again takes to the stage
where he relishes exchanging ultra
rapid-fire quips with members of the audience and delivers witty
and daring anecdotes like no other stand-up comedian.
£23.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Monday 26
2.00 pm & 7.30 pm
Dan & Phil
The Amazing Tour is Not On Fire
Dan and Phil actually leave their house to bring you - The
Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire! Travelling across the UK to see
you IRL. A crazy evening of entertainment combining all the
best features of their book, YouTube channels, radio shows
and countless infamous videos online! Expect hilarious
anecdotes, sketches, internet, some surprises and lots of
audience interaction that they will probably regret.
£25.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
7.30 performance Sold Out
Hynt Scheme Applicable for this event
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Tuesday 27
Roots Unearthed
Faustus
L3 Lounge
8.00 pm
Previously nominated for the Best Group Award in the BBC
Radio 2 Folk Awards and in the wake of the latest album
Broken Down Gentlemen (Navigator Records, 2013), Faustus
brings to the stage three of the leading lights of their
generation: Saul Rose (Waterson;Carthy, Whapweazel, War
Horse), Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth Lakeman Band, Bellowhead)
and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast). They have a
plethora of experience between them, brought together here in
a virtuosic display of musicianship and testosterone
representing the best in the current vibrant English folk scene.
£13.00 in advance
£14.00 on day
Reductions of £2.00 per ticket for standard concessions (please
see page 73)
Groups of 10 or more: £1.00 off each ticket
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 8.00 pm
Bill Bailey
Limboland
The gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they
really are is the
Subject of Bill’s new show Limboland. .With his trademark
intelligence and sharp wit, he tells tales of finding himself in this
halfway place.
From his countless global travels,he recounts the hilarious saga
of a disastrous family trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights;
he rails against a world that doesn’t match up to our
expectations and contemplates the true nature of happiness.
No Bill Bailey show would be complete without music, so we
have
Bill’s version of the protest song, a heart--‐rending country and
western ballad played on a Bible, and a fabulously downbeat
version of Happy Birthday.
£25.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Friday 30
Stewart Francis
Pun Gent
8.00 pm
The star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Roadshow and
Live At The Apollo embarks on a brand new stand up tour with
a fantastic and hilarious new show!
‘A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the best
one liners I've ever heard’ Guardian
www.stewartfrancis.com
@StewartFrancis1
£17.50
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Now on sale
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Saturday 31
7.00 pm
Wales Festival of Remembrance
In aid of The Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival of Remembrance
2015 will feature performances from musical theatre group
Collabro, former Serviceman and X-Factor star Jay James and
The Regimental Band of The Royal Welsh.
Now in its 35th year, the Festival is the National Service of
Remembrance for Wales.
£10.00 £13.50 £18.50 £20.00 £25.00
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £10.00
each
Now on sale
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November
Sunday 1
3.00pm
LJC Academy of Dance & Drama
presents
Stepping Out 2015
Come along to watch the talented dancing stars from the LJC
Academy of Dance Drama, for another exciting annual
showcase performing songs from the musicals and dance
routines from the latest chart music. LJC is the place to be.
£12.00
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Monday 2
The Proclaimers
Plus Support
7.30 pm
Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have
enjoyed huge successes across the globe and this year
released their 10th album.
The emotional honesty, political fire, wit and sing-along
raucousness of their songs and their extensive touring has
enlightened and entertained fans new and old.
Expect to hear the classics Sunshine on Leith, (I'm Gonna Be)
500 Miles, Letter From America, I'm on My Way, Life With You,
Let’s Get Married and more.
www.proclaimers.co.uk
£28.50
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Tuesday 3
16 Singers
11.00 am, 12.30 pm & 3.00 pm
16 Singers is a crisp, atmospheric piece performed by 16
singer/performers. Created for babies aged 0 to 18 months
and their grownups, it captures attention by blending choral
singing, beautifully choreographed movement and a stunning
magical sculpture. With a very young audience at its heart, 16
Singers is a rare opportunity to share a beautifully crafted
performance with your baby.
Stage Seats: £12.00
Admits one baby (ages 0-18 months) and their grown-up
Auditorium seats £7.00 for additional observers (aged 7 to
adults only)
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Wednesday 4
7.30 pm
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
Ingolf Wunder
piano
Berlioz
Overture, Roman Carnival
Chopin
Piano Concerto No 1
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2
A master musician and one of the great conductors of our age,
Vladimir Ashkenazy partners Austrian-born Ingolf Wunder in
Chopin’s passionate and youthful First Piano Concerto. The
programme also includes the visceral excitement of Berlioz’s
Roman Carnival and the heartfelt lyricism of Rachmaninov’s
Second Symphony.
£7.50 - £39.50
Platinum Tickets £48.00 (includes prime seat in Tier 1, glass of
champagne and a programme)
Certain reductions available (excluding Platinum Tickets)
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Thursday 5
Joe Satriani
The Shockwave Tour
Plus Support
7.30 pm
Widely regarded as one of the most influential and respected
instrumental rock guitarists ever, Joe Satriani is set to cause a
shockwave in a night of soaring solos and rocking riffs. He has
produced a stunning body of work across an astonishing career
spanning over 30 years and has established himself as that
rare ‘musician’s musican’ who crossed over into the
mainstream with music that was both sublime and complex,
appealing to a variety of tastes.
Rock out with this genuine guitar hero at St David’s Hall!
£34.50 £38.00
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £34.50
each
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Saturday 7
7.30 pm
Vampires Rock Ghost Train
The Classic Rock Spectacular
After 12 years and over a million tickets sold, Steve Steinman
returns as Barron Von Rockula in the all new Vampires Rock
Saga, The Ghost Train.
As Club Live and Let Die burns to the ground, Barron Von
Rockula flees the ill-fated club with his band of blood sucking
vampires in search of a new home. They discover an
abandoned fairground ride where they plan to lure victims into
the ride to live in Rock ‘n’ Roll hell forever.
Steve Steinman, a full cast of superb singers, dancers and a
formidable band blast their way through some of the greatest
ever classic rock anthems including We Will Rock You, Bat
Out of Hell, Sweet Child Of Mine, Total Eclipse of the Heart
and many more!
£23.50 £25.50
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Sunday 8
12.00 pm & 2.30 pm
Monday 9 11.00 am
Dinosaur Zoo
Meet The T-Rex!
Dare to get up close and personal!
Now introducing the Tyrannosaurus Rex to the stage, Dinosaur
Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to life as
you’ve never seen them before.
From cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, marvel and
interact with extraordinary life-like dinosaurs in this imaginative
and hilarious live show.
But watch out. Not all of these ravenous reptiles are as tame as
they seem…
Direct from the West End, Dinosaur Zoo is fast becoming a
world-wide phenomenon, offering guaranteed fun for all the
family ages 3+. Book now for this truly dinosaursome live show.
£12.50
Danger Seats (Rows A-D): £15.00
Schools & Groups: £8.50 Buy 10 get 1 free
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Tuesday 10
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Françoise-Green Piano Duo
Robin Green
piano
Antoine Françoise piano
The Françoise-Green piano duo are the 1st prize winners of the
2011 Nicati Competition in Switzerland and the 2013 Royal
Overseas League competition for Chamber Music. They have
been Park Lane artists since 2013 and were finalists in the
YCAT competition at Wigmore Hall.
Today’s programme includes works by Reich, Ligeti and
Adams.
In association with the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
£5.75 in advance
£6.75 on day
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Tuesday 10
7.30 pm
The Sensational 60s Experience
Herman’s Hermits, Chris Farlowe, Steve Ellis the voice of Love
Affair, Union Gapuk, New Amen Corner
hosted by Alan Mosca from Freddie and The Dreamers
This explosive line up from the 60s delivers to you nostalgia
and hits such as, Herman’s Hermits, I’m Into Something
Good, Something Is Happening, No Milk Today, I’m Henry The
8th, Silhouettes, Mrs Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter.
Steve Ellis, Everlasting Love, Rainbow Valley, Bringing On
Back The Good Times, A Day Without Love. Chris Farlowe
Out Of Time, Handbags and Gladrags, Let The Heartaches
Begin, Reach Out I’ll Be There. The Union Gapuk , Young Girl,
Lady Willpower, Woman Woman. The New Amen Corner,
Bend Me Shape Me, If Paradise Is Half As Nice.
Don`t miss the ultimate sensational 60s show of 2015 with over
25 hits performed.
£24.00
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Wednesday 11
7.30 pm
Opera & Ballet International proudly presents an
Ellen Kent Production
Bizet Carmen
With international soloists, highly praised chorus and full
orchestra
Seville comes to St David’s Hall with the hottest ticket in
town!
One of the most famous and seductive operas of all time,
Bizet’s irresistibly emotional Carmen guarantees an evening of
passion and romance, this dazzling production features Bizet’s
unforgettable melodies including the best known baritone aria
of all, The Toreador’s Song. Carmen also includes a replica of
Seville’s main square with fountains, flowers and orange trees.
£15.00 - £32.00
Certain discounts available
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Thursday 12
7.30 pm
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Xian Zhang
conductor
Peter Donohoe piano
Rachmaninov
Rachmaninov
Tchaikovsky
Vocalise
Piano Concerto No 3
Symphony No 4
As part of this season’s ‘Spotlight on Rachmaninov’. Peter
Donohoe returns with the fantastical and fiery Third Piano
Concerto. Rachmaninov’s Fourth Symphony, composed in the
aftermath of his marital breakdown, is a hymn to the resilience
of the human soul, a searing journey from darkness to light.
£7.50 £15.50 £19.50 £26.00 £32.50 £39.50
Platinum Tickets £48.00 (includes prime seat in Tier 1, glass of
champagne and a programme)
Certain reductions available (excluding Platinum Tickets)
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Friday 13
7.00 pm
John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra
Gershwin in Hollywood
Plus Special Guests
John Wilson and The John Wilson Orchestra plus special
guests return with a sensational new show celebrating the
genius of George Gershwin featuring some of his greatest hits
such as I Got Rhythm, The Man I Love, Somebody Loves Me,
Fascinatin' Rhythm and Strike Up The Band - all in their
sumptuous original film orchestrations.
£22.50 - £44.00
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £22.50
each
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Saturday 14
6.30 pm
ELIM 100 - Centenary Celebration of the Elim Pentecostal
Church
Elim’s early years were marked by outstanding gatherings in
the most iconic halls in Britain. Join with thousands of others
across the nation as we gather to worship and celebrate and to
look forward to what is to come.
£7.00
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Sunday 15
3.00 pm
Steve Backshall’s Wild World
Wildlife TV presenter, adventurer, naturalist and writer, Steve
Backshall takes us on a tour of the real life expeditions that
have inspired his novels The Falcon Chronicles. It’s a wild
journey, illustrated with photos and films from his expeditions
from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the tundra to the top of the
world’s highest peaks, and from the depths of the rainforest to
the bottom of the sea. This talk is suitable for wildlife
enthusiasts of all ages from eight to eighty. There will be
extended Q and As, and book signings at all events.
(Parents are advised that the content might be challenging for
very young children.)
Please note live animals will not be featured in this show.
£18.50
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see page 73)
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Monday 16
Pam Ann
Queen of the Sky
7.30 pm
The world’s favourite International Air Hostess is back in the UK
with a new show for 2015. Pam Ann’s caustic wit knows no
boundaries so fasten your seat belts and prepare for take-off –
she’s Queen of the Sky and it’s guaranteed to be a turbulent
flight.
Hilarious, often shocking and totally politically incorrect, Pam
Ann keeps things lively and nail bitingly unpredictable as she
takes off her pristine white gloves and delivers an unrelenting
barrage of ‘shoot-from-the-lip’ observations.
Economy Class: £21.00
Business Class: £24.00
First Class: £27.00
Wheelchair users plus one companion: stalls seats £21.00
each
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Tuesday 17
1.00 pm
Lunchtime Concert
Stephen Disley
organ
Stephen studied organ at Liverpool Cathedral with Ian Tracey
and at the Royal College of Music and London's Temple
Church, studying with Dr John Birch. As a recitalist and
accompanist, Stephen appears frequently at the Royal Albert
Hall and has played at all of the UK's major venues. He has
performed and broadcast with ensembles such as the the Holst
Singers, the Finzi Singers, Onyx Brass, the Budapest Radio
Choir, and the BBC Singers.
In association with Cardiff Organ Events
£5.75 in advance
£6.75 on day
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Tuesday 17
Roots Unearthed
Jamie Smith’s MABON
L3 Lounge
8.00 pm
This international, multi-award winning band is Britain’s finest
exponent of original InterCeltic music, travelling beyond borders
to explore the forms and styles of the Celtic music traditions
and work them anew.
The veterans of stages from Celtic Connections to Cropredy,
Borneo to Belgium, Jamie Smith’s MABON is one of the ‘must
see’ bands to catch live.
£13.50 in advance
£14.50 on day
Reductions of £2.00 per ticket for standard concessions (please
see page 73)
Groups of 10 or more: £1.00 off each ticket
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Wednesday 18
7.30 pm
Will Young
The Love Revolution Tour
Plus Special Guests
Will Young returns to the Hall in his first tour in four years,
following the release of his No 1 selling album 85% Proof. The
sixth album from the multi- million selling Brit Award winner
represents his most accomplished work to date with an eclectic
mix of ‘the most deliciously instinctive and relentlessly
endearing pop music.’ (Clash).
£35.00 £45.00
In advance
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Thursday 19
Doors
7.30 pm
The Queen Extravaganza
Presents 40th Anniversary of ‘A Night At The Opera’
Queen Extravaganza: “A rock celebration in the Royal
tradition”.
Created and produced by Queen’s Roger Taylor, The Queen
Extravaganza plays one special night in Edinburgh to celebrate
the 40th anniversary of Queen’s iconic album, A Night At The
Opera, which produced such classic tracks as, You’re My Best
Friend, Love of My Life, Taylor’s own I’m In Love With My Car,
as well as the band’s legendary Bohemian Rhapsody.
The Queen Extravaganza is specially designed to enable new
fans, together with fans of old, to celebrate the music of Queen
and has already played phenomenally successful dates across
the world.
“It’s our own official tribute band”, says Roger Taylor.
£24.50
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Friday 20
7.30 pm
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grieg Holberg Suite
Grieg Piano Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Piano Nelson Goerner
Much-loved Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka returns for firm
favourites by Rachmaninov and Grieg, taking us on a trip
through Russia and Norway.
From its unmistakeable introduction to its dazzling layers of
virtuosity, it’s easy to see why Grieg’s Piano Concerto is
considered such a masterpiece. We welcome back Argentine
pianist Nelson Goerner for this performance, acclaimed for his
dynamic, yet delicate, interpretations.
Part of Cardiff Rachmaninov Season
£15.00 - £35.00
Family Tickets £15.00 - £20.00
Students £5.00
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Sunday 22
3.00 pm
Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Carlo Rizzi conductor
Beethoven Symphony No9 in D minor, Op125 Choral
The opening of Beethoven’s setting of Schiller’s Ode to Joy
might be the most famous melody of all time, but until you’ve
experienced it live in its full glory you’ve only heard half the
story! Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is the greatest journey a
conductor and orchestra can take together; with former WNO
Music Director Carlo Rizzi directing the massed forces of the
Royal Welsh College, this should be a performance to
remember.
Tickets £12 (Under 25s £6)
Carlo Rizzi is the Jayne Hodge International Chair in
Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
The development of orchestras at the Royal Welsh College of
Music & Drama is supported by the John Lewis Partnership.
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Tuesday 24
Jimmy Carr
Funny Business
8.00 pm
Multiple choice.
Jimmy Carr’s ‘Funny Business’ will be:
a) Packed with jokes
b) Rude and offensive
c) A great night out
d) £25 a ticket
If you answered a) b) c) or d) you were right!
£25.00
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Wednesday 25
The Waterboys
Plus Support
7.30 pm
The Waterboys return following the release of their eleventh
album Modern Blues, a freewheeling rock ‘n’ roll record with a
southern soul edge. It arrives on the back of the creative
momentum built up over the past few years including the
release of their potent, poetic An Appointment With Mr Yeats
and Fisherman’s Box, a six disc collation of their epic Irish
sessions to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fisherman’s
Blues.
Now, The Waterboys crash thrillingly into the present with a
new sound, a new line-up and, as always, the promise of the
unexpected.
£32.50
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Thursday 26
7.30 pm
Sinatra Centenary
With Special guests Iain Mackenzie & Emma Kershaw
Plus the JazzCoTech Dancers with James Wilson & Leila
Stewart
Richard Balcombe
conductor
London Concert Orchestra
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the late, great Frank Sinatra with
a concert of songs and music made famous by the world’s
most-loved singer.
Featuring hit songs including
Come Fly With Me, The Lady Is A Tramp, I’ve Got You Under
My Skin, The Way You Look Tonight, Luck Be A Lady Tonight,
Fly Me To The Moon, Mack The Knife,
Night And Day, Witchcraft, Moon River, Cheek To Cheek, My
Way and many more.
£17.50 - £38.50
Goups of 10 or more: 20% off top three prices
Plus a Ticket Service Charge of £2.95 per transaction
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Friday 27
8.00 pm
Sweet Liberties
Featuring Martyn Joseph, Nancy Kerr, Sam Carter and Maz
O’Connor
with Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke
L3 Lounge
As the UK marks 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta
and 750 years since the De Montfort Parliament, four folk
artists will take a musical journey exploring the pursuit of
democracy, and the laws and events that have made and
continue to make a difference to our liberties.
Welsh folk legend Martyn Joseph joins one of British Folk's
rising stars, Maz O'Connor on the project, alongside BBC2
Radio 2 Folk Award winner Sam Carter and the multi-award
winning fiddle player, singer, and songwriter Nancy Kerr with
traditional fiddle player Patsy Reid and serial collaborator Nick
Cooke.
£16.00
Reductions of £2.00 per ticket for standard concessions (please
see page 73)
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Saturday 28
8.00 pm
Dave Gorman
Gets Straight To The Point*
(*PowerPoint) Tour Extension
Yes. That’s right. It’s a PowerPoint presentation. We know what
you’re thinking. But don’t worry… Dave’s 2014 sell out show
has been massively extended so we think you’re in pretty safe
(and funny) hands. You won’t need to take notes and you
almost certainly won’t be tested on it later.
£24.00
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Sunday 29
3.00 pm
Cardiff University Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Mark Eager
Sibelius
conductor
Finlandia
Fokkens Ukuhamba kukufunda (To Travel is to Learn)
Fauré
Requiem
Cardiff University Symphony Chorus and Orchestra combine
forces to perform Fauré's Requiem. Robert Fokkens' work
commissioned for the South African National Youth Orchestra
influenced by the music of his native South Africa and Sibelius'
symphonic poem, Finlandia.
£8.00
Reductions of £3.00 for standard concessions and Under 18s
(please see page 73)
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Monday 30
7.30 pm
That’ll Be The Day
The Christmas Show
Get ready for a party as the UK’s most successful Rock ‘n’ Roll
variety show, the legendary That’ll Be The Day, returns with its
Brand New 2015 Christmas Show!
Trevor and the gang celebrate the festive season by bringing
back the good times with all your favourite Christmas classics
from the 50s, 60s & 70s, plus more hilarious comedy.
Join in the festive fun this Christmas.
‘This show just gets better and better’ The Telegraph
www.thatllbetheday.com
£21.00 £23.50 £25.00
Reductions of £1.00 per ticket for standard concessions (please
see page 73)
Wheelchair users lus one companion: stalls seats £21.00 each
Groups 10 or more: £1.00 off each ticket
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Early News
December
Tuesday 1
1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral
Choir
7.30 pm An Evening Shared with Jasper
Carrott and Alistair McGowan *
Wednesday 2
7.30 pm Royal Northern Sinfonia *
Thursday 3
8.00 pm The Bootleg Beatles*
Friday 4
1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert
Christmas with The Royal Welsh
College Brass Band
7.30 pm Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra *
Sunday 6
4.00 pm Rejoice and Be Merry
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Tuesday 8
7.30 pm Messiah *
Friday 11
7.30 pm The Sixteen *
Saturday 12
7.30 pm Only Men Aloud *
Monday 14
7.30 pm Gareth Malone *
Thursday 17
Wales *
7.00 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia
Saturday 19
Various
- Monday 21
Times
Tuesday 22
Various
- Monday 28
Times
Snow Maiden *
The Nutcracker *
(Excluding 25 & 26 Dec)
Tuesday 29
Various
-Sunday 3 Jan
Times
Swan Lake *
(Excluding 1 Jan)
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January
Friday 8
7.00 pm Snooker Legends *
Sunday 10
3.00 pm Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tuesday 12
1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert
RWCMD Symphony Orchestra*
Tuesday 19
1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert
Mavron Quartet*
Friday 22
Wales
7.30 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Sunday 24
3.00 pm Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Tuesday 26
1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert
Trio Anima *
Thursday 28
7.30 pm Beyond The Barricade *
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Saturday 30
Concert
1.00 pm Contemporary Lunchtime
Piano Circus
8.00 pm Ed Byrne*
Sunday 31
7.30 pm Fairport Convention *
February
Thursday 4
7.30 pm Banff Mountain Film Festival *
Sunday 7
3.00 pm Philharmonia Orchestra *
Tuesday 9
7.30 pm The Classic Rock Show Part 2 *
Wednesday 10
Doors
Paul Carrack *
7.00 pm
Sunday 14
3.00 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales *
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Monday 15
7.30 pm Rumours of Fleetwood Mac *
Tuesday 16
7.30 pm Rebecca Ferguson *
Wednesday 17
2.00 pm Count Duckula Live *
Thursday 18
7.30 pm Anton & Erin *
Friday 19
7.30 pm Paddy McGuinness*
Saturday 27
7.30 pm A Night of ELO performed by
ELO Again *
March
Tuesday 1
7.30 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales *
Sunday 13
5.00 pm The Clerks *
Wednesday 16
7.30 pm Ray Mears *
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Friday 18
7.30 pm Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra *
Wednesday 30
7.30 pm Puccini’s Tosca *
April
Tuesday 12
8.00 pm Richard herring *
Friday 15
7.30 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales *
Saturday 16
8.00 pm Julian Clary*
The Joy of Mincing
Sunday 17
Doors
7.30 pm Bellowhead *
Wednesday 20
7.30 pm Gregory Porter *
Tuesday 26
7.30 pm Psychic Sally *
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Saturday 30
1.00 pm Contemporary Lunchtime
Concert
Arcomis Ensemble
May
Sunday 1
3.00 pm Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tuesday 3
8.00 pm Craig Campbell *
Friday 6
8.00 pm Jason Donovan *
Sunday 15
3.00 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales
Tuesday 17
7.30 pm Moscow State Symphony
Orchestra *
Friday 20
7.30 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales *
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June
Friday 17
7.30 pm BBC National Orchestra of
Wales *
Saturday 25
7.30 pm Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Monday 27 &
7.30 pm Sarah Millican *
Tuesday 28
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BOOKING INFO
BOX OFFICE
029 2087 8444
Book Online
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ADMINISTRATION
029 2087 8500
You can now select your own seat when booking online.
For certain events, due to volume of customers at the Box
Office, we may need to suspend sales for later events half an
hour before the start of a performance.
Booking is Easy
The Box Office is open Mon-Sat 9.30 am until fifteen minutes
after the start of the performance (or 5.00 pm when there is no
performance) and on Sundays and Bank Holidays 1 hour prior
to the performance to personal callers only.
TELEPHONE on 029 2087 8444
Pay instantly with debit or credit cards (a fee may apply per
ticket for some shows). We accept Mastercard, Visa and Delta
cards. We do not, however, accept Solo or Electron cards.
Please collect pre-paid tickets 30 minutes before the start of the
performance.
Telephone lines close 30 minutes before Box Office closing
time.
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POST: write to us at St David’s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10
1AH with full details of your requirements including your
preferred seating area and any discounts which apply. Include
your name, address, postcode and a daytime telephone
number and enclose a cheque made payable to Cardiff Council
or your card details (including expiry date and switch issue
number), plus a stamped addressed envelope for the return of
your tickets. There is a charge of 95p to send tickets in the
post.
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Standard Concessions
The following concessions apply to shows indicating reductions
in the price panel:
Friends of St David’s Hall, Under 16s, Students, *Over 60s,
Disabled people (plus one companion), Claimants, MAX
cardholders and Corporate Members.
Only one discount may apply to each ticket and proof of status
is required. Please state which discount you are claiming at
time of booking.
* This discount may not apply for certain performances.
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Wheelchair users (plus one companion) can purchase stalls
seats at the lowest ticket price for shows which indicate this
deduction. Wheelchair spaces are subject to availability and
should be booked through the Box Office, not online, to ensure
customers’ specific needs are met.
STUDENT TICKETS
£5.00 tickets are also available for concerts in the St David’s
Hall International Concert Series up to 6.30 pm on the day of
the performance.
GROUPS
We welcome parties of all sizes and offer selected discounts to
groups of 10 or more. Call the dedicated Groups Hotline on 029
2087 8443
FAMILY TICKETS are available for certain events where
shown. This applies to a Family of 4 which includes a maximum
of 2 adults and 2 children under 16.
CHILDREN
Reductions and special prices apply for many events. For
Health and Safety reasons, all children of walking age will
require a ticket.
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FRIENDS OF ST DAVID’S HALL
Enjoy selected reductions, a copy of the brochure with a
newsletter every other month and priority booking for most
events for just £15 per year. Call Wendy Scanlon, Friends
Organiser on 029 2087 8557 for further details.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES
St David’s Hall values its patrons’ commitment in booking early
and recognises that emergencies sometimes prevent
attendance.
Tickets may be exchanged for any other event at the same
price or higher (on payment of the difference ). The exchange
option is not available for sold out concerts. If the event falls
within a specific season (eg Proms, Ballet etc), exchanged
tickets will be offered within the same season. Tickets must be
received at the Box Office not later than 48 hours before the
original performance. There is a charge of £2.00 for this
service. (Unfortunately, tickets purchased via the BBC
Customer Care Centre cannot be exchanged or resold at St
David’s Hall.)
Alternatively tickets will be accepted for resale on the strict
understanding that St David’s Hall tickets will be sold first and
that resale cannot be guaranteed. We cannot re-sell tickets
unless the originals are first returned to the Box Office. 10% of
the value of any resale will be retained.
Apart from these two services or the cancellation of a
performance, money will not be refunded once tickets have
been purchased.
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In the event of a cancelled performance tickets must be
returned to point of purchase (e.g. If purchased via one of our
recognised ticket agents, they should be returned directly to
them).
LATECOMERS
To avoid disruption, latecomers can be admitted to the
auditorium only when there is an appropriate break in the
performance. The concert can be viewed via closed circuit TV
in the Level 3 Lounge.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
We reserve the right to make cast or programme changes if
necessary.
Admission may be refused under certain circumstances and a
refund may not be made. Please check tickets at time of
purchase to ensure they are correct. Refunds are at the
discretion of the Box Office Manager.
Please ensure your mobile phone is switched off during the
performance. Photography or recording of any performance is
not permitted.
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Ticket Service Charge
All ticket purchases are subject to a Ticket Service charge of
£2.95 per transaction so you will only pay £2.95 no matter how
many tickets you buy at one time. The Ticket Service Charge
covers the cost of producing your tickets, processing your order
and delivering your tickets to you. We aim to provide
exceptional service to customers whether they visit us in
person, call on the phone or interact with us online. This small
charge per transaction will enable us to continue to do this in
the face of increasing demands on valuable resources.
*Some events will be exempt from the TSC – for example
events organised by A2 Arts Active and any event where the
top price is £12.00 or less.
How to Find Us
We are in the heart of Cardiff next to the St David’s Shopping
Centre on The Hayes.
For Satellite Navigation devices, please use CF10 2DP.
SERVICES FOR DISABLED CUSTOMERS
If you have specific seating requirements please inform the Box
Office at time of booking or contact the Duty House Manager
on arrival.
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Facilities for wheelchair users include level floors, toilet facilities
(on Levels 2,3,4 and 5) and low level counters at the Box
Office, Cloakroom and Level 3 Bar. Wheelchair users plus one
companion can book seats at the rear of the stalls at the lowest
ticket price available, subject to availability, for the
performance. Please book these at the Box Office.
Customers with walking difficulties may find that stalls seats
offer the best access.
An infra red system is available in the auditorium (excluding
Tier 5) and can be used with or without a hearing aid. Please
inform Box Office staff at time of booking and full user
instructions will be supplied when you arrive for the event.
For information on how customers with limited mobility can gain
vehicle access to St David’s Hall when attending a performance
and for specified non-performance events go to the Your Visit
and Access pages of the website www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
or call the Box Office on 029 2087 8444. Please note that, to
comply with an agreement between Cardiff Council and South
Wales Police, a limited number of drop off permits for private
vehicles are issued for each performance on a first come first
served basis.
Event information is available in Braille and large print formats
from the desk on the ground floor of the Hall and Cardiff Central
Library. To receive your own copy call the Marketing
Department on 029 2087 8542.
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Guide dogs are welcome. Please inform the Box Office when
you book tickets.
Hynt
Hynt is a national scheme that works with theatres and art
centres across Wales to make things clear and consistent in
fair ticketing policy and accessibility.
Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a
personal assistant or carer at St David’s Hall and all theatres
and arts centres participating in the scheme. Visit
www.hynt.co.uk to find a range of information about the
scheme and to join.
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