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SUMMER ’15
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OUR YEAR SO FAR
379,080
999,976
tickets sold.
3.65 million tickets have
been sold since opening.
additional visitors.
There have been 14.43 million
total visitors since opening.
Our commitment to inspiring the next generation of performers has led to
the creation of two exciting new projects here at the Centre. We have been
on an extensive recruitment drive to find hundreds of young people from
across Wales to take part in these major performing arts projects over the
next 18 months.
As part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations, we’re staging the Welsh language school edition of
Les Misérables on our Donald Gordon stage; and, a new cohort of young people will form the Centre’s latest
children’s chorus, Only Kids Aloud. This new choir will follow in the footsteps of the 2012 choir that sang with the
Mariinsky Opera and Chorus in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the 2014 choir that shared the stage with Bryn Terfel
and Cape Town Opera in South Africa.
These projects are designed to create life-changing experiences for hundreds of young people, extending their horizons
and thereby increasing ambition and raising aspirations. Additionally, for the Centre, they provide opportunities to bring
together industry leaders to deliver exceptional learning experiences for the young people of Wales.
34,736
87,525
new bookers.
people took part in education
and community events.
Where our audience comes from
Les Misérables School Edition, performed by the next generation of Welsh talent, takes place at the Centre
in October and I look forward to unveiling our plans for this year’s Only Kids Aloud Chorus very soon.
Put 12 September in your diary. Not only is it the build up to the first Rugby World Cup matches in
Cardiff, it’s when we’re staging Ar Waith, Ar Daith - a massive outdoor event here in the Bay, created by
world-renowned company Walk the Plank. The spectacular show will take you on a journey through Welsh
myth and magic in performance, song and fire and will feature a cast of over 600 people from across Wales.
Learn more at wmc.org.uk/arwaithardaith
North and Mid Wales
West Wales
All these figures are from 1 April '14 to 31 January '15.
The rest of the UK
and overseas
South East Wales
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Mathew Milsom
Managing Director
PS Thank you for voting us the UK’s Most Welcoming
Theatre and the National Lottery’s National Treasure it means a great deal to me and the whole team here
at the Centre.
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Die Walküre (Act III)
Yamato Drummers
of Japan
Concert Performance
26 Apr ’15
Using award-winning ingredients from Welsh
suppliers, ffresh Bar and Restaurant is the home of
great food and drink at Wales Millennium Centre.
Join us before the show for a two-course lunch from £16.50
or dinner from £19.50.
We’re also open for lunch from 12pm and dinner from
7.30pm for any occasion. Use your Promise membership
card to get 20% off your bill.
Open daily from 10am*
To book a table, call 029 2063 6465 or visit ffresh.org.uk
@ffreshCardiff
• Good Food Guide 2015
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“a lovely place... cracking value”
The Guardian
27 Apr ’15
Sun 7.30pm £16 - £45* Premium Seats** £55*
Mon 7.30pm £19.50 - £29.50* Premium Seats** £37.50*
Featuring Bryn Terfel
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Conducted by Lothar Koenigs
Yamato Drummers of Japan return to the UK with
their brand new show, Bakuon.
From the very first bars of The Ride of the Valkyries,
the scene is set for an evening of totally exhilarating
music, with the inimitable Bryn Terfel in the role of the
god Wotan. One of the strongest and best-loved acts
of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, it’s actually a complete story
in itself – a heart-breaking family tragedy and cosmic
drama combined.
Only a few seats remain for this much-anticipated
concert in the company of outstanding exponents of
Wagnerian performance, presented as part of the
Centre’s 10th Anniversary programme.
Sung in German with surtitles in English and Welsh.
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Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 5s)
Running Time: Approximately 70 minutes (no interval)
Yamato’s acclaimed performances of authentic
Japanese Taiko drumming have been seen by over
6 million people worldwide.
Using their whole bodies to expertly control the
rhythm, Yamato leave audiences exhilarated by their
high-energy, explosive production. The sheer physical
strength and dynamic movement of the drummers is
as impressive as the music, in this visually spectacular
and highly entertaining show.
Reductions available. Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.
“Dazzling. They fill the stage with huge beautiful drums
and beat seven bells out of them with phenomenal skill.
Simply breathtaking drumming.”
The Daily Telegraph
Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 5s)
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DONALD GORDON THEATRE
Summer ’15
Come with us.
wno.org.uk
Peter Pan
The Magic Flute
Richard Ayres
Libretto by Lavinia Greenlaw after
the play by J M Barrie
Mozart
Sat 16 & Sat 23 May 6.30pm
Sun 31 May 4pm
£6.50 - £41.50*
Pirates, fairies and a ticking
crocodile all await in Neverland a place of unending imagination.
This major new opera is an original
yet faithful take on this eternally
enchanting story. WNO's inventive
production promises pure Edwardian
fantasy. Peter Pan is an ideal
opportunity to introduce family
members aged 8 and over to the
magic of opera.
Fri 22, Sat 30 May & Fri 5 June
7.15pm £6.50 - £41.50*
Mozart’s delightful The Magic
Flute is one of the best-loved
operas of all time.
Beautiful music, warm comedy
and colourful imaginative sets and
costumes combine to create a
light-hearted, upbeat evening.
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Under 16s £2.50* tickets
Peter Pan and The Magic Flute are sung in English and Pelléas
and Mélisande is sung in French. You can follow all three operas with
real-time stage translation in English and Welsh. Check when booking
to ensure the surtitles are visible from your seat.
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.
Free Peter Pan family talks
Sat 16 & Sat 23 May 5.30pm & Sun 31 May 3pm
Bring young members of your family along to this talk led by a storyteller.
Tickets do not need to be booked in advance.
Under 30s
We offer at least 60 best available seats per performance for just £6.50*
for Under 30s**. By paying cash in person, you could even save on the
booking fee and pay just £5.
Visit wno.org.uk/under30s for details.
For access information and performances, turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay.
Please see page 41 for details. **Subject to availability.
Pelléas and
Mélisande
Debussy
Fri 29 May, Thu 4 & Sat 6 Jun
7.15pm £6.50 - £41.50*
Any list of the greatest operas
to see in a lifetime must include
Pelléas and Mélisande. It’s an
opera unlike any other. Strange,
troubling, sad and very beautiful.
Experience this 20 th century
masterpiece in a new timeless
production created by the team
behind WNO's definitive production
of Berg’s Lulu.
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Calan mai
We offer a range of inspiring family
experiences, including many activities
for our youngest visitors to enjoy.
1 – 4 May ’15
Fri – Mon \ Free
We’ll be kick-starting the summer with the return of
Calan Mai, our annual free folk festival.
Saturdays at the Centre are all about families. Inspired by our friends, the
Milipwts, our free Clwb Milipwts days are filled with workshops, activities and
performances for children aged 8 and under and their families.
Look out for full details at wmc.org.uk/families
This year’s Calan Mai brings together the very best
folk musicians from Wales and beyond in four days of
music, dancing and festivities. Following a free folk
session in Cardiff city centre on Friday night, Saturday
is all about families. Alongside free performances from
established folk artists, we’ll be hosting a variety of
workshops and activities, as well as a family friendly
Twmpath (the Welsh equivalent of the Gaelic Ceilidh).
With another day of free folk performances, Sunday
sees Patagonian folk singer Rene Griffiths joining us
with a showcase of music from our South American
compatriots, commemorating Patagonia 150 and
celebrating 150 years of the Welsh settlement across
the Atlantic.
As well as Sunday’s very special concert Beyond the
Marches, Calan Mai will wrap up with a trio of free folk
performances on Monday. For full details of the festival
programme, please visit wmc.org.uk/calanmai
BBC HODDINOTT HALL
The Milipwts’ Den
Summer Fun
Toddler Day
Every day from 10am \ Free
20 July – 28 Aug ’15
Comfy, fun and friendly, our interactive
Milipwts’ Den is the perfect place for
you and your children to learn about
the arts together.
This summer, get creative at the
Centre as we play, make and build
with activities inspired by Roald Dahl’s
colourful characters.
5 May, 19 June, 17 July,
18 Sept ’15 11am – 3pm
Bring your tot along to sing, dance, play
and create at the Centre with a special
programme of activities for you and
your little one.
For details of all upcoming family activities and events at the Centre, visit wmc.org.uk/families
Beyond the Marches
3 May ’15, Sun 7.30pm, £11.50 - £13.50*
Six of the finest young folk musicians from
Wales and England come together to explore
and celebrate the shared history and culture
of the two nations.
Featuring Elan Rhys, Patrick Rimes, Georgia Ruth Williams,
Archie Churchill-Moss, David Gibb and Lucy Ward
Commissioned by trac: Music Traditions Wales and the
English Folk Dance and Song Society.
* These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
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BBC HODDINOTT HALL
DONALD GORDON THEATRE
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Kiri and Kate – In Confidence
Apr – June ’15
Sat 7.30pm £21.50*
Tue 21 Apr, 2pm £11.50 - £13.50*
Wed 29 Apr, 7.30pm £11.50*
Afternoon with Stefan Asbury
Rebel \ Ravel \ Milhaud \ Sibelius \ Ginastera
Evening Concert in collaboration with
Tŷ Cerdd
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is joined by Kate Adie for
an evening of conversation and anecdote - two
fascinating women who have reached the top of
their respective professions.
Tue 12 May, 7.30pm £11.50 - £13.50*
Hilary Tann \ Rhian Samuel \ Lynne Plowman \
Grace Williams \ Sarah Lianne Lewis
Evening Concert with Christoph König
Brahms \ Suk \ Glazunov
A fringe event of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
Fri 26 June, 7.30pm £11.50 - £13.50*
Reductions:
Evening Concert
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World season ticket holders £4 off
Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £3 off
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £2 off
Patrons with Disabilities £2 off
Mozart \ Shostakovich
Tickets are available through the Centre’s Ticket Office
or the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience
Line on 0800 052 1812.
bbc.co.uk/now
13 June ’15
Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)
The World’s Greatest Singing Competition
Image: Benjamin Ealovega
14 - 21 June
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
St David’s Hall
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
For ticket details go to bbc.co.uk/cardiffsinger
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DONALD GORDON THEATRE
“The hottest ticket in town”
The Sunday Mirror
“It started with a gunshot and kept us on the edge of our seats from the outset.
Exciting, thrilling, uplifting, moving – The Bodyguard is a truly exceptional show!”
Southern Daily Echo
16 – 27 June ’15
Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Wed 17 June & Thu 2.30pm £19 - £44.50* Premium Seats*** £55*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £23 - £49.50* Premium Seats*** £59*
The Bodyguard, the award-winning musical based
on the blockbuster film, is heading to the Centre,
starring three-time Brit nominee and X-Factor winner,
Alexandra Burke† as Rachel Marron.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank
Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from
an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge –
what they don't expect is to fall in love.
A breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard
features a whole host of Whitney Houston's greatest
hits including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One
Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, I'm Your Baby
Tonight, Run to You, I Have Nothing, Jesus Loves
Me, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the
greatest hit songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
Age Guidance: 10+ (No under 5s)
Matinee performances star Zoe Birkett (ITV's Pop
Idol, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Thriller Live) as
Rachel Marron.
Please note that flashing lights (including strobe lighting)
and loud sound effects (including gun shots) feature in
this production.
thebodyguardmusical.com
Reductions:** Mon – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Groups 10+ £5 off, 20+ £6 off, 40+ £7 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Schools £19.50* tickets (Mon & Tue)
One free teacher’s seat with every 10 booked
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
Alexandra Burke is not scheduled to perform at midweek or Saturday matinees including any revised matinee performances. At the matinee performances, the
role will be played by Zoe Birkett. The producers of The Bodyguard cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness
and holidays. Please visit wmc.org.uk/thebodyguard for full performance schedule. *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the
maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability.***One of the best seats in the theatre.
†
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Classic FM is proud to present
Classic FM Live
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Carlos Acosta:
On Before
Live in Concert with Orchestra
Featuring
30 June ’15
5 July ’15
Zenaida Yanowsky
Tue 7.30pm £26.50 - £51.50*
Sun 8pm £29 - £56.50* Premium Seats** £66.50*
3 & 4 July ’15
Classic FM Live returns to Wales Millennium Centre
for another unforgettable evening of classical music.
Burt Bacharach makes his Wales Millennium
Centre debut this July with a very special concert
accompanied by his singers and an orchestra.
Fri & Sat 7.30pm £21.50 - £36.50* Premium Packages*** £46.50*
After last year's 70th birthday celebrations for the
composer Karl Jenkins, this year's concert gives you a
chance to hear music voted into the Classic FM Hall of
Fame – the world's biggest annual survey of classical
music tastes. The 20th annual countdown will take place
across the Easter weekend, and many of the most
popular pieces as voted for by Classic FM's listeners
will feature in this concert.
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
One of the greatest composers of all time and a cult
hero of the contemporary music set, Bacharach’s
global audiences span several generations. With
a landmark run of over 50 years in the charts, he
often has several songs in the music charts of many
countries simultaneously.
Expect to hear much-loved songs including I’ll Never
Fall In Love Again, The Look Of Love, I Say A Little
Prayer, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, Do
You Know the Way to San Jose, This Guy’s in
Love With You and many more like you’ve never
heard them before.
Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**One of the best seats in the theatre.
Carlos Acosta, the world’s favourite dancer, returns
to the Centre with his most personal work to date,
On Before.
Building on Carlos’ astonishing dance vision,
On Before tells the story of a doomed relationship
between a man and a woman. Created and danced
by Carlos and Zenaida Yanowsky, the show combines
existing and new choreography by some of the world’s
leading dance makers, including Russell Maliphant,
Kim Brandstrup, Will Tuckett, Edwaard Liang, Yuri
Yanowsky and Miguel Altunaga.
With a wide-ranging score from Handel to new
commissions from Cuban composer Omar Puente,
the show culminates in a moving finale featuring a
live performance of Morte Lauridsen’s choral work
O Magnum Mysterium from Cardiff’s Royal Welsh
College of Music and Drama Chamber Choir.
carlosacosta.com
Reductions:** (top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages)
Age Guidance: 8+
Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £4 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 26s £11.50* tickets (bottom 2 prices)
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £2 off
Patrons with Disabilities £2 off
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.
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Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Based on the play ´Green Grow the Lilacs´ By Lynn Riggs
Original Dances by Agnes de Mille
Presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe
M u s i c & Ly r i c s a n d R o ya l & D er n g a t e N o r t h a mp t o n
present
7 – 11 July ’15
Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £18 - £38*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £20 - £41* Premium Seats*** £48*
As refreshing and thrilling as the day it was written,
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is the
original feel-good musical.
Celebrating the vigour of America’s pioneering spirit
with classic tunes and boot-stomping dances, we
follow rugged cowboy Curly and the girl of his dreams,
Laurey, as they travel down love’s highway on an
extremely bumpy surrey ride.
Featuring a live orchestra and overflowing with wellknown songs such as I Cain’t Say No, The Surrey
with the Fringe on Top, People Will Say We’re
in Love and the rousing title song, this brand new
production from the award-winning producers of The
King and I and Fiddler on the Roof brings its audience
romance, excitement and a score filled with sunshine.
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
With Belinda Lang as Aunt Eller, Gary Wilmot as Ali Hakim,
Ashley Day as Curly and Charlotte Wakefield as Laurey.
Reductions:** Tue – Thu (top 2 prices)
Promise £10 off top price seats on 7 July (see page 26)
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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WESTON STUDIO
Hijinx Unity Festival
YOUR VISIT
Cirque Inextremiste:
Extension
3 & 4 July ’15
Fri & Sat 7pm £10
Eat and Drink
Parking
Guided Tours
With a delicious children’s menu, ffresh
Restaurant serves the very best in
Welsh food. ffresh Bar is a great
place to enjoy coffee, drinks or one of
our tasty pizzas.
Just across the road from us, you’ll
find Pierhead Street Multi Storey
Car Park.
There’s a lot to know about the
Centre so take a backstage tour and
find out all of our secrets. You can
also get great discounts for groups
of 10 or more.
Opposite our interactive Milipwts’
Den, Hufen is a favourite with
families. Offering good coffee, light
bites and ice cream, there’s plenty of
room for pushchairs and facilities to
heat baby food too.
Serving bistro food and tapas as
well as fine wines and cocktails, One
is a great place to spend an hour or
two and cosy coffee shop Crema is
the perfect choice for getting your
early morning caffeine fix.
Our partnership with this car park
means that the Centre’s customers
can pre-pay for parking at a reduced
rate of £3.60 via our Ticket Office.
We also have some on-site parking
spaces for Blue Badge holders. These
are free on non-performance days
and £5 when there is a performance.
Please call 029 2063 6464 to prebook.
Please visit wmc.org.uk/
gettinghere for full details and other
travel options.
For more information, visit
wmc.org.uk/tours
Groups Get More
Become one of our Group Organisers
and you’ll enjoy a range of benefits
including priority information, flexible
payment terms, invitations to special
events and a free organiser ticket for
groups of 20 or more.*
For more information, visit
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*Subject to allocations and availability.
Forget leotards and trapezes, France’s grittiest
circus trio Cirque Inextremiste return to the Centre
with gas canisters, wooden planks and heavy duty
machinery in their brand new show Extension.
Set high above a builders’ yard, three feuding
co-workers have a score to settle with each other
on a structure that is always in danger of collapse.
One falls, and everyone falls. Adrenalin-fuelled and
full of black humour, Extension sees one performer
trade in his wheelchair for a mini-digger which
becomes a powerful extension of himself.
Cirque Inextremiste are part of Hijinx Unity Festival
2015, a celebration of the best inclusive and disability
art from around the world, from 1-5 July. For the
full festival programme, including details of a Family
Weekend of free performances in Cardiff City Centre,
see hijinxunity.org.uk.
Reductions:*
Under 16s £6 tickets
Hijinx Unity Festival Multi-Buy Offer** Buy one ticket for a
Hijinx Unity performance and get up to two more for £6 each
Hijinx Unity Festival Ticket £25†
Age Guidance: 7+
For details on the new national access scheme, Hynt,
turn to page 43
*Subject to allocations and availability. **First ticket must be full price. Additional tickets are for different Hijinx Unity performances. Available to buy in person
or over the phone. †Allows entry to all four Hijinx Unity shows
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DONALD GORDON THEATRE
“Fight for a ticket to see Jersey Boys”
Manchester Evening News
W h a t s O n S t a g e - Time Out - Daily Express
21 July – 1 Aug ’15
Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Wed 22 July & Thu 2.30pm £19 - £45.50* Premium Seats*** £55*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £23 - £49.50* Premium Seats*** £59*
The West End phenomenon Jersey Boys is touring
the UK and Ireland for the very first time, making its
Welsh debut this summer. This smash hit musical
has won 55 major awards worldwide, including the
Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
Jersey Boys tells the true story of four boys from the
wrong side of the tracks who wrote their own songs,
invented their own unique sound and sold 175 million
records worldwide.
jerseyboysuktour.com
Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)
Contains strong language
Featuring hit after legendary hit including Beggin’,
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Oh What A Night,
Sherry, Walk Like a Man, Bye Bye Baby and Big
Girls Don’t Cry, Jersey Boys is a story full of heart,
humour and “sheer musical razzmatazz” (The Sunday
Express).
Reductions:** Mon – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Groups 10+ £5 off, 20+ £6 off, 50+ £7 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details. **Subject to allocations
and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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“Utterly breathtaking!
Brian Conley
is the constant showstopper”
Leicester Mercury
11 – 15 Aug ’15
Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm £19 - £44* Premium Seats*** £54*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £46* Premium Seats*** £56*
This exhilarating musical follows the irrepressible
imagination and dreams of Phineas T Barnum,
America’s Greatest Showman.
“A Colourful, Joyful, Emotional Roller-Coaster”
The Bristol Post
The story of his life and his marriage to Chairy reveals
a couple who looked at the world from opposite sides
of the spectrum, and also reveals that she was the
practical one who made his dreams come true. We
follow the legendary showman’s life as he lit up the
world with colour, warmth and the excitement of his
imagination and finally teamed up with J A Bailey
to create Barnum and Bailey’s Circus – the Greatest
Show on Earth.
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
Starring Brian Conley (Oliver!, Hairspray, Jolson)
and Linzi Hateley (Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!,
Chicago, Les Misérables), Cy Coleman’s wonderfully
exuberant score includes the hits Come Follow The
Band, The Colours Of My Life and There Is A
Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute.
Reductions:** Tue - Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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18 – 22 Aug ’15
Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm £19 - £42* Premium Seats*** £52*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £47* Premium Seats*** £57*
One of the biggest new musicals to grace the West
End, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a rare chance to
return to “an all but lost era of musical comedy”
(The Guardian) and relive the golden age of the
classic musical.
Multi award-winning director and choreographer
Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) leads a
creative team which includes the comedy duo who
gave us TV’s Mad About You and West End hit
musical The Full Monty.
Based on the classic comedy film starring Sir Michael
Caine and Steve Martin, you’ll be transported to the
French Riviera and its decadent underworld, as two
seasoned swindlers attempt to hoodwink a millionaire
heiress. As the pair compete in the true art of the con,
they discover there is only room for one of them.
Sophisticated and suave with a good dash of
mischief, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is set to be one
of the finest nights out of 2015.
“Richly original, damnably charming,
a scandalous delight” The Sunday Times
Reductions:** Tue - Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
“Very, very, very funny” BBC
Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)
Contains strong language
Photography from the original London production
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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Membership
Be part of something special
wmc.org.uk/join
Join Promise from £35 a year and book your tickets ahead of the crowds†. As well as discounts at the
Centre, members can enjoy the following exclusive offers**:
• Oklahoma! (pg 17) / £10 off top price seats on 7 Jul ’15
• Annie (pg 27) / £10 off top price seats on 24 Aug ’15
• Faulty Towers The Dining Experience (pg 28) /£3 off tickets on 3 Sept '15
• Sweeney Todd (pg 29) / £10 off top price seats on 24 Nov ’15
24 – 29 Aug ’15
Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £19.50 - £39.50* Premium Seats*** £49.50*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £21.50 - £42.50* Premium Seats*** £52.50*
One of the world’s favourite family musicals, Annie
is coming to the Centre, starring the BBC’s Strictly
Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as the
tyrannical Miss Hannigan.
Promise Gold (from £25 a month) and Promise Platinum (from £75 a month) offer even more, including
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 email development@wmc.org.uk for more
information.
Funds raised through membership support
the Centre’s education and outreach work,
creating unforgettable and unique experiences
for thousands of people every year.
wmc.org.uk/supportus
†
Where possible. Excludes WNO and Weston Studio. **Subject to allocations and availability.
Set in 1930s New York during the Great Depression,
brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and
torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined
to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is
chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous
billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. But spiteful Miss Hannigan
has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search.
With its award-winning book and score, this stunning
new production includes the unforgettable songs Hard
Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But
You and Tomorrow. You can bet your bottom dollar
that you’ll love it.
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
anniethemusicaltour.uk
Reductions:** Mon – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Promise £10 off top price seats on 24 Aug (see page 26)
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 40+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s £15 off
Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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FFRESH RESTAURANT
DONALD GORDON THEATRE
Faulty Towers
The Dining Experience
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2015/2016 Season
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A co-production between Welsh National Opera,
Wales Millennium Centre and West Yorkshire
Playhouse in association with Royal Exchange Theatre
8 & 9 Oct & 24 – 29 Nov ’15
3 – 10 Sept ’15
Mon – Thu £46.50* Fri - Sun £56.50*
Please visit wmc.org.uk for times.
£6.50 - £55*
Please visit wmc.org.uk for dates and times.
Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu & Sun 2pm £18 - £43* Premium Seats*** £53*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2pm £20 - £45* Premium Seats*** £55*
The globe-trotting tribute to the BBC’s best-loved
sitcom makes another visit to the Centre.
Autumn 2015 Madness
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.
His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
He shaved the faces of gentlemen,
Who never thereafter were heard of again…
With all the best gags, some retro canapés and a
three-course meal, Faulty Towers The Dining
Experience is a loosely scripted, pitch-perfect
‘13th episode’ of the TV series.
Featuring impersonators of the characters made famous
by John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs,
Basil is manic, Sybil domineering and Manuel hopelessly
language challenged. Just don’t mention the war...
“Improvisation at its best.”
I puritani Bellini - New Production
Orlando Handel - New Production
Sweeney Todd Sondheim - New Production
A Christmas Carol Iain Bell
Spring 2016 Figaro Forever
The Barber of Seville Rossini - New Production
The Marriage of Figaro Mozart - New Production
Figaro Gets a Divorce Elena Langer - World Première
Summer 2016 WNO@70
Reductions:** (Tue – Thu)
In Parenthesis Iain Bell - World Première
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Mascagni and Leoncavallo
Promise £3 off on 3 Sept (see page 26)
Groups 10+ £3 off
To request a brochure call 029 2063 5030 or email
marketing@wno.org.uk
Age Restriction: 6+
wno.org.uk
The South Wales Argus
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details. ** Subject to allocations and availability.
The genius of Sondheim takes this tale of poverty,
madness and spiralling depravity to a whole new level.
He creates a recipe of musical phrases that lodge in
the memory like the richest flavours and aromas of
your favourite meal. Though after this performance,
we’d hesitate to guess that won’t include any variety of
meat pie…
Clever lyrics drive the story along with pace and pitch
black humour, drawing you - almost against your
will - into the world of a man pushed over the edge of
reason by the powerful elite of his day through false
imprisonment and the loss of the woman he loves.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
From an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Originally directed by Harold Prince
Original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward,
Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with
Dean and Judy Manos. Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger
Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.
Reductions:** (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Promise £10 off top price seats on 24 Nov (see page 26)
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 30s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
Age Guidance: 12+
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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Working with communities and schools
across Wales is at the heart of our work at
the Centre. And our 10th Anniversary year
has been no exception.
Free Performances
Glanfa Stage
Still the UK’s most extensive programme of free events,
our Glanfa Stage is a platform for established and
aspiring, local and national performers to showcase their
talents. With performances most days, pop down to the
Centre to soak up the atmosphere.
For the latest listings of our forthcoming events, please
visit wmc.org.uk/free or pick up a copy of our monthly
guides.
Watch Live & Catch Up
At the click of a button, you can watch
our Glanfa Stage performances from the
comfort of your own home with
The Centre Connected: wmc.org.uk/connected
In partnership with New Adventures, Rubicon and
National Dance Company Wales, 24 young men were
recently selected from a series of dance workshops
across South Wales and the South West to perform
in Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies alongside the
professional cast – it was inspirational to share in this
journey with the boys.
Free performances at the
Centre are made possible by
Free Exhibition
Relics – Matt Wright
Also, Project 21 saw 10 year olds from seven areas
in Wales create moving, inspiring and often hilarious
performance pieces exploring their local history.
Working with Theatr na nÓg, the children came
together on our Donald Gordon stage to perform
the final production, Murmurs of the Furnace.
20 June – 23 Aug ’15
Wales Millennium Centre is proud to be the first venue
to host Relics, an impressive and large scale multimedia
exhibition from Wales based artist Matt Wright.
Relics is a study of historical sites around Wales,
including medieval castles, fortifications and abbeys,
captured in 360º with the latest digital technology.
Documenting these sites, the artist has produced a
series of unique spherical sculptures, HD films and
2D work which will be placed throughout the Centre.
The spheres will be interactive and there will also be
an immersive 360º video tent situated in our foyer on
special dates throughout the exhibition. Be sure to
check our website for further information.
Supported by Arts Council of Wales.
Sarah Roberts
Creative Learning
For a sixth consecutive year, Black History Month
finale celebrations at the Centre were a huge success,
thanks to our continuing partnership with the Black
History Month Association Wales. Each and every year,
we celebrate the contribution of the black diaspora
to Wales in style with lively performances, family
workshops and activities and delicious Caribbean food.
We’re looking forward to this October already!
Music has always been an inherent part of Tiger Bay
and we recently celebrated this heritage with our
neighbouring community at Night at the Casablanca.
With over 70 local artists playing a variety of blues,
jazz, gospel, reggae, ska, drum ’n’ bass and RnB, we
all danced until the early hours and hope to continue
hosting similar events on a more regular basis.
Hannah Wynn Jones
Community Engagement
Watch videos and find out more about these projects and others at wmc.org.uk/takepart
'Lloyds Bank are proud to support Wales Millennium Centre because of the creative
opportunities they have provided over the last ten years for millions of people
to engage with the arts in Wales.’
Dyfrig John
Lloyds Bank
Wales Millennium Centre
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Dance Consortium presents
Les Ballets Trockadero
de Monte Carlo
Les Misérables:
Fersiwn Ysgolion
(School Edition – Welsh Language Production)
16 & 17 Oct ’15
Fri & Sat 7.30pm
£16 - £29* Premium Packages*** £39*
Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts
presenting a playful, entertaining view of classical
ballet in parody form, Les Ballets Trockadero de
Monte Carlo first performed in the late-late shows
in Off-Off Broadway lofts and are now treasured all
around the world.
Affectionately known as The Trocks, this company of
professional male dancers presents an inspired blend
of their loving knowledge of dance, their brilliant comic
approach and the astounding fact that men can, indeed,
dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces!
trockadero.org
OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CULMINATES
THIS October WITH THE GLITZ
AND GLAMOUR OF BROADWAY
29 – 31 Oct ’15
Thu – Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £20 - £25*
Wales Millennium Centre and Urdd Gobaith
Cymru, in association with Ysgol Glanaethwy and
supported by the University of Wales Trinity Saint
David, are proud to present the Welsh language
School Edition of Les Misérables.
Following a nationwide search to all corners of Wales,
we have recruited over a hundred and twenty of our
most talented young performers, all of whom are aged
13-19, to perform one of the world's most famous
musicals. Celebrating 10 years since the official opening
of the Centre and the Urdd Cardiff Sleepover, this
showcase of future Welsh stars is set to send shivers
down the spine this autumn.
23 – 25 Oct ’15
Performing the best-loved moments of musical
theatre as seen at the Centre over the last decade, a star
cast and ensemble from the West End and Broadway join
The Novello Orchestra for this unique celebration.
Special Star Guests to be Announced
Tickets on sale soon
Reductions:** (excludes Premium Packages)
Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £3 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 26s £11.50* tickets (bottom two prices)
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £2 off
Patrons with Disabilities £2 off
Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)
Reductions:**
Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £3 off, 40+ £4 off
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off
Patrons with Disabilities £3 off
Age Guidance: 8+
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
** Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.
Made possible by
Wales Millennium Centre
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DONALD GORDON THEATRE
11 – 14 Nov ’15
1 – 6 Dec ’15
Wed & Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2pm £17 - £37* Premium Packages*** £45*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £42* Premium Packages*** £50*
Tue - Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £20.50 - £52.50* Premium Seats*** £62.50*
Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm £24.50 - £54.50* Premium Seats*** £64.50*
Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham
Royal Ballet’s lavish production of the timeless
classic Swan Lake. This romantic fable of ill-fated
passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s
legendary score, has bewitched audiences for
generations.
Direct from its première at Chichester Festival
Theatre, this major new production of the classic
Broadway musical Mack & Mabel stars double
Olivier award-winning Michael Ball as Mack
Sennett.
By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince is astonished to
witness the transformation of a swan into a beautiful
princess. Compelled by an evil spell to spend her days
in the form of a bird, she can only be saved by the
power of love.
Acknowledged by The Guardian as "one of the world’s
finest productions of the ballet ", this Swan Lake is
atmospheric, romantic, and beautiful.
brb.org.uk
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
Visit the website for details of additional activity:
First Steps: A Child’s Swan Lake Fri 13 Nov 1pm / £10
Pre-Performance Talk Fri 13 Nov 6.30pm / Free
but ticketed
Company Class Sat 14 Nov / £10 (Reductions available)
Family Activities Sat 14 Nov / Free
Reductions:** Wed & Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium
Packages)
Groups 10+ £3 off, 20+ £4 off, 50+ £5 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s Half price tickets (applies to £22 - £37* seats)
Under 26s £10 off (applies to £22* & £27* seats)
Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off
Patrons with Disabilities £3 off
Thu 2pm: (circle only)
Under 26s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £16.50*
Patrons with Disabilities £16.50*
Schools £10 plus one free teacher per 10 pupils (stalls only)
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.
In a production by a multi-award winning team, with
direction by Jonathan Church and choreography by
Stephen Mear, this dazzling musical comedy is both
a poignant love story and a riveting tribute to the
grit and glamour of the era of silent movies.
Based on the real-life romance between Hollywood
legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, it tells the
story of a group of pioneering filmmakers who changed
the world surrounded by heroes in capes, girls tied
to the tracks, glamorous Bathing Beauties and the
slapstick chaos of the Keystone Kops.
Mack & Mabel features an outstanding score by Jerry
Herman and is widely admired for its classic Broadway
hits including I Won't Send Roses and Time Heals
Everything.
Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)
Reductions:** Tue - Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats)
Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off
One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+
Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off
Patrons with Disabilities £4 off
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details.
**Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.
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GORDON
THEATRE
8 Dec ’15 – 10 Jan ’16
Tue – Thu 7pm & Thu 2.30pm† £19.50 - £44* Premium Seats** £54*
Fri & Sat 7pm, Sat & Sun 2.30pm and all performances from Tue 22 Dec – Fri 1 Jan◊ £21.50 - £48*
Premium Seats** £58*
Direct from the West End and larger than life!
Tickets are selling fast for Shrek The Musical, the
must-see show for all the family this Christmas.
Join our unlikely hero and his loyal steed Donkey as they
embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly
temperamental) Princess Fiona from a fire breathing,
love-sick dragon. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, a
gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude, and
you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around!
Featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem I’m
a Believer, Shrek The Musical brings all the muchloved DreamWorks characters to life, in an all-singing,
all-dancing
extravaganza.
Age
Guidance:
5+ (No under 2s)
Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)
“Shrek-tacular. A great show for all the family.”
Sunday Telegraph
“A Big, Brilliant Hit Show. Tremendous.”
Daily Express
“Joyous. The most fun you’ll ever have.
A monster hit.”
The Mirror
shrekthemusical.co.uk
For access information and performances,
turn to page 43.
*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 41 for details. **One of the best seats
in the theatre. †Excludes 22 – 24 Dec and 29 – 31 Dec. ◊ Please call our Ticket Office or visit wmc.org.uk/shrek for performance times.
Wales Millennium Centre
Ticket Office 029 2063 6464
Wales Millennium Centre would like to thank the following organisations and individuals
for supporting the Centre’s education and outreach work, creating unforgettable and unique
experiences for thousands of people every year.
Principal Sponsor
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Founding Patron
The Chairman’s Circle
10th Anniversary Supporters
Sir Donald Gordon
Sir David Davies
Dame Vivien Duffield DBE
Diane & Henry Engelhardt
Dyfrig & Heather John
Sir David Prosser
The Lord and Lady Rowe-Beddoe
The Turner Family
Raj Kumar Aggarwal OBE, DL
Steven Luke MBE, Arup
Lloyds Bank
Dr Carol Bell
The Dyfrig and Heather John Charitable
Trust
Alan & Maggie Peterson
Clive & Sylvia Richards
Peter & Babs Thomas
University of Wales Trinity St David
Special Support
Peter & Babs Thomas
David Seligman OBE &
Philippa Seligman
Producers’ Row
Stage Entertainment
Proud to support Wales Millennium Centre’s 10th Anniversary
Partners
Leading Corporate Supporters
Leading Corporate Supporters
Promise Platinum Members
Raj Kumar Aggarwal OBE, DL
Ms Ayesha Al-Sabah
Mr David & Mrs Diana Andrews
Dr Carol Bell
Mary & David Beynon
Andrea & John Bryant
Mr Hugh Child & Ms Gwenda Griffith
Bob Clark
Sir Alan Cox CBE & Lady Rosamund Cox
Paul Cornelius Davies
Mr Peter & Mrs Janet Davies
Mr Christian Du Cann
Mr P Ellis & Mrs V Wood
Sigi & Wynford Evans CBE
Dr Grahame Guilford
Russell Harris Q.C. & Mrs Nicola Harris
Mr & Mrs Granville & Sheila John
Robert & Philippa John
Mr & Mrs William R Jones
Mr Hopkin Joseph
Dr Phillip Lane
Dr & Mrs Richard Logan
Mr Peter Mathias
Mr & Mrs Michael McGrane
Dr Darren Owakee
Mathew & Lucy Prichard
Dame Anne Pringle & Mr Bleddyn Phillips
Julienne Damaris Rowlands
2 Anonymous
Promise Gold Members
Supporting Corporate Supporters
Mr Geraint Anderson
Wayne Ashe
Ms Sarah Barlow
Cheryl Beach
Sir Michael & Lady Checkland
Mr J & Mrs A M Curtis
Jonathan Davies & Jay Burrell
Paul Glyn Davies
Mr Philip Hughes Davies
Mrs Francesca Dawson
Mr Jason Digby
Sian Edwards
Luke & Rachel Fletcher
Dr Kirk Freeman
Christine Fudge
Mr Stephen Griffiths
Mr Bart & Mrs Patricia Haines
Mr Philip Hawkins
Professor & Mrs A J Hazell
Mr Peter Heathcote
Gerald & Edith Holtham
Mr Hywel Houghton-Jones
Janey Howell
Mr Richard Hoyle
Lady Inkin
Mrs Julie Jenkins
Miss S Jervis
Sir Emyr & Lady Lynn Jones Parry
Mrs Jackie Jones
Pat Jones
Professor Michael Levi
Alan Lewis
Dafydd Bowen Lewis
George & Alison Menzies
Davina & Howard Morgan
Mr Mike Newman
The Pearce Family
Dr Andrew Potts
Jonathon & Amanda Poyner
Mrs Eirlys Pritchard-Jones
Mr Colin Richards
Paul & Sue Rothwell
Ronald G Skuse
Derek Stabbins
Special Support
Mr Malcolm Stammers
Mr Brian Stonhold
Andy Thomas
Mr Dyfrig Thomas
The Turner Family
Richard Tynen
Christopher J K Wood
7 Anonymous
Trusts
Cardiff Council
Colwinston Charitable Trust
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales
Arts Council of Wales
Tourism Investment Support Scheme
Ernest Cook Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Jenour Foundation
PRS for Music Foundation
Simon Gibson Charitable Trust
Swansea Welsh Church Act Trust
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
The Boshier-Hinton Foundation
The Concertina Charitable Trust
The John S Cohen Foundation
The Joseph Strong Frazer Trust
The Mary Homfray Charitable Trust
The Moondance Foundation
Western Power Distribution
WRAP Cymru
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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.
Archebwch becyn theatr gyda Future
Inn Bae Caerdydd a chaiff cwsmeriaid y
Ganolfan fanteisio ar gyfraddau ecsgliwsif.
Please refer to wmc.org.uk for our full Terms and Conditions and the most up-to-date information.
Booking Tickets
Book your theatre break with Future Inn
Cardiff Bay and the Centre’s customers
benefit from exclusive rates.
At our Ticket Desk with cash or Wales Millennium
Centre Gift Certificate
No booking fee
Phone lines
On our website
£1 per ticket
Monday – Saturday
Performance days: 10am – 7pm
Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm
Over the phone, by post or at our Ticket Desk
using a payment card or cheque
£1.50 per ticket
(£1 per ticket for Weston Studio performances)
Non-performance days: Closed.
Our dedicated Groups Line is open
Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm.
Please call 029 2063 6464 option 4.
Ticket desk
Performance days: 10am until 30 minutes
after the start of the latest performance.
Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm
The Information Desk will remain open for
enquiries until the end of the last Donald
Gordon Theatre performance.
You can also book your tickets at the City
Centre Tourist Information Centre.
Payment Options
Call 02920 636464 to book your tickets
and hotel stay, and make it a night to
remember.
A short walk from the Centre.
Free parking available.
Booking Fees
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.
Sunday
Performance days: Lines open for 4 hours
before the start of the first performance
where this falls between 10am – 7pm.
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.
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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. We no longer accept SOLT Theatre
Tokens. Booking fees apply (please see table).
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.
Customers with Disabilities
We're delighted to announce that we're joining
Hynt, a new national access scheme. Hynt
cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge
for a personal assistant or carer. This replaces our
current Access Scheme. 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 – 25 are eligible
for under 16s ticket reductions where available;
under 2s require a £2 baby ticket. Please note:
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.
Booking Fees
Detailed above, our booking fees are a maximum
of £1.50 per ticket. However, you won’t pay
any booking fees for meals at ffresh Restaurant,
bookings made through the BBC National
Orchestra of Wales Audience Line, tours or
workshops and, if you’re booking for 10 people
or more, the booking fees do not apply.
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Dyddiadur \ Diary
Dyddiad\Date
Digwyddiad\Event
DG Theatr Donald Gordon Theatre
WS Stiwdio Weston Studio
HHNeuadd Hoddinott y BBC Hoddinott Hall
FF ffresh
C
Yn y Ganolfan \ At the Centre
Lleoliad\Venue
HH
Amseroedd\Times
Ebr 21 Apr
Afternoon with Stefan Asbury
2pm
Ebr 26 Apr
Die Walküre (Act III)
DG
7.30pm
Ebr 27 Apr
Yamato Drummers of Japan
DG
7.30pm
Mai 1 – 4 May
Calan Mai
C
Trowch i dud.9 \ See page 9
Mai 3 May
Dros y Ffin \ Beyond the Marches
HH
7.30pm
Mai 12 May
Afternoon with Christoph König
HH
2pm
Mai 16, 23 & 31 May
Welsh National Opera: Peter Pan
DG
Mai 22 & 30 May & Meh 5 June
Welsh National Opera: The Magic Flute
Mai 29 May & Meh 4 & 6 June
HYGYRCHEDD
ACCESS
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.
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're delighted to be joining a new
national access scheme called Hynt. Visit hynt.co.uk or
wmc.org.uk/access for full details.
Welsh National Opera: Pelléas and Mélisande
Annie
Meh 6 June (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 6pm)
7.15pm
The Bodyguard
2.30pm
Trowch i dud.7 \ See page 7
Meh 25 June
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
DG
Trowch i dud.7 \ See page 7
Meh 26 June 7.30pm
Welsh National Opera: Pelléas and Mélisande
DG
Trowch i dud.7 \ See page 7
Meh 27 June 2.30pm
Meh 3 June
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
FF
Trowch i dud. 28 \ See page 28
Meh 13 June
Kiri and Kate – In Confidence
DG
7.30pm
Gorff 8 July 7.30pm
Meh 16 – 27 June
The Bodyguard
DG
Trowch i dud.13 \ See page 13
Relics
C
Trowch i dud. 30 \ See page 30
Gorff 9 July
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 6pm)
7.30pm
Meh 20 June – Awst 23 Aug
Meh 26 June
Evening Concert
HH
7.30pm
Gorff 10 July
7.30pm
Meh 30 June
Classic FM Live
DG
7.30pm
Gorff 3 & 4 July
Cirque Inextremiste: Extension
WS
7pm
Gorff 5 July
Burt Bacharach
DG
8pm
Gorff 3 & 4 July
Carlos Acosta: On Before
DG
7.30pm
43
Perfformiad â Chapsiynau \ Captioned Performance
Oklahoma!
Jersey Boys
Gorff 23 July
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm
Gorff 25 July
2.30pm
Gorff 28 July
7.30pm
Gorff 7 – 11 July
Oklahoma!
DG
Trowch i dud.17 \ See page 17
Gorff 21 July - Awst 1 Aug
Jersey Boys
DG
Trowch i dud.21 \ See page 21
Awst 11 – 15 Aug
Barnum
DG
Trowch i dud.23 \ See page 23
Awst 18 – 22 Aug Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
DG
Trowch i dud.25 \ See page 25
Awst 24 – 29 Aug
Annie
DG
Trowch i dud.27 \ See page 27
Hyd 8 & 9 Oct & Tach 24 – 29 Nov Sweeney Todd
DG
Trowch i dud.29 \ See page 29
Hyd 16 & 17 Oct
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
DG
7.30pm
Hyd 23 – 25 Oct
Broadway to the Bay
DG
7.30pm
Awst 20 Aug
2.30pm
Hyd 26 – 31 Oct
Les Misérables: Fersiwn Ysgolion DG
Trowch i dud.32 \ See page 32
Awst 21 Aug 7.30pm
Tach 11 – 14 Nov
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
DG
Trowch i dud.34 \ See page 34
Mack & Mabel
DG
Trowch i dud.35 \ See page 35
Awst 22 Aug (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm
Rhag 1 – 6 Dec
Rhag 8 Dec – Ion 10 Jan
Shrek The Musical
DG
Trowch i dud.37 \ See page 37
Barnum
Awst 25 Aug
7.30pm
Awst 27 Aug
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm
Awst 29 Aug 2.30pm
Sweeney Todd
Tach 26 Nov 7.30pm
Tach 27 Nov 7.30pm
Tach 28 Nov (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 6.30pm)
7.30pm
Mack & Mabel
Rhag 3 Dec 7.30pm
Rhag 4 Dec 7.30pm
Rhag 5 Dec (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm
Shrek The Musical
Rhag 10 Dec
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 5.30pm)
7pm
Rhag 16 Dec
7pm
Awst 13 Aug (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm
Rhag 20 Dec
(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)
2.30pm Awst 13 Aug 7.30pm
Rhag 23 Dec
2.30pm
Awst 15 Aug 2.30pm
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Ion 7 Jan
7pm
Ion 9 Jan
2.30pm