Sunday 20 January at 4pm

Tickets - £18, concessions - £15

Following the extremely well received concert in 2018, WNO Orchestra returns to The Riverfront in January 2019 with their popular New Year concert. The musicians, under the direction of Leader David Adams, will take you through a selection of waltzes and polkas which are known and loved the world over.

Monday 21 January at 7.45pm
Tuesday 22 January at 7.45pm
Wednesday 23 January at 1.30pm & 7.45pm

96 minutes

Director – Tim Wardle

The most amazing, incredible, remarkable true story ever told…

Friday 25 & Saturday 26 January at 7.30pm

Tickets - £25, concessions - £23

A stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artistes, and together with a powerhouse and breath-taking performance in the spirit of Whitney, deliver as how that exceeds expectation on every level.

Taking us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’s that include, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, One Moment In Time, I’m Every Woman, My Love is Your Love, So Emotional Baby, Run to You, Saving All My Love, I will Always Love You, and many more, this show beautifully remembers the most highly awarded female artiste in the world ever!

Whitney’s one true legacy was her music which touched most of us at some time in our lives. Share her life and get ready for the greatest love of all in Queen of the Night!

Friday 25 January
Doors open at 7.45pm
First act at 8.15pm

Bring your colleagues and bring your friends for a shed load of laughs!

This relaxed cabaret-style comedy club on the last Friday of the month offers you the chance to enjoy a drink and sit back and relax, with three professional comedians ready to entertain you. Previous acts have included Alan Carr, Michael McIntyre, Lucy Porter, Nick Helm, Russell Kane and many more.

 £13 - Postage charges apply

The comedians that appear in Comedy Shed are provided by Off the Kerb and are sometimes replaced at the last minute without any notification. They are, however, all professional comedians on the stand-up circuit.

Monday 28 January at 1.30pm & 7.45pm
Tuesday 29 January at 7.45pm
Wednesday 30 January at 7.45pm

93 minutes

Director – David Lowery

Starring – Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck

The Old Man & The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

At Newport Centre

Monday 28 January, doors – 7pm

Tickets - £25 (price includes a £2 venue fee)

Landmark Tour

Their latest single ‘Turn’ was Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, and received heavy rotation from Huw Stephens, Clara Amfo, Phil Taggart, Radio X’s daytime playlist, as Virgin Radio’s Single Of The Week, and performed live on Zoe Ball On Sunday for ITV.

After a sold-out UK & European tour including London’s Alexandra Palace, “doubter stake note, these Marsupials are officially massive”, confirmed the NME, The Wombats have gone on to lay waste to crowds across the globe, including the 50th anniversary Isle Of Wight Festival, Y Not?, Glasgow Summer Series (supporting Kings Of Leon), extensive dates through North America in support to Weezer and The Pixies, and huge headline arena dates in Australia.

Tuesday 29 January 3pm – 6pm and Wednesday 27 February 11am – 3pm

Places are free but space is limited so try and book ahead.

Make a glass panel to display at The Riverfront.

All tools, materials and instruction provided, no previous experience needed.

Suitable for all ages from 8 and up, though children 8 – 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.

By Rob Ward

16+

Thursday 31 January at 7.45pm

Tickets - £11, concessions - £9

Can two men raised to fight ever learn to love?

The story of ‘Gorgeous George‘ O’Connell, bare knuckle fighter from a traveller background, who enters the world of professional boxing which puts him on a collision course with his roots, his identity and his greatest fear. In the opposite corner gay boxer Dane ‘The Pain’ Samson, son of a boxing legend, is fighting his own battles that lead to a tragedy that neither could predict.

An unconventional LGBT love story about two fighters who discover the greatest challenge lies outside the ring.

Friday 1 February at 1.30pm & 6pm
Monday 4 February at 1.30pm & 7.45pm        
Tuesday 5 February at 1.30pm & 7.45pm                               
Wednesday 6 February at 4.30pm & 7.45pm                               

Running time – 119 minutes

Director - Yorgos Lanthimos

Starring - Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz

Friday 1 and Saturday 2 February at 7pm

Tickets -£8
**Seats still available on the balcony**

A modern adaptation of well-known musical Annie with modern songs and suitable for all ages. Follow Marcus and his friends out of the foster home and his wild journey of trials and tribulations.

Saturday 2 February at 2.30pm & 6.30pm

Tickets - £4

Director: Harold Ramis

Join us as we celebrate Groundhog Day at The Riverfront, where we are screening Bill Murray’s 1992 cerebral comedy.

A cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he goes on location to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about their annual Groundhog Day. His predicament drives him to distraction, until he sees a way of turning the situation to his advantage.

Thursday 7 February at 1.30pm & 7.45pm

Running time – 97 minutes

Director - Julie Cohen, Betsy West

Starring - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Clinton, Sharron Frontiero

All tickets £3

Friday 8 February at 6pm
Saturday 9 February at 11.30am, 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Runningtime – 114 minutes

Autobots roll out!

Friday 15 February at 1.30pm & 7pm

Tickets - £4

Director: Roger Michell

Stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans

Join us as we celebrate the 20^th anniversary of Richard Curtis’s rom-com masterpiece Notting Hill.

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

Saturday 16 February at 2pm

Tickets - £8, family of four - £28 (this offer will apply automatically in your basket)

The Comedy Club 4 Kids gets the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits!
 
The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it's just like a normal comedy club, but it's on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance of the entire audience claiming to be called Bob.
 

"A highlight for children in recent years, giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy... with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club" – The Guardian

"Absolutely hilarious." - The Yorkshire Times
 

"The perfect way to entertain the whole family." -Three Weeks 

Monday 18 February at 7.45pm 
Tuesday 19 February at 7.45pm

Running time –111 minutes 

Director – Wash Westmoreland

Starring – Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West

After marrying a successful Parisian man of letters known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette (KeiraKnightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendour of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghost-write for him. She pens a semi - autobiographical novel, about a brazen country girl named Claudine, that becomes a bestseller and a cultural sensation. Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris, and their adventures go on to inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette’s subsequent fight over the creative ownership of these books defies gender roles and drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.

Tuesday 19 February at 6.30pm

Tickets - £5, concessions - £3

As part of The Riverfront’s Commemoration Programme, Pillgwenlly Primary School in Newport will perform an evening of music and drama reflecting on World War One. Presented in the style of a Battalion Concert, with sketches and music.

Friday 22 February at 7.30pm

Tickets - £23.50, concessions - £22

The only show to be endorsed by the CASH family! Johnny Cash Roadshow featuring respected singer/songwriter Clive John. After sold out shows across Europe this is now a bigger show than ever, with our own ‘June Carter’ and brass section all accompanied by emotive screen visuals. This is simply the biggest and best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world. 

The show is packed full of energy good humour and hit after hit after hit, taking you through all the decades of the Man in Black’s career. The Johnny Cash Roadshow showcases world class musicians and its complex harmonies truly capture the essence, and re-created with astounding accuracy and of what it was like to be at a real Cash show! 

All this accompanied by emotive and evocative screen images to give the closest experience you will ever get to attending a Johnny Cash concert. 

All tickets £3

Saturday 23 February at 11.30am, 2.30pm & 6pm
Monday 25 February at 11.30am & 2.30pm        
Tuesday 26 February at 3.30pm                               
Wednesday 27 February at 11.30am & 2.30pm

Running time – 130 minutes

Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins -- the beloved nanny from their childhood -- arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.

Mondays 25 February 2pm-4pm

Thursdays 28 February 10am-12pm.



Suitable for children 6 - 11 years

Tickets are £8

A great opportunity for your children to enjoy their favourite pastime but also be social!
Sharing the experience of Minecraft with others, doubles the fun!.. and its all done in a safe OFF LINE environment. Children get the opportunity to JOIN WORLDS and work in teams to complete a number of exciting challenges.

Ipads provided.

Monday 25 February at 7.45pm 
Tuesday 26 February at 7.45pm

Running time – 97 minutes 

Director – Jon S. Baird

Starring – John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Steve Coogan

The true story of Hollywood's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary movie icons, Stan & Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair's triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety halltour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (NinaArianda) – a formidable double act in their own right - the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.

Tuesday 26th February 2019

Tickets are free

Doors open at 10.00am

Free creche, booking is essential via amy@wowfilmfestival.com

Japan, 2018, 98 minutes, English dubbed

After the birth of his baby sister, young Kun discovers a magical portal and time travels to meet relatives from the past and future, including his sister Mirai as a teenager. Together they go on a journey through time and space, uncovering their family’s incredible story and allowing Kun to make the adjustment from spoilt brat to doting brother. A magical Japanese animation about family and love passed down through the generations, this is a wonderful film for children and adults alike.

“a heartfelt tale told with insight and charm.” Empire Magazine

Thursday 28 February at 2.30pm

Tickets - £8, group of four - £30

Age guide 14+

“It’s a bit weird to be sitting in the Arctic Circle chatting to afit boy with your Dad’s ashes in your backpack”

Rory’s Dad was an explorer.

Well, not literally. Literally, he was a Geography teacher. But inside, she knows, he was Bear Grylls.

And when he dies suddenly in an accident, Rory knows he needs her help to make one last expedition.

With a plastic compass and Dad’s ashes at her side, Rory sets offin the footsteps of all the dead beardy explorers before her, to get Dad to the North Pole. Before Mum finds out they’ve gone.

A Hundred Words for Snow is about being an explorer in a melting world. It’s a coming of age story. With polar bears.

Following a critically acclaimed run at VAULT Festival and a UK Tour, Tatty Hennessy’s ‘warm, witty and wonderful’ (The Stage) A Hundred Words for Snow transfers to Trafalgar Studios for a limited run, directed by LucyJane Atkinson (The Stage’s ‘Top talent to watch’) and performed by Gemma Barnett (Goggles, Roosting).

The show has been developed with the support of the Peggy Ramsey Foundation and Arts Council England.

‘extraordinary’ - The Guardian

★★★★ ‘Warm, witty and wonderful’ - The Stage

★★★★★ London City Nights

★★★★★ Breaking the Fourth Wall

Friday 1 March 12.45pm – 2pm

Tickets – free but please try and book in advance as capacity is limited

Get a unique behind-the-scenes look at how the our dancers prepare just hours before a show. 

You can observe, sketch, record and photograph the ballet or contemporary class, giving you a glimpse into NDCWales life. 

Perfect for dance students, artists, photographers and anyone interested in peeking behind the curtain. Expand your portfolio, practice drawing from movement or just observe with interest.

Friday 1 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £14, concessions - £12

Three unique dances to amuse and amaze. 

After Image is a unique theatrical experience, using a mixture of mirrors and creative choreography.

Revellers’ Mass is an unlikely dinner party inspired by old paintings.

Tundra is an ultra-modern, robotically mesmerising retelling of Russian folk dance and revolution.

Choreography by: Fernando Melo, Caroline Finn and Marcos Morau. 

Friday 1 March at 7.45pm

Tickets - £13, concessions - £11

We all seek interaction, connection and validation. The light before us promises us all this and more.

The glow of our mobile phones invites us to be appreciated, cherished and loved.  The challenge of stepping out on stage offers us something similar.

As the performers emerge from the darkness and into the light, are they illuminated or are they exposed? 

Do we dare step into the light? Are we merely moths to its flame?

Directed by Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham and incorporating an international cast of performers with and without learning disabilities, Hijinx & Teatro la Ribalta’s Into the Light is daring physical theatre about the right to be seen and heard, performed by those we need to see and hear.

Saturday 2 March at 1pm
This event is suitable for all ages but targeted at schools and families with children of 7 years and over

Tickets - £7, family of four - £26 (this discount will apply automatically)

Discover Dance is a fun and relaxed interactive performance. Try some dance, then watch the professionals in action.

We run Discover Dance while on tour for schools and families. As part of the 90 minute sessions, you get the chance to dance on stage with our dancers, ask questions and learn excerpts of the Company’s show.

After the interval you will have the opportunity to watch our dancers perform.

It’s a fun and creative experience. Thousands of young people who have participated in them have been left feeling inspired and enthusiastic, more confident and, creative.

Saturday 2 March at 2pm

Tickets - £8, family ticket - £28 (this offer will apply automatically)

Running time – approximately 75 minutes with a meet and greet book signing after the show

Suitable for everyone 4 years and above

A family-friendly, fun filled draw-along for all ages.

Join acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt and draw along with him! He'll be showing you how to sketch favourite characters like Tracy Beaker and Timothy Pope, sharing ways of creating fantastic creatures like dragons and unicorns, and giving loads of top tips. And to celebrate his latest book 'Nice Work for the Cat and the King' everything will have a special 'royal' twist!

Nick has illustrated close to 260 books. He’s worked with authors including Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen and Kes Gray, and his books include You Choose, Shark in the Park and Pants. He's also the illustrator of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s phenomenally popular children's novels. He's been awarded a gold Blue Peter badge too!

Bring pencils, paper and something to lean on and expect plenty of chances to join in.

Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March at 7.45pm

Tickets - £13.25, concessions - £11.25

In shadow, never centre stage, 3 performers await their brief moment in the light. But who would want to explore these bodies? Who will receive their stories? Their words have been buried in dust, through the long corridor of time. We will unearth them here. We will hear them echo in the darkness.

This city will fall.

Alfa, Beaty and Coral wait… wait while once more the action plays out elsewhere. Once more they form the chorus to someone else’s lead.

But… this city will fall.

With interwoven BSL, live audio description and English captions at every show, peeling challenges you to experience theatre afresh. Whose stories do we tell? And who will be there to bear witness?

Saturday 9 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £17, concessions - £13, under 27s - £6

CPE Bach Symphony No. 1 in D major H663         
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major                                                                                                                                 

Ives Unanswered Question                                                                                                                      

Beethoven Symphony No. 1, Op. 21                                                                                                                             

Cello - Sheku Kanneh-Mason 

Conductor/ Arweinydd - Jonathan Bloxham 

From BBC Young Musician to the Royal Wedding to Sinfonia Cymru – come and hear one ofthe UK’s most talented and popular cellists 

O Gerddor Ifanc y BBC i’r Briodas Frenhinol I Sinfonia Cymru – dewch I glywed un o chwaraewyr cello mwyafdawnus aphoblogaidd y D

Tuesday 12 March at 6.30pm

Tickets - £13.25, concessions - £11.25

Peter & The Wolf presented by Allegrodance the main character in this ballet, lives with his grandfather. It tells of his adventures with various animals, including a wolf he encounters and eventually captures. The program will also include new works in all popular forms of dance genres such as Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Spanish, Street & Singing to name but a few. Plus, the exciting opportunity to take part in a post-performance nteractive workshop. Music by Serge Prokofiev.

Thursday 14 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £13.25, concessions - £11.25

Running time – approx. 70 minutes

Written by Owen Thomas

Directed by Peter Doran

THE AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION GRAV  RETURNS FOR 2019

Gareth J Bale reprises the role of Grav in this remarkable one-man show exploring the life and times of one of Wales’ most loved sons, Ray Gravell.

Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, Grav was and is so much more than that. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserve to be heard once more.

Whether you are a Rugby fan or not, only the hardest of hearts would fail to enjoy this production...

Friday 15 March at 7.30pm on sale Friday 6 July at 10am

Tickets - £27.50

Jason is delighted to announce that heis extending his Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour into 2019 with a final series ofdates. This is a tour with a twist!! These intimate evenings will be a unique opportunity to see him like you’ve never seen him before!

Celebrating his 50th birthday and witha wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show will zigzag back and forth through his life, with stories about Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, Kylie, Joseph, I'm A Celebrity, Strictly and much, much more.

Hear some new stories (and possiblyone or two you’ve heard before!) plus some of the songs you know and love for anight like no other!

Tuesday 19 March at 7.30pm

Tickets – £11.25, concessions - £9.25

Ballet Cymru are thrilled to launch Ballet Cymru 2 – Made in Wales featuring the dancers from the Pre-Professional Programme in creations by Wales-based choreographers.

This evening will showcase the talent of the young dancers on the cusp of their professional dance careers in pieces created specifically for them.

Company dancer Alex Hallas, top independent choreographer Jack Philp www.jackphilpdance.co.uk , Emma Lewis (ex-dancer Bern Ballet), Patricia Vallis (ex-dancer Zurich Ballet) and Ballet Cymru Artistic Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty will choreograph a selection of pieces ranging from the classical to cutting edge, innovative dance.

Wednesday 20 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £25.50, concessions - £23.50

On August 16th, 2017, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, acclaimed singer-songwriter, Elio Pace premiered a very special, intimate and completely unique concert honouring his childhood musical idol. Elio's personal and heartfelt performance featured many Elvis Presley classics as well as some rarely-heard and forgotten gems. The sell-out concert received 5-star accolades across the board and was cited by many as the greatest show they had ever seen.

After a hugely successful inaugural tour of the UK in July 2018, and due to overwhelming demand, ‘ELIO PACE presents ELVIS PRESLEY’ is touring once again in selected theatres all across the UK.

Elio’s sensational singing and electrifying piano-playing is ingeniously accompanied on stage by only the dynamic and percussive power of the incomparable drummer, Steve Rushton. Coupled with some insightful and moving anecdotes about Elvis’ life and career, never before will you have seen or heard Elvis’ catalogue presented like this. Not a white jumpsuit in sight; this is the complete antithesis to everything you know about ‘Elvis’ shows! 

Don’t miss this groundbreaking and unforgettable concert as ‘ELIO PACE presents ELVIS PRESLEY’

Wednesday 27 March at 7.30pm

Tickets – £17.50, concessions - £15.25

Sung in English

Power and passion collide in Puccini’s breathtaking masterpiece Tosca. Trapped in a life and death struggle against the corrupt police chief Scarpia, the diva Tosca and her artist lover face the ultimate sacrifice. 

Join MWO on tour this Spring, as Puccini’s lavish score takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster ride from tender love story through powerful brutality to ultimate tragedy.

Thursday 28 March at 1pm & 7pm

Tickets- £10.25, concessions - £8.25, schools - £7.25

Written and Performed by Catherine Dyson in Collaboration with Andy Smith and Lewis Gibson

'So, what's it like round here?'

The unheard, unbelievably true story of a girl called Maya; forever thirteen, forever on the move.

Funny, fearless and frightening, Transporter explores themes of identity, difference, conflict, and what it means to come or not come from somewhere.

We meet Maya on the threshold of a new house in an ordinary city. From this everyday moment an epic story is woven, spanning decades and continents. Maya is both ordinary and extraordinary; schoolgirl, time traveller, shaman. Tales of classroom conflicts, flights across deserts, ice cream dreams and thwarted revolutions weave together, and the local and the global, the personal and political collide. 

Transporter was developed through Theatr Iolo's artist development programme, Platfform and was born out of conversations with young people from the city of Newport, South Wales. 

Thursday 28 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £30, concessions - £28

Meet and greet at 6pm - £62

An all new show ‘Here Come The Girls’ brings an exciting mix of individual performances and group numbers with their supporting dance partners.  The show will have a mix of Ballroom and Latin routines and has been choreographed by Patrick Helm, this show promises to be a fresh and innovative with amazing routines to dazzle and wow you.  Patrick will also perform on the show with Dianne!

Dianne Buswell and Amy Dowden have established themselves on the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing and Chloe Hewitt also joins the cast of pro girls to make it the first Girls tour. 

This is one show not to miss! There is a meet and greet opportunity pre show to meet the Pro dancers, so don’t miss the limited opportunity for one these.

Saturday 30 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £25, concessions - £24

The World’s Official No.1 Eagles tribute return in 2019 for more stunning vocals, tight harmonies and awesome guitar riffs!

Described as 'flawless' by The Express, The Illegal Eagles are internationally renowned for their outstanding ability to recreate the Eagles’ distinctive sound withboth flare and incredible authenticity.

Featuring all the classics including Hotel California, Take it tothe Limit, Life in the Fast Lane, Take It Easy, Lyin’ Eyes, and many more!

Saturday 30 March at 7.30pm

Tickets - £16, concessions - £13 (Group of 10 or more £10 each)

"Harmonies that leave you breathless" Bill Kenny

DiElle, John Gleadall and Chris Wood are avid music lovers, who crossed paths from very different walks of musical life. The trio play original music and pay homage to acoustic artists from Joni Mitchell to Snow Patrol, who have influenced our current era, with an emphasis on the golden age of pop. Bob Dylan, James Taylor, The Hollies... With acoustic guitars and three-part harmony vocals, this live show is for real music lovers.

Wednesday 3^rd April at 7.30pm - Cardiff Afternoon Academy 

Thursday 4^th April at 7.30pm - Monmouth Academy 

Friday 5^th April at 7.30pm - Rougemont Academy 

Sat 6^th April at 1pm - Cardiff Morning academy & CAST Buddies 

Saturday 6^th April at 7.30pm - Caerleon Academy 

Tickets - £9.50, family of four - £36 (this offer will apply automatically in your basket)

The Children's Academy of Stage Training (CAST) presents Seussical The Musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

This family friendly show has been a hit on Broadway and performed all over the world for the last 18 years! A magical show about the power of imagination and belief in yourself , the Cat in the Hat acts as the emcee to steer us through the world of Dr. Seuss and his well loved characters, We are first introduced to Horton the Elephant who hears and rescues the citizens of Who, “the tiniest planet in the sky” by placing them gently on a clover, his fellow jungle of Nool residents, including the Sour Kangaroo and Wickersham Brothers, think he is crazy for talking to a speck of dust.

A fantastic night out for all the family! 

Friday 12 April at 7.30pm

Tickets - £18, concessions - £16

Direct from their sold out tour last year…

The cast of leading performers form London’s West End, invite you to join them to a night at the Movies! 

A magical evening of live entertainment, featuring the very best songs from the smash hit movies throughout the decades.

The talented cast have starred in many West End productions and national tours including Les Miserables, We Will Rock You, South Pacific, Singin' in the Rain, Starlight Express, Phantom Of The Opera, Wicked, Godspell, Joseph and Cats... to name but a few!

“With outstanding vocals and slick choreography, this wonderful concert guarantees to bring you joy” South Wales Evening Post

Monday 22 April at 7.30pm

Tickets - £22, concessions - £21

This highly acclaimed concert-style production continues to captivate audiences across the UK with its spectacular re-creation of the classic songbook that made The Carpenters a legend in the world of popular music.

The outstanding vocal talents of Claire Furley and pianist / artistic director Phil Aldridge take centre-stage, accompanied by Richard Carpenter’s original orchestral arrangements from LIVE musicians, and a stage-wide backdrop of state-of-the-art video projection.

Featuring all of the Carpenters hit songs including (They Long To Be) Close To You, Yesterday Once More, We’ve Only Just Begun, Superstar, A Song For You, Rainy Days & Mondays, and many more!

A Dino-Mite adventure direct from the West End!

Tuesday 23 April at 1pm & 3.30pm

Wednesday 24 April at 11am & 2pm

Tickets - £14, groups of 10+ - £8.50

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family.

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across unchartered territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus!

A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.

Don’t miss this entertaining and mind-expanding jurassic adventure, live on stage. Book now before tickets become extinct!

★★★★★ ‘Great fun. Highly recommended for all ages’ What’s Good To Do

★★★★ 'A spectacular interactive show!'OK! Magazine

★★★★ ‘The perfect family show. Educational and entertaining’ The Reviews Hub

Age guidance: 3+

Running Time: 50 mins + 15 min post show meet & greet with the Dinosaurs

Saturday 27 April at 12pm, 2pm & 4pm

This is a FREE OUTDOOR EVENT AND NOT TICKETED, there is no need to book just come along!

Suitable for all ages

A Bombastic, Coreo Cymru and Wales Millennium Centre co-productionin association with Chapter

Family Dance Festival is an interactive and entertaining hour of pop-up dance featuring three professional companies from Wales and local youth groups. Witness the amazing dancers twisting & turning, tumbling & sliding in this jam-packed bilingual national touring event, plus have a go during the fun taster workshop following each performance.

“Exceeded expectations, a highlight of the Easter holidays!“

“Great interactive element. The kids loved it. Thank you! “

“Thoroughly enjoyable hour! Skilled performers, looking forward to next years.”

Welsh Audio Described show @ 12pm

English Audio Described show @ 2pm

Touch Tour starts 15 minutes before the show

BSL interpreted show @ 2pm

Friday 10 May at 7.30pm

Tickets - £22

It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in musical theatre, both in this country and in the United States of America.

Her many awards include a Tony for her Broadway performance in the Styne-Harburg musical Darling of the Day and a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.

Her one woman show Come for the Ride toured the UK in 1988 and in 1992 she played Nettie Fowler in the highly acclaimed production of Carousel at the National Theatre.

In 1998 she was honoured with the Gold Badge of Merit by the Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.

In this fascinating encounter with the writer and broadcaster EDWARD SECKERSON she recalls this very special part ofher career with access to some rare and treasured recordings.

Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson is Chief Classical Music Critic of The Independent newspaper and a founder member of The ArtsDesk.com. He wrote and presented the long-running BBC Radio 3 show Stage & Screen where he interviewed many of the biggest names in the business, among them Julie Andrews, Angela Lansbury, Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

During his journalistic career he has written for most major music publications and is on the review panel of Gramophone magazine.

Thursday 16 May at 7.45pm

Tickets - £13.25

Welsh stand-up Robin Morgan is about to go on his first UK tour.One small issue: he’s only just got married and is spending his actual honeymoon performing to the nation. Surely there’s a good reason why he’s doing it? There is. You’ll just have to come and find out.

Fresh from two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the writer for BBC’s Have I Got News For You and The Now Show will perform both critically acclaimed shows, back-to-back.

In addition to his solo shows and work as a writer, Robin is the support artist for Ellie Taylor’s national tours and BBC1’s The Graham Norton Show, with television credits from BBC Three and Comedy Central to his name.  He is also the writer for two forthcoming sitcoms to be broadcast on BBC Wales over the coming months. 

**** Sunday Times

‘A phenomenal comic. Utterly hilarious’ Broadway Baby

‘Wonderfully cheeky and engaging’ Three Weeks

Friday 17^th and Saturday 18^th May

In English Friday at 5.30pm and Saturday at 2.30pm & In Welsh Saturday at 11.30am

Tickets - £10, family of four - £38

Join Rapunzel, her Mam, and her new friend Daf in the forest as they set off on an adventure, for which they’ll need your help.

Inspired by the story of Rapunzel, The Girl with Incredibly Long Hair will take you to the heart of the forest, to be immersed in its sights, sounds and smells, with the story unfolding all around you.

The Girl with Incredibly Long Hair is a new family show from We Made This which reimagines the story of Rapunzel for our times, and promises an unforgettable experience for the whole family.

Supported by Arts Council of Wales, Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Creu Cymru and Wales Millennium Centre.

Saturday 18 May at 7.30pm

Tickets - £25

The '60s group Manfred Mann is now considered, more than ever, one of the finest and most respected bands from that era. Their numerous hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz - a very unusual but winning combination of playing style and substance.

As a result, their records have a timeless quality and, some 55 years on, The Manfreds, with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits, including ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, one of the most popular and instantly recognisable songs of the ‘60’s,and still the biggest audience pleaser at their concerts, along with a mix of Jazz and Blues covers and tracks from their individual solo albums.

Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Marcus Cliffe on bass, and Simon Currie on saxophone/ flute.

Thursday 23 May at 7.45pm

Tickets - £12.25, concessions - £10.25

Age guide 12+

Remember P.E. kit. Cancel Free Trial. Call mum. Everyone writes instructions to their future selves. But what if the future starts writing back? 

Rosy Carrick has to build a time machine – because her future self has already done so and is now stuck 100 years in the past… Thus begins a complex and original blend of science, Schwarzenegger and self-determination as Rosy attempts to rewrite history and save herself. Winner of The Infallibles Award for Theatrical Excellence and Brighton Fringe’s Best New Play Award 2018, Passionate Machine is a playful, intelligent and searingly honest story about obsession, salvation and finding yourself – literally.

Donizetti

With new libretto by Daisy Evans

Director Daisy Evans

Saturday 25 May at 7.30pm

Tickets - £19.50, concessions - £16.50

Follow the exploits of Don Pasquale in this riotous new version of Donizetti’s classic comic opera. Set in and around Pasquale’s doner kebab van, it’s the story of an old bachelor’s romantic delusions and the young lovers who outwit him.

Don Pasquale brings together a cast of larger-than-life characters, including Pasquale’s young nephew Ernesto and his girlfriend Norina, as well as local geezer Malatesta and his travelling band who hang around Pasquale’s kebab van after their long nights of boozing.

Welsh National Opera brings Daisy Evans’ brilliant new production to venues across Wales and England throughout the summer of 2019, following on from the success of Elena Langer’s Rhondda Rips It Up! in 2018.

Don Pasquale features a small cast and an on-stage orchestra like you’ve never seen or heard before.

wno.org.uk/pasquale

#WNOpasquale

Thursday 30 & Friday 31 May at 7.30pm

Tickets – £14.75 (red seats), £12.75 (yellow seats), concessions - £12.75 (red seats), £10.75 (yellow seats)

Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece “Romeo and Juliet”. 

Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age old feud. 

“Romeo a Juliet” is a dynamic and unique collaboration between 3 of Wales’ outstanding arts organisations, Ballet Cymru, Coreo Cymru (Creative Producer for Dance inWales www.coreocymru.com) and The Riverfront in Newport (www.newportlive.co.uk/riverfront) 

"Romeo a Juliet" features costumes by Georg Meyer-Wiel (www.meyerwiel.com) who studied at The Royal College of Art and has created costumes for some of the world’s leading companies, including Rambert Dance Company and Australian Dance Theatre.

Saturday 1 June at 7.30pm

Tickets - £16.50

Ceri Dupree is back on the road with his faaaaabulous new show, with new costumes, routines, jokes and songs. Presenting a glamorous evening of hysterical comedy, amazing vocal impersonations and jaw-dropping, eye-popping costumes.

Ceri’s energy, style, showmanship, love for the show and his appreciation of an audience shines through in this non stop, quick changing homage to all his favourite ladies.

Ceri brings them all lovingly to life with a touch of Las Vegas class rarely seen in the UK today. Once described as ‘Joe Longthorne meets Lily Savage... only with better legs!’

Friday 7 June 2019 at 8pm

Tickets - £24, concessions - £22

Friday 14 June at 7.30pm

Tickets - £18.50

What happens with Cinderella and Prince Charming after their Happy Everafter

Buttons Undone! is a big bawdy barrel of laughs and although aimed at over 18’s, it doesn’t contain any crude four-letter words, as the humour is unashamedly in the Great British ‘Carry On’ tradition of rib-tickling double entendres and innuendo.

So if you’re broad- minded and fancy a fun night out that turns traditional pantomime upside down to reveal its frilly bloomers hiding underneath, this is definitely a show you won’t want to miss.

And you know you’re in a safe pair of hands when the frantic frolics and saucy shenanigans happening on stage are held together by Wales’ undisputed King of Comedy Owen Money as Buttons.

Oh yes it is!

Les Musicals Live Concert Tour is the ultimate celebration of Musical Theatre.

Jonathan Ansell (G4 Frontman) and Jai McDowall (Britains Got Talent - Winner) have joined forces to create a dramatic a spine-tingling concert. This vocally dynamic evening showcases even more smash-hit songs from the greatest musicals of all time, brought to you by two of the world's finest voices.

Come and immerse yourself into the world of Musical Theatre with classics from Les Miserables, Phantom of The Opera, Blood Brothers, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Greatest Showman, Miss Saigon, Chess, We Will Rock You and many more…

After sell-out shows in 2018, this is certainly a concert not to be missed in its second exciting year.

Tuesday 18 June at 7.30pm

Tickets - £29.50, concessions - £27.50

VIP tickets - £55 includes meet and greet with Ian and Vincent from 6pm

Strictly Come Dancing favourites Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are joining forces in 2019 with their brand new production - THE BALLROOM BOYS.

Argentine Tango legend Vincent and King of the Ballroom Ian, will be joined by two professional female dancers and a wonderful vocalist. The night will be packed with dances, songs and loads of banter!

Expect dances like the Waltz, Quickstep, Paso Doble, Foxtrot and of course, the Argentine Tango!

Get ready for a high intensity evening of glitz and glamour with Ian & Vincent… THE BALLROOM BOYS!

There will be a limited number of VIP tickets that include a pre show meet and greet with the boys, for autograph and photo opportunities. 

Produced by Strictly Theatre Co

Friday 21 June at 7.30pm

Tickets - £22.50, concessions - £20.50

Direct from a weeklong run in London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a SOLD OUT Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including 'Mrs Robinson', 'Cecilia', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Homeward Bound' and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!

"Fantastic” - Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2

"Authentic and Exciting” - The Stage

Wednesday 3 July at 7.30pm

Tickets - £20, concessions - £17

This summer, WNO Orchestra returns to the Riverfront with an ever-popular collection of unmissable opera classics. With the help of two vocal soloists and the talented orchestral musicians, this special concert will take you on a journey through a wealth of operatic repertoire including works by Verdi, Puccini, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky. We also enter the world of musical theatre, and feature delights from Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. With much-loved favourites and afew lesser-known gems, be sure to book soon for an unforgettable evening of opera.

This show will be postponed until Friday 5th July 2019
Featuring David Alacey & Special Guest Star: Anita Harris

Friday 5 July at 7.30pm

Tickets - £27.50

Celebrating the iconic Frank Sinatra who was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915, this show is far more than atribute to Ol' Blue Eyes. The magic of Sinatra live in concert is captured perfectly by the award winning David Alacey who is recognised worldwide as one of the leading interpreters of his music.

This lavish production encapsulates not only the wonderful hit catalogue of the original legend, but also the remarkable personality of the star who ruled the world of entertainment for over half a century. It also features The stunning L.A Showgirls, The Swinging Buddy Greco Band under the Direction of Paul Drakeley and guest star the evergreen all-round entertainer Anita Harris.
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All of the hit songs and anthems made popular by the legendary performer such as "Come Fly With Me", "The Lady Is A Tramp", "My Way", "Strangers in The Night” and of course, "New York New York" are included along with many rarer gems.

So don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the life of a true legend and experience what it was really like to spend an evening in the presence of the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century doing it as only he could – his way!

Ladies and gentleman from here on in it’s Frank Sinatra

Dydd Mawrth 9 Gorffennaf am 1yh

Tocynnau - £8

Addas i blant 3-7 oed a’u teuluoedd.

Mae Rala Rwdins yn dychwelyd i lwyfannau Cymru! Rwtsh Ratsh Rala Rwdins oedd y cynhyrchiad cyntaf i Arad Goch ei greu yn 1989, ac i ddathlu pen-blwydd Arad Goch yn 30 byddwn ni’n teithio’r sioe unwaith eto! Ymunwch â’r antur yn nghwmniein ffrindiau o wlad y Rwla. Cawn glywed helyntion Rwdlan, Y Dewin Dwl a’r Llipryn Llwyd wrth iddynt geisio darganfod cyfrinach fawr y Dewin Dwl, heb anghofio triciau slei‘r hen Strempan. Wedi ei hysgrifennu gan Angharad Tomosa’i chyfarwyddo gan Jeremy Turner.

I blant 3-7 oed a’u teuluoedd.

Tuesday 9 July at 1pm, this show is presented in the Welsh language

Tickets - £9

Rwtsh Ratsh Rala Rwdins by Angharad Tomos

Suitable for children 3-7 years old and their families

Rala Rwdins returns to Wales’ theatres! Rwtsh Ratsh Rala Rwdins was Arad Goch’s very first production and to celebrate the company’s 30th birthday, we’re taking it on tour once again! Join the adventure in the land of Rwla, as our favourite characters try to solve Dewin Dwl’s big secret! Written by the award winning author of the series Angharad Tomos and directed by Jeremy Turner.

Suitable for children 3-7 years old and their families.

Starring Navi

Thursday 19 September at 7.30pm

Tickets - £22, children - £16

Get ready to moonwalk the night away at a show who’s star performer ‘Navi’ once earned a standing ovation from Michael Jackson himself.

King Of Pop – The Legend Continues is currently on tour in the UK and is taking British theatres by storm.  The superb production stars the world’s No.1 MJ impersonator ‘Navi’ who was actually invited to perform at two of Michael Jackson’s birthday parties in LA and New York.  Michael not only applauded Navi but also gave him a standing ovation and invited the impersonator to spend a day at his home ‘Neverland’.  The pair remained close and due to Navi’s uncanny resemblance to the star, he was often hired by Michael to act as a decoy to distract mobs of fans and press.

Navi has since continued to work at the highest level performing in a whopping 57 different countries and is now back in the UK for a national theatre tour along with his incredible live band and dancers.  Navi brilliantly recreates all the magical classics from the early Jackson 5 songs to mega-hits such as Thriller and Smooth Criminal in a show the whole family will enjoy.

Saturday 28 September at 7.30pm

Tickets- £24, concessions - £23

Grab your platforms and flares for a journey back in time to when ABBA dominated the charts and ruled the airwaves! Thank ABBA For The Music is a two-hour theatre spectacular that captures all of the magic and excitement of one of pop history's most successful and entertaining live bands.

Featuring all of ABBA's greatest hits, including Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Take A Chance On Me, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Knowing Me Knowing You, Fernando, Super Trouper and many more!

With stunning costumes, a 7-piece live band, interactive video projection, some tongue-in-cheek Swedish humour, and of course ABBA’s spectacular trademark harmonies - this is the ultimate feel-good party show!

ABBA and 70’s fancy dress optional…but encouraged!

Is There Anybody Out There?

Thursday 3 October at 8pm

Tickets - £23

As well as being the all-round entertainer we all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since having been given a microscope, or whatever it is they use, for Christmas when he was a small precocious baby. In fact, it’s said the first word he spoke was ‘Uranus’. In this, his brand-new show, he seamlessly combines the very best showbiz entertainment you’ll currently find, in the world, possibly? as he wrestles with some of the big questions that other all-round entertainers shy away from. Such as:

Are we alone in the universe?

Is there life on Mars bars?

2lbs of potatoes.

Packet of ginger nuts.

Don’t lose this shopping list.

‘Do not miss this not to be missed type of thing! If I wasn’t in the show I’d definitely be in the audience watching myself intently. Laughing and learning in equal measure. Thoroughly happy to pay the admission fee and definitely not asking for a refund. Also not rustling sweet wrappers and fiddling with my sodding telephone with a gormless expression on my face. See you there!’.

Arthur

Saturday 26 October at 7.30pm

Tickets - £31, concessions - £29

The ALBUMS SHOW is BACK! TWO more classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety... in ONE sensational show.

There’s just no stopping the incredible success of the critically acclaimed Billy Joel Songbook led by the phenomenal Elio Pace and his amazing band. Having sold out theatres across the UK and Europe, and due to the huge success of the first ‘Albums Show’ tour in May 2018, they return in Autumn 2019, this time performing two more Billy Joel classic albums in their entirety,

Storm Front and The Stranger

And if that wasn’t thrilling enough for Billy Joel fans, Elio and his band are delighted to be bringing back their very special guest, direct from the USA...legendary lead guitarist, David Brown. David played lead guitar in Billy Joel’s band from 1978 until 1991 and also went onto record and tour with many music icons including Paul McCartney and Simon and Garfunkel.

Elio Pace’s

Billy Joel Songbook Albums Show
featuring David Brown really is a night of world-class musicianship and ingenious songwriting you simply cannot miss!

Friday 1 November 2019

Tickets - £32

Four times Progressive Music Award winning band, Big Big Train, reached number one in the UK Official rock album charts with their 2017 album, Grimspound and number two with their recent live album, Merchants of Light, which was recorded at their sold out shows at London’s Cadogan Hall.  

In autumn 2019, Big Big Train will embark upon their first ever UK tour, performing music from their forthcoming studio album alongside songs from their previous recordings, including 2009’s The Underfall Yardalbum. The shows will feature the band’s full live line-up, including a five-piece brass ensemble.

Support comes from Sweet Billy Pilgrim, an English genre spanning band who, on this occasion, will comprise duo Jana Carpenter and Tim Elsenburg. They describe their sound as "thrash pastel".

 ‘Big Big Train have revisited the sound world of early Genesis and Yes and have managed to create music with great emotional clout’  

JOHN BUNGEY, THE TIMES 

'They make beautiful, pastoral quintessentially English music: their name is Big Big Train’  

BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO TWO 

'As English as village cricket, cream teas and infuriating delays on Southern Rail, Big Big Train seem to be gaining both traction and velocity as their career progresses. If anyone asks you about the state of prog rock in 2017, this is the direction you should point them in’ 

FRASER LEWRY, CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE 

‘the supercharged sound of a group of musicians hitting their stride and showing their class’ 

PAUL DAVIES, DAILY EXPRESS 

Thursday 14 November at 7.30pm

Tickets - £25, concessions - £23

The Elvis Years is an outstanding musical production which brings to the stage the incredible story of the ‘king of rock and roll’ - Elvis Presley.

This glittering production charts the musical and emotional highs and lows of Elvis’ amazing journey from poor truck-driving teenager from Tupelo, Mississippi through the army, Hollywood and finally the legendary Las Vegas concerts.

With a world class cast, authentic costumes and rare film footage, The Elvis Years features more than 50 of the King’s greatest hits including‘Hound Dog’, ‘It’s Now or Never’,‘Suspicious Minds’ ‘American Trilogy’ and many more, as well as lesser known tracks such as ‘Rock A Hula Baby’ and ‘Bossa Nova Baby’.

Saturday 16 November at 7.30pm

Tickets - £26.50, concessions - £24.50

Formed in late 2017 from a passion for the work of ‘THE BOSS’

Each member of this 8 piece band have their own unique abilities as performers and an undeniable love of the music.

The band members as they are now, have impressive references, listing previous UK tours alongside recordings with big names in the music industry.

While the band remains a fairly newcreation they are already showing signs of a big and successful career, quickly gathering online momentum before even performing their first date.

The band has made it clear that their passion for SPRINGSTEEN outweighs all others.

Have a great night with THE SOUND OF SPRINGSTEEN.