All tickets £3.50
Monday 25 October at 11am & 4pm and Tuesday 26 October at 2pm and 4pm
Running time – 84 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
An animated family adventure! A bookish marmoset embarks on a wild adventure to travel around the world in 80 days after accepting a challenge from a greedy frog.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Monday 25 October at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 107 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
For one reason or another you may have missed some films on the big screen over the past year… so we are giving you the chance to catch up and this week we have romcom meets sci-fi in I’m Your Man. A scientist at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin is persuaded to participate in a study to get funding for her research. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot designed to be the perfect life partner for her..
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Tuesday 26 October 11am & 1pm
Tickets - £5
This workshop is a fun-filled adventure brought to you by Lucy at Hubble.
In these workshops we will explore different themed topics through music, movement and sensory play. Different props will be used keeping with the theme to enhance the experience.
This is a fun and upbeat mixed age/ability preschool workshop suitable for babies from around 6 weeks to children aged 5. Small children may need some help from grownups to take part in certain activities.
Children will benefit from speech development, motor skills, musicality, confidence,expression and much more!
This is a lovely welcoming group for both adults and children to make some new friends. We often meet afterwards for a cuppa.
Tickets - £8 in advance, £10 on the door
Tuesday 26 October at 11.30am
The journey of parenthood is a magical and maddening one so what better way to cope with it than through stand up comedy! AFTERMIRTH is an adult comedy club that you can bring your baby to.
Each month we’ll have 3 top circuit comedians delivering their usual club routines so the material is mature and sweary with the odd birth story flash back.... The only difference is it’s during the day. Babies under 18 months are welcome, but please don’t bring older toddlers because they tend to heckle!
Headlining Aftermirth this October will be Leroy Brito.
A regular on the comedy circuit throughout the UK. Leroy's had 3 sold out solo shows at the iconic Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and returns to the centre this November with his brand new show Almost Famous.
Star of the BBC One hit sitcom Tourist Trap, Leroy has recently presented on 6 Nations Sin Bin, Wales Big Kickoff and Wales Live and is also the creator of the Moment of Truth podcast.
This special morning gig has reduced amplification and a dimmed room so no one will notice those red eyes from sleepless nights. You’re encouraged to bottle, breast or Haribo feed and you can walk about or shake Mittens the Special Rabbit in order to soothe your offspring and no one will moan or mutter if your little one cries or screams.
There’s snacks and drinks available in the cafe too so treat yourself to cake and a Prosecco, you deserve it!
The gig is also open to parents, Aunts, Uncles, Grans, carers, in fact anyone who needs some afternoon comedy and doesn’t mind some cute babies in attendance.
There’s limited space, ditch the buggy and bring a sling if you can.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October at 7pm, matinee Wednesday at 1pm
Running time – 139 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Annette is a musical crossed with psychological drama directed by Leos Carax, and with a screenplay by Ron Mael and Russell Mael of Sparks, and Carax, from an original story, music and songs by the band. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann, a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a passionate and glamorous couple. With the birth of their first child -- a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny -- their lives are turned upside down.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Wednesday 27 October 9.30am-3.30pm
Tickets - £15, sibling discount - £10
Join us for a fun drama club, packed with theatre games and activities.
The workshops will include skills in game play, performance, improvising and storytelling.
Drama Club is a great way to give children and young people a place to express themselves, build confidence, make new friends and have loads of fun!
Please bring a pack lunch and water bottle
Wednesday 27 October 2pm-5pm
Places are free but capacity is limited so please pre-book
| The Street Fairy workshops are designed to bring about conversation regarding safety in our city, participants will work with Artist Stephanie Roberts usilising stained glass, mosaic and found objects to create The street Fairy Character |
For more information and to book contact Danielle.Rowlands@newportlive.co.uk
Wednesday 27 October at 4pm, Thursday 28 October at 11am & 4pm
Tickets - £3.50
Running time: 96 minutes
Director – Kenny Ortega
Starring – Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
I put a spell on you
Because you're mine!
Spooky screenings of a firm Halloween favourite, we would love to see you in fancy dress – especially as your favourite Sanderson sister!
Wednesdays during term time from 6pm to 8pm
Tickets - £10
Throwing and sculpting andhand building for all abilities. Either work on projects from the tutor or go your own way.
Tutor: Fay Prevot
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Thursday 28 October at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 117 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
For one reason or another you may have missed some films on the big screen over the past year… so we are giving you the chance to catch up and this week we have what may be one of the best music documentaries ever made. In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary – part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
All tickets £3.50
Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October at 11am and 2.30pm
Running time – 152 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter on the big screen with our half term screenings of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Friday 29 October from 6pm
This is a free event, you won't need to book tickets, the webpage is for information only
The Riverfront is proud to partner with Caribbean Heritage Cymru and Urban Circle to celebrate Black History and culture this special Live at The Riverfront event as part of Black History Month.
Join us and enjoy free live performances on our foyer stage including Newport based musician Matthew Scott who has over 30 years’ experience touring nationally and internationally. His performance will blend soul, funk, and the blues.
Also performing throughout the evening will be talented young people and professionals from Urban Circle, Newport’s independent youth arts organisation who engage, supportand empower young people and communities.
A Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution will also be announced during the evening.
Saturday 30 October 10am
Tickets are free, but space is limited so please book your place
Join creative maverick Justin Teddy Cliffe on a creative romp around Newport, using random objects and recycled items to create the famous and infamous landmark of Newport. Once your master piece is made you will be weaving wonderous tales and making playful stories.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Monday 1 November at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 104 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
A wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire telling the tale oflives in transit, Ben Sharrock's BAFTA-nominated Limbo sets its scene on a fictional remote Scottish island. Omar (rising star Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician, is thousands of miles away from home, nervously awaiting the results of his asylum claim and stuck between the life he left behind and his new one which remains frustratingly out of reach. But while he's here, he isn’t alone: he and his new flatmates attend outrageously misjudged ‘cultural awareness’ classes, binge Friends boxsets, and debate attending the local open mic night, all the while waiting for the letters that will ultimately determine their future.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Tuesdays during term time from 10am & 1pm
Tickets - £5
This workshop is a fun-filled adventure brought to you by Lucy at Hubble.
In these workshops we will explore different themed topics through music, movement and sensory play. Different props will be used keeping with the theme to enhance the experience.
This is a fun and upbeat mixed age/ability preschool workshop suitable for babies from around 6 weeks to children aged 5. Small children may need some help from grownups to take part in certain activities.
Children will benefit from speech development, motor skills, musicality, confidence, expression and much more!
This is a lovely welcoming group for both adults and children to make some new friends. We often meet afterwards for a cuppa.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 November at 7pm, matinee Tuesday at 1pm
Running time – 148 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Starring Jennifer Hudson. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career -- from a child singing in her father's church choir to her international superstardom -- it's the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Each Tuesday from 2nd to 30th November from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Tickets - £100 for the 5 week course
An introduction to Printmaking
Bill Chambers is an experienced printmaker. For many years he taught printmaking on the Cardiff Art and Design Foundation Course and is a key member of Cardiff Print Workshop where he teaches a range of courses and workshops in printmaking.
This 5 week course is intended as an introduction to the world of Print. Designed for beginners or those already experienced in printmaking, the course will explore key aspects of the craft including working with the press, rollers, inks and tools. This is an opportunity to try processes and techniques that have a rich history and unique potential for creative exploration.
Week 1
Mono-type – This is the most direct form of printmaking, using the inks to produce one off prints that incorporate leaves and feathers.
Week 2
Dry-point etching - Dry point is a simple etching process and has been used by many renowned artists down the ages from Rembrandt to Picasso.
Week 3
Chine colle - Chine colle is the art of collaging delicate papers to add colour and pattern to a print.
Week 4
Collograph – This simple form of printmaking uses a combination of card and other materials to produce prints suffused with texture
Week 5
Lino-cut-One of the simplest forms of printmaking this age old technique can be one of the hardest to master. This class will explore ways to print without the use of a press.
Tickets £6.50
Wednesday 3 November at 1pm and Wednesday 15 December at 1pm,
Performing in our November Lunchtime Concert is Live Music Now’s Boardman Ferla Duo. The duo which comprised of Giordano Ferla and Nicole Boardman will give a performance of piano and Mezzo-Soprano vocals.
Born in Rome, Italy, Giordano began playing piano at an early age. He gained a place at the ‘S.Cecilia’ Conservatoire in Rome at the age of 11 and graduated with honours from the ‘A. Casella’ conservatoire in l’Aquila. He later graduated from the Royal College of Music in London and completed his postgraduate studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in Italy, the UK, Isle of Man and Romania and has performed L. v Beethoven’s concerto no. 3 in Cminor for piano and Orchestra in St. Barnabas church, London and F. Chopinconcerto no.1 in E minor with the RepCo Symphony Orchestra under Tianyi Lu.
Nicole Boardman is a twenty-five-year-old Mezzo Soprano. Originally from Liverpool, she is currently in her first year of Masters in Vocal studies withLorna Anderson, at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Nicole’s previous performances include the Alto in Brahms’s Liebeslieder Quartet for the Cardiff Singer of the world Lunchtime event in the Dora Stoutzker Hall 2017, Soloist for Rachel Podger’s Brecon Baroque Festival 2017. She has also sung the Alto soloist for Mozart’s Requiem and Alto soloist for Vivaldi’s Gloria, both under the Conductor, Adrian Partington.
Wednesdays during term time from 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Tickets - £5
Hatch is a weekly youth theatre group run by Tin Shed Theatre Co, in Partnership with The Riverfront. During the sessions the children and young people will have the opportunity to investigate and explore skills in all elements of creation.
The sessions are focused on collaborative creation and aim to offer each participant the opportunity to curate their own experience. With visiting professional practitioners in a number of creative skill sets, Tin Shed aims to offer a fully rounded youth theatre that seeks to be led and curated by those taking part.
Sessions will focus on play, collective collaboration and a devised theatre and storytelling practice. We want to create a comfortable environment for children and young people to meet, interact and create together. As an open access provision, weaim to welcome participants from all abilities and backgrounds.
Those who attend Hatch will have the ability to meet likeminded individuals and explore acreative outlet. The groups are aimed at providing a safe space to explore without fear or judgement. Children and Young people in attendance almost always find a place to develop individually, gain confidence whilst forming lasting bonds and friendships.
Led by a professional theatre company and by leading creative practitioners, the children and young people are provided many opportunities to participate in professional productions and progress through the company. Tin Shed also pride themselves on offering advice to young people interested in exploring the creative industries professionally.
Previous Hatch participants have progressed to professional roles in the creative industries in performance, technical theatre, youth theatre leadership and more.
Wednesdays during term time from 5.45pm to 6.45pm
Tickets - £5
Hatch is a weekly youth theatre group run by Tin Shed Theatre Co, in Partnership with The Riverfront. During the sessions the children and young people will have the opportunity to investigate and explore skills in all elements of creation.
The sessions are focused on collaborative creation and aim to offer each participant the opportunity to curate their own experience. With visiting professional practitioners in a number of creative skill sets, Tin Shed aims to offer a fully rounded youth theatre that seeks to be led and curated by those taking part.
Sessions will focus on play, collective collaboration and a devised theatre and storytelling practice. We want to create a comfortable environment for children and young people to meet, interact and create together. As an open access provision, we aim to welcome participants from all abilities and backgrounds.
Those who attend Hatch will have the ability to meet like minded individuals and explore a creative outlet. The groups are aimed at providing a safe space to explore without fear or judgement. Children and Young people in attendance almost always find a place to develop individually, gain confidence whilst forming lasting bonds and friendships.
Led by a professional theatre company and by leading creative practitioners, the children and young people are provided many opportunities to participate in professional productions and progress through the company. Tin Shed also pride themselves on offering advice to young people interested in exploring the creative industries professionally.
Previous Hatchparticipants have progressed to professional roles in the creative industriesin performance, technical theatre, youth theatre leadership and more.
Wednesdays during term time from 7pm to 8.30pm
Tickets - £5
13thand 20th October – Theatre meets games design
Hatch is a weekly youth theatre group run by Tin Shed Theatre Co, in Partnership with The Riverfront. During the sessions the children and young people will have the opportunity to investigate and explore skills in all elements of creation.
The sessions are focused on collaborative creation and aim to offer each participant the opportunity to curate their own experience. With visiting professional practitioners in a number of creative skill sets, Tin Shed aims to offer a fully rounded youth theatre that seeks to be led and curated by those taking part.
Sessions will focus on play, collective collaboration and a devised theatre and storytelling practice. We want to create a comfortable environment for children and young people to meet, interact and create together. As an open access provision, we aim to welcome participants from all abilities and backgrounds.
Those who attend Hatch will have the ability to meet likeminded individuals and explore a creative outlet. The groups are aimed at providing a safe space to explore without fear or judgement. Children and Young people in attendance almost always find a place to develop individually, gain confidence whilst forming lasting bonds and friendships.
Led by a professional theatre company and by leading creative practitioners, the children and young people are provided many opportunities to participate in professional productions and progress through the company. Tin Shed also pride themselves on offering advice to young people interested in exploring the creative industries professionally.
Previous Hatch participants have progressed to professional roles in the creative industries in performance, technical theatre, youth theatre leadership and more.
Evening tickets £5.50,concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Thursday 4 November at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 125 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
A rich and wild fantasy, Dev Patel works his subtle magic in David Lowery’s enthralling take on the medieval tale of the Arthurian knight, Gawain. Gawain lives a charmed life in Camelot, dining with his uncle Arthur at the Round Table when a mysterious Green Knight arrives with a challenge and Gawain embarks on an epic quest to prove his honour.
We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Tickets - £26, concessions £23
Thursday 4th November at 7.30pm
The new Circus of Horrors show will be a celebration of the 25 years and will include an amazing phantasmaglorious amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock n roll sound scape, a show that will have you sat on the edge of your seat when not falling off it with laughter.
The almighty cast that stormed into the finals of Britain's Got Talent is now a West End & World Wide Hit. Circus of Horrors will take you on a rock n' roller coasterride of amazing & Bizarre acts. It is a circus like no other and a show you simply can't afford to miss.
Whether a Rock fan or theatre goer The Circus of Horrors has something for everyone.
Imagine a brilliant rock show combined with amazing, bizarre & dare devil Circus acts, a stella light show and all performed with a forked tongue firmly in eachcheek. If Quentin Tarantino had directed Cirque Du Soleil you would be half way there.
All tickets £3.50
Saturday 6 November at 11am & 2pm and Sunday 7 November at 2pm
Running time – 93 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Patriarch Gomez (Oscar Isaac) believes his goth girl daughter Wednesday (Chloë Grace Moretz) is growing ever more distant, so decides to take the Addams family on a cross-country sojourn as a bonding experience. But why is a lawyer (Wallace Shawn) chasing down Wednesday for a DNA test? We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Tickets - £5.50, concessions - £5
Saturday 6 November and Sunday 7 November at 7pm
Running time – 106 minutes, in Polish with English subtitles
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Sylwia Zajac (Magdalena Koleśnik) is a successful fitness influencer in Poland with over 600,000 devoted fans on social media. She inspires them to embrace their bodies and they worship her empowering teachings. But the problems begin when the camera stops rolling and she’s all alone, still searching for human connection.We are really looking forward to welcoming our audiences back to The Riverfront. Our cinema seats are being replaced with lovely new ones in November, in the meantime we will be screening films using reduced audience capacity and a mixture of freestanding chairs and sofas.
Our café will be open and you can take your hot or cold drinks and snacks into the screening.
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November 2021,
Tickets - £14.75 & £12.75, concession - £12.75 and £10.75
Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary new ballet based on the eternal story of Giselle, the young girl who falls in love with the wrong person and pays a terrible price.
Ballet Cymru have put their own unique stamp on this tale of love and loss, bringing relevance, poignancy and grittiness to this most romantic of ballets.
Featuring a new score by acclaimed composer and harpist Catrin Finch whose spellbinding music is interwoven with mesmerizing movement by Ballet Cymru Artistic Director Darius James OBE and Assistant Artistic Director Amy Doughty
Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £14.25, Ages 15 to 26 - £5
Written and directed by Simon Downing
Produced by Kick In The Head
Dickens failed to provide a backstory to Fagin, so who was he and who was the real man that Dickens based his character on?
Join Fagin as he reviews his situation during his final night inprison before being hanged. As madness envelops him he is ‘visited’ by some oldacquaintances.
Find out who he really was and how he ended up as one of the best known, yet unknown, of Dickens' characters.
“This powerful new play gives a fresh twist on Dicken’s criminal Fagin.”
Think you know Fagin? Think again.
“All three actors in the roles of Fagin (Keith Hill), Bill (Giles Shenton) and Nancy (Georgia Butt) deliver impeccable performances. In the centre of it all, the audience is captivated by Fagin’s diverse, manipulative and complex character.”
The Reviews Hub
“It is a powerful piece of work….it deserves to become an eventual classic.
The set is simple, the themes (of love, greed, deception, betrayal, regret and retribution) universal, the subtle interplay between the three characters intense and the background (Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist) so familiar that this small masterpiece could well be a theatrical staple.” You would be a fool to yourself to miss it.”
Alton Herald
Thursday 11th November 2021, Tickets - £14.75 & £12.75, concessions - £12.75 and £10.75 Ballet Cymru is proud to present a triple bill of new work created in Wales by Welsh and Wales based choreographers.
The company’s newly appointed Resident Choreographer, Marcus Jarrell Willis presents Isolated Pulses, created over lockdown in various states of social distancing and Covid measures. Marcus has performed with many companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2008-16 and most recently, he was the 2018/19 Leverhulme Choreography Fellow at Rambert Dance in London.
Exceptional Welsh dancer and choreographer Liam Riddick trained at London Contemporary Dance School, was a member of Richard Alston Dance Company for 8 years and BalletBoyz, winning the Best Male Dancer (Dancing Times Award) at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards in 2017. Liam presents Murmurations, his first work for Ballet Cymru to music by Welsh legend Charlotte Church.
Poems and Tiger Eggs (2017) is Ballet Cymru’s love letter to Dylan Thomas. Created by Ballet Cymru Artistic Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty the piece features stunning live readings of some of Thomas’ best-known poems by Welsh icon and Ballet Cymru Patron Cerys Matthews MBE.
Friday 12 November 2021 at 7.30pm
Tickets -£13.25, concessions - £11.25
A father. A son. A club. A Town. A game. Fly Half.
Fly Half is a new play with original songs that tells the tale ofa rugby playing steel worker from South Wales. Set in an industrial town, this play is a celebration of working class families who head out to the match each week, stand pitch side with pride, supporting their local team. A lyrical hymn to one man's passion for his family, his town and his beloved game. Fly Half isa story of love, loss, community and sport, that rages against the beige of modern life.
Fly Half was awarded Critic’s Choice of 2018 by British Theatre Guide and BritishTheatre.com
‘It is beautifully written—an extended poem, a free verse epicutilising the alliterative tricks and phrasing of Dylan Thomas to provide arich, aural experience: “him, battered and bruised and beaming”. Fly Half deftly charts rugby’s metamorphosis from the old-style punch of the '60s, '70s and '80s to the professionalism and perfect physiques of the modern game.’
British Theatre Guide
“Welsh pride and passion, the mythology of rugby and the reality of working class life. Lagden’s script is collieries deep”
5 stars britishtheatre.com
Tickets - £15
Tickets - £19.50, concessions - £17.50, under 30s - £13.25, children and students - £4
Thursday 18 November at 7.30pm
Telemann Viola Concerto in G major
Schubertarr.Tabakova Arpeggione Sonata
Biber Battalia
Mozart Adagio and Fugue, K. 546
JS Bach Concerto for Viola, Strings and Basso continuo in E-flat major, reconstructed Wilfred Fischer
Tabakova Such Different Paths
After an absence of almost two years, the inspiring musicians of under 30s orchestra,Sinfonia Cymru, can’t wait to play for you again. We hope you’ll join them for an exhilarating evening with guest soloist / director, Timothy Ridout, the British violist and current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist.
Timothy is an exceptional talent and, not surprisingly, is in high demand as both a soloist and chamber musician. For this tour, he has devised a varied programme that truly showcases the viola, featuring great music by Telemann, Mozart and Schubert and a concerto inspired by JC Bach. This player-led programme is sure to be an exhilarating evening – perfect for a return to concert-going.
You may have seen Timothy in his last performances with Sinfonia Cymru, in 2018, when he played Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante alongside Benjamin Baker for the orchestra’s debut BBC Radio 3 broadcast. Audiences were in awe of the wonderful musicality and virtuosity of the duo and orchestra and this concert promises to repeat that experience.
Super-duper shoes don’t make themselves you know!
Nid yw esgisdau bendibompom yn creu eu hunain wyddoch chi!
In English Friday 19 November -11.30am
Yn Gymraeg Dydd Gwener 19 Tachwedd – 1.30pm
Tickets | Docynnau - £8
Ages | Oed 3-6
Clara the shoemaker is hungry and cold. No one wants to buy her shoes. One morning to her surprise she finds someone has mysteriously made a pair of the snazziest footwear overnight. Shoes that will sell like hot cakes. Clara’s luck is about to change. Who does she need to thank for this wonderful turn of events?
Katherine Chandler’s The Elves and the Shoemaker is the perfect way to introduce little ones to the magic of theatre.
Mae Clara'r crydd yn llwglyd ac yn oer. Nid oes unrhyw un eisiau prynu ei hesgidiau. Un bore, er syndod iddi, mae'n canfod bod rhywun wedi creu pâr o'r esgidiau mwyaf crand yn ddirgel dros nos. Esgidiaua fydd yn gwerthu'n gyflym iawn. Mae lwc Clara ar fin newid. Pwy ddylai ddiolch iddynt am y newid mawr hwn?
Mae The Elves and the Shoemaker gan Katherine Chandler yn ffordd berffaith i gyflwyno'r plant i hud y theatr.
Tickets - £26.50
Sunday 21st November at 7.30pm
From the producers of the hit show Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners, Fairytale of New York is the ultimate feel good Irish-inspired Christmas show.
Featuring an international cast of singers, musicians and dancers Fairytale of New York brings you all of your favourite Christmas songs including Driving home for Christmas, White Christmas, Oh Holy Night, Winter’s Tale, Silent Night and of course The Fairytale of New York.
……and just when you think the party couldn’t get any better, this world class show also features some of the greatest Irish sing-a-long songs of all time including The Galway Girl, The Irish Rover, Wagon Wheel, Danny Boy, Dirty Old Town and The Black Velvet Band this magical Irish-inspired Christmas show will have people of all ages singing and laughing.
To Celebrate Our New Seats - Special Price, All Tickets - £3
Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 November at 7pm, matinee Monday at 1pm
Running time – 163 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Years after apprehending Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), James Bond (Daniel Craig) has retired, living quietly in Jamaica. When CIA agent Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) approaches him for one last job, Bond finds himself taking on the sinister Safin (Rami Malek) — and must uncover the secrets of the woman he loved, Madeleine Swan (Léa Seydoux).
Tickets - £8 in advance, £10 on the door
Tuesday 23 November at 11.30am
The journey of parenthood is a magical and maddening one so what better way to cope with it than through stand up comedy! AFTERMIRTH is an adult comedy clubthat you can bring your baby to.
Each week we’ll have 3 top circuit comedians delivering their usual club routines so the material is mature and sweary with the odd birth story flash back.... The only difference is it’s during the day. Babies under 18 months are welcome, but please don’t bring older toddlers because they tend to heckle!
This special afternoon gig has reduced amplification and a dimmed room so no one will notice those red eyes from sleepless nights. You’re encouraged to bottle,breast or Haribo feed and you can walk about or shake Mittens the Special Rabbit in order to soothe your offspring and no one will moan or mutter if your little one cries or screams.
There’s snacks and drinks available in the cafe too so treat yourself to cake and a Prosecco, you deserve it!
The gig is also open to parents, Aunts, Uncles, Grans, carers, in fact anyone who needs some afternoon comedy and doesn’t mind some cute babies in attendance.
There’s limited space, ditch the buggy and bring a sling if you can.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Thursday 25 November at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 103 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
THE RESCUE chronicles the dramatic 2018 rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, trapped deep inside a flooded cave. Academy Award®-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin reveal the perilous world of cave diving, the bravery of the rescuers, and the dedication of an entire community that made great sacrifices to save these young boys. An outing to explore a nearby system of caves after soccer practice transformed into a two-week saga of survival and a story that would capture the world’s attention.With exclusive access and never-before-seen footage from the rescue, the film tells the story of the imagination, determination and unprecedented teamwork displayed during this heroic edge-of-your-seat mission with life-or-death stakes.
By Shôn Dale-Jones
Friday 26 November 2021 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £15.25, concessions - £13.25
Shôn Dale-Jones’ new show was going to be all about love. But what do you do when you’re writing a show all about love, and everything goes dark? You find the courage to tell a new story.
Possible is a playful, honest and heartfelt piece of storytelling that blurs reality with a kaleidoscopic dreamscape of animation and film, underscored with original live music.
“Perfectly judged, unabashedly authentic and vulnerably autobiographical”
★★★★
The Guardian
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An audio described introduction to the show will be available before the performance onthe National Theatre Wales website here.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 11am – 1.30pm
Tickets - £15
Needle felt a quirky bird brooch with artist/maker Ruth Packham.
You will spend a pleasant hour and a half creating a delightful, colourful, wool brooch using British wool fibres.
Ruth will guide you through the process and advise on design if needed, she will have examples to give you some inspiration too.
No experience necessary but please bring your glasses for close work ifyou need them!
£15 including materials, this includes 2 needle felting needles, if your equire more (they break!) there will be an extra charge on the day.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 November at 7pm, matinee Tuesday at 1pm
Running time – 103 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Amazing visuals, lots of laughs and an A-List cast - including Bill Murray - make Wes Anderson's latest a real treat. In Ennui-sur-Blasé, the staff of high-end magazine ‘The French Dispatch’ are putting their final issue to bed. Alongside obituaries and travel, it features stories of artistic prisoners, revolutionary students andthe role of fine dining in the kidnapping of a police commissioner’s son.
Tickets - £6.50
Wednesday 6 October at 1pm
Oboe Quartet
Mozart Adagio in C
Francaix Cor Anglais Quartet
Martinu String Trio No. 2
Mozart Oboe Quartet
Wednesday 1 December at 1pm
Wind Quartet (Fl/Cl/Bsn/Hn)
Rossini Andante e tema con variazioni
Mendelssohn Children’s Pieces
Koechlin Trio
Gambaro Quartet in F
Lunchtime concerts
Our lunchtime concerts at the Riverfront, Newport are back! When we programme these concerts, rather than using established groups, the ensembles are put together from scratch, so they don’t come ready rehearsed. The players have to use the intensive rehearsal process to navigate their way through the stylistic and musical decisions as a collective – a valuable skill for young musicians to develop. For the audience, it means the concerts are completely fresh.
Cyngherddau Dros Ginio
Mae ein cyngherddau dros ginio yng Nglan yr Afon, Casnewydd yn ail ddechrau! Wrth raglenni'r cyngherddau, ni fyddwn yn defnyddio grwpiau sydd wedi'i sefydlu eisioes, bydd yr ensemble yn cael ei greu o'r newydd, heb unrhyw ymarfer o flaen llaw. Bydd y cerddorion yn defnyddio'r cyfnod ymarfer dwys, i liwio'r penderfyniadau a'rdehongliad cerddorol ar y cyd - sgil gwethfawr tu hwnt i helpu'r cerddorion ifanc i ddatblygu. I'r gynulleidfa, mae'n golygu cyngerdd newydd sbon.
Evening tickets £5.50, concessions £5
Afternoon tickets £4.50, concessions £4
Wednesday 1 December at 1pm & 7pm
Running time – 96 minutes
Cinema is back at The Riverfront.
Couple of 20 years Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), who is suffering from early onset dementia, are combining work with pleasure, travelling through the Lake District, visiting family and old haunts on the way to Sam’s upcoming piano recital. With every moment becoming increasingly precious, Sam discovers Tusker is withholding a secret.
Friday 10 December at 6.30pm, Saturday 11 December at 2.30 & 6.30pm and Sunday 12 December at 1.30 & 5.30pm
Tickets - £15, concessions - £12.50, family of four- £54, groups of 10+ - £10 each
This December Rubicon Dance will premiere a new, family friendly production of the Christmas favourite, The Nutcracker. In a first for Wales, this version of The Nutcracker is given a new, original twist featuring music by Duke Ellington and is transplanted into a 20th Century Welsh family Christmas. Choreographed by award winning Jamiel Laurence, lately of Scottish Ballet, in his first full length work, Rubicon Dance Company’s #NewportNutcracker features eight of Wales’ most exciting dancers. Celebrate Christmas with us and enjoy this exhilarating festive treat.
Tickets £16.50
Friday 10 and Saturday 11 December at 8pm
Fresh from entertaining the masses on Sofa Share Wales TV from her care home tv studio, Wales’ favourite Nanna Dragma is LIVE in the Riverfront Studio for an evening of festive frolicking, nattering, and eggnog.
Dragma’s devilishly defiant granddragdaughters from the House of Deviant are home for Christmas having broken out of their zoom screen prisons and are ready to kick off the festive season with a fiercely inclusive night you won’t forget!
Tickets - £8 in advance, £10 on the door
Tuesday 14 December at 11.30am
The journey of parenthood is a magical and maddening one so what better way to cope with it than through stand up comedy! AFTERMIRTH is an adult comedy club that you can bring your baby to.
Each week we’ll have 3 top circuit comedians delivering their usual club routines so the material is mature and sweary with the odd birth story flash back.... The only difference is it’s during the day. Babies under 18 months are welcome, but please don’t bring older toddlers because they tend to heckle!
This special afternoon gig has reduced amplification and a dimmed room so no one will notice those red eyes from sleepless nights. You’re encouraged to bottle, breast or Haribo feed and you can walk about or shake Mittens the Special Rabbit in order to soothe your offspring and no one will moan or mutter if your little one cries or screams.
There’s snacks and drinks available in the cafe too so treat yourself to cake and a Prosecco, you deserve it!
The gig is also open to parents, Aunts, Uncles, Grans, carers, in fact anyone who needs some afternoon comedy and doesn’t mind some cute babies in attendance.
There’s limited space, ditch the buggy and bring a sling if you can.
Tickets - £20, concessions - £17
Friday 14 January at 7pm
WNO Orchestra is delighted to be back on stage, presenting its sparklingly successful, and well-travelled, new year’s concert. Under the direction of Leader and Concertmaster David Adams, the Orchestra, joined by WNO Associate Artists, will welcome in 2022 at The Riverfront with a rousing programme of waltzes, polkas and maybe even a few surprises. Join us for this toe-tapping evening of Strauss, Lehár and so much more - what better way to kick off the new year?
Concertmaster – David Adams,
Soprano – Isabelle Peters,
Tenor – Adam Gilbert
Cerddorfa WNO - Dychwelyd i Fienna
Mae Cerddorfa WNO yn falch iawn o fod yn ôl ar y llwyfan, gan gyflwyno ei chyngerdd blwyddyn newydd hynod o lwyddiannus, sydd wedi teithio’n helaeth. O danarweiniad y Blaenwr a'r Cyngerddfeistr David Adams, bydd y Gerddorfa, ynghyd ag Artistiaid Cyswllt WNO, yn croesawu 2022 a Glan yr Afon gyda rhaglen gyffrous o walsiau, polcas ac efallai hyd yn oed ambell syrpreis. Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ynoson fywiog hon o Strauss, Lehár a chymaint mwy – pa ffordd well i gych wyn yflwyddyn newydd?
Cyngerddfeistr – David Adams,
Soprano – Isabelle Peters,
Tenor – Adam Gilbert
Featuring Scott Maley
Tribute to the Legend
Saturday 15 January at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26
Now one of the most recognisable Tribute bands in the world, SUPREME QUEEN continue to take things to a whole different level, with their homage to the halcyon days of one of the planet’s greatest ever rock bands.
Since their formation in the nineties, SUPREME QUEEN have played to hundreds of thousands of Queen fans across the world, headlining at major events including St. Tropez’s International Queen Convention, where they played to 10,000 people.
Scott Maley’s incredible vocal and visual resemblance to Freddie Mercury, fronting this remarkable band of musicians has seen SUPREME QUEEN become one of the most respected bands of their genre anywhere on earth.
Closely following the ethos of the original band, they have always strived to create the Original Queen Live Experience.
Saturday 22 January at 7.30pm
Tickets - £27.50
The World's Greatest Celebration of the life and work of Neil Diamond starring Brooklyn Creed and The Salvation Band.
Using evocative imagery, video and narration to enhance the magic, the show takes you on a musical journey through Neil Diamond's glittering 50 year career.
With a cast that can proudly boast past credits including Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Spice Girls, Bay City Rollers, Freddie Starr, Culture Club, The Drifters and many more, its no surprise that this show has accelerated itself to becoming the talk of theatreland.
From The Bang Years to the present day you’ll soon find yourself singing along to all the hits including 'Sweet Caroline', 'Cracklin’ Rosie', 'Forever in Blue Jeans', 'Song Sung Blue', 'Hello Again', 'Love on the Rocks', 'America' and more.
Tickets - £27.50
Friday 28 January at 7.30pm
Britain’s Got Talent Champions, Richard and Adam burst onto our TV screens in 2013 wowed the Judges and won the nation’s hearts. With two No.1 albums, 'The Impossible Dream' and ‘Believe’ and sell-out concerts around the globe, the recordbreaking Welsh brothers are now firmly established as two of the world’s greatest voices.
Book your tickets now and join Richard and Adam for a stunning evening of world class music with the UK’s new favourite singing duo.
Tickets - £26.50
Saturday 29 January at 7.30pm
Frankie - The Concert is an unbelievably accurate and authentic celebration of legendary hall-of-famer’s Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
That famous Frankie-falsetto, along with those incredible four-part harmonies, are lovingly recreated with absolute respect, astonishing attention to detail and a genuine love for the music that dominated two decades!
Considered the closest portrayal of Frankie Valli amongst many in the industry, touring theatre star Stephen James (Let’s Hang On) has formed an undeniable reputation for recreating the powerful falsetto of the 60’s & 70’s icon with absolute perfection. Featuring a spectacular eight-piece band including live brass, this show is unique, bringing Frankie Valli’s music back to life with actual concertrecreations, and a few surprises!
The first half of the show celebrates the sixties’ golden years; Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry,Walk Like A Man, Bye Bye Baby, Let’s Hang On, Silence Is Golden, Ragdoll and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. The second half of the show, celebrating the resurgence of The Four Seasons’ in the seventies, includes the anthem December 63 (Oh What A Night), Who Loves You, Grease (is the word), The Night, Beggin’, My Eyes Adored You, Fallen Angel and many more.
If you can’tsee the real thing, go see Frankie – The Concert!
“Closest you canget without seeing the real thing” The Telegraph
“Best show we’ve ever seen” Four Seasons Memorabilia
“Wow” Frankie Valli’s musical director of 40 years, Robby Robinson
Sunday 30 January 2022 at 11.30am, 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Tickets - £18, Family of four - £70
When all of his friends go away, Norman Price decides to find adventure in Pontypandy and become the star of a visiting circus. But with a tiger on the loose and faulty lights, the adventure soon turns to danger. Can Fireman Sam come to the rescue and save the circus? Join Sam, Penny, Elvis, Station Officer Steele and Norman in an all singing, dancing, action-packed show. You can become a fire-fighter cadet and then watch the magic of the circus. So, come along to Pontypandy and watch the adventures unfold!
Tickets - £19.50, concessions - £17.50, under 30s - £13.25, children and students - £4
Thursday 3 February at 7.30pm
Sinfonia Cymru are joined by French ‘trumpet sensation’ Lucienne Ranaudin Vary in a concert, where orchestral virtuosity meets the jazz influenced streets of France. Twenty-Two-year-old Lucienne leads Sinfonia Cymru with a vivacious programme encompassing both classical and jazz inspired music, from Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto to Weill’s Je ne t’aime pas. Performing popular pieces by Milhaud and Ravel prepare to be transported to the bustling streets of France.
Programme:
Wagner Siegfried Idyl
Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E flat.
Ravel Le Tombeaude Couperin
Ravel Pavane pourune infante défunte
Milhaud Le Boeufsur le toit
Lowry Shall We Gather at the River
Weill Je net'aime pas
Bechet Si tu voisma mere
Friday 4 February at 7.30pm
Tickets - £24
Did you miss The Beatles first time around? Don’t miss them now!
The Upbeat Beatles are a rockin’ band with tight musicianship and powerhouse vocals! You’ll be jumping from the word go! There isn’t a band to touch them - 8 bars of “Twist and Shout” and you will know why!
Breathtaking harmonies and guitar solos all wrapped up in Scouse humour, the audience will be left on an emotional high.
From the depths of the Cavern, through Beatlemania, conquering America, Sergeant Pepper to Abbey Road and finally the Apple roof top, their attention to detail will draw you into the world of the Beatles like no other show.
If you love the Beatles you'll love this show, and if you don't love the Beatles you'll love this show!
Friday 11 February 2022 at 7.30pm *rescheduled from 2020*
Tickets - £27.50
Getready to get LOST IN MUSIC!
The show that everyone is talking about, now even BIGGER!
Join us as we recreate the Magical 70’s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco!
Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic.
Boasting a sensational live band, incredibly talented cast and stunning vocals, it’s the feel-good show of the year! Lose yourself with us and leave your troubles at home!
Saturday 12 February at 7.30pm
Tickets - £23
Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn't touch the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax - you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s!
From the birth of Rock n Roll through to the Beat Group sounds of the British Invasion and beyond, the show is packed with over forty hits from the likes of Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Ronettes, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and many more.
Performed by a full live band, featuring some of the country's top musicians, this incredible show features excellent vocals, tight harmonies and an infectious sense of fun.
Friday 18 February at 7.30pm,
Tickets - £26.50
Direct from London’s West End, now in its 8th spectacular year this is You Win Again!
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, when the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it’s time to put on your dancing shoes, for the night out of the year you have been waiting for, as we celebrate the songs of music royalty, the Bee Gees.
Join us for this breath-taking concert spectacular, including all your favourite songs, including Night Fever, Stayin’ Alive, More Than A Woman and many more!
Ensuring the Gibb brothers’ incredible legacy of classic hit songsis well and truly stayin’ alive!
This show has been rescheduled to:
Saturday 19 February 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £30
Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie. A must see for all Bowie fans, the latest production features all the hits from A to Ziggy.
Bowie Experience continues to amaze audiences with an astounding attention to detail, bringing the golden years of David Bowie to theatres across the globe. So, put on your red shoes and Let’s Dance!
★★★★★ “Phenomenal” “Absolutely brilliant” Ticketmaster Reviews
★★★★★ 10/10 “Totally awesome”“Fantastic, Wow, Amazing” “Mind blowing” Facebook Reviews
Monday 21 February at 2.30pm
Tickets - £18, family of four - £70
WARNING. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT.
This year saw Science lead the way in getting our lives back to normal! Now, the UK’s favourite science team are back and more explosive than ever!
Join our super talented presenters as they dive deep into the world of science andlook at how science has shaped the modern world we live in.. with a few loud bangs along the way!
They’ll take an anarchic approach to science communication whilst looking at the scientists engineers and inventors who have shaped the modern world that we live in!
Expect 20ft LIQUID NITROGEN clouds, exploding OXYGEN & HYDROGEN balloons, FIRE TORNADOS, HYDROGEN bottle rockets, ignited METHANE and even a self-built Hovercraft!
100% Educational. 200% Entertaining. 300% Explosive. 400% Fun.
Fingers in ears!
Saturday 26 February at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26.50, concessions - £24.50
With a passion for the work of "The Boss", the 8 piece tribute “The Sound Of Springsteen” brings their years of live performances and recording to rock you with Bruce Springsteen's greatest hits and deep cuts. With songs like, Born In The USA, Glory Days, Streets of Philadelphia and many more, this is a night of passion for Springsteen.
Friday 4 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26, concessions £24
Join Mario Kombou (Jailhouse Rock, West End), our all-star band and our award-winning singers for an unforgettable journey through over 50 golden greats spanning over three decades – from the early Sun Records hits to the majestic Las Vegas performances, via The Jordanaires, the army years, authentic re-creations from the Hollywood movies and the stunning 68 TV special.
With nostalgic film footage, and over twelve costume changes, this glittering two-hour production features classic hits including That’s Alright Mama, Suspicious Minds, It’s Now or Never, Heartbreak Hotel, Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, If I Can Dream and many more!
Saturday 5 March at 4.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets - £30.50
Friends! The Musical Parody celebrates and pokes fun at the wacky misadventures of the group of 20-something pals we love from the hit TV show as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990’s Manhattan.
Friends! The Musical Parodyis a fabulous good-hearted romp through our favourite moments from the hit TV show in an uncensored, hilarious, fast-paced, music-filled production.
Ross, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Joey and Rachel, haven’t gone anywhere and are singing and dancing their way back into our hearts in Friends! The Musical Parody the first UK and Irish tour of the hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit musical that lovingly lampoons the popular TV sitcom. You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll Unagi!
It's a typical day at New York's only coffee shop, Central Perk, until an unexpected runaway bride enters the picture and kicks the whole gang out of second gear!
With friends like these, who needs television? PIVOT!
Thursday 10 March 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £31, concessions - £29.50
The Albums Show is back… for a third time.
Two more classic Billy Joel albums performed in their entirety…. in ONE sensational show.
Following the incredible success of the previous two Albums Show tours, the award winning Elio Pace and his amazing band return in March 2022, this time performing two more Billy Joel albums in their entirety, Streetlife Serenade and 52nd Street.
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 to 1991 and also went on to record with many music icons including Paul McCartney and Simon and Garfunkel.
Elio Pace’s ‘Billy Joel Albums Show’ featuring David Brown really is a night of world-class musicianship and ingenious song writing you simply cannot miss!
Friday 11 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26.50
Over 50 years since the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres with a brand new show, bringing to the stage a fantastic live concert celebration of one of rock music’s most successful artistes of all time.
Capturing the excitement, energy and charisma that have made Rod a true rock icon, including those infamous moves and all the hits like Handbags & Gladrags, Maggie May, Baby Jane, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, Sailing, Tonight’s The Night, The First Cut Is The Deepest, and You’re In My Heart.
Saturday 12 March 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26.50
Direct from the West End and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights -The Story of the Dubliners returns to theatres in 2022 with a brand new production for its incredible 5th Anniversary tour.
In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghue’s, Seven Drunken Nights tells the story of a career spanning 50 years and invokes the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Ciaran Bourke and Jim McCann.
This hugely talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of this iconic group back to life and will have you singing along.
It is without doubt the ultimate feel good Irish show.
‘Don’tmiss it!’ – Irish World
5 Stars - Theatre and Performance
Thursday 17 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £19, concessions - £17
This performance will feature a British Sign Language interpretation
Acts 1 and 2: 55 mins
INTERVAL
Acts 3 and 4: 50 mins
Reduced orchestration by Jonathan Lyness
It’s Christmas Eve, high above the streets of Paris a knock at the door begins the timeless love story of poet Rodolfo and his neighbour Mimi. Their fairytale romance feels like a Christmas miracle, but even the heat of their passion can’t defeat the winter chill – Mimi is desperately ill, and Rudolfo and his fellow bohemians can’t afford the help she needs.
From a student garret to the bustling streets of Montmartre, Puccini's masterpiece celebrates the power of love and friendship. Ensemble Cymru perform Puccini’s gloriously evocative score, with some of opera’s best loved arias conjuring Parisian cafes as well as the cold reality of the bohemians’ hand to mouth existence.
Friday 18 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £28
Seen by over a million people, now in its 16th year!
It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history.
Get ready for the biggest Motown party of the year.
You will be going Loco down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the Motown classics from artists such as, Marvine Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, and many, many more.
Celebrate the sound of a generation with one very special night of The Magic of Motown
Saturday 19th March 2022 at 8pm
Tickets - £21
Mike Bubbins, star of hit podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar, and of BBC televisioncomedies Mammoth, Tourist Trap and The Unexplainers, unleashes THROWBACK, his first ever solo UK stand-up tour. And things may never be the same again.
THROWBACK is a powerful, thought-provoking, visceral hour of stand-up comedy, that pushes boundaries, defies neat descriptions and challenges the audience...
AS IF IT IS!
It’s actually an hour and a half of really funny stories, pretty impressive characterisations, possibly a song (he said he’ll see how that goes), a bit of nostalgia about the good old days, a bit of optimism about the good new days, and Mike generally having a laugh about life and not taking himself, or anything else, too seriously. Having said that, he may, at some point in the show, get very annoyed at berks, whether in the past, the present, or the future. Very annoyed.
So basically THROWBACK is a comedy show about Bubbins sharing, and bringing to life, the stuff that he finds funny. As comedy concepts go, it’s a pretty straightforward one, really.
‘They asked me to do a UK comedy tour, called THROWBACK...and so I did.’ Mike Bubbins
Re-scheduled to Friday 25 March 2022
Tickets - £18.50
Following the huge success of Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes in 2016, and then Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II in 2018; Owen Money is back with another talent packed live show featuring the music of his popular weekend Radio shows on BBC Wales; and of course his unique style of comedy and ‘Welsh Whit’ !
Yes you’ve guess it Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes III ….
Joining Owen on stage is his fantastic band ‘The Travelling Wrinklies’ who will accompany some breathtaking tributes to some legends of the Music World …
Owen and the band will accompany the jaw dropping vocals of Alex John as they reignite the innovative sounds of The Beach Boys …
Get ready to be blown away as Katie Mittell sensationally pays homage to the Greatest Soul Legends such as Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Nina Simone …
Jeff Phillips will take to the stage simply ‘as’ the legendary Neil Diamond …
‘We don’t need another hero’ but go on one more! …
Sara Jones explodes onto the stage with a fabulous portrayal of Miss Tina Turner
Saturday 26 March at 7.30pm
Tickets - £27.50
Celebrating a fantastic 22 years touring, the UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables and delivers over two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, ending of course with a stunning finale from Les Mis. This brand new show will include many of the best numbers that have made Beyond the Barricade the most popular musical theatre concert in the country.
The concert features David Fawcett (Valjean) Andy Reiss (Enjolras & Resident Director for the National Tour of Les Miserables) Katie Leeming (Eponine) and Poppy Tierney (Cosette), together with a live band who capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals.
To this day every musical note is still played and sung live – very rare indeed. Beyond the Barricade gives musical theatre songs a bold concert format treatment – but with the conviction and intention to deliver the material as if the audienceare watching the original performance.
Friday 1 April at 7.30pm
Tickets - £24
Looking for the ultimate Bon Jovi tribute? Look no further than The Bon Jovi Experience, official tribute band to Bon Jovi, endorsed by the man himself! As the only Bon Jovi tribute band in the world to have performed live with Jon Bon Jovi, don’t miss this outstanding tribute, fronted by a lead singer so familiar, you won’t believe he’s not the real deal!
“The best Bon Jovi tribute band I’ve ever seen” Jon Bon Jovi
“Have you seen this guy? He looks so much like Jon Bon Jovi, it’s freaky man!” Chad Kroeger, Nickelback
As the world’s leading tribute act, The Bon Jovi Experience are often copied but never equalled. Recreating Bon Jovi Live in Concert, the band perform all the hits you know and love including, “Livin’ On a Prayer”, “Always”, “It’s My Life”, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, and many, many more.
Band Members: Jon (Tony Pearce), Lead Guitar / Ritchie Sambora (Steve ‘Edd’ Edmunds), Bass / Hugh McDonald (Nick Overfield), Drums /Tico Torres (Paul Dunstan), Keys / David Bryan (Steve Lawrence)
Friday 8 April at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26
The Award-winning Tina Turner Spectacular
Come shake a tail feather with the UK’s supreme Tina – Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast.
This breathtaking recreation of a live Tina Turner concert celebrates the golden anniversary of the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’s signature tune Proud Mary. Tina’s no-holds-barred take of the song established a reputation for fearsome live performances – and those never-ending legs!
Early hits, including River Deep - Mountain High and Nutbush City Limits, were just a taste of what was to come. We Don’t Need Another Hero, Simply the Best, What’s Love Got to Do With It, I Don’t Wanna Lose You and When the Heartache is Over propelled Tina to stadium concert stardom.
Supported by her dazzling dancing girls in sequins, feathers and diamonds, Justine recreates those famed live performances.
The SUPREME Tina, a regular National Tribute Awards winner since 2013, she’s got the looks, she’s got the moves, but most of all, she’s got THE voice. Join an army of loyal fans for a truly authentic, fun-packed musical spectacular!
Saturday 9 April 2022 at 6pm, this is the first Saturday of the Easter Holiday (Rescheduled from Saturday 17th April 2021)
Tickets - £16, concessions - £13, family of four - £52
Now playing it’s 4th successful year touring the UK and having played to over 50,000 people around the country, the Little Mix Show is back! A highly energetic show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix.
This iconic 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of commercial pop video choreography. Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience to your local theatre. There are lots of added extras including Dance Competitions, Free Giveaways and a Meet & Greet with the girls after the show!
The Little Mix Show features all of Little Mix’s chart topping hits including the brand new LM5 album. Dance & scream to a packed out playlist of songs that include Black Magic, Power, Woman Like Me, Wings, Shoutout To My Ex and even a few covers from their time on The X Factor.
Thursday 21 April at 1.30 & 3.30pm, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 April at 11am & 2pm
Tickets - £14, groups of 10+ - £8.50
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is celebrating 12 years on stage and over 50 years as Britain’s best-loved picture book!
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger!
Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem... expect to be surprised!
Produced by Nicoll Entertainment, based on the book by Judith Kerr, and directed by David Wood OBE.
David Wood OBE is undisputedly the country’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children. His many successes include The Gingerbread Man, The Witches and Babe the Sheep Pig.
Age guidance: 3+
Running time: Approx 55 minutes (no interval).
Thursday 28 April at 7.30pm
Tickets - £32.50, Meet Ian and Vincent before you enjoy their show for £62.50 per person.
You will need to be at The Riverfront for the meet and greet by 5.45pm.
The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are set to return with a brand new show - Ian Waite and Vincent Simone….ACT TWO, after the roaring success oftheir 5 star rated 2019 tour! The fabulous Strictly Come Dancing stars promise another wonderful evening of old-fashioned variety - dance, comedy and song!
With beautiful costumes, gorgeous lighting and world class routines, including the Viennese Waltz, the Foxtrot, the Rhumba… and of course… there has to be another incredible Argentine Tango routine by the master! The boys will be joined by their stunning dance partners and a world class singer.
If you enjoyed The Ballroom Boys, then make sure you don’t miss the hilarious dancing duo when they bring you….ACT TWO!
Reviews from the 2019 production
*****WORLD-CLASS The News Letter
*****A HUGELY ENTERTAINING NIGHT OUT Crawley Observer
***** WHAT ASHOW! Elementary Whats On
VIP Meet and Greet information -
The VIP ticket includes show ticket, plus a pre-show meet and greet with Ian and Vincent, a signed photo and VIP lanyard.
The meet and greet is pre show, 90 minutes before the show begins (6pm). All VIP ticket holders must arrive at least 10 minutes before the meet and greet is due to start (5.50pm). Anyone arriving late may not be permitted.
Friday 29 April 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £26
The Man In Black Tour
Only show to be endorsed by the Cash Family! The Johnny Cash Roadshow is back on top form for 2020 with a brand new show. This year award winning Clive John pays homage to Cash’s Career as the Man In Black, alongside his iconic Wife June Carter played by Emily Heighway the Roadshow Horns, and on selected shows The ‘Carter Sisters’. With all the hits such as Man in Black, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Boy Named Sue along-side some of the darker more atmospheric songs from the later American Recordings such as The Man Comes Around and Hurt making this year’s show an emotional roller-coaster of songs through Cash’s career, packed together in one fantastic evening’s entertainment.
With standing ovations every night The Johnny Cash Roadshow is the biggest and best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world today guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
Saturday 30 April 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £25, concessions - £24
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 iconic bands.
With stunning costumes, a 7 piece live band, interactive video projection and, of course, ABBA’s spectacular trademark harmonies, this is the ultimate feel-good party show!
Featuring all of ABBA's greatest hits including Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Fernando, Super Trouper and many, many more!
Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £24.50, concessions - £23.50
Direct from a week long run in London’s Westend at The Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel 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’, ‘Cecelia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!
Thursday 19 May 2022 at 7.30pm
Tickets - £27.50
One of the UK’s most popular live concert experiences, The Story of Guitar Heroes has garnered critical acclaim both at home and abroad for its incredible homage to some of the most influential and iconic guitarists from the past 50 years of popular music.
Featuring some of the UK’s most talented musicians, the show includes classic hits from guitar legends Jimmy Page, Hank Marvin, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Slash and many more!
Using state-of-the-art video projection the show journeys through five decades, from 1950s Rock & Roll through to the most creative and inspirational guitar heroes of the modern era.
The Story of Guitar Heroes continues to attract ever-growing audiences of men, women and children of all ages. Renowned for its versatile world-class musicianship, the show recreates the unique sounds of each guitar legend with incredible accuracy, utilising no less than 30 different authentic guitars!
“Every lick is expertly played by highly experienced, gifted musicians”
“Amazing show, amazing musicians!”
Saturday 2 July2022 at 11.30am & 2.30pm
Tickets - £18, Family of four - £70
Milkshake Monkey is back and can’t wait to put on a spectacular NEW Show for you all, joined by some of his favourite Milkshake friends plus two Milkshake Presenters creating the most dazzling show you have ever seen!
Join some of your favourite musical friends for an unforgettable family time at Milkshake Monkey’s Musical!
Learn the amazing songs and dances with your favourite Milkshake friends and watch as the music, the lights, the costumes and the stage brings Milkshake! to life. With great Milkshake friends, anything is possible.
This brand-new show has plenty of laughter, audience interaction and great fun to get everyone up on their feet! It’s a family show not to be missed!
*Produced by Mark Thompson Productions by arrangement and in partnership with Channel 5 Broadcasting.