Theatre News

West end smash-hit Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will embark on its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland, visiting Wales Millennium Centre in February 2026.  Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will be performing at Wales Millennium Centre from 10 – 28 February 2026. Tickets will be on public sale from 12 April. […]

On Tuesday (13 February, 2024), the organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival announced that the third round of the Iris Prize Documentary Film Finance Fund had opened. The fund is sponsored by OUTtv and Aberystwyth University. The Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival established the fund (up to £20,000) to finance documentary films (running […]

Bluey’s Big Play will be visiting Wales Millennium Centre on 13 – 17 March as part of its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland, following sell-out shows across Australia and the USA. With an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush, this brand-new theatrical adaptation […]

Award-winning playwright Jennifer Lunn is working with the current cohort of Sherman Theatre’s Introduction to Playwriting programme to develop a new play to be performed by the Sherman Youth Theatre in Spring 2025. Sherman’s free Introduction to Playwriting programme offers young people aged 15-18 opportunities to explore and develop their creative writing skills and is funded by the Moondance Foundation. […]

Here You Come Again, a brand new musical featuring the hits of Dolly Parton, will be visiting Wales Millennium Centre this summer on its first ever tour of the UK. Tickets for Here You Come Again, which will be performing from 27 – 31 August 2024, are on sale now: https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2024/here-you-come-again Here You Come Again was […]

JLS star Aston Merrygold will reprise his role as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, performing at Wales Millennium Centre from 23 – 28 July 2024. Tickets are on sale and available here: https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2024/wizard-of-oz Aston joins previously announced Strictly Come Dancing star Craig Revel Horwood as The Wicked Witch of the West, and Aviva […]

Wales Millennium Centre (WMC), an iconic public building and national arts centre, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. At a time of economic challenges, WMC continues to play a vital role sustaining creativity, inspiring future generations and championing new storytelling.  In this anniversary year WMC will start an exciting transformation, creating new spaces in the building […]

A new project which will support over 200 artists and organisations to explore the creative potential of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies, has been announced – with a major Welsh arts centre as a key partner. Wales Millennium Centre will act as one of the four producing partners for the Immersive Arts project, building […]

As the plush red curtain prepared to rise at the Wales Millennium Centre, there was a tangible hum of anticipation, setting the stage for what promised to be a night of musical enchantment. The fusion of rock, opera, and profound storytelling hinted at a unique interpretation of the timeless tale, sparking a palpable sense of […]

Don’t. Breathe. A word. A stage adaptation of an iconic horror story is Wales Millennium Centre’s newest production – arriving just in time for Halloween. PONTYPOOL is based on the cult horror story by Tony Burgess that turned the zombie genre on its head. Set originally in the Pontypool of Ontario, Canada, this new adaptation by Welsh writer Hefin […]