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29 February - 27 March
Wales’ rock pop masters Stereophonics play Cardiff 14 & 15 March
PLAYS / FILM / PERFORMANCES 29 February
CARMEN Jo Davies’ new production, set in 1970s Central America, delivers all the passion of Bizet’s enduring opera from the famous Toreador Song to Carmen’s provocative Habanera. Donald Gordon Theatre, WNO; www.wmc.org.uk
5 – 14 March
THE BEAUTY PARADE The tale of three ordinary women who were plucked from obscurity and parachuted behind enemy lines. These falling women, spiralling through the dark became saboteurs and silent killers. The project’s code
name? The Beauty Parade. Weston Studio, WMC; www.wmc.org.uk
9 – 14 March
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Beautiful tells the musical story of Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit song-writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Donald Gordon Theatre, WMC; www.wmc.org.uk
10 – 13 March
TYLWYTH Aneurin has been running away from his past, but – thanks to Grindr – he unexpectedly finds love. When he and Dan decide to adopt,
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it seems their world is complete. But as he adjusts to being a dad and tries to move on from his reckless past, Aneurin is forced to confront his demons. Performed in Welsh. Sherman Theatre; www.shermantheatre.co.uk
10 – 14 March
AN INSPECTOR CALLS After a sell-out London season and American tour, Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning production for the National Theatre returns. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. New Theatre Cardiff; www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
17 – 21 March BLUE STOCKINGS Tess, Carolyn, Maeve and Celia arrive to study at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896. Though just as smart as their male counterparts, they have not had formal education and are labelled as ‘unladylike and unnatural’ for choosing education over a ‘normal’ woman’s life. These pioneering women were given the derisive nickname the ‘Blue Stockings’. Chapter; www.chapter.org 25 March
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2020 Witness and be amazed by epic human-powered feats, life affirming challenges and mind-blowing cinematography. St David’s Hall; www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.ukx
