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The show Waitress will be stopping by Venue Cymru as part of its national tour (Credit Jeremey Daniel)
Venue Cymru is standing by ready to open its doors from next month, and it has a rather exciting line up to entice the regions theatregoers…
Theatres around the country were the first to close amid the pandemic, and one of the only industries to have remained closed in their entirety over the past 17 months. However, there is a ‘spot light’ at the end of this very long interval for Venue Cymru, who has announced an opening date for some of its face-to-face services. A lot of you will have visited Venue Cymru during its time closed and seen it in a very different, yet important, guise. “We’re proud to have been able to assist the NHS in their remarkable vaccination effort which has enabled us to get to this point,” said a spokesperson for the venue. Venue Cymru’s box office will reopen on site from 1st September, alongside Catlin’s Café Bar. The venue’s box office has worked on a much scaled-back staff with all bookings moving online and via the telephone. The box office team, together with the programming and marketing staff, have together undertaken a huge task of rescheduling in excess of 500 performances. Hopefully, they’re nearing the end of that task. “We’re looking forward to our programme of live events and have been planning ahead since last March,” continued the spokesperson. “We know The School of Rock is set to return to Venue Cymru before Christmas
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