WMC Autumn 2015 Brochure

WHAT’S ON AUTUMN ’15

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£78 million

14.75 million

The Centre generated £78 million for the Welsh economy in the year to April ’15*.

visitors have enjoyed our warm Welsh welcome to date – almost 5 times the population of Wales.

3.94 million

124,998

You’ve bought 3.94m tickets to date – that’s enough tickets to stretch from Cardiff to Caernarfon and back.

people have taken part in our creative learning and community events in the last year – that’s enough to fill our Donald Gordon Theatre nearly 66 times.

“It has helped him grow - not just as a dancer but as a person.”

Parent of one of our Lord of the Flies project participants

“It’s rare that young boys get such a chance, especially in dance…

I definitely feel like the whole project has impacted my life for the better.”

Lord of the Flies project participant

“Before joining Only Kids Aloud, she suffered some extreme bullying... her experiences with Only Kids Aloud have allowed her to move on with her life.

Her confidence has been restored.”

Parent of an Only Kids Aloud Chorus member

Cover Image: Shrek The Musical Photo by Helen May

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*Based on Dominic Shellard’s economic impact model of theatre venues

Wales Millennium Centre

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SHW’MAE Over the next five years we’re aiming to create more, dream bigger and continue to excel in all that we do. And so next year, we’ll be producing not one, but two ambitious events: the city-wide Dahl Centenary celebrations - further details of which will be released later this year - and a unique, biennial, multi-genre music festival celebrating the very best voices from across the globe.

But first to our 10th Anniversary celebrations, and the pinnacle event in our calendar this year. Ar Waith Ar Daith, our Welsh journey of myth and magic will culminate on 12 September with a spectacular finale. Hundreds of participants from all over Wales will congregate outside the Centre to take part in this unique and shared experience. Take a look at pages 8 and 9 to find out more about this sensational evening of song, storytelling, music, dance, projection and pyrotechnics.

We also have two major projects for young people on the go this year. Following nationwide searches for Wales’ best young talent, we’ve recently assembled the cast for our staging of the Welsh language School Edition of Les Misérables (page 20) this October. We’ve also formed our 100 strong 2015/16 Only Kids Aloud Chorus – keep an ear out for what they’ll be up to over the next few months. Another of our co-productions this year is Land of Our Fathers (page 17). This critically acclaimed comedy drama about miners in South Wales will open in our Weston Studio this October before touring across Wales and the rest of the UK. Finally, we’d like to congratulate all of the team here at Wales Millennium Centre. Thanks to their hard work and drive, the Centre recently received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, the UK’s highest business accolade. As one of the very few cultural organisations to have won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, and the only cultural organisation to win one this year, we are particularly proud of this achievement.

Receiving such recognition fills us with confidence that we can make a real and positive difference to the culture and people of Wales, adding momentum to our desire to excel in all that we do in the years to come.

Mathew Milsom Managing Director

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Using award-winning ingredients from Welsh suppliers, ffresh Bar and Restaurant is the home of great food and drink at Wales Millennium Centre.

Join us before the show for a two-course lunch from £16.50 or dinner from £19.50.

Use your Promise membership card to get 20% off your bill.

Open daily from 10am*

To book a table, call 029 2063 6465 or visit ffresh.org.uk

As featured in: • Good Food Guide 2015 • Michelin Guide 2015 *Except Mondays if there is no show in the Donald Gordon Theatre.

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“a lovely place... cracking value” The Guardian

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Interactive Theatre International presents

Breakin’ the Bay

8 & 9 Aug ’15

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

3 – 10 Sept ’15

Sat & Sun | Free Please visit wmc.org.uk for times.

Tue – Thu £46.50* Fri – Sun £56.50* Please visit wmc.org.uk for times.

Breakin’ the Bay, the Centre’s annual celebration of hip-hop culture, is back for its ninth consecutive year, bringing all things urban arts to Cardiff Bay.

The globe-trotting tribute to the BBC’s best-loved sitcom makes another visit to the Centre.

Curated by Jukebox, Elemental Force, Kaptin and RMER, this year’s festival will feature high-quality showcases, battles, exhibitions, live graffiti art, performances, deejays, emcees, cyphers, beatboxing, community sessions, open floor and more.

Showcasing some of the finest talent from the local, national and international hip-hop scene, there really is something for everyone at Breakin’ the Bay. Come along, get involved and get fresh.

With all the best gags, a three-course meal and a dollop of mayhem, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is a loosely scripted, pitch-perfect ‘13th episode’ of the TV series.

Featuring impersonations of the characters made famous

by John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs, Basil is manic, Sybil domineering and Manuel hopelessly language challenged. Just don’t mention the war…

“Absolute comic genius!”

Buzz Magazine

Reductions:** Tue - Thu Promise £3 off on 3 Sept (see page 14) Groups 10+ £3 off

Age Restriction: 6+

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability.

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18 – 22 Aug ’15

“The best musical theatre night of the year”

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Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £19 - £42* Premium Seats*** £52* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £47* Premium Seats*** £57* One of the funniest films of all time is now a fabulously funny show. Already seen by over half a million people in London’s West End, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has delighted critics and audiences alike. Now, the Scoundrels are on their way to Cardiff.

Based on the classic comedy film starring Sir Michael Caine and Steve Martin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will transport you to the French Riviera, as two seasoned swindlers attempt to hoodwink a millionaire heiress. As the pair compete, they discover there is only room for one of them.

Starring Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood and Dynasty), Carley Stenson (Hollyoaks), the hugely funny Mark Benton† (Waterloo Road and Strictly Come Dancing) and Wales’ very own Noel Sullivan, this brand new hilarious musical caper is set to be one of the best nights out of the year. It really would be a crime to miss it!

“Very, very, very funny” BBC “The theatre’s summer-stage blockbuster”

Vanity Fair

Reductions:** Tue – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off

Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language

Patrons with Disabilities £4 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre. †Mark Benton will not appear at Tuesday’s performance.

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24 – 29 Aug ’15 Mon – Thu 7.30pm & Wed & Thu 2.30pm £19.50 - £39.50* Premium Seats*** £49.50* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £21.50 - £42.50* Premium Seats*** £52.50* One of the world’s favourite family musicals, Annie is coming to the Centre, starring the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan.

Set in 1930s New York during the Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. But spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search.

With its award-winning book and score, this stunning new production includes the unforgettable songs Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow. You can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it.

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)

anniethemusicaltour.uk Reductions:** Mon – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 40+ £6 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s £15 off Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off Patrons with Disabilities £4 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.

Wales Millennium Centre ROALD DAHL PLASS

A Welsh Journey of Myth and Magic 12 Sept ’15 Free outdoor spectacular, 7.30pm Gather outside the Centre for this spectacular outdoor performance to bring our 10th Anniversary programme and a six-month nationwide artistic journey to a close.

Commissioned by the Centre and created by outdoor arts specialists Walk the Plank, Ar Waith Ar Daith weaves tradition and contemporary culture together in a breathtaking display of processions, song, storytelling, music, dance, projection and pyrotechnics.

Alongside hundreds of participants from across Wales, our Mistress of Magic, Cerdiwen will call up images from the story of the great bard Taliesin’s birth as new visions and words are seared onto the side of our iconic building. The show is shaped by a creative team which includes Welsh artists, and influenced by collaboration with Welsh creative practitioners who came together for the Lloyds Bank Awen training schools in Cardiff, Castell y Bere and Newport, putting the legacy for the next generation of Welsh artists at the very heart of our finale celebrations.

For full information, please visit arwaithardaith.com or follow #Awen2015 Follow our ‘Awen’ bus tour, commencing 1 August, as it captures the creative expression from artists in communities throughout Wales.

This free performance will take place outdoors whatever the weather – please dress appropriately.

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Make time for WNO this autumn. Each world-class performance creates an exhilarating and unique series of moments. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.

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Autumn ’15 One place.

One audience.

One time.

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This season, delve into Madness. Our three fascinating stories show in different ways what happens when we go beyond breaking point. They explore what it means to be human, celebrating joy, beauty and sensitivity as well as our moments of fragility, pain and rage. wno.org.uk/madness

I puritani

Orlando

Bellini

Handel

Fri 11 & Sat 19 Sept 7pm Sun 4 Oct 4pm £6.50 - £42.50*

Sun 27 Sept 4pm Sat 3 & Wed 7 Oct 7.15pm £6.50 - £42.50*

Emotional and political turmoil erupt in Bellini’s masterpiece, the most purely entertaining of all bel canto operas. Revel in stratospheric showstoppers, beautiful singing and a thrilling story that travels between two historical conflicts – the Troubles of ’70s Belfast and the English Civil War of the 17th century.

Few great artists convey their deep understanding of the human condition as powerfully as Handel. Orlando contrasts the hero’s descent into madness with sublime music. Harry Fehr’s stylish production fittingly sets this poignant exploration of human suffering in a hospital during World War II.

Age Guidance: 8+

Age Guidance: 8+

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sondheim Thu 8 & Fri 9 Oct Tue 24 – Sun 29 Nov See pages 14 & 15 for full details Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is a dark yet delicious musical, combining moments of exquisite comedy and searing drama. Set in the late ’70s, Sweeney Todd will be performed exactly as you would wish from a musical, with the scale and full forces of WNO’s Chorus and Orchestra.

Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)

I puritani and Orlando are sung in Italian. You can follow both operas with real-time stage translation in English and Welsh. Check when booking to ensure the surtitles are visible from your seat.

Sweeney Todd is sung in English, without surtitles. Amplification will be used in line with music theatre practice.

Explore and save Request your WNO 2015/2016 Season brochure now. Call 029 2063 5030 or email marketing@wno.org.uk Book 3 or more operas from WNO’s 2015/2016 Season and save up to 30%.

To book a subscription, visit wmc.org.uk or call 029 2063 6464 For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

A Christmas Carol Iain Bell 18 & 20 Dec '15 Weston Studio £20 In the build up to Iain Bell’s In Parenthesis in summer 2016, Welsh National Opera present his adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Lose yourself in Bell’s sound world, as one tenor and a chamber orchestra present Dickens’ seasonal classic.

Age Guidance: 8+

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details.

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DONALD GORDON THEATRE A co-production between Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre and West Yorkshire Playhouse in association with Royal Exchange Theatre

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“Cracking high class entertainment” The Independent

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8 & 9 Oct & 24 – 29 Nov ’15 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu & Sun 2pm £6.50† - £43* Premium Seats*** £53* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2pm £6.50† - £45* Premium Seats*** £55*

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.

His skin was pale and his eye was odd.

He shaved the faces of gentlemen, Who never thereafter were heard of again…

The genius of Stephen Sondheim takes this tale of poverty, madness and spiralling depravity to a whole new level. He creates a recipe of musical phrases that lodge in the memory like the richest flavours and aromas of your favourite meal. Though after this performance, we’d guess that won’t include any variety of meat pie…

Clever lyrics drive the story along with pace and pitch black humour, drawing you – almost against your will – into the world of a man pushed over the edge of reason by the corrupt and powerful elite of his day.

Performed by Welsh National Opera. wno.org.uk/sweeney

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an adaptation by Christopher Bond

Originally directed by Harold Prince Original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos. Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.

Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s)

Reductions:** (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats) Promise £10 off top price seats on 24 Nov (see page 14) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 30s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off Patrons with Disabilities £4 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre. †£6.50* tickets only available 8 & 9 Oct

MEMBERSHIP

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A year of amazing experiences at Wales Millennium Centre Join Promise from £35 a year and enjoy priority booking, discounts on food and drink and ticket offers**

Wales Millennium Centre and Orchard present

Mike Peters & The Alarm

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience £3 off on 3 Sept ’15*

Sweeney Todd

£10 off top price seats on 24 Nov ’15*

10 Oct ’15 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

£26.50† tickets on 3 Aug ’16*

Sat 8pm (Film Preview: 6pm) | £29† With the Welsh Pops Orchestra, Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir and special guests.

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Marking the final date of The Alarm’s 30 th Anniversary World Tour, this very special concert will feature The Alarm's greatest music backed by the Welsh Pops Orchestra conducted by John Quirk, with songs including Sixty Eight Guns, Spirit of ’76, Rain In The

Summertime, The Stand, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke and many more.

Alongside North Wales’ Acquire Choir and other special guests, the Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir will be reunited with the band for the classics A New South Wales and Bells of Rhymney.

Promise Gold offers even more, including late access to an allocation of best seats, an exclusive supporters’ bar and behind the scenes experiences**.

Call the Gold Membership team on 029 2063 6405 or development@wmc.org.uk for more information. *Subject to allocations and availability. **Terms and conditions apply.

The event will also include a special preview of the forthcoming Mike Peters / Love Hope Strength / Alarm film Man In The Camo Jacket which will be screened at 6pm prior to the concert at 8pm.

Age Guidance: 12+

† These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details.

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BBC HODDINOTT HALL

BBC National Orchestra of Wales ¡Fiesta Sinfónica!

BBC National Chorus of Wales in Concert

During their autumn concerts, BBC National Orchestra of Wales will explore music from across the Americas. From the tango of Argentina to the Batuque of Brazil, BBC Hoddinott Hall will be alive with the rhythms of Latin America, with incredible artists and conductors.

In a concert celebrating Welsh vocal music, BBC National Orchestra of Wales expose and explore the flexibility of massed human voices.

Fri 18 Sept, 2pm £11.50 - £13.50*

Christmas with Gershwin & Ellington

Music by: Carlos López Buchardo \ Juan José Castro \ Ástor Piazzolla \ Michael Berkeley \ Alberto Ginastera

An alternative festive concert as Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård presents Christmas favourites with a twist.

Fri 9 Oct, 2pm £11.50 - £13.50*

Fri 11 Dec, 2pm £11.50 - £13.50* Music by: George Gershwin \ Duke Ellington

Music by: Cláudio Santoro \ Heitor Villa-Lobos \ Césare Guerra-Piexe \ Alexandre Levy \ Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez

Sun 15 Nov, 7.30pm £11.50 - £13.50* Music by: Alun Hoddinott \ Grace Williams \ Paul Mealor \ William Mathias \ Ivor Novello

Fri 27 Nov, 2pm £11.50 - £13.50* Music by: Silvestre Reveultas \ Lalo Schifrin \ Alfonso Letelier \ Arturo Márquez Tickets are available through Wales Millennium Centre’s Ticket Office or the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line on 0800 052 1812. bbc.co.uk/now

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details.

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WESTON STUDIO

Tinderbox Alley in association with Wales Millennium Centre presents

12 – 18 Oct ’15 Tue – Sat* 8pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm £14 Preview Performance Mon 8pm £10 Hotter than a Vindaloo and cooler than a Korma, Half 'n' Half is a musical that celebrates the Great British Curry and the people who make it.

It is 1987 and at the Taj Mahal restaurant on Cowbridge Road East, changes are afoot. Ali, the boss, is ready to retire to his native Bangladesh. But who will carry on his legacy: his nephew Khan from Sylhet, or Rafiq, the young gunslinger from Cardiff?

Forbidden romance, business machinations and a hurricane are some of the ingredients that combine to serve up this deliciously original British musical.

Pre-show Curry £4 Enjoy a pre-show curry with half ’n’ half (chips and rice) and a naan bread in ffresh Bar. Vegetarian option available.

Matinees 12.30pm – 2pm Evenings 6pm – 7.30pm

Trouble appears with the arrival of Mr Bajar, the self-proclaimed Balti King from Birmingham, who is more interested in a takeover than a takeaway!

Reductions available. Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Restriction: 8+

Written by Tim Riley \ Produced by Tinderbox Alley \ Director: Vik Sivalingam \ Composers: Tim Riley and Ansuman Biswas \ Musical Director: Greg Harradine \ Dramaturg: David Cottis

*No Thursday performance.

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WESTON STUDIO Wales Millennium Centre, Theatre503 and Tara Finney Productions present

By Chris Urch

“Breathtaking” The Public Reviews “Undeniably powerful” The Guardian

20 – 28 Oct ’15 Mon – Sat 7.30pm & Sat 24 & Wed 28 Oct 2pm £15 3 May 1979, South Wales. Thatcher is counting her votes, Sid Vicious is spinning in his grave and six Welsh miners are trapped down a coal mine.

As the men await their rescue, secrets emerge and accusations fly. Within two weeks, everything they believe in and everything they know will have changed.

Winner of Time Out’s Critic’s Choice and Fringe Show of the Year 2013, Chris Urch's critically acclaimed debut play is packed full of blistering comedy and echoes a generation of lost voices.

Land of Our Fathers opens at the Centre before touring Wales in autumn ’15 and England in spring ’16.

Age Guidance: 14+

*Subject to allocations and availability.

“A high-voltage production” The Times

“ The most engrossing and powerful theatrical experience you are likely to have any time soon” Entertainment Focus

Reductions:* Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off Patrons with Disabilities £3 off Schools £6

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Dance Consortium presents

16 & 17 Oct ’15 Fri & Sat 7.30pm £16 - £29* Premium Packages*** £39* Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts presenting a playful, entertaining view of classical ballet in parody form, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts and are now treasured all around the world.

Affectionately known as The Trocks, this company of professional male dancers will perform their own interpretations of Swan Lake (Act II), Patterns in Space, Don Quixote and Go for Barocco with an inspired blend of their loving knowledge of dance, their brilliant comic approach and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces!

“This is the funniest night you' ll ever have at the ballet” The Sunday Times

danceconsortium.com Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s) Reductions:** (excludes Premium Packages) Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £3 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 26s £11.50* tickets (bottom two prices) Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £2 off Patrons with Disabilities £2 off

Post show Q&A with members of the company on Fri 16 Oct *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.

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Wales Millennium Centre presents

JOHN OWEN-JONES RUSSELL GRANT TENORS OF ROCK MADALENA ALBERTO

KERRY ELLIS RUTHIE HENSHALL LUCIE JONES SOPHIE EVANS RHYDIAN ROBERTS SHÂN COTHI CAROLINE SHEEN MICHAEL XAVIER

23 – 25 Oct ’15 Fri & Sat 7.30pm £25 - £55* Sun 7.30pm £15 - £55* Celebrate the end of our 10 th Anniversary year as we enjoy a hand-picked selection of our favourite moments from the musical blockbusters that we’ve welcomed to the Centre over the years.

This glamorous and glitzy celebration of musical theatre will feature show-stopping songs from Wicked, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and many more – live on stage with the 38-piece Novello Orchestra.

Together with a full supporting company, this spinetingling show will be a night you’ll remember for years to come.

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

VIP Experience Package: £150* (Limited availability Fri & Sat only) With our Experience Package you’ll enjoy pre-performance drinks and canapés, a signed programme, best available seat, interval drink and an opportunity to join the stars on stage after the curtain has come down for an end-of-show drink.

Parking is also included.

Made possible by

Reductions:** Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 40+ £6 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off Patrons with Disabilities £4 off

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability.

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DONALD GORDON THEATRE Wales Millennium Centre and Urdd Gobaith Cymru present

Les Misérables Fersiwn Ysgolion Performed entirely by students Supported by Ysgol Glanaethwy and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David

29 – 31 Oct ’15 Thu – Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £20 - £25* Tickets are selling quickly for this stunning showcase of the next generation of Welsh stars.

A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG

Following a nationwide search to all corners of Wales, we have recruited over 120 of our most talented young performers, all of whom are aged 13-19, to perform a Welsh language school edition of one of the world’s most famous musicals.

Welsh translation by Tudur Dylan Jones

Featuring the iconic songs I Dreamed A Dream, A Heart Full of Love and One Day More, the production will be directed by Cefin Roberts of Ysgol Glanaethwy and his experienced team which includes Carys Edwards, Rhian Roberts and John Quirk as Musical Director.

Age Guidance: 8+

School Edition specially adapted and licensed

by JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH (OVERSEAS) LIMITED

Reductions:** Groups 10+ £2 off, 20+ £3 off, 40+ £4 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off Patrons with Disabilities £3 off

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability.

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Wales Millennium Centre presents Welsh National Opera

2 Nov ’15 Mon 7.15pm £15 - £55* (Limited availability) In a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, witness Puccini’s passionate and dramatic opera performed by some of the world’s leading singers and the award-winning Welsh National Opera.

With its exquisite melodies and exhilarating orchestration, Tosca is one of the world’s best-loved operas and this unique concert performance sees Bryn Terfel recreate the role of Scarpia, Ainhoa Arteta sing the title role of Floria Tosca and Teodor Ilinca˘i as the ill-fated artist Cavaradossi.

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

This concert comes during a special period for Bryn Terfel as he celebrates his 50 th birthday year – and what better place to do that than on stage at his spiritual home, Wales Millennium Centre, alongside the Company with which he started his career.

VIP Experience Package: £150* (Limited availability) Choose our Experience Package and you’ll enjoy preperformance drinks with canapés and bowl food, a signed programme, best available seat, interval drink and a postperformance reception in the company of the principal artists with drinks and dessert canapés. Parking is also included.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details.

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Free Performances Still the UK’s most extensive programme of free events, our Glanfa Stage showcases local and national talents with performances most days. Visit wmc.org.uk/free or pick up a copy of our monthly guides for the most recent programme. You can also watch live and catch up on wmc.org.uk/connected Free performances at the Centre are made possible by

Free Exhibition

Graduate 10 Sept – 15 Nov ’15 Artist Richard Billingham, best known for his successful photobook Ray’s a Laugh, will curate the Centre’s Graduate 2015 exhibition. Now in its fourth year, Graduate showcases some of the best artwork, across a range of mediums, created by Wales-based art graduates. wmc.org.uk/graduate

Discover Indonesia 18 – 20 Sept ’15 In partnership with the British Council, Southbank Centre, Cryptic Theatre and the Indonesian government, we’re proud to present Discover Indonesia – the largest showcase of Indonesian arts and culture in the UK to date. The programme will feature music, dance, theatre and visual art which reflect both the traditional and contemporary worlds of the Indonesian people. wmc.org.uk/indonesia

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Fun Palace 3 & 4 Oct ’15 Bringing together arts and sciences, the Centre will become a Fun Palace once again this October. As part of a UK-wide celebration of Joan Littlewood and her belief that everyone is an artist and a scientist, we’ll have a whole weekend of family workshops, activities and performances for you to enjoy. wmc.org.uk/funpalace

Black History Month Celebrations 24 Oct ’15 Returning for its seventh consecutive year, we’re proud to welcome Black History Month Celebrations back to celebrate the contributions made by the African Diaspora to local, national and world history and culture.

Celebrating great Black Women Past and Present, you can expect lively music, fun-filled family activities and delicious Caribbean food. wmc.org.uk/blackhistorymonth

Diwali 14 Nov ’15 We’re working in partnership with Wales Tamil Sangam once again this year to celebrate Diwali. Promising its usual electric atmosphere and warm welcome, the festival of lights will take over the Centre with a whole host of dance performances, lantern-making workshops and fireworks. wmc.org.uk/diwali

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YOUR VISIT

Eat and Drink

Parking

Guided Tours

With a delicious children’s menu, ffresh Restaurant serves the very best in Welsh food. ffresh Bar is a great place to enjoy coffee, drinks or one of our tasty pizzas.

Just across the road from us, you’ll find Pierhead Street Multi Storey Car Park.

There’s a lot to discover about the Centre so take a backstage tour and find out all of our secrets. You can also get great discounts for groups of 10 or more.

Opposite our interactive Milipwts’ Den, Hufen is a favourite with families. Offering good coffee, light bites and ice cream, there’s plenty of room for pushchairs and facilities to heat baby food too.

Serving bistro food and tapas as well as fine wines and cocktails, One is a great place to spend an hour or two and cosy coffee shop Crema is the perfect choice for getting your early morning caffeine fix.

Our partnership with this car park means that the Centre’s customers can pre-pay for parking at a reduced rate of £3.60 via our Ticket Office.

We also have some on-site parking spaces for Blue Badge holders. These are free on non-performance days and £5 when there is a performance.

Please call 029 2063 6464 to prebook.

Please visit wmc.org.uk/ gettinghere for full details and other travel options.

For more information, visit wmc.org.uk/tours

Groups Get More Become one of our Group Organisers and you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including priority information, flexible payment terms, invitations to special events and a free organiser ticket for groups of 20 or more.* For more information, visit wmc.org.uk/groups *Subject to allocations and availability.

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FAMILIES We offer a range of inspiring family experiences, including many activities for our youngest visitors to enjoy. wmc.org.uk/families

Toddler Time

Family Saturdays

The Big Draw

18 Sept, 16 Oct, 13 Nov & 18 Dec ’15 11am – 3pm

Every Saturday 11am – 4pm

26 – 31 Oct ’15

Saturdays at the Centre are all about families with workshops, activities and performances for children aged 8 and under.

During half term week, artists and doodlers of all ages are welcome to drop in and fill our foyer with imagination and drawings as part of the national Big Draw event.

Bring your tot along to sing, dance, play and create at the Centre with a special programme of activities for you and your little one.

WESTON STUDIO

Wizard Presents

30 Oct ’15 Fri 1pm & 3pm £7 Olivier Award nominated Wizard Presents brings best-selling children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s treasured story to life.

This intimate show is set in a library full of books that hold more than stories within their pages.

I Believe in Unicorns sparks imagination in both young and old. We challenge you not to believe in unicorns after joining Tomas’ spellbinding journey.

Age Guidance: 6+

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“One of the best Swan Lakes around” The Daily Express

“A triumph” The Guardian

First Steps: A Child’s Swan Lake Fri 13 Nov 1pm £10 In this fun-filled introduction to ballet for 3 – 7 year olds, a storyteller introduces the children to the music and characters, followed by a section of the ballet featuring the full company of dancers and orchestra.

Pre-Performance Talk Fri 13 Nov 6.30pm Free but ticketed Company Class Sat 14 Nov 11.45am £10 (Reductions available) Family Activities Sat 14 Nov 12.30pm until curtain up Free

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11 – 14 Nov ’15 Wed & Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2pm £17 - £37* Premium Packages*** £45* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £42* Premium Packages*** £50* Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lavish production of the timeless classic Swan Lake. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score, has bewitched audiences for generations.

By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince is astonished to witness the transformation of a swan into a beautiful princess. Compelled by an evil spell to spend her days in the form of a bird, she can only be saved by the power of love.

Acknowledged by The Observer as "one of the world’s finest productions of the ballet", this Swan Lake is atmospheric, romantic and beautiful.

Reductions:** Wed & Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Packages) Groups 10+ £3 off, 20+ £4 off, 50+ £5 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s Half price tickets (applies to £22 - £37* seats) Under 26s £10 off tickets (applies to £22* and £27* seats) Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off Patrons with Disabilities £3 off Thu 2pm (circle only) Under 26s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £16.50* Patrons with Disabilities £16.50* Schools £10 plus one free teacher’s seat per 10 pupils (stalls only – please call Ticket Office to book, not available online)

brb.org.uk Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.

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WESTON STUDIO Wales Millennium Centre presents ZooNation Dance Company

13 – 15 & 20 – 22 Nov ’15 Fri & Sat 7pm & Sun 3pm £12 Award-winning hip hop dance company ZooNation and Southbank Centre are proud to present a new adaptation of their smash-hit family dance adventure, Groove On Down The Road, which will be bursting into our Weston Studio this autumn.

Following the success of hit shows Into The Hoods and Some Like It Hip Hop, Groove On Down The Road will see ZooNation creatives working with phenomenal, young Welsh dance talent over a three month period to recreate and re-imagine the classic story of The Wizard of Oz. Part of Cardiff Dance Festival Age Guidance: 5+ *Subject to allocations and availability.

Join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion as they groove on down the yellow brick road in this visually spectacular journey. Featuring music by Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, José González, Janelle Monáe and Miguel, this is the funniest, freshest and most uplifting family adventure this side of the rainbow.

Reductions:* Under 16s \ Students \ Schools £6 off Over 60s \ Unwaged £2 off Patrons with Disabilities £2 off

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DONALD GORDON THEATRE Serious and Wales Millennium Centre present

Melody Gardot: The Currency of Man Tour Q, The Times, Evening Standard, The Mail on Sunday

18 Nov ’15 Wed 7.30pm £17 - £32* Premium Seats** £42* The intensely creative singer-songwriter Melody Gardot makes her Wales Millennium Centre debut this November for her only UK performance outside London.

Melody has mastered the art of capturing mood and emotion in her music, prompting The Times to say “every decade or so an artist comes along who redefines the art of the possible”. The Grammynominated artist will perform a variety of songs from her brand new album Currency Of Man – a record that goes beyond the musical genres of jazz, blues and R&B to offer a stirring social and musical statement.

“A singer/songwriter whose

talent knows no boundaries” Mojo

“ The most intriguing artist

to emerge in the past decade” The Sunday Times

melodygardot.com Age Guidance: 14+ (No under 2s) *These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **One of the best seats in the theatre

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Wales Millennium Centre and The Aloud Charity present

Only Boys Aloud @ 5 21 Nov ’15 Sat 7.30pm £14 - £29* Join the world’s biggest boy band as Only Boys Aloud celebrate their first 5 action-packed years.

Since 2010, Only Boys Aloud has performed at landmark events on stages across the UK, made numerous appearances on primetime TV and recorded a best-selling album, gathering millions of worldwide fans along the way. More than 300 boys have been part of this phenomenon and we are bringing together as many of them as we can to mark this special event.

Under the artistic direction of Tim Rhys-Evans and with a special guest appearance from their sibling choir Wales Millennium Centre / Only Kids Aloud National Chorus, this promises to be a fantastic evening.

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)

Following a nationwide search earlier this year, the Centre and the Aloud Charity are delighted to present our 2015/16 Only Kids Aloud Chorus as part of this evening of celebration.

One of Wales’ leading youth choirs, Only Kids Aloud comprises of 100 children from all backgrounds across Wales who share a passion and talent for music.

Previous choirs have travelled to St Petersburg to sing with the Mariinsky Opera and Chorus in 2012 and shared the stage with Bryn Terfel and Cape Town Opera in South Africa in 2014; our new choir members certainly have an exciting year ahead!

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details.

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Book online wmc.org.uk WESTON STUDIO Hijinx’s Odyssey Group presents

The Silent Toy Soldier

3 – 5 Dec ’15

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Welsh National Opera Figaro Forever

13 – 27 Feb ’16

Thu - Sat 7pm & Sat 3pm £8

£6.50 - £42.50*

In a land that should be full of magic and festive cheer, where joy and song should fill the air, something dark is stirring at the edges. As the threat draws closer, toys have been disappearing. How can you feel safe when you don't have a voice?

For over 200 years, Figaro has remained one of opera’s most popular and enduring creations, making audiences worldwide smile and laugh with his lust for life and love.

Join Hijinx’s community theatre group, Odyssey, this Christmas as they share their own adaptation of E T A Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The Silent Toy Soldier features a vibrant cast of disabled and non-disabled performers from Odyssey, pupils from Woodlands High School, and aspects of Tchaikovsky’s music reimagined by students from the University of South Wales, Caerleon.

The Barber of Seville Rossini New production 13, 17, 19, 23 & 25 Feb ’16

The Marriage of Figaro Mozart New production

This treat for the whole family follows the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy and other famous festive characters as they journey to find a place that everyone can call home.

18, 20, 24 & 26 Feb ’16

hijinx.org.uk

21 & 27 Feb ’16

Age Guidance: 6+

He laughed. He loved. He lost.

Figaro Gets a Divorce Elena Langer World première

wno.org.uk/figaroforever Reductions:** Under 16s £2 off

To request WNO’s latest season brochure, please call 029 2063 6464 or email marketing@wno.org.uk

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability.

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Music and Lyrics by

JERRY HERMAN

Book by

MICHAEL STEWART

Book revised by

FRANCINE PASCAL

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1 – 6 Dec ’15 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £20.50 - £52.50* Premium Seats*** £62.50* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm £24.50 - £54.50* Premium Seats*** £64.50* Direct from its première at Chichester Festival Theatre, this major new production of the classic Broadway musical Mack & Mabel stars double Olivier award-winning Michael Ball as Mack Sennett.

Based on the real-life romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, it tells the story of a group of pioneering filmmakers who changed the world surrounded by the great fun of the silent screen: heroes in capes, girls tied to the tracks, glamorous Bathing Beauties and the slapstick chaos of the Keystone Kops.

Featuring an outstanding score by Jerry Herman, Mack & Mabel is widely admired for its classic Broadway hits including I Won’t Send Roses and Time Heals Everything.

In a production by a multi-award winning team, with direction by Jonathan Church and choreography by Stephen Mear, this dazzling musical comedy is both a poignant love story and a riveting tribute to the excitement and glamour of the era of the silent movies.

Reductions:** Tue – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off Patrons with Disabilities £4 off

Age Guidance: 8+ (No under 2s)

For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.

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“Shrek-tacular. A great show for all the family.”

The Sunday Telegraph

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“A Big, Brilliant Hit Show. Tremendous.”

The Daily Express

Tue – Thu 7pm & Thu 2.30pm† £19.50 - £44* Premium Seats** £54* Fri & Sat 7pm, Sat & Sun 2.30pm and all performances from Sun 20 Dec – Fri 1 Jan◊ £21.50 - £48* Premium Seats** £58* Direct from the West End and larger than life!

Tickets are selling fast for Shrek The Musical, the must-see show for all the family this Christmas.

Join our unlikely hero and his loyal steed Donkey as they embark on a quest to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona from a fire breathing, love-sick dragon. Add the diminutive Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude, and you’ve got the biggest, brightest musical comedy around!

Featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem I’m a Believer, Shrek The Musical brings all the much-loved DreamWorks characters to life, in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza. shrekthemusical.co.uk Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)

For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **One of the best seats in the theatre. †Excludes 22 – 24 Dec and 29 – 31 Dec. ◊ Please call our Ticket Office or visit wmc.org.uk/shrek for performance times.

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12 – 16 Jan ’16 Tue - Thu 7.30pm £19 - £42* Premium Seats*** £52* Thu 2.30pm & Fri 5pm £17 - £38* Fri 8.15pm & Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm £22 - £47* Premium Seats*** £57* Get ready for the ride of your life as the ultimate party, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, returns to Cardiff – starring Jason Donovan as Tick.

Based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could have ever dreamed of.

“Hugely entertaining... insanely glitzy” The Daily Express

“Energy, fun, wisecracks galore’” The Times

Age Guidance: 15+ Contains strong language

With a dazzling array of outrageous costumes and a hit parade of dance floor classics including It’s Raining Men,

I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The Nightlife, this wildly fresh and funny hit musical will take you on a journey to the heart of fabulous! priscillathemusical.com Reductions:** Tue – Thu & Fri 5pm (top 3 prices excluding Premium Seats) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off, 50+ £6 off One free Group Organiser's ticket for groups 20+ Under 26s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £4 off Patrons with Disabilities £4 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.

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7 – 12 Mar ’16 Mon - Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £17 - £34* Premium Seats*** £44* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £19 - £37* Premium Seats*** £47* Step back in time to the dance halls, working men’s clubs and recording studios of the ’60s where the legend of Tom Jones was born: a Valleys boy with a heart-stopping voice who dreamed of making the big time, no matter what it took.

This inspirational story of self-belief and determination is performed live on stage by a phenomenal cast of actors and musicians, celebrating an ordinary man with an extraordinary talent who became a superstar on the world stage.

Age Guidance: 12+ (No under 2s) Contains strong language

Featuring hits of the era including Ghost Riders in the Sky, Spanish Harlem and Lucille, we track Tom’s climb to stardom, ending with some of the hits that made him one of the most charismatic stars of the day: It’s Not

Unusual, Delilah, Green, Green Grass of Home, What’s New Pussycat? and more.

Theatr na nÓg presents a TNN Production Reductions:** Mon – Thu (top 2 prices excluding Premium Seats) Groups 10+ £3 off, 20+ £4 off, 50+ £5 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s \ Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off Patrons with Disabilities £3 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre.

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Derren Brown: Miracle

4 – 9 Apr ’16

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Matthew Bourne’s

Sleeping Beauty

26 – 30 Apr ’16

Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Wed 2.30pm £19 - £34* Premium Packages† £44* Fri & Sat 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm £22 - £37* Back by phenomenal demand, the multi-award winning Premium Packages† £47* acknowledged master of psychological illusion returns to the Centre with his most daring show yet, Miracle.

A New Adventures Production Mon - Thu 7.30pm £30 - £40* Premium Seats** £47* Fri & Sat £33 - £43* Premium Seats** £50*

Matthew Bourne’s dazzling production of Sleeping Beauty has won the hearts of thousands and smashed box office records across the UK and the USA since its première.

Derren Brown delivers an evening of mind-altering genius as extraordinary events unfold before you, live on stage. Guaranteed to entertain and baffle your brain, witness the wonderment of one of the world’s most renowned live performers; a dark manipulator of magic and mind control, and a miracle man of our modern times.

A gothic romance for all ages, Sleeping Beauty is now back by popular demand.

“Dazzling. Thought-provoking and captivating”

Don’t miss this chance to experience a classic in New Adventures’ growing repertoire – it might just be another 100 years before she re-awakens...

The Daily Telegraph

The Scottish Herald

“The brilliance of this master magician is no illusion”

The Times

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s) new-adventures.net derrenbrown.co.uk

Reductions available. Please visit wmc.org.uk for details.

Age Restriction: 12+

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Please see page 45 for details. **One of the best seats in the theatre. †One of the best seats in the theatre and a programme.

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DONALD GORDON THEATRE Music & Lyrics and West Yorkshire Playhouse present

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Music and Lyrics by RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN Music by Special Arrangement with Sony/ATV Publishing Adapted for the Stage

by JEREMY SAMS Based on the MGM Motion Picture Licensed Script adapted

by Ray Roderick This production presented by permission of JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York

3 – 21 Aug ’16 Tue – Thu 7.30pm & Thu 2.30pm £18 - £41* Premium Seats*** £51* Fri – Sat & Sun 7 Aug 7.30pm & Sat & Sun 2.30pm £21 - £45* Premium Seats*** £55* The most Fantasmagorical musical ever lands at the Centre next summer.

One of the world’s favourite musicals, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will have audiences of all ages flying high with its mixture of madness, intrigue and exuberance.

Can the loveable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst?

What happens when the children are caught and imprisoned by the evil Childcatcher? Will it all end happily-ever-after? Well, of course it will!

Age Guidance: 5+ (No under 2s)

Having broken all box office records in the West End, this fun-filled production promises favourite songs including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Hushabye Mountain, magic galore and of course, Chitty herself!

Reductions:** Tue - Thu (excludes Premium Seats) Promise £26.50* ticket on 3 Aug (see page 14) Groups 10+ £3 off, 20+ £4 off, 40+ £5 off One free Group Organiser’s ticket for groups 20+ Under 16s Half price tickets† Students \ Over 60s \ Unwaged £3 off Patrons with Disabilities £3 off For access information and performances, turn to page 47.

*These prices include a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket to clearly show the maximum you will pay. Turn to page 45 for details. **Subject to allocations and availability. ***One of the best seats in the theatre. †Maximum of two half price tickets for Under 16s per full paying adult.

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Wales Millennium Centre would like to thank the following organisations and individuals for supporting the Centre’s education and outreach work, creating unforgettable and unique experiences for thousands of people every year.

Principal Sponsor

Proud to support Wales Millennium Centre’s 10th Anniversary

Partners

Principal Corporate Supporters

10th Anniversary Supporters

Leading Corporate Supporters

Corporate Supporters

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Founding Patron

The Chairman’s Circle

10th Anniversary Supporters

Sir Donald Gordon

Sir David Davies Dame Vivien Duffield DBE Diane & Henry Engelhardt Dyfrig & Heather John Sir David Prosser The Lord and Lady Rowe-Beddoe The Turner Family

Raj Kumar Aggarwal OBE, DL Dr Steven Luke MBE, Arup Lloyds Bank Dr Carol Bell The Dyfrig and Heather John Charitable Trust Alan & Maggie Peterson Clive & Sylvia Richards Peter & Babs Thomas University of Wales Trinity St David

Special Support Peter & Babs Thomas David Seligman OBE & Philippa Seligman

Producers’ Row Stage Entertainment

Platinum Patrons Raj Kumar Aggarwal OBE, DL Ms Ayesha Al-Sabah Mr David & Mrs Diana Andrews Dr Carol Bell Mary & David Beynon Andrea & John Bryant Mr Hugh Child & Ms Gwenda Griffith Bob Clark Sir Alan Cox CBE & Lady Rosamund Cox Mr Peter & Mrs Janet Davies Mr Christian Du Cann Mr P Ellis & Mrs V Wood Sigi & Wynford Evans CBE Dr Grahame Guilford Russell Harris Q.C. & Mrs Nicola Harris Mr & Mrs Granville & Sheila John Robert & Philippa John Mr & Mrs William R Jones Mr Hopkin Joseph Dr Phillip Lane Dr & Mrs Richard Logan Mr Peter Mathias Mr & Mrs Michael McGrane Dr Darren Owakee Mathew & Lucy Prichard Julienne Damaris Rowlands Mr David Stevens CBE & Mrs Heather Stevens CBE 1 Anonymous Promise Gold Members Mr Geraint Anderson Wayne Ashe Ms Sarah Barlow Dean Barnard Cheryl Beach Sir Michael & Lady Checkland

Mr J & Mrs A M Curtis Jonathan Davies & Jay Burrell Paul Glyn Davies Mr Philip Hughes Davies Mrs Francesca Dawson Mr Jason Digby Sian Edwards Jane Farleigh Luke & Rachel Fletcher Dr Kirk Freeman Christine Fudge Mr Stephen Griffiths Mr Bart & Mrs Patricia Haines Mr Philip Hawkins Professor & Mrs A J Hazell Mr Peter Heathcote Gerald & Edith Holtham Mr Hywel Houghton-Jones Janey Howell Mr Richard Hoyle Lady Inkin Mrs Julie Jenkins Sir Emyr & Lady Lynn Jones Parry Mrs Jackie Jones Pat Jones Professor Michael Levi Dafydd Bowen Lewis George & Alison Menzies Davina & Howard Morgan Mr Mike Newman Dr M L Nussbaum The Pearce Family Dr Andrew Potts Jonathon & Amanda Poyner Mrs Eirlys Pritchard-Jones Mr Colin Richards Paul & Sue Rothwell Mr Ray Sherry

Special Support

Anna Southall Ronald G Skuse Derek Stabbins Mr Malcolm Stammers Mr Brian Stonhold Andy Thomas Mr Dyfrig Thomas The Turner Family Richard Tynen Christopher J K Wood 7 Anonymous Trusts Cardiff Council Colwinston Charitable Trust Heritage Lottery Fund The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales Arts Council of Wales Tourism Investment Support Scheme Ernest Cook Trust Garfield Weston Foundation Jenour Foundation PRS for Music Foundation Simon Gibson Charitable Trust Swansea Welsh Church Act Trust The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation The Boshier-Hinton Foundation The Concertina Charitable Trust The John S Cohen Foundation The Joseph Strong Frazer Trust The Mary Homfray Charitable Trust The Moondance Foundation WRAP Cymru 1 Anonymous

Dewis Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru o Westy Partner Wales Millennium Centre’s Preferred Hotel Partner Archebwch becyn theatr gyda Future Inn Bae Caerdydd a chaiff cwsmeriaid y Ganolfan fanteisio ar gyfraddau ecsgliwsif.

Book your theatre break with Future Inn Cardiff Bay and the Centre’s customers benefit from exclusive rates.

Ffoniwch 02920 636464 i archebu eich tocynnau a’ch gwesty, a’i gwneud hi’n noson i’w chofio.

Taith gerdded fer o’r Ganolfan.

Parcio am ddim ar gael.

Call 02920 636464 to book your tickets and hotel stay, and make it a night to remember.

A short walk from the Centre.

Free parking available.

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Visitor Information The information in this brochure is correct at the time of going to print. Wales Millennium Centre reserves the right to make programme, pricing and casting changes without prior notice.

Please refer to wmc.org.uk for our full Terms and Conditions and the most up-to-date information.

Booking Tickets

Booking Fees

Visit wmc.org.uk to select and buy your seats 24 hours a day. Alternatively, please call 029 2063 6464 (Minicom 029 2063 4651) or visit us at the Centre during the opening hours below.

At our Ticket Desk with cash or Wales Millennium Centre Gift Certificate

No booking fee

Phone lines

On our website

£1 per ticket

Monday – Saturday Performance days: 10am – 7pm Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm

Over the phone, by post or at our Ticket Desk using a payment card or cheque

£1.50 per ticket (£1 per ticket for Weston Studio performances)

Sunday Performance days: Lines open for 4 hours before the start of the first performance where this falls between 10am – 7pm.

Non-performance days: Closed.

Our dedicated Groups Line is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm.

Please call 029 2063 6464 option 4.

Ticket desk Performance days: 10am until 30 minutes after the start of the latest performance.

Non-performance days: 10am – 6pm The Information Desk will remain open for enquiries until the end of the last Donald Gordon Theatre performance.

You can also book your tickets at the City Centre Tourist Information Centre.

Payment Options Pay with cash if booking in person, by cheque (payable to Wales Millennium Centre), with a Wales Millennium Centre gift voucher or by Visa, Mastercard, Visa Delta, Mastercard Debit, Maestro or Electron. We no longer accept SOLT Theatre Tokens. Booking fees apply (please see table).

Reductions

Receiving tickets by post

Only one reduction applies per ticket. Please let us know if you are eligible for one when booking as reductions cannot be applied once processed. Reduction and concession tickets are subject to allocations and availability.

On request, tickets can be posted to a UK address via 2nd Class standard post.

Booking must be made at least nine days before the performance.

Customers with Disabilities We are a member of Hynt, a new national access scheme. Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a personal assistant or carer.

Our previous Access Scheme comes to an end on 1 September 2015. Please visit hynt.co.uk or wmc.org.uk/access for information.

Infants and Under 16s Everyone under 16 years of age needs a valid ticket to see events in our theatres and must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult over the age of 18. Those aged 2 – 25 are eligible for under 16s ticket reductions where available; under 2s require a £2 baby ticket. Please note: some events are not suitable for all age groups.

Refunds and Exchanges With the exception of cancelled events, we will not refund tickets. Subject to availability and at our discretion, we may exchange tickets for another performance of the same production up to 24 hours before the performance for which the tickets were originally purchased. A handling fee will be charged and the original tickets must be produced prior to exchange.

Visit wmc.org.uk or call 029 2063 6464 for full terms and conditions.

Ticket Re-sales The Centre can accept tickets for re-sale, subject to a 10% fee but cannot guarantee that a new purchaser will be found. Visit wmc.org. uk or call 029 2063 6464 for full terms and conditions.

Booking Fees Detailed above, our booking fees are a maximum of £1.50 per ticket. However, you won’t pay any booking fees for meals at ffresh Restaurant, bookings made through the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line, tours or workshops and, if you’re booking for 10 people or more, the booking fees do not apply.

Get more by email Visit wmc.org.uk and register your email address for regular email updates and news.

Venue hire Right at the heart of Cardiff Bay, Wales Millennium Centre is an iconic venue for conferences and corporate events. Please visit wmc.org.uk or call Event Sales on 029 2063 4667.

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Breakin’ the Bay

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Annie

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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

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Graduate

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Welsh National Opera: I puritani

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Ar Waith Ar Daith

RD 7.30pm

Medi 18 Sept

Amser Plantos \ Toddler Time

C

Medi 18 Sept

¡Fiesta Sinfónica! Argentina

Medi 18 – 20 Sept

Discover Indonesia

HH 2pm C Trwy’r dydd \ All day

Medi 27 Sept & Hyd 3 & 7 Oct

Welsh National Opera: Orlando Fun Palace

DG C

Trowch i dud.11 \ Turn to pg.11

Hyd 3 & 4 Oct Hyd 8 & 9 Oct

Sweeney Todd

DG

Trowch i dud.13 \ Turn to pg.13

Hyd 9 Oct

¡Fiesta Sinfónica! Brazil

HH 2pm

Hyd 10 Oct

Mike Peters and The Alarm

DG 6pm

Hyd 12 – 18 Oct

Half ’n’ Half

WS

Trowch i dud.16 \ Turn to pg.16

Hyd 14 Oct

Diwali

C

Trwy’r dydd \ All day

Hyd 16 & 17 Oct

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

DG 7.30pm

Hyd 20 – 28 Oct

Land of Our Fathers

WS

Hyd 23 – 25 Oct

Broadway to the Bay

DG 7.30pm

Hyd 24 Oct

Black History Month Celebrations

C

Trwy’r dydd \ All day

Hyd 29 – 31 Oct

Les Misérables Fersiwn Ysgolion

DG

Trowch i dud.20 \ Turn to pg.20

Hyd 30 Oct

I Believe in Unicorns

WS

1pm & 3pm

Tach 2 Nov

Tosca

DG 7.15pm

Tach 11 – 14 Nov

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

DG

Trowch i dud.27 \ Turn to pg.27

Tach 13 – 15 & 20 – 22 Nov

ZooNation: Groove On Down The Road

WS

Trowch i dud.28 \ Turn to pg.28

Tach 15 Nov

BBC National Chorus of Wales in Concert

HH 7.30pm

Tach 18 Nov

Melody Gardot: The Currency of Man Tour

DG 7.30pm

Tach 21 Nov

Only Boys Aloud @ 5

DG

7.30pm

Tach 24 – 29 Nov

Sweeney Todd

DG

Trowch i dud.13 \ Turn to pg.13

Tach 27 Nov

¡Fiesta Sinfónica!

HH 2pm

Rhag 1 - 6 Dec

Mack & Mabel

DG

Trowch i dud.33 \ Turn to pg.33

Rhag 3 - 5 Dec

Hijinx Odyssey: The Silent Toy Soldier

WS

Trowch i dud.31 \ Turn to pg.31

Rhag 8 Dec – Ion 10 Jan

Shrek The Musical

DG

Trowch i dud.35 \ Turn to pg.35

Rhag 11 Dec

Christmas with Gershwin & Ellington

HH 2pm

Ion 12 - 16 Jan

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

DG

Trowch i dud.37 \ Turn to pg.37

Chwe 13, 17, 19, 23 & 25 Feb

Welsh National Opera: The Barber of Seville

DG

Trowch i dud. 31 \ Turn to pg. 31

Chwe 18, 20, 24 & 26 Feb

Welsh National Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

DG

Trowch i dud. 31 \ Turn to pg. 31

Chwe 21 & 27 Feb

Welsh National Opera: Figaro Gets a Divorce

DG

Trowch i dud. 31 \ Turn to pg. 31

Maw 4 – 12 Mar

Tom

DG

Trowch i dud.38 \ Turn to pg.38

Ebr 4 - 9 Apr

Derren Brown: Miracle

DG

Trowch i dud.39 \ Turn to pg.39

Ebr 26 - 30 Apr

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

DG

Trowch i dud.39 \ Turn to pg.39

Awst 3 – 21 Aug

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

DG

Trowch i dud.40 \ Turn to pg.40

Hyd 11 Oct – Tach 13 Nov

Mamma Mia

DG

Trowch i dud.41 \ Turn to pg.41

Trowch i dud. 25 \ Turn to pg. 25

Trwy’r dydd \ All day

Trowch i dud.17 \ Turn to pg.17

HYGYRCHEDD ACCESS

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Perfformiad â Chapsiynau \ Captioned Performance Perfformiad BSL \ BSL Performance Perfformiad Sain Ddisgrifiad \ Audio Described Performance

Os oes gennych nam neu ofyniad mynediad penodol, gall mwynhau ymweliad i’r Ganolfan fod yn fwy cymhleth na dim ond archebu tocynnau. Rydyn ni’n falch o fod yn rhan o Hynt, sef cynllun hygyrchedd cenedlaethol newydd. Ewch i hynt.co.uk neu wmc.org.uk/hygyrchedd am fanylion.

If you have an impairment or a specific access requirement, enjoying a visit to the Centre can be more complicated than just booking tickets. We are a member of Hynt, a new national access scheme. Visit hynt.co.uk or wmc.org.uk/access for full details.

Barnum

Shrek The Musical

Awst 13 Aug 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Rhag 10 Dec 7pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 5.30pm)

Awst 13 Aug

7.30pm

Rhag 16 Dec

Awst 15 Aug

2.30pm

Rhag 20 Dec 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm) Rhag 23 Dec

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2.30pm

Awst 20 Aug

2.30pm

Ion 7 Jan

7pm

Awst 21 Aug

7.30pm

Ion 9 Jan

2.30pm

Awst 22 Aug 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Annie!

Priscilla Queen of the Desert Ion 15 Jan

5pm 8.15pm

Awst 25 Aug

7.30pm

Ion 15 Jan

Awst 29 Aug

2.30pm

Ion 16 Jan 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Awst 27 Aug 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Tom Maw 11 Mar

Sweeney Todd

7.30pm

Tach 26 Nov

7.30pm

Maw 12 Mar 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Tach 27 Nov

7.30pm

Maw 12 Mar

Tach 28 Nov 7.30pm

7pm

7.30pm

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

(Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 6.30pm)

Awst 12 Aug

Mack & Mabel

7.30pm

Awst 18 Aug 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Rhag 3 Dec

7.30pm

Rhag 4 Dec

7.30pm

Rhag 5 Dec 2.30pm (Taith Gyffwrdd \ Touch Tour 1pm)

Awst 20 Aug

2.30pm