First announcement includes the unique voices of Patti Smith, Gruff Rhys with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah, Passenger & more, plus ambitious collaboration with public art specialists Artichoke • The biennial international arts festival returns to Cardiff for its second instalment • First artists announced with full programme unveiled on 6 March • The 11-day city festival will feature one-off events, unique collaborations and a platform for powerful and diverse voices from music, arts and the…

HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron of Welsh National Opera, attended a performance of WNO’s new production of La forza del destino at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. On arrival, His Royal Highness was met by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan, Mrs Morfudd Meredith, and hosts including WNO Honorary President Mathew Prichard, WNO Chairman Mark Molyneux, WNO Artistic Director David Pountney, WNO Managing Director Leonora Thomson and WNO Music Director Tomáš Hanus. His Royal Highness was greeted on arrival by…

Wales Millennium Centre’s poignant and powerful production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man opens in Cardiff at the Richard Burton Theatre on September 8th, prior to a nationwide tour. The play will visit London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Liverpool, before embarking for the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. This will mark Wales Millennium Centre’s first production in the USA. This acclaimed one-woman play tells the life story of Ella; a woman forced to adopt the identity of her…

Carpenter, student midwife, Gym Manager, Chief Inspector, former Head Teacher, BBC Producer are just some of the most inspiring women in Wales. Winners of this year’s Womenspire Awards organised by Wales’ leading equality charity Chwarae Teg. Wales’ most inspiring women have been recognised at the annual Womenspire Awards sponsored by CGI were held at the Wales Millennium Centre last night (21 June). 400 guests attended this prestigious event, which celebrated the personal and professional achievements of women across Wales. Chwarae…

Musicals spectacular led by Only Men Aloud’s David Mahoney will feature The Novello Orchestra, with the West End’s Kerry Ellis, Matt Cardle, Noel Sullivan, Sophie Evans and Lucie Jones in Cardiff this Sunday 29 October (www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk) One of the best sounding concert halls in the world, Cardiff’s St David’s Hall, will host some of the West End’s most acclaimed singers this October for a one-off “Night at the Musicals” spectacular. The star-studded line up will include leading lady Kerry Ellis,…

On 6th June primary school children from across Cardiff took part in an entrepreneurial competition which aimed to find and nurture the most promising young business talent in Wales. Enterprise Troopers, the annual competition run by Big Ideas Wales – part of the Welsh Government’s Youth Entrepreneurship Service – brings together 5 to 11 year olds from across the country, with participating learners joining together in teams to run their own enterprises, selling merchandise and services of their choosing in…

Teachers, Student Midwives, Activists, Scientists, Theatre Directors, Entrepreneurs and Employers from across Wales have all be shortlisted as finalists for this year’s Womenspire Awards ahead of the celebration on 21 June at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Chwarae Teg received over 300 nominations across the 12 categories recognising the extraordinary achievements many individuals and organisations have made in leading equality in their industry such as business, arts, sports, STEM, rural and education.  The finalists were announced on social media through Chwarae…

1. Where better to be on a match day There’s nothing quite like watching Wales play in the Millennium Stadium on a match day. The centre of Cardiff turns into a sea of red as the Welsh fans assemble in their thousands. Where else can you find crowds of people all patriotically singing ‘Bread of Heaven’ walking arm in arm through the city? The pubs are packed, the pints are flowing and there’s nowhere better to end the day than…

ROALD DAHL’S CITY OF THE UNEXPECTED Wales Millennium Centre & National Theatre Wales Directed by Nigel Jamieson 17-18 September 2016, Cardiff city centre     Wales Millennium Centre & National Theatre Wales are today announcing further details about City of the Unexpected, Cardiff’s landmark celebration of Wales’ foremost storyteller in his centenary year. On Sunday 18 September, audiences will discover some of Roald Dahl’s biggest (and well-known) fans reading extracts from his stories in some unusual and extraordinary locations across the city…

Shrek The Musical Opening Nights for any musicals are always special, so it was with a sense of excitement and anticipation that we took the children to see the opening night of Shrek The Musical at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. It was the first time we’d taken them to see a musical at this venue so wasn’t sure what to expect regarding where our seats would be. Well we needn`t have worried as our seats were fantastic,…