2019 was certainly a memorable year for high-quality productions from South Wales’ grassroots theatre companies.
From Centrestage Cymru’s presentation of the family musical, Annie to Gurnwah Production’s all-original comedy The Man Whos Hair Grew Black, here are five of our favourite South Wales productions that entertained audiences during 2019.
Some of the young stars of Centrestage Cymru’s Annie – The Musical.
Annie – The Musical
(Centrestage Cymru, Dolman Theatre, Newport)
May 2019
The sun certainly came out at Newport’s Dolman Theatre, when the large cast of CentreStage Cymru presented their latest production to a packed auditorium.
Everyman Theatre presented Jimmy Perry & David Croft’s classic Hi-De-Hi as the opener of their 2019 Summer festival in Cardiff.
Hi-De-Hi
(Everyman Theatre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)
June-July 2019
The open-air format lends itself beautifully to the storyline for games, slapstick fun and dance routines.
Gurnwah Productions toured The Man Whos Hair Grew Black during November and December 2019.
The Man Whos Hair Grew Black
(Gurnwah Productions, Cardiff & Vale College)
November 2019
Anarchic, riotous and lots of fun, The Man Whos Hair Grew Black recalls the madcap roots of British Comedy.
Red Herring Theatre breathed new life into the TV classic Blackadder II during 2019
Blackadder II
(Red Herring Theatre, Dolman Theatre, Newport)
October 2019
Blackadder at its best – cunning, ingenious and lots of fun.
Theatre AdHoc presented Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Newport’s Dolman Theatre in 2019.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(Theatre Adhoc, Dolman Theatre, Newport)
March, 2019
There are moments of the play which are unnerving as well as challenging but that’s the power and energy of real theatre.