Tuesday, 20 October, 18:30
Dirty Dancing
The stage version of Dirty Dancing returns to Cardiff on its UK and Irish tour, for a week at the Donald Gordon Theatre.
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Performing Arts
Theatre, dance, comedy and live performances
What's on: performing arts in Wales
Cwtch Events lists 23 upcoming performing arts events in Wales, in Cardiff, from Wales Millennium Centre and DEPOT. Every listing is in English and Welsh, and tickets are booked directly with the venue or organiser. Coming up next: Dirty Dancing at Wales Millennium Centre, Donald Gordon Theatre (Tue 20 October); Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Thu 22 October); A Vaguely SpooOooky Halloween at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Fri 23 October); How To Survive a Horror Movie at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Sat 24 October); Gagged! A Queer Comedy Night at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Sun 25 October); Harriet Kemsley at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Thu 29 October); You Shall Not Yassss! at Wales Millennium Centre, Cabaret (Fri 30 October). Past events are removed automatically, and the list is checked against each venue’s own website every morning.
23 events
Thursday, 22 October, 19:00
Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts
Following her acclaimed 2025 show Side Eye, comedian Rachel Fairburn returns with a new stand-up hour.
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Friday, 23 October, 19:00
A Vaguely SpooOooky Halloween
A night of cabaret-tinged Halloween warm-up chaos: part gig, part glorious curveball.
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Saturday, 24 October, 19:00
How To Survive a Horror Movie
A cabaret night for horror fans: do you have what it takes to survive a horror film — are you the final girl, or the killer?
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Sunday, 25 October, 19:00
Gagged! A Queer Comedy Night
Cabaret and Little Wander, the team behind Machynlleth Comedy Festival, present a night of queer stand-up comedy.
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Thursday, 29 October, 20:00
Harriet Kemsley
Multi-award-winning stand-up Harriet Kemsley asks what happens when life, after years of chaos, finally starts going right.
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Friday, 30 October, 20:00
You Shall Not Yassss!
A fantasy-themed cabaret night: saddle the horses, gather your fellowship and go there and back again.
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Thursday, 5 November, 19:30
Owain & Henry
An epic new play about power, national identity and the price of silence, co-directed by Michael Sheen and Steffan Donnelly. Evenings Tue–Sat 7.30pm, with Thursday and Saturday matinées.
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Friday, 6 November, 20:00
Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo Tour
Comedian Laura Lexx on ten years of marriage, every bad idea and unfiltered thought included.
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Saturday, 7 November, 20:00
The Pearl Revue
A night of cabaret, variety and burlesque, tied together with comedy.
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Thursday, 12 November, 19:30
Hay Festival After Hours: Cardiff
Hay Festival after dark: pantomime with Craig Revel Horwood, the stories behind Christmas number ones with Bob Stanley, and live music from Betsan.
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Thursday, 12 November, 20:00
The Rock & Roll Magic Show
West End 'rockstar magician' Arron Jones attempts a magic trick so good it reaches number one in the UK singles chart — with the audience's help.
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Friday, 13 November, 20:00
Christopher Hall — Pizazz
Showman Christopher Hall hosts a comic 'hometown holiday' cabaret night out.
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Thursday, 19 November, 20:00
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
A cabaret show promising a story of Diana you almost certainly don't know.
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Friday, 20 November, 20:00
Deeva D
International cabaret star Deeva D in a night of sultriness and camp comedy.
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Saturday, 21 November, 20:00
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
Comedian Tez Ilyas returns with a brand-new stand-up show of fresh jokes, furious rants and ridiculous stories.
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Thursday, 26 November, 20:00
Cardiff Comedy Club
Cabaret and Little Wander, the curators behind Machynlleth Comedy Festival, present weird, wonderful and wildly funny stand-up.
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Friday, 27 November, 20:00
Sleigh Miserables
A festive cabaret night out for musical theatre fans.
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Monday, 30 November, 19:30
MAMMA MIA!
The ABBA musical comes to the Donald Gordon Theatre for one week only, from 30 November.
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Sunday, 6 December, 16:00
Beefy's Comedy Club: Guz Khan
An afternoon of stand-up from Guz Khan, creator and star of the BAFTA-nominated BBC Three series Man Like Mobeen.
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Sunday, 6 December, 20:00
Leroy Brito — Halftime
Comedian Leroy Brito, seen in Netflix's Baby Reindeer and on tour with Rhod Gilbert and Mo Gilligan, with his biggest show to date.
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Sunday, 13 December, 16:00
For Wales, See Wales — Christmas Live Show
The For Wales See Wales trio get merry with a Christmas live show in Cabaret.
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Wednesday, 16 December, 20:30
Barrylesque
WMC's own Christmas burlesque night out: glamorous, outrageous and unmistakably Welsh. 18+.
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