For The Making of a Monster, our Weston Studio was transformed into a raw and eclectic space where Connor Allen, the Children’s Laureate Wales, took audiences back to his childhood as a mixed-race kid in danger of spiralling out of control and the one moment that changed his life. 

Incorporating live music, projection, poetry and movement, the show shared the story of a boy from Newport with an absent Black father, ducking the police, working out what it means to be a man. 

Created from grime culture and inspired by Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, Skepta and Kano, the production ran from 9 – 19 November 2022. Find out more.

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Created in close collaboration with Hamed and Hessam Amiri, this extraordinary true story of hope followed the Amiri family as they fled Afghanistan from the Taliban, with their journey made even more critical by their eldest son Hussein’s life-threatening heart condition. 

Following its sell-out opening season in 2021, the production returns to Cardiff for one week in September 2022, prior to its transfer to London's National Theatre from 1 October - 12 November 2022. Find out more.

Llais is our annual international arts festival which showcases the power of the voice while immersing the audience in the incredible talents of artists from across the globe.

Since it began, it's showcased some of the world’s most recognisable voices from across the musical spectrum including: Patti Smith, Van Morrison, Femi Kuti, Laura Marling, Candi Staton, Elvis Costello, Hugh Masekela, Rufus Wainwright, Fatoumata Diawara, John Grant, Angélique Kidjo, Arab Strap, Hot Chip and more. Find out more.

Anthem was our first Welsh language musical-comedy production, and was performed in our Weston Studio from 20 - 30 July 2022.

Anthem was staged as a live TV broadcast with a presenter and four finalists who performed in a live 'final' at Wales Millennium Centre.

Written by Llinos Mai and composed by Llinos Mai and Dan Lawrence it was performed and creatively captioned in Welsh with English surtitles. Find out more.

Grandmother's Closet was a Wales Millennium Centre and Luke Hereford co-production which was performed in our Weston Studio from 20 - 23 April 2022.

This autobiographical play by first-time writer (and long-time theatre-maker) Luke Hereford examined queer identities, and how Luke learned to love his with the help of his grandmother and her colourful wardrobe. Find out more.

Following a sell-out run in April 2022, Luke Hereford’s solo musical will be performed 3 - 28 August 2022 at the Summerhall venue during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Co-produced with pioneering theatre-maker Kaite O’Reilly this powerful production told the moving story of the heroic female spies dropped behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Find out more.

This one-woman cabaret co-produced, written and performed by bilingual writer and performer Carys Eleri garnered excellent reviews and won 'Best Cabaret' at the Adelaide Fringe. It was then performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and later toured around Wales and was performed in both Welsh and English to great acclaim. Find out more.

An Agatha Christie adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff, this co-production with Wiltshire Creative played a successful tour to over 28,000 people including a two-week run at Cardiff’s New Theatre where it achieved record sales for a drama at that venue.

A version of the play was later produced and performed in Mumbai, India. Find out more.