It can be hard to beat a trip to the theatre and the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival means you can combine enjoying the sunshine and watching live theatre. Now Wales' largest outdoor theatrical event is returning for 2023 and hosting a variety of different shows.
From The Addams Family to Calendar Girls and Macbeth there is something for everyone when Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival is at Sophia Gardens for six weeks from Thursday, June 22 to Saturday, July 29.
The core programme will compromise of the cult musical The Addams Family, a heart-warming film adaptation of Calendar Girls, classic Shakespeare favourite A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the hit musical sensation Matilda Jr. There will also be a sheep-themed family show, a choirs night, a stand-up comedy evening in association with Amnesty International, a youth production of Macbeth and a late-night screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show to fill out the rest of the programme.
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The pop-up theatre has 400 seats and they are all undercover, meaning audiences will stay dry whatever the weather. The Festival courtyard also has a fully licensed bar, which opens an hour before each performance. You can keep up to date with the latest What's On news by signing up to the newsletter here.
This year, the Festival is supporting the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The Festival is organised and managed entirely by volunteers through Everyman Theatre Cardiff and first began in 1983.
Here is a day-to-day guide for the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival:
Thursday, June 22
The Addams Family, 8pm
Friday, June 23
The Addams Family, 8pm
Saturday, June 24
The Addams Family, 3pm and 8pm
Jack and The Beans Talk and other Super Sheep Tales, 11am
Saturday, June 25
Jack and The Beans Talk and other Super Sheep Tales, 11am and 2pm
Choirs In The Park, 7.30pm
Monday, June 26
The Addams Family, 8pm
Tuesday, June 27
The Addams Family, 8pm
Wednesday, June 28
The Addams Family, 8pm
Thursday, June 29
The Addams Family, 8pm
Friday, June 30
The Addams Family, 8pm
Saturday, July 1
The Addams Family, 3pm and 8pm
Sunday, July 2
Stand Up in the Park, 8pm
Thursday, July 6
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Friday, July 7
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Saturday, July 8
Calendar Girls - The Play, 3pm and 8pm
Sunday, July 9
Macbeth 8pm
Monday, July 10
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Tuesday, July 11
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Wednesday, July 12
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Thursday, July 13
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Friday, July 14
Calendar Girls - The Play, 8pm
Saturday, July 15
Calendar Girls - The Play, 3pm and 8pm
Monday, July 17
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Movie Night, 8pm
Thursday, July 20
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Friday, July 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Saturday, July 22
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 3pm and 8pm
Matilda Jr, 10:30am and 12:30pm
Sunday, July 23
Macbeth, 8pm
Matilda Jr, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Monday, July 24
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Tuesday, July 25
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Matilda Jr, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Wednesday, July 26
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Matilda Jr, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Thursday, July 27
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Matilda Jr, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Friday, July 28
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 8pm
Matilda Jr, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Saturday, July 29
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 3pm and 8pm
Matilda Jr, 10.30pm and 12.30pm
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