Theatre

					Saturday 7th January OLIVER AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE £69.50 Mid Stalls seats for the matinee performances. One of the most beloved British musicals ever, bringing vividly to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more. Lionel Bart’s sensational score includes Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more Sunday 15th – Monday 16th January LONDON BREAK £89.50 Staying at the superb 4* deluxe Tower Hotel (BB). Includes a city tour and free time for sales shopping in the West End shops. Jersey Boys, The Wizard of Oz or Lion King available at extra cost. Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd January LONDON WEEKEND £99.50 Time for visiting the January sales in Oxford and Regent Streets and sightseeing. At the 4* Copthorne Tara Hotel (EB). London Showboat or West End Shows available at extra cost. Saturday 4th February THE JOHANN STRAUSS GALA £47.50 Waltz back in time to the Glittering ballrooms of 19th century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance. At St David’s Hall Cardiff (E). Saturday 11th February HOLIDAY ON ICE - ‘TROPICANA’ (Child £29.50) £39.50 Tropicana celebrates love and life with extravagant costumes, passionate dances and non-stop music, this is one of the most thrilling ice spectacles you will ever see. Top-price seats at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (M). Saturday 11th February WELSH NATIONAL OPERA AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE LA TRAVIATA £57.50 Verdi’s deeply moving opera features decadence, romance and devotion in 19th century Paris starring Jason Howard, the celebrated Welsh Baritone and Mexican Tenor Carlos Osuna (Mid-stalls - E). Saturday 18th February STRICTLY COME DANCING £63.50 The show features a brand new line-up of top celebrities and their dance partners from the smash BBC1 show. Strictly fans can watch their favourite dance couples competing live for the votes of the TV judges and also vote themselves. Experience the glitz and glamour and breathtaking choreography, courtesy of Craig Revel-Horwood. Top-price seats at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (M). Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th February AIDA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL £179.50 A spectacular new production staged in the round amidst the ruins of ancient Egypt. At the superb Richmond Hill Hotel (EB). Tuesday 28th February WELSH NATIONAL OPERA AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE HIGH TEA AT THE WMC £25.50 Indulge yourself with afternoon tea whilst members of the orchestra of the WNO provide accompaniment with music by Mozart and his contemporaries. Mid morning departure allowing time for shopping in Cardiff or to visit the National Museum with it superb collection of Impressionist art. Saturday 3rd March WELSH NATIONAL OPERA AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO £57.50 Mozart’s ravishingly beautiful opera starring David Soar and Rebecca Evans. All human life is here in the stylish production set in Spain in the optimistic days of the early 1930’s (Mid-stalls – E). Saturday 10th March LORD OF THE DANCE £59.50 Created by Michael Flatley, the show has achieved international acclaim with its mix of traditional dance and music with a Vegas-style production. An exuberant marriage of music and dance that has touched audiences throughout the world. At the Wales Millennium Centre (M). Wednesday 14th March LONDON DAY TOUR – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN £69.50 All the charm, romance, comedy and glamour of one of the world’s best loved films, featuring the classics ‘Good Morning’, ‘Make ‘em Laugh’, ‘Moses Supposes’ and of course ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (M). Sunday 18th – Monday 19th March THE CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL £147.50 Includes stalls seats for the sensational concert of all your favourite classics culminating with fireworks, lasers and the 1812 Overture in this unique venue. On Monday take a city tour followed by time for shopping in Knightsbridge or to visit the museums. The superb 4* Tower Hotel, St Katharine’s Dock (EB) adjacent to Tower Bridge is the perfect location for visiting the Tower of London, HMS Belfast, the Museum of London or take a Thames river cruise. David Hockney – ‘A Bigger Picture’ at the Royal Academy of Arts is available at £15.00 extra cost. ‘Go As You Please’ (Coach & Hotel Only) £94.50 Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th March WELSH ASSOCIATION JOINT FESTIVAL OF MASSED MALE VOICES AT THE M.E.N. ARENA MANCHESTER £199.50 Celebrating its 50th anniversary there will be 33 Welsh choirs joined by those from Mansfield, Oxford, Snowdon Colliery Choir and the Australian Welsh Choir. It promises to be an evening to remember. The superb 4* Ramada Manchester Piccadilly Hotel (EB) is located in the centre of the city near the shops, restaurants and Arndale shopping centre. Dinner at the hotel is available at extra cost. Tuesday 27th – Wednesday 28th March LONDON BREAK – CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! LES MISERABLES & THE PHANTON OF THE OPERA £179.50 A good opportunity to see two of the world’s most popular musicals! ‘Les Miserables’, by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ are two of the best known musicals in the modern era and have given us some of the most memorable show tunes in the history of theatre. There will be free time for shopping and sightseeing. At a 4* central London hotel (EB). Thursday 29th March WAR HORSE £72.50 Stalls seats for this multi-award winning tale of bravery and loyalty set against the backdrop of World War I (M). Thursday 5th April LONDON DAY TOUR – ‘CRAZY FOR YOU’ £69.50 Packed full of George and Ira Gershwin’s most beautiful and memorable songs including ‘I Got Rhythm’, ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’, ‘Embraceable You’ and ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ (M). Sunday 8th – Monday 9th April EASTER IN LONDON £99.50 Includes a city tour and free time for sightseeing and shopping. At the superb 4* Tower Hotel, St Katharine’s Dock adjacent to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London (EB). Jersey Boys or The Lion King available at extra cost. Sunday 15th April LONDON DAY TOUR – THE VERY BEST OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN £64.50 Hear the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and West End vocalists perform the greatest songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s finest musicals such as ‘The King & I’, ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘South Pacific’ and ‘Carousel’. Loggia boxes for the matinee performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Saturday 5th – Monday 7th May LONDON BANK HOLIDAY BREAK FILM MUSIC GALA 2012 £169.50 The Royal Albert Hall presents an enchanting evening of movie magic, from recent Hollywood blockbusters to timeless classics from the Golden Age. Highlights include Mission Impossible, Jurassic Park, Gladiator, Pirates of The Carribean, Out of Africa, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and lots more…Includes a city tour and time for visiting the museums, sightseeing and shopping. At the 3* Premier Inn near Heathrow (EB). Other West End shows available on request. Saturday 12th May TWELFTH NIGHT £64.50 An opportunity to be part of the ‘World Shakespeare Festival’ and enjoy one of his most popular plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (Stalls – M). There will be time to explore the beautiful town where William Shakespeare was born. Thursday 31st May – Friday 1st June THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE GALA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL £139.50 To mark 60 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra hosts a cast of the UK’s finest female artists in a spectacular gala concert that is not to be missed. Featuring the incomparable talents of four world-class soloists, performing their best-loved works alongside a selection of orchestral favourites, all under the baton of talented conductor Sian Edwards. (Stalls Seats – M). On Friday visit Windsor Castle, the Queen’s favourite weekend home for the exhibition – ‘The Queen: Sixty Photographs For Sixty Years’ to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, Windsor with its superb shopping opportunities and Castle. At a 3* hotel near Windsor (EB). Thursday 16th August LEGALLY BLONDE £59.50 Winner of Best New Musical in 2011, Legally Blonde arrives at the Wales Millennium Centre directed by Hairspray’s Jerry Mitchel. It is the funniest and most fabulous musical around (Stalls – M) Saturday 18th August LEGALLY BLONDE £69.50 Winner of Best New Musical in 2011, Legally Blonde arrives at the Wales Millennium Centre directed by Hairspray’s Jerry Mitchel It is the funniest and most fabulous musical around (Stalls – M)