This is a great place to go watch a show. Very enjoyable experience watching bedknobs and brooms…read moresticks, slight technical problem but still enjoyable. The seats were comfortable and view was great. Staff friendly and helpful. Great experience and thoroughly enjoyed will return to watch another show.

A little while ago I went to this venue to see Aled Jones take on the role of Caractacus Potts in…read more'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and finally got to see this splendid new building from the inside. Most people who are at all familiar with Cardiff would recognise the armadillo/woodlouse outer shell of the Wales Millennium Centre, and the giant lettering gracing its sides. But, unfortunately, few people seem to have actually ventured inside. The space is modern and clean, without looking barren, as so easily might have happened. The theatre itself has excellent leg-room, comfortable seats and pretty much unrestricted views. I sometimes struggle with low volume when attending musicals, but the acoustics were excellent, and every word clear as a bell. As well as shows and events, there are also food outlets and guided tours available. There are also free performances most days on the Glanfa stage, which are certainly worth checking out.

I am a private music teacher and was looking for somewhere to teach that was away from my house…read more The studio that Island Opera offers is perfect for my needs as it is a great size and has everything that I need to conduct my lessons with a much more professional image than I had before. Very reasonable rates and easy and friendly to deal with! Highly recommended.

The Egg was Britain's first ever children's theatre (some others have subsequently opened, but I…read morethink The Egg still flies the flag). I worked here from the day it opened up until a few years ago, and saw the place grow and grow. Built inside the smouldering husk of Robbin's Cinema (may you rest in peace) The Egg is a performance venue, theatre school, child friendly café, gallery and rehearsal space all rolled into one. The plays put on in the auditorium cater for the wee ones, and the space was purpose built with dinky seats and plenty of soft squishy bits. In fact, the whole building is custom built to be child friendly - from buggy accessible lifts to tiny toilets in the bathrooms (there are adult sized ones too, don't worry). On the ground floor an open plan café and reception make a welcoming space for all, with kiddy friendly meals and sandwiches, an arts and crafts corner, and jazzy décor to keep everyone entertained, including fun lights on the floor and a mirrored ceiling. The basement houses an art room and store which you may be lucky enough to splash about in if you take part in an arts and crafts session. Upstairs is The Egg itself, a professional theatre split over two floors with stalls and gallery seats. On the top floor sits a professional style sprung-floor rehearsal studio, set with its own greenroom and dressing rooms. As well as housing touring plays aimed at children, The Egg hosts Theatre Royal Bath's Young People's Theatre, with classes and groups running for everybody from tiddlers to teenagers. There is a long waiting list to join YPT (on account of its great staff and fantastic shows), so if you know a little thespian who wants to join get them signed up quick! Even if you're not 'into' theatre, The Egg is a great place to stop for a coffee, and as a standard has the best Christmas show in the South West every year.

'the egg' is a very special theatre for children and young people though it doesn't stop older…read morepeople like me going occasionally! As well as performances, it runs clubs and workshops for anybody up to the age of 25, as it has a rooftop rehearsal studio and technical workshops in the basement. Despite being purpose built, with a design brief drawn up by young people, it is actually wholly housed within a listed building and has won many awards. The theatre space is really egg-shaped but be warned, seats are not reserved. There is also a lovely café on the ground floor. Don't let the idea of youth theatre put you off if you are a seasoned theatre goer one of the best shows I have ever seen was the Bath YPT Urban Arts production 'Max and Beth' a modern interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth written by the UK rapper Lowkey.

I've been to St David's hall a couple of times now, mainly for comedians like Ross Noble and Sean…read moreLock. As a venue, it plays hosts to a huge variety of acts and entertainment. In the coming week alone you can see acts as varied as Stan Stennett (?), Brian Conley, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Roy Chubby Brown. It's not the most aesthetically interesting or pleasing venue in Cardiff, being beaten hands down by the Millenium Centre in the Bay, but it nevertheless remains the favoured venue for most acts, probably due to it's slightly larger seating capacity of 2000 (as opposed to 1897 in the Millenium Centre). It still hosts the annual Welsh Proms aswell. My own experiences have all gone pretty smooth, with very little queuing and helpful, professional staff. I suppose it's good that there's nothing of note I can really say here, as the things that would tend to stick in your mind about something as general as a concert hall would in all likelihood have been bad experiences anyway. It's a top venue though and it's important to Cardiff as a city to have somewhere encouraging the arts and being constantly active in doing so.

I have always found St David's Hall to be a little bit of a strange venue. That's not to say it's…read morenot good. Just odd. I think that's because it was, when built, quite a modern design, and that design was not universal enough to quite stand the test of time. What remains is an odd mixture of wood, green carpets and wide areas which make sense when they're full of people, but which are just tired when not. That being said, the selection of music, comedy, ballet and theatre in this venue is great. The theatre itself is vast, but seems much more intimate because of their carefully tiered seating. Seats encompass the stage, and there is a massive organ on display. Unfortunately, I've always found this venue to a little dampening to sound. Or the speakers aren't loud enough, or something. A good venue though.