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One of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies, Theatre Re recombines original live music with striking visual performance to create world class, deeply moving non-verbal productions about universal human challenges and the fragility of life.

Short tales of other worlds; ghosts, dreams and the supernatural. Fascinating and imaginative storytellers, The Paper Cinema, create extraordinary, magical worlds with vivid pen and ink drawings, puppetry, and a treasure trove of acoustic and electronic sounds. 

Black RAT Productions and Blackwood Miners’ Institute present a new comedy by Richard Tunley. After binge-watching Who Do You Think You Are? Count Dracula becomes convinced he’s got royal blood—thanks to a dubious link between Vlad the Impaler and the Prince of Wales. So, he orders a flat-pack coffin off Temu, books himself an Airbnb, and sets off for the Black Forest… only to land in Blackwood in the South Wales Valleys!

Nova Music Opera presents a brand new music-theatre work by Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade. Based on Dylan Thomas’ masterpiece, Cruttwell-Reade has devised an innovative blend of aria, recitative, patter song and spoken word, which creatively bring Thomas’ vivid characters to life. Directed by Harvey Evans, the cast includes Rebecca Afonwy-Jones, Thomas Humphreys and David Prince with Nova Music Ensemble, conductor George Vass.

Described by The New York Times as "Dynamically supple...vivid and assured", American guitarist Martha Masters' playing has a fluidity and warmth which leaves the listener wanting more. From fugue and flamenco to a little touch of Bossa Nova, this programme shows off the guitar in all its greatness.

Leading guitarist Ant Law is “a game changer” and “an innovator” as described by The Guardian. Unified Theories is Law's ambitious new album marking the start of a brand new lineup. Featuring Will Vinson (alto sax) who returns to Britain after decades at the forefront of the New York jazz scene, one of Europe’s most versatile and in demand bassists, Niklas Lukassen, and Cuban Ernesto Simpson (drums) known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Michael Brecker and many more.

Quercus brings together three of the UK’s most creative, multi award-winning musicians to create chamber music that weaves together the essence of folk and jazz.

Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they Swing Into Christmas! Directed by conductor Mike Paul-Smith, this 30-piece big band with strings captivates audiences with authentic recreations of Swing Era classics, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) and many more. A joyful celebration of swing and big band music.

Award-winning musician and RWCMD favourite, Dennis Rollins MBE, returns bringing his unique funky trombone style to the brilliance of The Beatles. From Strawberry Fields to Norwegian Woods to a sky filled with diamonds, RWCMD jazz department come together with Rollins to pay tribute to these four legendary Liverpudlians.

An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.