Cymru and Cabaret: Peter Darney in Convesation
Peter Darney talks to Emma Schofield about his plans for the new cabaret venue, opening this month, in the Wales Millennium Centre.
As the Wales Millennium Centre prepares to launch its dedicated cabaret performance venue, Emma Schofield sat down with the programme’s producer, writer and director Peter Darney, to hear more about what to expect from this new space.
Stepping into the corridor leading to the new cabaret space within the Wales Millennium Centre is like walking into a completely different venue. Blue and purple lowlights guide you towards the bar, which opens out on a relaxed seating space, encircling the new stage which has completely transformed the area once used as a restaurant. It’s two o’clock on a bright January afternoon when I visit, turning into the corridor off the Centre’s foyer area, but it feels disconcertingly like walking into a cabaret club on an evening in Soho. All that’s missing is the audience and, if Peter Darney has anything to do with it, that won’t be for long. Once the space officially opens in mid-February it will host a dazzling variety of drag, burlesque, comedy and gig theatre, bringing together a mix of English and Welsh language work…
Read the full conversation at Wales Arts Review.