Sherman Theatre, Performance venue in Cathays, Cardiff, Wales.
Sherman Theatre is a theatre in the Cathays area of Cardiff, Wales, located on the university campus and made up of a main auditorium and a smaller studio space. The two performance spaces allow the venue to run larger productions and more intimate shows at the same time.
The theatre opened in 1973 on what was then the University College Cardiff campus, built to serve both as a cinema and a live performance space. A major renovation completed in the early 2010s changed its function entirely, turning it into a venue dedicated only to live theatre.
The Sherman Theatre has a strong tradition of staging new writing, and many productions shown here are world premieres of plays written in Wales or about Welsh life. The audience tends to be a mix of students, families, and regular theatregoers from across Cardiff.
The theatre sits on the university campus in Cathays, which is within walking distance of Cardiff city centre but away from the main shopping streets. It is worth checking the programme in advance, as productions often run for short periods and some shows sell out quickly.
The Sherman Theatre takes its name from Alby Sherman, a local businessman who donated a large part of the money needed to build it. Private gifts of that kind were unusual for a public arts building in Wales at the time it was constructed.
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