about theatr brycheiniog

Situated at the end of the picturesque Brecon to Monmouth Canal in the pretty market town of Brecon on the edge of Brecon Beacons National Park, Theatr Brycheiniog offers a popular and acclaimed programme of performing arts and entertainment throughout the year.



Since it opened in 1997, Theatr Brycheiniog has welcomed the likes of Cleo Lane, John Dankworth, George Melly, Max Boyce, Pam Ayres Welsh National Opera, Richard Thompson, Royal National Theatre, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Ken Dodd, Kate Rusby, Jo Brand, Paul Jones, Ed Byrne, Lenny Henry, Mike Doyle, Elkie Brooks, Arthur Lee, Catrin Finch, Jack Dee, Barbara Dickson, Montreal Dance, Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain, Basil Brush and Prunella Scales.

Other facilities on the theatre site include a a year-round programme of visual arts by artists from the region in the Andrew Lamont Gallery and a nationally acclaimed bistro Tipple'n'Tiffin.

Theatr Brycheiniog is recognised as a Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) by the Arts Council Of Wales.

As well as being a vibrant presenting arts centre, Theatr Brycheiniog works closely with Welsh, British and international arts producers to provide artists with the opportunity to tour the myriad venues, theatres and arts centres of Wales. Over the past three years, Theatr Brycheiniog has co-produced tours by Catrin Finch & Cimarron, Os Sambistas featuring Bosco de Oliveira and a children's version of Shakespeare's Henry V by a German theatre company. Another notable project includes a co-production with Music Theatre Wales of Ian McEwan's first opera libretto For You.

Theatr Brycheiniog has recently become the first solar-powered theatre in Wales, generating a small proportion of its energy requirements through the recently installed photo-voltaic cells on its roof. The theatre is committed to finding ways of reducing its carbon footprint further and is currently investigating the possibility of installing sustainable woodchip boilers on site.