Events in Cardiff Bay

Due to exceptional demand and an array of sold out dates all over the UK, Britain’s leading one-liner comic extends his brand new 2018 tour with even more dates for 2019, returning to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. A Mock The Week regular and recent star of the new Live At The Apollo series, Gary’s shows are renowned in the business for a near unrivalled volume of high-class gags. You should expect no different from this highly acclaimed show. Please note Coolio will not be appearing.

Leeds-based comedian and social commentator, Micky P Kerr is a breath of fresh air on the live comedy circuit. Fusing together music, spoken word and comedy, with his tongue often planted firmly in his cheek, Kerr has been described as the bastard spawn of John Cooper Clarke.

Ivo Graham’s gauche charm and crafty, self-aware wit has proved a hit with audiences of all age, and led to appearances on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, BBC3’s Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live, Comedy Central’s Live at the Comedy Store, and various shows on BBC Radio 4, Five Live, and XFM.

Author, actor and artist Jenny Kenna will be running this fun drop-in workshop for young people as part of our tree-themed exhibition Trees that make… at Craft in the Bay this May. A fantastic workshop that encourages youngsters to learn about the different leaf shapes, colours, patterns and the names of the trees whilst creating their own leaf design collage!

Susie Vaughan – Makers Guild Wales member and exhibitor in Trees that make…  will be demonstrating her skillful weaving techniques in strips of bark and hedgerow materials. You’ll be able to ask Susie questions about her work and see how she creates her three dimensional basket forms with these natural materials. Susie’s hand made baskets and felt work can be seen and purchased from Craft in the Bay.

Textile artist and member of the Makers Guild Wale, Alison Moger, talks about her contemporary textile designs. Alison creates charming narratives in fabric and stitch, inspired by community and family life. Quirky humour comes through in her framed textiles, many of which can be seen and purchased from the Makers Guild gallery, Craft in the Bay.

A great opportunity to be creative with clay in our weekend of pottery workshops at Craft in the Bay as part of the national Hey Clay events in the UK this May. Members of the Makers Guild Wales will show you how to make pots, sculptures and decorations in clay using techniques of hand building, throwing and sculpting. Potters Louise Hall, Paul Taylor, Neill Curran and Helen Higgins will share their passion for this incredible material with you – you’ll soon catch the pottery bug! Suitable for all ages and abilities. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Aprons available. A donation of £5/head is welcomed to help with material costs and firings.

The Gilded Merkin is one of the UK’s biggest Burlesque shows, a big budget extravaganza, featuring only the very best international burlesque and cabaret acts, handpicked by the lady behind the Merkin, Scarlett Daggers.