The Cab has now been here for over four years, and it’s been a pretty crazy journey! There have been some serious upgrades, plenty of learning curves and a lot of hard work along the way, but it finally feels like, as a venue, we’re exactly where we want to…...
We recently surveyed our gig community — 86 of you responded — and some of the results surprised even us! 74% of recent gig-goers who gave us their location came from outside Newport. 87% eat out or get a takeaway around a Cab gig at least sometimes. 77% visit another…...
It’s another busy week ahead at The Cab as we move into the final stages of our Welsh Government Community Facilities Programme work. This week the focus will be on some of the less glamorous, but very important, improvements to the building, including heating and electrical works, alongside the last…...
It has been a rather political week for Reality Theatre – in the best possible way! We had the pleasure of welcoming Jayne Bryant MS to The Cab, where she spent time with our Cab Community Drama group. Nikki performed her brilliant political parody, which Jayne loved, followed by a…...
Work is now well underway on our National Lottery Heritage Fund project, exploring the fascinating legacy of the Morgan family and their connections to Newport and the surrounding area. Our Thursday groups at The Riverfront have started exploring the people, places, stories and history connected to the Morgans, using a mixture of research, art…...
Our Freestyle Skating Community at The Cab continues to grow – so much so that it is now running three days a week: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. What started as a space for the local freestyle skateboarding community is becoming much more than that. Of course, there’s plenty of skating, sharing skills and…...
There’s no rest for our brilliant ALN Drama group! After the fantastic success of their summer show, Heroes versus Villains, they’ve jumped straight into rehearsals for their next big adventure – our Christmas panto, Jack and the Beanstalk. Over the coming months, the group will be developing characters, learning songs, creating scenes…...
There’s barely time to wash off the sins before our Cab Community Theatre group starts work on its Christmas production! Straight after next week’s performance of The Seven Deadly Sins, the group will be throwing themselves into Uncle Grimm’s Fairytales for Christmas – our rather dark and definitely grown-up take on the traditional…...