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Michael Sheen hails ‘full-circle moment’ as he returns to West End in Amadeus

The 57-year old Welsh actor and director will portray court composer Antonio Salieri opposite It’s A Sin star Callum Scott Howells’ Mozart.

Evening Standard

‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus

A co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year, the play will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End

The Guardian - UK

Our Town review – What if the quintessential American play was actually set in Wales? Somehow, Michael Sheen makes it work

4/5 The inaugural production for the Welsh National Theatre is a slick and thought-provoking revival of an 88-year-old classic

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‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back to his homeland

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen ‘worried’ about opportunities for young people getting into acting

The actor was speaking about what it had been like to attend youth theatre in Port Talbot growing up.

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen’s revived Welsh National Theatre to be based in Swansea

Welsh actor stepped in after previous Cardiff-based national theatre company closed owing to £1.6m funding cuts

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Michael Sheen to play Welsh prince who led rebellion against the English crown

Actor hopes Owain and Henry, one of two new productions by the Welsh National Theatre, will be a ‘defining moment’

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen to usher in ‘new dawn’ with new Welsh National Theatre company

Sheen, artistic director of the Welsh National Theatre, said it was a new dawn for theatre in Wales.

Evening Standard

‘I’m bursting with ideas’: Michael Sheen launches new national theatre for Wales

Welsh star promises big, bold plays that bring vital ‘under-explored’ stories about Wales to life

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