Michael Sheen & Callum Howells in Amadeus

0:00On April 23rd, Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells are teaming up for a big production of Amadeus by Peter Schaefer. Sheen takes the role of Antonio Salieri, with Howells as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It kicks off at the new theater and cartif in March next year, then heads to the West End in London the month after as part of the Welsh National, theaters 2027-28 season. This marks the first West End Run for a Welsh National Theatre Company, Sheen, who's also the artistic director, first played Mozart back in the late 1990s in London and on Broadway, then switched to Salieri at the Sydney Opera House. Now he's flipping it again opposite of fellow Welsh talent. Sheen calls it a full-circle moment, especially pairing with Howells, whom he directed in the TV drama The Way. He praises Howells as an extraordinary talent fresh off its ascend and his West End Cabaret run in 2022-23. For Sheen, it's special to share the stage with another Welshman and a role that's meant so much to him. The play dives into Salieri's

1:04jealousy over Mozart's genius in 1820 Vienna, directed by Jeremy Heron. Sheen started the Welsh National Theatre to fill the void after National Theatre Wales folded, and this is a key step forward. Expect the full season lineup in May at an event with bad wolf, mixing classics and new works. It's shaping up to redefine what a National Theatre for Wales looks like in English. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, driven by AI.