Theatr Clwyd has announced Kate Wasserberg’s explosive first season as its Artistic Director and the opening season of its newly redeveloped building.

Following an extensive rebuild and retro-fit, the North Wales theatre will re-open in June 2025 with a new production of tick, tick…BOOM! from 2-28 June 2025. Directed by Wasserberg herself, Jonathan Larson’s smash hit musical about the exciting mess of being young, chasing your dreams and reaching for greatness, comes hot on the heels of the runaway success of her production of Boys From the Blackstuff.

The season will also include Alan Ayckbourn’s darkly comic thriller Snake in the Grass (15 September - 4 October) and Welsh playwright Chris Ashworth-Bennion’s The Red Rogue of Bala (3-22 November).

Artistic Director Kate Wasserberg said: “This is a watershed moment for Theatr Clwyd and an absolute honour for me as Artistic Director. I am delighted to open this state-of-the-art building with a season that showcases the extraordinary wealth and diversity of talent to be found in Wales. This season reflects our communities and invites audiences back home to us, whatever your taste. We have musicals, comedies, thrillers, new takes on Welsh classics and our iconic pantomime as well as new work in the Welsh language in Wrexham.”

Full casting for the productions are to be announced.

Also announced in 2026 and beyond is a new production of Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas’ greatest work, created as part of Craidd, a ground-breaking project improving mainstream theatre representation for and with Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people.

Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre will stage Emily White’s award-winning play about climate change and family in West Wales; Welsh writer Emily Burnett will premiere her hilarious family drama and Nia Morais will write a new take on a Victorian gothic classic. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night will be directed by Juliette Manon as a glorious celebration of queer culture.

Booking opens to the public from 11 November here.