Here are some reports about The Gate from the news:
Review of Opera D’draig’s The Marriage of Figaro (February 2011)
Some comments from people who have used The Gate…
“This was my first time at the gate. Mozart’s music was brought to life. Such talent, such fun,what a great night I had. A rare treat to be savoured !!!! Thank you Opera’r Ddraig and ‘The Gate’”
Peter – February 2011
Some comments from our Feedback Forms (click here if you’d like to download one and fill it in – or leave a comment on the website for the event you attended)
Broadway Dance Show: Oscillations, 2 April 2011 ‘Really excellent show, brilliant variety and costume and nice to see two men in it! Keep up the good work.’
Rhydypenau’s Evening of Performing Arts, April 2011
‘The Gate Arts Centre is a jewel in the city’s provisions for the arts. Its excellent acoustics, coupled with its warm ambience, make it the perfect venue for school performances. Our thanks to the staff for their valued support and assistance.’
Comments posted elsewhere on the web (Yelp.co.uk)
“The cafe/bar is lovely, and has that student cafe look to it that you can imagine being filled with debate. They serve a nice range of drinks … I would highly recommend checking this place out as it offers a whole range of things from plays and music to a variety of workshops and classes” Natalie, 15/9/2010
‘If you haven’t been to The Gate yet you probably should make an effort to get over there. Its a beautiful venue with a theatre housed in what used to be a church. Its all wooden and quite inspiring.’
Anna
Look! The Guardian says you should move to Roath immediately (and visit The Gate!) http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/apr/23/lets-move-to-roath-and-cathays-cardiff
Weddings
“Thanks again for all your hard work and helping us to have such a fantastic day. Everyone really went the extra mile for us…a lovely venue full of fantastic people!” Debbie and Nic
“We had a brilliant day and all of you at The Gate made it so special.” Beth and Mike
Classes and Schools
“Wonderful, have really enjoyed classes. Great variety on offer, local and affordable.”
“Fab!!” “Brilliant!!” “Fantastic venue and high quality tuition.”
Corporate Functions, Concerts and Shows
“That was the second time we held an event in the Gate and were very happy on both occasions. We will be definitely coming back! Thank you all.” International Women’s Day event co-ordinator, March 2011
“…thank you for helping make last night such a great success.” Justin Horton-concert organiser
“The director, crew and all the participants were very impressed with The Gate and very much appreciated being in such lovely surroundings for the day.” Erica Eirian-Project director for Recharge 2008
“Thank you very much on behalf of the cast of ‘Tripping the Light fantastic’ for your kindness and support with our show…We hope to perform at The Gate in the future.” Ingrid and Richard-Co-Producers, 2 LEFT feet Productions
“…everyone in the company loved performing at your venue. It’s such a fantastic space, a beautiful building and so pleasant to work in…and we found the staff so friendly and helpful.” Steve Hennessy Stepping Out Theatre
“I was delighted by the way the exhibition looked at The Gate and the physical space of The Gate’s galleries lent themselves perfectly to the subject-matter.” Robert Greetham ‘Of Fire and Rites’ exhibition
“…the venue and training rooms were excellent as was the support received on the day.” Kate Mercer of Kate Mercer Training
“Many thanks for inviting us to perform ‘The Ignatius Trail’ at The Gate. You have a gorgeous venue…” En masse Theatre Company
“[The Gate] has a fabulous acoustic and everyone greatly enjoyed rehearsing and performing in it.” Cardiff Youth Sinfonietta
“The way in which the adaption of the church has been done marks it as a valuable addition to Cardiff’s concert life as it is both visually exciting and acoustically outstanding.”
Miscellaneous
“…my friend and I ate in the café last night for the first time and the food was absolutely stunning.” Eleanor Holt
