Congress Theatre
Congress Theatre
4.5
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Mo12372
Cwmbran, UK127 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019 โ€ข Friends
Should go to this venue more often. Very comfortable And the staff are professional. A good bar for the interval or to meet friends
Written 29 October 2019
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terence j
Cwmbran, UK29 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019
Situated in the heart of the town centre next to the bus station the theatre is handy for free car parking 100 yards away. A few more steps takes one to a Weatherspoons public house, ideal for after show refreshment. This venue provides excellent seating arrangement enabling all patrons a good view of the performance. What more is there to say !.
Written 9 October 2019
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Derek M
Cardiff, UK22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2019
Visited theatre to watch a band playing, nice seating in a good theatre. Small enough to enjoy, bands, comedians etc.. Some great act appearing in next few months at very reasonable prices. Will be going again.
Written 30 September 2019
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Thanks for your great comments, we look forward to seeing you again soon
Written 1 October 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Kelly H
19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 โ€ข Couples
So glad we managed to get the last 2 seats together in the house. The performance was great by the band & the singer. Brought back great memories for the both of us aged between 49 & 70.
The audience got to sing/dance along & we're included several times during the show. We both would recommend this particular show.
The Congress Theatre is in the heart of Cwmbran town centre with a wide range of shows/performances/musicals etc to offer the public. We're hoping to get to the Lionel Richie experience & the Simply Red show coming soon.
Thank you to all the staff involved; from easy online booking to collecting tickets to the bar staff, ushers, sound & lighting.
Your all part of a fantastic team.
Written 11 July 2019
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Stevewoodsy
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 โ€ข Family
What a well run place
Great staff happy and smiling
Place is clean and respectful nice location easy parking
Thank you
Written 15 April 2019
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thank you for your kind words, i will pass them on to the volunteers
Written 16 April 2019
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Kate Tague
Newport, UK121 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 โ€ข Couples
Turned up an hour before the performance to be told we were WAAAY too early by an elderly gentleman. So we went off walked around the town that was by now closed but I got cold so we headed back to stand in the foyer of the building. We came back, waited. No indication from the same gentlemen that we could now go up to the lounge & auditorium considering he knew what we were waiting for. It was only when two other people walked past him we realised we were now allowed in. The โ€œloungeโ€ consists of fold out tables & some pub chairs. No draught, all bottles & cans. Which brings me to my next point. During the interval I queued for 15 minutes for 2 bottles of Budweiser, these 330ml drinks were given with 200ml plastic cups. I was making a dash back as the show was coming back on when the lady on the door advised I couldnโ€™t take the bottles in. Incredulously I asked her what I was supposed to do with them because theyโ€™re not going to fit in the cups I was given. She replied โ€œdrink a bitโ€ i would have had to drink 3 quarters of one there and then which defeats the object of buying a beer. If I wanted to neck a beer Iโ€™d have gone to spoons for the evening ! I asked if they had larger glasses, she helpfully replied probably. So off I go back to the bar, among the throng of people still waiting. Luckily I spied pint glasses in the corner relatively close to the edge of the bar so I could quickly grab two. If you canโ€™t take bottles into the auditorium then sell the beer in plastic bottles or even better serve them with plastic cups they will fit in! The theatre is old and dated, we did feel like we were in an old labour club rather than a theatre. It would have to be something pretty spectacular I canโ€™t see anywhere else to make me go back. I felt the standard of the venue let down the show, itโ€™s definitely had its day. How they justify ยฃ20 a ticket for a show in there I do not know, the show was well worth it but the venue let it down.
Written 6 April 2019
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Thank you for your review, i will pass onto the volunteer committee and look to make some improvements to our service.
Written 8 April 2019
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Sophie
94 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2018 โ€ข Family
My partner & i took our 2 year old to see a panto here and she loved it. View was good so she stayed interested. Value for money, will visit again
Written 18 February 2018
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Glad you had a good time and we hope to see you again soon
Written 22 February 2018
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Sue I
Cwmbran20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2017
This theatre hosts many events including the good old Pantomines, Dance shows, Spiritual Healing events, theatre, concerts, artists and quiz nights for local schools. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful and the facilities extremely clean. Refreshments at reasonable prices, are available before the performance and during the intervals, but my favourite has got to be the ice cream!
Written 20 December 2017
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Diane F
Newport, UK121 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2017 โ€ข Couples
A friend invited me along to watch flower arranging, must say good view, i am short so do have problems at times. Very clean easy access quite comfortable. Would go again.
Written 19 August 2017
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Glad you had a good time, hope to see you again soon
Written 7 September 2017
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happyhols42
england4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2017 โ€ข Couples
This was our second visit to the Congress, first in the evening - found parking very easy as stated in the reply to my question which was answered very promptly - and it was FREE in the car park underneath the shopping centre (Monmouth car park), very rare to find these days. The show was superb, New Amen Corner are a brilliant group and entertained all evening with a vast selection of 60's songs, not a minute was wasted with 'trivial chat' also accompanying Mike D'Abo and Mike Pender doing a selection of their hits. It is a lovey theatre - with very friendly staff serving tea, coffee or an alcohol drink upstairs before the show and in the interval. There is plenty of leg room between the rows of seats and the sound and lighting system is very good, altogether a great evening. We look forward to our next visit in the near future.
Written 21 May 2017
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Thank you for your kind comments I will pass on to the volunteers who worked that night - we look forward to seeing you back soon.
Written 23 May 2017
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  • Mon - Fri 09:30 - 17:00
  • Sat - Sat 09:30 - 12:30


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