Sherman Theatre

C. W. L. (Bill) Bevan, Principal of University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University) convenes a working party and invites Geoffrey Axworthy to put forward a proposal to use a substantial donation (provided by the Harry & Abe foundation) to create a new major arts centre in the city.

[3] The Sherman Theatre officially opened its doors for the first time on 3 October 1973 with a screening of Ken Russel's The Savage Messiah.

[5] Sophie Melville's performance in this production received The Stage Award for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015.

[citation needed] Iphigenia in Splott then went on to win the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Drama in 2016.

[10] The theatre was originally designed by Alex Gordon and Partners in the same dark brown brick as the Cardiff University Students' Union building next door, and was completed in 1973.