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.

The Sherman Theatre in 2014
The Sherman Theatre in 2004 before the refurbishment in 2010–12