Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan

Gordon Buchanan brings his latest tour, Lions and Tigers and Bears, to the Swansea Grand Theatre on Tuesday 9 February 2027. It's a comedy show, but the material comes from a life spent in the wild rather than a comedy club. Buchanan is an award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker, and he's built his career around the untamed corners of the natural world.

He's travelled far to get his shots: the bamboo forests of China, the snowy landscapes of Russia, the Himalayas, and the depths of the Amazon. His focus has always been on big cats and bears, and his aim has been to get them on film and share their secrets with a global audience. Lions and Tigers and Bears is billed as his biggest live tour to date, and it's where he talks through the encounters that define that work.

On stage, he recounts his time with pandas, grizzlies, tigers and jaguars, and the heart-stopping moments that come with tracking them. It's not all polished wildlife footage, though; he talks about the mud, sweat and tears that have shaped his career, the side of the job that doesn't always make it into the final edit. If you've ever wondered what actually goes into getting a shot of a grizzly or a jaguar in the wild, this is where he lays it out.

The show runs at the Swansea Grand Theatre on Tuesday 9 February, starting at 7pm.