Wales’ top female impersonator Ceri Dupree will be holding an exhibition of his amazing stage costumes in Cardiff this summer.

Ceri Dupree has been delighting audiences worldwide for almost 40 years. His unique talents have led him through musical theatre, pantomime, summer seasons, television and cabaret. There isn’t an audience (age or type!!!) that he hasn’t played to.

The exhibition will take place at Unit 20cw in the St David's shopping Centre between 31st July to 25th August 2024. (We are just off the Queen St entrance that leads to Marks and Spencers and Vision Express)

On display will be some of the most fabulous costumes worn by Ceri over the last 40 years.

This will include the Danny LaRue costume that recently featured in the BBC’s “Repair Shop”.

Ceri is the Patron of sight loss charity Sight Life. Sight Life offers practical support and advice to anyone with limited sight in South Wales.

All entry fees to the exhibition and donations from this page will be used to help Sight Life outreach to the growing number of people with sight loss in South Wales.

Ceri Dupree said:

“I have been wanting to do this exhibition for years and now thanks to the support of the team at St David’s Centre, our sponsors and Sight Life it’s actually happening this summer.

Staff and volunteers from Sight Life will be present during the exhibition to provide the back stories to the costumes, plans for the future and to tell you more about Sight Life and their brilliant work.

Sight Life is a fantastic charity and I have seen firsthand the miraculous work and extremely positive impact they have on the lives of people with sight loss. They help blind and partially sighted people to live active and independent lives. I am delighted to be their Patron and to help them to generate much-needed support to further their amazing work.”

Richard Harvey CEO of Sight Life said

“Sight Life offers practical support and advice to anyone with limited sight in South Wales. We outreach to approximately 4,000 people a year and estimate that we also cater for an additional 2 to 3 people per person as a family friend or carer.

One in five of us will experience sight loss at some point in our lives. Research shows that we fear losing our sight more than any other disability. Sight Life works to remove that fear and help people regain confidence, independence and be active in the community.

We are extremely proud to have Ceri as our Patron and look forward to the exhibition which will help increase awareness of our services and the wider issues in relation to sight loss.”

How your donation can help Sight Life:

£ 10 – could help someone attend a virtual peer support group with others with a similar sight condition.

£ 20 – could help someone select the right assistive device to empower them to live independently.

£ 50 – could provide tailored technology support to help someone with sight loss stay connected.

£ 100 – could provide a home visit to someone newly diagnosed with sight loss.

Sight Life offers practical support and advice to anyone with limited sight in South Wales.

Sight Life’s invaluable team support blind and partially sighted people locally to improve their physical and emotional wellbeing, get (or stay) online and feel a valued part of the community. Reducing isolation is a core part of Sight Life’s work, especially for those learning to live with sight loss in later life.

Sight Life runs a range of activities from tailored home-visits to peer-support groups, workshops and courses which help with essential daily living skills.

Hear from some of the members that are supported by Sight Life…

“I am proud to be part of Sight Life and I cannot speak highly enough of them. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for the support they give. They go above and beyond. It is more than just a job for them. They give us great support and now it is our time to support them however we can.” – Sue, Sight Life member. “Without the Sight Life groups I would be sat at home alone and sad. It is a lifeline for so many. It’s more than a place to go and meet other people with sight loss. It’s about the support they give you to live a life, not just when you are there, but when you are not there.”

Please support us if you can.

Thank you.