THE WOMAN AND THE PUPPET | BOOK REVIEW
THE WOMAN AND THE PUPPET Pierre Louÿs, trans. Jeremy Moore (Dedalus Press) First published in 1898, this French novel receives a new edition from Dedalus, a publisher with a track …
THE WOMAN AND THE PUPPET Pierre Louÿs, trans. Jeremy Moore (Dedalus Press) First published in 1898, this French novel receives a new edition from Dedalus, a publisher with a track …
HALESTORM / IN THIS MOMENT | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 27 Nov Is anyone else tired of behemoth rock and metal acts trotting around the world, preaching …
FAT WHITE FAMILY / WORKING MEN’S CLUB | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 27 Nov Bouncers eye us up hungrily as we shuffle to the front for Cardiff’s first …
GET DOWN EARLY | CLUB REVIEW The Vaults, Cardiff Bay, Sat 23 Nov It’s true what they say: the best nights are always unplanned. I’ve been lucky enough to …
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY **** Tues 26 Nov, New Theatre, Cardiff Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story has been running for 30 years around the globe with 25,000 performances, but …
CHARLIE’S ANGELS *** Dir: Elizabeth Banks (12A, 120 mins) Another reboot for the female fighting agents made famous by the 1970s TV series. Already spawning two messy feature films with …
Real Preseli John Osmond (Seren Books) The book paints a vivid picture of Preseli, the not-so-oft-visited part of Pembrokeshire which Osmond calls “a magical country.” Osmond invites you to walk …
MISSION CONTROL *** Sat 23 Nov, Principality Stadium Cardiff Protesters rage with placards outside the entrance. We step through them, and enter the building. As soon as we do so, …
KNIVES OUT **** Dir: Rian Johnson (12A, 130 mins) An all-star spark off each other with aplomb in this Agatha Christie-esque classy, quirky whodunnit from the man behind Brick, Looper and …
FORMIDABLE FEST | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Sat 23 Nov All-dayers can be a hit or miss affair. Managing a diverse yet coherent lineup and maintaining momentum over an …
EMELI SANDÉ / BEN MONTEITH | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Fri 22 Nov What was a pretty grim winter’s night in Cardiff was totally nullified by a …
!!! / BANDICOOT | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 20 Nov Just six weeks after a headline show in this very venue, Swansea’s Bandicoot [below] have made …
ENDLAND Tim Etchells (AndOtherStories) Mashing together the digital, geographical and linguistic morphologies of modern Britain and the world-at-large, Tim Etchells’ Endland is a funny, dark series of fairy tales and parables …
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL CARDIFF 2019 **** Penarth Pier Pavilion and Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 14-Sun 17 Nov The Italian Film Festival Cardiff returns once again, celebrating its fifth year …
DR SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL **** Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 20 Nov Nothing marks the beginning of the festive season quite like the trickling emergence of …
ALCEST **** Spiritual Instinct (Nuclear Blast) As the progenitors of blackgaze (a clunky portmanteau that does a disservice to the surprisingly seamless fusion of black metal and shoegaze to which …
COME A LITTLE CLOSER Karen Perry (Michael Joseph) In Dublin’s fair city, the past is not pretty. Not in the dilapidated mansion where these characters gather one long, hot summer. …
LEZZET TURKISH KITCHEN St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2132 1415 / lezzetcardiff.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere **** Lezzet Turkish Kitchen has replaced the Prezzo that once inhabited this prime spot, nestled …
DEPECHE MODE: FAITH AND DEVOTION Ian Gittins (Palazzo) Palazzo have a good track record of producing handsome coffee table books of various artists – the two reviewed last year in …
GHOST / ALL THEM WITCHES / TRIBULATION | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sun 17 Nov Motorpoint Arena could have been forgiven for thinking that their hosts, Swedish horror-rockers …
KATE TEMPEST | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 13 Nov Words have become weapons, the planet’s most powerful people are lying like never before resulting in chaos and confusion. …
Bellevue Ivana Dobrakovová, trans. by Julia and Peter Sherwood (Jantar Publishing) With a limited amount of Slovak literature having been translated into the English language this novel from Slovak writer …
NDC WALES: ROOTS 2019 **** Dance House, Cardiff, Tues 12 Nov With Roots, National Dance Company Wales delivers four very different dance routines, each by different choreographers, and each exploring …
MAGS *** Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 12 Nov The dynamic combination of Welsh and English is swiftly becoming a mainstay of new theatre in Wales. Recently, productions such as Hela …