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5 OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS MENUS If the idea of cooking Christmas dinner sounds like your worst nightmare, Elin Evans has compiled a list of restaurants across south Wales (with …
5 OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS MENUS If the idea of cooking Christmas dinner sounds like your worst nightmare, Elin Evans has compiled a list of restaurants across south Wales (with …
LUCY IN THE SKY *** Dir: Noah Hawley (15, 124 mins) An offbeat take on the plight of an astronaut, this feature debut for TV showrunner Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) …
A DISH BEST SERVED COLD Chris Kinsey (Candy Jar) Though judging a book by its cover (or title) is famously frowned upon, one expects a plot riddled with cliché after …
BLANCK MASS / FRANS GENDER & VIOLET GRACE | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Tue 3 Dec Are you seated uncomfortably, or alternatively pinned nervously towards the back …
THE SNOW QUEEN **** Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Tues 3 Dec Compared to The Princess and the Pea and The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen is perhaps one of Hans Christian …
MOTHERLAND S2 (BBC) I was overjoyed when this savagely brilliant school-gates sitcom returned, with more manic middle-class matriarchs than you can shake a stick blender at. Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Pulling) …
SARAH JANE James Sallis (No Exit Press) Dubbed “an unsung hero of crime writing”, James Sallis never fails to satisfy. Sarah Jane Pullman floats around rural America after a court-ordered …
LES MISÉRABLES **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Fri 27 Nov After a recent blockbuster adaptation, Les Misérables is a show with a reputation that precedes it and every new production has …
BEHIND THE LABEL **** Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 28 Nov I don’t think there is any theatre project quite like Behind the Label. A candid and raw …
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 …