Find out what’s on in South Wales this week
Start the week with a classic as Iliad (Y Ffwrnes, Cardiff, Mon 21 Sept-Sat 3 Oct, tickets £10-£70) is being performed by the National Theatre Wales. As the Greeks rage war with the Trojans and mighty gods flex their power, this will be an event of epic proportions.
“Elvis Ain’t dead!” may be true after all as Orion: The Man Who Would Be King Q&A (Chapter, Cardiff, Sun 27 Sept, 6pm, tickets: £5.10) will show a screening of the film that follows the story of Jimmy Ellis and give a chance for people to quiz the director and producer.
Rock out to Crosby, Stills & Nash (Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Tue 22 Sept, 7:30pm, tickets from £62.50) as the folk rock supergroup hits Cardiff. Having had all three members included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, any music fan should be reserving their tickets right now.
Lose yourself in the pages of New Under the Sun Festival (Canton Library / Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sat 25-Sun 26 Sept, tickets: £6 per day / £12 day ticket / some events free) gives readers the opportunity to meet authors such as William Owen Roberts and Rebecca F. John.
Welcome to Night Vale (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Fri 25 Sept, 8pm, tickets from £24.75) is a live show based on the bizarre podcast series. The show follows community updates of the fictional town of Night Vale, with strange happenings from hovering cats to alien incursions.
The wait is finally over as Shȃn Cothi (St Peter’s Church, Llandovery, Sun 27 Sept, 7pm, tickets: £10-£20) will finally release her next album, Paradwys, and begin her new tour. With Grammy-winner Rebecca Evans joining and the venues being a series of churches, the Welsh culture will be deeply ingrained.
Porthcawl Elvis Festival (Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, Fri 25-Sun 27 Sept, tickets: £6-£32.50/£125 VIP) begins the celebrations of the King of rock’n’roll. Attracting over 30,000 visitors, this festival marks Porthcawl as Europe’s capital for Elvis fanatics. If you think this sounds ridiculous “then you ain’t no friend of mine”.
Fill your plates up at the Narberth Food Festival (Narberth, Sat 26 + Sun 27 Sept, tickets: £3-£4 day / £5 weekend / under-18s free) as local talents such as Angela Gray, Anand George and Ludovic Dieumegard will be cooking up a great weekend.
Welsh speakers should be happy to hear that Drych (Sherman Cymru, Cardiff, Fri 25 + Sat 26, 7:30pm, tickets: £15 / half price under 25s) will be hitting the theatre this week. The plot is based around two characters as they contemplate the meaning of man’s existence.
The BAFTA Cymru Awards (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Sun 27 Sept) is surely the highlight of the week, as they will be awarding people within the film and television industry who have showed exceptional talent and commitment. Who will follow Sherlock and Doctor Who in winning the prestigious award?
words RYAN JONES