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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Wed 5 July ***** The first word I said upon entering the renowned Richard Burton Theatre and viewing the set of this …
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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Wed 5 July ***** The first word I said upon entering the renowned Richard Burton Theatre and viewing the set of this …
This July marks the second year anniversary of the Cardiff Fringe, a week-long theatre and entertainment showcase taking place at venues around the city and featuring exciting new talent from Wales …
On Sun 30 July, between 6.30pm until 10pm, Fractured Visions will be taking over the Tramshed Cinema, Cardiff. They’ll be serving up a double-helping of cult movie madness, with the most …
Norwegian Church, Cardiff Mon 10 – Sat 21 July The Norwegian Church opens its doors to a contemporary fixture fittingly titled A Summer Exhibition by the Welsh artist collective S.W.P.A. featuring …
[wpdevart_youtube]xGGM5Sy5PJs[/wpdevart_youtube] *** Dir: Brian Fee (PG, 109 mins) After the disappointing spy-based bloat of Cars 2, this franchise seemed to very much have a flat tyre, whether this back to …
[wpdevart_youtube]Sw7BggqBpTk[/wpdevart_youtube] If I had to describe The Red Turtle in one word, that word would be intriguing. To try and synopsise it as a simple tale of a shipwrecked man …
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Mon 8 May-Mon 28 Aug Throughout time, people have been fleeing conflict and war, and Wales has been a welcoming beacon. The realist painter Josef …
Noémi Lefebvre, translated by Sophie Lewis (Les Fugitives) Weaving between the past and present, this is a lyrical tale from French novelist Noémi Lefebvre and translated by Sophie Lewis. Taking …
*** Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Until Sat 15 July The direction in Everyman Theatre’s production of The Vicar of Dibley mostly lacked an effective use of theatre format in adapting the …
Rudry Parish Hall, Caerphilly Fri 7 + Sat 8 July Founded in 2016, the Rudry Festival is a community event which profits provide funds for the idyllic rural venue, Rudry …
[wpdevart_youtube]UtnnejXW14w[/wpdevart_youtube] ** Dir: Mark Pellington (15, 108 mins) Shirley MacLaine adds some gravitas to this somewhat cheesy comedy drama as Harriet Laurel, a control freak who’s prevented herself from embracing …
Craft in the Bay, Cardiff Mon 10 July – Sun 1 Oct Those visiting the foyer of the Craft in the Bay Gallery on Danielle Sullivan’s first day of residency …
[wpdevart_youtube]tddlYXhgFoo[/wpdevart_youtube] **** Dir: Ben Young (18, 108 mins) Gruelling abduction drama from Australia that veers into torture porn territory but manages to subvert and add depth to what could have …
Stickylemons @ Buffalo, Cardiff Thurs 13 July A few grime MCs started off at drum’n’bass raves, before grime properly existed – Dizzee Rascal comes to mind prominently – but it’s …
Paranoize @ Undertone, Cardiff Sat 8 July Paranoize, who’ve been putting nights on now and again for a couple of years, seem like they’ve captured the essence of Cardiff clubbing …
BLINK 182 | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 3 July There are kids here, there are teenagers here and there are middle aged people dressed as teenagers here. …
Tramshed, Cardiff Fri 7 July Words like legend are banded around all too frequently but in the case of Mavis Staples they hold true. Even the often used moniker ‘the …
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Sun 9 July Whilst he may be more well known for his searingly personal stand-up comedy, which over the years has veered from laceratingly confessional to …
Various Venues, Neath Thurs 6th– Thurs 27th July The Neath Comedy Festival gathers the best of international comedy acts to a range of intimate venues in Neath, Port Talbot. This …
July sees the beginning of the domestic t20 Blast and a particularly jam-packed schedule for the SSE SWALEC Stadium, with barely a moment’s respite from June’s cricket season belter. Home-side …
[wpdevart_youtube]mL0FYUpXuoo[/wpdevart_youtube] ** Dir: Terrence Malick (15, 129 mins) The once far from prolific director of Badlands and The Thin Red Line returns with another ponderous, over hashed tale of meandering characters, this …
ABI FLYNN *** Ambiguous (Tru Thoughts) If you haven’t already heard of Ms. Flynn, you will. The songstress wows with old-school and nu-soul sounds on her debut EP. She’s fab …
Caldicot Castle Fri 7 July Some people will look at this afternoon-and-evening jamboree of pop acts from, or primarily associated with, the 1980s and think to themselves: the 80s are …
Delusion @ Sin City, Swansea Sat 8 July Trance still does pretty brisk trade in Swansea, nearly 20 years after its commercial high water mark. Delusion’s last promotion, over the …