A NIGHT AT THE CLINK | STAGE REVIEW
A Night at the Clink **** HMP Cardiff, The Clink, Cardiff, Wed 18 Sep It started with a bang – or rather, a bell – signalling that the first act …
A Night at the Clink **** HMP Cardiff, The Clink, Cardiff, Wed 18 Sep It started with a bang – or rather, a bell – signalling that the first act …
Blood Brothers **** Wed 18 September, New Theatre, Cardiff The third longest-running musical in West End history and GCSE English Lit staple, Blood Brothers, returns to the stage literally kicking …
THE VELVETEERS | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Tue 17 Sept It’s my first time in The Moon, with its down-and-dirty vibe reminding me of the Square Club from …
It Would Be Night In Caracas Karina Sainz Borgo, trans. Elizabeth Bryer (HarperVia) The devastating impact of revolution, and the destruction of a country and its inhabitants, is explored in …
The Report **** Dir: Scott Z Burns (15, 120 mins) An intelligent, verbose, fact-based and ultimately gripping political thriller that angrily confronts the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques in …
[wpdevart_youtube]J8lVYSSPQpU[/wpdevart_youtube] Ad Astra **** Dir: James Gray (12A, 120 mins) Brad Pitt goes to space in this thoughtful sci-fi. Ad Astra, meaning ‘to the stars’, offers spectacle alongside some musings …
MALLORY KNOX | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Sun 15 Sept There’s an extra buzz in the crowd this evening, if it were ever needed. British alt-rock darlings …
CHRISTINA BIANCO | STAGE REVIEW Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 10 Sept With her Everyman Band – three young men on piano, drums, and guitar, all prodigiously talented not just …
PIXIES / THE BIG MOON | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Fri 13 Sept The Big Moon [below], openers for the Pixies’ latest European tour, have nothing like the …
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE | STAGE REVIEW New Theatre, Cardiff, Wed 11 Sept The recent surge of musical adaptations of popular cinema presents a challenge to each new adaptation to …
The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke Tina Makereti (Eye) Already a well-published and accomplished author in her native New Zealand, The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke is Tina Makereti’s fourth …
[wpdevart_youtube]YlcyEDZVYkw[/wpdevart_youtube] THE KITCHEN ** Dir: Andrea Berloff (15, 108 mins) An obscure British graphic novel, about three women who take over the Irish mafia in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in …
PEACH FUR / PSYSO | LIVE REVIEW The Big Top, Cardiff, Wed 11 Sept Touring across Europe, Austrian headliners Peach Fur’s Gold Coast regional styles – rock surf-drenched with …
Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay Sat 28 Sept-Sun 10 Nov Wool Works is a collaborative exhibition between Welsh textiles group MaP and Finnish makers group Modus. It focuses …
CARDIFF MIND FUNDRAISER | LIVE REVIEW The Big Top, Cardiff, Wed 4 Sept On a serene Wednesday night in Cardiff, The Big Top played host to a night of …
Playboy Joe Thomas (Arcadia) The third book as part of a quartet, this is another thrilling journey into the criminal world of São Paulo. As national protests take place over …
ALESSANDRO CORTINI ***** Volume Massimo (Mute) Synthesizers can tell stories about the world in a language regular instruments can’t speak. Alessandro Cortini, a member of Nine Inch Nails, is pretty …
[wpdevart_youtube]LUG2U-IxPx0[/wpdevart_youtube] HUSTLERS *** Dir: Lorene Scafaria (15, 117 mins) A true-life tale of strip club workers striking back, this balances some social justice with its titillation. Based on Jessica Pressler’s …
BRÖTZMANN & LEIGH / HALFTONE | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Mon 9 Sept Halftone, four women based in Bristol, are debuting in Cardiff this evening, and find …
[wpdevart_youtube]fMkiSqBraD0[/wpdevart_youtube] DOWNTON ABBEY ** Dir: Michael Engler (PG, 122 mins) Fans of the American-pleasing upper-class British period soap confection rejoice! After six series and 52 TV episodes, the cultural phenomenon …
A Shadow on the Lens Sam Hurcom (Orion) This book would be epic if I didn’t know any of the locations, but as a Cardiffian my familiarity with the places …
[wpdevart_youtube]YPuhNtG47M0[/wpdevart_youtube] RAMBO: LAST BLOOD ** Dir: Adrian Grunberg (18, 100 mins) As with Rocky, Sylvester Stallone’s other pop culture creation shows no sign of flagging despite its star being 73, …
DON’T SEND FLOWERS | STAGE REVIEW The Gate, Cardiff, Fri 6 Sept The latest production by Wales’ Clock Tower Theatre Company, Emily Garside’s Don’t Send Flowers is an insightful …
SKUNK ANANSIE | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Wed 4 Sept On the back of some very favourable reviews of late, a rampant crowd has gathered …