NME TOUR 2011 | LIVE REVIEW
A wonky night of NME Tour debauchery
National Theatre of Wales' 10th production, directed by Kully Thiarai, takes us on an interesting journey but the final destination disappoints.
Objects available to view include Gruff, his two guitars, a couple of toy keyboards and some ‘comedy audience’ signs saying APPLAUSE.
The show comes as an early Christmas treat, with Kate and co. offering a sprinkling of newer tracks from her latest (and first entirely self-penned) album Make The Light
Arcade Fire tour with eight talented musicians, but there are no solos or displays of instrumental virtuosity. Instead, they work to create a highly-distinctive wall-of-sound
Apparently, the true meaning of Freudian thought has slipped away...
Getting all togged up, ready to face the snow in a mission to get to the Riverfront Theatre in Newport, for this year’s Pantomime, Aladdin, it couldn’t have felt more like Christmas.
It might have been her debut show in Wales, but judging by the raptuous reception the singer received as she left the stage, it definitely won’t be her last.
It's becoming a cliché in Cardiff to say that Paper Aeroplanes are about to take off, but on the evidence of this concert it’s hard not to agree.
'Sequel' to Midsummer Night's Dream turns into a bit of a nightmare
Sherman Cymru tip the balance on one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays
They scamper into position and demurely open with Boy From School, looking as always like teetotal physics teachers, and deliver standout tracks including One Life Stand and Shake a Fist.
It was great to watch the unselfish playing of this collective of musicians, whose polished performance drew on decades of touring.
After scabbing cigarettes from members of the audience during the interval, a breathless and asthmatic Davies came back on...
‘Don’t have dark thoughts,’ so repeats Gwyn Thomas’s father to the young lad as he hands him lemonade outside the onstage pub, before disappearing back through the door.
The comedy is rich and genuinely funny, the stories are poignant without being steeped in needless caricature, sentimentality and political correctness.
The sadist in me was pleased to see one of the hoodies we went in with crouching in the corner with both fingers in his ears.
A review of Tin Shed Theatre's imaginative production, Taxi.
Manic Street Preachers stormed through the Newport Centre with a stunning set spanning their entire career; proving that they are as crucial to the 2,000 devotees in attendance as ever.
At first glance, they appeared simplistic, but on closer inspection you could see the fantastic detail achieved through the imaginative medium.
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