CHURCH OF PHIL RECRUITMENT SEMINAR | STAGE REVIEW
Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival The Castle Emporium, Cardiff Mon 17 + Tues 18 July **** I was greeted by two hooded robed figures in animal masks, who took my details, …
Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival The Castle Emporium, Cardiff Mon 17 + Tues 18 July **** I was greeted by two hooded robed figures in animal masks, who took my details, …
Mary’s, Cardiff Sun 16 July *** A whirlwind introduction to many of Cardiff’s drag staples – as well as a decent array of amateurs – the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival’s …
High Street, Cardiff. 029 2167 5746 / www.seafood-shack.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere ***** Despite taking inspiration from the American-style food shacks in Florida and California, Seafood Shack does its best to …
AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff Sat 15 July **** In a week where Bill Nye has scored an Emmy nomination for saving the world, Cardiff’s very own science guy Neil Monteiro …
MAVIS STAPLES | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Fri 7 July This evening will go down in history as the night Grangetown played host to a living legend. Despite gigging …
Sam Knee (Cicada) Sam Knee’s previous books have mostly been picture-led, pleasingly presented hardback affairs interspersed by a few paragraphs of social context here and there. Memories Of A Free …
Douglas Board (Lightning Books) This book is dedicated to the memory of the murdered MP Jo Cox and, despite the fact it’s been a year since her death as well as …
RIME *** Tequila Works, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One On the surface, Rime is absolutely stunning, decorated with astonishing Wind Waker-esque animation and a beautiful score by David García Díaz. Its …
THE HANDMAID’S TALE MGM Television (available on All 4) Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale depicts life in a patriarchal, dystopian society. Within the established regime women have no …
***** Sherman Cymru, Cardiff, Tue 4 July Though it may not have seemed like it at the time, who better to compose a dramatic theatre piece about social ills that …
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Wed 5 July **** Sheridan Smith was sensational in the role of Fanny Brice in the UK tour of Funny Girl at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium …
ALGIERS **** The Underside Of Power (Matador) Multi-racial band Algiers are currently supporting Depeche Mode on their stadium tour, and now seems like a good time to introduce them to …
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 …
[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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
THE JACKSONS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sun 25 June Who doesn’t love the Jacksons? Whether a diehard fan, or the occasional listener, you cannot …
JANE EYRE | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 27 June The much-lauded Bristol Old Vic’s reworking of Jane Eyre, under the direction of Sally Cookson, has …
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Lucasfilm Ltd. (available on Google Play) The first of the planned standalone Star Wars films, Rogue One tells the story of how the rebels stole the …
HONEST ROB twitter.com/honestrob4jd Rob is a rapper from Cardiff, which shows when he says “we used to kick it like Bellamy,” Craig Bellamy being his go-to reference for some football …
PHOSPHENES / BORIS A BONO / JOHANA HARTWIG | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 23 June First act of the night, Johana Hartwig, with band in tow, …
*** Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Until Sat 1 July The quality of performances in Everyman Theatre’s new production of Spamalot are mixed, and while moments of physical comedy are performed with …