MOMUS | LIVE REVIEW
In short (because life is the same), this was a set of darkly funny, occasionally tender, brilliantly inventive songs by a charismatic and idiosyncratic artist.
In short (because life is the same), this was a set of darkly funny, occasionally tender, brilliantly inventive songs by a charismatic and idiosyncratic artist.
Richman strides on stage with a wide-grin, the happy-sad eyes of a religious devotee and a salt and pepper beard: the only thing, besides perhaps his comfortable-looking trousers, that belies his 60 years on the planet.
The year is 2050 and Wales is the last remaining Celtic country under Westminter. Scotland and Northern Ireland, having won independence, struggle now to regain their economic strength, while Wales itself struggles beneath the totalitarian regime of its English masters.
Performing a beautifully simple acoustic version of the classic Welsh song Myfanwy as her solo encore, Cerys ended her show leaving a sweet after taste and a sense of immense calm and happiness behind her...
It’s like Upstairs Downstairs, with a clear class hierarchy. This is as modern as the team felt it could be pushed, while keeping the central (and entirely fictional) droit de signeur plot device credible. It looks distinctive, while retaining all the strengths of a traditional production.
I expected the attitude, energy and loud beats. The creativity and upbeat entertainment value were more of a surprise.
Two actors, four characters, nine scenes and a full house – Nine at the Riverfront, Newport.
For Once was written by multi-award-winning Welsh television and stage writer, Tim Price, and was inspired by a week spent in a Welsh borders market town and the young people he met there. The writing is sharp, topical and credible – I believed every word...
Addison is sharp, intelligent and it certainly is a joy to watch someone perform that so clearly enjoys his craft...
If nothing else, the annual NME tour brings together a good selection of punters to have a nosey at. Miniscule just-teens radiate amped-up giddiness while 30 and 40-somethings (some of them clearly parental chaperones) look on with wistful envy.
It’s a surprise that WNO have waited a decade before reviving this highly enjoyable production.
The Kerrang! tour juggernaut rolled into Cardiff on Saturday night bringing with it the usual array of talent from both sides of the Atlantic spanning the varying genres of rock music for the enjoyment of the city’s student and emo population.
The opening sirens of Act One’s new adaptation of King Lear herald the start of something very exciting for Cardiff University’s drama society...
Last Thursday’s premiere of National Dance Company Wales' new spring tour at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, saw an international bill offering work from three world-class choreographers who have created a trio of vibrant and exciting dance works.
The lauded classic tale of Oliver has had various guises over the years – from the blatantly saccharine to the deliciously dark and scary...
The small but vibrant Coliseum theatre in Aberdare, along with the Muni Arts Centre and the Park And Dare theatre, hosts its festive Cinderella panto this Christmas.
With the return of Soundtrack – Cardiff’s very own film and music festival – a unique opportunity arose to see the Guillemots perform a one-off improvised re-score of the 1926 silent film, Faust, at the wonderfully historic and richly atmospheric Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay.
Nutcracker has been a Christmas favourite for many for the beautiful Tchaikovsky’s score full of wonderful tunes and its timeless storyline.
Circus and cabarets are two of my favourite things, so when Cwtch Cabaret was announced we started to get very excited in the Buzz office.
...It’s a testament to the band that songs that would have had you mocked as a fruity weirdo, had you been caught listening to them in school, retain an addictive, serotonin-churning quality.
Megan Campbell reviews the riff-shredding Manowar.