TOAST/KEN AND STEVE | LIVE REVIEW
TOAST/KEN AND STEVE | LIVE REVIEW by Velvet Trumpet, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wed 30 July Toast, a Talking Heads-style monologue charting one man’s love affair with, well, toast, …
TOAST/KEN AND STEVE | LIVE REVIEW by Velvet Trumpet, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wed 30 July Toast, a Talking Heads-style monologue charting one man’s love affair with, well, toast, …
TINARIWEN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff Thur 24 July words CHARLIE PIERCEY Upon researching the background of Tinariwen, I was astonished to discover the adversity and oppression …
CARDIFF COMEDY FESTIVAL: BRENDON BURNS + SUPPORT | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Fri 25 Jul There were 35 people at this gig. Maybe it was the heat. …
SHOW BOAT | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 23 July The original 1927 production of Show Boat was ground breaking for not only using an interracial …
HENNA NIGHT | STAGE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Mon 21 July I had high hopes for Henna Night – as an award winning play on the programme at Chapter …
BLACKADDER II | STAGE REVIEW Sophia Garden’s, Bute Park, Cardiff, Tuesday 15 July “Black Adder, Black Adder, with many a cunning plan. Black Adder, Black Adder, you horrid little …
HOT CLUB GALLOIS | LIVE REVIEW Sunflower&I, Cardiff Bay, Sun 29 June The Doctor Who Experience isn’t the only place in town where you can be transported through time …
DINEFWR LITERATURE AND ARTS FESTIVAL | LIVE REVIEW Dinefwr Castle and Deer Park, Llandeilo, Carmarthen, Fri 20-Sat 22 June Walking to the Dinefwr Literature And Arts Festival my partner …
KINGS OF LEON | LIVE REVIEW Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wed 2 July Having actually attended a concert like this one in a reviewing capacity, it’s hard for your curiosity …
SWEENEY TODD | STAGE REVIEW Sophia Garden’s, Bute Park, Cardiff, Fri 4 July As the sun went down on the opening night of this year’s Everyman Open Air Theatre …
NORMAN NODGE | CLUB REVIEW Mood @ Undertone, Cardiff, Sat 21 June On Saturday night Undertone played host to Berlin techno wizard and Berghain resident Norman Nodge. Ten Feet …
SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL – DAY THREE | LIVE REVIEW Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Sun 22 Jun Claire Martin really stamps her feisty personality onto her vocal performance. Fearless with …
SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL – DAY TWO | LIVE REVIEW Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Sat 21 Jun My first destination in Saturday’s sizeable programme of events was the renowned Dylan …
SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL – DAY ONE | LIVE REVIEW Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Fri 20 Jun Many people argue that only in the furthest, most sequestered corners of your …
LANSDOWNE BEER FESTIVAL | LIVE REVIEW The Lansdowne Pub, Canton, Cardiff, Sat 21 June This Saturday my friend Abbi and I wanted to go for a quiet pint between …
DELIGHT | FILM FEATURE James Sidwell finds out about Delight – a film of love and war set in West Wales Delight: in which a traumatised ex-war-journalist flees a broken …
WAR HORSE | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Wed 18 June Five minutes into War Horse I was bleary eyed. The story is universally recognised, Michael Morpugo’s …
TREFLOYNE MANOR | FOOD REVIEW Trefloyne Lane, Penally, Tenby, Pembrokeshire. 01834 842165 / www.trefloyne.com Rare Hideaways member Trefloyne is an elegant manor house overlooking an 18-hole golf course, run …
THE LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK | STAGE REVIEW Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay, Tue 10 June The Lady Boys Of Bangkok are back in town in all their …
STUDIO 89 + TEAK MIAMI VICE PARTY | CLUB REVIEW Jacob’s Antique Market, Cardiff, Sat 14 June Let’s face it, anyone with an ounce of common sense would keep …
POP UP SUPPER CLUB WITH KATHER’S KITCHEN (AT HUMBLE BY NATURE) | FOOD REVIEW Upper Meend Farm, near Penallt, Monmouth. www.humblebynature.com / www.katherskitchen.co.uk We all know and love the …
PICNIC AT CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE | FOOD REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org Inspired by summer, Picnic is Chapter’s new deli counter. Placed on the end …
ORPHEUS | STAGE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 5 June Ah, Greek myth, the perennial favourite of the playwright casting around for a subject. So timeless, so …
THE PAVILION CAFE | FOOD REVIEW Penarth Pier Pavilion, The Esplanade, Penarth. 029 2071 2100 / www.penarthpavilion.co.uk On a sunny day, and several less sunny ones, Penarth Pier Pavilion …