LLWYTH | THEATRE REVIEW
"This is a play about gay life in Wales. Does that mean it’s only a play for gay people? No."
Reviews
SHELF LIFE | THEATRE REVIEW
"Like a library, it successfully summons that sublime feeling of being deluged by an impossibly rich and unknowable world"
THE FAMILY | THEATRE REVIEW
A Hammer Horror-inspired dark comedy that crackles with mordant energy
LAUREN PRITCHARD | LIVE REVIEW
You could be forgiven for thinking you could predict in advance what Lauren Pritchard sounds like. Folksy, low-key, earnest-yet-charming, right? Wrong.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN | THEATRE REVIEW
Death Of A Salesman Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Fri 26 Mar *** Their timing was spot on. A few days before this critic attended Death Of A Salesman, Obama passed …
RACE HORSES | LIVE REVIEW
Singer Meilyr Jones: like the actress from Psycho in a biopic about Os Mutantes
CHRIS ADDISON | COMEDY REVIEW
*** "His observations would undoubtedly brighten up any evening at the pub, but as a stand-up performance, you find yourself waiting for a pay-off that's only intermittently delivered."
SEVEN FINGERS: TRACES | DANCE REVIEW
"The dancers toy with their audience, joking around with one another, knowing full well that they are making light work of superhuman stuff."
A GOOD NIGHT OUT IN THE VALLEYS | THEATRE REVIEW
"The struggle with the past is the real meat of this play, and it’s all around, from the crumbling walls of the institute to the Woolworths pencils doled out to the audience for a game of bingo."
A KIND OF ALASKA | THEATRE REVIEW
"'Am I dead?' inquires Deborah in A Kind Of Alaska, and not without good reason, since the reaction to her emergence from a 30-year sleep is nothing short of funereal."
GEORGE MONBIOT, PIERHEAD SESSIONS | REVIEW
"The audience is filled with the sort of well-intentioned, corduroy-wearing people who very much appreciate having their opinions reasserted in likeminded company."
SWAN LAKE | DANCE REVIEW
Swan Lake Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Tue 9 Mar **** The shock of Matthew Bourne’s use of male swans in Swan Lake may have worn off years ago, but …
RICHMOND FONTAINE | LIVE REVIEW
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff | Mon 1 Mar The Redlands Palomino Company – a somewhat cumbersome name, but one you’d do well to commit to memory, because once you’ve heard …
HEART OF DARKNESS | THEATRE REVIEW
Heart Of Darkness 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. Fri 19 Feb *** Heart Of Darkness opens with a scene in which Marlow gives a slideshow of over 80 new plant species …
TOM POPE: THE ESCAPADES OF THE HIGHER MAN | ART REVIEW
The Escapades of the Higher Man: Tom Pope Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Until 18 April 2010 **** Playful, absurd images combine performance and photography to break the shackles of …
BEACH HOUSE | LIVE REVIEW
Beach House Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff. Tues 16 Feb Cardiff Arts Institute was flooded with plaid shirts and Christmas jumpers. The hipsters were out in force to see Beach House, …
DIRTY PROTEST: OUT WITH THE OLD | THEATRE REVIEW
Dirty Protest: Out With The Old Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff. Thurs 18 Feb Although kept under wraps compared to CAI’s more recent high coverage events, Dirty Protest’s involvement in Cardiff …
UNDEB THEATRE: THE PROJECT | THEATRE REVIEW
"Exciting and energetic enough to appeal to people whose idea of a night out at the theatre is a few jars in the Prince Of Wales"
WORKING MEN’S CLUBS | ART REVIEW
Martin Parr: Working Men’s Clubs Earlswood Working Men’s Club, Rumney Until Sun 14 Mar For his latest project, renowned documentary photographer Martin Parr has turned his lens on the working …
KERRANG! TOUR 2010 | LIVE REVIEW
KERRANG! TOUR 2010 Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union Fri 29 Jan words HOLLY MORRIS photos SAM SMITH On arriving at the Students’ Union I was hit by a blast …
WILLY VLAUTIN | REVIEW & INTERVIEW
Willy Vlautin Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff Wed 10 Feb It’s well-established that a large portion of people in possession of a checked shirt and a few American records have a …
GARAGE COMEDY CLUB FEAT. DAN ANTOPOLSKI | LIVE REVIEW
Dan Antopolski Garage Comedy Club, Swansea. Tue 9 Feb **** The comedy night at the Garage, curated by young stand up comic Ben Jenkins (a star opener on the night), …
XBOX REVERB PRESENTS ELLIE GOULDING | LIVE REVIEW
Ellie Goulding, Chew Lips and Wolfgang perform at Cardiff Arts Institute to a starry eyed crowd. Photo: Tom Hartrey
IF… LESLEY GUY | ART REVIEW
Consisting of 24 illustrations made on paper pulled from a children’s colouring book, and stuck to the wall with single pieces of Blu-Tack, Lesley’s Guy’s Baby Animals possesses a naivety that jars nicely with its occasionally ominous content.