A Celebration Of Welsh Composers
Saint Elvan’s Church Church Street, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon TaffThis concert programme is performed by the Rhondda Symphony Orchestra and was devised by its musical director Edward John, who noted the rarity with which Welsh classical performances feature domestic composition in more than token amounts. These two evenings, then, will include renditions of work by composers from the early 20th century – Nocturne by …
The Hackles
Another churchbound show booked by Roots N All, in conjunction with Barry Arts Festival – which despite its name is basically a company which promotes one-off events every few months. The Hackles are a three-piece from Astoria, Oregon who peddle quirky banjoed-up Americana and have formed a friendship with Michael Hurley, once of the Holy …
Rebecca Ferguson
New Theatre Park Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomRebecca Ferguson was on the downlow one of the most successful {X Factor} contestants, both in terms of initial album sales and what happened later – songwriting for other artists, mainly. Her fifth album came out just before Christmas, this is the tour for it, and assuming she holds to a tweet made around the …
Nye
Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomActing’s favourite Welshman playing politics’ favourite Welshman is not a huge leap for the theatrical imagination – especially as this particular actor has played a few real-life figures of history in his career – but that’s what we’re confronted with in Wales Millennium Centre and the National Theatre’s co-production of {Nye}, starring Michael Sheen. Port …
Anuvab Pal
Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomIndian standup comedian who has also made inroads in the US, mainland Europe and the UK – which is where this show, The Department Of Britishness, comes in. Pal is, he claims, employed by the UK government in said department to market British culture to his countrymen: food for thought, and hot-potato comedic material.
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