Johnny Flynn & Robert McFarlane
Tramshed Clare Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, United KingdomMusic and storytelling intertwine onstage, as British actor and singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn joins forces with the acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane for a sold-out Tramshed show. Where Flynn has starred in a sequence of acclaimed movies, including The Outfit, Emma. and The Dig, writer Macfarlane has published books on landscape, nature, place, people and language, which …
Lady Maisery
Borough Theatre Town Hall Cross Street, Abergavenny, MonmouthshireAn esteemed name on the ‘provincial town arts centre’ folk music circuit, Lady Maisery are an all-female trio whose number includes Rowan Rheingans, also of the Rheingans Sisters. Their latest album Tender – eight Maisery originals plus covers of Björk, Tracy Chapman and Lal Waterson – is now some 18 months old but a widespread …
Unfortunate: The Untold Story Of Ursula The Sea Witch
New Theatre Park Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomThink you know {The Little Mermaid}’s Ursula? Well, think again. {Unfortunate: The Untold Story Of Ursula The Sea Witch} is what really happened… from her point of view at least. In 2022, {Unfortunate} made a big splash (sorry) in Edinburgh – I couldn’t fit it in to my festival schedule, but the posters caught my …
Alasdair Beckett-King
Glee Club Unit 7A Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, CardiffThis standup, originally from Durham, also displays intellectual airs and graces in his comedic style, though maybe a bit more of the ‘can quote entire {Monty Python} episodes verbatim’ type. This new show is titled {Nevermore} and Beckett-King will hope to capitalise on the popularity of his YouTube channel, the most regular place to see …
Keane
Utilita Arena Cardiff Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomKeane are one of many British bands who emerged in the 00s and, following a few years of popularity, were diagnosed with terminal uncoolness – before a revival that found them playing bigger venues than at their supposed peak. This tour’s toasting 20 years since debut album {Hopes And Fears}, which definitely wasn’t an arena-filler …
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