ELGAN RHYS’ debut novel PLESERA is a profound, moving slice of Welsh-language fiction
Despite discussing difficult themes, these are conveyed in such a sensitive manner it only adds to the emotional aspect of Plesera's characters.
North Wales
WARBIRDS is the story of a north Wales village blasted by perpetual noise pollution
When Catherine Yeats heard the roar of an RAF jet over an Anglesey chippy, it set her on a path of discovery which became short film Warbirds.
Raw, gutsy and believable, EFFI O BLAENAU is essential Welsh filmmaking
In the wake of continuing austerity, COVID and a world where the have-nots are ignored, Effi O Blaenau feels like a howl at injustice everywhere.
Interview: BOWLING FOR SOUP’s Jared Reddick & tourmate FRANK TURNER
Frank Turner and Bowling For Soup are touring the UK together, including two Welsh dates. Emma Way spoke to Frank and BFS' Jaret Reddick.
“I thought I was the only gay in the village” – One to watch: CATTY
London-via-Caernarfon pop-rock force Catty, is on a rapid rise. She’s headlining a Pride Cymru launch gig in Cardiff, so Emma Way spoke to her.
CALLUM SCOTT HOWELLS shines in MADFABULOUS, a tale of aristocratic excess in Victorian Wales
The stranger-than-fiction tale of Henry Paget, fifth Marquess Of Anglesey. is given a handsome cinematic outing with a Merchant Ivory sheen.
EFFI O BLAENAU: survival, identity and the cost of being a woman in modern Wales
Gemma June Howell looks at the social issues raised in Effi O Blaenau, a new Welsh movie adapted from hit play Iphigenia In Splott.
MADFABULOUS: is Ynys Môn having its ‘cinematic moment’ in 2026?
Madfabulous tells the tale of Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Paget. Dion Wyn cheers the prospect of this putting the island on the movie map.
EFFI O BLAENAU: hit Welsh play moves north for cinematic adaption
Iphigenia In Splott goes north Walian in Effi O Blaenau, a cinematic Welsh-language reimagining of Gary Owen’s award-winning play.
LUCY HAMMOND & DAVID MASSEY on new VR experience HAUNTS
Amy Ford spoke to Lucy Hammond and David Massey about virtual reality installation Haunts, at the Wales Millennium Centre until Sun 12 Apr.
Sad, gothic synthpop from north Wales’ ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND
The lyrics of the third album by Art School Girlfriend explore, in her words, “desperately wanting to stay alive for the people you love”.
BRIGID LOWE’s Mabinogion-inspired debut novel is vivid, visceral fantasy
The Bloody Branch is a complex, spellbinding fantasy fiction which gives voices to those who may not have had that opportunity in the past.