The Lion Inside
The Riverfront Kingsway, Newport, Gwent, United KingdomA musical play aimed at ages three and up which stars a lion and a mouse, who are metaphors for strength and shyness, but also an actual lion and actual mouse. Well, not real ones. Look anyway it’s based on a hit kids’ book and is on at 2pm each day plus 11am on Tue …
Kid Carpet Super Mega Rockin’ Rock Show
Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth University Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United KingdomBristol’s Kid Carpet was absolutely ubiquitous on the Cardiff gig scene in the mid-00s, with cutesy electronic pop songs played on children’s toys. At some point he realised that actual children were the most suitable audience for his music, and now seems to mostly perform matinee shows tailored to them, as this is.
Director KEVIN ALLEN is guest of honour on the Welsh Screening Tour of his TWIN TOWN
Pontio Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, United KingdomA lurid tale of anarchy, criminality and solidarity in south-west Wales, Twin Town kickstarted the career of its lead Rhys Ifans, and to a lesser extent – in that he removed himself from proximity to the limelight fairly soon after – director Kevin Allen. It’s probably the most go-to example of a ‘cult Welsh movie’, …
John Cooper Clarke
Venue Cymru Llandudno, ConwyYep, another famous poet! A lot of venues, these two included, call him ‘Dr’ John Cooper Clarke these days. I can never figure out if that’s something he’s really invested in, given that it’s based on getting an honorary doctorate 11 years ago. Anyway he’s just turned 75, pretty miraculously considering his smack years, and …
An Evening With Jeff Stelling
New Theatre Park Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomHaving left Soccer Saturday, Jeff is maintaining his links with the programme while helming this one-man show, where he’ll be joined onstage by Paul Merson talking about “hitting the beans on toast” and suchlike, plus host Bianca Westwood to trade epic banter like “you are old”, “actually it is you that is old” etc. Tickets: …
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