Trivial Pursuits
Dolman Theatre Kingsway, Newport, GwentPlays about plays are ten a penny, of course, but this comedy by chronicler of Valleys life Frank Vickery, dating from the early 90s, is a play about preparation for …
Absurd Person Singular
Torch Theatre St Peter's Road, Milford Haven, PembrokeshireI’m writing this in what some would call the ‘Christmas period’, yet by the time you read it that will be a distant memory. Bold, therefore, of south Wales amateur …
The Marriage Of Figaro
Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomJust a note: don’t go into The Marriage Of Figaro expecting the well-known aria Largo Al Factotum (the one that goes “Figaro Figaro… FIGARO” etc), because that features in The Barber Of Seville. As a burgeoning opera-goer, I didn’t realise Marriage was effectively the sequel to Barber – naively thinking that sequels were a modern …
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
Boulevard Theatre 48 Charles Street, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United KingdomVision Arts Wales take on theatre director Angus Jackson’s adaption of John Boyne’s 2006 novel The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, which was also converted into a movie and got …
2 Sides Of A Coin: The Power Of Perception
The Riverfront Kingsway, Newport, Gwent, United KingdomWhat was the grime scene like in Newport circa 2003? I think there was one, just about. This play by Urban Circle uses it as its setting, either way, with …
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