Archive: Nov 2016
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Interview: Aaronson @ Gwdihw
Want 26 minutes of hot music chat between people that like Joy Division a little bit too much? Well you’re in luck… Last week South Wales post-punkers Aaronson played a…
by Sprout Editor | 30/11/2016 at 7:38pm
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Film Review: Allied @ Vue Cardiff
Allied | Vue Cardiff | 15 | Director: Robert Zemeckis At first, it seems as though the entire film will take the form of an unofficial and tame remake of Casablanca with…
by dan45ist | 30/11/2016 at 5:19pm
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Review: Everyman Theatre – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg @ Chapter
Everyman Theatre – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre Saturday 19th November 2016 Disability is rarely spoken of, therefore imagine the climate in the 1960s….
by Weeping Tudor | 29/11/2016 at 11:00am
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Young Citizens Get Involved in Cardiff Bay ‘Clean Up’
This article is by a Citizens Wales young leader – but you can submit your stuff to TheSprout, too. Diverse citizens from the local communities of Butetown, Riverside and Grangetown have come…
by Nirushan Sudarsan | 25/11/2016 at 12:00pm
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Review: Focus on Messiaen: Between Heaven & the Clouds – Day #1 @ RWCMD
Focus on Messiaen: Between Heaven & the Clouds Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Wednesday 16th November 2016 It was a delight to see a…
by Weeping Tudor | 24/11/2016 at 1:01pm
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Preview: Vexations by Erik Satie – Fundraiser for OCD UK
This isn’t so much a preview, more a recap of previous concerts, being part of the full venture and a look out for coming concerts as well. It is the year…
by Weeping Tudor | 24/11/2016 at 10:55am
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Slim Shamey | #ThrowbackThursday
Article by 30SecondsToMadness. Originally published on Aug 22nd 2014 at 15:08, republished today for throwback Thursday… I know this is a sensitive topic for a lot of people so I’m going to…
by Sprout Editor | 24/11/2016 at 10:08am
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Review: The Rocky Horror Show @ New Theatre, Cardiff
The Rocky Horror Show | New Theatre, Cardiff | Mon 21st November 2016 Let’s do the Time Warp again! Sex, Drag and Rock n’ Roll! How strange is the Rocky…
by paradox | 23/11/2016 at 4:11pm
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#YourShout: Tell Us What #VolunteeringIs To You & You Could Win A £50 Voucher
Updated today. Originally posted 11:08am, 17th November. The Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) are looking to find out what volunteering means to you. We helped them put together a short survey…
by Sprout Editor | 23/11/2016 at 11:08am
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Goodbye Leonard Cohen
It happened last week, while I was in Aberystwyth for a student society reunion. A joyous occasion for me, catching up with old friends and having a good time, despite…
by dan45ist | 22/11/2016 at 3:20pm
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Review: George’s Marvellous Medicine @ New Theatre, Cardiff
George’s Marvellous Medicine | New Theatre, Cardiff | Tues 25th October 2017 During the last half-term week, it was my pleasure to take my little brother to go and see…
by dan45ist | 22/11/2016 at 1:49pm
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Review: Goldfield Ensemble – Ritual in Transfigured Time @ Cardiff Uni Concert Hall
Goldfield Ensemble – Ritual in Transfigured Time Cardiff University Concert Hall Tuesday 15th November 2016 After the great joy I found in playing with students and scholars of Erik Satie’s…
by Weeping Tudor | 22/11/2016 at 12:59pm
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Film Review @ Vue: 5 Ways “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” Slayed Me
Okay, I’m going to declare an interest. Pandas. I am massively into pandas. Jk. Okay. I have, more or less, been addicted to Harry Potter for over 15 years. It…
by Sprout Editor | 21/11/2016 at 2:42pm
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Review: Billy Connolly High Horse Tour 2016 @ Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Billy Connolly – High Horse Tour 2016 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Saturday 5th November 2016 So, the moment that 5,000 expectant patrons of Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena had been waiting for finally…
by dan45ist | 19/11/2016 at 6:00pm
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Review: Comeback Special & Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight @ Chapter
Comeback Special & Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight Chapter Arts Centre Tuesday 1st & Thursday 3rd November 2016 It’s upsetting that Chapter has had to delay its Experimentica festival till spring…
by Weeping Tudor | 19/11/2016 at 3:05pm
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#AB2016: Poem: I Admire You…
You never questioned why it might be you, who they teased and tortured each day. You always ignored it, you were never blue, refused to hide and run away. I…
by zippedlips | 18/11/2016 at 11:00am
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Review: Remembering the Battle of the Somme @ St. David’s Hall
Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra – Remembering the Battle of the Somme St David’s Hall Sunday 13th November 2016 Commemorations have been plentiful this year for the centenary of the Somme. This…
by Weeping Tudor | 17/11/2016 at 11:23am
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#YourShout – Cardiff City Council Budget Debate: Get Involved
With the announcement that Cardiff City Council is facing a £76 million budget shortfall over the next three years, discussions on the budget proposals for 2017/18 are now underway and…
by Sammy Sprout | 16/11/2016 at 8:13pm
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#AB2016: The Bullied To Bully Complex #MyStory
Warning: some readers might find some or all of this content distressing. Article by Togira_Ikonoka Recently, I did a review of a book of poems called Wicked Words and although in my…
by Sprout Editor | 15/11/2016 at 4:20pm
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Aunty Sprout: My Friend is Bullying Me
Dear Aunty Sprout, There is a girl who one minute claims to be…
by Sprout Editor | 15/11/2016 at 10:08am