Posts by: dan45ist
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Spotlight: Sarah McCreadie
I have recently started a new series on my Radio Platfform show, Meaningless Culture Drop, called Spotlight. The purpose of this series is to interview many of the new artists…
by dan45ist | 08/05/2018 at 9:46am
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Spring in Nant-y-Moel: A Poem for The Sprout
Spring in Nant-y-Moel Sitting in the back garden, washing on the line Watching all the hang-gliders curling through the sky Little Staffy piglet sitting by my side Everybody knows she…
by dan45ist | 26/04/2018 at 2:34pm
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In Conversation: w. Joe Keogh from Amber Run
Amber Run, one of the latest indie rock bands and hotly tipped for success in the future have recently released their second album, For a Moment, I Was Lost, and…
by dan45ist | 25/09/2017 at 8:38am
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The Changing Genders of Doctor Who
“I want to tell the fans not to be scared of my gender. This is a really exciting time and Doctor Who represents everything that’s exciting about change.” Jodie Whittaker…
by dan45ist | 03/08/2017 at 3:00pm
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What’s On My Book Shelf: M. R. James – Collected Ghost Stories
“I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own, and moving slowly over it, and of several —…
by dan45ist | 03/08/2017 at 9:00am
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Review: Dunkirk @ VUE
There is no doubt in my mind that Christopher Nolan shall go down in history as one of the finest directors Britain has ever produced. I say this not just…
by dan45ist | 02/08/2017 at 12:00am
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Review: Cardiff Theatre Fringe Festival – Many Man @ The Big Top
Another pleasant summer’s evening spent in Cardiff, only tonight I am not going to one of the many major venues like the New Theatre, or St. David’s Hall. Tonight I…
by dan45ist | 24/07/2017 at 10:00am
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Confidence and Supply: The Story Behind the Tory/DUP Deal
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s and not necessarily those of TheSprout. We are a platform for young people in Cardiff to share their views, news,…
by dan45ist | 13/06/2017 at 3:17pm
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General Election 2017: The Post-Mortem
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s and not necessarily those of TheSprout. We are a platform for young people in Cardiff to share their views, news,…
by dan45ist | 13/06/2017 at 12:35pm
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Review: The Woman in Black @ New Theatre
The Woman in Black New Theatre, Cardiff Tuesday 6th June 2017 There aren’t many plays that are as impressive as The Woman in Black and when I say impressive I do of…
by dan45ist | 07/06/2017 at 2:51pm
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Fear is the Thing: A Tribute for Manchester
“Fear Is The Thing, that keeps me up at night” Fear is the thing that keeps me up at night that fills my heart with dread at the thought that…
by dan45ist | 29/05/2017 at 1:37pm
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Making Music: Studio 2 Project @ Cathays Community Centre
Dan45ist catches up with Rafael Gomes from Studio 2 Project @ Cathays Community Centre to hear how young people in Cardiff can get involved in making and recording music. Since the age…
by dan45ist | 12/05/2017 at 1:31pm
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Election Special 2017: Who Governs Britain?
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s and not necessarily those of TheSprout. So once again for the third time in as many years the British public…
by dan45ist | 28/04/2017 at 12:59pm
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Preview: What’s On My Book Shelf (WOMBS) – The List
It was last December when I met up with an old friend of mine from university for the first time in two years. We shared a few drinks at the…
by dan45ist | 18/04/2017 at 12:00pm
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Review: ACT ONE – Playhouse Creatures @ Cardiff YMCA
Another gloriously warm evening in Cardiff to be spent in another boiling hot theatre space with spectators fanning themselves with their programs. It was in a part of Cardiff that I…
by dan45ist | 11/04/2017 at 8:29am
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The Big Music Project Is In Cardiff This Saturday!
This Saturday the Wales Millennium Centre shall play host to The Big Music Project, a musical showcase arranged by the same-name organisation in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund, Capital…
by dan45ist | 23/03/2017 at 10:50am
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Review: Sunny Afternoon @ WMC
It was a riot of a performance (not literally of course), when the new musical based on the early career and music of The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon, arrived at the…
by dan45ist | 19/01/2017 at 12:02pm
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Preview: Sunny Afternoon @ WMC
“A blazing triumph.” “Stormingly Successful.” “A belter! Funny, stylish and well-performed.” These are just some of the words used to describe Sunny Afternoon, the new musical based upon both the…
by dan45ist | 13/01/2017 at 1:00pm
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#MYSTORY: A Normal Day
I remember it as though it were only yesterday. It was a normal day during the middle of the summer holidays over fifteen years ago now. We were having a…
by dan45ist | 11/01/2017 at 12:00pm
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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