Christine, 2016 Dir: Antonio Campos 15, 119mins The name of Christine Chubbuck has gone down in TV infamy. Her time spent with a local TV station in Florida in…

  Welsh National Opera – La bohème Wales Millennium Centre Saturday 28th January 2017 WNO open the new year season with the theme of Love’s Poison Chalice. This will prove…

Bristol Old Vic – Pink Mist Sherman Cymru Thursday 2nd February 2017 The wars seen in Iraq and Afghanistan have for some years been a scourge in our conversation and…

La Cage aux Folles New Theatre, Cardiff Tuesday 31st January 2017 It’s been around 15 years since La Cage has been at New Theatre. Through great patience and excitement, it…

Flying Bridge Theatre – A Regular Little Houdini Chapter Arts Centre Friday 27 January 2017 Harry Houdini is the defining name in all things magic. Regarded as a great showman,…

The Sleeper Society Chapter Arts Centre Monday 23rd January 2017 The night before the event, I was extremely pleased to see something like The Sleeper Society on Chapter‘s website. Local…

The Belfast Ensemble – The Moot Virginity of Catherine of Aragon Sherman Cymru Tuesday 24th January 2017 Many of us recall Catherine of Aragon as the first wife of Henry…

BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales – Mahler’s 6th Symphony St. David’s Hall Friday 20th January 2017 Shoeing away the awful memories of 2016, we plunge head first into…

BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Greats Brits #1st Concert BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre Friday 13th January 2017 British composers should always be something to celebrate, especially those…

Russian State Ballet of Siberia – La Fille mal gardée St. David’s Hall Wednesday 21st December 2016 Now in its 14th year of touring Cardiff, the Russian State Ballet of…

English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble & Craig Ogden – Bach to Beatles Tour Saint David’s Hall Thursday 8th December 2016 There has been a mighty buzz about the musicianship and good…

BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales | Saint David’s Hall | Thursday 1st December 2016 England has honoured the world with many great composers. In a telling concert from BBC NOW, they would…

Richard Burton Theatre Company – Killer Joe Bute Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Friday 2nd December 2016 *white trash spoilers follow* The unbridled success of August: Osage…

Focus on Messiaen: Between Heaven & the Clouds Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Friday 18th November 2016 The Messiaen celebrations ended at the RWC with…

Focus on Messiaen: Between Heaven & the Clouds Day #2 Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Thursday 17th November 2016 The second day of the mini-Messiaen…

Ethel and Ernest PG Director: Roger Mainwood Not everyone could tell of their parents stories…and in all fairness, not everyone should tell of their parents stories. Artist Raymond Briggs has done…

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….

  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…

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…

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…