MOTOWN @ WMC – Review
by Tom M | 29/03/2019 at 1:34pm
I have often wondered, do actors become attractive people, or do attractive people become actors? That old question was certainly the case this week as Motown, the musical about the…
Free and Cheap Things to Do in Cardiff: 28 March- 3 April
by Sprout Editor | 28/03/2019 at 3:46pm
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Wales took the grand slam. Young people are protesting all over the country whether it’s against Brexit or to demand climate change action….
Calva Louise bring head-bopping Rhinoceros to Clwb Ifor Bach
by declan98 | 27/03/2019 at 10:57am
A turbulent Tuesday night with Storm Gareth didn’t stop Jess et al from breaking out their moves downstairs at Clwb Ifor Bach. Calva Louise returned to Clwb Ifor Bach (previously…
REVIEW: NATIONAL THEATRE – MACBETH @ WMC
by Weeping Tudor | 26/03/2019 at 9:12am
We’ve seen local theatre tackle Shakespeare in new and insightful ways recently. Rhodri Miles’ one man show of Shylock and Tron Theatre’s Taming of the Shrew are recent and exciting…
Free and Cheap things to do in Cardiff: 21-27 March
by Sprout Editor | 20/03/2019 at 9:00am
Your regular Free and Cheap events-elf is away this week- but never fear. For he delivers from the great beyond! Is it just me or does March seem longer than…
Interview: Calva Louise bring “sweet sour bubblegum punk” to Cardiff
by declan98 | 14/03/2019 at 2:06pm
Declan interviewed punk sensations Calva Louise, who played last night at Clwb Ifor Bach. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkQVbOb8bM[/youtube] Define who Calva Louise are? We are a 3 piece sweet sour bubblegum punk band….
Free and Cheap things to do in Cardiff: 14-20 March
by Sprout Editor | 13/03/2019 at 3:25pm
Barring a few April showers, the sun is coming out from now on, the weather’s going to be great. It’s time to start getting out more! The best news this…
Review: The Full Monty UK And Ireland Tour @ WMC
by Sprout Editor | 13/03/2019 at 11:18am
You can leave your hat on as The Full Monty is on at the Wales Millennium Centre for the rest of the week. (Warning: pictures may contain some bare bottoms.)…
Red Rum Club at Cardiff’s The Moon
by declan98 | 11/03/2019 at 5:13pm
This Thursday, Cardiff’s Moon will host a wild, spaghetti-western flavoured gig, courtesy of Liverpudlian outfit Red Rum Club. Inspired by director Quentin Tarantino, these pseudo-desperados challenge you to witness a…
Attend a journalism training weekend with the British Council and Thomson-Reuters!
by Sprout Editor | 11/03/2019 at 4:42pm
ARE YOU THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM? The British Council are looking for the most TALENTED, MOTIVATED and PASSIONATE young journalists to attend an intensive two-day media training programme at Thomson…
Review: Roberto Devereux- Welsh National Opera
by Weeping Tudor | 11/03/2019 at 4:14pm
Royals reign supreme in Welsh National Opera’s concluding production of a regal season at the Millennium Centre. The last venture here is a left field staging from the WNO vaults,…
Why you should get a ticket to the Cardiff Music Awards
by Sprout Editor | 11/03/2019 at 3:14pm
The Cardiff Music Awards 2019 are coming up thick and fast, with the date just around the corner on 29th March. Maybe you’re not sure it’s for you, but it…
Talent Shines At TheSprout Video Workshop
by Tom M | 07/03/2019 at 3:50pm
Think you can’t tell a great story in a video filmed and edited entirely on your phone? Attendees of The Sprout video workshop last week proved you very much wrong!…
Free and Cheap Things To Do In Cardiff: 7-13 March
by Sprout Editor | 06/03/2019 at 1:47pm
Hey all and welcome back to your favourite happy go lucky cheap and cheerful Sprout column. No huge events on this week, but Wales are facing down Scotland in them…
Review: Ward Thomas at St David’s Hall, Cardiff
by fluorescentsoph | 06/03/2019 at 11:54am
As Brits, our uptight inhibitions often refuse to let us admit our ‘guilty pleasures’, so to speak, to one another. If you were to openly admit your penchant for country…
The Big Issue are looking for Britain’s Next Big Crime Writer
by Sprout Editor | 05/03/2019 at 10:27am
Are you a writer? Reading the Sprout, there’s a fair chance that you are. Which is why you’re in luck, with this incredible new contest from The Big Issue magazine….
Burning Men: film preview and interview with actress Elinor Crawley
by declan98 | 04/03/2019 at 1:55pm
In a few days, a new independent British film Burning Men will be screening in cinemas around the UK. It’s a rock ‘n’ roll road trip through an eerie England,…
Free and Cheap Things to Do in Cardiff 28 Feb- 6 Mar
by Sprout Editor | 27/02/2019 at 10:11am
Half term draws to a close, it’s back to school. But that’s no reason to stop being cool. Oh yeah, smooth rhymes. Whilst my rappers’ royalties cheque is in the…
Saint David’s House comes down- former home of The Abacus makes way for public square.
by Tom M | 26/02/2019 at 10:22am
The building known as St David’s House on Wood Street, near Cardiff Central Station, is going to be demolished during the next week. Demolition work starts tomorrow on the 120,000…
REVIEW: WNO – THE MAGIC FLUTE @ WMC
by Weeping Tudor | 25/02/2019 at 5:14pm
Recovering from a royal visitor and with much fuss over the new production of Verdi’s Un balla in maschera, loyal opera goers (and I hope new audiences) were reintroduced to…
