by Review To A Kill | 13/02/2017 at 10:30am
Who first springs to mind when you hear the word “Godfather”; Michael Corleone, an estranged relative, or your favourite family friend? Well, Richard Cowie might now be the answer on…
by Weeping Tudor | 10/02/2017 at 12:00pm
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…
by Weeping Tudor | 09/02/2017 at 1:45pm
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…
by Sleepless | 08/02/2017 at 12:00pm
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s and not necessarily those of TheSprout. I never thought that something could be slowly draining our lives away right under…
by delianna | 07/02/2017 at 10:00am
Nostalgia is felt strongly and fiercely in the follow up of the Danny Boyle classic, Trainspotting. Widely acknowledged as the best film to ever come out of Scotland, the…
by Weeping Tudor | 06/02/2017 at 11:00am
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…
by Weeping Tudor | 03/02/2017 at 12:00pm
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…
by Sammy Sprout | 02/02/2017 at 4:56pm
Up until a few years ago, I found it incredibly difficult to talk about my dad. I guess losing him the way I did, at the age I did, opened…
by Weeping Tudor | 02/02/2017 at 1:02pm
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,…
by Weeping Tudor | 26/01/2017 at 2:37pm
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…
by Sammy Sprout | 26/01/2017 at 11:00am
With Independent Venue Week happening around Cardiff week, there is certainly no shortage of musical talent in and around the Welsh Capital. From an array of artists, bands, DJs, promoters…
by Weeping Tudor | 25/01/2017 at 12:56pm
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…
by Weeping Tudor | 25/01/2017 at 11:00am
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…
by Noorjehan | 24/01/2017 at 12:00pm
Warsan Shire is a Kenyan-born Somali writer, poet and author of poetry collection “Teaching my Mother how to Give Birth”. She has read her work internationally, with the collection having…
by Noorjehan | 23/01/2017 at 12:00pm
This February 5th kicks off the first date of grime trailblazer Wiley’s 2017 tour at Y Plas, Cardiff presented by Clwb Ifor Bach. 2016 was a big year for grime music:…
by Sammy Sprout | 21/01/2017 at 8:00pm
Music organisations PRS for Music and the British Academy of Songwriters Composers & Authors are to host an exclusive music business panel in Cardiff next Wednesday (25th of January) as…
by Sammy Sprout | 20/01/2017 at 2:00pm
With the announcement that Newport’s Le Pub was to relocate and close for the foreseeable future last week (Le Pub will forever be one of my favourite ever venues… ever!)…
by Sprout Editor | 19/01/2017 at 1:00pm
Article by AllMyStrength. Originally published on May 16th 2016 at 11:15, republished today for throwback Thursday… During 2015’s Mental Health Awareness Week I brought my youth mental health awareness campaign, All…
by dan45ist | 19/01/2017 at 12:02pm
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 stripe | 18/01/2017 at 12:00pm
“There’s cracks in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen I’d just like to warn you that this isn’t a poignant piece about plastering, or the illegal…