⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A LAVISH, THRILLING PRODUCTION THAT ENTERTAINS IN ABUNDANCE” – Hereford Times The hit West End and Broadway musical sensation, seen by almost 60 million people, has returned to Wales…

Slava’s Snowshow Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Wednesday 18th October 2017 If you love going and seeing things that are a little more unusual than the average show, then Slava’s Snowshow…

Jake Griffiths talks to Christopher Hamblin (Pianist and Executive Personal Assistant to Latrice Royale) about gender and sexuality and music. The main worry that seems to follow duos is the…

Movie critic in the making? Top tips to writing your very own show review. Seen ‘Chef’ the movie? Ever wondered about becoming a food or arts critic? Here’s five top…

The Wipers Times New Theatre, Cardiff Wednesday 13th September After the Passchendaele commemorations, it has quickly become clear that we are well over three quarters through the WWI centenary. Most…

Benny Chapter Arts Centre 6 September 2017 WORDS: Emma Hall and Tom Bevan Before heading out to see ‘Benny’ at Chapter Arts Centre, neither of us knew much beyond a…

When you come across a promo video or an after movie for a festival it all looks like a dream. Crowds of beautiful people smiling in the camera, colourful lights…

Grease was definitely the word on Tuesday night when the hit musical opened at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. It’s been nearly 40 years since the 1978 high-school musical starring…

Peter James is one of the UK’s most successful crime novelists and he recently turned his attention to stage adaptations of his bestselling page turners. The most recent of these,…

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…

“To dream the impossible dream…” That has been the mantra for Quixotic Cardiff, whose upcoming debut theatrical production ‘Man of La Mancha’ comes to the beautiful Gate Arts Centre, Roath,…

Experimentica Chapter Arts Centre Friday 31st March 2017 Reaching the halfway point through this year’s Experimentica, I realise just how much the festival has inspired me. They can certainly expect…

Tommy Emmanuel supported by Clive Carroll | St David’s Hall | 14th January 2017 This isn’t Tommy Emmanuel’s first trip to Wales, as evident from the crowd-calling and his own recollections of playing…

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…

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…

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…

Jake Bugg | Support from Georgie | Cardiff Student Union’s Great Hall | 3rd November 2016 Jake Bugg swings by Cardiff SU’s Great Hall on his tour on a chilly but…

Blackbird | The Other Room, Porter’s | 25th October to 4th November 2016 Image credit: The Other Room’s website Opening during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005 and recently dazzling the audiences…

Ghost The Musical | New Theatre, Cardiff | Wednesday 19th October 2016 It may be hard to resist being encaptivated by the gaze of Patrick Swayze and the spin of the potters…

Mamma Mia! Here I go again! “Abba-solutely fabulous!” The first UK tour of Mamma Mia! has finally arrived in Cardiff! Here until the 13th of November, the much-loved musical packed with…