I must have been one of the few audience members who had not seen Dreamgirls, the movie, nor Nicole Raquel…
The Pixies, Lucy Dacus, Idles, The Great Hall, Cardiff
April 2, 2022Just weeks after celebrating its 20th birthday, 6Music brings its annual festival into the Welsh capital. Given it is the best…
An innovative Madam Butterfly, Welsh National Opera
March 17, 2022There is plenty of tricky ground to tread when bringing Madam Butterfly to the stage. One of Puccini’s masterwork, the…
A profoundly sensitive Jenůfa, WNO
March 7, 2022The WNO continues in its exploration of the works of Czech composer Leoš Janáček, this time going back to the…
Engulfing bleakness, Don Giovanni, Welsh National Opera
February 28, 2022The opener to the WNO’s much awaited Spring season is a very philological take on Mozart’s classic, the solemn, almost…
No Fit State Lexicon in Cardiff
January 14, 2022Back in 1986, from humble beginnings five friends decided to form a contemporary circus. I doubt whether of the original…
Aladdin ticks all the panto boxes
December 12, 2021What a difference a year (or two) makes. The last time we saw the panto at New Theatre was…
Cardiff’s Panto is back and it is just great
December 9, 2021They say you never appreciate something until it has gone. Well, I would say you never realise just how much…
Heathers, a laugh a minute and maybe even more, WMC
December 1, 2021Heathers transports the audience back to Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, in the late 1980s. Westerberg is your…
Beauty and the Beast The Rock’n’Roll Panto, Theatr Clwyd, Mold
November 26, 2021TheatrClwyd’sRock’n’Roll Panto is a staple in the festive calendars of families across the region and ours is no exception. Its recipe…