A stream of sawdust drops from above, straight and true like an Angel Falls. The woody taste is on my…
Macbeth: Director’s Cut, The Riverfront, Newport
October 24, 2016Swansea-based Volcano Theatre’s Macbeth: Director’s Cut is a deconstructed, two-person adaptation of Shakespeare’s text, performed with charisma and conviction by…
Aakash Odedra Company, Murmur 2.0 / Inked, The Riverfront, Newport
October 20, 2016As we take our seats in the auditorium for Inked, the first of tonight’s two-dance programme, revealed in the dim…
A Regular Little Houdini, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Fringe
August 16, 2016You’d never guess it, but Harry Houdini loved Newport. He loved the grand Lyceum Theatre there, and chose the South…
New youth arts festival RawFfest GŵylGrai
July 29, 2016The new youth arts festival RawFfest GŵylGrai takes place in Newport from 18th to 21st August and promises the very…
Jack and the Beanstalk, Riverfront, Newport
December 8, 2015The annual trip to the pantomime has always been the grandparent’s pre-Christmas treat and the real start of the festive…
British Dance Edition in Wales programme revealed
November 20, 2015British Dance Edition to be held in Cardiff and Newport from March 15 to 18, 2016, will comprise performances from 36…
Homo-Irrationalis, Karol Cysewksi Dance
November 13, 2015I was reminded of a conversation on TV when Richard Dawkins’ evolution argument, as demonstrated by the development of the eye,…
I Remember When, Riverfront, Newport
November 2, 2015I Remember When was a local play that brought together local people, organisations and projects to help the people of…
Big Splash weekend, The Riverfront
June 7, 2015In the lead up to the Big Splash weekend in Newport the question “are you going to the Big Splash?”…