What a delightful evening! Lots of laughter, tears (nearly), dancing, great characters (all performed by the author Margaret McAuliffe) and…
Now the Hero, 14-18-NOW, Swansea
September 28, 2018Now the Hero/Nawr yr Arwr is a complex and multi-layered three-hour ambitious art experience that is comfortably bi-lingual. It puts…
Nawr Anois: diverse Irish and Welsh music
March 30, 2018NAWR ANOIS is a series of 7 concerts, running until July 2018., showcasing the diverse music of contemporary Irish, Welsh…
Handel’s Messiah, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.
December 18, 2017The annual performance of the Messiah at Swansea is for many people the gateway to Christmas. The work was first…
Aladdin Grand Theatre, Swansea
December 17, 2017One of the oldest and arguably one of the most popular pantomimes, Aladdin features a story which first hit the…
Little Wolf, Lucid
October 27, 2017Playwright Simon Harris is on ravishing form with this exquisite reworking of Ibsen’s 1894 play Little Eyolf for this first…
The World’s Wife poetry becomes a chamber opera
October 10, 2017British composer Tom Green’s first chamber opera The World’s Wife, based on Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s 1999 collection of poems, will receive…
Rare opportunity to see re-imagining of a classic Ibsen
October 2, 2017Welsh writer and director Simon Harris, and LUCID Theatre Company presents Little Wolf, a major new version of Ibsen’s Little…
The Populars, Volcano Theatre, Swansea
April 3, 2017This was one of the most unusual theatrical experiences I have faced in many years of reviewing. To be escorted…
Flash, Morgan Thomas
February 23, 2017Presented as a work-in-progress, Morgan Thomas’ Flash already has a polished feel to it. The stage in the Atrium, for…