Bringing a classic play back to the stage can be a challenging task, and the weight of it can…
Fascinating Aïda, St David’s Hall
February 17, 2020Fascinating Aïda, Britain’s greatest singing trio, have been around in different manifestations since the golden days of 1983. I have…
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, St David’s Hall
February 17, 2020In a programme of much verity, Cardiff had the rare appearance of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. These immaculate players kept…
Beth Hart, St David’s Hall
February 14, 2020It’s been almost two years since Beth Hart last blew the roof of St David’s Hall and like the recent…
Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, St David’s Hall
February 12, 2020A near snowy afternoon in February featured Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, Swiss pianist who appears to be making waves in the…
A Murder is Announced – A Miss Marple Mystery, Middle Ground Theatre Company, New Theatre, Cardiff
February 12, 2020Before going to see A Murder Is Announced I chatted to a friend about the plot devices to look out…
To Move In Time, Forced Entertainment, Chapter
February 6, 2020What would you do if you could go back in time? We’ve all though it, we’ve all pondered it….
Room on the Broom, New Theatre, Cardiff
January 17, 2020My husband and I took our three-year-old daughter to see Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture…
The King and I, Wales Millennium Centre
January 10, 2020Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is considered to be one of the classics of the American Musical, a…
The Nutcracker, Russian State Ballet of Siberia, St David’s Hall
December 21, 2019The ballet season at St David’s Hall started off well with Coppélia two nights prior. The Russian State Ballet…