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High quality Christie on tour

A new production of an Agatha Christie classic is touring the UK and Ireland. Death on the Nile , with Mark Hadfield and Glynis Barber, opened to a packed house at Cardiff's New Theatre last night (Tuesday 25 November), and our award-winning hyperlocal news site Rhiwbina Info was there. Reviewer, Andy Weltch, described it as "an excellent version of a Christie favourite, from a team which knows how to do these things very well indeed. "Director, Lucy Bailey, ensures there's

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Making mobility beautiful

Interior designer Ayisha Onuorah is on a mission to help make home mobility equipment beautiful as well as functional. A new post on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie looks at some of the work she's produced with collaborators. “Design should never be about choosing between form and function,” she said. “When we design mobility aids that people actually want to showcase rather than hide, we’re not just changing interiors, we’re changing lives and em

Nov 201 min read

Standing ovation for Olivier Award-winning 'Fiddler on the Roof'

A new Olivier Award-winning production of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is nearing the end of its UK and Ireland tour. Our award-winning local news site Rhiwbina Info was at the New Theatre in Cardiff this week (Tuesday 18 November) to see the opening night of its run in the city. A packed audience responded with a standing ovation for a show which reviewer Andy Weltch described as "a truly superb production of one of the all-time greatest musicals". He added: " I

Nov 191 min read

Welcome to The Wild Rover!

Our production team is making great progress on our animated film A Fish Out of Water , and today we can reveal more superb artwork. The sign outside The Wild Rover beer house in a small Devon coastal town in the 1890s, has been created by illustrator and designer, Anthony Richards, who researched pub signs of the period, before he set to work. "Specifically I was looking into how I should colour the sign," he said. "I found that a lot of signs in the late 1800s would use vib

Nov 142 min read

Laughs and shocks in new crime comedy

A new dark comedy play, marking 20 years of the Original Theatre Company, is touring the UK. Our award-winning local news site Rhiwbina Info was at the New Theatre in Cardiff this week to see the opening night of Murder at Midnight 's run in the city. Starring Jason Durr, Susie Blake, Katie McGlynn, and Max Bowden, reviewer Andy Weltch described it as "a very entertaining play with some laugh-out-loud moments, excellent performances, and genuine shocks". He added: "One for

Nov 61 min read

Our director announces latest project release

The animator and director of our upcoming short film A Fish Out of Water has announced the release of his latest project. Matthew Creed has shared the news that the point-and-click adventure game Foolish Mortals is now available on Steam and GOG (formerly Good Old Games). The game has been four years in the making, with Matthew as animation director. "I almost can't believe it's true," he said. "Finally, people will get to play and experience what we've been working on for

Nov 52 min read

Hammer Films scream queen talks to our blog

One of the most memorable performers from the golden age of British horror, Judy Matheson, features in the latest post on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie . In an interview, Judy, who appeared in Hammer's Twins of Evil (pictured) and Lust for a Vampire , as well as other horrors, spoke about her early career in theatre; her first major film role, alongside the 1960s superstar Capucine; her TV performances, and more. She also discusses how horror ha

Oct 181 min read

SnowShow is a treat for the child in us all

The multi award-winning stage production Slava's SnowShow is touring the UK again, more than 30 years ago after its Moscow debut. Our award-winning local news site Rhiwbina Info was at last night's (15 October) opening night performance at the New Theatre, Cardiff. Our reviewer Andy Weltch described it as " a dream-like production, featuring a troupe of clowns unlike any I've seen before - in a show unlike any I've seen before. "These clowns don't rush about and trip over o

Oct 161 min read

Background art revealed for our animated film

Today we can reveal more background art for our upcoming animated short film A Fish Out of Water. The artwork by our illustrator Anthony Richards shows the harbour in a small West Country fishing port, where our protagonist Henry Godliman (voiced by Robert Daws) arrives from the city, feeling very out of place. Anthony has also produced a timelapse video to show how he developed the setting, which includes a phenomenal level of detail. Last month, we revealed Anthony's backg

Oct 141 min read