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Swansea International Jazz Festival is back
Swansea International Jazz Festival is back! It returns for the sixth consecutive year (October 2 – 6), but with a slightly different...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Dreams and nightmares - Ken Russell's 'Gothic'
The creation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a fascinating tale in its own right. In the summer of 1816, Lord Byron invited fellow...
Aug 26, 20191 min read
English Youth Ballet puts young dancers on stage
The English Youth Ballet takes its production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake to York next month as part of its ongoing commitment to...
Aug 18, 20191 min read
Fun-filled '80s tribute completes UK tour
A fun-filled musical tribute to the hits of the 1980s, Club Tropicana , is completing its UK tour this week. The show began the final...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
Hammer time - a chronology of horror films
Historian and actor Adrian Charlton has produced a timeline of Hammer horror films - a guide to when the events featured in these classic...
Aug 6, 20191 min read
The Lady Vanishes - an intriguing old-fashioned thriller
A new stage adaptation of the classic Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes has been touring the UK. Our senior consultant Andrew Weltch...
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Fighting racial tensions - in a single take
Racial tensions of the past and present are thrown into the spotlight in Red White and Black , the new single by Californian...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
Four feature films and more - a busy year for Mhairi
It's proving to be an exceptionally busy year for in-demand British actress Mhairi Calvey, with four feature films due for release. And,...
Jun 16, 20191 min read
Northern Ballet's 'Victoria' - a 'dazzling production'
The remarkable life of Queen Victoria is told in a spectacular new production from Northern Ballet, currently touring the UK. Our senior...
May 22, 20191 min read
New farce 'Octopus Soup!' is wonderfully silly
A new British farce Octopus Soup! is enjoying a successful UK tour, with a cast headed by familiar TV faces Nick Hancock and Paul...
Apr 10, 20191 min read
Oxford launch for crime thriller 'No Way Out'
The third book in the best-selling DI Adam Fawley crime thriller series by Cara Hunter has been launched in Oxford. No Way Out was...
Apr 5, 20191 min read
A fast-paced and innovative Miss Marple mystery
A fast-paced and innovative new production of Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d is concluding its UK tour in Cardiff. Our senor...
Mar 29, 20191 min read
The Tattooist - micro-short film is not short of horrors
Michael Wong, the Malaysian film-maker based in China, has released his second film - a micro-short horror, which is receiving accolades...
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Revolting fun with Terrible Tudors
An entertaimning stage show for the family, based on Terry Deary's hugely successful Horrible Histories books, is now touring the UK. ...
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Romeo & Juliet: Sophisticated and enthralling
The Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed production of Romeo and Juliet is touring the UK, and our companion hyperlocal site...
Mar 6, 20191 min read


Fergus Riordan: bridging artistic gaps from behind the lens
Fergus Riordan was a childhood movie star, but is now more at home behind the camera. The Madrid-based artist, born to British parents,...
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Fun in the sun for sitcom fans
Benidorm Live - a stage version of the popular TV comedy, Benidorm - is now touring the UK. Our Alys Jones reviewed its opening night...
Feb 20, 20191 min read
Rebus: Long Shadows - 'a moody and gripping production'
John Rebus – the heavy drinking, rule-breaking detective of Ian Rankin’s best-selling novels and the popular TV series – now takes to the...
Feb 6, 20191 min read
Rediscovering a 1960s film and its cast of future stars
The 1960s British comedy-drama film Sparrows Can’t Sing featured a host of young acting talent, who would go on to become major stars of...
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Jazz festival takes time out
Swansea International Jazz Festival will not be taking place this year, due to a delay in a decision about funding. Artistic director and...
Jan 7, 20191 min read
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