Making its South Wales Premiere this week is Centrestage Cymru’s presentation of the musical comedy The Addams Family. A great show for the family the weird and wonderful Addams Family loved come to devilish, delightful life. Based upon the original cartoon characters created by Charles Addams, The Addams Family have spawned numerous films and televisionContinue reading “Spooky Goings On With Centrestage Cymru As The Addams Family Come To Newport”
Author Archives: Andy Howells
Frozen’s Elsa Comes To Life For Disney Ice Show – Sophia Adams Interview
Andy Howells discovers former competitive skater Sophia Adams new life as Disney on Ice star, Elsa from Frozen.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong At Cardiff’s New Theatre – Jonathan Sayer Interview
“There’s lots of slapstick comedy, with a nice narrative underneath it about the politics of the actors playing the parts” writer Jonathan Sayer tells Andy Howells about Mischief Theatre’s fun family show Peter Pan Goes Wrong which visits Cardiff’s New Theatre next week. Mischief Theatre’s first show, The Play That Goes Wrong, played at theContinue reading “Peter Pan Goes Wrong At Cardiff’s New Theatre – Jonathan Sayer Interview”
Meet The Band: The Last Of Us
The Last of Us formed in early 2013 mixing hard rock and melodic tones which gave a nod to the forefathers of 70’s and 80’s rock and roll quickly gaining them a large following in their native county of Northamptonshire. This along with their wild and energetic stage presence quickly catapulted them to the topContinue reading “Meet The Band: The Last Of Us”
Talking Theatre: Sir Bruce Forsyth Discusses One-Man Show In Cardiff
Andy Howells chats to entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth about his one man show at Cardiff’s New Theatre.
Talking Theatre: Tayo Aluko Discusses Call Mr Robeson
Andy Howells puts questions to the actor, Tayo Aluko about his show, Call Mr Robeson.
On Stage: Return To The Forbidden Planet, New Theatre, Cardiff
It’s easy to see why the Olivier Award winning Return to the Forbidden Planet has remained so popular this last quarter of a century. A fusion of Sci-Fi comic strip, classic rock n roll and a dose of William Shakespeare for good measure, Return to the Forbidden Planet is simply a must-see for any purveyorContinue reading “On Stage: Return To The Forbidden Planet, New Theatre, Cardiff”
Out Of This World Fun As Forbidden Planet Musical Comes To Cardiff – Mark Newnham Interview
The adored and critically acclaimed Olivier Award winning Sci-Fi rock spectacular Return to the Forbidden Planet comes to Cardiff New Theatre on its 25th Anniversary Tour this week. Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and packed with rock ‘n’ roll classics such as I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Young Girl and Good Vibrations the showContinue reading “Out Of This World Fun As Forbidden Planet Musical Comes To Cardiff – Mark Newnham Interview”
Meet Nina Jones
At just 17 years old, Nina Jones is an extremely talented teenage vocalist with a big future ahead of her. Based in Newport, South Wales, her new single is the kind of accessible hit that can go a long way to establishing a new name in the music industry. Never Let You Go has potential popContinue reading “Meet Nina Jones”
On Stage: Godspell UK Tour 2015, New Theatre, Cardiff
As I traveled to Cardiff’s New Theatre on Friday evening, I pondered how a full blown concert revival version of Godspell could work. Yes, we have all those wonderful songs composed by Stephen Schwartz including Prepare Ye, Day By Day and Light of the World, but could they still stand up with a new presentation and arrangementContinue reading “On Stage: Godspell UK Tour 2015, New Theatre, Cardiff”