Singer, songwriter and musician Howard Jones name is synonymous with the 1980s synth pop scene. Hits such as What Is Love, Like to Get to Know You Well and No-one is To Blame shot the Southampton born singer-songwriter to fame on both sides of the Atlantic. Howard continues to tour but reveals he always looksContinue reading “Talking Music: Howard Jones on Cardiff Show And New Best Album”
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Cameron Mackintosh Production of Miss Saigon In Cardiff
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon – a recent smash hit in the West End – will take to the stage of The Wales Millennium Centre from November 29 as part of its current UK tour, With music by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and AlainContinue reading “Cameron Mackintosh Production of Miss Saigon In Cardiff”
Talking Music: The Courtesans
Courtesans were formed in 2012 by a strange chain of coincidences and some dark web surfing. The band freely and frequently expresses their discontent with the short-sighted, compassionless and hedonistic approach to life and the planet by capitalism as the dominant political system with its morality left too often unquestioned, revealing Courtesans’ strong stance onContinue reading “Talking Music: The Courtesans”
Dickens Classic The Chimes To Resonate Harsh Realities On Stage For 21st Century
This Christmas, a new musical production of The Chimes, inspired by the biting wit and moral outrage of Dickens’s 1844 novel, and prompted by the harsh realities of poverty in 21st-century Britain, will play at St John’s Church in Cardiff from December 7 to 16 and St John’s Church in Waterloo from December 19 toContinue reading “Dickens Classic The Chimes To Resonate Harsh Realities On Stage For 21st Century”
Divine Comedy’s Cardiff Date
The Divine Comedy are currently touring the UK and will be playing Cardiff later this week. Since The Divine Comedy’s inception in 1989, Neil Hannon has time and again proved to be one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters. The new album, ‘Foreverland’, was hailed as one of the albums of the yearContinue reading “Divine Comedy’s Cardiff Date”
Win Tickets To See Hijinx Theatre Peter Pan Sequel At Wales Millennium Centre
This Christmas, Hijinx’s community theatre group, Odyssey, will set out on a voyage to Neverland in Second Star to the Right – a sparkling new sequel to J.M. Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’. Showing in the Weston Studio of the Wales Millennium Centre from November 30 – December 2, the play is written by Llinos Mai, SecondContinue reading “Win Tickets To See Hijinx Theatre Peter Pan Sequel At Wales Millennium Centre”
William The Conqueror Have Cardiff Show In Their Sights
Hailing from the North coast of Cornwall, William The Conqueror is led by former folk star Ruarri Joseph alongside multi-instrumentalists Harry Harding and Naomi Holmes. Their debut release Proud Disturber Of The Peace landed no. 6 in the UK’s Official Americana Chart as well as no.4 in the Indie Breakers. William The Conqueror features RuarriContinue reading “William The Conqueror Have Cardiff Show In Their Sights”
Talking Music: Beans on Toast Talks Cushty
This autumn, complete with the full backing of the band who bunkered up with him in Giant Wafer Studios earlier this year, Beans on Toast will be hitting the road once more for a 15-date ‘Double Trouble’ UK tour. Every night, Beans will go to head to head with his Xtra Mile label mates SKINNY LISTER forContinue reading “Talking Music: Beans on Toast Talks Cushty”
Review: Tiger Bay – The Musical, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
A co-production between Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town opera, Michael Williams Tiger Bay received its official world premiere in Cardiff on Wednesday evening. A musical drama of epic proportions, Williams multi layered story involves real -life characters set around the alleyways and notorious public houses of the South Wales’ Butetown docks of the earlyContinue reading “Review: Tiger Bay – The Musical, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff”
A Christmas Plum Pudding Of Fun For Children At St David’s Hall
There’s musical festive fun this Christmas for under 5s when Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding plays St David’s Hall! This fabulously festive show features magic musical interludes and loveable characters, plus presents and mischief galore! There are SIX one-hour performances altogether on Lefel 1 from Saturday December 16 until Tuesday December 19 with twoContinue reading “A Christmas Plum Pudding Of Fun For Children At St David’s Hall”