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Dame Judy Dench is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Cardiff International Film Festival, whilst Netflix star, Nawazuddin Siddique, will receive the festival’s Golden Dragon Award.   This year’s festival, which is in its third year, will be celebrating Judy Dench’s significant contribution to film. From starring in the blockbuster James Bond series to her leading roles in Victoria & Abdul and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Judy Dench has had a long and varied film…

PREMIER ACTION SPORTS COMPETITION TO EXPAND OUTSIDE THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2020 FOR U.K.’S BIGGEST EVER ACTION SPORTS STADIUM EVENT.       More than 100 of the best athletes in sport’s most extreme disciplines will gather in Cardiff, Wales next spring when the world’s preeminent action sports competition takes place for the first time ever outside the U.S. Global sport and entertainment leaders Nitro Circus and Live Nation have partnered with Visit Wales, Principality Stadium and Cardiff Council…

Cardiff-based amateur theatre company, Peculiar Productions, have raised £3,500 for Nerve Tumours UK with their recent stage production of a novel by bestselling UK author Sir Terry Pratchett, which ran for five performances at the The Gate Arts Centre. ‘Men at Arms’ was adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs from Pratchett’s 1993 novel.  It follows the City Watch – whose members include a werewolf, a dwarf and a troll – as they attempt to solve a series of increasingly baffling…

Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms, celebrated its first anniversary of operations in the UK this weekend. Coincidentally timed with Pride Cymru, the team joined the procession with a giant balloon and shared rainbow coloured creations by ‘Miss Ballooniverse’ with the South Wales community. Passengers have taken more than a million rides in taxis and private hire vehicles through Ola’s ride-hailing app since the company launched in the UK one year ago, analysis of Ola data reveals. Since…

South Wales’ own Jack Black is set to open his latest rock school in Cardiff this September.   Ben Tiffin, who already runs rock schools in Fairwater, Swansea and Llanelli, is launching a new session in Llanishen High School on September 9, teaching 7-18 year old’s how to play guitar, bass, drums and sing in a band.   “We opened the Rock Project Cardiff in Fairwater last year and have been blown away by the success of the school,” the…

‘Duty’s Veil’ is the story of Rebecca, a determined detective on the hunt for a vicious psychopathic killer in her new UK hometown. The deeper she delves into the case, the more at risk she is of unearthing the secrets of her own dark past; the reason she left America, her true identity and her past affiliation with a notorious crime sisterhood.   ‘Duty’s Veil’ is screening at Earl’s Court Film Festival in London at the end of October. Thus…

Chapter Arts Centre is delighted to present a major, three-part project with the influential British artist Garth Evans. Featuring: His first solo exhibition in Wales since the 1970’s The return of his sculpture ‘Untitled’ (1972) to Cardiff A new play ‘The Cardiff Tapes’ based on original recordings and interviews with passers-by as they encountered the sculpture for the first time   GARTH EVANS: BUT, HANDS HAVE EYES PREVIEW: FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2019, 6-8PM EXHIBITION: SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2019 – SUNDAY…

  Tight Fit is one of my guilty pleasures from the early eighties.  Who can forget their classic hit ‘The Lion Sleeps tonight’ and the rippling muscles of model and lead singer Steve Grant?  But the story starts even before then when record producer Ken Gold decided to record a medley of 60’s songs called ‘Back to the 60s’ to capitalize on the success of the ‘Stars of 45’ concept, which was so big in 1981.  He put together some…

By Melissa Compton. Peculiar Productions delivered a brilliant performance at The Gate, Cardiff, on the opening night of their new production, Terry Pratchett’s Men at Arms. Characterization was outstanding, with many character’s roles in the night beginning pre-show such as the crowd-pleasing clowns. The cast clearly loved the roles they played, excellent teamwork was also on display throughout the performance both during scenes and with changing sets. Men at Arms is set in the ‘Discworld’ (part of the Terry Pratchett…

South Wales University, Cardiff Post grad singer songwriter Rebecca Hurn  is now a global award winning artist after receiving the ‘Best Singer-Songwriter’ -Folk Song category at the International Independent Music Awards held in New York on 22nd June 2019 for her song ‘Waves’.   Rebecca has largely flown under the radar in the music scene – her genre is probably best described as cross over between  Country / Folk / Americana /Pop   Other nominees in her category have large social media…