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Now showing at the Wales Millennium Centre (16-26 January 2019) is the famous and much lauded (having won numerous awards) show that is Jersey Boys. The show is the life story of how The Four Seasons and Frankie Valli came to be. The story is told about how they were formed, the issues they had trying to make a career in the music industry, and the hardships they faced. There were plenty of money worries such as the non-paying of…

My most recent discovery took me to Chapel 1877 Bar and Restaurant, which is located on Churchill Way, Cardiff.  It is a grade II listed building which maintains all its original gothic charm. The converted chapel is tastefully decorated whilst maintaining many original features. The building has an overwhelming feeling of grandeur due to its high ceilings and opulent furnishings. I was invited down to review their gold gin experience. I was very keen to indulge myself in this experience…

My latest discovery brought me to the beautiful village of Llandaff, Cardiff. Known for its iconic cathedral, it truly is a picturesque location, just north of Cardiff. Seren Diemwnt is set on High St, which is a prime spot in Llandaff. The head chef and owner Gethin Rees has worked in hospitality since he was 17 and has a unique flare for creating hearty inspiring dishes. The restaurant name translates to diamond star in English which has a very personal…

• Global audience of two billion watched The Kingdom Choir perform Stand By Me at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle • Now The Kingdom Choir wants local choirs to accompany them on their UK tour Children’s and youth choirs from across Cardiff are being given the opportunity to perform alongside Royal wedding gospel singers The Kingdom Choir on their UK tour. The Kingdom Choir became a household name following the stunning performance of Stand By Me…

                                                                                   Harri with his brother Logan The family of a seven-month-old baby from Aberdare are calling for people to make a new year’s resolution to sign up as potential stem cell donors, after being told that their little boy urgently…

  I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE 2018 WINNER and legendary football manager Harry Redknapp is coming to Cardiff for one night only! Harry shares fascinating insights and hilarious anecdotes of his experiences Down Under and from the dug-out at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 29 May. VIP packages are available to meet the man himself for a photo, and there’s the opportunity to ask Harry a question in the audience Q&A. Last month, Harry captured the hearts of…

Eve Myles is currently well known for Keeping Faith, but Carl Marsh chats theatre, and, Torchwood. Do you miss the theatre as I know this is where you did a lot of acting work before? Yes I miss it very, very much as I am always being offered some lovely, lovely stuff in theatre but you know, I have a four and an eight-year-old, and I live in Cardiff, and the thought of going away to London and West End…

Geraint Thomas – chats to Carl Marsh just before the announcement of the BBC Wales and BBC GB Sports Personality of the Year 2018 Awards was announced. He won both! Cycling is probably one of the cleanest sports at the moment, and negatives from before have been turned into a lot of positives now, does this mean that the future of cycling is just going to get better and better? Yes, I think so, obviously, in any walk of life…

Appearing at the Sherman Theatre on the 11th January 2019 – comedian Phil Nichol chats frankly with Carl Marsh. What do you want the audience to take from your show? Well, first and foremost it’s a comedy show so I want the audience to have a good laugh and I want them to go away feeling uplifted having had a good night but, I’ve been working for the last 13 years or so writing these longer-form narrative shows which are…

Matt Pritchard – he who was in Dirty Sanchez but now is in Dirty Vegan on BBC One Wales, he talks to Carl Marsh about veganism, innuendos and protein! If I can ask about the initial idea for your cooking show Dirty Vegan, how did it all come about? So, when I turned vegan three years ago, and I was a chef anyway as that is what I trained as before Dirty Sanchez and was what I did as soon…