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Oscar Wilde’s cherished ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is to tour the UK this Spring – but not quite as you may know it. The hilarious, two man re-imagining of the classic will visit over 20 beautiful venues across the country from Cardiff all the way to Leicester. Already one of our nation’s funniest plays, the “exhilarating” Split Second Productions is making its unique mark with their “ingenious” re-telling of the story where two actors will play every single character….

With high viewing audiences the BBC seem to have hit the red button with their all-singing Saturday night show All Together Now, presented by Rob Beckett.  Five heats on and with the 10 chosen finalists, this Saturday (March 3) sees the final with the top talented acts competing for a massive £50,000 prize.  Choir leader and Sing&Smile ‘Goldies’ charity founder Grenville Jones from Bath waves the West Country flag as one of ‘The 100’ judges from across the UK, who…

Welsh Holiday Company Launches Search on St. David’s Day www.menaiholidays.co.uk – a rather wonderful self-catering company located in North Wales, was recently sent a letter by a satisfied customer from London. The letter was written as if by Wales itself addressing its old friend London, highlighting the completely different lifestyles the two enjoy. Menai Holidays were so impressed with the letter, they decided to turn it into a video, complete with a voice-over. But that’s when their dilemma began. If…

  Photo supplied by A Kendall / Shenstone photography This year is the 70th Anniversary of the launch of the Land Rover. South Wales Land Rover Club recently approached the committee of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) with a view to organising the first ‘Welsh Festival of Land Rovers’ display event at their Spring Festival this year. The committee agreed it was a good idea and asked SWLRC to coordinate the event. The themes for the event will be “The…

THE Spring & Summer Lunchtime Concerts Season at St David’s Hall features compelling performances from a selection of supremely talented soloists, quartets and ensembles! Plus, the best part is that all but one of them are ‘Pay What You Will’, so all you need to do is turn up in time for the 1pm performance and pay what you feel is appropriate – it couldn’t be easier! Engegård Quartet Tuesday 6 March 2018, 1pm First up is one of Norway’s…

  ONE of Norway’s most sought after ensembles the Engegård Quartet share their stunning Scandinavian sound at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 6 March. This ‘Pay What You Will’ Lunchtime Concert at 1pm features a bold and fresh interpretations of masterpieces from Haydn and Grieg all performed in the Quartet’s inimitable style. Since forming under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2006, the Engegård Quartet have garnered international acclaim, and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming. With a busy concert…

• 54% of respondents were put off by “too expensive” ethical products • 27% of consumers “never” think about the people who produce their food • 45% of shoppers are not aware of exploitation of food and drink producers in developing countries More than half of shoppers in Cardiff are put off buying ethical products because they’re too expensive, new research has revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation for Fairtrade Fortnight also found that 16.7% of consumers don’t…

Stuart Goldsmith is performing his award-winning new stand-up show “Like I Mean It” at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff on 30th June 2018, We interviewed Stuart about his new stand-up show. I call myself a DIY comedian because I’m building a tour following without having much of a TV or radio profile. I’ve done the odd bit of telly, but I perform on the free fringe at Edinburgh, and am obsessive about cultivating the small but loyal fan base my “Comedian’s…

We are voting for Roath Rocks for the best music website and Tom Auton the best solo act. We would be pleased if you could get behind them too! Cardiff Music Awards announce the finalists of the 20 categories & voting opens After receiving over 3000 nominations across the categories, the nomination stage is over and the voting begins. The top five nominees of the 20 categories have moved onto the voting stage. Voting is now open and will close on…

Almost one in five young people between 16-24 were out in 2016 • Highest level of youth unemployment in Swansea • Youth unemployment is costing the UK economy £45billion in lost contributions • Generation Z set to be the most influential for future consumer, workplace and enterprise behaviour in the UK • miFuture app to tackle employment levels in Wales and improve communication In 2016, it was reported that Wales had one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the…