Performances for the Curious opens next month at Wales Millennium Centre with a new spring season of over 35 thought-provoking and joy-fuelled performances (15 March-17 May), adding to the already vibrant offer in Cardiff Bay. All shows are now on sale, with new play CLASS (1-4 May) coming to Wales for the first time to complete the season. CLASS is a parent-teacher meeting gone wrong and an explosive confrontation over learning difficulties, love and entitlement as two recently separated parents…

Music fans from across the UK will be making their way to the Dolls House, Abertillery on 23 March to enjoy a day of rock while raising funds for Mencap. The event has been organised by Rock & Roll Circus Events, working with Steph Rogers of Mencap. Steph said “I’m excited to be teaming up with Ceri Davies and Paul Cairns from The Rock & Roll Circus Events in hosting a local fundraising event for Mencap. I’ve worked for Mencap…

Housebuilder Bellway is working alongside Welsh homeless charity Llamau to give young people an exclusive glimpse into the construction industry. The group from Llamau – which aims to get vulnerable young people into work – visited the housebuilder’s Manor Chase development off Gloucester Road in Tutshill. People being supported by the charity were given a tour of the development by Bellway staff, who also gave them an insight into the types of jobs that the construction industry has to offer….

Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford visited Mary Immaculate High School in Wenvoe this week to promote the importance of pupils having a voice that is heard. As the local assembly member in Cardiff West, the school serves hundreds of pupils in his constituency. In a time of uncertainty, the First Minister will be visiting the Cardiff School to promote the importance of democracy and everyone having a voice. The aim of this visit is to prepare young people for politics…

  Seeing as it’s St David’s Day, then why not spend an hour of it tonight watching Wales’s rugby legend Sam Warburton’s documentary, which airs tonight at 9 pm on BBC One Wales. Often referred to as one of the nicest people ever to grace the rugby field, Sam Warburton retired from the game that he loved, and still does, at the age of 29. This documentary allows us access to what made Sam make that decision. By watching this…

Billionaire Boy the Musical All was fine and dandy in the Spud household thanks to the invention of Len Spud’s new loo roll “Bum Fresh – wet on one side, dry on the other.”  The wiping-wonder is an instant hit. Len and his son Joe become overnight billionaires BUT at what cost? Len’s son had everything money could buy with the exception of love and friendship.  He didn’t fit in with the children at public school, so persuades his father…

AFTER 15 YEARS BEN ELTON ANNOUNCES RETURN TO STAND UP COMEDY WITH 2019 UK TOUR. More than 30 years ago, Ben Elton exploded into the national consciousness hosting Channel 4’s ground breaking Saturday Live. Now, after a 15 year absence, the Godfather of modern stand-up returns to the medium he did so much to define. Back on the road with an all new stand-up show, Ben promises to try and make sense of a world which appears to have gone stark…

Wow!! Derren Litten’s iconic tv series ‘Benidorm’ has a new home, the classic theatre stage! Opening the show at Newcastle theatre royal in 2018, it’s had rave reviews and we were extremely excited to see it here at Cardiff times. It had that recognisable British humour that we all know and love and it was incredible to see the original TV show cast members involved. From the fabulously camp Kenneth (Tony Maudsley) to the swinging larger than life character Jaqueline…

  In light of Child Mental Health Week, education expert, former primary school teacher and lead resource creator of Planbee Becky Cranham has some great ideas to help teachers look after their pupils’ mental health. It’s widely known that children who feel nurtured and safe will not only learn better but feel better too, but it’s sometimes easy to overlook as teachers grapple with the every-day demands of the primary school classroom. 1. Getting to know every child in the…

Edinburgh  comedy award winner John Robins brings Hot  Shame to St David’s Hall for the very first time on Tuesday 26 November! Following the smash-hit success of The Darkness of Robins and rave reviews for his radio show with Welsh comic Elis James, John returns with his soul-bearing, self-lacerating, piping hot shame. Expect more hilarious humour from our bleakest moments! Support comes from John’s friend, ‘The Lovely’ Robin Allender – Finalist in the 2017 So You Think You’re Funny competition!…