Having seen several performances from Kinetic Arts, we were eager to see their most recent show Seussical The Musical, which was performed at St. Davids Catholic Sixth Form College, and needless to say it did not disappoint! Seussical is based on the works of Dr. Seuss and weaves together his most famous tales and characters from many of his books. The show follows the adventures of Horton, an elephant who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust. He…

Texas have announced a 21 date UK tour, kicking off at St David’s Hall, to coincide with the release of their UK album Jump On Board  released on 21 April. Written and produced by Texas stalwarts Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri Jump on Board is the first new Texas studio album since The Conversation in 2013 and is nothing short of a pop classic. Having sold over 35 million records with 3 number one albums, 7 top ten albums and 13 top ten singles, Jump on…

Wales Millennium Centre’s poignant and powerful production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man opens in Cardiff at the Richard Burton Theatre on September 8th, prior to a nationwide tour. The play will visit London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Liverpool, before embarking for the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. This will mark Wales Millennium Centre’s first production in the USA. This acclaimed one-woman play tells the life story of Ella; a woman forced to adopt the identity of her…

First Choice and Vue Cardiff gave local couple Ashleigh Rees and George Lippiard the A-List treatment by premiering their holiday movie on the big screen Part of a nationwide competition run by home of all inclusive holidays, First Choice, the couple’s amateur videos have been professionally edited into ‘Ashleigh and George in Jamaica’ The competition asked holidaymakers to upload their holiday footage for the chance to have a professional trailer created and premiered at their local Vue First Choice has…

For the very first time Bridgend based company Sharon McKinley Designs will be travelling to London to showcase their unique and stand-alone designs for buyers and businesses from all over the world from 3rd-4th September 2017 at LondonEdge. Held at the iconic Business Design Centre in Islington, LondonEdge is the planet’s only commercial platform for authentic, subculture fashion brands today. This February will be the 36th exhibition in the series of these iconic shows that track and record the changes…

Sunday August 20, 2017 Research* shows that almost 90% of Brits are concerned by the UK’s plastic usage and 70% of respondents in Wales are willing to see a similar 5p plastic bag ‘charge’ applied to other single-use plastics. A 10-metre whale – made from the same amount of plastic dumped in the ocean each second – visits Cardiff Bay for the Welsh public to see. The whale was met with great support from former British Olympic rower, James Cracknell,…

Welsh food and drink producers will be turning their sights to the important export market of the USA next month in search of new and competitive export trading opportunities. As part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to raising Wales’s business profile on the global stage, it is supporting fifteen Welsh food and drink companies on a visit to New York and New Jersey from 17-20 September. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, said: “Our country’s…

JOHN OTWAY, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Greatest Failure’, continues on the road for the rest of this year promoting his new album ‘Montserrat’. Renowned for his bizarre escapades and successful enduring career – despite self-confessed limited musical talent – John’s shows are always hugely entertaining whether with or without his remarkably good band of 20 years. His latest venture, a new album recorded on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, sees Otway in fine fettle delivering not only an excellent set of…

  We all know there’s nothing worse than thinking of inventive things to keep the kids occupied over the 6 weeks of the summer holidays. Escape Reality are offering a fantastic way to give the kids a fun and stimulating day out – for FREE! Escape Reality (2nd & 3rd Floor, 6-7 St. John Street, Cardiff) know that it can be expensive to keep the kids entertained and so they are running an amazing offer whereby kids under 16 go…

  Above:  Yacht Tacktic preparing to leave Cowes on 6th August. From left  to right: Callum Couper, Dan Rigden, David Melville, Patrick Geraets, Ciaran O’Driscoll, Loren Jenkins, Rick Delbridge Yacht Tacktic, sponsored by Associated British Ports (ABP), has successfully competed in the Rolex Fastnet Race  to raise money for the Jubilee Sailing Trust. The race started at Cowes on Sunday 6th August and finished at Plymouth in the early hours of Thursday 10th August. Yacht Tacktic was at sea for a…