Cultural Events

A nativity scene featuring the Three Wise Men, a host of seasonal songs and recollections of Christmas past are all important ingredients for a festive show. And this one is no different – on the surface at least. For this performance is brought to you by Sue Timms, the piano-playing, singing spinster who loves sharing her unique take on life …

It could be seen as a rather brave decision to book a musical dating back 60 years as your big festive production, especially if you want to get family audiences through the door. But perennial favourite Singin’ In The Rain is as fresh and vibrant today as the big screen version – famously starring Gene Kelly – was when it …

The stars were out on force last night, as the highly anticipated second part of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy got its world premiere in LA. Fans lined the red carpet to catch a glimpse of the cast, who hit the red carpet in style. Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly and Benedict Cumberbatch signed autographs and posed for photos before …

The acclaimed bass baritone will be playing the lead with an all-Welsh cast in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Organisers also revealed there will be a world premiere of a new work by top composer Karl Jenkins and an appearance by the chart-topping singing brothers, Richard and Adam Johnson, from Holywell, in …

If there is one constant in Tim Fudge’s sweeping Pembrokeshire landscapes, it has to be rock. Having studied geology in his youth, he has a long-lasting engagement with the strata that underlie and give form to West Wales’ craggy beauty. “For me it’s the rock that links everything I do,” he says. “It ranges from a very closely observed study …

A new exhibition traces the career of an artist whose life has gone full circle. Ian Jacob grew up in Llan- gwm, Pembrokeshire and studied art in Newport, Cheltenham and Goldsmiths, London. He enjoyed early success as a printmaker; has work in the collection of the National Library of Wales; was an eisteddfod prizewinner; and, in 1972, he represented Great …

Tomorrow will see the climax of the Welsh Proms with founder Owain Arwel Hughes leading the celebrations at what has become a highlight of the summer season. But the festivities are unlikely to top this Romantic Prom concert which featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Peter Donohoe. It was the highlight of a week of fine music-making which had …

There is a diverse selection of studio art galleries in Cardiff. Each of these art galleries has  a certain uniqueness about it.  The Victoria Fearn Gallery is to be found in Rhiwbina and displays contemporary art in a walk through gallery. Gifts of British origin are to be found in the body of the shop and either Carole or Victoria …

For too long Gilbert and Sullivan’s Victorian operas were viewed as an outdated combination of nonsense and sentimentality, beloved by public schoolboys and amateur dramatic societies. Fortunately, new productions have breathed new life into what can remain bitingly satirical musical theatre with sharp political and social observations that remain surprisingly relevant. They are also, of course, extremely witty. Here director …

If asked what animates his vision, Kevin Sinnott might say, a medley of intimacy and intoxication, daring and doubt. In his latest collection of vibrant paintings, lovers and mothers both attract and repel the objects of their affection or ambivalence. This heady concoction informs not only the charged moments captured on canvas, but also the heavy brushstrokes which pin them …