Three major Cardiff employers have received Credit Unions of Wales Awards for helping to improve the financial health of their workforce. Cardiff Council, Cardiff Bus and the Cardiff-based offices of Legal & General were honoured for supporting the welfare of their staff by encouraging them to access a range of affordable financial services from their local credit union. All three companies received their awards from BBC broadcaster Jennifer Jones at a ceremony in The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay on International Credit…
Wales based project to receive a £5,000 prize and National Lottery Awards trophy from actor Michael Sheen on BBC One TV programme The team behind a Welsh project which commemorates the centenary of the end of the First World War will be honoured as the nation’s favourite Education project at this year’s National Lottery Awards show broadcast on BBC One. Representatives from the Armistice Cantata project celebrating success at the National Lottery Awards 2018 with TV Presenter Ore Oduba At…
New productions this Autumn mark the country’s unique historic link with 1917 Russia There are a number of cultural events in Wales this autumn reflecting on the centenary of the Russian Revolution and Wales’ historic connections with the era – including a contemporary re-interpretation of the 1917 ballet Parade; a masterclass by Patron Valery Gergiev; and a Welsh National Opera Russian season. Welsh actor / director Michael Sheen and Valery Gergiev, general director and artistic director of…
Michael Sheen paid a visit to Chapter yesterday (Saturday 8 July) to host a Q&A session following the screening of Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, the opening event of the art centre’s documentary film strand Real to Reel. Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle is a feature length documentary exploring the failures and deception behind the social housing crisis in Britain. Directed by Paul Sng, maker of the acclaimed cinema release Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain (2015) this film tells the…
The Awards will take place on Sunday 8 October 2017 Cardiff, 30 March 2017: BAFTA Cymru-winning actor Michael Sheen has joined BAFTA Cymru in encouraging Welsh talent working in the vibrant film, television and games industries to self-nominate for this year’s Awards, which will take place on Sunday 8 October. Michael Sheen, who has received seven nominations across BAFTA’s Film, Television and Cymru Awards, and was presented with the BAFTA Cymru Sian Phillips Award in 2007, has joined the…
CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA are set to open their most exciting season yet with a helping hand from a Hollywood A-lister! Iconic Welsh actor and director Michael Sheen OBE will be the special guest narrator in Concert of Unexpected: A Celebration of Roald Dahl at St David’s Hall on Friday 21 October. Michael will narrate the World Premiere of a work entitled Mr Dahl, which is based on the legendary author’s wonderful and whimsical life. The captivating piece is written by…
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Starring Special Guest Narrator: Michael Sheen St David’s Hall Friday 21 October, 7.30pm CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA are set to open their most exciting season yet with a helping hand from a Hollywood A-lister! Iconic Welsh actor and director Michael Sheen OBE will be the special guest narrator in Concert of Unexpected: A Celebration of Roald Dahl at St David’s Hall on Friday 21 October. Michael will narrate the World Premiere of a work entitled Mr Dahl, which is based…
