ZOG Wednesday 22 February 2023, 4.30pm Thursday 23 February 2023, 10.30am. 1.30pm & 3.30pm   Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Large in size and keen in nature, Zog is eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know.  Zog tries so very hard, perhaps too hard, and he bumps, burns and roars his way through years one, two and three.  Luckily, the plucky…

There can’t be too many comedy touring shows this year revolving around the throwing of a bread roll. Nish Kumar’s Your Power, Your Control strongly features that time he was on the receiving end of a baked-product hurling at a charity gig. For a while he was an undisputed rising star of the British stand-up scene with one excellent Edinburgh Fringe show after another and media appearances ranging from hosting Newsjack on the radio and The Mash Report on TV,…

Photo Credit: Jon Stone Fierce & Fantastic – RuPaul’s Drag Race Cardiff 2022 Season 2 of RuPaul’s drag race being ‘full of diversity and variety’ took place at St David’s Hall on Saturday February 19th.  What a night to remember! Eleven individual and unique Drag Queens, including Tayce, Ginny Lemon and A’Whora, took to the stage with plenty of show stopping talent. Although the Season 2 winner Lawrence Chaney was absent from the show, therefore, Tayce opened the show and…

Boyzlife announce the ‘Old School’ headline tour across the UK, which will see the band perform new songs from their upcoming original material studio album, ‘Old School’, due on May 6 and classic hits from Boyzone and Westlife. Boyzlife will kick off their colossal 27-city outing on Monday 22 September at Liverpool’s premier arts and entertainment the Philharmonic Hall, and make a stop at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Sunday 2nd October. Boyzlife is the supergroup formed by long time…

EVER wanted to hear opera classics like Carmen, Aida, Samson and Delilah, Rusalka and more all in one place? Well, now you can as Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra presents an Opera Spectacular on Friday 15 October 2021!   Experience the passion of Puccini, the grandeur of Verdi, the wit of Offenbach and the fervour of Saint-Saëns in this captivating concert also featuring Rachael Marsh and tenor Andrew Rawlings from Dennis O’Neill CBE’s Wales International Academy of Voice. Neil Collins chats to…

Formed in 1979, Level 42 entered their fifth decade in 2020, planning to mark that with the ‘From Eternity To Here’ tour, which of course had to be postponed. AEG Presents is delighted to announce that the band will now undertake the rescheduled 24-date UK tour in 2021.  Remaining tickets are on sale via aegpresents.co.uk [all tickets purchased for postponed 2020 dates remain valid]. The ‘From Eternity To Here’ UK tour will see the band play the length and breadth of…

St David’s Hall Sunday 13 December 2020, 7pm WATCH ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! THAT’LL BE THE DAY is back with an extra special brand new show this year to spread some festive cheer – and this time you won’t even need to leave the comfort of your own home! Rock & Roll Christmas has been an annual favourite for over 30 years, and on Sunday 13 December 2020 at 7pm it streams for the first time ever at…

Iconic buildings and venues across Wales will light up in red this evening as part of a UK-wide day of action highlighting the urgent government help the sector needs during the Covid-19 crisis. The live events industry across the UK will come together in solidarity to host a series of creative action to help save the live events and entertainment sector which is on the verge of collapsing without financial support from the government. Hundreds of venues are expected to…

Beyond the Barricade is, without doubt, the UK’s leading musical theatre concert. The concept was conceived by Andy Reiss and David Fawcett, who were both performing in the Manchester production of Les Miserables when they first met.  Although the ladies they have sung with over the years have changed, these two guys have remained pivotal in the success of Beyond the Barricade.  I took the opportunity to speak with them both before their recent show at St David’s Hall. Alan…

Boyzlife consists of one member of Boyzone, Keith Duffy, and one former member of Westlife, Brian McFadden, and thereby manages to capture the audience of both.  This audience consists predominantly of 30-plus females so I felt a little out of place at first, but the friendly atmosphere generated by the boys meant that I soon got into the swing of things.  The audience seemed to know the words of every song, and, at one stage, Keith went into the crowd…