All photographs credit Studio Canno Of Mice and Men is a story of loneliness and misunderstandings. I remember studying this literary art in high school, but I didn’t notice the finer details, only the outline. On Wednesday I watched Of Mice and Men presented by August 012, at Chapter ArtCentre. The outline of the story … Continue reading Review Of Mice and Men, August 012 by Troy Lenny
By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman Based on a true story from World War I, The Wipers Times is an insight as to life and amazingly laughs in the trenches. Following the discovery of a printing press and indeed paper during an advance, Officers’ Captain Roberts and Lieutenant Pearson decide instead of allowing … Continue reading Review The Wipers Times by Jane Bisset
It is difficult to say exactly what “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is about and that was exactly what its writer, Edward Albee, intended. Some may say it is about marriage but it tackles so much more than that including topics like politics, morality and the human condition. However, what is at the heart of … Continue reading Review National Theatre Live: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Danielle O’Shea
A BSL subtitled video review of Killology. Written by Gary Owen and directed by Rachel O’Riordan performed at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff reviewed by Steph Back. The production can be seen at The Royal Court ,Thu 25 May – Sat 24 June. killology CREATIVE TEAM By Gary Owen Director Rachel O’Riordan Designer Gary McCann Lighting … Continue reading BSL, Subtitled Video Review, Killology, Sherman Theatre by Steph Back
On Tuesday 4th April Cardiff’s New Theatre become a hub for wannabe sleuths as it welcomed the classic Murder Mystery play A Judgement In Stone by the prolific writer Ruth Rendell. Ruth Rendell is very highly regarded among Murder Mystery fans all over the world and much like Agatha Christie she has continued to grow … Continue reading REVIEW: RUTH RENDELL- A JUDGEMENT IN STONE, NEW THEATRE BY JAMES BRIGGS
Pink Mist, Owen Sheer’s highly acclaimed verse-drama, follows three cocksure Bristolian teens as they venture out of their mundane lives and into military, service and manhood. It is a story passed from generation to generation. What is duty and honour? There is a reading below of Laurens review to listen to. When discussing a piece … Continue reading Review Pink Mist Sherman Theatre
Cardiff’s New Theatre was packed to the rafters with a dazzling array of glitter and sequins last night for the first performance of La Cage aux Folles. The musical adaptation of French playwright Jean Poiret’s script is largely recognised as one of the greatest modern musicals. The stage production, directed by Martin Connor, is a … Continue reading Review : La Cage Aux Folles, New Theatre By James Briggs
Owen Sheers is one of the leading contemporary writers, in Britain, today, a Professor in Creativity at Swansea University, and my immediate go-to subject of conversation when I don’t want to do any work in English lessons. Sheers was the first writer in residence at the Welsh Rugby Union – the first of any national … Continue reading An Interview with Owen Sheers
Members of the Get the Chance team have selected their own personal highlights of 2016. Their first choice is that of three cultural events that they have reviewed Their second is something they have personally experienced which has resonance for them as an individual. 3rd Act Critic Helen Joy 1 Tom Jones, The Musical Theatr … Continue reading 2016 Cultural Highlights from the Get the Chance team
M.A.D.E Pick of the Degree Shows: Does what it says on the tin… (M.A.D.E (Image by ASR 2016)) M.A.D.E Pick of the Degree Shows is a group exhibition of fourteen graduate works from South Wales Universities. As the title suggests, the work that makes up the exhibition was sourced directly from the degree shows … Continue reading M.A.D.E. Pick of the Degree Shows – Review
