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Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£32. Info 029 2087 8444. Lothar Koenigs conducts a programme of Wagner and Bruckner. Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. With Robert Court. Serfs Against The Monarchy Party A Shot In The Dark, Cardiff. 2.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 2300. With live music and DJs. Sicknote The Green Rooms, Treforest. Info 07890 909164. Smokin Aces Park Inn, Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Stargazer Cowboys The Beaufort Arms, Kittle, Swansea. 9pm. Info 01792 234521. The Hamsters The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2045 2151. The Miniature Music Press Wrap Party! Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Party, presumably featuring live bands and DJs, and appar- ently to note the closure of The Miniature Music Press, a monthly local music mag who probably count as “a rival publication” or whatever. The Mumbles Musical Mile Festival Various venues, Mumbles, Newton + Norton, Swansea. Info www.
mumblesmusicalmile.co.uk . This festival still has a lot TBC at print time but keep checking the website above. This is who’s down to play so far: Ian James, Titch, Steve Woodman & John Ford, Rob Marshall & Johnathan Lycett, Ryan James & Andy Cox, Guitar Virtuoso Gary Potter with the Dave Cottle Trio plus support, Barrelhouse, Felix Subway, Kelly Angel, Jemma Krysa, Elissa V Evans, Brian Breeze Rhythm & Blues Band Plus Ray ‘Taff’ Williams Blues Band, ‘Swansea’s Technicolour Dream’ in partnership with Swansea Music Art Dance, Panic Stations and The Tourists. (Until Mon 2 May) Whistling Biscuits The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.
SATURDAY 30 Boris + The Thieving Beggars Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Party-worthy ska bands. Boris are not the Japanese rock band, although you probably knew that. Colours Of One Cardiff Central Library. 1-2pm, free. Info 029 2078 0160. Dead To Me + The Arteries + Pacer + The Boneless Ones Sin City, Swansea. 8pm, £6. Info 01792 468892. Headliners are on the Fat Wreck label and play melodic punk rock. Dennis Locorriere The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £18. Info 01633 656757. Your man from Dr Hook. Extreme Overload Milkwood Jam, Swansea. £8/£7 adv. Info 01792 477577. Metal festival back from another instalment. Lineup: Marseille (either a cult reformed NWOBHM outfit or ‘the band of the guy from Art Attack’, depending on your stance), Hang Fire, Echoes Of The Dead, White Dice, Psycho Kiss, Moongazer and Asylum Choir.
Inconsiderate Parking + Tylwyth Teg Nos Da, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Joy Of Sex + Hunters + Shooting The Moon The Promised Land, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2041 8741. Presented by Pint Of 45.
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Live Performances Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. (Until Mon 2 May) Meat Loaf Tribute Grosvenor Casino, Cardiff. £
20.Info 029 2046 8350. With Sean Maloney as Meat Loaf. Ticket price includes a three-course meal. New Riot + Orange The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2045 2151. Presented by Sublive and Trenchfoot. Nos Calan Mai Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12-7.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. The first day of summer of celebrated the tra- ditional Welsh way: Assembly- funded performances by local indie and folk acts. Namely Sweet Baboo, H. Hawkline, Steffan Huw, Fflur Daffydd and Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog. Pete Lawrie Cardiff Arts Institute. 9pm, £5. Info 029 2023 1252. Launch party for local singer-songwriter’s debut album, which is out in May. The Dirty Youth + Jack Knife Fight + Riot City Saints Buffalo, Cardiff. 7- 10pm, £4. Info 029 2034 5144. The Mumbles Musical Mile Festival Various venues, Mumbles, Newton + Norton, Swansea. Info www.
mumblesmusicalmile.co.uk . (Until Mon 2 May)
7.30pm, £16-£27.50. Info 01792 475715. This is Jim Davidson’s play about a thinly-disguised version of himself, sharing a dressing room with some new ‘PC’ comedians, some of whom are black or gay or things like that. It’s going to be just like Extras! The second series, anyway. On tomorrow also. The Haunting New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26. Info 029 2087 8889. A Charles Dickens ghost story adapted for the stage here by Hugh Janes. On tomorrow also. The Singalong Glee Club Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 08700 402000. David Benson and Stuart Nicholls take you through showtunes and pub classics. Maybe this should be in Live or Events. If I ever find out it will be too late. We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25-£42.50. Info 08700 402000. That Queen musical. (Until Sat 16) Wuthering Heights Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01792 295526. Adapted for the stage
£42.50. Info 08700 402000. (Until Sat 16) Wuthering Heights Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01792 295526.
SUNDAY 3 Lost And Found Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 2.30pm, £3. Info 01970 623232. Travelling Light and Polka Theatre presents a kids’ show about a boy who finds a penguin at his door. Someday I’ll find my own pen- guin. Signed, A. Boy. We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £25-£42.50. Info 08700 402000. (Until Sat 16)
MONDAY 4 Aesop’s Fables Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2pm, £3.60. Info 01646 695267. Presented by Theatr Na n’Og. (Until Fri 8) A Midsummer Night’s Dream Grand Theatre, Swansea. 10.30am + 1pm, £10/£6. Info 01792 475715. Presented by Shakespeare 4 Kidz. That being what it is.
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FRIDAY 1 *Anna Kierle + Silky + Ray Peacock Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01600 713036. “She’s Smart, she’s Funny, she’s Cornish. She Talks, Drinks and Swears like a Pirate.” Good enough for me, a red star for you Anna. Burton Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £12.50/£11. Info 01874 611622. Acclaimed one-man show performed by Rhodri Miles, about the Welsh actor who you may have heard of. In Aberystwyth on Tue 12 and Swansea on Wed 13. Ed Byrne St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2087 8444. Touring his Crowd Pleaser show.. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £9/£8. Info 01646 695267. Adaption of the novel by Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society. On tomor- row also. Guys And Dolls Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, £9.50/£8. Info 01970 623232. Presented by the Showtime Singers. On tomorrow also. Holiday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 029 2030 4400. Ranters Theatre from Melbourne present a play that captures “a moment of relaxation and quiet reflection between two men”. On tomor- row also. Leonardo’s Last Supper + Noonday Demons Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £8.50/£6. Info 01792 475715. Marty McLean + Sandy Nelson Jongleurs, Oceana, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 08700 111960. On tomorrow also. Mike Milligan + Simon Fox Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £14/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also. Stand Up And Be Counted Grand Theatre, Swansea.
Mon 4 sees the first of four Cardiff heats take place for the Welsh Standup Award, in Cardiff’s Nos Da. There will also be three heats in Swansea, starting next month; both will lead up to a final at the Glee Club in July. Any
Welsh resident with their own set can enter.
by Lucy Gough. On tomorrow also.
SATURDAY 2 An Audience With Charles Dickens Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01834 869323. Presented by Span Arts, Charles’ great- grandson Gerald Dickens milks the family name in what sounds like quite an entertain- ing way.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £9/£8. Info 01646 695267. Guys And Dolls Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, £9.50/£8. Info 01970 623232. Holiday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 029 2030 4400. Marty McLean + Sandy Nelson Jongleurs, Oceana, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 08700 111960. Mike Milligan + Simon Fox Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £17. Info 0871 4720400. The Haunting New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £9- £26. Info 029 2087 8889. Stand Up And Be Counted Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £16-£27.50. Info 01792 475715. The Barber Of Seville Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50. Info 01874 611622. Presented by Swansea City Opera. The Men Of Chippendales Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757. The £12 tickets are for the front seats. So you can look at their dongs. We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £25-
Panel 9 From Outer Space 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly comedy panel show. Welsh Standup Award – Cardiff Heat 1 Nos Da. Info 029 2037 8866. First of four Cardiff heats (there are also three Swansea ones starting in May), leading up to the final on Sun 24 July at the Glee. Criteria for entry: be Welsh, or have lived here for a year or more, and have 7-10 minutes of your own jokes.
TUESDAY 5 Aesop’s Fables Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 10am + 2pm, £3.60. Info 01646 695267. (Until Fri 8) Bombay Bellywood St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2087 8444. Indian dance styles with various other global moves thrown in. Busting Out! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01792 475715. A show about breasts. I guess this appeals to a demo- graphic who like the idea of The Vagina Monologues but find the word vagina too rude. Cleopatra New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£26.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Northern Ballet present their first full-length ballet in over two years, based on the life of the Egyptian queen. (Until Sat 9) Ghosts Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01873 850805. London Classic Theatre present a rendition of Ibsen’s famous play. In The Blood Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. Suzan-Lori
Parks’ modernised version of The Scarlet Letter. (Until Sat 9) Mary Stuart Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. The Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama present a dramatisation of the rivalry between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen Of Scots. (Until Sat 9) Outdoors Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232. Rimini Protokoll, a theatre company from Berlin, team up with this venue for an experimen- tal piece based around the Centre’s Heartsong Choir. Also on Tue 26. Pete Firman The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01792 645007. Brought here courtesy of the Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club. Pride & Prejudice The Provincial, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. The former Natwest bank vault hosts Simon Reade’s adaption of this clasic novel, presented by the RWCMD. (Until Sat 9) We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£37.50. Info 08700 402000. (Until Sat 16) Wuthering Heights Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50/£13.50. Info 01874 611622. Presented by Aberystwyth Arts Centre. On tomorrow also.
WEDNESDAY 6 Aesop’s Fables Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 10am + 2pm, £3.60. Info 01646 695267. (Until Fri 8) A View From The Bridge Little Theatre, Blackwood. Info 01495 223495. Arthur Miller’s 1950s play is presented here by Blackwood Little Theatre themselves. (Until Sat 9) Cleopatra New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£26.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 9) Ghosts Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01646 695267. Ibsen’s play is presented here by London Classic Theatre Hamlet Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, £11.50- £14.50. Info 01970 623232. This version is by the highly regarded Northern Broadsides company. (Until Sat 9) In The Blood Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. (Until Sat 9) Mary Stuart Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 9) Plunge Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. National Dance Company Wales present a double bill of dance. In Abergavenny on Fri 15. Pride & Prejudice The Provincial, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. (Until Sat 9) We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20-£37.50. Info 08700 402000. (Until Sat 16) Wuthering Heights Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50/£13.50. Info 01874 611622.
THURSDAY 7 Aesop’s Fables Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 10am + 2pm, £3.60. Info 01646 695267. (Until Fri 8) Against The Odds Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. One-woman show about a mathematical prodigy. A View From The Bridge
Little Theatre, Blackwood. Info 01495 223495. (Until Sat 9) Chris Chopping Koko Gorilaz, Cardiff. Info 029 2034 1767. Standup comedian headlines a night presented by Brown Bear, a new promotions group who have stuff on here every Thursday. Cleopatra New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £7.50- £26.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 9) Fly On The Wall Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 08700 402000. Kid-friendly (eight and up) show presented by Citrus Arts and directed by Philip MacKenzie. On tomorrow also. Frank Carson + Duncan Norvelle + Iain ‘Sludge’ Lees Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01633 656757. A trio of old-skool comedians. How do you get a nickname like ‘Sludge’? In The Blood Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. (Until Sat 9) Lee Camp + Anthony J Brown + Ian Cognito Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £8.95/£6 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. (Until Sat 9) Lenny Henry Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £23.50. Info 01792 475715. Lenford is back with From Cradle To Rave, a new show about music, and how it has shaped his life. In Cardiff on Mon 11. LOL The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £6-£12. Info 01633 656757. Luca Silvestrini’s Protein present a new piece of physical theatre. Mary Stuart Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 9) Pappy’s All Business Parc & Dare Theatre, Treorchy. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01443 773112. A Comedy In The Laughter Lounge night. Pride & Prejudice The Provincial, Cardiff Bay. 2 + 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 0391. (Until Sat 9) The Ballroom Comedy Club Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 8pm, £5. Info 01495 355800. With acts TBC. The Boy Friend Theatr Elli, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. Sandy Wilson musical, performed here by St. Michael’s School. (Until Sat 9) The Lady In The Van Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.45pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232. Leftfield Productions present Alan Bennett’s play. We Will Rock You Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £20- £42.50. Info 08700 402000. (Until Sat 16)
FRIDAY 8 Aesop’s Fables Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 10am + 2pm, £3.60. Info 01646 695267. (Finishes today) Anthony J Brown + Ian Cognito Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £14/£6.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. (Until Sat 9) Aomori Project: Of Landscapes Remembered Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Choreographer Sioned Huws with a touring dance piece inspired by, and devel- oped in, Aomori in northern Japan. On tomorrow also. A View From The Bridge Little Theatre, Blackwood. Info 01495 223495. (Until Sat 9) Cleopatra New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£26.50. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 9)
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