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Extra showadded to fairytale spectacular


TICKETS for the latest Disney On Ice spectacular Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festi- val have only been on general sale since November, but due to huge customer demand an additional performance has been added again in Cardiff. Tickets for the extra perfor- mancewent on sale on Friday January16.Dueto very strong ticket sales, this is the third time that extra performances have been added to the tour – fifteen extra performances were announced in November and December 2014. The show will see Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse bring the most magical mo- ments from across the Disney kingdom to UK audiences and, in a new twist on fair- ytale fun, comical segments from everyone’s favorite Dis- ney characters set the scene for the show -stopping on-ice stories of princesses Ariel, Rapunzel and Belle. Plus, enjoy a special ap- pearance by Anna and Elsa from the Academy Award® winning and number one ani- mated feature film of all time, Disney’s Frozen! Audiences will journey up the North Mountains with the hilarious snowman Olaf, rugged moun- tain-man Kristoff and his loy- al reindeer Sven as they help the sisters along the way in a story full of action, adven- ture, magic and unforgettable characters. “In (our) more than 30 years


of producing Disney On Ice shows, Feld Entertainment has been waiting for a film like Frozen,” says producer


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NEW SHOW: Paul and Chums


FOLLOWING the publication of his autobiography, Only When I Laugh, and over a dec- ade of sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Paul Merton is taking to the road again with his world-re- nowned Impro Chums. Paul and his Chums are won-


ders of nature. They take au- dience suggestions and create cascades of fantastic tumbling laughter. Paul and his Impro Chums –


Mike McShane, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch and Suki Web- ster – take suggestions from the audience and spin them into comedy gold, weaving fun and laughter together into a richly hilarious mesh of jollity. Every show is a new adven-


ture. Paul Merton is a founder member of The Comedy Store


Players, he still appears at the Comedy Store most Sun- days. He is a regular guest on Radio 4’s Just A Minute and is an established face on TV shows such as the hugely popular Have I Got News For You, Room 101, Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (BBC4/2), Paul Merton’s Birth of Hollywood (BBC 2) and his travel series for Channel Five, Paul Merton’s Adventures, which covered his travels in India, China and Europe. His recent Au- tobiography, Only When I Laugh, reached the Sunday Times bestseller Top 10. Catch the show at St Da-


vid’s Hall, Cardiff, on May 4. Call 029 2087 8444 or visit stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk for details.


EXTRA SHOW: Disney on Ice


Nicole Feld. “The most excit- ing part of bringing charac- ters like Anna and Elsa to the ice for the first time is know- ing that they have a powerful and inspiring message that


Win tickets to see the Levellers


WE ARE giving away a pair of tickets to see the Levellers live following a screening of A Curious Life. It is a film about the Levellers and their unique career. Told through the perspec-


tive of Jeremy Cunningham, the band’s bass player and artist, and directed by for- mer Chumbawamba front- man Dunstan Bruce, the film focuses on the Level- lers’ phenomenal success between 1988 and 1998 before nearly disintegrating in a train wreck of drink, drugs and creative drought. How- ever, after a few years in the wilderness they re-invented themselves. Each screening of the film will then be fol- lowed by a full live acoustic gig by the band themselves, who will be performing acoustic arrangements of songs from their recently


Competition


released Greatest Hits, along- side many other live favour- ites from across their 27 -year career.Wehave a pair of tick- ets to give away for the gig at Pontardawe Arts Centre on Thursday January 29. To be in with a chance of win- ning, just tell us the name of the Chumbawumba front- man who directed A Curious Life. Text entries only. Start your message with LEVEL- LERS, leave a space and then send your answer, name and address to 80360. Messages cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Service provided by Newsquest Me- dia Group. Terms and Con- ditions at www.southwale- sargus.co.uk/competitions. Closing date: January 26.


resonates with audiences as the sisters discover the true meaning of love.” Disney On Ice will now now


play an additional date at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on


May 1 as well as May 2 and 3. For further information and


to purchase tickets, please visit: www.disney.co.uk/dis- ney-on-ice/magical-ice-festi- val/tickets.html


Band’s success story


JERSEY Boys, the remark- able true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons visits Wales Millennium Centre from 21 July – 1 Au- gust 2015 as part of its first UK and Ireland tour. Following their rise to star-


dom from the wrong side of the tracks, these four boys from New Jersey became one of the most successful bands in pop history. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before they turned 30. West End star Tim Driesen


as Frankie Valli is joined by Stephen Webb, Sam Ferri- day and Lewis Griffiths who star as Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi re- spectively. Matt Corner will play the role of Frankie Valli at certain performances. Also in the cast will be


Sean Kingsley as Gyp De- Carlo, Matt Gillett as Bob Crewe, Nathaniel Morrison as Barry Belson, Dominic


MUSICAL: Jersey Boys


Smith as Norm Waxman, Da- mian Buhagiar as Joey Pesci, Henry Davis as Hank Majew- ski, Leanne Garretty as Lor- raine, Amelia Adams-Pearce as Mary Delgado and Sinead Long as Francine, with Dan Krikler, Dayle Hodge, Luke Morton and Charlie Allen. Jersey Boys is at Wales Mil- lennium Centre from 21 July – 1 August 2015. Tickets range from £19 - £49.50. Premium seats are available. Age Guid- ance: 12+ (No under 2s). For more information and book- ing, visit www.wmc.org.uk.


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