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Free book included with ticket


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COMIC: Dara O’Briain


LARGER THAN LIFE: Caitlin Moran


POPULAR writer, broadcaster and queen of social media Cait- lin Moran will bring her larger- than-life personality and obser- vational wit to St David’s Hall on Thursday April 16. The show is entitled How to Build a Girl 2: Oh My God! I Thought of Some More Things I Want to Say! Be prepared for best-seller author, TV critic and journalist Caitlin to tackle every subject in her inimitable style from big hair and Bowie, to girls and Gogglebox. Included in the ticket price is


a paperback copy of Caitlin’s new book, How to Build a Girl, which can be collected on the day of the show. Tickets are priced £25 includ-


ing a paperback copy of the book (plus a £2.95 ticket service charge per transaction). To book your seats, visitwww.


stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Or, call the box office on 029


2087 8444.


Set for rib tickling show


INTELLIGENT and charismatic comedian Dara O’Briain is set to have audiences rolling in the aisles with his new Crowd Tickler tour. The fast-talking host of Mock


the Week will appear at St David’s Hall for two hilarious nights on 24 and 25 October.


This tour promises to be his


most hotly-anticipated one yet as it’s his first new shows in five years. But now the king of audience interaction is back on the road much to the delight of his fans. Since 1998, he’s sold out count- less tours and released four best-


selling live stand-up DVDs, as well as a side-splitting book enti- tled Tickling the English. In addition to his stand-upwork,


he’s one of the most recognisable faces on British TV as presenter of Mock the Week, Star Gazing Live and The Apprentice, You’re Fired!


A powerful classic


Live Performances Sessions


Friday 20 February, 7pm FREE


The Blues Band


Friday 20 February, 7.30pm £19.50


Arrive Dance Plaform Friday 20 February, 7.45pm £6


HenningWehn


Saturday 21 February, 8pm £15


World Community Arts Performance


Thursday 26 February, 6.30pm £1


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BookingLine: 01633 656757 Transaction Fees Apply DRAMA: Theatr Pena’s The Royal Bed


THE Royal Bed, a Theatr Pena co-pro- duction with The Riverfront in asso- ciation with The Torch Theatre comes to The Met on Thursday 19th March at 7.30pm. Easter 1230 and an uneasy truce exists


between a divided Wales and England. At the court of the charismatic Prince of North Wales, a catastrophe is about to unfold and dreams of a united Wales will crumble. The Royal Bed is Siôn Eirian’s mas- terful English language adaptation of the Welsh classic, Siwan, by renowned Welsh playwright Saunders Lewis. Set


in medieval Wales, it is a heartbreaking tale of the disintegration of a marriage played out against a backdrop of politi- cal intrigue. With live music and BAFTA Cymru


Best Actress winner Eiry Thomas as Siwan this world stage premiere of The Royal Bed is an unmissable opportunity for an English language audience to ex- perience a powerful Welsh classic. Tickets are on sale priced at £10, £8 for concessions. Get yours from the box office on 01495 355800 or by visiting blaenaugwentv enues.com.


Plus, he’s a regular guest on popular programmes including Have I Got News for You, QI, Nev- er Mind the Buzzcocks and Live at the Apollo. To book your seats, please visit


stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk or tel- ephone the box office on 029 2087 8444.


Showtakes an arson attack as centrepiece


AWARD-WINNING chore- ographer Sandra Harnisch- Lacey’s new double-bill TÂN will receive its premiere at The Riverfront, Newport, on Friday February 27. TÂN explores the political


and cultural awakening in Wales over the past century, taking an arson attack in the 1930s as its centrepiece. On September 8 1936, the drama- tist Saunders Lewis, poet Lewis Valentine and novel- ist DJ Williams set fire to the RAF bombing school in Penyberth on the Llyn Pen- insula in North Wales, and gave themselves up at Pwll- heli police station. The trial at Caernarfon failed to agree on a verdict and the case was sent to the Old Bailey in Lon- don. They were sentenced to nine months imprisonment in Wormwood Scrubs. This is used in TÂN to reflect on Wales’s recent cultural jour- ney, as well as to highlight the struggles to preserve cultural and linguistic identities in other countries.


With a moveable set, ar-


chive footage and an original soundtrack by BAFTA-win- ner Tom Raybould, this work explores themes of identity, freedom and the power of transformation. Artistic director Sandra


Harnisch-Lacey said: “Having made Wales my home twelve years ago, I have not only come to appreciate the won- derful culture of the country in which I now live, but, hav- ing moved from abroad and now rarely speaking my own mother tongue, I have come to understand something of what it is to feel the loss of a language and culture. Wales has such a rich cultural her- itage and such a beautiful language, so I want this show to communicate not only the burning pain of loss, but also the hopefulness of reigniting a country’s future”.TÂNis co- produced by The Riverfront and supported by The Arts Council Wales, Coreo Cymru and Barry Memo. Call 01633 656757 for ticket details.


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