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Entertainment Extra Get set for laughter


Friday, May 15, 2015 Follow us on Twitter @Argus_The Guide Bound for Twickers


ENJOY an evening of laugh- ter at The Riverfront’s latest comedy club. This month’s event takes place in the Studio Theatre on Friday, May 22, with doors opening at 7.45pm and the first act on-stage at 8.15pm. The line-up features Angela


COMEDY TIME: Andy Robinson Comedy


Barnes, Andy Robinson and Dan Evans. Angela is a BBC New Com-


edy Award-winning English comedian and a self-confessed massive BBC Radio 4 nerd – particularly The News Quiz of which Linda Smith is her comedy hero. Andy Robinson has been performing comedy for five years and says he will con- tinue to do so until he marries into royalty. His foray into stand-up com-


edy began in the early 90s when he played guitar in a


band, often leaving the audi- ence in hysterics as his patter between songs gradually be- came longer and more enter- taining than the music. Finally, Dan Evans’ acces-


sible but childish surreal- ism has delighted audiences throughout the UK and Ire- land. He’s also had his grammar


corrected by Dutch and Ger- man crowds; performed for ex-pats in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Thailand, and is one of just two UK comics to play Hanoi, Vietnam. All of the acts are provided


by Off The Kerb. To find out more or to


book your tickets visit new- portlive.co.uk/riverfront or call 01633 656679.


FRAPETSUS Productions are back in Cardiff with Bred in Heaven – The Road to Twickers, a new and excit- ing comedy based topically around the Rugby World Cup. Last time, the rugby-mad


group of friends travelled to New Zealand, but the chal-


SPORTING COMEDY: The cast of Bred In Heaven Theatre


lenges are much closer to home this time round. The Welsh regulars will


once again be joined by the iconic Maldwyn Pugh, who promises them a tour they will never forget (but some


Pirates hit shores at The Riverfront


“GILBERT and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance works phenomenally well in a cinema environment,” says film director Mike Leigh. “The directness of the hu- mour, the clarity of the score, the simplicity of the story – they’re all great for cinema. It’s short, and to-the-point, and funny. And it’s in Eng- lish. I say – go see it.” At the risk of disappoint-


ing any Gilbert and Sullivan cinephiles, Leigh (whose fil- mography includes Abigail’s Party, Topsy Turvy, Vera Drake and Mr. Turner) isn’t talking about a new feature film of the classic operetta. He’s discussing the live HD broadcast of his new pro- duction at English National Opera, which can be seen at The Riverfront, Newport, on Tuesday, May 19. It is the most eagerly-await-


ed live opera screenings of the year. Leigh wrote and directed the 1999 BAFTAwinning film


On Screen


Topsy Turvy, starring Jim Broadbent as Gilbert and Al- lan Corduner as Sullivan, which explored the duo’s fractious relationship during the creation of The Mikado. He’s also the president of both the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society and the W.S. Gilbert Society. But for all his love of the subject, this is the first time Leigh has ever staged an op- era. And it is also the first time since 1970 (with two small exceptions) that he has directed anything other than work he has devised himself. So the stakes are pretty high. Find out for yourself if he’s


done the job. Tickets for the live cinema broadcast of The Pirates of Penzance on Tues- day, May 19, at 7.30pm, and further information can be found at newportlive.co.uk/ riverfront


probably will want to!). Can Wales go one step fur-


ther than 2011 and carry on to make the final this time? Can they turn over the old enemy on their own front lawn? Will the boys even manage


to get hold of a ticket? Follow the highs and lows


of their outrageous misfor- tunes as they cheer our boys on.


Bred in Heaven – The Road


to Twickers is at the New Theatre from Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23 May. Tickets are on sale now


from £9.00 to £17.50. For further details about


DIRECTOR: Mike Leigh


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