Entertainment & Events Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert • 20 Jan • Park and Dare


“I originally intended to call the show, I’ll Millennial You in a Minute, but my promoter considered the title, off-puttingly baffling. That’s my own chainsaw in the photo, by the way!”


Is life that bad or have we good reason to complain about it? Are we filled with righteous anger at a world gone wrong or are we all just a bunch of whiny little brats? In short, are we spoiled? Come and watch as Byrne takes this question, turns it upside down and shakes it until the funny falls out. Go on, spoil yourself. Recognized as one of the finest observational comics in the industry, Ed’s television credits are countless (provided you’re really bad at counting); Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, The Graham Norton Show, Live At The Apollo, The One Show, Comic Relief Bake Off 2015, The World’s Most Dangerous Roads and, most recently, he and Dara O Briain filmed the follow up their Big Adventure show for BBC2 entitled Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandala. Age 16+ (Show contains some adult language and themes).


Park & Dare Theatre, Station Road, Treorchy. CF42 6NL Tel. 03000 040 444 |rct-theatres.co.uk/


Kiri Pritchard McLean: Appropriate Adult • 18 Jan • The Redhouse


Chortle Award nominee Kiri thinks the world revolves around her, but she didn’t


let that stop


her wishing to mentor vulnerable kids. Consequently, she’s going to be extremely careful what she wishes for in future. An immoral comedian’s morality


tale about


other people’s lack of morals. ‘Packed with laughs, powerhouse Stand up’ ****(Guardian). ‘Passionate, smart and yes, bloody funny. There’s a raw depth of feeling here that you won’t find in many shows’ **** (Scotsman). ‘As brave as it’s boisterously funny’ **** The List


Old Town Hall, High St, Merthyr. CF47 8AE Tel. 01685 384 111 www.redhousecymru.com


Generation Games • Until 18 Mar • National Waterfront Museum


One man’s collection of computer games consoles is on show at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea in a new Generation Games exhibition. Consoles from every one of the eight generations of consoles so far released in the UK are included in the exhibition, which allows visitors to try out the games of yesteryear. And how far the concept has come since the gaming console fi rst appeared in the UK in 1973 will amaze those who have grown up never knowing a world without Nintendo. Samuel Anstee from Caerphilly has been playing computer games from a young age, having been born in 1972 – the year the fi rst recognisable console, the Odyssey made by Magnavox, came off the production line. Samuel’s collection includes a rare Odyssey made in that fi rst two-week manufacturing run in the US in August 1972 – the Odyssey reached the UK in 1973.


The history of video game consoles is divided into eight ‘Generations’ and the exhibition features them all. It starts from Generation One – the early 1970s when players would often have to mount a plastic screen on their TV to give some simulation of graphics, draw cards from a pack to give them new tasks and even keep score with a pencil and paper – right up to today’s Generation Eight virtual reality games. The exhibition will include a playable version of a game from each Generation, such as Generation Five’s early Tomb Raider, and Tetris on an original 1990 Game Boy, as well as showcasing consoles from across the years. The exhibition is free thanks to the support of players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. It is in partnership with Torfaen Museum Trust and is grant assisted by the Federation of Museums and Galleries in Wales and MALD (Welsh Government).


Oystermouth Road, Swansea. SA1 3RD Tel. 0300 111 2 333 | museum.wales/swansea/


Fleetwood Bac – Fleetwood Mac Tribute • 19 Jan • The Globe


The MJR Group presents Fleetwood Bac, a world class tribute


to the Rumours era


Fleetwood Mac. A Fleetwood Bac tribute show isn’t just about performing the music of one of the worlds best loved bands, Fleetwood Bac fully replicate a Fleetwood Mac rock show as it was back in the 70’s & 80’s. Having now performed


over 800 tribute shows, Fleetwood Bac have spent decades perfecting that classic Rumours era sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and that infamous on-stage chemistry, all are portrayed witht he passion, energy and respect that got them the ultimate seal of approval from ‘Big Daddy’ Mike Fleetwood.


125 Albany Rd, Cardiff. CF24 3NS Tel. 07590 471888 |globecardiffmusic.com


Chapter Sewicals • from 14 Jan • Chapter Art Centre


Winter Term. A new term; a new series workshops for young sewers of all abilities. What better way to spend a winter’s Sunday than sewing! Our Chapter Sewcials run for 10 weeks and are suitable for ages 8-14 with lots of little projects that can be worked at each youngsters pace. Machine and hand sewing techniques are covered in a relaxed environment. Cost: £7per session, or £65 for all 10. Materials included in price. To book a space call the Box Office on 02920 304400


Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. CF5 1QE Tel. 029 2030 4400 |www.chapter.org


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