Lydia Godden reviews an account of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike informed by interviews with miners and by the authors’ own reporting on the events at the time.
Review: Mr Jones, Theatr Soar ★★★★
Tom Kemp praises Mr Jones, a new play about the Aberfan disaster now touring in West and North Wales.
Review: The First XXXmas: A Very Naughty-tivity, Wales Millennium Centre ★★★★
Kaja Brown enjoys The First XXXmas – A very naughty-tivity, the third in the Wales Millennium Centre’s XXXmas trilogy.
Review: Peter Pan, Sherman Theatre and Theatr Iolo ★★★★
Marine Furet reviews Peter Pan, the Sherman Theatre’s Christmas production in partnership with Theatr Iolo.
Review: Mike Jenkins’ Igh Sheriff o Merthyr
With Mike Jenkins’ Igh Sheriff o Merthyr, Caitlin Jones enjoys a collection that grounds itself in the familiar to offer a scathing critique of the powers that rule our everyday.
Review: Branwen: Dadeni, Wales Millenium Centre
Tom Kemp enjoys the musical of Branwen: Dadeni based on the Mabinogion from the Wales Millennium Centre.
Review: Y Fenyw Mewn Du, Theatr Soar
Tom Kemp reviews Gwawr Loader’s Y Fenyw Mewn Du, the Welsh language adaptation of Stephen Malatratt and Susan Hill’s classic ghost story, The Woman in Black.
Review: Baba Joon, Grand Ambition
Tom Kemp reviews Baba Joon, a one-woman production from Swansea Grand Theatre, showcasing a debut performance from playwright Lisa Zahra.
Review: Housemates, Sherman Theatre
Marine Furet enjoys a new production rooted in Cardiffian history at the Sherman Theatre.