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Culture

Essays, interviews and reviews related to the arts, media and cultures of Wales.

A portrait of Miguela Gonzalez, a member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, who will be speaking at the IWA's event at Hay Festival. She is wearing a white shirt with red flowers and smiling at the camera.

The IWA Recommends: Highlights of Hay

Dylan Moore flicks through the Hay Festival programme with his highlighter pen

17th April (5th April)
  • Culture

Sanctuary – There Must Be Somewhere: Poetry Review

Kaja Brown reviews the collection of poems Sanctuary – There Must Be Somewhere, and looks at how it resonates with today’s society.

13th April (13th April)
  • Culture
A picture of red theatre curtains

Wherefore Theatre: How can Welsh theatre bridge its skill gap?

Maisie Allen talks to theatremakers in Wales and beyond to understand the challenges facing creatives working in the industry.

11th April (20th April)
  • Culture

Review: Hymnal: An Early Life in Verse

Maisie Allen reviews Julia Bell’s debut poetry collection Hymnal, published in April 2023 by Parthian Books.

5th April (31st October)
  • Culture
A picture of Kel Matsena, one of the cast members of Joseph K and the Cost of Living, crouching under a harsh white light

Review: The Cost of Living, National Theatre Wales

Marine Furet reviews The Cost of Living, a new production from National Theatre Wales currently at the Swansea Grand Theatre

24th March (28th March)
  • Culture

Claude Cahun: Beneath This Mask

Kaja Brown explores the work of internationally known queer artist Claude Cahun, which is currently exhibited in Penarth.

21st March (20th March)
  • Culture

‘It takes more than just music creation to make a scene’: Showcasing Welsh MOBO

Reporting on a recent event held at Amgueddfa Cymru, Tia-zakura Camilleri reflects on the way institutions are changing to diversify and enhance MOBO presence. 

6th March (3rd March)
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Rita Bernard-Shaw and Samuel Adewunmi in Trouble in Butetown. Photograph: Manuel Harlan

Review: Trouble in Butetown, Donmar Warehouse

Maisie Allen enjoys Trouble in Butetown, currently at the Donmar Warehouse in London until 25 March 2023.

4th March (31st October)
  • Culture

TransForm Music: Creating space for transgender and non-binary people in the Welsh music scene

As a new wave of queer Welsh artists arises, Casper James explores the experiences of transgender people in music and how we can support them.

3rd March (10th March)
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