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.
Review: Es and Flo, Wales Millennium Centre
Kaja Brown reviews Es and Flo, a production from the Wales Millennium Centre which will soon transfer to the Kiln Theatre in London
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.
Review: Hymnal: An Early Life in Verse
Maisie Allen reviews Julia Bell’s debut poetry collection Hymnal, published in April 2023 by Parthian Books.
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