Jon Gower This book takes a couple of hours to read, thus about the same duration as a West End show. And it is a show, a riotous tour de force by one of Wales’ most energetic entertainers and producers. I have to confess I’m not the laugh-out-loud sort of […]
Jon Gower Theatre-goers in Wales will know that author Adam Somerset is one of the art form’s most diligent and perceptive critics, driving long miles to garner reviews from all four corners. So it may come as some surprise that this, his first collection of essays, contains nary a single […]
Jon Gower It’s astonishing what a little bit of history-sleuthing can reveal about a place. At a funeral in Rhosaman in 2012, Aldwyth Rees Davies, the author of this fine little book was asked by her daughter who were all the people filling Bethania Chapel? The fact that all four […]
Emily Garside It’s the time of year when theatre people are inundated with companies talking about their Fringe show. And as much as its always interesting to see what the ‘big boys’ of Welsh theatre are up to – National Theatre Wales, or Fringe stalwarts Dirty Protest – what feels […]
Jon Gower The opening story in this richly engaging collection is set during a sprawling extravaganza mounted for Catalan independence. “The Infinite Demonstration” by Albert Fons is supercharged with energy and humour, as all manner of people stage a colourful and peaceful protest, from the family carrying placards proclaiming ‘The […]
If you’ve heard his name it’s probably thanks to the club in Cardiff, or the school in Abertridwr – but who was Ifor Bach? Eurig Salisbury hopes to answer that question by bringing the story of Ifor Bach – or Ifor ap Meurig – alive in a new novel. The […]
Yasmin Begum One hundred years ago, Cardiff was home to some of the most vicious race riots ever seen in the history of the United Kingdom. In June 1919, race riots gripped the nation’s capital over four days which saw three deaths, thousands of pounds worth of property damage and […]
Jon Gower It’s already turning out to be a bumper year for fiction from Wales with superb novels such as Alys Conran’s ‘Dignity’ and Patrick McGuinness’ ‘Throw Me To The Wolves’ to delight the reader, and now this. On the face of it it’s a simple tale. An old man […]
Ben Gregory Over the last week, I have been fortunate enough to attend three events which tells us a lot about the film industry in Wales. Last Monday I sat in the audience in Cardiff in the annual get together of IntoFilm Cymru, the charity which carries out outstanding work […]
Jon Gower For its 30th anniversary, the Hay Festival selected 30 young novelists, scientists, philosophers, performers and activists who will imagine and shape the world in the next 30 years. One of these was Eric Ngalle Charles, a Cameroonian refugee who settled in Wales and has been steadily building bridges […]
