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Friday, September 19, 2014

INSIDE
MUSIC: Joan Armatrading
talks to The Guide -
Page 3
THEATRE: Stars line-up for
panto fun in Cinderella -
Page 7
MUSIC: Andy Fairweather
Low To Play Cardiff -
Page 4
COMPETITION: Tickets
for Paul Zerdin show to be
won - Page 8
Simon Callowat
The Riverfront
Actor brings one-man
performance to
Newport this weekend
- page 6
The latest
movie reviews
in CINEMA
WORLD
see page 8
Friday, September 19, 2014 2
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Meet The Band : Superheaven
US ALTERNATIVE rock band Superheaven
will head to Studio 4 in Philadelphia this
October with long-time friend and producer
Will Yip to work on their second album.
Combined with relentless touring across
the U.S. and Europe since the band first
formed in 2007, Superheaven have spent
the last five years honing their dread and
despair across four EPs and an impres-
sive debut LP, Jar, which is shortly due
for re-release.
Each release showcases their talent for
writing both intricately heavy and deli-
cately emotional songs, a pattern that will
most certainly continue with power pro-
ducer Will Yip behind the board again for
their highly anticipated follow up.
Superheaven will play Cardiffs Clwb
Ifor Bach on September 25.
Andy Howells recently poised questions
to Taylor from the band.
Where are you from?
Pennsylvania USA
Howdid you come together as a
band?
The same way any band forms. We were
friends and wanted to play music with
each other.
Howwould you describe your
music?
Rock n roll
Who are your musical inspira-
tions?
Anyone who does what they want, and
doesnt let anyone else tell them how to
operate or how their art should be.
Are you enjoying touring the UK?
Well, we arent there yet. But weve
liked it every other time weve come over.
What can we expect fromyour
forthcoming Cardiff Gig?
We will be loud.
Youve recently reissued Jar did
you get a good response?
I think so. Not everyone loves the name,
but thats alright.
Youre back in the studio soon
what can you tell us about your
next release?
Not much really. It will be cool, I think.
Visit facebook.com/superheavenband.
UK SHOWS: Superheaven head to Cardiffs Clwb Ifor Bach on their UK headline tour, promising a loud display of their trademark grunge sound
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Irish icon
ready for
swansong
MARY Black embarks on her
last ever tour of the UK. The
Irish singer has decided to
hang up her touring boots.
In a new years message on
her website Mary said: Mu-
sic has been so good to me, Ive
loved touring the world for the
last 30 years. So to my fans eve-
rywhere Id like to thank you
and let you know that I hope
to get back again to all my fa-
vourite places for one last tour
The Last Call.
For over a quarter-century,
Mary Black has been a domi-
nant presence in Irish music,
releasing 11 studio albums all
of which achieved platinum
sales status. Her enduring
success has proven her depth
of talent and her love of sing-
ing transcend the generations.
For tickets stdavidshallcardiff.
co.uk or call 029 2087 8444.
FINAL TOUR:
Mary Black
Singer has
2015 date
BRITAINS best all-round en-
tertainer John Barrowman
will play a 16-date tour for 2015
in support of his new album,
You Raise Me Up .
It is his first full UK tour in
four years and promises to be
a highly entertaining experi-
ence. He said: This album
has been a thrilling personal
journey for me, added John.
Each lyric, each melody means
something special. I cant wait
to perform them live for all my
fans who helped fund You Raise
Me Up. He plays Cardiff Mo-
torpoint Arena on May 30. Call
02920 224488 for details
Taffy Plus +++
Although Taffy hail from the
suburbs of Tokyo their style
is very much rooted in the late
80s/early 90s British sound
popularised by the likes of
The Primitives and The Dar-
ling Buds.
Tune In A Jar kicks off this
nine-track pop flavoured col-
lection blending full throttle
guitar fuzz with saccharin
tinted vocals.
There are some great mo-
ments here that both 1990s in-
die pop lovers and 2010s shoe
gazers can unite together on.
The best in pop distortion is
generated with In The Fields
I Lay (shades of Primitives
Through The Flowers here)
which evolves into a guitar
distortion climax and Have
U? giving strong prominence
to Iris vocal techniques.
Definitely worthy of its
Plus +++ title.
Skid Row Rise Of The
Damnation Army -
United World Rebellion
Chapter Two
Although they may be clock-
ing nearly 30 years, Ameri-
can rockers Skid Rowseemto
be showing no signs of slow-
ing down on this, the second
of their United World Rebel-
lion EP series.
With the stigma attached
to album releases these days
the band seem to be enjoying
their freedom of experimen-
tation within the EP genre
chucking in seven tracks to
the mix with an emphasis on
energetic vocals and cool gui-
tar solos. While We Are The
Damned and Rise Of The
Damnation Army are an-
themic, Zero Day is moshpit
heaven and Catch Your Fall
is a glimpse of the bands
gentler side.
Catch them at Bristols
Bierkeller on October 17
Andy Howells
Boris Blank Electrified
Album titles are often ran-
dom phrases that dont
mean very much. This one
is more like an ingredients
list. It says Electrified and
that is exactly what has hap-
pened to the tracks. Mini-
malist in their approach,
most of the songs follow the
standard electronic, some-
times verging more towards
techno, route of repetition
and subtlety. Elements of
jazz are used to add depth
No signs of slowing down
CD Reviews
NEW EP: Skid Row
ANDY HOWELLS chats to Superheaven
ahead of the bands Cardiff shownext week
to certain tracks that would
otherwise seem a bit boring . It
isnt genre defining but its by
no means terrible.
Bear Hands Distraction
Entirely self-funded, this re-
cord is in the simplest of terms
a load of pop hooks set to
post-punk infused with other
genres ranging from electron-
ic through psych-rock to punk.
Its an eclectic mix but one
that works, it doesnt seem dis-
jointed or try-too hard. Theres
enough similarity between
tracks for the record to remain
cohesive. The more poppy ele-
ments result in some tracks be-
ing horrendously catchy. Bear
Hands recently played Reading
and Leeds festival and judging
by this theyll be on the bill
somewhere similar next year.
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Interview
3 Friday, September 19, 2014
ITS incredible to think that
in 42 years of performing,
Joan Armatrading has never
toured solo. Yet as her last
major world tour reaches
Newport Riverfront, in Oc-
tober, the singer/songwriter
reveals that her current tour
will be quite different from
all her others.
Im after that intimate
feeling that kind of special
thing, says Joan, People
have asked me, am I nervous?
Im more excited than nerv-
ous. Im really looking for-
ward to it. Ive chosen to play
smaller concerts because its
me on my own. It means the
audience can see me, theres
nothing else on the stage dis-
tracting and well be able to
talk and have that intimate
moment.
The audience will be guar-
anteed a fantastic mix of
magical old favourites plus
more recent compositions to
fall in love with. Joan is as
happy to play Love and Affec-
tion, Willow, Drop the Pilot
and Me, Myself I, as the au-
dience is to hear them. Its
a good cross section all the
time, that makes sense to me,
continues Joan, I dont want
to just give people the latest
album, that seems unfair, Ive
never done that. Sometimes
people might think well,
youve given us quite a few
new ones, but its always in-
termingled with a few other
things. Theres always a good
cross section. On this tour
itll be stuff going right back
to the very first album right
on through to the latest.
Does Joan have a particular
favourite memory of playing
live over her 42 years in mu-
sic? I love all the gigs, she
says, When I took my song
Best Dress On to Europe, the
very first time it was played
we stopped playing because
First ever solo tour
of a 42-year career
INTIMATE SHOW: Joan Armatrading
The Morning is
ready to break
FOLLOWING the recent re-
lease of his debut album The
Morning, Lewis Watson brings
his headline tour to Cardiff
later this month.
The Morning demonstrates
Lewis growing powers as a
songwriter. It combines fully-
realised re-workings of select
songs, that emerged as sketch-
es on his early EPs (notably
Into The Wild and Windows),
together with the best of the
sixty unreleased songs that
he wrote last year. The newer
material including Holding
On, Outgrow and Castle Street
takes Lewiss stripped-back
guitar-and-voice roots and
constructs a richer, more tex-
tured sound around him.
Lewis will also be seen short-
ly in the film adaptation of
John Nivens cult Britpop nov-
el Kill Your Friends. He joins
an ensemble cast that includes
Nicholas Hoult in the lead role
of Steven Stelfox, as well as a
hugely talented ensemble cast
including Craig Roberts and
James Corden. The film is set
in London, 1997, with the Brit-
ish music industry enjoying
a winning streak. A&R man
Steven Stelfox is slashing and
burning his way through the
music business, a world where
no-one knows anything and
where careers are made and
broken by chance, and the
fickle tastes of the general
public.
Music star, film star and live
performer, Lewis Watson is ev-
idently an artist to keep an eye
on. Catch him live at Cardiff
Glee Club on September 23.
You can visit seetickets.com
for further details.
CARDIFF SHOW: Lewis Watson
Andy Howells chats to singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading ahead of her gig at Newport Riverfront
the song was finished. The
audience just kept on sing-
ing so the band joined back
in. The next night the same
thing happened again. It was
like a thing that was happen-
ing and I ended up doing a
league table of which coun-
try was singing this song
the most. It ended up with
Canada winning they sang
the chorus 27 times for 15
minutes. You get stuff like
that and its special because
youd never think that would
happen, it was a big surprise,
that was a brand new song,
first time playing it live, and
to have that reaction is won-
derful.
So what does Joan hope
the audience will get from
her forthcoming Riverfront
show? I hope, like with all
the tours, the audience will
have that strong connection
to all the songs and love hear-
ing them live. I just want
them to be into it, because I
know I will be. Im really ex-
cited and I want everybody to
have a great time.
Joan Armatrading plays
Newport Riverfront on Octo-
ber 13. Call 01633 656757 for
details. Joan will also play
Cardiff s St Davids Hall on
March 3, 2015.
Visit: stdavidshallcardiff.
co.uk or call the box office on
029 2087 8444 for ticket infor-
mation.
Rumours
are rife on
return gig
HAVING performed 500 major
concert shows to over a half a
million fans around the world
since they formed over a dec-
ade ago, Rumours of Fleet-
wood Mac are returning to the
UK in 2015 to present a spec-
tacular new stage production,
celebrating the music of the
legendary rock group Fleet-
wood Mac.
Their new show hits Car-
diff s St Davids Hall on March
15, 2015 and will showcase all
the classic hits from one of the
TRIBUTE SHOW: Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac
most outstanding and endur-
ing catalogues in the history
of recorded music, including
Albatross and Little Lies.
Tickets available online at:
stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk or
you can call the box office on
029 2087 8444.
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Talented trio
all set to dazzle
EIGHT Years ago, Neil Cow-
ley Trio released a debut al-
bum of outstanding original
recordings that established
Cowley as a dazzling pianist
and stunning composer.
He created a unique trade-
mark sound for his trio
where ferociously forceful
melodies, memorable hooks
and thrilling crescendos sit
side by side with heart shat-
tering tender whisperings.
Coupled with Cowleys
mischievous humour and re-
markable rapport with his
audience, they carved out a
reputation as one of the UKs
most exciting live bands.
Earlier this year, Neil Cow-
ley Trio released their fifth al-
bum, Touch and Flee. Dubbed
by Cowley as their concert
hall record, it strayed from
the trios usual high octane
workout presenting instead
exquisitely graceful move-
ments, dark haunting passag-
es, unobtrusive rhythms and
dreamy melodies. The Guard-
ian suggested it was the Cow-
ley album for anyone who
ever wished this gifted maver-
ick might dig deeper.
This autumn, Cowley em-
barks on a UK tour with his
long time trio featuring Evan
Jenkins on drums and the
big- bearded Rex Horan on
bass. Together they perform
gorgeous expansive music
from their new recording
alongside a rip-roaring set
of Cowley classics including
eternal crowd-pleasers such
as She Eats Flies and Rooster
was a Witness. Fans can catch
The Neil Cowley Trio at The
Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff on
October 8. Visit orchardenter-
tainment.co.uk or call 02920
483344 for further details.
JAZZ SOUNDS: Neil Cowley Trio
UB40 are Britains greatest
reggae artists and have sur-
vived more than 30 years in
the music business, clock-
ing up more than 70 million
record sales worldwide with
songs like Kingston Town
and Red, Red Wine.
With more than 50 singles
making the the UK charts,
UB40s contribution to pop
music is extraordinary.
Ali, Astro and Mickey, the
three founding members,
are now embarking on a
world tour, playing all the
hits and new tracks from the
forthcoming album Silhou-
ette, released next month.
The band saidd: We cant
wait to get back on the road
the response from the fans
has been overwhelming.
The summer of 1978 saw
the eight members of the
Birmingham band, soon to
become UB40, drawn togeth-
er by their love of Jamaican
reggae. Taking their name
from a notorious British
unemployment form, the
band played their first local
gig in Birmingham in 1979,
and spent the rest of the
year performing at pubs and
clubs around the UK.
British radio legend John
Peel was so impressed with
the groups first demo tape
that he invited them to per-
form on his Radio One show
in 1980. The band were also
asked to support The Pre-
tenders on their triumphant
national tour.
Their breakthrough came
with the hit single, Red,
Red Wine. The song topped
the British singles charts in
1983 and, after renewed pro-
motion following the 1988
Nelson Mandela Concert at
Wembley, the single reached
the number 1 spot in the US.
Touring America and
Canada in 1985, the group
celebrated another hit sin-
gle with I Got You Babe, re-
corded with Chrissie Hynde
of The Pretenders.
The bands original line-up
lasted for 30 years from the
bands formation in 1978 un-
til front-man Ali Campbells
departure from the band in
2008. Since that time, two
other founding members
(Mickey Virtue and Astro)
have also left the band, and
the trio of Campbell, Virtue,
and Astro have since formed
UB40 Reunited.
Catch them at St Davids
Hall, Cardiff on April 15,
2015. Tickets fromwww.stda-
vidshallcardiff.co.uk or the
box office on 029 2087 8444.
UB40 stars reunite
for Cardiff show
TOGETHER AGAIN: UB40 will play Cardiff next year
Friday, September 19, 2014 4
HOW Andy Fairweather Low
has stayed under the main-
stream radar for so long is a
mystery.
From Ystrad Mynach, he
is one of the most respected
guitarists in the business,
hes had group hits as the
front man of Amen Corner
and solo hits (If Paradise Is)
Half As Nice, Wide Eyed And
Legless, Bend Me Shape Me,
Hello Susie, Reggae Tune,
Natural Sinner, Gin House
Blues to name but a few.
Hes toured with Eric Clap-
ton for 19 years and Roger
Waters and Bill Wyman for
even more and along the way
hes also been in demand
with the very best from re-
cording to gigging including
Bob Dylan, Roger Waters,
Eric Clapton, George Har-
rison, Elton John and Jimi
Hendrix.
Following gigs in Germa-
ny and Japan, this Autumn
Andys out on the road again
with The LowRiders on a ma-
jor UK tour. His latest album
Zone-O-Tone is being re-
launched alongside it (out on
Proper Records, PRPCD1101).
Catch Andy Fairweather
Low with Low Riders at Car-
diff s New Theatre on Octo-
ber 30. Call 0292 087 8889 for
details.
Welsh hero plays
capital city gig
Reggae
CARDIFF SHOW: Andy Fairweather Low
RHAPSODY IN BLUE 'S WONDERFUL
PORGY AND BESS EXCERPTS STRIKE UP THE BAND
I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU LADY BE GOOD
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME FASCINATIN' RHYTHMA
FOGGY DAY IN LONDON TOWN
Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes in an all-Gershwin extravaganza
MEETA RAVAL soprano RODNEY EARL CLARKE baritone
JONATHAN SCOTT piano RICHARD BALCOMBE conductor
LONDON CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Plus a glamorous ballroom duo
and two sensational tap dancers
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In The Spotlight
By
GERAINT
DAVIES
I WAS a little surprised to find
that the word cwtch was to
be found in the Oxford Eng-
lish dictionary.
But there it was a cuddle
or a hug was the definition
though Welsh speakers will be
likely to identify the word as
meaning a cubbyhole too.
Cwtch, or more accurately
the altered version Cwtsh
(the SH denoting Stow Hill),
will soon have another sig-
nificance for the people of
Newport as it is to be the new
name for what was previously
the Stow Hill library as it be-
comes a hub for a range of
community activities centred
on the arts.
The library closed, along
with that in Maindee, as part
of a number of cuts to servic-
es in March 2013 all part of
the unpopular money-saving
measures taken by Newport
City Council.
Support efforts to have
a community Cwtsh
One of those most outraged
by the closure of the library
which hed used since he was
a boy was local writer Alan
Roderick.
Alan will be known to many
for his writing in a range of
genres but is probably best-
known for his many books
covering the life and history
of Newport.
He and others initially con-
tacted local councillors to at-
tempt a reprieve but were un-
successful.
There followed a demonstra-
tion and this, in turn, led to a
public meeting.
Though it seemed the clo-
sure of the library was a fait
accompli there was a determi-
nation that all was not lost and
an alternative plan to utilise
the building was hatched.
The council eventually
agreed to allow the building
to be used rent-free for a six-
month period while the newly
formed Handpost Community
Library Association (HCLA)
put together a programme of
activities based on the needs
of the community.
Alan and a group of other
similarly minded people ini-
tially raised funds via open
mic evenings in Ye Olde
Murenger and attracted a
range of writers (including
Nigel Jarrett) to read.
More recently concerts have
been organised.
These opened with the early
music group Pavane giving a
recital at St John the Baptist
Church, Risca Road last Sat-
urday.
The next will be at the same
venue on October 11 and fea-
tures one of Gwents best male
choirs the Gwent Police
Choir.
There are currently many
ideas on the table for the forth-
coming programme of events.
These include art exhibi-
tions, a childrens library and
craft workshops.
Such a multi-faceted project
clearly requires a range of
expertise to make it a reality,
both in terms of the practi-
calities of preparing a venue
that is welcoming and fit-for-
purpose, and in organising the
various activities.
Individuals like Alan Rod-
erick and his team, who are
so passionate about creating
something that could benefit
so many, will need others to
get on board and deserve to be
supported.
The alternative is another
valuable resource being al-
lowed to decay or maybe yet
another takeaway springing
up.
A cwtch sounds far more en-
ticing.
Talented trumpeter to
headline at St Davids
ALISON Balsom will shortly
be releasing a new album with
acclaimed jazz producer Guy
Barker followed by her first
ever headline British tour
which brings her to Cardiff s
St Davids Hall on October 5.
Ive played at St Davids Hall
so many times its an amaz-
ing venue, Alison recently
told Andy Howells, I just love
the acoustics there.
Playing as part of an ensem-
ble and thenas a solo musician
has helped Alison uncover the
many layers to performing.
With the trumpet the big-
gest challenge is finding the
repertoire, she says, its got
to be artistically interesting
but also something that people
want to hear.
Its been the biggest chal-
lenge of my career finding
that line.
I try to imagine myself
as the average punter. What
would I want to hear if Im
parting with my hard earned
cash? I want value for money;
I want to have a real emotional
experience. Thats what musi-
cians have a duty to do really.
Of course, you have to be
flashy and virtuous some-
times but you also have to be
intimate and storytelling as
well, and thats what Im going
to try and do.
The show will include rep-
ertoire from Alisons much
anticipated new album Paris
which she has co-produced
with Guy Barker as well as
some classic material.
Im going to start with a lit-
tle bit of Bach, but then Ill go
to Sachse and Ravel, she con-
tinues. There will also be a
lot of jazzy things like April In
Paris and Gershwins Someone
To Watch Over Me.
Itll be eclectic, classical
and a bit more jazzy some-
thing for everyone, she says.
Tickets are available on 029
2087 8444.
Visit alisonbalsom.com.
DEBUT HEADLINE TOUR:
Alison Balsom will play Cardiff
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Live Performances
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Downtown Paradise: Welsh
Fargo Stage Company
Thursday 25 September 7.45pm
10.50, Reducons 8.50
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Saturday 20 September 7.30pm
22.50, 19.50 Reducons 20.50, 17.50
Migraons: Store
Wednesday 24 Saturday 27
September 104pm
A shop like no other, where performance can
be bought
@ The Project Space, Commercial Street
Preston Reed
Saturday 20 September 7.45pm
13.50
PAUL Daniels is as much a
live-wire in real life as he is
on stage, and when we meet
at the Savoy Hotel in London
to discuss the new show, he is
straight into the jokes.
Comic, magician, interna-
tional sex symbol... the di-
minutive funnyman says by
way of introduction, as the
lovely Debbie McGee as we
all surely call his wife and on-
stage partner looks on. I ask
if he is ever off . No, Deb-
bie says with a smile. I dont
know anyone else so resolute-
ly positive about life.
The couple, who married
in 1988, are touring a new
show, Back Despite Popular
Demand!, which contains
some old favourites as well as
new tricks. People complain
when we dont do tricks they
expect to see, so weve includ-
ed two oldies, but everything
else is different, says Paul.
In a previous tour the couple
introduced a Q&A as part of
the show. Some of the ques-
tions were left-field and kept
me on my toes, says Paul. He
is a keen tweeter and blogger,
but even though hes a fan of
modern gizmos, he reminds
me: You can use technology,
providing its not technology
that does the trick.
Paul makes most of his
own props and is also a keen
handyman at home. During
the floods last winter their
Thames-side Berkshire home
was not seriously affected, as
he had built a system of gates
and pumps. And once Debbie
came home from shopping to
find he had installed a mez-
zanine floor in his large work-
shop. Why? I thought, well,
it has a high ceiling, so why
not? says Paul.
The Middlesbrough native
has developed illusions for
West End shows, including
Cats and Phantom of the Op-
era. He and Debbie like to go
to Las Vegas to see the big
magic shows and Paul is a
keen student of the art form.
Lots of people contact Paul
if they need to knowanything
about the history of tricks
and illusions, says Debbie.
With more than 40 years in
the business, Paul says he
rarely doesnt know how an-
other performer does a trick,
but occasionally even he is
foxed. Then I break it down,
and eventually I will work it
out, he says. I tip my hat to
anyone who could stump me.
Would he ever reveal the
mechanics of a trick? Oh no,
why spoil the illusion? What
people are seeing defies the
laws of nature and of physics
so they know its not real but
cant understand, and that
makes great entertainment.
He also does occasional
mentalist tricks mind-read-
ing and talks with awe about
some of the great performers
in this field, but Paul is less
keen on psychics. A lot of
them think theyre not doing
any harm, but for me they are
continuing the sorrow.
I ask if anything ever goes
wrong with a trick and they
both laugh. I plan the rou-
tines and then I plan the get-
outs. Debbie adds: It rarely
but when it has someone
fainted in the front rowonce
Paul was completely unfazed
and carried on cracking gags
while he was being helped.
Back to the tour. We love
doing the show but travel-
ling can be a pain, says
Paul. So we stay in nice ho-
tels and eat lovely food, and
explore an area when we
possibly can. This is a great
country and we love discov-
ering new parts of it.
l Catch Paul Daniels and
Debbie McGee at Mon-
mouth Savoy on October 8.
Call 01600 713036 for details.
They will also play Grand
Pavilion, Porthcawl, on No-
vember 6. Call 01656 815995
for details.
Daniels to
dazzle in
new show
MAGIC! Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee
A FILM musical classic cel-
ebrates its 60th anniversary
this year White Christmas
premiered to the world on Oc-
tober 14, 1954, and has been
part of the Christmas season
ever since.
Centrestage Cymru will be
bringing the classic musical,
whichwas made famous by the
wonderful cast of Bing Crosby,
Danny Kaye, Rosemary Cloon-
ey and Vera-Ellen to the stage
of Newports Dolman Theatre.
Full of laughter, joy, nostal-
gia, song and dance this New-
port stage premier has to be
the best opening to the Christ-
mas season possible for all the
family.
Centrestage Cymru has gone
from strength to strength
since their first production
three years ago and was ex-
tremely proud to have been
awarded the NODA award for
best production in their dis-
trict in 2013.
White Christmas will be fol-
lowed in 2015 by premieres of
The Broadway Musical The
Addams Family and later that
year the ever popular Hair-
spray.
The production runs at The
Dolman Theatre from October
22-25. Tickets are available
from dolmantheatre.co.uk or
call 01633 881282/760454.
You can visit the Box Of-
fice in person, open Saturday
mornings between 10am and
1pm.
For reductions for groups
larger than ten children/OAPs
call 01633 760454.
Christmas set
to kick off with
a real classic
A DELICIOUS mixture of tas-
sels and laughter, The Bur-
lesque Show promises a stun-
ning night of sophisticated
tease from the finest artistes
of the genre on Saturday, 27
September, at The Riverfront
Theatre.
Beautiful choreography,
hilarious routines, classic
humour and daring magic
combine to deliver the most
highly-regarded production
of its kind in the UK.
The variety of award win-
ning performances is sure to
delight and excite audiences.
For a dazzling evening of
stunning Burlesque and Caba-
ret, there can be no doubt that
The Burlesque Show is the
way to go.
The Burlesque Show shim-
mies into The Riverfront on
Saturday 27 September at
7.30pm. Tickets are just 19
and can be purchased from
the Box Office, at newport.gov.
uk/theriverfront or by calling
01633 656757.
Burlesque show set to tease,
titillate and make you laugh
DELICIOUS MIXTURE OF TASSELS:
Burlesque Show
Interview
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FOLLOWING the successes of
his previous one-man shows,
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
and Being Shakespeare, Simon
Callow is all set to explore the
story of The Man Jesus for one
night only at The Riverfront
Theatre this Saturday.
The world-renowned actor
will delve into the life of a man
who inspired the history of the
world, examining key moments
and famous biblical stories
through the eyes of the people
who knew him. With every as-
pect of Jesus life being deliv-
ered with Callows signature
wit and wisdom, he ensures
that the storys tyrants, traitors
and madmen are brought spec-
tacularly to life.
Directed by the critically-
acclaimed Joseph Alford, The
Man Jesus premiered to excel-
lent reviews at Belfasts Lyric
Theatre earlier this year.
Tickets begin at 19.50 and
can be purchased from the Box
Office, newport.gov.uk/theriv-
erfront or call 01633 656757.
Callows
in another
solo show
ONE-MAN SHOW:
Simon Callow
Veronica Lee talks to Paul Daniels
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AN ALL-star cast was in attend-
ance at Cardiff s New Theatre on
Tuesday to announce the launch
of the magical pantomime Cin-
derella as this years Christmas
production.
Any Dream Will Do winner and
Casualty star Lee Mead who will
lead the cast in the role of Prince
Charming was joined by Linda
Lusardi as The Fairy Godmother,
comedian Andy Jones as Buttons,
Wales very own sporting hero,
Gareth Thomas as Dandini and
Cardiff born actress Holly Bluitt,
who will make her professional
debut as Cinderella.
The cast were joined by direc-
tor Sam Kane who will also play
an ugly sister in the production
alongside comedian Mike Doyle.
The show is set to feature plenty
of glitz and glamour along with
stunning costumes, fabulous sets,
fantastic musical numbers and an
abundance of comedy.
I think nowadays people expect
a production to be amazing all
special effects and stuff, says Di-
rector Sam Kane.
What we have here is an old-
style panto bill where theres a
lot of people who can do the job
on stage whether they be celeb-
rities from television, stage or
sport. Its going to be magical.
Among the cast is Welsh rug-
by star Gareth Thomas who is
thrilled to be taking part.
For me its all about challeng-
es, Gareth told me. When I left
rugby it was scary but now I em-
brace the fear. The fear is a chal-
lenge and I love challenges.
If youd have asked me 10 years
ago would I do pantomime, Id say
never in a million years. The fact
that im doing it now means Im
Star-studded cast
promise to dazzle
ALL-STAR CAST:
(Clockwise from top left) Lee Mead,
Linda Lusardi, Gareth Thomas, Holly
Bluitt and Andy Jones
MAGICAL: Gareth Thomas and Lee Mead team up as Dandini and
Prince Charming while Linda Lusardi (inset) is the Fairy Godmother
PANTO FUN:
Lee Mead
and Holly
Bluitt will
play Prince
Charming
and
Cinderella
Pictures:
Andy
Howells
overcoming challenges.
Who says that every ex-rugby
player has to be a commentator or
a coach? Why cant they do other
things?
Casualty star and recording art-
ist Lee Mead is equally enthusias-
tic about Cinderella: Its a bril-
liant line-up and to have Gareth
involved as well I think itll be a
lot of fun.
Its a beautiful theatre too and
Cinderellas a great story.
Cinderella takes place at Cardiff
New Theatre from December 13
until January 18.
You can book by calling 029 2087
8889 or by visiting newtheatrecar-
diff.co.uk
Read The Guide between now
and Christmas for full interviews
with Lee Mead, Linda Lusardi,
Andy Jones, Sam Kane, Gareth
Jones and Holly Bluitt.
ANDY HOWELLS visited Cardiffs NewTheatre this week to
meet the all-star cast of this years pantomime Cinderella
Or book four films in one booking
and see them all for just 16!
Cinema
5.50, reductions 5.00
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CINEMA WORLD
THE GIVER: Brenton Thwaites stars as Jonas alongside Odeya Rush as Fiona
THE GIVER (12A)
JONAS (Brenton Thwaites)
lives in apparent bliss with
his parents (Alexander
Skarsgard, Katie Holmes),
little sister Lily (Emma
Tremblay) and best friends
Fiona (Odeya Rush) and
Asher (Cameron Mona-
ghan).
At the annual graduation
ceremony, the Chief Elder
(Meryl Streep) christens
Jonas the new Receiver of
Memories. He will become
the communitys keeper of
ancient recollections denied
to the rest of the populous.
You will learn the secret
history of the world before
you, before me, generations
back, explains the Giver
of Memories (Jeff Bridges),
who introduces the teen to
terrifying concepts of pain,
sadness, war and death.
This brutal education
arouses Jonass true feel-
ings for Fiona and he dares
to suggest that every citizen
should be blessed with mem-
ories of the past good and
bad which marks him as a
dangerous rebel in the eyes
of the Council of Elders.
Rating: Three stars
A WALK AMONGTHE
TOMBSTONES (15)
WHEN a shoot-out on the
streets of 1991 New York
City ends in senseless trage-
dy, booze-soddenofficer Matt
Scudder (Neeson) hangs up
his badge and embraces so-
briety with the support of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
He re-surfaces as an un-
licensed private detective,
working out of his apart-
ment in Hells Kitchen.
Fellow AA member Pe-
ter Kristo (Boyd Holbrook)
approaches Matt with an
urgent request to help his
brother Kenny (Dan Ste-
vens), who has just paid a
$400,000 ransom for his wife
(Razane Jammal), only for
the kidnappers to take the
money then dismembered
their hostage.
Matt visits Kenny in his
plush apartment and the for-
mer cop deduces the grief-
stricken husband is a drug
dealer. Interestingly, the
perpetrators knew this from
their ransom demand: Youd
pay a million for her if she
was product.
Despite initial misgivings,
Matt agrees to help Kenny
unmask the merciless perpe-
trators, Ray (David Harbour)
and Albert (Adam David
Thompson), who are already
scoping their next target.
In the course of his enquir-
ies, Matt encounters home-
less teenager TJ (Brian As-
tro Bradley), who needs a
father figure to keep him safe
on the mean streets of the Big
Apple.
Rating: Three stars
THE RIOT CLUB (15)
ALISTAIR Ryle (Sam Claflin)
arrives at Oxford, hoping to
emulate his older brother a
former president of the titu-
lar fraternity.
This hush-hush 10-strong
dining club honours the
memory of its libidinous
18th-century founder by booz-
ing to excess at an annual din-
ner, trashing the venue and
paying for the damages out of
their trust funds.
Given his lineage, Alistair is
almost certaintocatchthe eye
of Riot Club president James
Leighton-Masters (Freddie
Fox). However, its dashing
classmate Miles Richards
(Max Irons) from more hum-
ble stock who steals Alistairs
thunder and arouses the ho-
mosexual yearnings of in-
fluential club member Hugo
Fraser-Tyrwhitt (Sam Reid).
Alistair and Miles pass ini-
tiation and are inducted into
the ranks alongside Harry
Villiers (Douglas Booth), Guy
Bellingfield (Matthew Beard),
Toby Maitland (Olly Alex-
ander), Dimitri Mitropoulos
(Ben Schnetzer) and George
Balfour (Jack Farthing).
The students head to a coun-
try pub run by Chris (Gordon
Brown) and his daughter Ra-
chel (Jessica Brown Findlay),
who have no idea of the dev-
astation about to be wrought.
Rating: Four stars
MAGIC INTHE MOON-
LIGHT (12A)
THE film opens in 1928 Ber-
lin, where magician Stanley
Crawford (Colin Firth) de-
lights a sell-out audience in
his guise as Chinese conjurer
Wei Ling Soo.
Backstage, he berates his
crew for their incompetence
and lives up to the descrip-
tion by best and perhaps
only friend Howard Burkan
(Simon McBurney) as a ge-
nius with all the charm of a
typhus epidemic.
Howard asks Stanley to ac-
company him to the Riviera
to debunk a psychic medium
called Sophie Baker (Emma
Stone), who has promised to
help wealthy widow Grace
Catledge (Jacki Weaver)
make contact with her late
husband. In return, Grace
has pledged to fund an insti-
tute fronted by Sophies moth-
er (Marcia Gay Harden).
Ignoring warnings about
Sophies beauty, the magician
bids farewell to his fiance
(Catherine McCormack) and
heads for the Catledge villa.
Stanley becomes almost
as smitten with Sophie as
Graces lovesick son Brice
(Hamish Linklater) as he
struggles to find a rational
explanation for her boggling
feats of mind-reading and
clairvoyance.
Rating: Three stars
Puppet star will astound
A BRILLIANT ventriloquist is re-
turning for a brand-new UK tour.
With more than three million
YouTube hits, three sell-out Edin-
burgh festival shows, numerous
Royal Variety Performance ap-
pearances and lashings of critical
acclaim, Paul Zerdin is back for a
storming nationwide tour and
its coming to the Beaufort Thea-
tre, Ebbw Vale on Saturday, Octo-
ber 11.
Zerdins brilliant characters in-
clude a potty-mouthed teenager
and a gangsta rap-loving octoge-
narian.
Zerdin will also encourage audi-
ence members to become part of
his hilarious, unique show.
The ultimate 21st century ven-
triloquist, Zerdin has re-defined
the art and continues to push the
boundaries of puppetry.
He will be serving up a show full
of colourful characters, surprises,
side-splitting skits and some seri-
ously naughty humour.
Paul may have his hand in some
cute and cuddly creations but it
might be best to leave the kids in-
doors for this one.
This sassy stage show sees Zer-
din at the centre of a twisted, pup-
pet-based sitcom.
Sprightly old-timer Albert is
raising hell as ever and ruining
Pauls love life with his hard of
hearing ways, while his faithful
sidekick Sam looks to step out of
his masters shadow and branch
out on his own.
Britains Got Talent have come
calling and Sam wants a solo bite
of the showbiz apple.
And then, of course, Baby is up
to his usual antics.
Observe with glee as unwitting
audience members are converted
from eager spectators into par-
ticipants in a hilarious talk show
before your very eyes.
Make sure you dont miss one of
the worlds leading ventriloquists
showcase his cutting edge antics.
Zerdins show will include a
dash of magic, impressions and a
huge dollop of comedy.
And the great news is, we have
three pairs of tickets to be won.
To be in with a chance of win-
ning, just tell us the name of Zer-
dins octogenarian puppet.
Send your answer, name, address
and contact details on a postcard
to Paul Zerdin Competition, Edi-
tors PA, South Wales Argus, Car-
diff Road, Newport, NP20 3QN.
You can also enter via text, start
your message with ZERDIN, leave
a space and then send your an-
swer, name and address to 80360.
Messages cost 50p plus your nor-
mal operator text charge.
Service provided by Newsquest
Media Group. Terms and condi-
tions at southwalesargus.co.uk/
competitions.
The closing date is October 5.
PUPPET FUN: Paul Zerdin plays Ebbw Vale
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Friday
September 19
Concerts/Music
Cardiff
Wales Millennium Cen-
tre, Mermaid Quay.
Welsh National Op-
era. present Carmen.
7:15pm.
Cardiff St Davids Hall,
The Hayes. Shawn
Klush. Elvis world tour.
Tel: 02920 878444
7:30pm.
Dances
Caerleon
Caerleon Town Hall.
Easy Sequence Tea
Dance, 2pm-4pm. Ad-
mission 1 to include
tea and biscuits. All
very welcome. Tel:
01633 857513
Newbridge
Newbridge, Labour
Club. Hipsynch Belly
Dance Class.6. All
welcome 7:00pm.
Newport
Just Dance, Locke
Street. Strictly Come
Dancing class for be-
ginners. 6. Tel: 01633
766066 6:15pm.
Newport
Ringland Community
Centre. Tea Dance (Se-
quence) every Friday,
2pm-4pm. No partner
needed. Come along
and enjoy, all warmly
welcome. Tel: 01633
273491 for further de-
tails
Newport
Share Centre, Stow
Hill. Middle Eastern
dance classes, 7pm.
4. www.hipsunch.
co.uk
Pontypool
St Marys Church Hall,
The Highway, New
Inn. Friends For Life -
Old Time Tea Dance.
Music, dancing and
refreshments all includ-
ed in the fee. 3.50
1:00pm. Tel: 01495
774455.
Rogerstone
St Johns, Church Hall.
Sequence dancing
every Friday. Admis-
sion 1.50 8:00pm
Entertainment
Abergavenny
Mardy Hall. Bingo eve-
ry Friday, cash prizes,
7.30pm. Tel: 01873
852176
Cwmbran
The Waterloo Inn. Kara-
oke with DJ Steve.
Cwmbran
Coed Eva and Holly-
bush Community Cen-
tre, Hollybush Way.
Phoenix Country and
Western Music Club,
8:00pm. Tel: 07842
378444
Cwmbran
The Blinkin Owl. Kara-
oke disco night. Tel:
01633 484749.
Cwmbran
The Halfway, Old Cwm-
bran. GJ karaoke, 8pm.
Cwmbran
Cwmbran Sports and
Social Club. Live enter-
tainment every Friday.
Tel: 01633 483282.
Cwmcarn
Cwmcarn Hotel. Disco
every Friday.
Newport
The Greyhound Inn,
Christchurch. Play
Your Cards Right every
Friday.
Newport
The Ship and Pilot.
Open mic night. Tel:
07786 527274
Newport
The Banc, Maindee.
FNL with DJ Karlos,
8pm-1am. All welcome.
Newport
The Riverside. Live jazz
with The Camelia Jazz
Band every Friday,
3pm-6pm. Admission
free.
Newport:
The Ferns Club,
Lliswerry. Karaoke/
band night every Fri-
day.
Newport:
Lyceum Tavern. Music
quiz every Friday. Tel:
01633 858636
Newport:
Dixies, High St. Old
Rockers night, followed
by karaoke.
Newport:
The George, Maindee.
Disco night, free pool.
Newport:
The Alma Inn, Karaoke/
disco with Loopy Lee
Newport
The Carpenters Arms,
High Street. 60s 70s
and 80s Disco. every
Friday - open until 4am
Newport
The Victoria Inn. Jazz
every Friday, 3pm-6pm.
Newport
The Windsor Castle.
L&L Karaoke every Fri-
day.
Newport
The Potters. Live enter-
tainment every Friday .
All welcome. Tel: 01633
223311
Newport
Baneswell Commun-
tiy Centre, St Marys
Street. Family bingo.
family prize bingo from
age 8 onwards must
have an adult with them
20p. 8pm. Tel: 01633
673293.
Newport
Waterloo Inn, Nash Vil-
lage. Live music every
Friday. Tel: 01633
274525.
Newport
The Ship and Pilot.
Free pool Mon-Fri,
1pm-4pm.
Pontnewynydd
Pontnewynydd Com-
munity Centre, Zion
Hill. Bingo night. every
Friday. All welcome.
8:00pm.
Pontnewynydd
Pontnewynydd Cricket
Club. Jazz and Blues
every Friday with the
Tom Williams band plus
guests, 8.30pm. Free
Pontypool
Panteg House, Griffith-
stown. Live jazz every
Friday. All welcome.
See www.torfaenjazz.
org.uk 8:30pm.
Pontypool
The Crown, Sebas-
topol. Karaoke/disco
every Friday
Pontypool
The Scrum Half 2.
Karaoke every Fri-
day, 9pm. Tel: 01495
758885
Pontypool:
Pontnewynydd Com-
munity Association,
Zion Hill. Bingo every
Friday, doors 7pm for
8pm start.
Portskewett
Portskewett Recrea-
tional Hall, Caldicot
& District Spiritualist
Centre meet every Fri-
day at 7.15pm
Risca
Branch Club
Live entertainment with
Sam Cooper
Rogerstone
Old Oak Stave, Rus-
kin Avenue. Karaoke
night. Free half time
Party Platters. Free
raffle entry for every
singer for our Fab Sun-
day Carvery for Two.
8:30pm. mrmarkprich-
ards@yahoo.co.uk Tel:
01633 892799.
Sofrydd
Sofrydd Socal Club.
Bingo and tote every
Friday
Usk
The Inn Between. Kara-
oke every Friday.
Exhibition
Newport
The Riverfront. Exhibi-
tion by Rob Morgan,
Echoes (until Sept 30)
Family Fun
Ebbw Vale
Festival Park
The Owl Sanctuary
opens daily 10am-4pm.
Large variety of owls
and other birds includ-
ing eagles, hawks,
kestrels, parrots and
chickens are being
cared for. Visitors wel-
come, no admission
fee. Tel: 01495 304609
Meetings.
Cwmbran
Victory Church, Green
Forge Way. UNITE
meeting every Friday
2pm-4pm. Come along
for coffee and a chat,
meet new friends or
discuss any worries.
Weekly events includ-
ing flower demos,
games, quizzes, first
aid etc. Free.
Cwmbran
Greenmeadow, Com-
munity Farm. Toddler
group - yoga for chil-
dren and post natal
yoga 11:00am.
Cwmbran
Fairhill Methodist
Church
Pontnewydd Male
Choir, 7.30pm-9.15pm.
If youre over 14 and
interested in singing
come along, all wel-
come.
Cwmcarn
OAP Welfare Hall.
Luncheon club,
12.30pm-2pm. 2.20
per person.
Ebbw Vale
Lower Welfare Hall,
Carmel Town, Beaufort.
Beaufort Male Choir
Rehearsal 7pm-9pm.
Langstone
Village Hall. Wellspring
Christian Fellowship,
prayers 7.30pm. Tel:
01633 817275
Newport
Alcoholics Anonymous
Struggling on the al-
cohol merry-go-round?
Local Alcoholics Anon-
ymous open meeting,
1pm-2pm. All welcome.
Tel: 0845 769 7555 or
visit: www.alcoholics-
anonymous.org.uk
Newport
Skip Jennings Hall,
Maindee. Newport
Photographic Club, .
7:30pm.
Newport
Baneswell Commu-
nity Centre, Baneswell.
Piano and singing
lessons. Tel: 07909
593775 3:30pm also
Bingo every Friday,
8pm
Newport
Orchard Lane Commu-
nity Centre. Newport
Christian Spiritualist
Church, 7pm.
Newport
Eveswell Commu-
nity Centre, Eveswell
Street. Gentle exercise
for the over 50s. Ad-
mission 2 Tel: 01633
215446 3pm.
Newport
Shaftesbury Commu-
nity Centre, Wheeler
St. Drop-in Centre for
MS sufferers and sup-
porters every Friday,
10.30am-12.30pm.
Risca
Bethany Baptist
Church. Coffee/tea
morning every Friday
10am-noon
Sport
Chepstow
Leisure Centre. Gwent
Sword Club, 6.30pm-
8.30pm. Beginners
fencing courses avail-
able. Email: diffords@
virginmedia.com
Newport
Beaufort Centre. Zum-
ba, 9.30am, Friday
bootcamp, 10.45am.
1.50. Tel: 01633
214506 Jackie
Pontnewynydd
Ebenezer Centre.
Shelite fitness,6pm.
Tel: 01495 740459
Pontypool
Panteg Sports and
Social Club Pontypool
Road Cycling club.
Free7:00pm. dean-
fwa@hotmail.co.uk Tel:
07902368028.
Theatre
Abergavenny
Borough Theatre,
Cross Street. My Din-
ing Hell. with Jay
Rayner. Tel: 01873
850805 5:30am.
Chepstow
Drill Hall, Lower
Church St. The Per-
ilous Pendulum of
Piercefield House. 6
7:30pm. chaosinchep-
stow@live.co.uk Tel:
07926584661.
Cwmbran
Congress Theatre,
Gwent Square. Cwm-
bran Woodland Play-
ers. Keep the Home
Fires Burning.Tel:
01633 868239 (until
Sept 20) 7:15pm.
Newport
Dolman Theatre
Jesus Christ Super-
star, 7.15pm. Tel: 01633
263670 (until Sept 20)
Saturday
September 20
Afternoon Tea
Cwmbran
All Creatures Great
& Small animal sanc-
tuary, Church Farm,
Church Road, Llanfre-
chfa. Afternoon Tea at
the Sanctuary. 12 - 4
pm. Lots of delicious
home baking, jams &
pickles, plants, book
sale and pet acces-
sories as well as many
other items & not for-
getting our raffle prize
draw. We have many
resident animals for
you to visit as well as
our animals still look-
ing for their forever
homes Tel: 01633
866144.
Bargain Hunting
Cwmbran
St Gabriels Church
Hall, Clomendy Road.
Autumn Fayre. St
Gabriels Autumn
Fair. Lots of stalls,
Teas, Sandwiches
,Cakes, Refreshments,
Raffle,Plants and much
more! Adult admis-
sion 20p Children free
12:00pm. alanjen@hot-
mail.co.uk Tel: 01633
863802.
Concerts/Music
Cardiff
Wales Millennium Cen-
tre, Mermaid Quay.
Welsh National Opera.
William Tell. 6:30pm.
Cardiff
St Davids Hall, The
Hayes. A Night of
ELO Again. Tel: 02920
878444 7:30pm.
Monmouth
Savoy Theatre,
Frozen - Sing-A-Long.
Tel: 01600 772467 or
book online.
Newport
The Riverfront. Preston
Reed in concert. Tel:
01633 656757
Dances
Chepstow
Beaufort Hotel. Social
dance every Saturday.
5 per couple. All wel-
come.
Crosskeys
Cross Keys RFC.
50/50 dancing, 8pm.
Admission 1.50.
Cwmbran
RAFA Club. Modern
and Sequence danc-
ing, 8pm. Admission
2 members, 3 non-
members.All welcome.
Tel: 01633 868100
Newport
Just Dance, Queens
Hill. Social Dance
50/50. with instruction
at the start. All wel-
come. 6.50 7:30pm.
dancenewport.com
Pontypool
Panteg Hall, New Inn.
Sequence dancing
with live music. every
Saturday. All welcome.
8:00pm.
Entertainment
Abertillery
Commercial Hotel. Live
entertainment with How
to Build a Rocket. Free
Abertillery
The Dolls House. Live
entertainment Tel:
01495 213300
Abertillery
Six Bells Hotel, Live
music every Saturday.
Tel: 01495 212568
Abertillery
The Penndragon. Chart
and party classics eve-
ry Saturday
Abertillery
The Railway Inn. Pub
disco, 6pm til late
Bassaleg:
Whiteheads, Sports
and Social Club. Live
entertainment every
Saturday. All welcome
8:00pm.
Cefn Fforest
Top Club. Flashes
Disco and Foam Party,
7pm-1am every Satur-
day. Tel: 01443 830223
Chepstow
The Three Tuns. Live
entertainment with Ro-
gora Khart, 9pm on-
wards.
Cwm
The Riverside Club.
Live entertainment and
dancing, 7pm onwards
every Saturday
Cwmbran
Skippys. Live music
every Saturday
Cwmbran
The Waterloo Inn. Dis-
co/karaoke with DJ
Steve
Cwmbran
Cwmbran Workmens
Band Club, Oldbury
Rd. Live entertain-
ment every Saturday.
Members and guests
welcome. Tel: 01633
483328
Cwmbran
Hollybush and Coed
Eva Community Hall.
Zumba class with Lisa,
9am 3. All welcome.
Cwmbran
The Halfway, Old Cwm-
bran. Gazzys All New
Karaoke/Disco every
Saturday. Admission
free. All welcome.
8:00pm.
Ebbw Vale
Cwm Riverside Club.
Cabaret and Dance
every Saturday. All very
welcome.
Fleur de Lys
Fleur de Lys RFC. Live
entertainment with resi-
dent disco plus differ-
ent vocalist each week,
7.30pm. Tel: 01443
830407
Newport
Baneswell Social Club.
Live entertainment eve-
ry Saturday, 60s, 70s
music. Function rooms
available. Tel: 01633
904059
Newport
The Handpost, Stow
Hill. Live entertainment.
Tel: 01633 264502
8:00pm.
Newport
The Lyceum Tavern,
Malpas Rd. Live enter-
tainment every Satur-
day. Tel: 01633 858636
8:00pm.
Newport
Dixies, High Street.
Motown Retro night.
with DJ Steve Dee
9:00pm.
Newport
Bettws Social Club,
Lambourne Way. En-
tertainment plus bingo
and dancing every Sat.
Doors 7.30pm. 2 (1)
at the door
Newport:
Dixies, High Street.
Karaoke every Satur-
day.
Newport:
The George, Maindee.
Live band with disco
every Saturday.
Newport
The Greyhound Inn,
Christchurch.Live en-
tertainment every Sat-
urday
Newport:
The Banc. Disco night
Newport:
The Alma Inn. Karaoke/
disco with Loopy Lee
Newport
Ebbw Bridge Club. Live
entertainment and bin-
go every Saturday
Newport
The Riverside. Live
band every Saturday
Newport
Ship and Pilot, Pill. Ka-
raoke night 8pm.
Newport
Maindee Conservative
Club.Live entertain-
ment every Saturday.
Tel: 01633 662023
Newport
The Crosskeys. L&L
Karaoke every Satur-
day, 8pm. Tel: 01633
264373
Newport
Ringland Labour Club.
Live entertainment eve-
ry Saturday plus bingo
and spot tote. Mem-
bers and associates
very welcome.
Newport
The Potters. Live enter-
tainment every Satur-
day. Tel: 01633 223311
Newport
Malpas Unionist Club.
Live entertainment eve-
ry Saturday. Members
and associates warmly
welcome.
Newport
The Clarence Club. Ka-
raoke bingo and tote
every Saturday. Tel:
01633 662727
Newport
The Ferns Club,
Lliswerry. Live enter-
tainment every Satur-
day. Tel: 01633 271419
Pontymister
The Masons Arms. Live
entertainment every
Saturday
Pontypool
The Crown Sebastopol.
Live music every Sat-
urday
Pontypool
The Scrum Half 2.
Karaoke every Satur-
day, 8pm. Tel: 01495
758885
Pontypool
Pontnewynydd Sports
and Social Club. Live
entertainment plus
bingo and tote every
Saturday. Visitors wel-
come.
Pontywaun
The Castle Inn. Live en-
tertainment with a solo
artist every Saturday.
Risca
Branch Club. Live en-
tertainment with Danny
Spencer
Risca
Top Club. Live enter-
tainment with Frutari
Rogerstone
Rogerstone and Bas-
saleg Social Club.
Bingo, tote and two
artists every Saturday,
7.45pm, late bar. Tel:
01633 893508
Rogerstone
The Welsh Oak. Kara-
oke every Saturday.
Sofrydd
Sofrydd Social Club.
Live entertainment eve-
ry Saturday. Tel: 01495
243180
Wattsville
Jubilee Club. Fun Quiz
every Saturday, 10pm.
Tel: 01495 270318
Usk
The Inn Between. Live
band every Saturday.
Tel: 01291 672838
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Exhibition
Newport
The Riverfront. Exhibi-
tion by Rob Morgan,
Echoes (until Sept 30)
Family Fun
Ebbw Vale
Festival Park
The Owl Sanctuary
opens daily 10am-4pm.
Large variety of owls
and other birds includ-
ing eagles, hawks,
kestrels, parrots and
chickens are being
cared for. Visitors wel-
come, no admission
fee. Tel: 01495 304609
Festival
Abergavenny
Various venues. Annual
food festival, demon-
strations, talks, tasting
etc (until Sept 21) See:
abergavennyfoodfesti-
val.com
Meetings
Cwmbran
Glenside Commiunity
Hall, Pontnewydd. New
Saturday Club. every
Saturday for ages 5-14
years. Lots ov activi-
ties, karaoke, dance,
arts and crafts, com-
puter games. Admis-
sion 1. All welcome
10:00am.
Cwmbran
Croesyceiliog Com.
Stagecoach Theatre
Arts holds its Cwmbran
School on Saturday
mornings. Tel: 01633
662283 for informa-
tion. 10am. cwmbran@
stagecoach.co.uk
Newport
Alcoholics Anonymous
Struggling on the al-
cohol merry-go-round?
Local Alcoholics Anon-
ymous open meeting,
12.30pm-14.00pm. All
welcome. Tel: 0845
769 7555 or visit: www.
alcoholics-anonymous.
org.uk
Newport
Baneswell Commu-
nity Centre, Baneswell.
Piano and singing
lessons. Tel: 07909
593775 10:00am.
Newport
Tredegar House, and
grounds. British mili-
tary fitness outdoor
class every Saturday
10:00am.
Newport
Bettws in Bloom,
Bettws Centre. Sin-
gle Parents Club,
2pm-5pm. Tel: 01633
661614
Newport
Wales National Velo-
drome. Newport Judo
Club meet every Sat-
urday. Juniors, youth
male or female, 10am-
12noon, boysgirls
ages 5-9, 12 noon-
1.30pm. Tel: 01633
278097/671497
Newport
JJB Fitness Club. Bel-
lydancing Class, Be-
ginners, 3pm. Mem-
bers only
Sport
Caerleon
Caerleon, The Club-
house Yew Tree Lane
Caerleon. Girls Rugby
Training. Newport Girls
Rugby Centre for De-
velopment Under 15s.
We are always looking
for new players. Come
and join us. www.
npt-hsob-gi rl s. co. uk
10am. info@npt-hsob-
girls.co.uk Tel: 07763
338436.
Newbridge
Leisure Centre. New-
bridge Raiders under
16 and under 18 bas-
ketball training, 9am-
11am. New players
needed. Tel: 01443
267931
Newport
Beechwood House.
Mixed ability yoga
class, 11am-12pm. Tel:
01633 273502
Pontypool
Active Living Centre.
Usk Valley Trampoline
Club, 10am. For fun
and fitness and you
can train for awards
and competing Tel:
07952 584240
Talk
Blaenavon
Big Pit National Coal
Museum, Blaenavon.
Autumn Lecture: The
Miners Strike 1984-5
- A victory or defeat?.
Ray Davies (Cor Co-
chion) will be talking
about the legacy of the
1984-5 Miners Strike.
FREE 1:30pm. kath-
ryn.jenkins@museum-
wales.ac.uk Tel: 029
2057 3650.
Theatre
Newport
The Riverfront, Bristol
Packet Wharf. Simon
Callow: The Man Je-
sus. Tel: 01633 656757
7:30pm.
Sunday
September 21
Bargain Hunting
Chepstow
Tesco store. Car boot
sale every Sunday
10am. Traders 9.30am.
Cars 5 (until Sept 28)
Goytre
Main Rd (A4042). Car
boot sale every Sun-
day, 2pm. Tel: 07746
628477
Rogerstone
High Cross Primary
School Car Boot Sale.
Fund raising event.
Cars & vans 5. Set
up time from 10.00am.
Come grab yourself a
bargain and help raise
money for the school!
Contact: highcrosspri-
marypta@gmail.com
Usk
Usk Cricket Club.
Charity car boot sale,
7am-12 noon. Cars 3,
vans 5 every Sunday.
Refreshments, free
parking, full toilet facili-
ties. Tel: 01291 673754
Concerts/Music
Cardiff
Wales Millennium cen-
tre, Mermaid Quay.
Welsh National Op-
era. present Carmen
4:00pm.
Cardiff
St Davids Hall, The
Hayes. An evening with
Michael Palin. Travel-
ling to WorkTel: 02920
878444 7:30pm.
Dances
Abercarn
Nantpennar Club. Mod-
ern Sequence dance
every Sunday, 8pm. All
very welcome.
Bassaleg
Whitehead Sports
and Social Club. Se-
q u e n c e / b a l l r o o m
social dance, 8pm-
10.30pm. No partner
required. All welcome. :
01633 273491 for fur-
ther details
Pontypool
PILCS, Griffithstown.
Modern Sequence
Dancing, 8pm-
10.30pm. All welcome.
Entertainment
Abertillery
Commercial Hotel
Live entertainment with
The Daggers. Free
Abertillery
The Penndragon, Oak
Street. Dance and R&B
with Andy Gee. Tel:
01495 212555
Abertillery
The Six Bells. Quiz and
karaoke. Tel: 01495
212568
Abertillery
The Railway Inn. Chil-
drens karaoke, 3pm-
5pm, Dragon puppets,
6pm followed by live
entertainment, every
Sunday.
Blaina
The Tilers Arms. Kara-
oke every Sunday. 50p
per song, proceeds to
local communities first
projects
Caerleon
The Hanbury Arms.
Quiz, 9pm. Tel: 01633
420361
Crumlin
Crumlin RFC. Bingo
every Sunday
Cwmbran
Skippys. Live music
every Sunday 7-9pm.
Cwmbran:
The Halfway, Old Cwm-
bran. In house poker
night. All welcome. Tel:
01633 766982 7:00pm.
Cwmbran
The Waterloo Inn. Quiz
night and open the
box.
Crumlin
Crumlin RFC. Karaoke
with Phil Walker, 7pm
every Sunday.
Cwmbran
Cwmbran Workmens
Band Club, Oldbury
Rd. Live entertain-
ment every Sunday.
Members and guests
welcome. Tel: 01633
483328
Cwmbran
The Bush Inn, Upper
Cwmbran (newly re-
opened). Quiz every
Sunday. All welcome.
Llanhilleth
Llanhilleth RFC. Free
entertainment in the
bar every Sunday. All
welcome.
Newport
The George. Disco/ka-
raoke from 4pm.
Newport
The Greyhound Inn,
Christchurch. Quiz
night every Sunday.
Newport
The Banc. Karaoke/
disco Newport
The Ferns, Lliswerry.
Bingo every Sun-
day, 7pm. Tel: 01633
271419
Newport
Maindee Conserva-
tive Club. Artist, bingo
and tote, 7.30pm every
Sunday. All welcome.
Newport
The Riverside. Rockin
Rogers music quiz
every Sunday
Newport
The Crosskeys, Market
St. L&L Karaoke every
Sunday, 8pm.
Newport
The Stonehouse, St
Brides Rd. Pub Quiz
every Sunday. every
Sunday 8pm.
Newport
Le Pub, Caxton Place.
Quiz Night. Every Sun-
day. All welcome. 7pm.
Newport
Maindee Conservative
Club. Quiz Night every
Sunday. Tel:01633
664023
Newport
Ringland Labour Club.
Live entertainment eve-
ry Sunday plus bingo
and spot tote. Mem-
bers and associates
very welcome.
Newport
The Pen and Wig. New-
port City Jazz Band
live every Sunday. Tel:
01633 666818
Pontypool
The Unicorn Inn, Albion
Rd. Live entertainment
and open mic session
every Sunday. with
Tom Williams Jazz and
Blues Band. Admission
free. 5:00pm.
Newport
Man of Sreel. Mens
pool night.
Pontypool
The Crown, Sebas-
topol. Karaoke/disco
every Sunday
Pontypool
The Scrum Half 2. Live
artist every Sunday
3.30pm, karaoke 6pm.
Tel: 01495 758885
Pontypool
Pontnewynydd Sports
and Social Club. Live
entertainment plus bin-
go and tote every Sun-
day. Visitors welcome.
Risca
Top Club. Live en-
tertainment with Last
Stand
Rogerstone
The Rising Sun, Risca
Road. Sunday Quiz
Night. weekly quiz with
Brian Lewis. Tel: 01633
895126 8pm.
Sofrydd
Sofrydd Social Club.
Live entertainment with
dancing every Sunday.
2.50
Usk
The Inn Between. Mu-
sic quiz every Sunday.
Family Fun
Ebbw Vale
Festival Park
The Owl Sanctuary
opens daily 10am-4pm.
Large variety of owls
and other birds includ-
ing eagles, hawks,
kestrels, parrots and
chickens are being
cared for. Visitors wel-
come, no admission
fee. Tel: 01495 304609
Health Fair
Newport
Eveswell primary
school, Eveswell.
Health Fair. Admission
free , health screen-
ing, massage, free food
sample. All welcome
11:00am.
Meetings
Abergavenny
Sir John Herbert Me-
morial Hall, Llanover.
Joyce Marshall Acad-
emy of Performing Arts.
launch of new branch.
Tel: 07531 150199 or
visit www.joycemar-
shal l academy. co. uk
for further details
10:30am.
Abertillery
St Pauls Church Cw-
mtillery, Church Lane
Cwmtillery. Sung Com-
munion. Simple friend-
ly traditional service.
n/a 11am. info@tillery-
churches.com Tel:
01495 212246.
Abertillery
St Michaels Church
Abertillery, Church
Street. Sung Mass.
Sung Mass with in-
cense, choir and or-
gan. Worship with
Catholic style and Gos-
pel teaching. Families
and children welcome!
n/a 9:30am. info@tiller-
ychurches.com Tel:
01495 212246.
Bedwas
Hephzibah Baptist
Chapel. Praise and
worship every Sunday
10.30am. All welcome,
Blaenavon
Workmens Hall. Spir-
itual evening, 7pm. last
Sunday of the month.
All welcome
Caerleon
Lodge Farm Church.
Sunday Services: Sun-
day Clubs, 9.30am,
Morning Service,
11am, Evening Service
6pm. Warm welcome
to all.
Cwmbran
Fairwater Leisure Cen-
tre. Wyebother canoe
club, coaching awards,
trips, pool sessions,
7.30pm. Tel: 01495
760090.
Cwmbran
Holy Trinity Church,
Pontnewydd. Holy
Communion, 10am,
Evensong 6pm. All
warmly welcome. Tel:
01633 482300 for fur-
ther information
Cwmbran
Cwmbran United Re-
form Church, Old Cwm-
bran. Service every
Sunday, 10.30am. A
warm welcome extend-
ed to all.
Langstone
Langstone Methodist
Church, Catsash Rd.
Evening worship, 6pm.
Langstone:
Langstone, Village
Hall. Wellspring Chris-
tian Fellowship meet-
ing. Tel: 01633 817275
11:00am.
Newport
Maesglas Commu-
nity Centre. Christian
meeting every Sunday,
4.30pm. Tel: 07780
771021 for further de-
tails
Newport
Alcoholics Anonymous
Struggling on the al-
cohol merry-go-round?
Local Alcoholics Anon-
ymous open meeting,
8pm-9pm. All welcome.
Tel: 0845 769 7555 or
visit: www.alcoholics-
anonymous.org.uk
Newport
Duckpool Rd Baptist
Church. Family Service
and Young Church.
10.30am. Evening Ser-
vice 6.30pm. All warmly
welcome. www.duck-
pool.org.uk
Newport
Ebeneser Welsh
Church, Stow Park.
Service held in Welsh.
every Sunday. All
warmly welcome. Tel:
01633 852690 3:00pm.
Newport
St Teilos Church, Al-
way. Parish Commun-
ion Service and Junior
Church. Young families
and children welcome
10am.
Newport
Ebbw Bridge Bap-
tist Church. Morning
Worship and Sunday
School, 11am, Evening
Worship, 6.30pm.
Newport
St. Mary Street Bap-
tist Church, St. Mary
Street Baneswell.
Services every Sunday
at 11am and 6,30pm.
Morning fellowship in-
cludes Sunday School.
A warm welcome
awaits all.
Newport
St Julians Methodist
Church, Caerleon Rd.
Morning worship and
junior church 10:30am.
evening worship first
and third Sunday of the
month, 6.30pm. .
Newport
Summerhill Baptist
Church, Albert Avenue,
Maindee. Services eve-
ry Sunday, 11am and
6.30pm.Sunday Club
for Children, 11am. All
warmly welcome. Tel:
01633 223400 for fur-
ther details
Newport
St Michaels RC
Church, Clarence St.
Sung mass every Sun-
day, 10.30am
Newport
Maindee Spiritual Cen-
tre, Good Companions
Club, Archibald Street.
Visiting mediums every
Sunday, 6pm-7.15pm.
2 on the door. Tel:
01633 665973
Newport
Orchard Lane Com-
munity Centre.New-
port Christian Spiritu-
alist Church,. Service,
6.30pm. Tel: 01633
431315
Newport
Charles Street Spir-
itualist Church. Even-
ing of philosophy and
clairvoyance, 6.30pm.
All warmly welcome.
Newport
St Julians Baptist
Church, Beaufort Rd.
Meeting every Sunday,
10.30am and 6pm Tel:
01633 258042. All
warmly welcome.
Newport
Trinity Presbyte-
rian Church, Malpas.
Meetings every Sun-
day 11am and 6pm.
Come and experience
Gods love. Tel: 01633
673539
Newport
Newport church of
Christ, East Usk Rd
and Riverside. Bible
Class and Sunday
School, 10am-11am.
Worship 11am-
12noon. All warmly
welcome.
Newport
Emmanuel Evangeli-
cal Church, Rutland
Place. Sunday Ser-
vices 10.30am and
6.30pm with Pastor
Bernard Lewis. All
warmly welcome. Tel:
07840 672394
Newport
Havelock Street
Church. Service every
Sunday, 11am. All
warmly welcome.
Ponthir
Ponthir Baptist
Church, Station
Rd, Pont hi r, Tor f aen.
Sunday school. New
Sunday school 10am
held before the main
service .Led by quali-
fied Teacher and ac-
tivities are interactive
and suitable for chil-
dren.Families are then
welcome to join in
the main service from
10.30.a.m.
Pontypool
Ebenezer URC, Cwmf-
frwdoer. Sunday ser-
vice 11am. All warmly
welcome.
Pontypool
Pontypool Method-
ist Church, Nicholas
Street. Cafe style
youth worship. Infor-
mal worship in cafe
style with refresh-
ments, music, ac-
tivities and prayer.
All welcome. Free
5:00pm. ken.bailey@
btconnect.com Tel:
07808172717.
Pontypool
Pontypool Method-
ist Church, Nicho-
las Street. Method-
ist morning service.
Friendly worship for
all ages followed by
refreshments. Free
11:00am.
Pontypool
Pontrhydyrun Commu-
nity Hall.
Beyond Imagina-
tion Ministries Cafe
Church,7pm. All wel-
come. Tel: 07765
267682
Pontypool
Pontypool Spiritualist
Church, Pontnewynydd
Community Centre.
Open from 6.30pm
every Sunday. All wel-
come.
Pontypool
Penygarn Baptist
Chapel. Service every
Sunday, 11am. All wel-
come
Risca
Alcoholics Anonymous
Struggling on the al-
cohol merry-go-round?
Local Alcoholics Anon-
ymous open meeting,
8pm-9pm. All welcome.
Tel: 0845 769 7555 or
visit: www.alcoholics-
anonymous.org.uk
Risca
Old Council Offices,
St Mary St.Risca Male
Choir rehearsals, 6pm-
8pm.
Rogerstone
Rogerstone Commu-
nity Primary School,
Ebenezer Drive. Faith
Christian Centre. A vi-
brant, friendly church
that welcomes all peo-
ple of all ages! Visit
www.fcconline.org.uk
for more information.
Free 10:30am. info@
fcconline.org.uk Tel:
01633 264484.
Tredegar
Trinity Spiritualist
Church. Divine Wor-
ship every Sunday,
6pm. Visiting medium,
address and clair-
voyance. Tel: 01495
726518 for any further
details
Open Day
Abergavenny
Village Alive Trust open
day at
Croft Barn, White
castle, Vineyard, Lla-
nvetherine, Great
Trerhew Farm Barn,
Llanvetherine, 2-5pm.
Visit: villagealivetrust.
org for full details
Llanover
Murray family
Open gardens to raise
awareness about Mag-
gies, a charity provid-
ing practical, emotional
and social support to
people with cancer
along with their family
and friends. Visit mag-
giescentres.org for fur-
ther information
Sport
Bassaleg
Whiteheads Sports and
Social Club . City of
Newport Archers. Tar-
get Archery for begin-
ners and experienced
archers. All welcome.
Beginners lessons
available. All neces-
sary equipment sup-
plied during lesson pe-
riod. 3pm. c.collins2@
sky.com Tel: 01633
252789.
Theatre
Monmouth
Savoy Theatre, Church
Street. Marcus Brig-
stock: Je Maccuse - I
Am Marcus. Tel: 01600
772467 or book online
8pm
Walks
Caerleon
Cold Bath Rd, car park.
Caerleon Amblers.
Caerleon Amblers
meet 10am every Sun-
day (weather permit-
ting) for an easy/mod-
erate walk. Appropriate
clothing and footwear
essential. Newcomers
always welcome. Tel:
01633 421565/420686
for further details
Cardiff
Norwegian church,
Cardiff Bay. Meet
9.30am for a family fun
walk in aid of Noahs
Ark childrens hospi-
tal charity. Tel: 02920
335016 for full details
Vintage Car
Rally
Newport
Tredegar House &
Park, Duffryn. Leu-
kaemia & Lymphoma
Research Vintage Car
Rally. The Final An-
nual Vintage Car Rally
to support research
into blood cancers.
Vintage & classic cars,
sports cars, motor-
cycles, military and
commercial vehicles,
steam engines and
stationary engines over
1,500 exhibits,craft
Marquee, childrens
rides and amuse-
ments and hundreds
of stalls, autojumble,
and trade Stands along
with Rockwood Dog
Display Team, various
living history encamp-
ments, If you have a
car to sell then please
get in touch. Adult - 8,
Seniors - 7, Child - 5,
Family 20 10:30am
onwards
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