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Rhiwbina Library started it all
Rhiwbina-based artist and designer David Hopkins , recalls some of the experiences and events and that have influenced and contributed towards the artworks that he now produces and sells, which put a different perspective on familiar subjects. Do you sometimes reflect how you got to where you are now? Was there a plan? Or did it just happen? In my case, I think it just happened, but now I’m not so sure. It appears that I’m revisiting what I started doing almost a lifetime ago
Nov 3, 2025


New play confronts the untamed damage of male trauma
REVIEW: 'No Man's Land' at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff The title of No Man's Land - whose press night we attended last night (Wednesday 15 October) - suggests an unflinching theatrical journey through modern masculinity, and that is what's delivered. It also suggests necessary psychological detachment or abandon in the face of pure horror, of wartime battlefields and 'going over the top' to face an enemy, a state of unknowable terrifying existential limbo. The theme of conflict
Oct 16, 2025


SnowShow is a slowmo, surreal spectacle
REVIEW: 'Slava's SnowShow' at New Theatre, Cardiff Unique, bizarre, surreal, fantastic, joyful, spectacular, unforgettable. It's hard to find the right adjectives for Slava’s SnowShow , but all of those apply - and more. This multi award-winning show, which debuted in Moscow more than 30 years ago, and reached international audiences at the 1996 Edinburgh Festival, is back touring the UK, and we were at tonight's (Wednesday 15 October) opening of its Cardiff run. Slava’s Snow
Oct 15, 2025


A moving and amusing treat as Myra returns
REVIEW: 'Myra's Story' at New Theatre For the second time this year, Cardiff theatre-goers were treated to a performance of the...
Oct 3, 2025


Bilingual Shakespeare adds a new dimension to timeless love story
REVIEW: 'Romeo a Juliet' at Sherman Theatre A new bilingual production of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy has opened in Cardiff this week....
Oct 2, 2025


Powerful Surge electrifies
REVIEW: Surge performed by the National Dance Company Wales at The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff National Dance Company Wales have debuted...
Sep 18, 2025


Street play tells of home, hope, and homelessness
REVIEW: 'An Orange in the Subway' performed outdoors at Parc Mackenzie, Cardiff An Orange in the Subway is a story of home, hope, and...
Sep 12, 2025


New Theatre preview: Comedy, crime, and cast announcements
Stewart Lee brings his highly anticipated new show to Cardiff next week, when he shares the stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian...
Sep 9, 2025


Monico Movies legacy
Following the closure of much-loved Rhiwbina community cinema Monico Movies , the committee has ensured its legacy will continue....
Aug 23, 2025


Pride and Prejudice - and murder!
REVIEW: 'Death Comes to Pemberley' at New Theatre, Cardiff Costume drama and whodunnit combine in Death Comes to Pemberley , an engaging...
Jul 30, 2025


1970s comedy has a deep and dark soul
REVIEW: 'Just Between Ourselves' at New Theatre, Cardiff Alan Ayckbourn's vintage comedy Just Between Ourselves opened the brief Cardiff...
Jul 4, 2025


Rhiwbina Summer Festival preview
Summer is here (well almost) and that can only mean one thing - the Rhiwbina Summer Festival is coming! The event will be officially...
Jun 15, 2025


North Cardiff primary school celebrates Urdd success
A North Cardiff primary school is celebrating remarkable success at the 2025 Urdd Eisteddfod. A total of 20 pupils from Pentyrch...
Jun 10, 2025


Mystery, comedy, dance, and 'Horrible Histories'
NEW THEATRE PREVIEW ROUND-UP by Andy Weltch The stage version of Horrible Histories is coming back to Cardiff with two fun-packed shows...
Jun 2, 2025


Curtain closes on Monico Movies
Everyone connected with Rhiwbina Info was very sad to hear our community cinema Monico Movies is closing after 10 years. It's been...
May 25, 2025


New Banksy play is poignant, funny, and real
REVIEW: 'Port Talbot Gotta Banksy' at Sherman Theatre This entertaining and thought-provoking new play tells the true story of what...
May 15, 2025


A lively and captivating retelling of a classic
REVIEW: 'Little Women' at the New Theatre One of the most popular novels of all time is brought to the stage in an accomplished new...
Apr 30, 2025


A brilliantly performed new version of a must-see classic
REVIEW: 'Death of a Salesman' at the New Theatre There's a chance to see one of the 20th century's greatest plays in Cardiff this week,...
Apr 2, 2025


Children celebrate Welsh language through books
Pupils from North Cardiff English-medium primary schools were among those coming together to celebrate the Welsh language by sharing...
Mar 31, 2025


Gripping new play highlights childhood criminal exploitation
REVIEW: 'Hot Chicks' at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff A superb new play highlighting the terrifying underworld of childhood criminal...
Mar 26, 2025
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