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Awakenings goes from book to film to Venue Cymru ballet

AUTHOR Oliver Sack’s moving and emotive masterpiece Awakenings, and a Hollywood movie starring Robin Williams, might not be an obvious inspirational theme for ballet, but then ground- breaking dance company Rambert have rarely stepped safely into the obvious.Read

Review: Blood Brothers at Venue Cymru, Llandudno

IF you only ever go and see one musical in your life or you're just stuck for something to do this week- then please, I implore you, go and see Blood Brothers!Read

Barry Whitwam

Herman's Hermits set for Venue Cymru show

WHEN legendary music promoter Mickey Most discovered Herman’s Hermits they were plying their trade as jobbing musicians in the pubs and clubs of their native Manchester.Read

Gethin Jones trades in Blue Peter for Rocky Horror Show at Venue Cymru

ESCAPING from a submarine, surviving A crocodile attack and the Bolivian jungle and then learning to fight like a Samurai – not, as you may think, the plot of the next James Bond film.Read

Stephen Triffitt as Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra tribute heads to Venue Cymru

FRANK Sinatra’s youngest daughter rushed backstage to meet the man who she regards as the world’s finest performer of her father’s songs.Read

The Calendar Girls bare all at Venue Cymru

ACTRESS Ruth Madoc is looking forward to landing in Llandudno next week to show off the region’s treasures to her showbiz colleagues in hit stage production Calendar Girls.Read

Kenn Dodd brings happiness to Venue Cymru.

VETERAN comedian Ken Dodd doesn’t fail to impress, even over the phone. Speaking from his Merseyside home, the one he was born in, Ken chats about everything from his famous giggle map of Britain to his North Walian roots.Read

Cannon and Ball at Rhyl Pavilion

THE legendary comedy duo Cannon and Ball’s heyday may have been the 1980s, but they still bring laughter to thousands.Read

Exiciting Motown special comes to Venue Cymru

SINGER, dancer and producer Patrick Alan has shared the stage with some of the greats in the music industry.Read

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet with a difference at Mold

IMAGINE viewing one of the most iconic plays of all time, performed in some of Wales' most stunning outdoor locations.Read

Wartime brought to life by local Iola

FORMER Penrhyn Bay schoolgirl Iola Hughes is helping bring history to life for hundreds of North Wales pupils.Read

Jools Holland to appear at Venue Cymru

IT was Tony Wilson, or more accurately Steve Coogan playing Tony Wilson in 24 Hour Party People, that said: “Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.”Read

Variety lives on at Rhyl Pavilion

VARIETY, some would have you believe, is the spice of life. Towards the mid 80s and 70s this was generally the case – today variety shows are confined to one-off specials or the Queen’s Variety Performance.Read

The Hairy Bikers

Hairy Bikers bring food and fun to Venue Cymru

THEY’RE not chefs, but self-confessed foodies who met while both were working on the production side of a television drama, and they have established a cult following for their quirky off-the-beaten-track culinary tours.Read

Jonathan Ansell

X-Factor’s Jonathan Ansell in Whistle Down the Wind at Venue Cymru

KNOWN for his angelic face and powerful voice, Jonathan Ansell would be the last choice for the role of scary character The Man in the musical Whistle Down the Wind.Read

Dirty Den becomes Private Walker in Dad's Army at Venue Cymru

HE’S best known as bad lad Dirty Den in EastEnders, but Leslie Grantham has swapped tragedy for comedy with a leading role in a new stage version of TV classic Dad’s Army.Read

Jimmy Carr brings the dark arts of comedy to Venue Cymru

BY NOW you will have heard of Jimmy Carr, one of the most well known faces in comedy, but years ago it was a different story.Read

The Pearl Fishers to be performed at Rhyl Pavilion

AS DUETS go there are some that are less prevalent in the public consciousness than, say, Sonny and Cher or David Bowie and Bing Crosby.Read

Christy Moore comes to Venue Cymru

AN Irish folk singer once named his country’s greatest living musician is coming to Venue Cymru.Read

Reginald D Hunter

Comedian Reginald D Hunter comes to Venue Cymru

ONE of the UK’s top comedians will be gracing the stage at Venue Cymru this week.Read

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