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Band The Royal Oak, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3. Info 029 2047 3984. Playing this month’s instalment of the Live On Broadway gig. Taunton School Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Vocal ensemble. The Manfreds The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01633 656757. The Sick Livers + The Lash Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. With one more band TBC. Thousand Fingers + Acadia + Exist Immortal + Whiskey Lies + Green Haze Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info mail@givemefuel. co.uk. The Trio Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@porterscardiff.com. Welsh Sinfonia Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391.
Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£27. Info 029 2087 8444. Jedward’s Twitter account is very underrated. Maddie Jones Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. EP launch gig. The Gentle Good + Alex Taylor + John Wright Dempseys, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3. Info 029 2023 9253. The Monday Swing Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £3/£2.50. Info 029 2034 0591. Thousand Fingers + Loading Data + Polar Nights The Garage, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 475147. Rock bands. Headliners are French.
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SUNDAY 1
Tinapa The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. According to the venue, “This is NOT a Poetry Afternoon (it is though...)” so treat this info as you see fit.
SUNDAY 29
BBC NOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 3pm, £15. Info 01686 614555. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts a programme of Britten, Mathias and Elgar. Cory Band Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622. Elway + The Holy Mess Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2199. Federico Colli Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Young concert pianist performs works by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann. Juliette Bell + Owain Whatley + Junior Bill & The Scallies + Mr Babatola The Brewhouse, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2039 9913. Paper Aeroplanes + Steven James Adams + Polly Paulusma + M. G. Boulter Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. Adams is known as a member of The Broken Family Band and The Singing Adams. Sunday Mass Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@porterscardiff.com. Two Piece Sweet The North Star, Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. The May Duo The North Star, Cardiff. 6-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.
Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12-£26. Info 01686 614555. Britten’s opera, presented by Mid Wales Opera. Also on Sat 7. Bianco Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01874 611622. (Until Sun 15) Melmoth The Wanderer Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805. Mr Spitfire Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7pm, £8.50-£12.50. Info 01792 475715. Musical presented by the Harry Secombe Trust and concerning Reginald Mitchell, inventor of the aircraft. (Until Sat 7) Open Mic Comedy Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 221477. In the downstairs bar on the first Thursday of every month. Who’s Afraid? Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £6. Info 029 2039 1391. Comedy meets theatre, courtesy of Rhodri Hugh Thomas in collaboration With Carolina Vasquez and Chris Young, as part of the World Stage Design festival (running until Sat 14). On tomorrow also.
Garvey + Steve Gribbin Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £12. Info 08700 111960. On tomorrow also. Stute Comedy Nights Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 8pm, £11/£8. Info 01495 227206. With a lineup TBC. Who’s Afraid? Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.30 + 6.30pm, £6. Info 029 2039 1391.
SATURDAY 7
FRIDAY 6
TUESDAY 3
Vagabond Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.
WEDNESDAY 4
MONDAY 30
Blues & Jazz September Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510. With resident band The Groucho Club plus guests. Jedward St David’s Hall,
Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Gofasterstripe DVD recording from the (it seems to me) unlikely duo of ribald radio host Cryer and Golden, formerly a member of The Fabulous Poodles. Bianco Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01874 611622. NoFit State’s newest production, stops off in a big top in Brecon. (Until Sun 15) Dead Born Grow Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1.30 + 9pm, £6-£12. Info 01970 623232. Dark and physical theatre from National Youth Theatre Wales and Frantic Assembly. In Swansea on Sun 8. Melmoth The Wanderer Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01495 227206. In which a choir practise is hijacked by a “demented soul”, in a style described as SAW meets Fawlty Towers. In Abergavenny tomorrow; Newport on Fri 6.
THURSDAY 5
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Beauty & Her Beastie Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01239 621200. This is an ‘adult panto’ set on the Isle Of End in Scotland. Jim Davidson will not be involved. On tomorrow also. Bianco Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 8pm, £14/£12. Info 01874 611622. (Until Sun 15) Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 20. Gary Delaney + Martin Evans + James Cook Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510. Comedy Club night. Ian Smith + Mike Gunn + Carl Hutchinson + Joe Rowntree Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £15/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also. Not sure what this ’means’ exactly but they’ve knocked a quid o ??????????????????????)???1????]????????%?d???????1????????????????
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