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At 88, Sir Anthony Hopkins is playing the villain again, and this one runs a police state
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (826+ words) Sir Anthony Hopkins is to play the man who built a police state, in a science fiction thriller called 2048. The Margam-born actor, 88, takes the role of Bryant, described as the brilliant and ruthless architect of a regime that controls almost…...
The men who burned an RAF base will each sing in his own accent: inside the casting of the Penyberth opera
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (500+ words) The three men who burned an RAF bombing school in 1936 will each sing in his own accent when their story reaches a Swansea stage this autumn. Rehearsals are under way for Fflamau Penyberth, the OPRA Cymru opera marking 90 years since…...
'There's never a good time to fire an 86-year-old who's still pretty good at his job"
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (397+ words) Sir Tom Jones says ITV has “fired” him from The Voice, and he did not want to go. The 86-year-old from Treforest in Pontypridd has coached on the singing show on and off since it launched in 2012. Following rumours he…...
Post 135612 social titleLarry Lamb heads to Neath as the town's arts festival returns with a jazz homecoming
1+ week, 1+ day ago (405+ words) Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb is heading to Neath as the town’s arts festival returns for four days this October. The actor, also known for EastEnders, will read his own poetry and reflect on his life and career on…...
Post 135610 social titleStory of gay fatherhood and loss wins Swansea University's Rhys Davies short story prize
1+ week, 2+ day ago (449+ words) A story exploring a side of gay married life its author says “would have been unimaginable just a few decades ago” has won the 2026 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition, run by Swansea University. Ben Fergusson’s Piedmont tells of two mothers…...
Post 135608 social titleEvil clowns and secret castle corners await as Margam's Halloween horror trail returns
1+ week, 2+ day ago (472+ words) An evil clown who feeds on screams and a crazed axeman with his own coven are waiting in the woods at Margam this Halloween. Scream Time returns to the Port Talbot estate for a third year from Thursday 15 October to…...
Cooper the Musical: Tommy Cooper show at Swansea Grand Theatre
1+ week, 5+ day ago (484+ words) Tommy Cooper died on stage in front of millions in 1984. Six years after he started writing it, Swansea’s Stefan Pejic is about to bring him back, on the stage of the Grand Theatre, for a musical that starts at the…...
Neath Great Fair is back next week, and this year there's a second funfair small enough to fit in the library
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (461+ words) Neath‘s September fair is back in a week and a half, and this year there are two funfairs: the real one on Milland Road, and a miniature one in the library. The street fair runs through the town centre…...
'Surface level Shakespeare and that's perfectly fine': Illyria's As You Like It reviewed at Oystermouth Castle
2+ week, 5+ day ago (727+ words) Outdoor company Illyria open their Mumbles run with Shakespeare’s romantic comedy at the foot of Oystermouth Castle, and reviewer Jonathan Marshall finds an accessible, slapstick-first evening, with two more shows at the castle this week. Shakespeare famously said, “All the…...
Harry Enfield is bringing the character the BBC banned to Swansea
2+ week, 6+ day ago (608+ words) Harry Enfield is bringing a character the BBC refused to broadcast to Swansea, as part of his first ever solo tour. The comedy icon plays Swansea Building Society Arena on Monday 12 October with Harry Enfield and No Chums, his first…...