Drama guaranteed as festival line-up revealed

NEATH Arts Festival returns this month, celebrating arts and culture in venues across the town centre.

- IAN LEWIS

Highlights include Dame Sian Phillips who will be in conversation about her life and career, and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys playing a special solo set coming just weeks after the band announced its first shows in a decade, which will take place next year.

Following the theme of Dramatic Icons - a nod to the Dramatic Heart of Wales, by which Neath Port Talbot is often referred the festival, which runs from October 15 to 19, encourages locals and tourists to discover the creative threads that tie the region together.

With live music in the Duke, the Gwyn Hall, and St David’s Church, performances and workshops at Neath Little Theatre, talks from authors and artists at the Town Hall, the festival offers a whole host of family-friendly activities and experiences.

What's more, the festival sees the return of a Museum to Neath in the form of a popup Museum at the Orchard Street Community Centre.