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Greetings to one and all. We hope you’ve managed to enjoy the festive season with loved ones and wish you a prosperous new year.

EDITOR Louise Denning 07903 947594

As we reflect back on 2021, it would be remiss not to mention the passing of our longtime contributor Michael James. Michael cared deeply for his community which was reflected in his articles for many years. His legacy will always inspire us to be better people.

FEATURES EDITOR Mark Denning 07758 247194

Also during 2021 we were proudly nominated for, and won, two awards for being Best Magazine. Achieving these awards will always be a great honour and could not have been done without our team of tremendous writers. They are all unique and contribute something completely different which makes the magazine accessible to all readers.

SALES & MARKETING Beth beth@cardiff-times.co.uk CONTRIBUTORS Wyn Evans, Vince Nolan, Sara John, Carl Marsh, Michael Fogg, Ralph Oates, Natalie McCulloch, Joe Dilling

Last year also brought the struggle of trying to keep the magazine going and it has been tough. Bookings from the hospitality industry make up a huge part of our advertising, especially during the festive season, but due to closures and the uncertainty of more possible lockdowns, organisers have cancelled shows, postponed events or simply haven’t had the budget to spend any money at all. Our magazine is free so without funding its impossible to print and distribute a magazine. It will inevitably start to improve, so all I can say to any business struggling is, hang in there and try any new way to create new ideas if you possibly can.

We’ve had some rather unpleasant events occur in 2021 related to work, but we’re certainly not giving in to any negativity, if anything they have spurred us on to be even more positive in 2022. Keep smiling, keep dreaming and keep safe everyone. Happy New Year!

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January CONTENTS 6 Shingle Bells by Wyn Evans 8 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 10 Someone Stole My Tortoise Whilst I Was Hoovering by Vince Nolan 12 The First World War has ended, but it hasn’t gone away 14 In The Words Of by Carl Marsh 18 Almost in Angola - What Happened Next by Sara John 24 Learn the game of Bridge at Cardiff Bridge Club 26 Fashion done your own way by Molly Dutton

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! On behalf of everyone at St David’s Hall, we hope you had a nice Christmas and once again we would like to extend our huge thanks for your continued loyal support over the last two years. As ever, we have a brilliantly diverse programme this month to fend off the January blues, and there’s much more to get excited about elsewhere throughout 2022 at the National Concert Hall of Wales. Football fans are in for a real treat as the man widely regarded as Liverpool’s greatest ever player, Kenny Dalglish (Thurs 20 Jan) speaks live in Cardiff for the first time ever. Yet, he’s just the first of several sporting legends to grace our stage in the coming months. If you prefer the oval-shaped ball, we’ve got two great shows you won’t want to miss! James Haskell and Mike Tindall join host Alex Payne for an onstage edition of the popular podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby (Weds 4 May). Plus, ex-England international Martin Bayfield (Fri 7 Oct) shares stories from his varied life from a Five Nations Grand Slam to the Hollywood movie screen and the MasterChef Final. Likewise, cricket icons Phil Tufnell and Jonathan Agnew provide analysis, insight and hilarious anecdotes from their careers in Test Match Special (Thurs 14 April), and UFC Hall of Fame fighter Michael Bisping (Weds 19 Oct) lets us know what it’s really like inside the Octagon. Meanwhile, Cardiff Classical continues with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who perform six sensational concerts with us from January to June. Other highlights from the season include the Philharmonia Orchestra (Weds 9 Feb) conducted by John Wilson and London Mozart Players (Thurs 24 March) featuring virtuoso pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason. Strictly addicts will be delighted with our dancing double-header as 2021 winner Giovanni Pernice (Sun 24 April) and fellow finalist Johannes Radebe (Mon 25 April) perform their stunning new shows on consecutive days. There are also the beloved dancing duos of Anton & Erin (Sun 13 Feb), Karen & Gorka (Sun 6 March) and Aljaž & Janette (Tues 19 April); plus there’s a stellar line-up in Here Come the Boys (Tues 5 July). If you’re up for a laugh, we’ve got that covered too. Nina Conti (Sun 16 Jan) is back with her sidekick Monkey, and also returning are stand-up superstars Omid Djalili (Sat 30 April), Dylan Moran (Tues 3 May), Sandi Toksvig (Mon 16 May) and Paul Merton (Tues 24 May). No Such Thing as a Fish (Sat 22 Jan) is stuffed to the gills with fascinating funny facts, while The Guilty Feminist (Sat 4 June) is equal parts comedy, deep-dive conversation and activism. There’s also a healthy helping of rock and pop with huge names like Echo & The Bunnymen (Sat 5 Feb), Tony Hadley (Weds 9 March), Adam Ant (Weds 16 March), Heather Small (Fri 25 March), The Divine Comedy (Thurs 12 May) and Dexys (Thurs 29 Sept) to name just a few. Finally, we haven’t forgotten about the kids, who will love half-term family fun with Fireman Sam Saves the Circus (Mon 21 Feb) as well as Zog and the Flying Doctors (Mon 11 -12 April) at Easter!

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OMID DJALILI The Good Times 30.04.22

DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT 26.05.22

THE GUILTY FEMINIST LIVE with Deborah Frances-White 04.06.22

LONDON MOZART PLAYERS feat. Isata Kanneh-Mason 24.03.22

DON MCLEAN American Pie 50th Anniversary 11.09.22

ED GAMBLE Electric 15.04.22

ADAM ANT Antics 16.03.22

MICHAEL BISPING Tales from The Octagon 19.10.22

BIZET: CARMEN 22.04.22

GIOVANNI PERNICE This is Me 24.04.22

LEA SALONGA Dream Again 21.06.22

JOHANNES RADEBE Freedom 25.04.22

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Picture the %.0'""4,0%#.)(-.$(-()0"'-3(#8(H84"%#4)($'*-0'5I((J%02( O71),/.+*)7#!)-#%1')#)!-.#'(1)-,&!-)R)#-)+1#!-) ,397.(*7(5239.("3,&(%"(.2)&(%4(*7()#&"7.( !;1$&#+)*&!;1'!#-&/')89)/0.)A&.!-)F&'&!-1.6 &$12*"9*1*A'(*1(2*1*>$58*!#1++*A'(*1%*%&1%6*M:5'()* 02%)(%.(3%.$(6(2-9'(!#&&-0'$()#3'(A4-&%0+(,40U$#1.)( scene, -71);#.-!)L)!11")-/)/$$0;96))L)7#E1)811') 5pm on a sunny )#-;(C$(#(-822/$( "1&+$"!,(22*+3,$)(#!%3+2"!(2=+D/%+M1#6*++M1&2"1./=+ %*%$+,#+(+/1#),#.+(!!,3%#)C++?"+%*%+3%%&9 "2;(?2(897#-%&'(-2:7(429/;(( weekday evening at the side L(,$5("4$/!0+$>('$/!#$!-*/-&*&1NO$$M3$#("K*$ the first half theB#,)-7&!)&')#)+/$#+);08)/')-71&.)!;1$&#+!)8/#.*G)) pub owner’s young son came into 0/%#+(+2(3*+!2"$%+-*+)"+1$+($6%3+)/%+<(&+G(#(.%&+ .1#*&'()#8/0-)#);./;/!#+)3/.)-71)454S)T0(89) >+/('%+3%!,3%3+)/()+0/%#+D&185+3,%$=+>+0,22+.,'%+ 63%&&7--()#-( 12%!2(!#3%!)(2-9'(4)'$(0#($'-&(1%02(3#$'".($-+( to the Brewery on H21)@/E1)@/$#+)#'*)$7#";&/')+/$#+)3#."!) entrance 2/.+*)<0;),7&$7),&++);.1E1'-)#'9)-1#")&').1*) %&$*F15*4'%&*5:)F8*F1++*'(*&1(26*G$*'!*1*A1'(9:++8*!&8* /!0+$!-*/-&*&1A$?!*/+-AO$*/+$#-'"=$1!&#A$M7'*$3$ ,;+)/%+)",2%)$+0%&%+$),22+15$)(,&$9++Y%+";+!"1&$%+ /,$+%12".*9++>+0,22+$(*E+!"#$!%&!'()*+!,(-!,$!-*&!*&! 2'!;&'")\(((( Caroline Street EFG()*%5*()#-(7=#5"9$("*7("%:7(%"(",%7.("2( fisheries.” butwarmed the first !7&.-!)#'*)(.11')!7&.-!);+#9&'()1#$7)/-71.) 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Unfortunately, only six of us turned up and a minimum of tenI were required or the 5:)F86*D%$A*9"54152*%&$*+15)$!%*!A$='#$(*'(*%&$* 7,("2(:$(:#/7,;(+(.,#&/("*7(2"*7,("*,77( HJ2-0()%W'(#8()2#'($#')(+#4"(3#402(0-;'KI stand were seen hanging onto IE1.71#.*)&')-71)!#"1);08G))HDE1.9)-&"1),1) *&!-&'(0&!7)81-,11')-71)-,/6))U/-)$.&-&$&!&'() She Who Must Be Obeyed was quick to spot G*!>&"4$,&*/$*/+$#-&"=A$*/+-+$/!1$!5,!>1$ "*7(,287(who '%&*+$)15,3+B1%$),"#9+>+0"123+/('%+$(,3+$"8%)/,#.+ (:!7&2!;4$02< T%!;+(<#3&%.)#. 5""#*4&"*A5"=$$2$2*%"*!&"4*&'#*&"4*%"*!#1!&* visit was off. I engaged four old-timers were in the bar (could have been the *(#&.(-#47"$(,7#-2&-;( come here we come here.” You don’t say. awounded lamppost, for support, rather some merry quip about -71")/3)$/0.!1)80-)-7&!),/0+*)#331$-)2#+1!M) prey and made 7++"$%'9/$1"(77+->$!**!9/+#$*($,&"+2$ A$"A+$*'(%"*%&$*7<#'(!%$56*B&'!*2'2*("%*5$1++8*&$+A* >+0($+&%!%#)2*+($6%3+-*+)/%+$"#+";+(+.""3+;&,%#3+ H<2%)(%)(12-0(!#3')(8"#3($"%.;%./(#.(-.('3,0+( aforementioned ones from the"*7:7I Taff Vale) and asked them whether they2,6%E+R>+3"#4)+6#"0+ fancied a than illumination. An Canada, Ireland, Tonga, Russia,having South Africa #8*12>1(=$2*8$15!6*G"4$>$50*;*A5":2+8*A"'(%$2*":%* ;.#1(6(2-9'(1"%00'.(-*#40()'&&U*4+($-0')(*'8#"'( 3"#++#A$@+(@5+$%!=+$!$5&0&"4$)-(%$&*A$ the youngsters’ confidence. Everbeer the generous soul they would #'*)V#;#'6))O7&!)7#*)"1)&')"&'*)/3)-7#-)P0/-1) 0/%#+8(3(8+0($+ ";+8,#%+,;+>+0"123+0&,)%+(+1&"2".*+;"&+/,$+F(34$+ 2'-$5Iafternoon brewery tour and free for!2#8(2&( the afternoon. 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It does not need Y287(2&(#( me to suggest the uncanny and white, the pink is )/%+!(&+5(&6+8(#*+ next to the green.” 47(%-(K3-"(-875-(#&.(.,3'-(#&.(-#3-#'7( &1>$*1*($4*8":()*5:)F8*5$=5:'%*1(2*%&$*%&5$$*#'+$* weekday evening at the side brewery got on a bus and sat 0/()+>+0&")%E 41!*>$58*)""2*1(2*!""(*)"%*%&$*&1()*"9*'%6*G"4$>$50* S&"+$+0+->$#!>$!55$%("*/T$$$$ 3#4025I +(1#4&$(3-;'(%0(0#(02'(!-"(8#"(02'(D#4".'+(2#3'5(( ,287 down next to a priest. The 41+,*&"#$*4'%&*1*A:++$2*#:!=+$*41!*A:(=%:1%$2* emblance he has to actor Ricky Tomlinson or vice versa. entrance to the Brewery on &2)(#123"($230(13"(+(*#<7(*#.(7&23'*(24( 8"#)/$+(."+($+(+ G*+;('"1&,)%+G,6%+)(2%=+H/%+0($+(;;%!),"#()%2*+ 1%*"($*A"'(%*&$*,'=,$2*%&$*F1++*">$5*#8*&$12*1(2*1!* L'-1.1!-&'()+9.&$),1)71#.*)/')-71),&.1+1!!)-71) -0(%)(/#%./(#.(*'!-4)'(%0B)(.#02%./(0#($#(1%02(EV( drunk's shirt was stained, hisa first date. “Do you 4'%&*#:=&*#'5%&6*B&$*($<%*218*4$*9":(2*":%*%&1%* (((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Two people out on Caroline Street four ;*%:5($2*%"*5:(*19%$5*'%*;*A:++$2*#8*=1+9*#:!=+$6*;(*1(* other day: “Sports and awhere Maserati car.” 3,&%!)+!"#$%B1%#!%+ asabout Gaddafi because of before his likeness (:#9#,/7$;(M7(.2&L"(*#<7("2(*2:7(-5*229( face was full of bright red bra ow I haveknown wriKen sell-buy dates but a recent tripHP#(+#4(;.#17(%8(+#4(1#"'()#4.$,"##8(0"#4)'")(.#( to my local supermarket ,,&+(%))4')K(Q&#)'"(%.),'!0%#.(#8(02'(,-!;-/%./( #1(8*4$$,!*A5$>'":!+8*;*&12*'(12>$5%$(%+8*!')($2* 5&=+$P+-5(*$:!%%>NO$MU+1A$7'*$>('$#("K*$ 27/),/0+*)7#E1)-7/0(7-)/3)-7#-)$/"8&'#-&/'N)))) pensioners who could barely +(2&57(2)&7.(2&7(24("*7(5*7)7.(87&5%9-()*%5*( $99"5%*("%*%"*!&"4*1(8*!')(*"9*4$1,($!!0*;*+1:)&$2* #.'(1#4&$(2'-"(-(1#"$(+#4B"'()-+%./5I(((( lipstick and he had a half";+U"',3Z[9T++K%&/(5$+ )"+)/%+;"&8%&+I,-*(#+2%(3%&J=+,#'"2'%3+(+)&,5+ :A*%"*7#1?"(*@5'#$*1(2*=":+2*&1>$*41%=&$2*%&$* a/7("*#"(13"()*7&("*7(*%'*9%'*"(24("*7( Friday revealed almost no perishables that would make the following Monday. In fact I '-&'$(!#4.0"%')(#8(#"%/%.(8#"(8"4%0(-.$(9'/(&%;'( Apparently many have including a poet onto called @-("('"9+$*/+$M*2O$$$MV/A$V=2O$W((=1$!*$ '%*"990*%5'$2*("%*%"*+'#A0*1+%&":)&*'(*1)"(8*1(2* stand were seen hanging empty bottle of wine sticking !*#/7-87#,7(3-7.("2(),%"7(*%-(4#:23-()2,/-;(P7(3-7.( )/,$+,$+0/*+>+3"+#")+&1#+ )"+K(&,$+)"+0()!/+L(2%$+52(*+M&(#!%9+L%+ Dave Cox whom I have just “discovered”. 7:%:#(*D$5'$!*95"#*%&$*="#9"5%*"9*H"+1(*B"4$5!* .W-.%-(-.$(:"/'.0%.-5(=#(02')'(!#3')0%*&')( some doubt whether they would make it to the car for the home. What is going one journey dayH6)(02-0(+#4"("'-&(8-!'(#"(-"'(+#4()0%&&(!'&'*"-0%./( leS on the sell-buy date. It takes an inordinate amountrather of skill to supply goods just %&'("*7(5#,(42,(#&(JNO("*7&(%"L-(-7,%23-0( out of his pocket. 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"Imagine that," the drunk muttered. He C7%&'(V752,.7.;[(?2"("2(17(23".2&7()7( /,89+>+)"23+/,8+#")+)"+8"'%=+0/,2$)+0%+0%&%+-")/+ /3)$/0.!1)$/0'-1.1*)-7&!),&-7)HO71.1),#!).1#++9) Talking Ourreturned friend Dr H to hasreading trained her Daisy toThe bring her a bottle of redabout wine. No surprise 0&'(#&$(&-$+5I((H>%00&'(#&$(&-$+(12#KI((H6(2-$(.#(%$'-( hisdog paper. priest, thinking what he had said, turned to the H$#-'"=$,/($1%+55+#$5&=+$!$7-+,+->$4(*$ '/)'11*)-/)(&E1)"1)#);.&$1+1!!)&";.1!!&/'&!-) &%31!%3+)"+2(1./,#.+1#!"#)&"22(-2*9+D/%+U1$)"8$+ (#&.(+(87&&7.("*7(42992)%&'(&2"7I(XY97#-7( really, she’s a Bordeaux collie. I was sat with She Who Must Be Obeyed the other day whilst of 4(!#4&$(+#$'&5I ("$!$7'1$!"#$1!*$#(,"$"+J*$*($!$@-&+1*2$ painting but thank you anyway.” man and apologised: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come on so strong. How long have you had .1*+0(26%3+)/%+-1$=+3,3+)/%+!"1#)=+8,$$%3+G,6%+ arthritis?" 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The First World War has ended, but it hasn’t gone away.

When the War Came Home is Welsh author Lesley Parr’s second historical fiction novel for children. Just like her debut, The Valley of Lost Secrets, it is full of heart, adventure and intrigue.

When Natty has to move to a new village, she meets two young soldiers who are still battling the effects of war. Huw can’t forget the terrible things he’s seen, but Johnny doesn’t even remember who he is. As Natty tries to keep a secret and unravel a mystery, she finds her own way to fight for what she believes in - and learns that some things should never be forgotten. Here is a sneak peek extract taken from the book which is available online and in all good bookshops now … I walk and walk, every step taking me away from this new life I don’t want. A new school, another just-for-now place to live, new people. A bus passes and I realise I’m on the road out, the road to Libanwy. I want to keep going, keep walking until I get home. The hill’s getting steeper, my chest getting tighter. I stop and sit on a low wall, my back to the road, and look out across the fields and up into the mountains. The view’s not so different to the one I know, but I might as well be a hundred miles away. There’s the Gweld, and the open space Nerys said is good for picnics and rolling down. An odd, spluttering laugh bursts out of me as I picture her tumbling down the mountain. I bet she goes like heck. 12 CARDIFF TIMES

Now that I’ve caught my breath, I get up and step over the wall. The road to Libanwy disappears over the top of the hill. Grudgingly I turn and head back down to Ynysfach. In the distance, between the trees and yellow daffodils, is a perfect square. The bowling green. I wonder if Johnny, Charles and Lavinia are there now. She said they are most days. I smile, remembering Charles’s jokes and Johnny saying ‘speckled bread’. It felt like – I don’t know – like we had something in common. More than me and Nerys ever will. Maybe because this is her home, not ours. Me, Johnny, Charles … we’ve all been forced to come here, we didn’t choose this place. I look down at my boots as I walk, at my bootlaces, and Johnny’s words float into my mind: But I didn’t come home, did I? All that time in Belgium, when all they ever wanted was to win the war and get back home. That’s so much worse than Mam losing another job and us having to come to Ynysfach. Here I am, feeling sorry for myself, when Johnny doesn’t even know where his home is. A mad thought comes into my head. And it grows and grows. I walk faster, towards the park.

In The Words Of

by Carl Marsh

where I have always wanted to go, yet never had the chance. It’s a gorgeous place called Portmeirion, which is next to Harlech. My sister has friends who have a place in Harlech, so I went there with her, her kids and my Dad. Unfortunately, my Dad is now very ill with Cancer, so this could have been the last holiday he will be able to take. I will write about it on the next page. INTERVIEWS

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s start by saying it will be better than last year [could it get any worse?]. I can only hope that your Christmas was brilliant [I am writing this on the 20th of December], but with the threat of more restrictions by the drip in charge of Wales, well… I hope that you had a blast, and seeing as nightclubs are shut from the 27th of December, Cardiff Bay must have been busy for New Year’s Eve with all those revellers with nowhere else to go! I could rant for an eternity about Mr D and his fanatics in the Welsh Government, so I will leave that to all my readers to ponder over. My Christmas present to myself this year was a new Volvo XC40. I went to pick it up from the Cardiff showroom, was given the keys to the shiny new motor outside and moved all my stuff into the car for me to be told that they had ordered the wrong car! My order was for an AWD [four-wheel drive] as I live very rural. The car standing there was front-wheel-drive only. The rest of the spec was correct. Now I have to wait until March for a new one to be built. The garage has been so apologetic, yet I still don’t know why the error had occurred. I will keep you all posted. NEW YEAR SUGGESTION In the summer, I went to a place in Wales 14 CARDIFF TIMES

Just the one this month as I wanted to devote a page to Portmeirion and my Dad. Nina Conti is playing at St David’s Hall on Sunday the 16th of January at 19:30 hours (or 7:30 pm if you’re not ex-Military, like me). The show is called The Dating Game, and if anyone knows what Nina is like, you’ll know she is a ventriloquist and an excellent one at that. This new show will have her do a derailed version of Blind Date [if you’re too young to know this show, just DuckDuckGo it (search engine)]. Nina will be aided by her face masks and devices, and no doubt ‘Monkey’ will make an appearance. Voice throwing at its most excellent, I know it’ll be hilarious, and with lots of audience participation, you just know each night of this tour will produce a uniqueness to each performance. I have watched her on TV and YouTube many times and have never failed to laugh so much. I hope you can all stay sane throughout this year, so do take care, and remember: “Never take anyone, or anything, for granted and live each day as if it’s your last!” Carl Marsh Twitter - @InTheWordsOf_CM Facebook - @InTheWordsOf YouTube – InTheWordsOf

In January, a Place to Go in Wales - Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales. As I mentioned in my column, I visited this breath-stealing place in the summer. And I know it is not in Cardiff, and I know it is about a four hours’ drive, but what a drive it is once you leave the M4 and start to get past Carmarthen and heading towards Aberystwyth and that coast road! With my sister having access to a former railway cottage in Harlech, a few miles from Portmeirion, I thought it would be a ‘two birds with one stone’ situation - I emailed Meurig Jones, who is the most knowledgeable at Portmeirion Village. He invited my family and me along. I didn’t expect a VIP tour around the site on a golf buggy with Meurig being our guide, but yes, that is what we had. I cannot thank him and the rest of the staff enough. If you happen to see any travel shows that end up in Portmeirion, it tends to be Meurig that you will see talking about the place. As I previously wrote, we did go in the summer,

but it was packed. Meurig said that it was much quieter and allows you plenty of room to manoeuvre if people visited in the early months of the year, so that is what I am doing. You can stay over as there is a hotel and many self-catering accommodations. You will also find some Village Rooms serviced by the hotel, and all rooms and accommodations are unique. I could fill page after page of who has stayed here, but The Beatles take some beating for me. And let’s not forget The Prisoner was filmed here, which is how I got to hear about the place. By having Meurig as a guide, we did get to find out all about the designer and original owner, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who between 1925 and 1975 built it all in the style of an Italian village; a charitable trust now owns it. I am so glad I made an effort, and I will return. (Sadly, not long after this holiday, my Dad has gotten very sick, so the pics you see contain my Dad, Sister, her kids and Meurig, and my Dad is now stuck at home with a hospital bed and carers four times a day due to cancer which the GP overlooked, so my Dad had to pay privately to find out!)

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There aren’t many ventriloquists as funny and skilled as Nina Conti; there aren’t. Nina is for the adults, aside from any kids’ party types, as sexual innuendos are aplenty, voiced mainly by her favourite sidekick, Monkey. This tour is called The Dating Show and will involve a lot of audience participation with the ‘volunteers’ wearing a face mask device controlled by Nina and a lot of voice throwing around the innuendos as mentioned earlier of a sexual kind - no doubt! I spoke to Nina on the phone, and this is what she had to say to me:

person that people will like, rather than someone who is thrusting! [Laughter]

Carl Marsh

That’s what Monkey is always there for, as he’s like my casting agent. So, when I start the show, I’m talking to people with Monkey, and I can get a pretty good idea of someone quite quickly. If the audience is already kind of laughing at the answers, or the conversation that you’re having with someone [via Monkey], you can feel when the audience engages and thinks, “well, we’d like to see that person” or “we want to know more”, so I take all my direction off the audience.

With the central theme of this tour being about dating, and with us all still being in this Covid nightmare, I can’t see it being an issue if the audience participants come up onto the stage wearing a mask, as they will have to put a more oversized ‘animatronics’ type mask on top! Nina Conti The (my) face masks are pretty COVID friendly. They will protect the person as they are cleaner than they’ve ever been, with more cleaning than I had used to do. But, yeah, it’s just the same as it used to be now, even though it’s funny to think of the mask as being some big sort of naturally protective wittingly.

Carl Marsh The only issue you’ve got is that people who go to shows like to have a drink - some more than others! So, it must be hard to be careful who you pick out for the skits? Nina Conti

I do enjoy this - even though - when you’re doing an unscripted thing, it’s got a bit of an edge to it that’s thrilling, so I’m excited to go out there. I can’t wait to get people up. I can’t wait. Carl Marsh

Carl Marsh What’s been the biggest nightmare you’ve had on the stage when you’ve had audience participation to aid you?

And also, it’s probably one of the only entertainment tours you could watch every night and at every location, and you get a different thing every night.

Nina Conti

There’s been sometimes where I’ve got somebody up, and they’ve been a bit too cocky. I always end up talking about this because if you get a group of lads needed a ladder, he’ll start making some thrusting sex moves, and I’m not shockable or offended, but the audience doesn’t go for it. The work I have to do then is to make them be a bit more - what’s the word - empathic, likable and compassionate

Yeah, you’d get a different show. You might have to sit through about five minutes of jokes with Monkey and me at the beginning, but from then on, you know, the rest of the time is new; and new to me! [Laughs]

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