THIS February half term, the Torch Theatre is inviting young science fans to step into a world of fizz, bang and discovery with a brand-new, action-packed live performance.

The Exciting Science Show promises to amaze and astound children aged four and over, putting the “exciting” firmly back into “science”. Packed with fast-paced demonstrations and fact-filled fun, the show brings learning to life with spectacular experiments performed live on stage.

Audiences can expect everything from a dramatic volcanic eruption to everyday objects transformed into surprising scientific contraptions — including a vacuum cleaner turned missile launcher and a smoke blaster aimed straight at the crowd. With plenty of “wiz, bang, pop… and splurt”, this is a show where standing clear is strongly advised.

Led by a larger-than-life team — Mad Mike, Dangerous Dean, Krazy Kelly and Fabulous Faye — the performance blends theatre and science to spark curiosity and keep young minds fully engaged.

Explaining the characters, Mad Mike said: “I’m the inventor of the group — give me a roll of gaffer tape and a set of pliers and I can turn anything into a science experiment. Dangerous Dean is our crash-test dummy — if there’s something we’re unsure about, Dean tries it first. Kindly Kelly might look friendly, but she’s our master of destruction, and Fabulous Faye knows her facts, knows her science… she’s just fabulous.”

Anwen Francis from the Torch Theatre marketing team added: “We’re delighted to be welcoming this fun-filled science show to the Torch this half term. So many young people enjoy science, especially when they can see real experiments unfolding live on stage. We can’t wait to see what amazing and exciting moments emerge.”

Exciting Science comes to the Torch Theatre on Wednesday, February 18, with performances at 11.30am and 2:00pm. Tickets cost £15.50.

For more information or to book, visit www.torchtheatre.co.uk or contact the Box Office on (01646) 695267.

A new exhibition by David and Cassia GomersallSaturday 17 January – Saturday 14 February 2026

THE WATERFRONT GALLERY at Discovery Quay opens the New Year with The Space Between, a compelling joint exhibition by father-and-daughter artists David and Cassia Gomersall.

The exhibition launches on Saturday 17 January, with a public preview from 2:00pm–4:00pm. It will then run Wednesday to Saturday, 10:30am–4:00pm, until Saturday 14 February.

Since 2005, David Gomersall’s artistic practice has been shaped by the bays and headlands of the Marloes peninsula, including Marloes Sands, Albion, Musselwick and St Brides. His work begins with rapid sketches responding to the visual drama of water colliding with rock. Away from the shoreline, these impressions evolve into abstract explorations in wood, stone, paint and dye—works that carry the memory of water moving around, over and through solid form. Though developed intuitively, each piece retains a strong echo of its coastal origin and a sense of the familiar.

The relentless motion of the sea—eroding softer material, opening fissures and caverns, and reshaping shattered stone—is mirrored in David’s processes. The carving and sanding of wood and stone, the rhythm of pencil marks, and the flow of batik wax all echo the sea’s constant, shaping force.

David studied three-dimensional design before completing an MA in Environmental and Architectural Design at the Royal College of Art. After working for architectural practices in London, he established his own studio in 1991. Since 1995, his projects have focused mainly in Pembrokeshire and Shropshire/Powys. His architectural work—and the many concept paintings produced over three decades for the late Zaha Hadid—centres on spatial relationships, movement and flow.

Cassia Gomersall is predominantly a textile-based artist, known for upcycled clothing and artworks created through fabric manipulation, silk-screen printing and natural dyeing. Her practice frequently incorporates recycled, scavenged or foraged materials. Rusted objects found along Pembrokeshire’s coastline are used to produce richly textured, rust-dyed pieces that echo sea spray and saltwater corrosion. Her ink works are largely abstract, capturing moments where sea meets cliff and water meets mountain.

Together, David and Cassia Gomersall present a thoughtful, tactile dialogue between nature and material—exploring erosion, movement and transformation in works shaped as much by place as by process.

ACTOR Martin Clunes is to take on the role of disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in a new factual drama examining one of the most damaging scandals in British broadcasting history.

The two-part series, provisionally titled Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, will air on Channel 5 and will chart Edwards’ rise to prominence, his fall from grace, and the events that culminated in his conviction and suspended prison sentence.

Clunes, best known for his long-running role in Doc Martin, is depicted in character wearing a black suit and silver watch, seated in a newsroom studio with papers spread before him as journalists work in the background. The production aims to recreate the atmosphere of Britain’s flagship television news at the height of Edwards’ career.

Edwards began his broadcasting career in Wales before becoming one of the most recognisable and highest-paid presenters at the BBC, fronting News at Ten for decades. During that time, he delivered some of the most significant moments in recent British history, including coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

His career ended in disgrace following a series of revelations that emerged in July 2023, when a newspaper report alleged that a senior BBC presenter had paid a teenager for sexual images. Days later, Edwards’ wife publicly identified him as the individual at the centre of the allegations. He resigned from the BBC in April 2024.

In June 2024, after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, Edwards was charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, linked to WhatsApp exchanges with a man named Alex Williams. He pleaded guilty the following month, admitting to possessing forty-one images, including seven of the most serious category.

Edwards received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was placed on the sex offenders’ register for seven years.

Channel 5 said the drama will explore how the scandal unfolded and will feature interviews with journalists who first reported the story, as well as those involved in investigating the case. The series will be directed by Michael Samuels, known for acclaimed British dramas including The Windermere Children and Any Human Heart.

Ben Frow, Channel 5’s chief content officer, said the programme would examine “how a man in a position of power and trust betrayed that status,” adding that it would focus on “the human cost behind the headlines.”

The drama is expected to reignite debate about accountability, safeguarding and power within British broadcasting, and marks the first major scripted portrayal of the Edwards scandal since his conviction.