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February 2010 Blog Posts (68)

DESIGN COMMISSION - EBBW VALE COMMUNITY PLAY / COMISIWN DYLUNIO DRAMA GYMUNEDOL GLYN EBWY

DESIGN COMMISSION – EBBW VALE COMMUNITY PLAY (MAEN!)

MAEN! is a bilingual multi-arts community play taking place on the main stage of the Ebbw Vale Eisteddfod site on 29 July 2010 combining stories from the mythological and the real world, interweaving live action and film.

Head for Arts is offering a design commission to develop and deliver set, costumes and properties for this production. Full details of the brief and the application process are available from… Continue

Added by Kate Strudwick on February 4, 2010 at 7:07 — No Comments

See Oedipus | Antigone in the Empty Sherman Building...

We're almost done packing up Sherman ready to move into our temporary offices for the building redevelopment - but before the work starts we have one final show - Oedipus | Antigone - which will be performed in the empty hallways, dressing rooms and stages of the Sherman building. This really will be a unique chance to see the building as you've never seen it before.

Tickets are limited and already largely booked up - book the last few remaining tickets now on 029 2064 6900 (telephone… Continue

Added by Jenny Boyatt on February 3, 2010 at 6:07 — No Comments

Cerbyd Interview part 1

1) What was your inspiration for Cerbyd and why do you think the Welsh art scene would benefit from it?

Tom Goddard: The inspiration for Cerbyd came firstly from our involvement in Garej Art space between June 2007 – August 2008. After exhibiting 120 artists in rolling three week shows over a fifteen month programme, I became most interested in the dialogues created between artist and viewer, particularly from works in progress and their ongoing creative processes. They can suggest… Continue

Added by Tom Goddard on February 2, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter performed by Be:spoken Theatre

On March 10-13th there is a production of 'A Kind of Alaska' by Pinter being performed at Chapter Arts Centre in the Theatre by a new company - Be:spoken Theatre. Caroline Bunce , a sublime actress in the play, suggested in her wisdom that I, Julie, merely the director, you understand, create a blog..and that i was responsible for creating such a blog because i was the director... and therefore i havent got much else to do..so here I am.

Weve been rehearsing for about 4 days now and… Continue

Added by Julie Barclay on February 2, 2010 at 11:00 — 5 Comments

You can't possible have all the world's plays at your fingertips - or can you.

I used to be a huge collector of books and plays and reference tomes and anything printed by Penguin circa 1960 etc. The trouble is, one moves around so much (peculiarly been in the same house for 4 years now, a bit of record since leaving home) and it is such a chore keeping boxes and boxes (and I do mean dozens) and moving them or finding a home for them.

But, wouldn't it be magical if the play you wanted to read was just a couple of clicks and a postage stamp or two… Continue

Added by Robert Harper on February 2, 2010 at 2:30 — 3 Comments

POST IT!

I am sitting in a white room. There's no padding on the wall (though maybe there should be!) just lots and lots of post it notes! Brainstorming for The Beach has begun.

And so far so good.

Ideas have been flowing, marker pens have been marking, post it's have been stuck and re-stuck and we now have 4 solid themes ready to be honed and discarded and looked at… Continue

Added by Rhiannon Cousins on February 2, 2010 at 1:13 — 2 Comments

Thank you Georgia!

Over the past three months we have contacted over 400 organisations from across Wales including archers & astronomical societies; motorcycle, merchant navy, M

ensa, medieval re-enactment & model railway clubs; Societies of bonsai growers, bowmen, bat watchers & badminton players and cactus enthusiasts, postcard collectors, bee-keepers, quilters, miniaturists, ufologists and not forgetting the George Formby Society, to name but a… Continue

Added by Tom Goddard on February 1, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

Shoot/Get treasure/Repeat by Mark Ravenhill

Mon 1st March-Sat 6th March

7.30pm Chapter Arts Centre,Cardiff.

This epic collage of short plays explores the personal and political effect of war on modern life.The plays were written and performed in 2008 in numerous contexts and venues such as Edinburgh Traverse, Royal Court, National Theatre Studio, The Gate, and on Radio 3.

This production is not only the Welsh premiere, but Mark Ravenhill has also contributed a new concluding epilogue, which is performed for the… Continue

Added by Rachel-Helena Walsh on February 1, 2010 at 9:27 — No Comments