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July 2010 Blog Posts (115)

Day 142 - Kaite O'Reilly Interview - Chapter Arts Centre

PayneChristie podcast 12 - Kaite O'Reilly by paynechristie…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 20, 2010 at 12:00 — No Comments

Circus Of Lost Souls

Blysh After Party 24.07.2010: CIRCUS OF LOST SOULS. for more info…

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Added by Ryan Andrews on July 20, 2010 at 10:08 — No Comments

Day 2 - Charlie and TJ play Human Bingo

TJ uploaded this video on his Facebook profile. It's of their second day in…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 19, 2010 at 23:25 — No Comments

Romeo and Juliet is now open; despite wasp stings, power chair breakdowns and cuts and bruises from the fight scenes - we are successfully open! I am incredibly proud of all the cast for their energy, enthusiasm, hard work, flexibility and damn good performances.....

Read our first review here - http://follies.tk/

tickets from www.takingflighttheatre.com

See you there!!

Added by Elise Davison on July 19, 2010 at 21:57 — No Comments

Challenge 4- this one's easy!!!

RELATION TO LOCATION

Ok, so here's a challenge that doesn't require much writing back just typing one word so SURELY you can play this one!!!

Here's a game that is written for a very specific location. Read the details below and see if you can guess which location it is.

EVERYONE who gets the answer right will receive a prize in the post- won't tell you what it is, it's a surprise!

KISS OR KILL

This game is a physical challenge that takes… Continue

Added by Bethan Marlow on July 19, 2010 at 2:19 — 8 Comments

Charlie & TJ's first day in Prestatyn

Charlie and TJ are recording their mission to bring back the missing generation. TJ is a photographer and he wants to make a video diary for every day. This is their first day in Prestatyn and they are trying to find somewhere to camp ready to set up their…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 19, 2010 at 2:06 — No Comments

Day 141.1 - The Persians Day 8 - Chapter Arts Centre

The fine details of the text are worked through painstakingly. Linking the language of the play to detailed choreography. I watch the material develop and try to imagine it within the location. An impossible task as I have never been to the place. I did try, a drive by, from The Greystone's Motel near Trecastle, over the public road that bisects the military land, to Tirabad. The village was sat high up on a hill to the right, several miles from the road. It looked inviting, one of my… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 18, 2010 at 23:30 — No Comments

Day 141 - NTW06 Commuting - Arriva Trains Wales

I join the throng of early morning commuters as they make their way between Shrewsbury and Cardiff. Somewhere between 6 and 9 in the morning are the best hours of the day. The light is different, sharp, grey, blue. The day is unsullied by the lethargy of the late riser. Newspapers sit straight upon the tables, anticipating creases. I sip coffee from a stainless steel flask, a cumbersome addition to my luggage, it is necessary however... paying £1.50 for a cup of instant coffee with UHT… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 18, 2010 at 19:30 — No Comments

Kiwi Knights : Holland

"Racist!" she screams " you're a racist!"

I had just woken up into the hazey night at Antwerp, my eyes were

glazed and my mind was still very much vacant from the effects of some

of Amsterdams more notorious tourist attractions.

The surroundings were alien to me, and the coach we had decided to return to Cardiff on had become skewered across the main road.

The scene seemed obscured with much thanks to the constant screams of abuse… Continue

Added by David Delia on July 18, 2010 at 13:16 — No Comments

Twitchograph

July 15, 2010 at 10.00pm, googled a word that came to mind.
No results!
July 19th, 2010, googled the word again, "Twitchograph", and hey presto, its there. Inventing new words is googley good fun!

Added by Paul Young on July 18, 2010 at 12:04 — No Comments

One reason for the missing generation...?

Why do Charlie and TJ need to bring back the missing generation? Where have they gone?

The Daily Post thinks it has one reason...

"Across North Wales...the young quit a region which is failing to provide them with decent jobs...meanwhile hundreds of older people from England are pouring in, seeking a rural…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 18, 2010 at 8:00 — No Comments

The Beach Workshop - TEAM Prestatyn

TEAM members in Prestatyn join Charlie, TJ, Catherine, Carl, Rhiannon & Bethan for 2 workshops.…

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Added by Devinda De Silva on July 18, 2010 at 4:26 — No Comments

Here are Charlie and TJ.

Charlie (top) TJ (below)

Charlie and TJ have arrived in…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 18, 2010 at 3:00 — No Comments

O'Reilly's Persians three

A script has been written and now the next phase begins – Mike P and the company begin testing it, trying it, speaking it, moving it…

Persians is unlike other processes I’ve undergone as a writer. When I’ve been perhaps the originator of a text, the first weeks of rehearsals are…

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Added by Kaite O'Reilly on July 18, 2010 at 2:44 — 1 Comment

Twitchograph 4

Added by Paul Young on July 18, 2010 at 1:15 — 2 Comments

A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Gate Theatre 16th July

In these days of cut-backs (especially in the arts) any new Welsh theatre company should be welcomed and supported. For their first production " BareKnuckle Theatre" chose the audience friendly " A Midsummer Night's Dream". Founded to " take the performance out if performing" they surfaced at the non-actor friendly Gate Theatre. Being an ex-church the acoustics are notoriously poor which penalizes fast speakers and and any action at the back of the…

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Added by David Cox on July 17, 2010 at 9:04 — No Comments

Barmouth Assembly poems by Chris Kinsey with Jamie Massey and Rob Owen

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Added by Mathilde Lopez on July 17, 2010 at 8:30 — 1 Comment

Twitchograph 3

Added by Paul Young on July 17, 2010 at 6:28 — No Comments

Barmouth Assembly photos

Added by Mathilde Lopez on July 16, 2010 at 6:00 — No Comments

end of week 1 THE PERSIANS

Well it's Friday....end of week 1...how did that happen?! What better way to end a first week of rehearsals of The Persians, than a cider and perry festival at Chapter?! All we need now is for the sun to come out!

As part of my 'Greek Epic 'Research' I watched '300' (based on Frank Miller's book) last night (besides admiring the many six packs) it was very visually pleasing and surprisingly entertaining.... ( I'm not usually one for films where lots of people kill each other in… Continue

Added by Mared Swain on July 16, 2010 at 5:05 — No Comments