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Film Team hit Cardiff for a wonderful Wrap Party

We had a blast! Here's the pics......…

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Added by Jan Miller on February 3, 2013 at 12:03 — 3 Comments

Prestatyn Film Team

Friday 4th September saw me make my second visit to Prestatyn and work with the Prestatyn Film Team, who are supported by the wonderful Jan Miller and Ryan Hall.

The brief was to make a film over a two day period.

The group is made up of around ten young people from the Prestatyn area. These young people have a genuine passion for making films…

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Added by Gavin Porter on September 12, 2011 at 18:00 — 1 Comment

The New Critics' Reviews of The Beach

Dylan Moore and Megan Jones are National Theatre Wales and Academi New Critics. They are both part of a scheme that supports their artistic development as Welsh critics. They both came to see The Beach, our 5th production in Prestatyn in July and this is what they both thought of the show:

Dylan Moore…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 19, 2010 at 8:30 — No Comments

One minute with... some Curtain Twitchers

Here are some (not all) of the curtain twitchers of Prestatyn. It's the final One minute with... in the series from The Beach.

I assert absolutely no rights in the name One minute with... or the tag oneminutewith - if you want to make a video like this to highlight a… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on August 5, 2010 at 0:00 — 2 Comments

One minute with... Carolina Vasquez, video maker

The penultimate One minute with... in the series from The Beach is Carolina Vasquez who did some very fine work on a few of the Charlie and TJ videos. Carolina's website is… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on August 4, 2010 at 14:00 — No Comments

Charlie and TJ: "We did it!" Thanks to everyone!

Thanks to everyone who responded to their online call for help through their secret page (Facebook) and who came to The Beach to bring the Missing Generation back to Prestatyn.

Charlie and TJ couldn't have done it without you.

In the words of TJ: It was FANTASTIC!

In the words of…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 3, 2010 at 12:30 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Sunday 1st August

Our final show of The Beach on Sunday 1st August. It was a glorious day. The sun peeking out through the clouds on the teams on Prestatyn Central Beach as you all shouted out the names of your hometowns.

Here are the photos of each team, with their allocated billboard, pitching their ideas to bring back the…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 2, 2010 at 4:00 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Saturday 31st July

A beautiful day on Prestatyn's Central Beach made for some lovely photos of our Teams from Saturday's show. Here you all are, posing for TJ, shouting out your hometowns.…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 2, 2010 at 3:46 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Friday 30th July

Friday was our rainy day but everyone battled against it to make a wonderful show happen. The Teams were total stalwarts - congratulations everyone! Here you are in TJ's leaving pic, shouting out your hometowns...

The Blue Team and the Tescos Wasteland…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 2, 2010 at 3:00 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Thursday 29th July

All the teams from the Thursday 29th July show, all together, shouting out their hometowns.

The Blue…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on August 2, 2010 at 2:46 — No Comments

Charlie's latest video diary (alone in the toilet)

For all of Charlie and TJ's video diaries leading up to their mission to bring back the missing generation, take a look at this mega-playlist that Carl has collated where you can see everything in one place in chronological order. Catch up.…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 31, 2010 at 15:10 — No Comments

Charlie's life story (in brief)

Find out about Charlie's life before he arrived back in Prestatyn with TJ for The…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 31, 2010 at 15:00 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Wednesday 28 July

TJ took this photo of all the teams from the second performance of The Beach, all gathered together shouting out their hometowns.

He also took photos of each group individually and the billboard ideas they were pitching to Charlie so that he could bring the missing generation back to Prestatyn.…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 31, 2010 at 14:07 — No Comments

TJ's photos of The Beach Teams: Tuesday 27 July

TJ is a keen photographer. He took this photo of all the teams from the 27 July performance all together on the beach, everyone individually shouting out the names of their hometowns.

He also took a photo of each team by their billboard to record their idea that would bring back the missing generation to…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 31, 2010 at 13:30 — No Comments

The Beach review

My name is… Dylan

My age is… 30

I live in… Cardiff

But I’m originally from… Mid Wales

‘That’s not very specific,’ says NTW producer Lucy Gough, standing…

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Added by Dylan Moore on July 31, 2010 at 2:52 — No Comments

One minute with... Bethan Marlow, co-writer of The Beach

Bethan Marlow is a dramatist, ideas factory and force of nature.

Every video like this is tagged… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on July 31, 2010 at 1:30 — No Comments

First Blog

It's the day after the night before, and I am happy to say I am not full up with cold!!! Happy days! Everyone was fantastic yesterday, really mucking in even though the weather was wet, to say the least.

It has been a great 3 week process, lots of laughs, lots of storming out of rehearsals, lots of fights, like real fights with blood and broken bones, but that's how Catherine rolls!

But on a more serious note it has been a great process, and for a piece of…

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Added by Michael Humphreys on July 31, 2010 at 0:46 — 4 Comments

One minute with... Gary Campbell, set designer

Gary turns dreams into reality. And reality into dreams.

This is the latest in the mini-series… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on July 30, 2010 at 21:30 — No Comments

One minute with... Cassey Driver, assistant stage manager of The Beach

One minute with the highly organised Cassey Driver. See the tag oneminutewith for… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on July 30, 2010 at 4:34 — No Comments

Childs Play with NTW on The Beach in Prestatyn

When was the last time you went to the beach? The last time you played a game? Acted like a child? ... escaped the chaos of everyday life, the mess and disorganisation that is the reality of our worlds and had good old childish fun? With a narrative that makes you feel you are part of something much deeper and bigger then yourself ... a focus on 'we' not 'I' ... The Beach hits home!

For me I did this last night, played games on a beach in Prestatyn, and lost myself in the production.… Continue

Added by Kelly Page on July 30, 2010 at 0:30 — 7 Comments