Great Leap Forward - check them out here  Great Leap Forward website are looking for a CSM, ASM and Touring Carpenter for a 10 week tour in the spring.    Contact Jennie at the address on their website if you are interested

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/watch-bizarre-video-showing-merman-6523679

The daily Mirror has picked up on the work of one of our chums and has run with it - LOVE IT

The UK’s Live Production Industry Comes Together to Change the Foundations of Our Culture

 "We have set ourselves ten challenging goals for the decade ahead. Only by working together will we be able to solve our biggest issues. These goals set the pace for the live production industry and reflect our shared aspirations and needs.” SiPA's Craig Bennett

On 8th September, The Unicorn Theatre, the UK's theatre for young audiences,…

Nick Mumford (LX designer for 150) says;

'Suddenly in need of a Tech ASM for seven and a half weeks from September 6th. Knowledge of Qlab and video a bonus. London gig. Message me for more details of a bonkers but straightforward experience!'

If you don't have his details just contact me; davidevans@nationaltheatrewales.org

Anyone interested in some PAT training?   

There is a 2.5 day course being run at the WMC if you are.

Anyone interested in some PAT training?   

There is a 2.5 day course being run at the WMC if you are.

UK/NG is a programme that aims to connect over forty million young Nigerians (aged 18–35) to the UK by building new audiences for UK and Nigerian arts and culture.

The ambitious cultural programme will peak between September 2015 and April 2016 in 5 cities across Nigeria and the UK, featuring over 30 projects and over 80 events, all aimed at increasing collaboration between young people in both…

Here is the draft guidance issued by the HSE concerning the application of CDM regulations to Theatre Activities.

There has been lots of discussion about this and the industry's response to the consultation has been ignored and the new CDM regulations take no account of our industry - this is partly because the HSE did not think that the regs would be applied to us.  

That is however the past and the HSE are now seeking advice from the industry to enable them to…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8aFIu-7F4I

https://vimeo.com/121015770

On Feb 5th we started the fit-up for Crouch Touch Pause Engage.   

Follow the Vimeo link above to watch the time lapse

Enjoy, we did

Written by Jon Tregenna who wrote "Raw Material"  The BBC e-book - "The Road to Under Milk Wood" is a packed with video, recordings, and images.   

Beautifully written and a real interactive joy this is a great example of how an e-book can work.   Maybe not best of all but certainly appealing is that it costs nothing.

Follow the link below to enjoy a cornucopia of Dylanalia.

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Site specific show in Bristol - Walking the Chains - is looking for a strong Stage Manager and an ASM.  This is a co-production between Show Of Strength Theatre Company and Circomedia - some circus experience would be good, but not essential.

Rehearsals start Dec 8th with 3 weeks…

A recent meeting at S4C  identified the lack of young Welsh-speaking ethnic minorities on the channel, particularly presenters and actors between the age of 16 and 25, 

S4C are keen to hear from anyone who might be interested.

If you are interested or know someone who might be please contact …

Development Director

An urgent message from Dance UK:

I am writing to you to ask for your urgent help. We need as many dance professionals as possible to respond by 22 SEPTEMBER to Ofqual’s consultations reviewing GCSE and A/AS Level dance.

We know you are all extremely busy, so to make this easier for you we have attached a briefing, that has been prepared by a number of organisations who are part of the Programme Board: Children and Young People’s Dance and…

Here is a link to a petition that encourages a change of approach to planning laws which are currently threatening performance venues with closure.  At the moment if new housing is built near a venue that produces noise the venue is responsible for managing that noise as the developers have no responsibility to put sound proofing in - the consequence of this has been that venues could be forced to close as they 1:  Cannot afford to arrange sound proofing for the new builds 2: They have had…

http://stagemanagementday.wordpress.com/

Last year's Stage Management Day was a great success, both in the UK and abroad.

It is starting again so make some noise about it.

Follow the link above