National Theatre Wales Community

I really like the trailer for the Devil Inside Him, but feel it presents a different artistic vision to that in the actual live theatre performance at the New .To me its…

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Added by Guy O'Donnell on May 10, 2010 at 7:00 — No Comments

Great website

Hi this a link to a website full of great speeches , stirring stuff !

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/50-incredible-historical-speeches/

Added by Guy O'Donnell on April 29, 2010 at 6:34 — No Comments

Very clever use of Internet

Which writer / theatre company will use this application in a show first ?

http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/chatroulette-merton-ben#comments

Added by Guy O'Donnell on March 21, 2010 at 7:00 — 1 Comment

Photography/Posters/Marketing in Theatre

Hi a link to an interesting Blog on the Guardian website . If you scroll down it also has a link to another blog discussing the National (England) poster designs.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2009/nov/26/stage-theatre-photography-celebrity

Added by Guy O'Donnell on November 27, 2009 at 20:55 — 7 Comments

The Making of War Horse

Link to documentary onMore4
Amazing.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/making-war-horse/4od#3008195

Added by Guy O'Donnell on November 7, 2009 at 21:44 — 2 Comments

Education and Participation Officer (The Riverfront, Newport)

I hope Nick and the team at the Riverfront wont mind me posting this.

The forms are on the Newport Council Jobs Page

Guy

Education & Participation Officer

(The Riverfront)

SCP 26-28

£22,001 - £23,473 pro rata

The Education & Participation Officer within The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre initiates manages and develops liaison and projects with the formal education sector. You will be required to commence in October 2009.

The… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 24, 2009 at 6:15 — No Comments

Arts Development Officer, Youth Theatre and Youth Dance

Arts Development Officer

(Youth Theatre & Youth Dance) £24,402 - £26,016

Bridgend County Borough’s Arts & Culture Service seeks a dynamic arts practitioner to manage, co-ordinate and create youth theatre and youth dance activity throughout the borough. The successful candidate will also be responsible for developing the award winning Bridgend Youth Theatre and Bridgend Youth Dance in conjunction with the Artistic Director.

For an… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 23, 2009 at 10:12 — No Comments

Free/ cheap space

Hi I am Guy one of the Arts Development Officers in Bridgend. The council own a building in Porthcawl harbour called the Jennings Building. Its a very large disused warehouse, I use it for painting Bridgend youth theatre scenery. The site is part of the planned regeneration of Porthcawl ,given the current economic climate nothing is likely to happen in the near future.

If any designers or creatives wanting space think it may be suitable for them then please contact me to see if I can… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 12, 2009 at 4:19 — 1 Comment

Engage

I have been really interested in the development of the NTW values as evidenced through this site, and have been having a few thoughts. I have worked in the arts in South Wales and NE England and obviously have a keen interest in their development. (there is a wonderful photographic exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff called No Such Thing As Society at the moment )

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/whatson/?event_id=3708

The recent NTW Felice Varini blog posts… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 11, 2009 at 20:30 — 1 Comment

The Fourth Plinth

This is a live stream from the fourth plinth , fascinating and also very dull http://www.oneandother.co.uk

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 10, 2009 at 19:41 — 2 Comments

Whoops

We have all probably been there with a jigsaw !

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8124232.stm

Added by Guy O'Donnell on July 1, 2009 at 8:00 — No Comments

Young Peoples Writing Squads

Academi part fund Young Writing Squads who develop the literary talents of young writers across Wales. (Link to their site for info)

http://www.academi.org/what-is-a-squad/

It would be wonderful if NTW could work with the groups and establish some new ones.

I believe Tim Baker and NYTW are developing the work of young dramatists perhaps this is the sort of project that the squads,NYTW and NTW could support as the infrastructure support is already in place.

Have you got… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on May 25, 2009 at 19:30 — 1 Comment

Spreading The Word

Hello all I my name is Guy and I am an Arts Development Officer for Bridgend Council. As an ADO my remit is to encourage and support artistic and cultural activities in any artform. There are ADO's in most local authorities in Wales.

In order to open up Johns core themes of Create, Debate and Respond I would suggest it would be a good idea to create a team of people in order to Spread The Word, throughout the nation.

I am sure that there there are many arts organisations and… Continue

Added by Guy O'Donnell on May 22, 2009 at 19:25 — 1 Comment