Feeling like a playwright who passes in the night, my week at NTW is up already and although I haven't seen the inside of a castle (a novelty for an Australian), I feel like I have had the opportunity to see inside a couple of Welsh minds, no less impressive edifices. The group at NTW have been incredibly generous with their time and ideas - I have had the privilege of being included in many of the meetings that John and others have attended throughout the week, been inspired by the true spirit… Continue

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It's a long trek from Melbourne, Australia to Cardiff, Wales, both geographically and culturally, but some things are universal. The need for cake at staff meetings and that phantom of the opera is likely to be playing at a theatre nearby. And, if you come from an Aboriginal theatre community like  I do, and are visiting the National Theatre of Wales, as I am, the imperative to make theatre that makes a difference and leaves a legacy. Hi, I'm Jane Harrison and I'm an… Continue