Welcome, Laurence Allan!
Profile Information
- What I do:
- A playwright from Pontypridd
- A little more about me:
- Award winning writer and director with a 38 year track record of working in the arts.
Artistic Director of Chainworks Productions
www.chainworksproductions.co.uk
- Location:
- Pontypridd
- Projects I’m working on:
- I have written over thirty plays for theatre, radio & TV including two community extravaganzas; Valleys of the Kings (Pontypridd Community Play) in 1991 and most recently Torchbearers (Mzansi Cymru Project) in 2012 featuring 200 performers playing at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff and Artscape Theatre, Cape Town.
I am now Artistic Director of my own company; Chainworks Productions. We are committed to giving voice to the unique and often disenfranchised communities of the South Wales Valleys and aim to explore local talent by forging innovative links and collaborations between artists and organisations in Wales creating high calibre work that entertains, engages, and inspires audiences.
Please visit our website www.chainworksproductions.co.uk or like us on Facebook @chainworksproductions
- Personal Website/CV:
- http://www.laurenceallan.co.uk
Laurence Allan's Blog
Welsh Gladiators
Welsh drama is having boom time. Four shows from four welsh writers from four generations at the same time.
Ed Thomas up in Merthyr, Gary Owen and Alun Saunders in Cardiff and amazingly me in my sixty first year still on tour with my latest play GLADIATOR. You've got to see the others but give us a break - touring is hard. I did my first thirty years ago and they've closed all those venues.…
ContinuePosted on May 13, 2015 at 10:13
Gladiator by Laurence Allan -
ChainWorks Productions first full Welsh tour of GLADIATOR has hit the road at the Coliseum, Aberdare and is now at the Gates of the City and ready to unleash hell. Chapter Arts Centre welcomes the Valleys on 29th and 30th April at 8.00pm.
We bring with us cliches, stereotypes and a bloody big skip to bury them in. We bring with us a stellar cast and a bloody good story and of course a couple of tracks by the Stereophonics and a load of T shirts and tattoos.
We are…
ContinuePosted on April 27, 2015 at 14:34
Gladiator by Laurence Allan -
Don't miss: Gladiator - funny inspiring play, written & directed by Larry Allan, opening at The Coliseum, Aberdare 23 & 24 April
Check out the trailer and book a ticket to see it near you. Gladiator Trailer - by Like an Egg Productions
In 1895, before the Tour De France and before the Modern Olympics, Wales and Aberdare could claim its first cycling world champion when…
ContinuePosted on April 18, 2015 at 8:48
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