Tom Jones, mae pawb wedi dod i’w adnabod o fel drysor cenedleuthol gyda gyrfa sydd yn rhedeg drosd 50 o flynyddoedd. Mae’r byd wedi disgyn mewn cariad gyda’i lais anferthol a’i carisma ag rwan mi rydym yn cael clywed y hanes o syd ddaeth o i fod yn y dyn mae pawb yn ei edmygu heddiw.

           Ysgrifennwyd gan Mike James mae ‘Tom – A…

Wales is a beacon of excellence in the promotion of equality of opportunity for all and for inclusive practices across services. Join us again in 2014 for a celebration of this and more.

Throughout Wales, there will be a variety of events taking place to celebrate the rich culture and heritage of the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities. There will…

The alternative Cardiff Story (Cardiff by Parris):

A collaboration between Janette Parris and the Cardiff Story Museum

The Cardiff Story Museum (a social history museum– exploring Cardiff’s history through Cardiffians and their personal stories) has won the chance to work with leading contemporary artist Janette Parris for the Museums at Night festival.

The Museums at Night is the annual after-hours festival of arts, culture and heritage…

Hello to all musicians,

I'm in need of a musician who is available for a few dates in April/May for this exciting R&D Project, working alongside some great professionals (possible paid work, depending on funding). You must be able to play an acoustic guitar, as this is key for tone of performance.

If you're interested, and want to know more about the project send me an email to elganrhys@gmail.com

Cheers

Elgan

I first heard them years ago

When, careless and light-hearted,

I thought not of coming woe,

Nor of bright days departed;

Now those hours are past and gone

When the strife of life is done,

Peace is found in heaven alone,

Say the bells of Aberdovey.

Clychau Aberdyfi/ The Bells of Aberdovey is a traditional song which refers to the village of Aberdyfi/ Aberdovey in Gwynedd, at the mouth of the River Dyfi on Cardigan Bay. The song is…

Its a strange thing, but for me visiting the UK is coming home. Though I was born in Canada my time there was brief and by around a year old I was on a ship to England where I lived for 28 years. And then, I ''returned '' to Canada. So my journey has echoes of the British Home child story-distorted- but perhaps with the same results............. I have two ''homes'', and a connection with journey and water that has stayed with me forever.

We're really excited to announce that for ticket holders of our Sinfonia Cymru: Strauss concert at the Dora Stoutzker Hall on March 22, there will be an exclusive pre-concert conversation with actor Richard Harrington and Sinfonia Cymru conductor Gareth Jones as they discuss the…

Hi all, Monday 10th March at 2pm in our offices NTW will be hosting a creative visit by Quarantine. So if you'd like to hear more about Quarantine and their work please email me gavinporter@nationaltheatrewales.org to let me know that your coming along.

For more info http://qtine.com/

FROM THE VALLEYS TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

Tom Woodward was part of an emerging culture of pop music in the 60s. Just like Liverpool and London the South Wales…

Sorry - last blog should read "for the next 9 days" and not "12". Many thanks, Ray T

Hi!

CASTING ISSUE – EVERYMAN THEATRE’S “OUR TOWN” – CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE; TUIESDAY 11 TO SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2014.

One of the young people in the cast of “Our Town” has just fractured his leg, so will be unable to participate in the production. Just recently, in the light of other potential issues, I have tried - through various avenues - to recruit young people for roles with no success. This includes the whole of Everyman Youth Theatre, asking…

There is a war being waged on new writing in the UK.

The latest casualty is BBC Three.

Today, the BBC announced plans to close the television channel BBC Three. A cost-cutting exercise. Some of the BBC Three budget will be put into BBC One. But BBC One…

As we head toward the first show in our ‘Year of Surprises’ – Raw Material, we’re calling out again to people who might like to come and spend the year with us as our Resident Artist. Some of you may remember this initiative from last year, when, out of an amazing range of applications we chose visual artist Kyle Legal to join us for the year. 

Once again this opportunity is open to artists from all sorts of backgrounds and art forms.  From ballet dancers to…

Hey All

Happy world book day! Today myself and TEAM member Elgan Rhys went to the rainy Merthyr Tydfil to lead some World Book Day workshops. We did three workshops with three very different schools from all over Merthyr in the beautiful St Tydfil's church. The workshop was aimed at bringing the children's favourite book characters to life through a series of character and storytelling exercises. We arrived there this morning to be impressed with the days programming all organised by…

Scriptography Productions will be hosting the next 48 hour challenge to multi-disciplinary, cross-artform performance makers to respond to art, space and environment at the Gas Gallery, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth 14th - 16th March

The project has already produced an eclectic range of work from new short plays, storytelling, installation art, movement, dance, audio,…

For months now I've been thinking about questions like Are we real? Is there a part of us that is more real than the rest? A kind of true self? Although I don't think there is, the questions still intrigue me.

And then I've also been thinking about familiarity and what does it mean when something is familiar to us, and even more so, what does it DO to the person, object, place we are familiar with, when we say 'I know that'.

Over Christmas I read Anam…

A short Radio Play made by the New Arrivals TEAM last year, with Radio Cardiff, WMC and Inch Studios. Big thanks to David John Evans for help and guidance and introductions.

It is adapted from a text by Egyptian playwright Tawfiq Al Hakim, a giant of modern Arabic literature, who, it seems, is barely known in the UK. We made this last year with a joyous and diverse group of individuals.…

There are a lot of women in Wales who inspire me. One in particular I wrote about for international women's day last year. Here name is  Hester (‘Hettie’) Millicent Mackenzie (nee hughes) and she was the first female professor appointed in the UK. The year was 1904, and she was appointed as a Professor of Education at Cardiff University. 

For International Women's Day in 2013, I was approached by…

Entertainment of the highest class. A show that would grace any West End theatre.

Review to follow but don't wait for that, go and see it for yourself!…