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April 2010 Blog Posts (97)

Day 52 - My Birthday - My Brother's House

It's my birthday and I am in Cardiff. I am sat next to my two year old nephew who is watching .... (pause while I look up to fugure it out) JOHNNY TEST!!! I think. He has a zebra dummy and very curly brown hair. It's still sunny. Which is great. Spring masquerading as summer. I'm not looking forward to the day that it gives up and starts raining again. The country is still grounded. I wonder what the impact of the drop in air traffic emissions will be?

I have…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 19, 2010 at 21:03 — No Comments

Day 51 - Order Generic Nutridrine. Online Buying Nutridrine - Roath Cardiff

Brilliant, I am heading to NTW offices in Cardiff tomorrow afternoon to chat to some people about the work that they do. I am also meeting with Eddie Ladd on Wednesday morning. I'm not going to buy any Nutridrine online, but I am really glad that I now know where to buy it because I am sure that one day I will need it. I have also made some last minute alterations to my monitoring document. It read like a description of what I had done, am doing and am going to do. I…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 19, 2010 at 11:30 — 1 Comment

The Count of Monte Cristo

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO @ West Yorkshire PLayhouse…

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Added by Matthew David Scott on April 19, 2010 at 8:50 — No Comments

Extra-Ordinary - Dave Toole & Lucy Hind

I wrote the script for this show but that's no reason to go and see it. The performers, however, are Extra-Ordinary

David Toole, acclaimed for his work as an actor and dancer on stage and…

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Added by Matthew David Scott on April 19, 2010 at 8:43 — No Comments

Day 50 - The other way around the park - A garden centre Cardiff

I ran the other way around the park this morning. There were less people and the morning air was fresh and crisp and cool. Later I swam with my brother, niece and nephew at the David Lloyd club and after that we went to a garden centre to look at the fish. My brother loaded plants for planting and I occupied the children. We stopped for cake and then went home. Where I slept. I have been waking at about 5am every morning because of the sun and combined with all the exercise it has been… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 18, 2010 at 11:00 — No Comments

Directors Forum @ CPR, Aberystwyth

What an action-packed, squeezed-tight programme, the staff at CPR have created in presenting their inspirational Directors Forum, which is just about to finish its 10-day run.

Having a full-time job means that it would be impossible to take part in the proceedings, but cleverly, they split the overall programme into 3x 3-day blocks, so you might do all 3, or just one or two. I attended the middle block and this is my creative impressionistic response (I was far too…

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Added by Tracy Evans on April 18, 2010 at 10:00 — No Comments

Twelfth Night Production...Viola where are you ?

Hi folks. In the last weeks of July this year I am directing an open air production of "Twelfth Night" for CWMPAS Theatre. We shall be performing the play at Tredegar House , Newport, during the week 18 - 24th July.

Unfortunately we have lost our Viola, no, we haven't just mislaid her temporarily ! Is there anyone out there who might be interested in auditioning for the part ?

If so, why not give me a ring on 01443 690457 to have a chat. If I am not available, then just leave…

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Added by Wyndham Anthony Thomas on April 18, 2010 at 4:36 — No Comments

Notes on the Art of Poetry - TEAM blog

Wandering around Swansea after the absolutely excellent Shelf Life, I decided to seize the opportunity to bring Dylan Thomas's poetry to life in his very own city.

Working together with good friend (and fellow TEAM member) Becca Oakley and taking inspiration from the fact that the Old Library used to house thousands of works by this writer, we decided to test… Continue

Added by Amelia Forsbrook on April 18, 2010 at 3:48 — 1 Comment

Swansea Assembly, Forest Fringe & The Dramas of Politics conference: Swansea Buzz week!

Here it is: Swansea buzz week!

Along Shelf Life production, we have cooked many parallel events coming up this week in Swansea: Swansea Assembly, Forest Fringe Microfestival and "The Dramas of Politics" conference in collaboration with Swansea University.

The Assembly will work with local…

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Added by Mathilde Lopez on April 18, 2010 at 1:30 — 1 Comment

The Dramas of Politics conference in the Old Library!

National Theatre Wales, The Centre for the Study of Cluture and Politics & The Callaghan Centre for the study of Conflict, Power and Empire of Swansea University present:… Continue

Added by Mathilde Lopez on April 18, 2010 at 1:00 — No Comments

Day 49 - 4 miles around the park - Roath Cardiff

I ran 4 miles with my eldest brother today. He lives in Cardiff by Roath Park. It was gloriously sunny and hundreds of people were taking advantage of the brilliant weather. Smoke rising from the middle of small groups of sun bathers. We ran around the outside of the park, looping twice around the same section and ending up by a red post box. My brother observed that I am pro-nating... at-least I think that is what he said. It means my right knee is collapsing inwards every time I put my… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 17, 2010 at 11:00 — No Comments

The 'Magic' behind Shelf Life...

The ‘Magic’ behind Shelf life...

I was a bit unsure about going to university, but choosing to do Technical Theatre at Swansea Metropolitan University has opened so many doors for my future career. In a recent essay for university, I remember writing how…

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Added by Cairn Frederick Newton on April 17, 2010 at 2:30 — 1 Comment

Shelf Life - The Old Library Swansea 6-25 Apr 2010

Shelf Life - The Old Library Swansea 6-25 Apr 210

With new films out like Avatar revolutionising the way we enjoy films what about the other areas of enjoyment? What about plays? Well, that's what happened when I got to see the…

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Added by Neil Taylor on April 16, 2010 at 11:56 — 1 Comment

Dirty Protest - May 6th - Do you want to pop your cherry in front of a lot of people?

Hello all,

Dirty Protest will be holding an election night of plays on May 6th in a venue TBC in Cardiff. We have plays by:

Jack Thorne

Atiha Sen Gupta

James Graham

Ed Hime

And we're looking for a Cherry popper! In Dirty Protest speak, we're looking for someone who wants to get into playwrighting but has never had the opportunity, someone who has never had anything performed ever before in their lives. We're looking for someone genuinely new to theatre,… Continue

Added by Tim Price on April 16, 2010 at 6:05 — No Comments

Training and development opportunities at ITs Festival, Amsterdam, June 2010!

The ITs Festival Amsterdam (international theatre school festival) is a brilliant week of diverse performance, debate and celebration. The next festival is coming up soon 22nd-30th June 2010, and there are various training opportunities for 3rd/4th year students, recent graduates and young emerging artists!

Please see attached info…

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Added by Andrew Loretto on April 16, 2010 at 4:55 — No Comments

'Pygmalion Redux' with Teflonstage this summer

Teflonstage will be touring a school's version of 'Pygmalion Redux' by Oscar Fovarge this summer. We are looking for actors-animateurs-workshop leaders for the schools (salary, full board on uni campuses, performance fees). See my previous blog. In particular we seek an actor for the role of Leo Pygman (the 'g' is silent), troubled, dissolute but brilliant promoter of aspiring female rock stars. Contact office@teflonstage.org for further info.

Added by Anthony Childs-Cutler on April 16, 2010 at 0:50 — No Comments

Day 48 - On the Road - Aber to Cardiff

The monitoring document is complete. I am really glad that I wrote it. It helps to have sat down and written about what I have been doing and what I intend to do. Back in control of the project. My house mate gave me a lift down to Cardiff in the afternoon. I am going to spend the weekend with family and then hopefully on Monday I will be able to visit and interview some people at the National Theatre.

It occurred to me that a trip to London to visit the National…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 15, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

Day 47 - Monitoring 2nd Draft - The National Library

I returned to the document that I had set up the day before. And stared blankly into the sections. Hmmmm... what do you say you are doing when you are not yet sure what you are doing. I suppose the expectations can't be that high of this as I am only 6 weeks into the project. Only enough time to have started thinking really.

There are four sections to the document

A cover page

An explanation of where I am at…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 15, 2010 at 10:30 — No Comments

Director of "The Devil Inside Him" Trailer.

I’m Ryan Andrews director of The Devil Inside Him trailer, I work mainly in genre film and have a distinct style. I am currently in pre production for my fist feature film to be shot in 3D “Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons” to be distributed by Sony and vertigo film. This May I will also be shooting “Jerusalem” starring Ray Winstone as William Blake. My previous works include, Family picnic for which I won the IMS award for best director and soon to be… Continue

Added by Ryan Andrews on April 15, 2010 at 3:30 — 4 Comments