The Passion

NTW, Wildworks and Michael Sheen

Script and Novelisation by Owen Sheers

Creative Director Michael Sheen

Co-Directors Bill Mitchell and Michael Sheen

Over the Easter Weekend 2011

Reviewed by Chelsey Gillard

Photos by Chelsey Gillard,

except Beach scene by Scott Dale

Taking a world famous…

There was something different to walking along Aberavon Promenade on Good Friday afternoon: an electric atmosphere was building as hundreds of people headed to the furthest end of the promenade. It was to be the first of a weekend of events as part of The Passion, a play of enormous proportions.

 Conducted over 72 hours The Passion started and ended on…

Last w/end,s performance of the Passion was absolutly INCREDIBLE;Thank you a million times to all those who were involved in it .

                  Anyone who did not see and experience it will forever have an empty space in their lives

What started with an idea to tell the story of 'The Passion' online in real time through-out the weekend, grew into one of the most exciting campaigns I have ever worked on.

Michael and Bill's vision to use the town as a set, with the idea to, use it's radio stations, fly poster sites, graffiti artists and video makers to tell the story allowed us to really push the boat out in terms of our thinking.

This viral campaign made the event unique in many ways constantly…

Branwen's Starling

Adapted from The Mabinogion by Mark Ryan

Taking Flight Theatre Company

Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, and touring



Review by Allison Vale (2011)

Cardiff's Taking Flight Theatre Company is an inclusive theatre company dedicated to staging beautifully crafted, accessible, outdoor touring productions. For their new tour,…

Amazing start to the Passion! Family cried from the start haha! Can't wait for the rest. Proud of Port Talbot today :)

Following on from an incredibly successful event last year Newport’s Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre becomes the main focus for the annual celebration of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture in Wales in 2011.

The annual celebration on (30th June 2011 from 10am-3pm) is designed to…

We set ourselves the task of making a film in 36 hours and we almost completed it. I boarded the trian for Prestatyn at the 5.10 thinking about the two days ahead. I'd been prepping for the workshops but couldn't be too specific because, as is often the case, individuals in the group possessed different skills.

From speaking to the (genuinely…

‘A Panto in spring?’

‘Oh yes it is!’

Pantomime has gone green and is finding its roots in the forest.

A handcrafted outdoor performance combining the fun of pantomime with re-cycled goods and materials. Interactive performance, art, music and much more.

Professional artists and community volunteers from Wales, UK and Europe will re-interpret…

I have tickets for Friday and Sunday that I can't use due to illness. If you are interested in using them email me

thanks

Sian

Final Day filming with Gavin at Talacre Beach AND a master class in editing - thank you Gavin! All the young film-makers had a chance at acting, camera, sound & editing. Weather was absolutely perfect both days and I hope to try and get the finished film done…

Bridgend Young Critics’ Scheme secures funding

Bridgend County Borough Council’s Arts and Community Development  Department has been successful in securing funding from Arts Council Wales to develop the Bridgend Young Critics’ Scheme which aims to develop and showcase the voices of young people, encouraging them to think critically about the theatrical or musical productions they see.



Rachel Williams, a young critic from Bridgend said: “Being a young critic has…

Room to Read…

Desire Lines actors (pic Desire Lines Gallery)

Ian Rowlands Desire Lines

Desire Lines is a play that pulls open the lives of…

We are offering you one last chance to get tickets to experience 'The Passion' this weekend at 12:00PM Wednesday 20th April an extra 50 tickets for each day will be released to the Box Office but do hurry as they will be in demand.



If you don't manage to get a ticket please remember that you can still experience the majority of the episodes across the three days as they take place in large open public spaces with good visibility for those who do not have tickets.…

This coming Thursday 21 April

6pm

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

#egin2011 Forum Discussion 

This Thursday, National Theatre Wales, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Sherman Cymru will hold an interactive, bilingual discussion about the role of the writer in creating new work.

As we come to the end of our first year of productions: 12 pieces of new theatre, in 12…