I'm here in Llanbedrog for a few days working on my WalesLab project - here is a little video blog about my progress...

Day 1 WalesLab from Rebecca Collins on Vimeo.

I drove into Mumbles last night with a slightly broken car, tired, but very happy. We had a read-through of the first draft of Aberystywth Mon Amour yesterday in a friendly village hall with a lovely group of actors who had given up their time and an afternoon to help us listen to Malcolm's first draft. It was great. For a first draft, we were very pleased indeed. It's very encouraging when actors spontaneously laugh out loud during a read-through, and Malcolm has done a great job of…

\NATIONALISATON! (Working title)

Nationalisation! is a bold, site-specific play that explores what it would feel like for a community to commonly own our public utilities (gas, water, electricity, transport, post, etc) and imagines a time when this would be possible. We will be working with a community cast and a full creative…

A handful of cast. Several vans. Four shows. Length and breadth of the UK. Audience of thousands. More than 20 years experience. No subsidy. One season. 

Can I absolutely and wholeheartedly recommend you book to see one of Illyria's FOUR shows this year? Best outdoor entertainment ever, and they're everywhere from Land's End to John o' Groats! http://www.illyria.uk.com/

I can honestly say I learnt more from producing two seasons with…

I hope you all had a great Easter, even if it was just an excuse to eat loads of chocolate! If you are looking for some light reading and want to catch up on some of the performances that have been going on in Cardiff over the last few weeks head over to my Young Critics Blog here.

It's been a really busy few weeks! There's reviews of The Good Earth, Maudie's Rooms, NYTW's dead, born grow and a few…

"Despot's Progress" - by Robert Peake from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.

This is a casting call for August 012’s next production: Roberto Zucco by Bernard Marie Koltes.

The piece will be directed by Mathilde Lopez.

The rehearsals will take place in Cardiff 9^th June - 8^th July 2014.

The play will open on 9^th July and run until 19^th July at Chapter Arts Centre.

We are looking for:

-1 male actor, 40-45 years old, to play Zucco’s mother, the Brother, the Detective, the…

A co-production between CTC and Polka London and YPT Toronto...

There are two public performances in Mold (After 6 weeks in London)

June 12th and 19th. 7pm.

Tickets from CTC.

It's like Romeo and Juliet with a big half-man, half-bull thing - and kalashnikovs.)

Hi

Just posted another blog on the Music Theatre Wales website presenting the impact our commissioning and artist development project Make an Aria, and how they are feeding into the future of opera.

ALSO We will be looking for writers for the next Make an Aria in Cardiff after Easter for a project that should resultin some real performances! 

If you are a writer interested in collaborating with a composer to try out writing a bit of opera please get in touch with me. If…

I’m Hannah; I look after Community Engagement at Wales Millennium Centre.  This, in a nutshell, means I look to engage with those who don’t or rarely engage with the arts. It’s my job to make sure that all we do here is accessible, to get our communities involved and to listen and respond to what they want from their national arts Centre. So, I just wanted to share the news that Wales Millennium Centre are advertising for two new Interns to join the Community team – which means…

The Good Earth



Hey!! My name is Tom, Tom Jones, it’s not unusual – that one never gets old!!



We’ve been blessed here at the Park and Dare Theatre in being able to host Rachel and her team of actors from The Good Earth for the past three weeks. Geoff, our Artistic Director had…

Hello All,

Some of you know me and some of you don't so I'll begin like always do....My names Chris and I'm a sound man/musician!

Right, now that's out of the way.........

I'm writing here as I'm looking to perform a gig of an EP I've been working on for sometime. I have one or two people who are interested in helping me by building a choir for the show but I need this number to grow from 4 or 5 to about 12.

The choir play a massive…

Music has been banned in the town of Wrexham and silence ensues. The town is now a very different place, regimented and controlled, whilst the black market thrives with secret traders dealing in bootleg musical experiences. Anyone seen cavorting, making melodic merry, or moving rhythmically are immediately detained. Being caught in possession of musical artefacts of…

Hi all,

I've just come across this blog post by Richard Aslan. 

How Long Can We Go On

I'm sure anyone who works in theatre (on stage, off stage, behind the curtains, up in the rig, behind the sound desk, at the follow spot, in their studios. EVERYONE) has experienced this... Can we keep on working for free? Can we keep on not paying people? What is the value of 'experience',…

The Filter, in partnership with The Deborah Hutton Campaign, are running a short film competition called Cut Films. 

Anyone in Wales aged 11-25 can enter by making a short film or advert (between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length) persuading their friends and peers not to smoke. 

Films can be on any topic, and made with anything from a phone…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8PUuzx9tI

Trailer for our audio walks taking place from 13th May in Swansea.
Over 5 days, there is a limit of 8 places per day. Book for free at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mission-gallery-6394656435?s=24033741 ;

See the work in context at Mission Gallery, Swansea until 2nd June.

Blysh%20Festival%20Commission.docx

Wales Millennium Centre would like to commission up to five new walkabout / street theatre performance pieces by an artist or company based or from Wales, to premiere at the 2014 Blysh Festival and be performed at events around Wales over the Summer, hopefully including…