So, after one of the most amazing experiences of my professional life, a cancelled flight, a night in Bariloche and a 36 hour return journey, we have returned to Mumbles. The sounds of the Wrasaw Concerto ringing out from the Castle were surreal indeed...Diolch yn fawr iawn i'r Wladfa. Taith Arbennig.

When shall I foot it?

In the silence of the morning

Witnessing the night slur into dawn

Anticipating the sound of the hollow winds arise

Where trees flank the way in the same direction

The broken dreams scattered by the side of the road

Shall not commemorate my achievements opposed 2 my failures

Regret shall be the footprint that I leave behind

Only for those who know how to read the trail

Shall be able 2 follow in my…

Salt, Root and Roe

Theatr Clwyd Cymru

Sherman Cymru, Theatre 2

8^th May 2013

The run down house of elderly twin sisters Anest and Iola seems to rise up out of the sea and if the stories are to be believed they themselves were found in a lobster pot by their father who was half merman!

This feeling of Welsh fairytale runs deep through Tim Price’s beautifully written play and it gives the sense that the twins are…

Over the last few days I've had a few conversations with artists (and by this I mean people who make theatre & performance from any discipline) about work their making and at some point something like this has happened:

Matt: Have you thought about applying for summercamp

Artist: I wanted to...

Matt: What's stopping you

Artist: Well I wasn't sure if I was the right type of person...

Matt: What's the right type of person?

Artist: I…

Looking for 30-40+ year old male to play a Mayor (or younger who can play that old, needs to look like a Mayor)

30-40+ year old female to play his lover (or younger who can play that old, sassy, attractive)

Another older lady 40-50+ to play a dog walker in another scene (or younger who can play that old, we can provide the dog).

They will play parts in a 5 min sketch, to be shown at a comedy night in Cardiff on May 22nd and then distributed…

Hello all,

just a quick note to let you know that there will be another TEAM event taking place in the Bristol Trader, H-west 7:30 on the 28th of this month. An evening of performance, poetry stories and much much more. It would be great to have as many down there as possible for a great evening and something a little bit different. 

As well if anyone would be interested in taking part or contributing in any way then please get in…

"Biographical albums may have been done in the past, but this marks the beginning of the action to these sounds; the beginning of further advancement for National Theatre Wales."

Take a look at my review here! 

http://elinmwilliams.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/praxis-makes-perfect-national-theatre-wales/…

 Needs YOU!

Would you like to be part of one of Europe’s largest inclusive arts festivals? The 2013 edition will feature jaw dropping acrobatics from France, stunning flamenco from Seville, ballet on bicycles and a puppet the size of a double decker…

Two short plays, the best of student work-scriptwriting-The Railway Bridge Committee by Eleanor Wallace and Animals Are We by David Phillips are being staged with a professional cast and Applied Drama students, marketing design by English and creative writing students:

Friday May 10th and Saturday May 11th at 2pm and 7.45pm in  back to back productions in the Riverfront Studio Theatre. Ticket prices £7, concessionary £5, available on the…

AGE -  Stage Manager wanted ASAP

Re-Live are looking for a Stage Manager to support their production of ‘Age’ a devised theatre show with a dynamic and daring group of older people, supported by the Arts Council of Wales and The Baring Foundation. 

We are looking for an experienced, energetic and unflappable Stage Manager who has an interest in lighting, can rig and operate basic sound and light systems, comfortably drive a crew…

Little Monster Films Ltd are filming a new BBC 1, 13-part primetime drama series called Atlantis and we are looking to cast a woman who can ululate - the tongue trill often used in North African and Middle Eastern music cultures. This is for a short scene we are filming at our studio in Chepstow on Friday 10th May. This is an equity rate paid role and all transport would be organised and paid for through our production office. 

The performer…

ROMEO AND JULIET       A REVIEW    MAY 3RD 2013    RIVERFRONT THEATRE  NEWPORT

Ballet Cymru, Coreo Cymru and Sinfonia Cymru came together last week for the opening night of Romeo and Juliet choreographed by the talented awards winner Darius James.

The story of Romeo And Juliet is a classic tale of love thwarted and tragically lost. It is a play which unleashes uncontrolled…

I've been very busy recently seeing what Cardiff has to offer. It's definitely been worth it!

To see my most recent reviews of Mercury Theatre Wales' Spangled and NoFit State Circus' Bianco please click on the link below:

www.HyperCriticReviews.blogspot.com

Thanks!

Chelsey

Romeo and Juliet, a Review,3 May 2013

Promoting excellence whilst fostering access is a tough challenge.

The 450 school children who attended the dress rehearsal the day before (including all of Pill School) were followed by a near capacity crowd for the opening night of Romeo and Juliet at the Riverfront Theatre in Newport.Their collaboration with Ballet Cymru and the…

So me and a group of merry poets all took a trip up to Landed festival yesterday to put on a NTWTeam Word4Word event. It started by all getting on a very pimping mini bus and I mean pimping, leather seats, blue led’s and all that jazz. as you can imagine we were all feeling very nervous as us poets do before a gig but fortunately Mr Mark Dorey was hot on it and brought us all some shandy to calm our nerves (wild I know, sugar free, 0.5% shandy). …

Well - we are open.  Working in an open country park is so fantastic as there is so much passing 'trade' people who may never have considered watching a Shakepeare have found themselves captivated by the rehearsals and performances and joined the audience on their journey.  Hearing people saying 'life should have more of this' is possibly one of the loveliest things I have heard as a director.  Hearing the giggles of small children as they race the cast to the next location and the belly…

A Journey of thrills and spills

The NoFit State Circus provides entertainment at various levels that can be breath-taking one moment and enchanting the next. Their routines require the utmost skill, training and physical fitness but also the ability to act on the edge. Bianco,…

Valleys Kids are hosting Contact Theatre’s acclaimed one man show of ‘CountryBoy’s Struggle’ at Soar Centre, Penygraig CF40 1JZ on Friday 10^th May at 7pm. 

The show follows an MC’s journey from the cliffs of Cornwall to the streets of London. Playing over 30 characters and mixing Hip Hop, movement and comedy. 

         “Hip hop is more than your shoes, clothes or hat -

          It’s a community,

          And that community I…

‘Critics are Parasites’

Meet the Critics at the V&A organised by the Critics Circle 27/04/13

I coordinate the activities of the Young Critics, the new 3rd Age Critics group and helped set up the inaugural Theatre Critics of Wales Awards at Sherman Cymru earlier this year. I read with interest that the Critics Circle was…