June 12th - June 22th 2013

Hijinx Theatre's sixth annual Unity Festival will run over 10 days this summer, and feature stunning Flamenco from Seville, jaw dropping acrobatics from France, ballet on bicycles and an Iron Man Puppet the size of a double decker bus. For full info please visit…

On Friday 29th April I had the pleasure of working with five really talented young performers (Hassan, Ali, Adam, Enbe and Fahmi) from Cardiff on an Performance/debate event at Butetown Youth…

I have been asked to write a post about the 'Do Lectures' which I attended last weekend. Normally I would shy away from such things as I am not much of a writer, my grammer is bad and my spelling even worse so apologies in advance. I am going to keep it pretty short, 5 simple points and a few photos as that will help pad it out. 

1. The Do Lectures - Talks that inspire action 

The Do Lectures is an annual event that takes place…

The BBC Performing Arts Fund supports performing arts individuals, community groups and organisations through grants, mentoring and advice. In 2013 we are focusing on Theatre, and our first grant scheme Theatre Fellowships launches in May, aiming to support individuals through the early stages of their theatre careers; helping to establish themselves in the professional world through bespoke placements within existing theatre organisations.

Through this scheme, we hope to increase the…

Today in Argentina it is Workers' Day. Rather like Labour Day in the States, it is a day when no-one works. Hasta La Vittoria Siempre...We were working last night however; on a Shakespeare Workshop with the Suburban Players - the BA Amateur Dramatics English Language group. Some exceptionally talented actors working in there second langauge; including a man who's girlfreind is in the University of Glamorgan in Ponty...