There is a moment, where those of us waiting backstage in the community chorus, see three actors shoot off stage right, shedding jackets, scarves, jumpers and racing round to appear on stage again moments later.  The wardrobe staff grab what they can,  hand out the next layer of clothing and gather up the heaps from the floor. The stage manager listens to her earpiece for the next cue, hand on door, effortlessly ushering someone through. The music rises, the light changes; we can’t…

Ignite Theatre are currently looking for a cast for their next production that is currently in development with local Welsh playwright, Chris Harris, who's previous works include TAITH (Sherman Cymru); Winona (UK Tour); Mutt and Walk on Mars (Aberystwyth Arts Centre).

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Cat is a young and vibrant primary school teacher, but a false accusation of assault on a child leads her to fear for her self…

The Romani Cultural & Arts Company are pleased to welcome delegates on Wednesday 20th July 2016 at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff to a stimulating training session focused on practical steps to working with Roma communities.

Training delivered by Roma, about…

It seems to have come around so quickly but now, after many weeks of rehearsal we, the singers in the Chorus of Patrick Jones's new play, are about to make our stage debut in front of an audience at the Sherman.

It's exciting, even though the actual stage part of our performance is relatively minimal, because the songs are great, and being part of a team of singers, building towards a show, has a momentum that has to be experienced to be appreciated. We really are all in this…

Maddy Costa will be running a Theatre Club, after the 4.30pm Matinee of Opera for the Unknown Woman, on Saturday 11th June, at Wales Millennium Centre. 

More about Theatre Club: 

Inspired by the classic book club format, Theatre Clubs are a new way to experience unusual…

The Romani Cultural & Arts Company is excited by the recent £49,800 grant provided by The Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money will pay for our experienced Community Champions from the Gypsy and Traveller communities to carry out extensive fieldwork across South East, South West & Mid Wales. The work will see the gathering of stimulating oral histories,…

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types - A free event including a 20 minute talk, plus coffee! 

This month we have writer & playwright Meltem Arikan. 

Arikan has written 8 novels, 1 book of research and 3 plays. She’s received several awards and was short-listed for…

Here are the details of the workshops for secondary schools, again, please do get in touch if you would be interested in getting involved:

Summer Term participation opportunity for KS3

Free digital art / science workshop with literacy links delivered by professional artists 

City of the Unexpected
 17 & 18 September 2016

Imagine a city transformed and seen through the eyes of Roald Dahl. 

Inspired by…

We are delighted to be able to offer workshops to primary and secondary schools throughout Wales, which will feed into our fantastic Roald Dahl event in September.  Please see details below and if you are a teacher or youth group leader and you would be interested in booking a workshop, please do get in touch.

Summer Term participation opportunity for years 5 and 6.

FREE art workshop with literacy links, delivered by…

National Theatre Wales is seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated and energetic individual for the following vacancy.

TEAM Assistant (part time, fixed term)

You will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of TEAM –a Wales-wide, internationally recognised community network, which engages with all levels of NTW's activities, rooted in a model of local community leadership.  TEAM members input into all levels of NTW’s work, advocate for…

Part Time Office Assistant – Cardiff Talent Agency

Emptage Hallett Talent Agency are looking for a pro-active and natural multi-tasker, interested in working in the media and arts industry, to take on the role of Office Assistant.

This is a part time position, which may suit a graduate, someone returning to work or a person who already works…

We are looking for an actress to be involved with the first production by No Boundaries Theatre.

GOLF COURSE WAR MACHINE, a short play by Chris Harris, will take place as part of the first Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival's Scratch Night at CF24 Project in Roath.

GOLF COURSE WAR MACHINE is the personal protest of a drunken, concert-going Valleys girl called Pip. She's on a pretty bad hangover, and she's set up camp outside the Celtic Manor on the eve of the NATO…

Adverse Camber productions is one of the UK’s leading live literature and spoken word producers.  We are seeking expressions of interest in an Associate Producer role from an experienced arts producer with a track record in Wales, able to work across touring and outreach / participatory contexts.

The role is focused on developing networks in Wales, initially focused around the performances of the …

Cwmni Pluen is developing a new show and as part of the research process we’d love to talk to female performers who are MUMs / MAMs about your experiences of being a mum. We’ll ask you some questions about being a mum and what it feels like, what you like about it and what are the challenges. We want to…

Opportunity Klaxon! We are delighted to announce the second call-out for Platfform, our artist development programme supported by Arts Council Wales and Esmee Fairbairn. This time, we’re looking for a writer and a theatre-maker to explore new ideas for creating theatre with and for young people with our brilliant year two venue partners The Riverfront in Newport and The Welfare in Ystradgynlais.  Everything you need to know is here …

Casting Breakdown

Iris Prize Festival are producing their 8th short film. The winner of the Iris Prize receives £30,000 to make a short film in South Wales.

Previous Iris produced shorts include Burger by Magnus Morks and Followers by Tim Marshall, they have had great success around the world and have featured at The Sundance Film Festival 2014 & 2015.

Arkasha Stevenson is a Los Angeles based writer and…