The Coal Exchange, in Cardiff, is the location for NTW's 10th Show. Tonight it was the home or Mappa Mundi's version of
Dangerous Liasons. I went with John, Catherine and Kully, NTW:10's Director. It's an amazing building and the company had done a great job of lighting the cavernous space. They had managed to develop a strangely intimate experience despite the majority of the several hundred seats being unoccupied behind us. The first half was a little slow, the second half was…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 9, 2010 at 12:30 —
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I had the choice between the 5am train and the 7am train. I opted for the latter, 5am can be punishing if you find that the day doesn't end until some time around midnight. This was the case today.
I am in Cardiff spending a few days following John around and getting an idea of how things work at the Castle Arcade, home to NTW. Devinda gave me a few strategic documents to look at and I listened in on the plans for the Beach. The negotiations between the different…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 8, 2010 at 12:30 —
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When we returned to the paddling pool we were well prepared. Swimming costume, books and sun lotion as well as a towel. I watched Poppy as she ran back and forth along the length of the pool and bravely threw herself face first into the shallow water. Holiday makers made their way to and fro, walking where the sun and breeze took them. No purpose, no attempt to understand the place just a desire to be.
We inhabit places in different ways and different levels of…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 7, 2010 at 12:30 —
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The fabulous Oska Bright Film Festival are returning to the UNITY Festival again this year, bringing their unique filmaking skills with a FREE Masterclass (book tickets ahead) and free screenings in the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay.
Added by Hijinx Theatre on June 7, 2010 at 4:00 —
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Love Reading’s…
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Added by Leona Jones on June 6, 2010 at 23:42 —
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6389 words this week... not blog words either. It's got to be a personal best. Need to get up early to catch the train. still need to pack a bag.…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 6, 2010 at 11:48 —
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It’s Saturday morning and I’ve just finished a week-long directing masterclass at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
I was in Shanghai once before, in 1999. Even then you could feel the futuristic energy of the city seeping through every newly laid multi-lane highway, in the sweat of every rushing body. Now, as we all know, the future has arrived. Shanghai makes Manhattan look like a history lesson. Here space age fantasy towers wink across…
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Added by National Theatre Wales on June 5, 2010 at 3:02 —
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I collected Poppy late on in the day and agreed to take her to the paddling pool on the prom. Having not really thought it through I imagined that paddling in a paddling pool meant getting your feet wet. It took about 10 minutes for her clothes to become soaked through and the painful negotiations to commence. There could be two outcomes; one, she paddled wearing just a pair of pants and two, we squeezed the water out of her clothes as best we could and went home to get a swimming…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 4, 2010 at 9:00 —
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An exhibition of the latest design work from the UK's freshest talent.
Graduates from the Theatre Design department present a fascinating exhibition of designs, models and costumes for theatre, opera and dance.
Cardiff/Caerdydd
Theatr Bute Theatre
Royal Welsh College of Music and…
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Added by Allie Saunders on June 3, 2010 at 23:52 —
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Oyez, Oyez!
Don't miss the Edinburgh How to Clinic at Chapter tomorrow!
The…
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Added by Mathilde Lopez on June 3, 2010 at 22:30 —
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The Writers' Guild of Great Britain is pleased to announce a workshop with the BBC's Head of Audio Drama Alison Hindell. The workshop will take place at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, on Friday 18th June 2010 at 7pm. Participants should register their interest with Othniel Smith (…
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Added by Othniel Smith on June 3, 2010 at 6:27 —
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I have an office space to work from! Only 96 days in... its brilliant! A little brown booth in the law library. Two walls for sticking pins into and one with more space for blu tack than a person could hope for. A huge window to the right of the built in desk looks out on thick foliage and beyond that the university drama department.
I have networked my computer and can now print from it. My walls are already covered in notes on genetic criticism. The first case…
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 3, 2010 at 3:00 —
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Added by Matt the Hat on June 3, 2010 at 1:13 —
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Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 2, 2010 at 11:30 —
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I caught them at the end of the day and we sat on the seafront by the bandstand discussing the locations that they had looked at over the last 48 hours and the different potentials for performance. Things will look very different when they return in January.
Audio Interview to follow shortly. (post to be updated)
Added by Dr Tom Payne on June 2, 2010 at 10:30 —
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Thought I'd share some of the pics from the last playtest we did in Prestatyn. It was as fun/crazy/mad as it looks and if you want to be a part of it get in touch with us so we can let you know when and where the next playtests are happening. We'd love you to come and play!
It was amazing, The Beatles returned to Prestatyn in the middle of our playtest just as I had my camera out. Who'd have believed it?…
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Added by Rhiannon Cousins on June 2, 2010 at 2:30 —
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Added by Dylan Moore on June 2, 2010 at 0:40 —
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Os na gafoch chi gyfle i weld ein trafodaeth ni yng Ngŵyl y Gelli ar ddydd Sul, mae na grynodeb hyfryd a flog
Michael Billington.
Trafodaeth ddiddorol iawn, er gwaetha'r sawl newid safle (wel, o leia mae e'n gweddu at gwmni di-gartref fel ni).
Roedd Michael Billington, fel cadeirydd, yn onest iawn am gyn lleiad roedd o'n gwybod nid yn unig am…
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Added by Catrin Rogers on June 2, 2010 at 0:22 —
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“There is no exact correlation between languages. This process becomes even more difficult and contingent when you’re translating between times as well, there is no exact correlation between periods.” Colin Teevan.…
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Added by Kaite O'Reilly on June 1, 2010 at 23:30 —
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Hi All,
Another meeting was held with the Swansea group of National Theatre Wales and we had a full house. Again, the same enthusiasm is there for the project, "Where are you from?". Filming has been done on one of the projects and it involved Swansea and…
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Added by Neil Taylor on June 1, 2010 at 13:33 —
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