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July 2010 Blog Posts (115)

Thank you thank you thank you!

After residing in Barmouth for the last 6 weeks it's going to be…

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Added by Siân Thomas on July 11, 2010 at 7:00 — No Comments

Day 133 - Tynllidiart Arms - Capel Bangor

Excellent service... shame about the vegetarian lasagne...

If you are vegetarian, which I am not, it can be very difficult to find a place that serves a vegetarian Sunday lunch. In and around Aberystwyth that is. Which for the vegetarians out there I imagine is a little bit annoying and indicates a lack of empathy on the part of the establishment that you are eating in. As far as I can tell, vegetarians have to choose variously between vegetarian lasagne, mushroom…

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 11, 2010 at 4:30 — No Comments

Almost time

Almost time to leave the Barmouth bubble....diolch yn fawr Bermo am amser bendigedig...

we will miss you greatly…

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Added by Marc Rees on July 11, 2010 at 2:13 — No Comments

Day 132 - More Camping - Furnace

I have had quite enough of camping following my trip to Barmouth, so I am sure that you can imagine that Poppy's request to dig the tent out again so quickly is falling on somewhat deliberately deaf ears. It is my friends birthday and he is having a party in Furnace. Which, while not as far as Barmouth, currently feels like it is a very long, long way away. However, she did get an outstanding school report yesterday and she did go to karate for the second time, this morning, even though… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 10, 2010 at 6:00 — No Comments

Day 131 - Back to Aberystwyth by Train - Five minutes from Barmouth

When I arrived in Barmouth a number of people asked whether I would be walking back to Aberystwyth. 'Of course not' I thought, and said. It's not that I couldn't see the logic in this proposition, it was more that the thought of retracing my steps filled me with dread. That same journey that had been filled with so much adventure because of the motivation provided by the destination and the Barmouth show were gone. Places of concrete experience had been created, and that was of course… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 9, 2010 at 11:30 — No Comments

Romeo and Juliet- rehearsals in the forest in West Wales

Well, we have just finished our first 4 days of rehearsals in the woods down at The Stackpole Centre in Pembrokeshire. The cast assembled in Cardiff on Monday for some fantastic training with Maggie from Disability Arts Cymru (thank you so much, Maggie!)

Already, the performance is starting to take vague shape, and yesterday we "staggered through" Act I... amazing!! The cast are reaching new heights already and the music is sounding beautiful. There is something so much more moving…

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Added by Taking Flight Theatre on July 9, 2010 at 10:32 — No Comments

Velvet Ensemble - Young Writers Competition - Classical Women:Reworked

CALLING YOUNG WRITERS!!!

CLASSICAL WOMEN:REWORKED COMPETITION

Velvet Ensemble is a new theatre company based in both Cardiff and London. Our focus is creating exciting, accessible theatre…

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Added by Victoria John on July 9, 2010 at 7:08 — No Comments

The National Theatre of Ish!

As some of you know, I was in Kosovo recently at an event exploring theatre in places of conflict, and the role of National Theatres. I met some great people with exciting things to say, from all over the world. One of the presentations was by Alison Jeffers, a theatre academic originally from Belfast. She talked about what a National Theatre could mean when you are not quite from any one place - not quite British, not quite Irish. She compared her cultural experience with that of the 15… Continue

Added by National Theatre Wales on July 9, 2010 at 1:26 — No Comments

Let the Games Begin!

Join in and see if you can win!

The Creative Team behind our 5th show: THE BEACH have started a series of game challenges in the run up to the opening of the production. All of the games can be found in The Beach Group on this community. Join the group and find out about the latest developments on The Beach.

Bethan issued…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 9, 2010 at 0:06 — No Comments

Day 130 - Marc Rees and Laura Thomas Interviews - The Bath House, Barmouth

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Added by Dr Tom Payne on July 8, 2010 at 11:30 — No Comments

Ysgoloriaeth MPhil Scholarship with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Perfformio, Cynhyrchu a Thechnolegau Cyfryngau Newydd yn Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Ysgoloriaeth £9,000 yn cynnwys ffioedd ar gyfer astudiaeth MPhil mewn cydweithrediadu a Phrifysgol Aberystwyth a Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru i ymchwilio i ddulliau o ddefnyddio technoleg newydd mewn cynyrchiadau ac wrth greu gwaith perfformiadol. I wneud ymholiad anffurfiol cysylltwch ag Anwen Jones aej@aber.ac.uk. Dyddiad Cau: 19eg o Orffennaf 2010. Am…

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Added by Kate Woodward on July 8, 2010 at 3:47 — No Comments

Bring on Barmouth Assembly

Bore da!

After a more than hearty breakfast overlooking the point where mountains meet sea, I'm ready for the busy run-up to the fourth assembly.

Rehearsals at the Bath House last night were simply amazing. I've heard rich soulful singing, listened to some incredible Barmouth-centric lyrics and seen the early stages of the video-game film. Can't wait for the discussions and guests, where the whole thing will come together... I'm fully confident that my first assembly will be a good… Continue

Added by Amelia Forsbrook on July 7, 2010 at 23:16 — No Comments

'Each man kills the thing he loves' Marega Palser: Image by Warren Orchard

Added by Marc Rees on July 7, 2010 at 22:36 — 2 Comments

Barmouth Assembly Rehearsals

Rehearsals for the Barmouth Assembly happening at 7pm, in and around the Bath House on Thursday 8th July…

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Added by Devinda De Silva on July 7, 2010 at 12:06 — 2 Comments

Casting for NTW05 The Beach

Last week we had three casting sessions to try and find two actors for our 5th production, THE BEACH.

We saw actors in separate sessions in Prestatyn, Cardiff and London. Leading the session were Bethan Marlow (one of the three artists who is making THE BEACH), Sam Jones (our casting director), Lucy Taylor (Sam's assistant) and me. We saw actors in small groups and asked each actor to bring a game with them to share.

By Friday I had pretended to…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 7, 2010 at 10:24 — No Comments

My first ever blog!

Hello everyone.

I feel somewhat of a dinosaur given that this is my first ever blog. I'm not one for embracing technology too easily, always thinking it's beyond me and then once I try it, realizing its not so bad after all. So this is my try-out, but what to put in it?

There's been a lot to think about since meeting some of the artists involved in Soul Exchange on Saturday in Manchester. Lots of words and pictures in my head but how it will all…

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Added by Kully Thiarai on July 7, 2010 at 4:38 — 1 Comment

Harbour washing

Added by holly davey on July 7, 2010 at 1:01 — 1 Comment

In front of the Cambrian Establishment. Image by Warren Orchard

Added by Marc Rees on July 6, 2010 at 21:23 — No Comments

Death and the Monster - Chapter Arts Centre 25th June 2010

For their eagerly awaited 2nd production "Inky Quill productions" found themselves in the impressive surroundings of the Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

Local comic Dan Mitchell set the tone with a short set which got a packed audience laughing constantly. Making it clear that he wasn't the play he won the crowd over with strong material from his life, " Specileptic" perfectly summing up his eye-sight and medical…

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Added by David Cox on July 6, 2010 at 8:00 — No Comments

4-star review in the Western Mail for For Mountain, Sand & Sea

Drove back from lovely Barmouth yesterday (with a tear in my eye), but feel better after reading more wonderful reviews; a fantastic one on Buzz' website (thanks Ben!) and another in today's Western Mail - our second…

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Added by Catrin Rogers on July 6, 2010 at 3:02 — No Comments