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August 2011 Blog Posts (71)

Click by Dafydd James

Here at Mess Up The Mess Theatre company we are getting ready to present our latest production ‘Click’ at theatres across South Wales this September. ‘Click’ is an exciting ground breaking play written by Daffydd James. Alongside young people from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Wales he has created a piece of theatre about communication across the internet, social boundaries, relationships and trust. All of the young people from across the globe have worked together on creative… Continue

Added by Sarah Jones on August 17, 2011 at 8:36 — No Comments

WEST WALES CELEBRATION OF ROMANI CULTURE

A two day celebration of Romani and Traveller people and their culture taking place in west Wales on September 30th and October 1st 2011.

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Day 1 will include presentations and discussions with members of the local communities, artists, academics and politicians culminating in a

Q & A session with an…

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Added by Isaac Blake on August 17, 2011 at 0:00 — No Comments

on writing, on performance

I've begin to blog about process, theatre and performance... The next 12 months promise to be pretty wild, with 4 productions of my work, all very different in style, aesthetic, context and content, so I've set myself the task to reflect on this experience - what I think, what I learn, what I question...

It's at:

www.kaiteoreilly.wordpress.com

Please feel free to join me.

Added by Kaite O'Reilly on August 16, 2011 at 23:06 — 1 Comment

Twelfth Night Review

Review for Taking Flight's Twelfth Night

What a lovely review - the show is going from strength to strength even if the weather challenges us on every level! I am so proud of the cast and have loved working with each and every one of them. Off to North Wales tomorrow - tickets www.takingflighttheatre.com…

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Added by Elise Davison on August 15, 2011 at 5:40 — No Comments

Cilgwyn Production Interns

Cilgwyn are looking for 2 production interns to work with us on our new project The Belly of the Whale.

About the project: Taking inspiration from recent events in Chile and New Zealand and from the Gresford mining disaster of 1934 The Belly of the Whale will explore what happens when the human mind is left to ponder its last moments. Do you replay the best moment of your life over and over? Do you look for forgiveness? Do you seek justice? Do you try to find hope in the…

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Added by Becca Cox on August 15, 2011 at 5:20 — No Comments

Another 5* review for The Dark Philosophers

"This whole production by Told By An Idiot and National Theatre Wales is a triumph," says Fest magazine, the latest to give the production a 5* rating.

"From its magical stage design to the giddy use of absurd theatrical techniques, everything is in harmony with Thomas' world-view."

You can see some audience members' reactions in a seres of videos on…

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Added by Catrin Rogers on August 14, 2011 at 20:45 — No Comments

IMAGINE THAT! - A magical & musical first theatre experience for 2–5 year olds (& their grown ups)

Welcome to the world of two travelling sisters who will entertain you with tea, tales and tunes from everywhere and anywhere.

On the terrace of the National Theatre, Southbank, London - twice daily (11am and 12.30 pm) from Weds 17th - Sat 20th July.

Created by Bec Applebee, Sarah Argent and Claire Ingleheart.

Director: Sarah Argent

Designer: Sophia Lovell…

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Added by Sarah Argent on August 13, 2011 at 6:00 — No Comments

5* and 4* reviews for The Dark Philosophers

Today we got what we hope will be our first 5* review for The Dark Philosophers, in Fringe Review:

"There is no discernible vulnerability in this slick performance. The whole cast are remarkably versatile and slip in and out of the various characters with alarming…

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Added by Catrin Rogers on August 13, 2011 at 0:30 — No Comments

Back to Caernarfon

Comrades,

At the beginning of the week I went to Caernarfon with Abdul to see the wonderful people of Galeri and record Jason84 and Dion Jones who have been jamming together since Caernarfon Assembly last January.

We had a great day, Dion, Jason, Dylan and the rest of the crew recorded 4 songs.

Here are 2 of them.

NB: If your neck hurts, please remember when I was making good video and be compassionate…

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Added by Mathilde Lopez on August 12, 2011 at 9:30 — No Comments

Bandwagon Theatre: Our Edinburgh Fringe (Day 10)

Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I'm in the middle of some celebrating.

It's our last night - I can't believe it. So we're all having a last little gathering and will be visiting some local establishments later on this evening.

I suppose as it's the last night I should start summing up our time here, but putting all of our experiences into just a few lines is near impossible. I've learnt plenty, not only about the Fringe but about the people I'm here with, Edinburgh… Continue

Added by Kat Jones on August 12, 2011 at 7:34 — 3 Comments

Autumn Programme Launched!

Celtic Learners Network has just released its autumn programme which includes weekly classes, saturday schools and evening courses. The range of subjects includes history, mythology, literature, art, and photography, and we have a host of new venues so that we can be as inclusive as possible to those in South East Wales. Also, our art classes will now be taking place at National Museum Cardiff in the new refurbished west wing!

Highlights include a 4 week course on Leonardo da Vinci, a… Continue

Added by Celtic Learners Network on August 12, 2011 at 0:41 — No Comments

Congratulations to Laura Free, our 3,000th Member

It's just over 2 years since we set up our online community at National Theatre Wales and yesterday we passed the benchmark of 3,000 members. Congratulations to Laura Free our 3,00th member.

Laura, the prize for you is quite special. We have commissioned a limited edition set of love spoons to be made from the cross that featured in our production of The Passion. Each spoon will be individually carved and should be a real collector's item. To claim your prize, contact…

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Added by National Theatre Wales on August 11, 2011 at 23:22 — No Comments

4* review for The Dark Philosophers / And now for something completely different...

What a lovely start to the day - a 4-star review of The Dark Philosophers in today's Herald.

The first of many, we hope.

Meanwhile, in Port Talbot,…

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Added by Catrin Rogers on August 11, 2011 at 22:35 — No Comments

Bandwagon Theatre: Our Edinburgh Fringe (Day 9)

Another show, another day gone in the blink of an eye.

We've literally just realised that we've been living in near luxury for the past 9 days. The 7 of us have been sharing a modern, clean, fully functioning apartment and we've even had our own beds. Amazingly, we hadn't been aware of just how fortunate we are to be in such a comfortable residence. We just had a rather long conversation with another company who are at our venue, and they asked us whether we felt the same way as they… Continue

Added by Kat Jones on August 11, 2011 at 13:41 — No Comments

iPads, Squashed Tomatoes and Justin Timberlake... just another day in Edinburgh

… it turns out Lyn Gardner's recommendations are really worth something. My last day in Edinburgh was spent participating in Alma Mater and viewing I Hope My Heart Goes First. What a wonderful way to end my time at the Fringe.

Alma Mater ★★★ is a one-person journey into a child's imagination, powered by an iPad. Looking at the video on the tablet as you would the…

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Added by Amelia Forsbrook on August 11, 2011 at 5:52 — No Comments

NTW #TEAM_ed Last days

Sooooo first off sorry for the time it has taken to blog this I have been traveling and catching up with family.

So the last days were very busy the 'Seagull Effect' by Idle Motion was a stand out show really enjoyable and we met with Grace from the company after the show who was a really cool interesting person. Really enjoyed the way the show begins and ends and some beautiful use of projection and umbrellas. This show is well worth a watch so pop along to Zoo Roxy for…

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Added by Brent Morgan on August 11, 2011 at 5:30 — No Comments

This Imaginary Woman

Next week as part of the Magdalena project celebrations ‘Magdalena@25’ I will be revisiting a show I made with Volcano almost ten years ago – ‘This Imaginary Woman’. The subject of the show is my mother- about her bringing up 5 kids on her own, her illness with Multiple Sclerosis, her death in 1996 – she is this imaginary woman. The show was created as a ‘song cycle’ in the vein of a Berlinesque ‘Kurt Weil’ type cabaret with influences…

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Added by Fern Smith on August 11, 2011 at 2:59 — No Comments

Bandwagon Theatre: Our Edinburgh Fringe (Day 8)

First of all - good news, no nightmares.

Unfortunately, Edinburgh's heat wave came and went in two days and so it's back to usual working conditions; rain, rain and more rain. Not excellent news but our newly evolved webbed feet have come in handy and traipsing around Edinburgh handing out flyers is no longer a major challenge. It seems that the general public were slightly deterred by the weather today though, resulting in minimal audience numbers and somebody else's show at our… Continue

Added by Kat Jones on August 10, 2011 at 10:59 — No Comments

Paper Boats, Booby-Trapped Umbrellas and a Pile of Old Wardrobes... just another day in Edinburgh

If it is true that 'nothing succeeds like excess', then Brent and I have had a very successful few days indeed. Seeing up to six shows a day as well as a far from quantifiable load of street theatre, we've absolutely binged on the stuff... and I'm starting to feel a little full. While I'm still enjoying myself to the core, it must be said that it's starting to take a lot to impress me. Beware, Cardiff. I'm going to be a much less forgiving critic when I return.…

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Added by Amelia Forsbrook on August 10, 2011 at 5:16 — No Comments

Bandwagon Theatre: Our Edinburgh Fringe (Day 7)

Today was a strange day. It began as usual, with our show at half 12 as it is every day. It ended rather unusually, with a ghost tour through a graveyard and we've only just got in.

The show went fairly well and we had a great audience today, all giving us some good feedback and plenty of compliments as we left the studio - I'm hoping they'll spread the word and maybe we'll pull in some extra audience members through word of mouth. Fingers crossed.

After the show we decided to… Continue

Added by Kat Jones on August 9, 2011 at 13:00 — No Comments