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August 2012 Blog Posts (89)

Context is Everything?

I sat down last night to watch Citizen Khan for a bit of research as the central character is a sort of Pakistani 'Alf Garnett' from Birmingham. I thought this would be helpful to flesh out one of my central characters in new piece "Curry - The Musical!"

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Added by Tim Riley on August 31, 2012 at 5:00 — No Comments

Whats happened to Ed Fringe?!

I've been frequenting Edinburgh Fringe for the past four years and it's never failed to deliver, but more and more its prowess has been lessening, and this year it almost hit rock bottom.

This year, it seems, prices for theatre, on the whole, had gone up at least 15% from previous years. Previous years unknowns seemed more eager to claw audiences through the door charging a neat and healthy price of £5 or less, lessening the audience’s part in the risk we're all asked to take…

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Added by Justin Teddy Cliffe on August 31, 2012 at 3:30 — 1 Comment

Looking for set builder (paid)

Likely Story are looking for a creative and conscientious set builder for our new project. You will ideally be based in South Wales / South West (show rehearsing in Cardiff before Wales wide tour) with carpentry and welding skills and experience of producing robust, small scale touring sets.

There will be a maximum one-week build with a healthy budget (fee and materials). Our fantastic, practical designer will provide you with drawings and models and meet with you. We want the set…

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Added by Anne Langford on August 31, 2012 at 1:27 — No Comments

Norman & Judith opens tomorrow!

Hello everyone,

After months of research, design, setbacks, advancements, discoveries and learning curves, Norman & Judith:an Exhibition opens tomorrow night(31st) from 7.00pm- 9.00pm!

It would be wonderful to see you…

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Added by Rachel-Helena Walsh on August 30, 2012 at 2:00 — 3 Comments

Discussing Burton's Legacy

I'm organising a panel discussion for the Wales Arts Review Critics' Roundtable event at the Richard Burton Theatre at RWCMD on Saturday November 17th.

I'm looking for actors who have either worked with Richard Burton, or played Burton in Mark Jenkins' 'Playing Burton' to get in touch with me with a view to joining the panel.

This is not a paid job, as the event is being organised to promote theatre criticism in Wales and the Burton panel will be one of four that will…

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Added by Phillip Morris on August 30, 2012 at 1:49 — No Comments

A bag full of magic THE END

THE END......

Just the beginning.

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Added by phil stevens on August 29, 2012 at 12:46 — No Comments

A bag full of magic 9

40. INT. NIGHT. CORRIDOR FIRST FLOOR

ELIJAH stands embracing the TUBA; playing the solo piece carnival of Venice

The door to room 40 opens; CLEM stands in the doorway, hood up, fists clenched.

CLEM

You looked in the fucking bag didn’t you!

Is that it! Is that what you aspire to be

is that your dream ! A fucking tuba solo in

the…

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Added by phil stevens on August 29, 2012 at 12:31 — No Comments

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A bag full of magic 8

32. INT. NIGHT. RECEPTION

The POLICE OFFICER ushers DEWI into a chair; who immediately starts to fidget and takes out his tobacco tin.

POLICE OFFICER

No smoking.

DEWI

I wasn’t going to; do you smoke? It’s my

nerves, well it’s a habit but because of my

nerves. Do you smoke? Have I just that? I

started smoking…

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Added by phil stevens on August 28, 2012 at 11:00 — No Comments

THE BENEFIT OF TIME BBC RADIO 4 AUG 31ST 2.15PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017x5zh LINK HERE

I hope this finds you fine and frisky. Forgive me if you listened to this at Christmas- but my play The Benefit of Time is being repeated this Friday 31st on Radio 4- if you want a laugh-as it has been nominated for the Imison Award. You can also catch it on I Player for a week after. It took me five…

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Added by Terri-Ann brumby on August 28, 2012 at 10:49 — 1 Comment

A bag full of magic 7

24. INT. NIGHT. TELEVISION ROOM

CLEM, MUSTAFA, BAG ED and WESLEY sit together; ELIJAH enters the room he looks around

ELIJAH

Where’s Dewi gone?

CORRIDOR

DEWI walks down the corridor, the door to room 2 is open, he enters.

25. INT. NIGHT ROOM 2

DEWI’S eyes scour the room, he sees the BROWN PAPER BAG on the bed. Licking his lips,…

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Added by phil stevens on August 27, 2012 at 6:38 — No Comments

Artistic Courses!

This term the CLN has a range of exciting Art and Photograpy Courses taking place in central Cardiff!

This term we are offering Art and Photography courses. Please visit our website for more info: http://www.celticlearnersnetwork.org.uk

Introduction to Welsh Art

An introduction to Welsh Art, with a focus on key artists from the 20th century to present day. The course will explore…

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Added by Celtic Learners Network on August 27, 2012 at 0:01 — No Comments

If you go down to the woods today...

It's week 5 of our rehearsal process and our first full week in Wepre Park. It's been crazy, wet, muddy, tiring and lots of fun! I love being outdoors; I know this will be quite an extraordinary production for cast, crew and especially the poor, unsuspecting members of the public :)

Yesterday we had a full run in costume. Many people stopped to have a look; a little baffled as to why there was Super Girl, a man in a pink fur coat, a mermaid and many other strange beings running in and…

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Added by Adanna Oji on August 26, 2012 at 0:34 — 1 Comment

If you go down to the woods today...

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Added by Adanna Oji on August 26, 2012 at 0:34 — No Comments

A bag full of magic 6

20. INT. NIGHT. ROOM 2

Music of the Bee Gees ‘Staying alive’ echoes around the room.

A picture of DOC in a nineteen seventies white suit, with a thick black head of hair surrounded by some friends is placed by the record player; which is not plugged in.

BEE GEES

(Heard only)

I, I, I, I staying alive, staying alive, I

I, I, I staying…

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Added by phil stevens on August 25, 2012 at 18:45 — No Comments

'Llwyth' gan Dafydd James

'Tonight, we are Gods. Pob un ohonom. Pob wan jac.'

Un noson wyllt mas wedi gem rhywngwladol yn ein prifdinas. Pedwar dyn hoyw dan arweiniad ein adroddwr egniol a brwdfrydig. Cefnlun er mwyn cloddio’n dyfnach mewn i broblemmau a chyfrinachau y cymeriadau, gan ddilyn llinyn naratif sydd wedi cydbwyso’n perffaith rhwng comedi a difrifoldeb; ar ol pob eiliad teimladwy, mae…

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Added by Elin Williams on August 25, 2012 at 5:23 — No Comments

An emptied place

Before more detailed traces and remnants of our Coriolan/us project begin to gather, I thought that I would mark its completion with a quick camera phone image, snapped across that portion of hangar 858 temporarily designated 'rome', a few minutes after being vacated by the 350 of us who had populated it for the duration of our final performance last Saturday.

hangar 858 chairs