I am thinking of the PeerGrouP doing a project at home in the Netherlands, I go back to a previous At Home adress in Rhayader, finally find the alotments, enjoy the first Xmas preparations, get asked to stay or wonder about what would staying be like, everybody is stepping up to the next fase. Starting to share new info. Information that might have been handy three weeks ago ;-) I'll be back!!…

Today we took a visit to the PDSA charity shop in Penarth. This is the location where we discovered the Post Office First Day Covers back in June.

We spoke to Pauline the shop manager and asked her for any information about the origins of our…

I’m really excited to tell you all about our brand new online shop which launched today. We’ve had merchandise available at some of our shows over the past year but now it’s time for the National Theatre Wales shop to hit the World Wide Web.

We’ve stocked our shop with an initial selection of products including hoods, t-shirts, kids clothing and the accompanying book and play-text from The Dark Philosophers and The Passion. 

Over time we will develop a variety of products from…

For our research week of Norman & Judith, we are staying in the remote and picturesque village of Castlemartin. Our residence is "The Old Post Office"- now a stunning holiday conversion of it's former functional post office self.

As the post office( and it's First Day Covers) are at the heart of our project, we thought it apt to base…

Hi all,

I havent posted anything in a while, so I thought I'd better get to it :)

Since Monday and up until Friday 18th November, I have been giving a helping hand toward the Milford Haven School fundraising for Children In Need. We are currently working extremely hard to try and raise as much money as possible, and hopefully beat last year's grand total of just over £22,000!!

Throughout the week, we have been putting on shows, discos and much much…

So we’re dancing to jukebox Nigel Charnock at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. We’re following John McGrath’s directions, being imaged by designer Paul Clay and exploring yours truly O’Reilly’s words. It’s the end of the second day of a workshop week on In Water I’m Weightless, a National Theatre Wales production which will be happening next year as part of the Cultural Olympiad, and I’m giddy and exhausted and uncertain if we should really be having so much fun….…

Young Male actor wanted for Platform production piece with Empty pocket Theatre.

Script approx. 5-7mins long

Performance date 5th December, Cardiff- Ten Feet Tall.

Rehearsal to be held in Cwmbran/Newport Area

Inbox me for details!

Look forward to hearing from you soon!

Katie 

When thinking of how to finish this stay I think of having a stiff drink, preferbly slogin. But we are not there yet. First I discovered a Inka village in the Elan Valley and when I got on top there where many stones and on one of them was the inscribsion 'girls enter here'. Of course I went in. The guard wasn't paying much attention anyway. And indeed there they were. At Home at my new adress!!…

Sooooo we have a venue and a date

Scratch That Itch Cardiff will be held on Wednesday November 30th 7.30 - 9.30 pm In The Yurt at Milgi, City Road. If you want to show work at the event please email letmescratchthatitch@gmail.com. The night will be free so come along and enjoy some new exciting pieces of theatre in a relaxed friendly atmosphere and maybe even give some feedback to help somebody on there way.

Hope to see you all there. Christmas Jumpers…

It is a couple of days since I witnessed a performance of The Village Social (NTW) at Dolau Community Hall in Powys (November 11^th).  I’ve been taking my time working out how to respond because my initial feelings were strong and it probably wouldn’t be very constructive to let that splurge loose. The performances and production standards were entirely professional and are not my concern, however I will take issue with the play.

 It was a filthy night with a monsoonal type…

Get out of bed, run down the stairs, open the door to the kitchen and say hello. The breakfast was really lovely, thank you. Run out and see old men walking around with poppies and medals on their jackets. The men sang and the town followed. After this quit impressive moment I went to the laundrette and was told heart warming stories by this mum and het daughter. Here in Rhayader there is quit a bit of 'stove heat'.…

HI to everyone Scotty and I met and had the pleasure of working with. We are back now in the land of the long white cloud (AOtearoa/NZ). We are going to meet on Thursday to start to put together some first ideas of how we could come back and work in Wales...we would love any thoughts you might have. As you know from our workshops we work over longer periods of time..so if we were to come back we would like to work more in that way. We also have "live ins" where we often stay together,…

At the end of a day out and about I ended up in the Lion Royal Hotel where I was invited to help out on a birthday party. I was put up into the haunted room 4, which must be the room just before the rest of the building where no man has been been going to. Mary, the hotel owner and magical boss in many ways, wasnt feeling well at all. But I did because of all the work I could therefore do. Attending bar, showing people into their rooms, etc. And finally asked to move to the less haunted room…

Today is a complex day. I was staying with farmers, went out on their hills, went down again, grabbing the suitcase and moving to the next adress. I went to the charityfair and then into the countryside accidentally becoming a spectator of the Wales Rally. Topping of the day with a drive along the old mountainroad. But this was only the first half of the day.…

At Home: finally it really rained. I mean, it was pouring. Earlier on the day the Wales Rally 2011 were driving straight thru town. We had a lovely meal at my new home in the country. By then it was pouring, roads floaded, wooden ships with identical twins came by asking for two dogs, two sheep and two cows. The rest could have drowned if not Stella safed us. Then we went of to Dolau to see Village Social. …

To start the day one can look out of the window and a street appears. Others might take a shower (and if this is a detailed picture imagine how wonderful your day will start).

Then you fly off into the world to talk to others. Like with Mr. Julian Gibson Watt at his estate in Radnorshire. I am grateful for all the stories people…

I received this from a friend today - please read, support, circulate, as appropriate:

Dear Friends and Collegues,

Today 11 of November 2011 Mavili Collective occupied the historical disused theatre building…

Thanks to all the Film Team members who came to the screening of their films for the town councillors and for giving-up Hallowe'en to make it happen.  This is what local paper, The Journal, reported:

'Budding young filmmakers showed and exclusive screening of their work at a cinema. Prestatyn dignitaries were invited to the…