Perform for Wales with NYTW in 2012

In the New Year, teams from National Youth Theatre of Wales will be travelling the length and breadth of Wales, scouting for some of Wales' most talented young performers, designers, stage managers and technicians (for young people aged 16 - 21 years). 

Application forms are available…

We presented our ideas to a nice little audience yesterday. I was stationed behind the lighting desk and sound kit so I didn't see much of the journey, but it seemed to work pretty well.

Its the first time I've designed a soundscape that has involved a choir. I wanted to give the sound a spatial quality, using different techniques throughout the piece, but with the consistent theme of mining. I used a lot of stereo separation for the textural soundscapes, and, at one point, had the…

I am 'back' home now. On a new adress in Rhayader. Staying with Liz and James on their farm. We had a good meal and a nice chat. I told them all about my visit to the office of NTW where I shared the applejuice with the crew. Had a mail from my first 'home' in Birmingham that she was going to make applejuice as well. …

As you might have guessed we now have a title for the piece and the tickets are on sale! A real bargain at £7.50 a pop. You can buy them online by clicking on the link below. 

http://www.wegottickets.com/f/3130

Keep an eye on the group for more mysterious happenings over the next few weeks and our spiffy new poster!

Glesni x

Hot on the heels of Michael Sheen and Bill Mitchell's Best Director award for NTW13 The Passion on Sunday, and The Observer's accolade this weekend that 'National Theatre Wales is one of the best things to happen to the stage in the past five years', today NTW was awarded the Dan Crawford Innovation Award at the Peter Brook/Empty Space Awards for our entire first year's programme.

It's wonderful to receive this award celebrating all of the artists and production teams who made our…

how to make an entrance - Shadow Warrior style.

2 days on stage and we're beginning to get a feel for how all the stories and images might link together. We spent the afternoon with the choir in the space and they definitely add another dimension. Our miners are working hard and having a laugh at the same…

You walk into the backyard of a couple, they are there working. They are easy talkers. I get immidiatelly invited to help out. I stay for two days. Make applejuice. Take it with me and tomorrow morning I will pour a real glass of Rhayader applejuice in the NTW office. Anyone in?…

The first De Gabay workshop was held on Saturday 29th Oct at the Wales Millennium Center. the workshop was delivered by Daud, Ali and Ahmed Yusuf under the guidance of Adbul Shayek. And I must say what a successful afternoon it was. In attendance were about 25 young men giving up their Saturday afternoon to take part in something that must have been new to the…

HUGE congratulations to NTW for your award - Fantastic news!

Just wanted to let everyone know how proud I am of the young film makers who've been working all year writing scripts, acting in each other's films, sharing their skill-base and supporting and producing each other's film-making. Last November my 'Dreams & Realities' ambition was to try and create a production unit where young people make films by and for themselves and we're almost there.  But they've also achieved an…