The Ellen Stewart International is an Award given to an individual theatre artist or theatre company whose work promotes social change and community participation with a particular focus on the engagement of young people.

Named for La MaMa founder Ellen Stewart, The International Award celebrates her remarkable lifetime achievements in the theatre and her dedication to creating a world theatre which embraces all traditions and…

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When I meet people working in theatre or the creative industry they often ask me what it's like working for National Theatre Wales and I tell them that NTW gives you the opportunity to be a Pirate.

What I mean by this is that the organisation allows you to take risks, to challenge the status quo, to hijack and steal ideas, to be light, adaptable and to change the course of the ship.

Today marks six years that a bunch of pirates launched the…

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I love living in Wrecsam. It can be a crazy old town at times but after a period of stagnation where only a few bands kept the scene alive, The Arts are most definitely flourishing here with music, art, poetry and language threading together to produce new and interesting collaborations and projects.

 

We don’t have a huge refugee or asylum population in…

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Theatres As Producers: What I Talk About When I Talk About Producing

Tuesday Nov 10th 1100-1530

Free, including lunch

The Producers Place network is back with an event in partnership with Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

It’s a friendly and informative day-long event for anyone who is interested in or connected to producing in the performing arts, such as independent producers, venue producers, artist producers,…

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"Laugh yourself wrinkly at a show that oozes wit as it charts an evolutionary process gone awry.

It is pacy, technically staggering, while managing to look effortless and often hilariously awkward. The audience laughs – hard and often. At the end I considered suing for the collagen fillers I’d need to de-crease a face that had grinned and chuckled itself into a mass of crow’s feet, but thought better of it.

Whatever else you have planned for the soggy days of autumn ahead, make…

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I have included an extract of another play that will be staged when things are up and running. "Soldier Pass By" tells the story of Lewis, Peter,and Dan who have joined the Rhondda Pals. On the eve of a major offensive on the Western Front, the three friends are anxious. Lewis has survived an explosion in which two men died. Suffocating, he is pulled from the…

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Owen Thomas, the writer of the recent Torch Theatre show 'Grav', seeks an actor for research and development work on a new play he is writing about the life of comedian Benny Hill. Development work will begin in Feb 2016. If you can help, or if you know someone who would suit this role then please get in touch. A great opportunity for the right actor.

Articulture, in collaboration with a consortium of leading arts organisations, invites artists and arts companies based in Wales from any discipline to request support for the creation…

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