December 9th and 10th - the weather held back and look what happened - 

Silly Kings at Cardiff Castle - Spiegeltent Timelapse from National Theatre Wales on Vimeo.

On Wednesday the 11^th of December I attended a completely sold out viewing of The Sherman Cymru’s –

Sleeping Beauties.

With an outstandingly designed set by Rachael Canning, stunning costume design and fantastic lighting display, this really is the Christmas show of the year. Written by Robert Alan Evans and directed by Roisin McBrinn, Sleeping Beauties puts a modern day twist on a much loved classic fairy tale. Not only is the audience…

Notes from the Pop-Up: Fear of Poetry II, the Poetry of Fear

The power of art to scare us is something our friends in National Theatre Wales can perhaps more easily understand. Actors often relish the opportunity to play a subtle villain. Set and costume designers heighten a dark ambiance. NTW use of locations in Wales is particularly striking. I saw a rehearsal of ‘Coriolanus’ on the steps of the Assembly Building in Cardiff Bay, one cloudy afternoon and the cold, the dark slate…

Does anyone know how to pipe smells on stage? We need a donkey, Ambre Solaire and Vanilla Ice Cream. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Actors needed for 'Woyzech' to be performed at The Gate theatre in Cardiff in late April 2014. Contact me at deanscurlock@yahoo.co.uk, or email my NTW page or leave a message of interest and contact details at Leftfield Theatre Company NTW group page. There will be payment but as a new company it will be on a profit share from ticket sales.

So, anyone wanting the experience, get in touch.

Get your tickets now for Humbug, Stwdio Theatre, Chapter Arts Centre, 18th/19th/20th Dec, an adaptation of Dicken's classic 'a Christmas Carol', adapted by Dean Scurlock and directed by Rowena Moreno, both NTW community members.

Tickets available online at www.Chapter.org or by phone to their box office

Get a ticket now. You'll cry like a baby and laugh so hard you'll think your name is Keith Keithingson or 'David' to your…

Last night our Xmas tour of Dickens and Dylan drew to a close in the wonderful village hall in Aberangell. 

Many thanks to all who came and NightOut for making it possible.

Merry Xmas - Nadolig Llawen.....God bless, us...every one!

Thank you to all those who managed to get to see The Killing Flower. The audience comments were fantastic! You can see them and Michael McCarthy's new blog on the Music Theatre Wales website www.musictheatrewales.org.uk which reflects on a momentous year for the company framed by two occasions when the director had to step over the line and join the performers. Not for the faint-hearted!

The TCWA panel met yesterday at Media Wales, Cardiff to discuss and decide upon the short list for the second Theatre Critics of Wales Awards, will take place on Saturday 25^th January 2014 at Sherman Cymru.

Organised  by Response Wales, the TCWA’s will once again celebrate the range and diversity of the performing arts in Wales Jan-Dec 2013, as…

Hey Community,

I have recently started rehearsals for my new one women play THE DROWNED GIRL which will be on at The Yard Theatre In Hackney in February, directed by the lovely Anna Poole

Although the shows going to be on in London I feel that this is due to the support I have gained from NTW and being a member of this community site.

Earlier this year I was very lucky to be given a place on the National Theatre Wales Pollinate Summercamp. Summercamp was an…

If you follow us on Facebook and Twitter, you may have seen that we're currently running a very…

Getting ready for Spring 2014 with HIDE going to Chapter, British Dance Edition, Volcano and Clwyd.

Chapter Market Road, Cardiff.  Heol y Farchnad, Caerdydd.

24 & 25 January Ionawr 8pm..............£8/£10/£12…

Male cellist wanted, age range 20-55 years, to play two short solos of choice at event on Friday 20th December. Must have tails. Fee £40.00. Please email back if interested.

Hello one and all

I hope you're all well. Over the festive season i'm looking to get my creative juices flowing so if there are any budding scriptwriters out there who have written a script and are looking for readers then by all means send them along to me, I'll read ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. Being an Actor i'd just like to re-visit that feeling of reading a story from scratch and trying to find the character's voice within me.

Please email them to me on here or to…

In partnership with Re:Bourne we need to find and recruit two LOTF Ambassadors. These will be emerging dance practitioners who will deliver the outreach programme to find and recruit the boys and young men for the production.

The key deliverables for the Ambassadors will be to deliver a series of outreach activities to young people (predominately male) to raise awareness of the project. and to ensure a body of circa 120 boys who will audition for the project to find a company of…

With the pop and excitement of festive fizz, leading Welsh indie publishers Parthian and Seren have joined forces for the Christmas pop-up bookshop downstairs in National Theatre Wales’ HQ at 30 Castle Arcade in Cardiff.

Already open for…

The Spiegeltent being built…

Despite sneaking my feet as far under the National Theatre Wales table as possible since coming back to Cardiff this time last year, November’s Stories Of The Streetz was one of the first truly TEAM events I’ve had the chance to get involved with. (as assistant Director to Ryan…