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Day 204 - Do we know how to be critical of theatre in Wales? - Aberystwyth

"Working in Wales the debates surrounding independent media work are quite advanced and within those fields there is a preparedness to address issues of meaning, issues of process, issues of representation, and really get in amongst the art form, really pull it apart and analyse it, and move on into pieces of work that synthesise that analysis. That may be because if you make a film you've actually got the thing there, so you can rewatch it, and you can debate the thing. With theatre once it's… Continue

Added by Dr Tom Payne on September 19, 2010 at 7:08 — 6 Comments

MUTM Apprentice Theatre Project Presents 'Kindling'

Kindling: A brand new production by the young people of Mess Up The Mess

Apprentice Theatre Company!

" I can't believe that I am the one getting all the blame. What have I done wrong? The fire in their

eyes....the lightening in their voices. I have to get out, I have to go

somewhere on my own'"

The young people people of Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company's Apprentice… Continue

Added by Sarah Jones on September 19, 2010 at 5:26 — No Comments

The cast of NTW07 tell us a little about their rehearsals in bridgend

The cast of 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness' talk about some of the rehearsal task's set by…

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Added by Simon Clode on September 18, 2010 at 5:58 — No Comments

Meet the Cast of LOVE STEALS US FROM LONELINESS

I managed to grab 15 mins with the cast of NTW07. Just enough time for them to say Hi and tell us a little about the play.…

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Added by Simon Clode on September 18, 2010 at 5:52 — No Comments

small world's healing of Bran

cardigan quays festival its raining but its all going on stalls food funfair music people fish boats.the word is the show aint gonna happen ,its to wet,windy and then its back on.the quay has got the worlds only straight amphitheatre so the start of the show is a bit here and there as two clowns tell the story of branwen who was took to ire land with the promise of being a princess but was badly treated and ended up scivying in the kitchen then got freindly with some birds who flew back to… Continue

Added by ted clarke on September 18, 2010 at 3:32 — No Comments

CWRW, CHIPS A DARLITH DEG - Week 1

Week One.

Friday.

PM.…

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Added by Angharad Lee on September 18, 2010 at 3:30 — No Comments

Welsh Epic Literature

For all those interested in learning more about Welsh Epic Literature, come and explore the rich Mabinogion!

Welsh Epic Literature: The enchanting Mabinogion shall be examined in depth where we shall encounter King Arthur, Welsh Emperors and an array of magical beings. What was the purpose of these stories and what can they tell us about the culture and society of the ancient Celts? No previous knowledge assumed, all texts in…

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Added by Celtic Learners Network on September 17, 2010 at 5:29 — No Comments

The Bump

My script The Bump based on my experiences as a youth worker in Newport is being performed at The Brockley Jack Theatre, S. London on Sunday. Directed by Hugh Allison. He tells me it won't be a polished performance as the actress he wanted to work with is ill with flu and minimal rehearsal time etc but I don't care! It's the first time I've had a go at script writing and it will be so exciting to see it performed.

Sarah

Added by Sarah Featherstone on September 17, 2010 at 1:15 — No Comments

Love Steals us from Loneliness, rehearsals week 2

Well it's nearly thursday and I haven't blogged yet this week - you must all be missing me!

I have been trying to get some nice video moments form rehearsal but the camera I have keeps embarrassingly beeping when it is turned on - highly distracting for the actors - so I haven't managed to get much yet. I will try my best to get some tomorrow and attempt to upload them before the weekend.

This week has been a trip down memory lane into the hazy, boozy days of…

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Added by Elise Davison on September 15, 2010 at 10:22 — No Comments

Writer Gary Owen visits the Love Steals Us from Loneliness rehersals

I popped into visit the rehearsals for Love Steals Us from Loneliness today, and was lucky to find playwright Gary Owen was visiting the cast and working with Director John McGrath. I took a few photos, and managed to steal a few minutes of his time for him to say a few things about the play, and about Bridgend, where it's… Continue

Added by Tom Beardshaw on September 15, 2010 at 6:30 — 2 Comments

Jennifer Hartley gives TED talk

Jennifer Hartley is the founder and director of Theatre versus Oppression and she recently was invited to talk at the TEDx conference in Bangkok. She spoke about truth and perception and how this relates to the work of TVO.
Have a look!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF5an8JHrOQ

Added by Suzanne Phillips on September 15, 2010 at 4:51 — No Comments

thinkARK gets into gaming and celebrates it's first birthday

It's a year since thinkARK began. For those of you who do not know us we are a group of creative people that can be found every Wednesday evening at Cardiff Arts Institute,…

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Added by Julian Sykes on September 13, 2010 at 22:30 — 2 Comments

Already into week 2 rehearsals for Love Steals Us From Loneliness, can you believe it...?!

Hello hello! Well, we've been so busy in rehearsals for Love Steals Us, that already a week has flown by and i'm yet to have blogged on the shananigans of the past 7 days. So here I am, Remy B, 1/5 of the cast of Love Steals Us, here to fill you in on the events so far...

Last week was full of fun and frolics. John set us lots of hilarious 'Challenge Anneka' type tasks around the streets of Bridgend, where I found myself washing a telephone box…

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Added by Remy B on September 13, 2010 at 12:19 — 1 Comment

Bridgend Youth Theatre

BYT performed Sweeney Todd this summer and the photos taken by Mei Lewis are rather good, so I thought I would share…

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Added by Guy O'Donnell on September 13, 2010 at 9:08 — 1 Comment

The Beach Song

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Added by Phillippa York on September 10, 2010 at 4:43 — No Comments

The Ongoing Story Begins- Souls Exchange

We're embarking on the first rough draft for Soul Exchange and its very very very exciting, with Antony dealing with the 1st section, I the 2nd section and Ali the 3rd section,

It has been an intense process of finding information from the local community of The Bay/Bute Town/Tiger Bay,- in the simple fact that most of the stories we heard are unbelievable, the richness of the community, the area, the history, the heritage in mind blowing,

Its a joy and a major task to… Continue

Added by Yusra Warsama on September 10, 2010 at 2:48 — 3 Comments

Life as Writer in Residence with No Fit State Circus

No Fit State Circus

Parklife Pontardawe: For photo’s visit… http://nofitstate.org/parklife/?cat=10…

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Added by Peter Cox MBE on September 9, 2010 at 11:00 — 1 Comment

The cast of Love Steals Us from Loneliness goes on tour in Bridgend for the second time

As we decended on Bridgend again, the sun was shining and we all boarded the open top bus ready for our guided tour of Bridgend courtesy of our lovely tour guides Katie and Mark. It was fab to actually build up a physical picture of the town.

We toured around the various sites mentioned in the play - visited many drinking establishments - had a sneaky peak in The Roof and familiarised ourselved with the 'pub crawl'. I had an education into the 'shots' culture...I felt…

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Added by Elise Davison on September 9, 2010 at 10:00 — 1 Comment

preparation for tomorrow!

Dutifully doing my homework, I am currently trawling through the script to find all references to places in Bridgend - so that tomorrow we can visit them all and put everything into context. Really looking forward to seeing all of these landmarks as we take a guided tour through Bridgend courtesy of local actors Katie and Mark! I'll let you know how it goes and hopefully I will soon have learnt how to upload some video so I can give you some little 'bytes' of rehearsals..bye for…

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Added by Elise Davison on September 8, 2010 at 9:07 — 1 Comment