Occasionally a day gets lost, not always through carelessness, but on this occasion I think I might have less it slip by carelessly.
Reading that doesn't go anywhere and writing that might be better never read. A late afternoon trip to the doctor in which he betrayed more than a minor intolerance to emergency appointments that turn out not to be emergencies. I am reminded of the time that I went to casualty with a head ache. The doctor in question used to be my next…
This is an extract from the blog I write approx weekly to promote the 40 Group Activities of Swansea U3A (University of the Third Age) which also discusses items of particular interest to me, hence for example non party politics, jazz and theatre.
THE SWANSEA ASSEMBLY, NATIONAL THEATRE
WALES Around ten of us from the Jive Group
took part with a fifteen minute demonstration including getting
newcomers…Continue
I spoke to Gary today, over lunch, his lunch not mine. I didn't eat. I just watched as he attempted to work his way through through a salad while talking about his work with Lone Twin.
We were speaking in the break between the 1st and 2nd Lone Twin Theatre Performances of the day. Alice Bell and Daniel hit by a Train. The third part of the trilogy, Festival, took us late into the evening and discussions were resumed over and Indian in the…
Working with Alison was like working with an old friend. Our ideas seemed to compliment each other and ideas evolved quickly. Alison was a good laugh and kept me smiling throughout the project. She has a wicked sense of humor and if you watch her for long enough you can see her talent for talking out the side of her mouth. One of my favorite Alison moments was while having a beer in Monkey looking out the window to see her pulling faces at me from the back of her Mum and… Continue
Added by Brent Morgan on April 26, 2010 at 11:43 —
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Some visitors to this site will know Lesa Dryburgh - NTW's brilliant communications consultant, who helped us with all our ideas around marketing and building the National Theatre Wales Community. What you may not know is that she has a secret career as an Air Force Commander. All is revealed… Continue
We watched a dramatic production, depicting the Passion of Christ in the Rocinha Favela. It was very raw with alot of blood; it showed the trial, suffering and the death of Jesus Christ.…
As some of you may know alongside NTW productions NTW runs an assembly. Last night (22nd April 2010) Swansea hosted there assembly and I would like to thank everybody who attended and made the night so enjoyable. This Blog is about the 4 crazy days leading up to the assembly.
I got into Monkey Cafe on Monday afternoon not sure what to expect but excited about the next few days. What happened that day was that I met a very cool bunch of people who were going to make… Continue
Added by Brent Morgan on April 25, 2010 at 3:07 —
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I spent the first part of the day shopping in Swansea. Burning up the battery on my video camera and feeling really bad about putting a book case against the hotel room door last night. I managed to work myself up into a state when I got in from the pub. I was convinced that someone was going to knock the door through and murder me. A little extreme I know. But then my experience when checking into the hotel had made me feel a little awkward. I don't know if you have seen Wolf…Continue
Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 24, 2010 at 11:30 —
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Tonight from 6 - 10 pm in Monkey Cafe, Swansea. £5 entry / £3 concessions & Swansea residents / FREE with your Shelf Life ticket Intimate theatre encounters. Audio installation madness. Joy in a tent. Confetti 'n' Karaoke.
These are some of the magical offerings that await you tonight, at the last night of the Forest Fringe micro-festival.…
Today was most remarkable because not only was it day 55 but the code to the security lock on the front door of the hotel was 55 55. A coincidence? I'm not so sure. I haven't given anything away by telling you this because, as the landlord informed me, the code changes everyday to one more simple than the day before. So if you were to figure out which hotel it was, by now the code would be different. Though there must come a point in about 5 days where the code becomes 00 00 and beyond… Continue
Come and take part in a Love Reading Event in the space outside Cardiff Central Library on Saturday 1 May.
Meet up for half an hour from 12.00 midday to read or to listen, bring a story, poem or piece of writing that you think is worth sharing. Find yourself a black block to sit…
Ok, it is quickly becoming clear that Aberystwyth is the last place that I should be and yet I am finding it hard to be elsewhere. This wouldn't be a problem except that there are a number of things happening in Swansea tonight and tomorrow and indeed on Saturdsay that I should go and take part in. The Assembly Project is tonight in Monkey, tomorrow is a Politics and Theatre conference and then on Saturday the Forest Fringe. This is on tomorrow as well. I have decided to get the bus at… Continue
Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 22, 2010 at 10:00 —
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Gone With the Swan in association with Shakespeare United present Shakespeare's Got Talent. The play takes the popular phenomenon of TV talent shows and incorporates all the best Shakespeare has to offer. As well as the talent show (which parodies Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor), the extremes of comedy and gruesome tragedy are presented to be judged by the audience. In the show, classical work meets physical theatre with contemporary references. Through the encouragement of the Host…
I met with Eddie Ladd today, before being picked up by my house mate and driven back to Aberystwyth. We sat and drank coffee in the office above the gallery come performance space that she shares with her partner, the performance artist Andre Stitt. What does a National Theatre of Wales, dealing almost exclusively in the English language, mean to an artist whose work is rooted deeply in the Welsh language? This is not simply about translation it seems. Not simply a case of converting… Continue
Added by Dr Tom Payne on April 21, 2010 at 6:00 —
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