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This Wide Night - Nov 24th - Dec 5th at Soho Theatre

Hello all. A bit of plugging for next month's Dirty Protest curator - Chloe Moss.

It truly is a fabulous play - winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prze 2009

http://www.sohotheatre.com/fromhomepage/pl1768.html

Added by Tim Price on November 23, 2009 at 11:56 — 4 Comments

Make It Happen for yourselves and each other!

Make It Happen (Curator: CAI)

Artists, musicians, actors, geeks, media kids, photographers, social networkers if you have an idea CAI want to hear it.

Come to the Cardiff Arts Institute TONIGHT at 8.00pm.

FREE

Whats your big idea? Engage your mind, test your ideas. The Speed Creative Network evening is a fast paced unique monthly networking event designed to spark off creative connections and allow people to share and develop ideas for… Continue

Added by Catherine Paskell on November 23, 2009 at 2:00 — 3 Comments

Crumbling Walls and Stubborn Halls

The morning after the launch before. November the 9th, 2009. I headed back to the Valleys. With writer Alan, trusty intern Hannah and a band of merry actors (Amy, Jess, JP and Olly), we were rapid-staging and trying out some of the stories that we’d gathered and dreamed up during almost two months of visits and workshops in and around the Valleys Miners Institutes. Alan had been off writing for just around a week, and I got his script just before the launch – I ended up reading it in a radio… Continue

Added by National Theatre Wales on November 21, 2009 at 8:30 — 2 Comments

A Good Night Out in the Valleys

Well, I just thought I’d write a bit about the process that has been happening for A Good Night Out in the Valleys.

The project has been on-going for a while and started with a tour of South Wales institutes and kind of concluded with a woman in Blaengarw asking “anyone here from Ogmore? If so, would you like to make a lantern?”

It has been an eclectic, fun and largely random experience.

So, from the start, this is what we did:

Myself, John McGrath (director) and Hannah… Continue

Added by Alan Harris on November 20, 2009 at 6:09 — 8 Comments

Gulliver on tour: catch it if you can

Saw the Hijinx Gulliver show last night in Llandrindod Wells. What a very good show. Funny. Entertaining. Moving. Great performances. Lovely concept and writing. Strong and imaginative direction. Excellent design and lighting. A great adventure and a fascinating journey into the human psyche and soul going via madness, creativity, politics, satire, love, paranoia, anxiety and the power of the imagination - all presented with consummate theatrical wit and confidence. A really good night out.

Added by Peter Cox MBE on November 19, 2009 at 20:42 — No Comments

A Nice Moment

I bumped into Neil Beber at On The Edge at the Riverfront tonight. It turned out that we have both finished writing BIG things with BIG themes in the last couple of days and are now both living in that slightly dreamy state that persists while the mundane world comes back into focus. It's the kind of time when you find yourself writing a blog for no reason other than it's that kind of time.
Just wanted to share...

Added by Terry Victor on November 19, 2009 at 12:11 — No Comments

John Fox & Sue Gill- a huge inspiration

A huge thank you to John and Mathilde at NTW for organising todays Creatives talk given by John Fox and Sue Gill from Dead Good Guides, and founders of Welfare State International.

What an immense contribution they have made to their communities through their art. Whilst keeping their 'eyes on stalks' and their feet on the ground, they have created some immensely powerful and transformational performances.

Inspirational role-models for me as a new-comer.

Thanks… Continue

Added by Tracy Evans on November 19, 2009 at 11:45 — 2 Comments

It's Mike Salmon's First Day! Hoorah!

Mike starts today as our brand-spanking-new office assistant!

Welcome him with your messages below! x

Added by Catherine Paskell on November 19, 2009 at 5:58 — 6 Comments

We're at THEATR POWYS tonight with 'GULLIVER' by Kit Lambert

Miss this production and you'll regret it! (an... almost... direct quote from many of our audience members!) If you're trying to avoid the vile weather and fancy drifting off to some 'alternative' worlds of tiny Lilliputians, enormous Brobdingnans, tiresome Yahoos and gentle talking horses.... book your ticket on 01597 824444 (or www.theatrpowys.co.uk). Where else can you be taken on such a journey for under a tenner? (Tickets £6/£4)

Added by Hijinx Theatre on November 19, 2009 at 4:27 — 1 Comment

Eroticake & Tea

A series of 6 saucy poetry writing workshops!

Held in Cardiff's premiere family-run adult shop, Passion

Begins Saturday 21st November, 2.30-4pm

Professional tutor; fun atmosphere; reading opportunities. Includes tea & cake!

All adults, of any ability & gender,… Continue

Added by Mab Jones on November 18, 2009 at 16:12 — No Comments

Excursionists part II : the pleasure-seekers

Here’s another gem from the 'Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald'.

‘On Friday last the natives of Barmouth were rather astonished by the arrival of excursion trains from Oswesrty, Welshpool, and Newton, bringing between 1000 and 1200 pleasure-seekers. The weather in the morning foreboded rain, but it fortunately cleared off, and the day was quite fine, so that all enjoyed themselves as their inclinations led them; and some betook themselves to the mountains, some to the beach, while others… Continue

Added by Marc Rees on November 17, 2009 at 7:11 — No Comments

Are you a woman with leadership aspirations?

WILLOW is an organisational leadership programme funded by the Cultural Leadership Programme to support women working in the cultural sector in Wales. WILLOW is a partnership between the National Museum, Swansea University and Equal Measures (an Equalities consultancy). There are two elements to WILLOW - research and participation. The research element will look at the policies of cultural organisations to identify how they support women to develop into leadership positions (and where the… Continue

Added by Frances Medley on November 17, 2009 at 5:58 — No Comments

Glafa Gig: BLYSH

Sometimes you just need to pull yourself up out of the winter gloom and inject a little sparkle into your life…
We reckon that this will do the trick. As the evening goes on the acts get a little naughtier, a little saucier and if we haven’t made you blush by the end of it, then we will hang up our glittery cat suits and retire…

Added by Gareth Lloyd Roberts on November 17, 2009 at 4:29 — No Comments

Gulliver by Kit Lambert - last few weeks!

There's only four weeks of the tour left, so only a few chances left to see our brilliant tour of Gulliver! (well we're not the only ones saying it!!)
We're at The Torch tonight, The Welfare in Ystradgynlais tomorrow, Theatr Powys on 19th, Llanbedr Village Hall 20th then into Wiltshire to The Pound on 21st....

Added by Hijinx Theatre on November 17, 2009 at 4:19 — No Comments

Charismatic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KX0DvsnJ0A

Added by Othniel Smith on November 16, 2009 at 19:00 — No Comments

Production Photos

Hi everyone, in trying to remain proactive have decided to show a sample of some of the Plays and Films that I have done over the years. Any comments would be helpful although am prone to blocking ones that go for the jugglar (Peter Kay if anyone's wondering) So let me know what ya think, you can also see a few more on me site www.edwardllewelyn.co.uk

Hope you're having a great… Continue

Added by Edward Llewelyn on November 14, 2009 at 4:53 — No Comments

Balloon

Hello all. Monday 16th November sees the first of what will hopefully be a regular new night of poetry, prose, spoken word and music in Cardiff. We at The Joy Collective are calling it 'Balloon' and this first one is absolutely free thanks to the support of Parthian Books.

So, for zero pounds, you will get the fabulous Mao Jones performing his… Continue

Added by Matthew David Scott on November 14, 2009 at 3:30 — No Comments

The Excursionists (Amended)

Sian and I are coming to the end of an extremely productive development week here in Bermo and ‘For, Mountain, Sand & Sea’ is emerging! I shall reveal more in a summary blog of our excursion next week. In the mean time here’s a rather wonderful report taken from the Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald in 1871 (not the Barmouth Advertiser as stated yesterday).

‘BARMOUTH. EXCURSION. – On Saturday last from 900 to 1000 excursionists were brought here from Manchester, per the Great Western… Continue

Added by Marc Rees on November 14, 2009 at 0:30 — 2 Comments

Dumbwise Theatre (formally known as Electric Picnic) - Damascus Trailer

Added by Katie Elizabeth Payne on November 13, 2009 at 10:05 — No Comments

Coal Exchange in Butetown: "Here Be Dragons" Rehearsals

Here's a rehearsal in Butetown's Coal Exchange for SWICA's "Here Be Dragons" which we were lucky enough to be allowed in to see. Thanks to Steve Fletcher!

I have also posted this in the SOUL EXCHANGE group. Join NTW10 to keep in touch with developments on the Soul Exchange production!

Added by Catherine Paskell on November 13, 2009 at 8:26 — No Comments