Jacob Gough, who has been production manager on a number of NTW's projects is also very involved in the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, Palestine.  He contacted us today with the terrible news that Juliano Mer-Khamis, the director of this pioneering company has been shot dead.  More information on sad and shocking event here.  Our thoughts and deep sympathy go out to the members of Freedom Theatre, and to…

It's Saturday afternoon and I'm sitting in the foyer of The Torch theatre between the matinee and the evening show on the last magical day of Mundo Paralelo.  A year ago, we started off on our journey - 12 shows in 12 months in 12 different locations across Wales - and we've actually pulled it off.  Just our extraordinary finale in Port Talbot to go now!

On May 26 at midnight we will announce our next year of work.  I'm very excited by the new shows and ideas - and by the…

Writing from the back of the auditorium at the Torch, where director Mladen Materic and the cast of Mundo Paralelo are working through some key moments of the show before starting cue-to-cue tech tomorrow.  I drove down from Aberystwyth this morning (for those of you who know about my lack of driving skills, I should mention that I managed not to tip off the road into the sea at any point, and indeed spent a while stuck behind a caravan cursing just like a proper motorist...) I head back to…

It's been a very exciting week as our next three shows have all been at crucial points in their development

The Soul Exchange is all set to explore the streets of Butetown in the coming week.  It's an extraordinary project - a kind of journey-installation involving a huge range of people and creative elements.  It's hard for any of us to know exactly what it will be like to experience for an audience as the elements don't really all come together until the audience is there! …

I received this update on the increasingly disturbing situation in Hungary - and the attacks on the arts there, and on Hungary's National Theatre. John

This letter, issued by the Hungarian Critics' Association is to call the attention of the international media and theatre community to the intensifying state and political control over arts, culture and media in Hungary.



A new highly-contested and controversial "media law" of the present government promises serious control…

We're delighted to announce today that National Theatre Wales has been asked to collaborate with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the London 2012 Festival to create a new piece of work as part of an extraordinary international programme.



We have asked Mike Pearson, Mike Brookes and the rest of the creative team from The Persians (Simon Banham, John Hardy, Pete Telfer) to create a unique new theatre piece based on Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Here's the news as announced by the London…

We've just had a message from Dennis at Bedwas Working Men's Hall, which was one of the key venues and inspirations for our March production A Good Night Out in the Valleys. They are on the shortlist for a funding opportunity from The People's Millions. Apparently full details are in the Daily Mirror, or you can just vote for them on 08716268115 Sorry not to have more info, but they are a fantastic group of people, and it's a beautiful old hall that has so much potential, so if you can…

Edinburgh Fund from IdeasTap

deadline: 29 November 2010…

Some of you will have heard me talking or blogging on this site about our search for ways to support emerging artists. I am delighted that today we are announcing a huge success: five-year funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, providing an average of almost £100,000 per year towards the development of Welsh theatre artists.

Whereas all of National Theatre Wales’ core funding is focused on delivery of fully-produced shows, this new…