This may seem like a blog about train times to a faraway land called Llanelli. But if you dig a little deeper it is the pathway to an exciting and wonderful theatre experience.

This Incredible Life by Alan Harris, produced by Canoe Theatre and Ffwrnes is on this weekend in Llanelli and with a cast of Sharon Morgan, Elin Phillips and Simon Nehan it is shaping up…

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Canoe started their first week of rehearsals of Alan Harris’s play This Incredible Life last Monday and as we go deeper into the fantastical world of Nin Timmons, it’s good to look back at the journey we’ve made so…

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Canoe Theatre are looking for a Production Manager and Stage Manager for their forthcoming production This Incredible Life  by Alan Harris at Ffwrnes Llanelli. The project is funded by the Arts Council Wales and is a co-production with Ffwrnes supported by The Alzheimer’s Society.

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Canoe Theatre are looking for a Production Manager and Stage Manager for their forthcoming production This Incredible Life  by Alan Harris at Ffwrnes Llanelli. The project is funded by the Arts Council Wales and is a co-production with Ffwrnes supported by The Alzheimer’s Society.

The Production…

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Another terrific boost for Welsh new writing with Alan Harris winning a Judges' Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for his play How My Light Is Spent.

 

http://www.writeaplay.co.uk/the-winner-of-the-2015-bruntwood-prize-for-playwriting-is/

 

Great stuff!

My first two months as Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio has flown by and I wanted to take a moment to reflect and share the experience so far. This opportunity at the Studio has been made possible through a partnership with National Theatre Wales and will last until July. It’s an incredible place to be based as a director who describes herself as a magpie – open to begging, stealing and borrowing to serve the work.

The Studio has been described as the Laboratory…

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Just a reminder that there will be an event at Ten Feet Tall, Cardiff this Friday to reflect upon NTW’s Production of ‘A Provincial Life’ adapted and directed by Peter Gill from the short story by Chekhov.

 

The afternoon will start with a debate on ‘What made it special’ – with a focus on directing and acting Chekhov and will end in the sharing of stories, questions, observations and anecdotes from the Production itself.

 

If you want to take part,…

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A year ago this week, A Provincial Life opened at Sherman Cymru.

 

At my interview to be the emerging director on NTW's 17th Production, I remember telling Lucy…

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I'm currently working on a National Tour of 'High Society' that had opened in the lovely Venue Cymru Llandudno. There are a limited number of comp tickets available for this Tuesday evening performance at 7.30pm. If you would like to take advantage of this then e mail me on juliawyndham@hotmail.com and I can arrange tickets 

It's a lovely Show with a fantastic cast!

Cheers,

Julia

Rehearsals for a Provincial life have come to the end of the third week and the vibe in the rehearsal room is 'it's a big undertaking!'. I was listening into conversations earlier to hear comments like 'it's a huge play... there's alot of props...it's going to be interesting logistically...'. I walked away from my eavesdropping with a little smile on my face.

The scale and detail in this production is what has made my experience as assistant to Peter so incredible. Or put more…

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The search for twelve members of Russian society in 1895 (with a hint of 1966, a sprinkling of Wales and a dash of London - more about that in a later update) is over!

At the end of last week at the National Theatre Wales offices, we all met as a group for the first time. I must admit I was a little nervous. My brief had been to find twelve individuals with a Russian feel who could represent people who would live in the town, people who would live in the country, workmen, Bourgeois members… Continue

 

We have extended applications for this great opportunity to get involved with NTW's next production.

As the Emerging Director on NTW’s next production, I have the wonderful task of finding an ensemble of twelve people who would like to step into Chekhov’s world in the 1890’s.…

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