It's really hotting up now in the Park and Dare as we open Tonypandemonium tonight and count down the days until our fantastic celebration of new Welsh theatre writing, Dirty Gifted and Welsh. Catherine and Tim have already whetted your appetites with their blogs, but with a week to go I want to give you a real taste of exactly what this day has in store! 

Start the day off with a coffee or a pint when the bar opens at 10am (it is a Dirty event, after all!) Then carry on from there with a whole day packed full of work by these writers:

Sandra Bendelow, Brad Birch, Rhiannon Boyle, Matthew Bulgo, Lisa Jen Brown, Katherine Chandler, Helen Griffin, Tracy Harris, Matt Hartley, Kelly Jones, Patrick Jones, Kit Lambert, Carmen Medway-Stephens, Benjamin Partridge, Hassan Panero, Aled Roberts, Alun Saunders, Frank Thomas, Matthew Trevannion and Roger Williams.

10-11:

Writers' Surgeries: come and meet some key players from NTW, DP and other organisations. Sign up for a 10 minute informal meet on the day and find out how to get your work commissioned from John McGrath, ask your questions on working with Producers to NTW's Executive Producer (Lisa Maguire) or sit down with Catherine Paskell from DP to ask your questions about writer's relationships with Directors. Or talk about anything you like..

Write Stuff, Young Playwright Project. Supported by Literature Wales, RCT and BCBC Arts Development. 

11-12: 

It then gets doubly more dirty with . . . 

Dirty Protest: Plays in a Bag

Dirty Protest Greatest Hits  

12-1:

Then why not settle down with a cuppa for a Q&A with (Drum Roll . . . Drum Still Rolling)

Nick Payne! The youngest ever playwright to win the Evening Standard Award for best play! He's had a transfer to the West End with his play Constellations and his words have been uttered by Jake Gyllenhaul! On a more serious note, The Telegraph described him as 'The Tom Stoppard of his generation'. (Find out more from Tim's blog, above).

1-2:

Another chance to access our Writers' Surgeries: come and meet some key players from NTW, DP and other organisations. Sign up for a 10 minute informal meet on the day and find out how to A, B or C. Or talk about anything you like..

2-3.30:  

‘Geared’ by Matthew Trevannion: Reading of NTW Commission

3.30-4.30:

Women Writers Panel (with the inspirational Ladies mentioned above)

More . . . Write Stuff, Young Playwright Project. Supported by Literature Wales, RCT and BCBC Arts Development. 

4.30-5.30:

Rhondda Leader Rapid Response, see responses written rapidly by writers from the stories and news featured in the week's Rhondda Leader performed by extremely talented actors.

5-5.30:

‘Before I Leave’ by Patrick Jones: Scenes from NTW Commission

5.30-6:

What's Next? Who knows? But stay with us and our DJ whilst we look forward to watching Tonypandemonium!

So, if you are a writer or an aspiring writer or you just like the excitement of watching new writing then come and join Dirty Protest and NTW at the Park and Dare on the 19th of October. Tickets cost £2.50 and you can buy a ticket here but if you purchase a ticket for that evening you get free entry into Dirty, Gifted and Welsh just by showing your ticket. Click here to buy your ticket for Tonypandemonium.

So pick up your pen, get your glad rags on and join our DJ! The bar's open throughout the day, NTW and DP bods will be on site. So, come and play with our balloons and let's all get together to really celebrate what is fantastic about new Welsh writing!