Welsh performance News archive for 2008
We have been scouring the media, and keeping our noses to the ground ,
for news stories related to welsh theatre dance and performance.
Below are the 200 main stories for 2008 in our database
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| Six directors. One play. Six different takes. 14 May 2008 |
| After critical acclaim and a sell-out night at Sherman Cymru, cult theatre company Dirty Protest is turning its attention to directors in Wales. |
| SCOTTISH COMPANIES putting the South East Valleys firmly on the theatre map 14 May 2008 |
| Blackwood Miners' Institute are delighted to be welcome TAG Theatre Company, one of Scotland’s most acclaimed theatre companies, with their production of Yellow Moon on Wednesday 4th June at 7.30pm. |
| WHO’S MAKING A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT CREEPY CRAWLIES? 14 May 2008 |
| Something happens between childhood and becoming an adult which turns our fascination and delight with insects into a feeling which rests somewhere between minor irritation and full-on chemical warfare! |
| Centre for Performance Research Funding Appeal Update 09 May 2008 |
| News of CPR Appeal 1st May 2008 in summary: whilst the Panel acknowledged that ACW (Arts Council of Wales) recognises and values the quality of CPR’s work, the appeal was not upheld, essentially as ACW has insufficient funding to support all the organisations it wishes to support. |
| A Trivial Play for Serious People 08 May 2008 |
| Wales’s much loved theatre company, Mappa Mundi present The Importance of Being Earnest at Sherman, Cardiff on 14 – 15 May in a brand new and perfectly honed production that has delighted audiences across Wales |
| Twn Siôn Cati Rides Again At Carmarthenshire Theatres! 07 May 2008 |
| It’s been a while since the ‘Welsh Robin Hood’ robbed the rich and gave to the poor of Wales, but thanks to Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch, his spirit will be returning to Carmarthenshire, when they present Twn Siôn Cati at Carmarthen’s Lyric, May 21 and Llanelli’s Theatr Elli, 2 July. |
| St Donats still at risk.. 07 May 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales is continuing to put St Donats Arts Centre’s future in jeopardy even though the Arts Centre has won its appeal against the Arts Council’s decision to withdraw funding by the end of July. |
| Bali Unmasked 03 May 2008 |
| Balinese Masked Dance-drama Workshop at Sherman |
| The world’s greatest thriller 02 May 2008 |
| Sleuth at the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| Saturday morning pictures redoux.... 01 May 2008 |
| Remember those heady days of Saturday matinee entertainment? |
| Historical Tale Of Love And Deceit, Siwan Comes To Carmarthen 30 April 2008 |
| Following their hard-hitting, engaging production of Y Pair (The Crucible), Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru are back at Carmarthen’s Lyric, 9-10 June with Siwan, a historical tale of treachery. |
| Utah Blue at Sherman 30 April 2008 |
| Arts Council of Wales fails to come up with grant for St Donats Arts Centr 30 April 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales is continuing to put St Donats Arts Centre’s future in jeopardy even though the Arts Centre won its appeal against the Arts Council’s decision to withdraw funding by the end of July. |
| ZUFALL 29 April 2008 |
| 3D Theatre Company embark on their sixth production at Chapter. Six original short plays, six talented sets |
| Northern Ballet Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New Theatre, Cardiff 28 April 2008 |
| Northern Ballet Theatre’s Olivier nominated dance version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream comes to the New Theatre from Tuesday 27 May |
| WELSH BALLET COMPANY BRING FAMOUS SHAKESPEARE TALE TO LIFE ON THE BLACKWOOD MINERS STAGE 28 April 2008 |
| Independent Ballet Wales return to Blackwood Miners’ Institute on Saturday 17th May at 7.30pm with the greatest love story ever told. |
| Sherman Summer Season 2008 26 April 2008 |
| Sherman continue their fantastic year with an outstanding programme of theatre including a new play from the National Theatre of Scotland, the award winning An Oak Tree and a controversial new Welsh language play from Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru as well as two new Sherman Cymru productions. |
| BLINK … AND YOU’LL MISS IT! 26 April 2008 |
| The controversial play, Blink, performed by one of Cardiff’s newest companies and destined for a three week run in New York next month, performs in the Torch Theatre’s newest performance space next week. |
| Trafaelu ar y Trên Glas by Sharon Morgan 26 April 2008 |
| Rhosys Cochion, the company that brought you Shinani’n Siarad, Ede Hud a Holl Liwie’r Enfys are touring their new show around Wales during May this year. |
| Trafaelu ar y Tren Glas gan Sharon Morgan 26 April 2008 |
| Y cwmni a ddaeth a Shinani’n Siarad, Ede Hud a Holl Liwie’r Enfys atoch, yn cyflwyno ei sioe newydd sbon……. |
| Under Milk Wood in London this spring 25 April 2008 |
| The London Theatre Company is producing Dylan Thomas’ UNDER MILK WOOD at the Tricycle Theatre from 13-24 May |
| Rock & Blues Band lead GYPT Benefit Concert 25 April 2008 |
| 7.30pm Friday 2nd May 2008 at Melville Theatre, Penypound, Abergavenny |
| THE LLOYDS TSB WELSH PROMS CARDIFF 2008 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF ST DAVIDS HALL! 25 April 2008 |
| The Lloyds TSB Welsh Proms Cardiff concert season returns to St David’s Hall this summer with an exciting programme of 13 concerts in just 14 days |
| Anvil Theatre whitsun tour 24 April 2008 |
| Anvil kick off their outdoor summer season with two performances of Othello at Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles as part of the town's Navydays Festival over the Whit Bank Holiday weekend. |
| Scaling new heights 23 April 2008 |
| HIJINX THEATRE presents Full Circle By Glenys Evans |
| The Lazy Ant gets active in Wales 22 April 2008 |
| Following its success at the 2007 Shanghai International Children’s Theatre Festival for “The Best Production” and “The Best Script” Awards, Spectacle Theatre will shortly begin touring ’The Lazy Ant’ to venues throughout Wales. |
| Pings 22 April 2008 |
| Simon Whitehead and Barnaby Oliver |
| Standing Ovation for Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama students at International Macedonia Festival 22 April 2008 |
| Drama students from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama represented Wales and the UK at the international Festival Skomrahi 2008 at Skopje, Macedonia this Easter. |
| 24 Degrees 22 April 2008 |
| BBC writersroom and the Royal Court Theatre are looking for the next generation of talented new writers for a nationwide project, taking the temperature of the UK today 6 cities, 6 months, 24 voices. |
| Y theatr broffesiynol a chenhedloedd bach – yr amgylchedd creadigol a’r gynulleidfa 21 April 2008 |
| Gwahoddiad i ddod i Seminar Ymchwil yng Nghanolfan y Cyfryngau a Diwylliant mewn Cenhedloedd Bach gyda’r ysgrifennwr a’r cyfarwyddwr llwyddiannus Tim Baker |
| The professional theatre and small nations - the creative environment and the audience 21 April 2008 |
| Open Invitation to attend research seminar with award winning writer and director Tim Baker at Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations |
| FRANK VICKERY’S OUTRAGEOUS ROOTS AND WINGS! 21 April 2008 |
| One of Wales’ favourite playwrights Frank Vickery brings his outrageous comedy Roots and Wings to Blackwood Miners’ Institute from Monday 12th May to Thursday 15th May at 7.30pm |
| Cynhadledd Cyfrwng / Cyfrwng Conference 2008 18 April 2008 |
| The annual Cyfrwng conference will be held at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth on 1-2 of May 2008. |
| Diversions images brighten up patients’ day 17 April 2008 |
| Diversions, the Dance Company of Wales, has donated 10 images to the Pelvic Floor Unit (Urogynaecology) at Singleton as part of the Trust’s annual Arts and Health photography project. |
| Gwent Young People’s Theatre Celebrate Noson Lawen
17 April 2008 |
| Members of Gwent Young People’s Theatre will lead a celebration evening with a Noson Lawen this Friday, 18 April, 7.30pm |
| LIVE SHOWS AT THE TORCH THEATRE, MILFORD HAVEN
MAY 2008 17 April 2008 |
| Experience A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at The Riverfront 17 April 2008 |
| Theatr Fynnon will present A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at The Riverfront on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May at 7.15pm. This is a project that focuses on various issues including the issue of care/carers, attitudes to disability in general and the simple question of life or death? |
| SIWAN 17 April 2008 |
| Roedd llwyddo dwyn preswad ar Frenin Lloegr roi caniatâd i’w ferch briodi Tywysog o Gymro ym mis Rhagfyr 1203 yn siŵr o fod yn un o’r campau diplomyddol mwyaf nodedig yn oeod. |
| New Company Present Story of Notorious American Criminal at Sherman 17 April 2008 |
| A new Cardiff based theatre company present a true story about notorious American criminal Gary Gilmore at Sherman, Cardiff this April. |
| THE RAT PACK LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS AT THE NEW THEATRE 17 April 2008 |
| After a sell-out run last year, the Olivier nominated The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas returns to the New Theatre from Monday 19 May. Drifting back to those glamorous, hot, glitzy Las Vegas nights, the show celebrates the incredible talents of three world famous entertainers, Frank, Sammy and Dean. |
| SIWAN 17 April 2008 |
| It must have been one of the greatest piece of political expediency in medieval times. Because In December 1203 the effective ruler of most of Wales, Llywelyn ab Iorwerth or Llywelyn the Great, persuaded King John of England to accept his offer to marry the king’s 15-year-old daughter, Joan. |
| The internationally acclaimed 'Black Watch' to debut in Ebbw Vale 16 April 2008 |
| Black Watch, the internationally acclaimed award winning play from the National Theatre of Scotland, stages its Welsh debut in Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre next month |
| GLYNEBWY I GYNNAL PERFFORMIAD CYNTAF BLACK WATCH, SEF DRAMA SYDD WEDI CIPIO GWOBRAU 16 April 2008 |
| Caiff y perfformiad cyntaf o’r ddrama Black Watch gan Theatr Genedlaethol yr Alban sydd wedi cael canmoliaeth ar draws y byd ac wedi ennill gwobrau, ei gynnal yng Nghanolfan Hamdden Glynebwy fis nesaf. |
| 3d Theatre Company presents a series of plays by new Welsh writers 14 April 2008 |
| 3D Theatre Company returns to the Chapter with their new production, ‘Zufall’. (‘Zufall’ is a German word meaning ‘by chance’). Here we have six original short plays, six sets of cast and six weeks to complete everything! |
| St Donats Arts Centre wins appeal against funding withdrawal 12 April 2008 |
| St Donats Arts Centre has won its appeal against the Arts Council of Wales’ decision to withdraw funding from the centre by the end of July this year. |
| APPOINTMENTS TO ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES 11 April 2008 |
| Rhodri Glyn Thomas, the Heritage Minister, has announced the appointments of three new members; Norah Campbell, Margaret Jervis and Kate Woodward, to the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). |
| ORBIT THEATRE ARE DOING THE LAMBETH WALK (OI!) ALL THE WAY TO THE NEW 11 April 2008 |
| Me and My Girl at the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| Ammanford Miners’ Theatre Hosts A Giant Production! 09 April 2008 |
| Theatr Na N’og make a second stop at Carmarthenshire Theatres |
| Equus @ New Theatre, Cardiff 08 April 2008 |
| £10 Tickets for Under 26s!! |
| Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University, School's Shakespeare Project 08 April 2008 |
| The Winter's Tale |
| EBBW VALE TO HOST WELSH DEBUT OF AWARD WINNING BLACK WATCH 08 April 2008 |
| Black Watch, the internationally acclaimed award winning play from the National Theatre of Scotland, stages its Welsh debut in Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre next month. |
| Dirty Protest in Cardiff 08 April 2008 |
| STAR of Grownups and High Hopes, Steve Meo is leaving the small screen to perform with one of the most talked about new theatre companies in Wales. |
| GRAVITAS - The human and personal reaction to war 08 April 2008 |
| Earthfall, the award-winning physical theatre/dance company from Wales, will perform Gravitas at The Riverfront on Thursday 24 April at 7.30pm. |
| A summer filled with circus, soul and Shakespeare and much more… 08 April 2008 |
| The Riverfront is gearing up for it’s most exciting summer season ever and it all begins this week with the incredible NoFit State Circus at Tredegar Park with the preview of their new performance tabú – standing on the edge of the wilderness |
| WORLD DANCE DAY – HOW WILL YOUR SCHOOL MARK THE EVE 07 April 2008 |
| Blackwood Miners’ Institute are pleased to be offering schools across Caerphilly the chance to celebrate World Dance Day with them this year. |
| What's Welsh for Performance? - new book published 07 April 2008 |
| For more than forty years artists have been creating performances, happenings and other time-based art in Wales, yet their work remains largely confined to half-remembered anecdotes, rumours and hearsay. >What's Welsh for Performance?< tries to uncover Wales's hidden history of performance |
| FRANK GOES BACK TO HIS ROOTS AT THE MUNI 07 April 2008 |
| From the same team that brought you the smash hit comedies ‘Granny Annie’ and ‘A Night On The Tiles’ comes Frank Vickery’s classic ‘Roots And Wings’, at The Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd from Monday 28 April to Saturday 3 May at 7.30pm, as part of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Cultural Services It’s No Joke season. |
| Mary Twice 05 April 2008 |
| Gary Owen writes of his experiences of working with Bridgend Youth Theatre |
| CUTTING EDGE CIRCUS COMING TO NEWPORT THIS SPRING 02 April 2008 |
| The Riverfront will present NoFit State Circus with tabú_standing on the edge of the wilderness at Tredegar Park in April 2008! The award winning, critically acclaimed NoFit State Circus preview their new show tabú in Newport as part of The Riverfront summer season. |
| Swansea Grand Theatre summer season 01 April 2008 |
| Swansea Grand Theatre has lined-up a summer season of entertainment to offer distraction & enlightenment, laughter & tears, sing-out-loud and hear-a-pin-drop drama, musicals, dance, comedy, children’s shows and singing! We hope you will join us here at south West Wales’ No1 live entertainment venue where the Grand continues to be the live cultural heart of the city with a stage for everything. |
| New Plays and New Talent at Sherman Writing Festival 01 April 2008 |
| This April, Sherman Cymru present SpringBoard, a brand new festival celebrating the best of Welsh talent and new writing for the theatre, from a whole host of emerging and established writers and artists on 11 – 20 April. |
| Dramâu Newydd a Thalent Newydd yng Ng_yl ‘Sgwennu’r Sherman 01 April 2008 |
| O’r 11 - 20 Ebrill eleni mae Sherman Cymru’n cyflwyno Egin, g_yl newydd sbon sy’n dathlu’r dalent a’r ‘sgwennu Cymreig gorau ar gyfer y theatr, gan lu o awduron ac artistiaid hen a newydd. |
| GRAVITAS - The human and personal reaction to war 01 April 2008 |
| Earthfall, the award-winning physical theatre/dance company from Wales, premiere their new production, GRAVITAS at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, on Thursday 10 April 2008 at 7.45pm, before taking the production on a 6 week tour of the UK. |
| Theatr Iolo supporting development of theatre for Babies and Toddlers 01 April 2008 |
| Having won an Arts Council Creative Wales Award to explore theatre for babies and toddlers, Sarah Argent packed her bags and headed for Italy and Germany, where she shared practice with other artistic directors and developed ideas for work for this very young age-group. |
| Global support pours in to save St Donats Arts Centre 01 April 2008 |
| Thousands of people from Wales have joined politicians, business people, famous names and global supporters to appeal to the Arts Council of Wales to save St Donats Arts Centre from closure this July. The appeal will be heard at a meeting with the Arts Council next week. |
| BLACKWOOD WILL BE MAPPA MUNDI’S NINTH STOP ON THEIR WHISTLE STOP TOUR OF WALES 01 April 2008 |
| BSL (British Sign Language) interpreted performance |
| BRITH GOF ARCHIVE PROJECT 31 March 2008 |
| In the third event, company co-founder Lis Hughes Jones reflects on the creation and staging of her solo performances in Brith Gof. |
| PROSIECT ARCHIF BRITH GOF 31 March 2008 |
| Ar gyfer y trydydd digwyddiad, fe fydd cyd-sefydlydd y cwmni, Lis Hughes Jones, yn trafod y broses o greu ac o lwyfannu ei pherfformiadau unigol ar gyfer Brith Gof. |
| A giant play for little people launches Theatr na n’Ogs 25th Anniversary year 30 March 2008 |
| Me a Giant, a musical play for 5-7yr olds, based on the well known tale of Jack and the beanstalk (but with a typical na n’Og twist) has already been booked by 163 classes in SW Wales and with a tour to 10 theatres, from Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Sherman Theatre to The Torch Theatre at Milford Haven, Theatre na n’Og look like starting their season at Grand Slam speed. |
| The 'musical for all time' returns to Cardiff 29 March 2008 |
| Linda Nolan in Blood Brothers at the New Theatre |
| MILFORD HAVEN’S NEW TORCH THEATRE REVEALS ITS MULTI-MILLION POUND REFURBISHMENT AT VIP RE-LAUNCH CELEBRATIONS 28 March 2008 |
| Milford Haven’s Torch Theatre’s multi-million pound refurbishment was officially unveiled at the venue’s VIP launch last night. (Wednesday, March 26 2008). |
| MOVE OVER ‘STOMP’ –
THE YAMATO DRUMMERS OF JAPAN ARE IN TOWN! 28 March 2008 |
| The mesmeric and dynamic Yamato Drummers of Japan return to Cardiff, direct from the West End, with their new show on Wednesday 2 April. A spectacular performance of traditional Japanese ensemble drumming of delicate beauty and phenomenal bass power plays at St David’s Hall as part of their 25th Anniversary celebrations for one night only! |
| Dance Theatre Company Tackle Issues of Sexuality at Sherman 27 March 2008 |
| Internationally acclaimed dance theatre company DV8 Physical Theatre present a brand new hard-hitting show about homosexuality and religion at Sherman, Cardiff on 24 – 25 April. |
| What's Welsh for Performance? Beth yw ‘performance’ yn Gymraeg? - DATABASE of Performance Art in Wales 25 March 2008 |
| The What's Welsh for Performance? Beth yw >Performance< yn Gymraeg? database is an online searchable resource documenting nearly 2000 performance events in Wales from January 1965 to the present day |
| You thought that the pantomime season was over ……well think again! 25 March 2008 |
| Owen Money Theatre Company’s latest production BUTTONS…UNDONE! is a risqué panto for grown-ups – more of a pantomime farce. Owen Money stars as Buttons with a strong supporting cast in Phylip Harries and Sue Roderick as the Ugly sisters; Sammi Broad stars as Cinderella. |
| 'Beacon Companies' application guidelines published by ACW 24 March 2008 |
| Procedures, guidance and forms are now available for eligible organisations to apply for a Beacon Company award. |
| PATRICIA HODGE STARS IN SPARKLING NEW COMEDY
THE CLEAN HOUSE at the New Theatre, Cardiff 20 March 2008 |
| The brand new award-winning comedy The Clean House starring Patricia Hodge and Eleanor Bron visits the New Theatre prior to a West End run for just one week from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 April. |
| RENOWNED LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT GARY OWEN LOOKING FORWARD TO WORLD PREMIERE AT THE GRAND PAVILION THIS APRIL! 20 March 2008 |
| “MARY TWICE” Multi-media World Premiere performance written by renowned playwright Gary Owen |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 20 March 2008 |
| Mappa Mundi bring Oscar Wilde’s comedy of manners to Wales’ Theatres. |
| THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES SPRING 2008 NEWSLETTER
19 March 2008 |
| Summer Term Announced: Acting, Directing and Fighting! 19 March 2008 |
| Actorsworkshop, the South Wales based theatre company, have announced the next series of workshops. Following on from the successful Spring series Actorsworkshop have announced a packed-programme of workshops for the Summer Term. |
| TIE/TYP COMPANIES ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF NATIONAL
AGENCY OF WALES FOR THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 17 March 2008 |
| Over the last thirty years, Wales’ eight Theatre In Education/Theatre for Young People companies have worked consistently to deliver, promote and develop a professional Theatre service for young people and the wider community. |
| How Far Would You Go To Support Wales?! 16 March 2008 |
| A brand new production of Roofless, a comedy based upon the 2005 Welsh Grand Slam, makes its debut at Swansea’s Grand Theatre on Saturday 29th March 2008 at 7.30pm. |
| Y GOBAITH A’R ANGOR gan Dylan Rees 14 March 2008 |
| THEATR BARA CAWS YN CYFLWYNO DRAMA NEWYDD |
| Tim Baker scoops major Arts Council creative wales award 14 March 2008 |
| Creative Wales Awards give artists freedom, space and time to develop their skills and creativity. Funded by The Arts Council of Wales, Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available every year, and in 2007/08, 16 artists will receive a total of £300,000. The Awards guarantee artists a livelihood, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks - room to breathe. |
| John Rowley scoops major Arts Council creative wales award 14 March 2008 |
| Creative Wales Awards give artists freedom, space and time to develop their skills and creativity. Funded by The Arts Council of Wales, Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available every year, and in 2007/08, 16 artists will receive a total of £300,000. The Awards guarantee artists a livelihood, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks - room to breathe. |
| Iggy Pop and Stravinsky in Dance Show at Sherman 14 March 2008 |
| The world class Michael Clark Company present an exciting evening on dance set to a soundtrack of Iggy Pop and Stravinsky on 3 – 4 April at Sherman, in their first ever visit to Wales. |
| SIMON CALLOW and ALFIE ALLEN to star with LINDA THORSON in West End hit EQUUS at the New Theatre, Cardiff 14 March 2008 |
| Following a record breaking run in London’s West End starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe, Peter Shaffer’s award winning play Equus, starring Simon Callow, Alfie Allen and Linda Thorson visits the New Theatre for just one week from 7 – 12 April. |
| Gary Owen scoops major Arts Council creative wales award 13 March 2008 |
| news imageCreative Wales Awards give artists freedom, space and time to develop their skills and creativity. Funded by The Arts Council of Wales, Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available every year, and in 2007/08, 16 artists will receive a total of £300,000. The Awards guarantee artists a livelihood, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks - room to breathe. |
| Kaite O'Reilly scoops major Arts Council creative wales award 13 March 2008 |
| news imageCreative Wales Awards give artists freedom, space and time to develop their skills and creativity. Funded by The Arts Council of Wales, Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available every year, and in 2007/08, 16 artists will receive a total of £300,000. The Awards guarantee artists a livelihood, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks - room to breathe. |
| Ian Rowlands scoops major Arts Council creative wales award 13 March 2008 |
| Creative Wales Awards give artists freedom, space and time to develop their skills and creativity. Funded by The Arts Council of Wales, Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available every year, and in 2007/08, 16 artists will receive a total of £300,000. The Awards guarantee artists a livelihood, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks - room to breathe. |
| Last Chance to See The Almond and the Seahorse in Cardiff! 12 March 2008 |
| Sherman Cymru’s production of The Almond and the Seahorse ends its run in Cardiff this weekend before touring throughout Wales after receiving rave reviews including an incredible 5 star Guardian review |
| Leftovers at Wales Millennium Centre 11 March 2008 |
| Hijinx Come Full Circle In Inspirational Tale Of Triumph At Ammanford Miners’ Theatre 11 March 2008 |
| One of Wales’ foremost touring companies returns to Carmarthenshire Theatres by popular demand with a dramatic and powerful tale of triumph, determination and fulfilling the seemingly impossible as Hijinx present Full Circle at Ammanford Miners’ Theatre, May 1. |
| Dragon Sponsorship celebrates relaunch of the new Torch Theatre, Milford Haven 10 March 2008 |
| Dragon LNG confirmed today its sponsorship of the opening event to re-launch Milford Haven's newly refurbished Torch Theatre, whose multi-million pound makeover owes much to the funding of the Arts Council of Wales. |
| BOARD MEMBERS FOR NEW NATIONAL THEATRE FOR WALES ANNOUNCED 09 March 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales, has announced the board members for the new English Language National Theatre for Wales. |
| Dirty Protest heads back to school 07 March 2008 |
| Following the success of Dirty Protest it's time to team up with Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. |
| HE CAN TALK TO THE ANIMALS…
07 March 2008 |
| Doctor Dolittle visits to the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray 07 March 2008 |
| Wyeside welcome back the European Arts Company on Thu 20 March with a thrilling adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. |
| Little Shop of Horrors 07 March 2008 |
| Presented by the HND Students from Bridgend College |
| Welsh Arts Centre in deep ‘blue’ water 06 March 2008 |
| The Blue Planet Live!, based on the award-winning BBC documentary from David Attenborough, has thrilled audiences in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Montreal and Copenhagen and is now coming to St David’s Hall in Cardiff for 3 performances only from 12-13 April. |
| Dance Bytes On Tour 2008 05 March 2008 |
| The best experimental dance from emerging welsh choreographers |
| CPR: VERBATIM THEATRE WORKSHOP 03 March 2008 |
| Tara McAllister-Viel (UK) Sat 15th & Sun 16th March , 9.30am - 6.00pm. Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff |
| Under the Carpet - Theatr Iolo 03 March 2008 |
| A play for the very young ; directed by Sarah Argent at Sherman Cymru Cardiff 11am and 2pm Saturday 8th March 2008 |
| Cof y Corff / Muscle Memory 01 March 2008 |
| WHO IS JOE EGG & WHO WILL CARE FOR JOE EGG? 01 March 2008 |
| The Joe Egg Project is one of two unique projects that Theatr Fynnon are running in 2008. This project focuses on various issues including the issue of care/carers, attitudes to disability in general & the simple question of life or death? |
| Fluellen theatre Company in association with Swansea Grand Theatre presents Under Milk Wood By Dylan Thomas 01 March 2008 |
| A brand new production of Dylan Thomas' acknowledged masterpiece, Under Milk Wood, comes to Dylan's home town theatre on Tuesday 8th - Friday 11th April as the fictional village of Llareggub and its inhabitants are brought to life by Fluellen Theatre Company |
| NEW INTERPRETATION OF PROKOFIEV’S PETER AND THE WOLF
01 March 2008 |
| A spectacular staging of Peter and the Wolf, one of the most delightful and well-loved orchestral works of the 20th century, will be performed at Wales Millennium Centre from 4th – 5th April. The classic story of brave Peter and his pursuit of the hungry wolf, aided by his friends the cat, the bird and the duck is thrillingly brought to life through dance, music and live narration by Brian Blessed. |
| DEHONGLIAD NEWYDD O PETER AND THE WOLF GAN PROKOFIEV
01 March 2008 |
| Bydd cynhyrchiad llwyfan anhygoel o Peter and the Wolf, un o weithiau cerddorfaol mwyaf bendigedig a phoblogaidd yr 20fed ganrif, yn cael ei berfformio yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru o’r 4ydd – 5ed Ebrill. Daw hanes Peter ddewr yn mynd ar ôl y blaidd llwglyd, gyda help ei ffrindiau y gath, yr aderyn a’r hwyaden yn fyw yn hudolus trwy gyfrwng dawns, cerddoriaeth a llefaru byw gan Brian Blessed. |
| Brand new comedy starring James Fleet: In the Club at New Theatre, Cardiff 29 February 2008 |
| The riotous new comedy In the Club comes to the New Theatre from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 March. A cheeky laugh-out-loud romp, In the Club stars Vicar of Dibley’s James Fleet. |
| Many Paths, One Journey 28 February 2008 |
| Celebrating Wales’ Gypsy and Traveller communities |
| Agor Drysau / Opening Doors 2008 28 February 2008 |
| Gŵyl Theatr Ryngwladol Cymru i Gynulleidfaoedd Ifanc / Wales International Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences. |
| The Magic Flute Hits Llanelli 28 February 2008 |
| Fresh from their Cars To Mars project, a collaboration with Swansea’s Dragon Arts and Learning which saw the creation of the first street opera, and following last year’s triumphant The Daughter Of The Regiment, highly acclaimed Swansea City Opera return to Camarthenshire Theatres with Mozart’s mesmerizing final masterpiece, The Magic Flute, at Theatr Elli, 18 March. |
| Sawl llwybr, un taith 28 February 2008 |
| Dathlu cymunedau Sipsiwn a Theithwyr yng Nghymru |
| Go Wilde at Wyeside! 28 February 2008 |
| Wales’ Mappa Mundi Theatre Company return to Wyeside on Sat 17 May with their latest show, The Importance Of Being Earnest, a brand new stage adaptation of what is undoubtedly one of Oscar Wilde’s best loved plays. |
| Theatre Book in line for Top Award 27 February 2008 |
| The Society for Theatre Research has today announced its short list for the Theatre Book Prize for books published in 2007. |
| National Theatre Of Scotland’s Acclaimed Production
Black Watch comes to Wales 27 February 2008 |
| Exclusive Welsh Date – Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale |
| Simon Thorne Blends Jazz and Opera at Sherman 27 February 2008 |
| One of Wales’s most innovative artists, Simon Thorne, premieres his groundbreaking new work The Howl in Arcadia this month at Sherman, Cardiff. |
| INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE VOICE IN PERFORMANCE 27 February 2008 |
| GIVING VOICE 10: BREATH INSPIRATION VOICE 27th March – 1st April 2008 Aberystwyth, Wales |
| Under the Carpet - Theatr Iolo 27 February 2008 |
| A play for the very young directed by Sarah Argent |
| Theatr Elli Takes Giant Steps! 27 February 2008 |
| Continuing their mission to bring West End-quality children’s theatre to a town near you, Carmarthenshire Theatres play host to a friendly giant in Theatr Na N’og’s Me, A Giant, at Llanelli’s Theatr Elli, March 26. |
| Welsh children’s classic takes to the stage 25 February 2008 |
| Audiences young and old will be given the opportunity to enjoy a family show this autumn as Theatr Bara Caws, in partnership with Theatr Gwynedd and Galeri, stage a musical version of one of Wales’ favourite children’s books. |
| Llwyfan i Lyfr Mawr y Plant 25 February 2008 |
| Bydd cyfle i gynulleidfaoedd hen ac ifanc fwynhau sioe deuluol i’w chofio drwy dymor yr hydref eleni wrth i Theatr Bara Caws, ar y cyd gyda Theatr Gwynedd a Galeri, gyhoeddi’r newyddion cyffrous fod sioe gerdd o un o hoff lyfrau plant Cymru ar y gweill. |
| Sherman Youth Theatre Present The Gutterfly Tribe 22 February 2008 |
| Sherman Youth Theatre present a new production of The Gutterfly Tribe this week, an exciting play set in a lavish world written and directed by Louise Osborn. |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES STATEMENT –February 21 2008 22 February 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has had to make some difficult decisions in the light of declining overall levels of income for developing the arts. |
| DATGANIAD CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU 22 February 2008 |
| Bu'n rhaid i Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (CCC) wneud rhai penderfyniadau anodd iawn yn sgil y symiau llai o arian sydd ar gael yn gyffredinol ar gyfer datblygu'r celfyddydau. |
| Agreetodisagree 22 February 2008 |
| AGREE to DISAGREE is an exciting cross-valleys youth dance project that is coming to the Beaufort Theatre & Ballroom on Thursday 6th March. |
| She Stoops to Conquer at New Theatre, Cardiff 22 February 2008 |
| A colourful production of this golden restoration comedy! |
| Sherman Youth Theatre Present The Gutterfly Tribe 22 February 2008 |
| Sherman Youth Theatre present a new production of The Gutterfly Tribe this week, an exciting play set in a lavish world written and directed by Louise Osborn. |
| WILMOT STARS IN UK TOUR OF HALF A SIXPENCE
21 February 2008 |
| TV and theatre favourite GARY WILMOT leads a highly talented cast in a spectacular brand new production of HALF A SIXPENCE which comes to Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) from 24 to 29 March 2008 and features classic songs such as Flash Bang Wallop, If The Rain’s Got To Fall and of course Half a Sixpence. |
| A SLICE OF PUB LIFE AT THE MUNI 21 February 2008 |
| The Hull Truck Theatre Company return to the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd as part of the current Act 6 drama season with a new production of Jim Cartwright’s pub-based comedy Two on Saturday 15 March at 7.30pm. |
| CARDIFF SHAKESPEARE READERS 21 February 2008 |
| Forthcoming Readings |
| CandoCo return to The Riverfront 21 February 2008 |
| CandoCo continue their highly successful tour of two very contrasting works: The Stepfather by Arthur Pita and And who shall go to the ball? by Rafael Bonachela at The Riverfront on Tuesday 26 February at 7.30pm. |
| Save CPR - the Centre for Performance Research, Wales 21 February 2008 |
| CPR has launched an online petition to appeal against the Arts Council of Wales’ intended funding cut to CPR (details below). |
| THE THEATRES TRUST 20 February 2008 |
| Welsh Trustee & Theatre Performer Trustee nominations sought |
| Agreetodisagree 20 February 2008 |
| AGREE to DISAGREE is an exciting cross-valleys youth dance project that is coming to the Beaufort Theatre & Ballroom on Thursday 6th March. |
| Little Red Riding Hood - On Stage with Music 20 February 2008 |
| Theatr Powys brings a new, enchanting adaptation of the centuries old and much loved fairytale Little Red Riding Hood to the Melville Theatre at the Drama Centre, Abergavenny, next Tuesday, 4 March. |
| "Y Pair" at the Sherman 20 February 2008 |
| The National Welsh language theatre company Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru return to Sherman this March with a Welsh adaptation of one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, The Crucible. |
| "Y Pair" yn Y Sherman 20 February 2008 |
| Mae Cwmni Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru yn dychwelyd i’r Sherman mis Mawrth eleni, gydag addasiad Cymraeg newydd o un o brif ddramâu’r ugeinfed ganrif, The Crucible. |
| Wales’s largest Performing Arts venue is 25! 16 February 2008 |
| Since it first opened its doors in 1982, when 21,000 people flooded the building in just one day, over 10 million people have attended an event at St Davids Hall the National Concert Hall of Wales. |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream at New Theatre, Cardiff 15 February 2008 |
| One of Shakespeare’s most dazzling comedies is brought magically to life when Clwyd Theatr Cymru present A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New Theatre from Tuesday 4 to Saturday 8 March. Blending desire, enchantment and madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a journey into the spell binding world of love; its passion, imagination and power to transform lives. |
| World wide support pours in to save St Donats Arts Centre in South Wales 12 February 2008 |
| Hundreds of people from all over the world are supporting the St Donats Arts Centre’s campaign to save it from closure. |
| NAWR YN RHAD AC AM DDIM!
NOW FREE FOR ALL 12 February 2008 |
| Carmarthenshire Theatres have now launched the Free For All schem |
| RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY 09 February 2008 |
| World View Tour 2008 |
| CPR – The Good News and The Bad News… 07 February 2008 |
| The Good News: CPR is pleased and proud to announce the programme for its 10th International Giving Voice Festival The Bad News: It is, therefore, quite shattering at the very moment of launching this year’s Giving Voice to receive notification of the Arts Council of Wales’ decision to withdraw revenue funding from CPR with effect from July ’08. |
| Wanted: women from Butetown, Riverside and Grangetown to star in new opera about their lives 06 February 2008 |
| Fed up of reading about stick-thin celebrities falling out of nightclubs and accounts of which handbags the famous-simply-for-being-famous brigade are buying this season? Is the story of your own life much more interesting? Would you like to share your experiences with other people? |
| CYMRU RANEDIG, ANWELEDIG 05 February 2008 |
| Bwriada Dawns Dyfed, y cwmni dawns gymunedol a’i wreddiau yn Sir Benfro, Sir Gaerfyrddin a Cheredigion, apelio yn erbyn penderfyniad Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru i ddiddymu eu nawdd gyhoeddus. |
| DIVISIBLE, INVISIBLE WALES 05 February 2008 |
| Dawns Dyfed, the Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion rooted community dance company, is to appeal against an Arts Council of Wales decision to end its funding |
| THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 03 February 2008 |
| The Melville Theatre in Abergavenny is hosting top drama next Friday 15 February with the European Arts Company production of a thrilling adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. |
| The 39 Steps comes to the New Theatre, Cardiff 02 February 2008 |
| SPIFFING! SPIES, SECRET CONSPIRACIES AND SENSATIONAL COMEDY ABOUND! |
| Spring Season at the Barry Memorial Hall 31 January 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales 2008/09 Budget 30 January 2008 |
| The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced today (Wednesday) its spending plans for developing the arts in 2008-09. |
| PERFORMANCE ON SCREEN 30 January 2008 |
| A STUDY DAY EXPLORING CURATION, COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVE OF PERFORMANCE AND THE MOVING IMAGE - |
| St Donats Arts Centre may close in six months as
Arts Council of Wales announces grant withdrawal 30 January 2008 |
| St Donats Arts Centre has been given six months notice by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) that its annual grant of £45,379 will be removed. |
| Welshman to star in stage tribute to Pavarotti! 29 January 2008 |
| Welsh tenor Wynne Evans is to take the lead in an epic tribute to Opera legend Luciano Pavarotti at St David’s Hall on Thursday 21st February at 7.30pm. |
| Ffresh 2008, The Student Moving Image Festival of Wales 29 January 2008 |
| 800 people, 50 special guests, 20 screenings, 11 awards, 5 parties, 1 event. Ffresh is all this and more. |
| A ydych chi wedi eich cysylltu? 29 January 2008 |
| Digwyddiad rhwydweithio newydd i bawb sy’n gysylltiedig â maes datblygu cynulleidfaoedd a marchnata yma maes y celfyddydau yw CYSWLLT: Cynulleidfa Cymru. |
| Are you connected? 29 January 2008 |
| Audiences Wales: CONNECT is a new networking event for everyone concerned with audience development and marketing in the arts. |
| Lenny - Theatr Iolo Present Hard Hitting Drama at Sherman 28 January 2008 |
| Theatr Iolo will this month present a hard hitting play translated from the original prize winning French-Canadian play Leon Le Nul by Francis Monty performed by Theatre Iolo’s own Artistic Director, Kevin Lewis. |
| West Side Story - RWCMD at the Sherman 28 January 2008 |
| Breathtaking Score, Landmark Lyrics; One of the Greatest Musicals of all Time Comes to the Sherman |
| Local Youth Theatre Goes Global 28 January 2008 |
| Over the last six months, 30 young people of the Amman Valley have been creatively working their socks off in preparation for their first international youth theatre production “STRANGERS” |
| “MARI LWYD” WORLD PREMIERE AT GRAND PAVILION PORTHCAWL THIS APRIL! 28 January 2008 |
| Multi-media World Premier performance written by renowned playwright Gary Owen |
| Theatre and performance events at St Donats in 2008 27 January 2008 |
| Dance Roads Tour 2008 25 January 2008 |
| A unique programme of international contemporary dance, bringing together emerging and talented dance artists from Europe and Canada. |
| Spring 2008 Season kicks off 25th Anniversary celebrations at St David’s Hall 24 January 2008 |
| The Spring 2008 season launches an exciting year for St David’s Hall. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, St David’s Hall, the National Concert Hall of Wales and one of Europe’s leading Concert venues, is marking this prestigious achievement in some style with an impressive live events programme for February and March. |
| Travelling Light at Aberystwyth Arts Centre 23 January 2008 |
| A series of new short plays presented as rehearsed readings with a cast of professional performers |
| Perfformiadau’n yr iaith Gymraeg yn y Ganolfan 23 January 2008 |
| Ymhlith y perfformiadau yn yr iaith Gymraeg y gallwch edrych ymlaen atynt yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru (Y Ganolfan) dros y tri mis nesaf mae un o artistiaid blws gorau Cymru Steve Eaves, y gantores/cyfansoddwraig ddwyieithog Cate le Bon a Jakokoyak. |
| Welsh Language Performances at WMC 23 January 2008 |
| Some of the Welsh language performances to look forward to at Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) over the next three months will include one of Wales’ finest blues artist Steve Eaves, bilingual singer songwriter Cate le Bon and Jakokoyak. |
| SHIVER ME TIMBERS! PIRATES AHOY!! 23 January 2008 |
| Treasure Island sails into the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| Visiting Arts' Portuguese Arts Awards 23 January 2008 |
| UK arts organisations in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland wishing to commission Portuguese artists to collaborate with their UK counterparts are invited to apply. |
| Radio Station Presenters Invade Arts Venues 23 January 2008 |
| Cardiff has been taken over by the sight of Red Dragon FM Breakfast presenters Jase and Mel, and South Wales theatres and arts venues one of the hot spots for sightings. |
| CPR Workshop: COOKING CHAOS : Phelim McDermott, Improbable (UK) Sat 9th and Sun 10th Feb 10am to 6pm 22 January 2008 |
| Cooking Chaos is a two-day forum for theatre practitioners interested in new ways of exploring creativity. The Cooking Chaos forum will use process work techniques, combined with some of Improbable's ways of making theatre, to raise awareness of issues within the theatre community such as insider/outsider, time, responsibilities, creativity, isolation. |
| JUNIOR & YOUTH THEATRE WORKSHOPS (5 – 16 YEARS)
AT THE BERWYN CENTRE, NANTYMOEL 22 January 2008 |
| Due to the ever increasing demand for youth theatre workshops in the Ogmore Valley, the Berwyn Centre in Nantymoel will be holding Junior and Youth Theatre workshops for 5 – 16 year olds every Tuesday during school term-time. |
| Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes 22 January 2008 |
| An hilarious stage adaptation of the hit BBC comedy brimming with bulldog spirit and a star-studded cast |
| CPR Workshop: REACH FOR THE SNOOZE BUTTON - John Fox and Sue Gill, Dead Good Guides (UK)
Sat 23rd (9.30a.m - 8.30p.m) and Sun 24th Feb (10a.m - 5p.m) 22 January 2008 |
| "If time is running out, what is the point of theatre?" |
| THEATR POWYS AT LLANOVER HALL 22 January 2008 |
| Theatr Powys will be touring a new community touring production of the centuries old and much loved fairytale Little Red Riding Hood during the forthcoming months. |
| What’s Welsh for Performance? Beth yw 'Performance' yn Gymraeg? – An Oral History of Performance Art in Wales 21 January 2008 |
| Phil Babot, Andre Stitt and Simon Whitehead .24 January 2008 6pm [Last in the Series] |
| ‘Edsteddfod' 16 January 2008 |
| Ed Thomas, Dramatist-Director: a symposium: Saturday 19 January 2008, 10:00am-4:00pm |
| ALL-STAR CAST IN BEST-SELLING MURDER MYSTERY ‘AND THEN THERE WERE NONE’ AT THE NEW THEATRE 16 January 2008 |
| The stage version of the world’s best selling mystery novel is coming to the New Theatre, Cardiff this spring. For one week only from Monday 4 February Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None will baffle and perplex South Wales Audiences. With an all-star cast including Gerald Harper, Alex Ferns, Denis Lill, Chloe Newsome and Mark Wynter this dark and captivating tale is the ultimate ‘whodunnit’ |
| ‘Edsteddfod' 16 January 2008 |
| Ed Thomas, Cyfarwyddwr-Dramodydd:Symposium : Dydd Sadwrn 10-4.00 o’r gloch 19 Ionawr 2008 |
| New Training Courses from GEST 15 January 2008 |
| Running for the fourth successful year, Gest are offering their two weekly acting courses starting this February in Chapter Arts Centre. Whether you're completely new to performing or have 'trod the boards' before and want to learn more skills and techniques, these courses offer the very best in training, advice and feedback. |
| TYMOR Y GWANWYN 2008 YN Y NEW THEATRE 14 January 2008 |
| Gwledd o ddramâu o safon, llond llwyfan o sioeau cerdd gwych, dihangfa lwyr i’r teulu cyfan, bale godidog a hyd yn oed syrcas dychrynllyd o dda! Mae yna wledd amrywiol ar eich cyfer yn y New Theatre y gwanwyn hwn. |
| SPRING 2008 SEASON AT THE NEW THEATRE 14 January 2008 |
| A feast of quality drama, a barrage of blockbuster musicals, enchanting escapism for the whole family, plus some breathtaking ballet and a creepy circus of the undead! Variety is certainly the spice of life at the New Theatre this Spring! |
| Coming up at the Swansea Grand 11 January 2008 |
| A preview of the spring season |
| Doctor Who writer and star of West End show Swimming With Sharks join Wales’ most talked about new theatre night 11 January 2008 |
| Doctor Who’s first female writer and one of the men behind children’s hit TV show Tracy Beaker will take up Dirty Protest Theatre’s challenge this month. |
| Drowned World in the windy city... 11 January 2008 |
| Gary Owen's play gets another run in America....though it's yet to be seen in Wales |
| Daring, Sexy and Wildly Entertaining Comedy Fun with NoFit State! 10 January 2008 |
| The internationally renowned, award-winning company NoFit State Circus present a stunning and wildly entertaining Circus Cabaret event, Splott on the Landscape 3 on Friday 25 - Saturday 26 January at Sherman, Cardiff. |
| WE'LL KEEP A WELCOME 09 January 2008 |
| In late summer 1939, 130,000 children were separated from their parents in Liverpool and Merseyside and sent to safer locations to protect them from the anticipated blitz |
| Fugu Theatre presents: Tales from Japan 09 January 2008 |
| Tales from Japan is a mix of Japanese and Eastern European physical theatre, music, stage combat and acrobatics. |
| Sherman Hosts Top Drama, Dance and Comedy this Spring 08 January 2008 |
| This Spring signals a new beginning for Sherman Cymru, formed from the merger of new writing company Sgript Cymru and the Sherman Theatre Company. Launching the new year with a new look and new website, Sherman will play host to internationally acclaimed performers and artists in a top Spring line-up. |
| Stimulate your senses at The Riverfront this spring! 08 January 2008 |
| Why not blow away any festive cobwebs with one or more of the enlivening performances The Riverfront has to offer this spring. |
| A New Dawn for Sherman Cymru 08 January 2008 |
| Sherman Cymru officially launched this week with a special opening party and brand new look to mark a new year and new company, attended by Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Chair of the Arts Council of Wales, Professor Dai Smith. |
| Local school children write and star in new professional opera 08 January 2008 |
| Filming has begun this week on a new opera – partly written by and starring children from two schools in South Wales. |
| The Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wells is threatened with closure. Artistic Director Guy Roderick asks for support: 08 January 2008 |
| Could you spare a few minutes to help us save the Wyeside Arts Centre? |
| Y Pair 07 January 2008 |
| Mae drama sy’n seiliedig ar anoddefgarwch crefyddol a chyfreithiol yn un o daleithiau cyntaf Yr Unol Daleithiau dros 300 mlynedd yn ôl yn cychwyn ar daith o gwmpas prif theatrau Cymru ymhen mis. |
| The Crucible / Y Pair 07 January 2008 |
| A play based on religious and legal intolerance in the American colonial state of Massachusetts over 300 years ago will set off on a tour of Wales’ main theatre venues in a month’s time. |
| GYPT STAGE A CHRISTMAS CAROL TO CHEER IN THE NEW YEAR 05 January 2008 |
| What better way to cheer in the new year than by a theatrical experience that brings to life Dicken’s most popular and enduring of all festive stories. |
| NEW YEAR NEW TERM – ACTORSWORKSHOP ANNOUNCES SPRING 2008 05 January 2008 |
| Actorsworkshop, the Cardiff based Theatre Company, have announced their New Year term of workshops. All held at Chapter Arts Centre, in Canton, they have announced a 12 week packed programme of workshops that look at theatre creation and the actor’s process |
| Little Red Riding Hood Visits Carmarthenshire Theatres 05 January 2008 |
| Creative, dynamic children’s theatre comes to Carmarthenshire Theatres in the shape of Theatr Powys’ contemporary adaptation of the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, which calls at Ammanford Miners’ Theatre 15 February and Llanelli’s Theatr Elli, 16 February |
| BIG BROTHER HIJACKS CIRCUS OF HORRORS STARS 04 January 2008 |
| Just prior to the arrival of The Circus of Horrors at the New Theatre, Cardiff from 31 January – 2 February, two of its leading stars have been hijacked by Big Brother! Acrobats Emilia and Victor Arata have left Doktor Haze and his asylum of circus acts to enter the Big Brother House as part of E4’s spin off show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. |
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