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TICKETS ON SALE AND REHEARSALS START FOR NATIONAL THEATRE WALES’ LIFTED BY BEAUTY: ADVENTURES IN DREAMING |
CAST ALSO CONFIRMED FOR THIS NEW PRODUCTION CREATED AND STAGED IN RHYL, DENBIGHSHIRE Rehearsals for National Theatre Wales’ Lifted By Beauty: Adventures In Dreaming, whose audience will take a guided journey around Rhyl, start today. Artist Mark Storor and National Theatre Wales have been getting to know Rhyl and many of its residents over several months; from coffee shops to council offices, from book groups to food banks, from women’s centres to the beach, they have been gathering stories from those who know the town best. The result will be a walking production inspired by those people and their stories, including local political activists and mother and baby groups, newcomers to the town and some who’ve lived here their whole life. Walking in groups through the town centre and on the beach, audiences will encounter performances by professional artists including actors, dancers and circus artists, combined with soundscapes and light installations. Lifted By Beauty: Adventures In Dreaming will be a vivid portrait of the real Rhyl, a town on the cusp of regeneration. The production’s professional cast will include June Campbell-Davies, Marco Fiera, Lloyd Meredith, Rhys Meredith, Laura Moy, Francois Pandolfo and Caroline Sabin, all of whom start their rehearsals in the town today ahead of the performances 31st March-2nd April. In the meantime, National Theatre Wales have set up shop at 66 High Street, Rhyl, and everyone and anyone curious to know more about the production is welcome to pop in for a chat. Tickets for the production are now on sale from National Theatre Wales’ website, by phone on 029 2037 1689 or from the shop itself. Keep your eye on the website for the shop’s latest opening times. Mark Storor is an award-winning British artist with an international reputation. Working in the space between live art and theatre, he has been described in the British press as “a genuinely visionary theatre maker”, “an alchemist” and “one of the most distinctive voices in British Theatre”. His work is devised, often site-specific and always collaborative. His recent work includes Baa Baa Baric: Have You Any Pull? A Quiet Revolution (with Heart Of Glass, in St Helen’s), Little Sister (Manchester Royal Exchange), The Simplicity of Truth (FACT), The Barometer of My Heart (Anna Ledgard in association with Artsadmin), Puffball (The Roundhouse, London and tour), The Paper Project (Oval House, London) and A Tender Subject (Artangel). The Big Democracy Project Lifted By Beauty: Adventures In Dreaming is the closing event of National Theatre Wales’ three-year Big Democracy Project, which has explored how art and creativity can help communities across Wales re-engage with the democratic process. Launched in July 2014, The BDP was borne of the company’s Assembly programme, in which artists and communities combine performance and debate to tackle hot topics. In its most recent phase, NTW hosted a free day of political performance and debate at the Senedd – 10 years to the month since it was opened – and Pierhead in Cardiff Bay, in March 2016. In the evening, one final Assembly was held inside the Senedd on all the issues raised, but also to ask ‘what is the most pressing issue facing Wales?’ with a view to producing a show inspired by the answer, in 2017. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ‘austerity’ was the reply. Lifted By Beauty: Adventures In Dreaming is, in part, a response to this; an artistic exploration of austerity – and what it can mean for towns all over Wales and beyond. The Big Democracy Project is supported by the Rayne Foundation. Full listings information: National Theatre Wales presents LIFTED BY BEAUTY: ADVENTURES IN DREAMING Performed in Rhyl, Denbighshire Artist: Mark Storor Composer: Brian Duffy Sound Designer: Mike Beer Community Associate: Jan Miller Photographer: Stephen King Lighting Designer: Ceri James Design Associate: Eleri Lloyd Costume Supervisor: Llinos Griffiths Performance Dates/Times: Friday 31st March, 6pm Saturday 1st April, 6pm Sunday 2nd April, 6pm Box Office Online: https://www.nationaltheatrewales.org/lifted-beauty By phone: 029 2037 1689 Tickets: £10/£7.50 conc £5 local tickets (LL18 postcode) |
| National Theatre Wales web site: http://nationaltheatrewales.org |
| Catrin Rogers e-mail: catrinrogers@nationaltheatrewales.org |
Monday, February 27, 2017 |
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