The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Prof. Ioan Williams, has announced today that he has accepted the resignation of the Company’s Artistic Director, Cefin Roberts. After a period of seven years leading Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (the Welsh language national theatre), Mr Roberts has decided to resign. Mr Roberts’ last production as Artistic Director will be ‘Y Gofalwr’ – a Welsh language adaptation of Harold Pinter’s classic tale ‘The Caretaker’ - which begins its tour around Wales’ theatres next week (04 February 2010). Cefin will remain in his post until 31 March 2010. Ioan Williams said that he was grateful for Cefin’s contribution to the Company since its formation and for the artistic direction he has offered everyone that has worked with the Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru on various projects over the last seven years. He said: ‘Cefin leaves us with our very best wishes and we thank him for his dedication and hard work. On behalf of the Board, I wish him every success in his career and we thank him for setting sound foundation for the Company. We now look forward to a new era, where we can build on those foundations, and continue to offer our audiences a range of the very best theatrical performances.’ Cefin Roberts said: ‘I have very mixed emotions about announcing my resignation. It will be extremely difficult to say goodbye to friends and colleagues that I have had the privilege of working and socializing with while living in Carmarthen. However, I do feel that the time is right to move on and I look forward to having more time with my family back in north Wales. I wish Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru every success in the future and I sincerely hope that I will have the honor of working with the Company again in the future.” The search to find a successor for Cefin has already began and adverts will appear in the press within the next few weeks. |
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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