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NATIONAL THEATRE WALES

The naTion of Wales is our sTage: from foresTs To beaches, from aircrafT hangers To posT-indusTrial ToWns, from village halls To nighTclubs. We bring TogeTher sToryTelling poeTs, visual visionaries and invenTors of ideas. We collaboraTe WiTh arTisTs, audiences, communiTies and companies To creaTe TheaTre in The english language, rooTed in Wales, WiTh an inTernaTional reach. you’ll find us round The corner, across The mounTain and in your digiTal backyard.

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hoW big isyour ToWn?

Allthethingsyounormallydoasaproducertomitigateagainstriskwerebypassedhere.Thereweresomekeythingswhichweknewwouldwork,somekeythingswhichwehopedwouldwork,buttherewerealsothingswenevercouldhavepredictedorknown,butwhichlookingbackmadeThePassionwhatitwas.Moreoftenthannot,itwaswhereweletgoandhandedeverythingovertothatbrillianttown.SomewherehalfwaythroughSaturday,Irealizedthetownwastheforcebehindit,notus,andbySundayweweresurfinganunstoppableeventhorizon.Ultimately,thisfearlesstrustofbeingonaco-created,co-ownedjourneywithawholetown,awholegloriousoverlookedcommunity,iswhatmadeitsounique–soseatofthepants–andthereforesoliberatingandtranscendent.Themassparticipation,themasshappeningofitall,brokedownallthebarriersandnormsofweekendlifeinasmalltownhuddledundertheM4,sothateveryoneopeneduptheirheartsandmindsandspiritsandwentintoathirdspace:asemi-fictionalversionofthemselves,theirtown,andtheirworld.

LynGardnerinTheGuardianputitmorebeautifullythanIfrominside,couldhavedreamed:“(it)waslikewatchingatowndiscoveringitsvoicethroughasharedactofcreation.Factandfiction,mythandmemory,rumourandreality,eventhelivingandthedeadstalksidebyside.I’mpreparedtobetthatoverthelastthreedays,PortTalbotwasoneofthehappiestplacesonEarth”.Noneofit,them,oruslookedandfeltquitethesameafterwards.Andforme,ashownowfeelssmallifIcan’tcyclearoundit,andspeaktothechiefofpoliceattheendofeveryscene.

Wearenearlyoneyearonfromthatalchemicalweekend,wheneverythingseemedtocollideandyouknew,fromwithinit,thatyouwerepartofsomethinghistoric–forPortTalbot,forWales,fortheatre,forusasayoungcompany.Aftertwoyearsofplanning,weallflewthroughtheintensenon-stop72hourfrenzyoftheweekend(“72hoursoftheatreheaven”forTheGuardian)andthen…itwasdone.Everyonescattered,thestreetswentquietagain,asmallappletreeappearedwherethecrucifixhadstood,andtherhythmsofrealliferesumed.Buteveryonekepttalkingaboutit,couldn’tstoptalkingaboutit,sharingphotosandmovies,paintingit,someevengottattoos…SoatEasterthisyear,we’regoingtoallgatheragainandwelcomeeveryonebacktoAberavonShoppingCentretotellstoriesandsharememories–andfortheworldpremiereofDaveMcKean’svisionaryfeaturefilmversionofit.

Whathappened?Whydidsuchapowerfulthinghappen?Whywasitsolife-changing,soextraordinary,sospecial?Part-festival,part-carnival,part-pageant,partpoliticaldemo,partritual,part-gig,part-puretheatre–itwasgenre-defyingandgenre-defining.PortTalbothasapopulationofabout35,000people,andInowknowthatthisistheperfectsizetomakealotofnoiseandleavealotoflegacy.Youcantakethetownovergeographically.Bythelawofaverages,youcanensureeveryoneinthetownknowsaboutit.Youwillhaveenoughgroupstoaccessandgetinvolved(butnotleaveout),andif12,000peoplecome–whichtheydid–that’sathirdofthetown.It’ssmallenoughtoinvolveeveryvoiceandbigenoughtoshoutveryloudly.

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“ (it)waslikewatchingatowndiscoveringitsvoicethroughasharedactofcreation.Factandfiction,mythandmemory,rumourandreality,eventhelivingandthedeadstalksidebyside.I’mpreparedtobetthatoverthelastthreedays,PortTalbotwasoneofthehappiestplacesonEarth. ”

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Friday22ndAprilThe Secret Beginning Photograph:IanKingsnorth

Friday22ndApril The Arrival Francine Morgan, Michael Sheen Photograph:RichardHardcastle

Saturday23rdApril The ResistancePhotograph:IanKingsnorth

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NationalTheatreWaleshasitsownonlinecommunity–wheretheatregoers,theatreloversandtheatreprofessionalscometogethertonetworkandshare.Thecommunityhasover3000members,andisagreatplacetoshareinformationaboutWhat’sOnintheatreinWales,projectsindevelopment,coursesandopportunities.Someofthemostactivepartsofthecommunityarethegroups,whichareaplaceforspecificnetworkstocometogether.

EachNationalTheatreWalesproductionalsohasitsowngroup(e.g.NTW17AProvincialLife).Thesegroupsarewhereanybehind-the-scenescontentisshared,andareupdatedduringtheproductionprocess.

Youcanalsocreateagroupforanycommoninterest,orreal-lifegroupsuchasatheatrecompany.Groupsareagreatwaytodebateanddiscusssharedinterests,shareprojects,ornetworkwithpeopleacrosstheindustry.You’llfindgroupsonthecommunityasdiverseas‘1.168Theatre’and‘BarmouthRoadTripSurvivors’!

CuratedbyMattBall/CreativeAssociate

CuratedbyMichaelSalmon/CompanyAssistant

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CuratedbyDavidEvans/HeadofProduction

Joinnationaltheatrewales.org/communitytoplayyourpart.Amongthedebatesanddiscussionstakingplaceonthesitenoware... Thefutureof

playwritinginWales

WhatkindofopportunitieswouldyoulikeNationalTheatreWalestoofferyou?

WhatareyourmemoriesofThePassion?

TherearealsosixofficialNationalTheatreWalesGroups.Thefocusofeachgroupisonsharingspecificgroup-relatedinformation,whetherthat’sajobadvertorasmallernichedebate.Youarewelcometojoinasmanyofthesegroupsasyoulike,andstartorcontinuedebateanddiscussionatanytime.

Jobs

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Foractorsandperformers;thefirstplacetofindcastingcallsforNationalTheatreWalesshows.

Foreveryoneworkingbehind-the-scenesinstagemanagement,lighting,sound,andanythingtechnical.

Foreveryoneinterestedindirecting,designandthetheatremakingprocess.

Foreveryoneinvolvedinthe,jugglinganddeliveryofcreativeideas.

Theplacetofindoutwhat’sgoingonandgetinvolvedwithNationalTheatreWales.BeingpartofNTWTEAMisthebestwaytogetmoreinvolvedwiththecompany.

CuratedbyDevindaDeSilva/TEAMCo-ordinator

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Overthenextfiveyears,WalesLabwillusethenationasalandscapefordevelopingnewtheatreprojects.Twiceayear,opencallswillbepublishedinvitingtheatremakersandartistsfromotherdisciplinestoapplyforshortresidenciestodevelopanideaorpieceofwork.ThisisallthankstosignificantinvestmentfromtheEsméeFairbairnFoundation.

Theinitiativeissplitintothreestrands:

POLLINATE: Asummercampforupto20theatremakersandartistsofvariedexperiencetoshareideas,learnfromeachotherandstimulatenewcollaborationsandprojects.

FERTILISE: Foraroundaweek,smallgroupswillworkonthedevelopmentofaprojecttheyhaveproposed.TherewillbeuptoeightFertiliseprojectsayear,someofwhichmayhaveaninternationalelement.

GERMINATE: ThreetimesayearsmallgroupsofartistswillbeofferedanopportunitytospendaroundtwoweekssomewhereinWalesdevelopinganideaorprojectwhichtheyhavealreadybegunworkingon,andwillsharetheirworkwithalocalaudience.TherewillbethreeGerminateprojectsayear,oneofwhichwillhaveaninternationalelement.

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TherearecurrentlysevenongoingWalesLabprojects.TheseincludeprojectsaboutMexicanwrestlingballetdancers,thedefinitiveanswerto“Istherelifeafterdeath?”,aditchnearAberystwythforthrowingbodiesinto,replacingtheperformerswithtext-to-speechsoftware,anexplorationoftheDenbighAsylum,andInternetdatingscams.ProjectsaretakingplacethroughoutWales,fromDenbightoCastleMartin,CardiffAirporttoCilgerran,physicalspacetocyberspace;theonlylimitationsaretheartists’imaginations.

ThefirstWalesLabresidencytookplacelastNovemberinaformerpostofficeinCastlemartin,whereRachelHelenaWalshandOwainRoachholedthemselvesupforaweektobegindevelopmentonNorman&Judith,achancediscoveryinacharityshopof90unopenedRoyalMailFirstDayCoverssentfromNormantoJudithfromthe1960s-80s.

Duringtheirweek’sresidency,thepairdelvedintothematerial,piecingtogetherNorman&Judith’slifeandworkingouthowtheywantedtotellthisstory.Youcanfindoutmoreabouttheirproject,andwhathappenedtoitafterWalesLab,throughtheirgroupontheNTWcommunity(http://bit.ly/waleslab01).

Haveanideayou’vealwayswantedtoexplore?Beeninspiredbyreadingthis?Thinkyoucoulddobetter?

ThenextroundofapplicationswilltakeplaceinMarch,andwillbeforindividualswhowanttotakepartinourfirstannualPollinatesummercamp.Tofindoutmoreabouthowtoapply,deadlinesandtobekeptuptodate,jointheWalesLabgroupontheNTWcommunity

http://bitly.com/waleslab

WL01–RachelHelenaWalshNorman&Judith–Castlemartin,October2011

WL02–BridgetKeehanDaytoGo–Barry,November2011

WL03–GoodcopbadcopTexttoSpeech,Cardiff&cyberspaceDecember2011&March2012

WL04–BamboSoyinkaDial419forLove,CardiffAirport,January&March2012

WL05–BethanMarlowDenbigh,May2012

WL06–LIVEARTSHOWLifeafterdeath,HauntedHouses,March2012

WL07–AngharadEvansWalkingintheShadowsofTomMathias,Cilgerran,April2012

WL08–KylieAnnSmithMuchaLucha,AwrestlingRing,May2012

WL09–CatherinePaskellTheBrautiganProject,TBC

WL10–RebeccaSmithWilliamsAsWeDrown–Nant-y-moch,TBC

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ASSEMBLYFAQ

Q:WhatifIliveontheborderoftwoareas(e.g.northWalesandwestWales)?CanIchoosewhichoneI’min?

A:Yes,youcanchoose.

Q:DoIneedtopayordoIgetpaidtotakepart?A:No,therearenofinancialrequirements,andtheproject

istobedeliveredforthecommunity.Thepersonproposingshouldbedoingsotomakeadifferencetotheircommunity.

Q:WhatifIhaveanideabutnovenueoranywheretoputonanevent?

A:Thatisfine,themoreunusualthelocationthebetter.TheAssemblyteamwillhelptofindsolutionstoanyproblemswithlocationorotherissues.

Q:Howwillthedevelopmentweekwork?Doesmygroupneedtobeavailableallweek?

A:Theweekwillbeanintensiveperiodofwork.Thegroupdoesn’tnecessarilyneedtobeavailableforthewholeperiod,butthiswilldependonhowmuchinvolvementyouwouldlikeinthefinalevent.

Q:CanIspeaktosomeonebeforeapplying,togetsomemoreinformation?

A:Yes,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouspeakwithsomeonebeforesendingthroughanidea.PleasecontactAbdulShayek,CreativeAssociateatNationalTheatreWales

HOWTOAPPLY

Theprocessrequireslocalpeople,organisationsandgroupstosuggestcreativeprojectideas,fromwhichthreewillbeshortlisted.Theshortlistedideaswillthengothroughatwo-weekonlinepublicvotingperiod,andtheideawhichreceivesthemostvoteswillbetheeventthatisdelivered.

Theapplicationquestionswillgiveyouachancetothinkthroughtheprojectandalsowhocouldpossiblygetinvolved.

Toapply,getintouchwith:AbdulShayek

joinmeat:nationaltheatrewales.org/community

NationalTheatreWaleshastransformeditsinnovativeAssemblyprogrammeintobespoke,democratically-electedcreativeartsprojects,whichwilltakeplaceacrossWales.Eightcreativeprojectswillbemadeintotalover18months,infourareas–south,mid,northandwestWales.Organisationsandindividualswillbeinvitedtosubmitproposals,ofwhichthreewillbeshortlistedateachregionalsubmissionsstage.Thegeneralpublicwillbeaskedtovotefortheirpreferredprojectonline,andtheprojectwiththemostvoteswillbegiventhegreenlight.NationalTheatreWales’Assemblyprogrammerunsalongsideitsmainproductions,andoffersparticipantsanopportunitytoexperiencetheatreasaspaceforexplorationanddiscussion.Inthecompany’sfirstyear,Assemblieswereheldinpubs,emptyshops,disusedbanks,marquees,busstationsandice-creamparlours,andledtothecreationofaradiostationinBarmouth,andafilmmakers’clubinPrestatyn.

FIRSTROUND:WINNINGPROJECT

ThewinningprojectofthefirstroundofAssemblyisAdamsdown&Splott–theprojectwillbeaperformancedebateeventwithwhichlocalyoungpeoplewouldliketostartaconversationaroundalocalparkandthecontentiousissuesthathavearisenthere.Theyoungpeoplewantperceptionsaboutthemtochange,andwouldliketoberecognisedasbeingpartofthecommunitywhocanprovideasolution.

WearecurrentlyacceptingproposalsforAssembly2,whichwilltakeplaceinwestWales,soifyouliveinCarmarthenshire,Ceredigion,PembrokeshireorSwanseaandhaveanidea,whynotputinaproposal?

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#NTW02Shelf Life, SwanseaPhotograph:KirstenMcTernan

#NTW09The Weather Factory, Penygroes Photograph:JorgeLizalde

#NTW04For Mountain, Sand & Sea, BarmouthPhotograph:WarrenOrchard

#NTW05The Beach, Prestatyn Photograph:DanWilton

#NTW04For Mountain, Sand & Sea, BarmouthPhotograph:WarrenOrchard

#NTW10Soul Exchange, Butetown Photograph:DanGreen

#NTW05The Beach, Prestatyn Photograph:DanWilton

#NTW08The Dark Philosophers, Newport Photograph:TobyFarrow

#NTW13The Passion, Port Talbot Photograph:IanKingsnorth

#NTW11Outdoors, Aberystwyth Photograph:GarethPhillips

#NTW03The Devil Inside Him, CardiffPhotograph:TobyFarrow

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Gillhasdirectedover100productionsintheUK,EuropeandNorthAmerica,bringingextraordinarylife,throughhisintricatelydetailedandimpressionisticallybeautifulaesthetic,toboththemodernandclassicalrepertoires,includingacclaimedproductionsofplaysbyBuchner,Congreve,Otway,Shakespeare,Hampton,Orton,Osborne,Pinter,McCaffertyandWright.

HehasengagedwithChekhovasawriteranddirectorthroughouthislife,inproductionsattheRoyalCourt,RiversideStudios,theRoyalShakespeareCompanyandtheRoyalNationalTheatre.TheonlyWelshwriterbesidesDylanThomaswhoseworkhasbeenstagedbytheRoyalNationalTheatre,hisplaysincludeTheSleepers’Den(RoyalCourt1965),OverGardensOut(RoyalCourt1968),SmallChange(RoyalCourt1976),KickforTouch(RoyalNationalTheatre1983),CardiffEast(RoyalNationalTheatre1997),CertainYoungMen(Almeida1999),TheYorkRealist(EnglishTouringTheatre2001),OriginalSin(TheCrucibleTheatre,Sheffield,2002)andAnotherDoorClosed(TheatreRoyalBath,2009).

HisworkhasrepeatedlyexaminedtheCardiffofhispastasa‘lostdomain’thatcanbeimaginedbutneverrevisited,andhisreturntodirectAProvincialLife(originallypresentedattheRoyalCourtin1966)markshisfirstcollaborationwithNationalTheatreWales.

PeterGillwasborninCardiffin1939,andbeganhisprofessionalcareerasanactor.Afterseveralyearsonstage,hebegantowriteanddirectwhileworkingattheRoyalCourt,wherehewasresponsibleforintroducingtheplaysofD.H.Lawrencetothetheatre,andpioneeredideasofpostmoderniststagingwithhisproductionofTheDuchessofMalfi.Hisfirstplay,TheSleepers’Den,wasstagedatthetheatrein1965,andhehascontinuedtopresentworkattheRoyalCourtthroughouthiscareer.HewasthefoundingdirectorofRiversideStudios,whichwasforaperiodoneofEurope’sleadingartscentres,mixingaprogrammeofhomegrowndramawithanextraordinaryrosterofinternationalartistsfromSamuelBecketttoTadeuszKantor,andoftheNationalTheatreStudio,whichquicklybecameoneofthemostimportantcentresforthedevelopmentofnewworkinBritain.

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65A Collier’s Friday Night D.H.Lawrence/RoyalCourtTheatre

66The Dwarfs HaroldPinter/TraverseTheatre

The Local Stigmatic HeathcoteWilliams/RoyalCourtTheatre;TraverseTheatre

O’Flaherty VCGeorgeBernardShaw/VancouverFestival;MermaidTheatre

A Provincial Life*RoyalCourtTheatre

67The Soldier’s FortuneThomasOtway/RoyalCourtTheatre

The Daughter-in-LawD.H.Lawrence/RoyalCourtTheatre

Crimes of PassionJoeOrton/RoyalCourtTheatre

68The Widowing of Mrs HolroydD.H.Lawrence/RoyalCourtTheatre

69Life PriceJeremySeabrookandMichaelO’Neil/RoyalCourtTheatre

Much Ado About NothingWilliamShakespeare/TheAmericanShakespeareFestival

Over Gardens Out*RoyalCourtTheatre

The Sleepers’ Den*RoyalCourtTheatre

80Scrape Off the Black TundeIkoli/RiversideStudios

Julius CaesarWilliamShakespeare/RiversideStudios

Associate Director of Royal National Theatre

81A Month in the CountryIvanTurgenevtransIsaiahBerlin/RoyalNationalTheatreDon JuanMolièretransJohnFowles/RoyalNationalTheatre

Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare/RoyalNationalTheatre

82Danton’s Death GeorgBüchner/RoyalNationalTheatre

Major BarbaraGeorgeBernardShaw/RoyalNationalTheatre

83Kick for Touch* RoyalNationalTheatre

Small Change* RoyalNationalTheatre

Tales from HollywoodChristopherHampton/RoyalNationalTheatre

84Founder Director of National Theatre Studio

Antigone Co-directed,SophoclestransC.A.Trypanis/RoyalNationalTheatre

Venice Preserv’d ThomasOtway/RoyalNationalTheatre

Fool for Love SamShepard/RoyalNationalTheatre;RoyalCourtTheatre

87Mean Tears* RoyalNationalTheatre

Bow Down, Down by the Greenwood Side HarrisonBirtwistle/QueenElizabethHall

The Marriage of Figaro WAMozart/LeedsGrandTheatre

88Mrs Klein NicholasWright/RoyalNationalTheatre

89Juno and the Paycock SeanO’Casey/LyricHammersmith

70Associate Director at Royal Court Theatre

Landscape and SilenceHaroldPinter/LincolnCenter,NewYork

Hedda GablerHenrikIbsen/StratfordFestival,Canada

71MacbethWilliamShakespeare/StratfordFestival,Canada

The Duchess of Malfi JohnWebster/RoyalCourtTheatre

72Crete and Sergeant Pepper JohnAntrobus/RoyalCourtTheatre

The Daughter in LawD.H.Lawrence,SchauspielhausBochum

73The Merry-Go-RoundD.H.Lawrence/RoyalCourtTheatre

74Twelfth NightWilliamShakespeare/Stratford-upon-Avon

75FishingMichaelWeller/NewYorkShakespeareFestival

As You Like ItShakespeare/NottinghamPlayhouse;EdinburghFestival

The FoolEdwardBond/RoyalCourtTheatre

76Small Change*RoyalCourtTheatre

Founder Director of Riverside Studios

78The Cherry OrchardAntonChekhov/RiversideStudios

The Changeling ThomasMiddletonandWilliamRowley/RiversideStudios

79Measure for MeasureWilliamShakespeare/RiversideStudios

92The Way of the World WilliamCongreve/LyricHammersmith

94New England RichardNelson/RoyalShakespeareCompany

95Uncle Vanya AntonChekhov/FieldDayTheatreCompany

A Patriot for Me JohnOsborne/RoyalShakespeareCompany;Barbican

The Cherry Orchard* SwanTheatre,Stratford-upon-Avon

97Cardiff East* RoyalNationalTheatre

Tongue of a BirdEllenMcLaughlin/AlmeidaTheatre

99Certain Young Men*AlmeidaTheatre

Friendly Fire*BTNationalConnectionsSeason

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Speed-the-Plow DavedMamet/NewAmbassadorTheatre

Luther JohnOsborne/RoyalNationalTheatre

The York Realist*EnglishTouringCompany

The Look Across The Eyes/Lovely Evening*BBCRadio4

02Original Sin* CrucibleTheatre,Sheffield

03Scenes from the Big PictureOwenMcCafferty/RoyalNationalTheatre

04Romeo and JulietWilliamShakespeare/RoyalShakespeareCompany

05Days of Wine and RosesJPMiller/DonmarWarehouse

Epitaph for George Dillon JohnOsborneandAnthonyCreighton/ComedyTheatre

06The Voysey Inheritance HarleyGranville-Barker/RoyalNationalTheatre

Look Back in AngerJohnOsborne/TheatreRoyalBath

07GaslightPatrickHamilton/OldVicTheatre

08The Importance of Being Earnest OscarWilde/TheatreRoyalBath;VaudevilleTheatre

Small Change* DonmarWarehouse

09Semper Dowland/The Corridor HarrisonBirtwistle/BrittenStudio,Snape

Another Door Closed* TheatreRoyalBath

10HensAliaBano/RiversideStudios

The Aliens AnnieBarker/TheBushTheatre

11The Breath of Life DavidHare/LyceumTheatre,Sheffield

12A Provincial Life* NationalTheatreWales

Making Noise Quietly RobertHolman/DonmarWarehouse

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AnyutaIvanovaBlagovoKezia Burrows

MariaVictorovnaDolzhikovaAlex Clatworthy

ProkofyRichard Corgan

MadameAzhoginaHelen Griffin

BorisIvanovBlagovoLee Haven-Jones

VictorIvanovDolzhikovMark Lewis

CleopatraAlexandrovnaPoloznevSara Lloyd-Gregory

IvanMikhailovichCheprakovJohn-Paul Macleod

WorkmanLiam Mansfield

AlexandrPavlovichPoloznevClive Merrison

Oldman/GovernoroftheProvinceKenneth Price

Shopkeeper/BerlichevIeuan Rhys

MisailAlexandrovichPoloznevNicholas Shaw

AndreyIvanovWilliam Thomas

Karpovna/MadameMufkeMenna Trussler

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Trained at RADA. Theatre credits include: VenicePreserved(Arcola),AManForAllSeasons,KindHearts&Coronets,ToKillAMockingbird(PFT),TheMerchantofVenice(Creation),TheMisanthrope,TheBaldPrimaDonna(LondonRd),MuchAdoAboutNothing(YSC),MeasureforMeasure(Sherman).TV credits include: CRASH,Casualty(BBC),Phoneshop(E4).Film credits include: CapgrasTide(Upstart),TheWayoftheMonkeysClaw(NowhereFast),WithTheseHands(Room16).Radio credits include: TheAnarchistintheBasement.

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Kezia Burrows

Trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she won the 2011 Michael Bryant Award.

Theatre credits include:SleepingBeauty(BirminghamRep).

Television credits include: HenryIVPartsOne&TwodirectedbySirRichardEyre(BBC),TheBenchandWant2TLKScience?(BBCWales),Treflan(Alfresco),PawbAtYBwrddandHotelEddie(Apollo).

Radio credits include: EvacueesandMeddwl(BBCWales).

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Alex Clatworthy

Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Theatre credits include: FlowersFromTunisia(Torch),TamingOfTheShrew(Globe),Frozen(Sherman),It’sAboutMe(Hampstead),Money,Science,Me(Everyman),Romeo&Juliet(LordChamberlain’sMen),BalladOfBlood&Darling(RoseTheatre),TheLong,TheShort&TheTall(Pleasance),LaFanciullaDelWest(RoyalOperaHouse),Macbeth,TheChangeling(Barbican),Phoenix&TheCarpet(BristolOldVic).

Television credits include: BakerBoys,Doctors,Casualty,CaughtInTheWeb,TheBWord(BBC).

Film credits include: Magpie,Colin,Hindsight.Radioincludes:BlueRememberedHills.

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Richard Corgan

Theatre credits include: TheDevilInsideHim(NationalTheatreWales),SmallChange,ShadowOfABoy,acclaimedone-womanshowCaitlin(ShermanCymru),Cymbeline(LudlowFestival).

TV credits include: CoronationStreet;GettingOn;CriminalJusticeTwo;VivianVyleShow;ConPassionata;DrWho‘TheAgeOfSteel’,Casualty,TheBill.

Film credits include: LittleWhiteLies(BaftaCymruBestActress2007),Risen,HumanTraffic.Herone-womanshow,Who’sAfraidOfRachelRoberts,toursWalesinMay,(TorchTheatre).

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Helen Griffin

Clwyd Theatre Cymru Associate.

Theatre credits include: MaryStuart,FestenandArcadia(TheatrClwyd),MemoryandNightMustFall(TheatrClwyd/59E59Theatre,NYC),ThePullofNegativeGravity(TraverseTheatre),RomeoaJuliet(TheatrGenedlaetholCymru),andTheBacchai(NationalTheatre).

Television credits include: GwaithCartref(FictionFactory),Caerdydd(S4C)andLoveinaColdClimate(BBC).

Film credits include: ThePrinceandPerfectDay.

Television directing credits include: IndianDoctor(BBC)andAlys(S4C).

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Lee Haven-Jones

Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and for many years was associated with the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He has worked at the National Theatre, The Royal Exchange, The Riverside, The Donmar, The Arcola, among others and worked with writer/directors such as Howard Barker and Steven Berkoff. He has appeared in TV series, Films and Radio.

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Mark Lewis

Trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Theatre credits include: Up‘n’Under(BlackRat),RomeoandJuliet(WalesTheatreCo),TheAmericanPilotandAMidsummerNight’sDream(RWCMD).

Television credits include: Alys,ConPassionate,YPris(S4C),Thorne:Sleepyhead(Sky1),TessoftheD’Urbervilles,Torchwood,Belonging(BBC),SleepWithMeandAffinity(ITV).

Film credits include: LittleWhiteLies(Red&BlackFilms),AWayofLife(AWOLFilms).Radiocreditsinclude:LastTangoinAberystwyth(BBCRadio4).

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Sara Lloyd-Gregory

Trained at RADA.

Theatre credits include: Spies(TheatreAlibi),KingLear(Headlong/LiverpoolEveryman)directedbyRupertGoold,Passion(NTW)directedbyMichaelSheen,AllNightIdreamaboutbeinggood(TheYardHackney).

Television credits include: Casualty(BBC),Doctors(BBC),MyBoyJack(ITV)

Film credits include: SmallMiracles(SnakeRiver),ToKillaKing(FairfaxFilms),CalendarGirls(BuenaVista)

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John-Paul Macleod

Trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated in June 2011.

Theatre credits include: UnderMilkWood(FarnhamRep),Fameless(SottoVoce),24HourPlays:OldVicNewVoices(OldVicTheatre),AChristmasCarol(MaximTheatre,Stockholm)

Film credits include: Ushers(JukkaProductions).

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Liam Mansfield

Theatre credits include: TheHistoryBoys(NTandBroadway),CredibleWitness(RoyalCourt),TheCocktailParty(Lyceum),TheMadnessofGeorge111(NTandBroadway).

TV credits include: PeepShow,MondayMonday,Egypt,FoylesWar,JuliusCaesar.ClivewillappearinBertandDickiefortheBBCin2012.

Film credits include: HistoryBoys,SavingGrace,TheEnglishPatientandHeavenlyCreatures.

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Clive Merrison

Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and his extensive theatre work includes seasons at Scarborough, Manchester Royal Exchange, Bristol Old Vic, Keswick, Salisbury and the West End. His film credits include, John and Yoko, Fierce Creatures and Diana and Me, whilst his numerous television appearances include Emmerdale, The Atomic Inferno, Casualty, The Chief, A Touch of Spice and The Bill.

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Kenneth Price

Trained at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Theatre credits include: TheWinter’sTale,TheMerchantofVenice(LudlowFestival),Amdani(SgriptCymru),Hamlet,AmazingGrace,RomeoandJuliet,TheThornBirds,Contender(WalesTheatreCompany),FiddlerontheRoof,MyFairLady(AberystwythArtsCentre),TheHiredMan(TheTorchTheatre),SawlynSyrthio(3DTheatreCompany),BredinHeaven(FrapetsusProductions).

Television credits include:Stella,AryTracs(TidyProductions),DoctorWho,RocketMan,HighHopes(BBCTelevision),TracyBeaker(BBC),PobolyCwm(BBCWales),YPris(FictionFactory)

Film credits include: TheEnglishmanWhoWentUpAHillButCameDownAMountian(MIRAMAX),Masterpiece(BurnHandFilmProductionLtd)

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Ieuan Rhys

Trained at Drama Centre London.

Theatre credits include:Phaedra’sLove(Arcola,London),Hamlet(NorthernBroadsides),TisPityShe’sAWhoreandAnthology(LiverpoolEveryman/SlungLow),TheFairyQueen(Glyndebourne/OperaComique/BAM),RomeoandJulietandAMidsummerNight’sDream(OpenAirTheatre,Regent’sPark),MerchantofVeniceandHoldingFire!(Shakespeare’sGlobe),andEaster(OxfordStageCompany),forwhichhereceivedanIanCharlesonAwardcommendation.

Television credits include:LandGirls,TheRotters’Club,TheRomantics(BBC);Foyle’sWar,Afterlife(ITV);Goldplated(Channel4).

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Nicholas Shaw

Work spans four decades, and he received a nomination for Best Actor at the BAFTA Cymru Awards (2007) for his portrayal of Glyn in the award winning Con Passionate.

Other television credits include:DoctorWho,MidsomerMurders,Alys,Gavin&Stacey,Belonging(10Series),Grass,FunattheFuneralParlourandWeAreSeven.WilliamalsoplaysGeraintCooperintheBBC&USSeries,Torchwood.FilmcreditsincludesMrNice(KodakAwardWinner);Longitude(2001BAFTAWinnerforBestDramaSerial);Solomon&Gaenor;andTwinTown.

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William Thomas

Theatre credits include:SwanseaGirls,Cabaret,SidebySidebySondheim,MidsummerNight’sDreamandCinderella(SwanseaGrand),BedsideManners,GreenFavours,LooseEndsandAKissontheBottom(ShermanTheatre),Tartuffe(ClwydTheatrCymru),FamilyPlanning(GrassRoots).

Television credits include:Stella(Sky),ComeFlyWithMe,Crash,JamandJerusalem(3series),TorchwoodII,Casualty,Doctors,LittleBritain(3series),TheBenchandThickerThanWater(BBC),Alys,YPris,OsBywAcIach,ByddYnWrol,PamFiDuw?,PobolYCwm(S4C),IntheCompanyofStrangersandWeAreSeven(HTV),LiquoriceAlsorts(DaffodilProductions).

Film credits include: FamilyTies(BerylProductions),PlotzwithaView(CFIFilms),HumanTraffic(FruitSaladFilms),August(GranadaFilms).

Radio credits include: WritingtheCentury14(BBCRadio4),CeriElen(BBCRadioCymru).

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MikestartedhiscareerattheShermanTheatreCardiffin1986.SincethenhehastouredTheatreandCorporateeventsworldwideoverthelast20yearswithcompaniesincludingDV8PhysicalTheatre,TheatreRoyalBath,BristolOldVic,DiversionsDance,WestYorkshirePlayhouse,BirminghamStage,TheatrClwyd,ActProductions,FieryAngel,TheatrGwynedd,Imagination,SonyandFordMotorCarCompany.Mike’sdesignsinclude:CoastingandTreasureIslandforBristolOldVic,ThePassion,LoveStealsUsFromLonelinessandThePersiansforNationalTheatreWales,Deffro’rGwanwynforTheatrGenedlaetholCymru,BFGforFieryAngel,GreatExpectationsforAberystwythArtCentres,DesireLines,TheBorrowersandMerlinforTheShermanTheatreCompany,TheFireworkMaker’sDaughterandDannytheChampionoftheWorldforBirminghamStageCompany,SingleSpies,LegalFictionsandTheImportanceofBeingEarnestforTheTheatreRoyalBath,DonQuixoteforWestYorkshirePlayhouse.MikenowworksasfulltimeSoundDesignerandProductionConsultantforStageSoundServices.

TerryhaswrittenformanytheatreproductionsattheNationalTheatre,RSC,WestEnd,aroundtheUKandelsewhere.HisproductionswithPeterGillincludeTheAliens(Bush),LookBackinAnger(TheatreRoyal,Bath),TheVoyseyInheritance(RoyalNationalTheatre),RomeoandJuliet(RoyalShakespeareCompany),OriginalSin(Sheffield)andTheYorkRealist(EnglishTouringTheatre/RoyalCourt).HeisanartisticassociateofchoreographerMatthewBourne,composingforhisLordoftheFlies,DorianGray,EdwardScissorhands,TheCarManandPlayWithoutWordsforwhichhereceivedanOlivierAward.Hehasconductedthemusicfornearly50filmsincludingW.E.,TheKing’sSpeech,TheIllusionist,AnotherYearandBridesheadRevisited.

SeeAlison’sprofileonpages09-10 PaulisagraduateoftheRoyalAcademyofDramaticArt,andworksinopera,ballet,musicalsandtheatreworldwide.Hehasalong-establishedassociationwithGlyndebourneOpera,EnglishNationalOpera,TheRoyalOpera,CoventGarden,NationalTheatre,EnglishNationalBallet,TheDonmarWarehouse,TheAlmeidaTheatreandNorthernBalletTheatre.Recentproductionsinclude:Grief(NationalTheatre),RichardIII(TheOldVic),AspectsofLove(MenierChocolateFactory),HouseofGames(Almeida),BetrothalinaMonastery(TheatreduCapitolandOperaComique),TheHeretic(RoyalCourt),andHobson‘sChoice(CrucibleTheatre,Sheffield).

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Alisonhashadadistinguishedinternationalcareerintheatre,operaandfilm.HertheatrecreditsincludeeightyearsasresidentdesignerattheNationalTheatrewhereshedesignedmanyproductions,includingVenicePreserv’d,AntonyandCleopatra,Bacchae,TheVoyseyInheritanceandMikeLeigh’sTwoThousandYears.ShehasjustdesignedMikeLeigh’snewplay,Grief.Shehasworkedinoperahousesthroughouttheworld,includingChicago,Seattle,MunichandParis.RecentlyshedesignedthehighlyacclaimedworldpremiereofHarrisonBirtwistle’sTheMinotaurattheRoyalOperaHouseCoventGarden,andRigolettoforLaFenice,Venice.

Filmcreditsinclude:Aria,TurnoftheScrew,andseveralMikeLeighfilmsincludingLifeisSweet,NakedandSecretsandLies.

Inrecognitionofherparticularapproachtoteaching,andcommitmenttodevelopingthetalentofyoungtheatredesignersandpractitioners,AlisonwasawardedTheMishaBlackAwardin2006,TheYoungVicAwardin2008andaFellowshipofBirkbeck,LondonUniversityin2011.

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Trained at St Martins and Central Schools of Art

80Julius Caesar* WilliamShakespeare/RiversideStudios

81Much Ado About Nothing* WilliamShakespeare/RoyalNationalTheatre

84Fool for Love* SamShepard/RoyalNationalTheatre

British Drama Award: Best Designer for Venice Preserv’d*

87Mean Tears* PeterGill/RoyalNationalTheatre

94Khovanshchina Olivier Award: Best Production ModestMussorgsky/EnglishNationalOpera

Billy Budd BenjaminBritten/GrandTheatreGeneva

96The Mask of OrpheusHarrisonBirtwistle/RoyalFestivalHall

97Cardiff East* PeterGill/RoyalNationalTheatre

98Tristan and Isolde RichardWagner/SeattleOpera

The Bartered Bride BedrichSmetana/CoventGarden

01Olivier Award: Best Costume Design for Remembrance of Things Past RoyalNationalTheatre

02Bacchae Euripides/RoyalNationalTheatre

04Received OBE

05Two Thousand Years MikeLeigh/RoyalNationalTheatre

06Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education

07Olivier Award: Best Costume Design for The Voysey Inheritance* RoyalNationalTheatre

08The Young Vic Award

09Royal Designer for Industry

11Grief MikeLeigh/RoyalNationalTheatre

Awarded Fellowship of Birbeck, London University

70Assistant Designer at Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent

74Head of Design at Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent

79Measure for Measure* WilliamShakespeare/RiversideStudios

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Everfeltthatamoreexciting,morefulfillinglifewasgoingonsomewhereelse?Thatifonlyyougotthebreaks,hadtheeducation,mettherightpeopleyoucouldmakeeverythingbetter?OrthatifyoumovedtoLondon,ParisorNewYorktheuniqueflameofyourtalentwouldberecognisedatlast?Ifso,Chekhovwritesforyou,andaboutyou.Hewritesaboutwhatitfeelsliketobeprovincialwiththeintimateunderstandingofsomeonewhowasborn700milesfromthecapitalinasmallportonRussia’ssoutherncoast.

In1875,whenhewas15,hisfatherfledfromtownhiddenunderamatatthebottomofacartafterhisgrocerybusinessfailed.Ayearlatertherestofthefamily’shumiliationwascompletewhenaformerlodgerboughttheirhouseandturnedthemout.

StayingoninTaganroguntilhewas19,Chekhovwasalsodisplacedinanothersense.Hisgrandfatherhadbeenaserf,partofRussia’svastunderclassliterallyownedbythecountry’slandownersuntilTsarAlexanderIIfreedthemin1861andcreatedaworkforceforthehugenetworkofrailwaysheplanned.Theywereroutinelycharacterisedaslazy,sly,drunk,ignorantandsuspicious.ButChekhovwaseducated,soberandindustrious.HeenrolledasamedicalstudentinMoscowandbeganwritinghumorouspiecesforsmallmagazines.Workinghiswayupthemarketandtheladderofliteraryambition,heturnedouthundredsofstoriesbeforewritinghisfourgreatplays:TheSeagull,UncleVanya,ThreeSistersandTheCherryOrchard.ThelongstoryMyLifeoutofwhichPeterGillmadehisplayAProvincialLifecamejustasChekhovwasblossomingasadramatisttowardstheendofhislife.Inallofthemyou’llfindmanyareferencetomedicine(whichheregardedashis‘wife’,withliteraturehis‘mistress’),toeducation(hebuiltthreeschools)andeventorailways.You’llalsofindpre-echoesoftheRussianRevolutionandastonishinglytopicalreferencestotheenvironmentortotheimpossibilityofjusticeandMammonlivingtogether.

Buthissubjectisthehumancomedyofpeople(likehisprotagonist)whodreamofchangingtheirownlivesandtheworldbutgenerallyfindthebesttheycanmanageistogetonwiththedrudgerytheywerebornto;andpeople(likehisprotagonist’sfather)whocan’tseewhyanythingshouldchangeintheircomfortableuniverse.Narrownessofhorizonsiswhatdefinesprovincialism.‘ScenesfromProvincialLife’wasthesubtitleforhisfunny,heart-breakingUncleVanya,andthetitlewaslaterusedbythegreatSouthAfricanwriterJMCoetzeeforhisthinlyveiledautobiography.Chekhov(withIbsen)wassettingtheagendaformodernwesterndrama;Beckett,PinterandAyckbournareallinhisdebt.Chekhovdoesn’tsneeratus,asperhapsametropolitanwritermightforeasylaughs.Buthedoesn’tindulgeorsentimentaliseuseither.Heistheoutsiderwhocanshowusthefunny,heart-breakingtruth.

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DescribeBrentMorganinthreewords..Impulsive,honest,real.

Whatgetsyouupinthemorning?Myalarmclock.

Whathasbeenthemostamazingpieceoftheatreyouhaveeverseen?Mostamazingisahardonebutmostinfluentialwouldbe‘Inyourrooms/Uprising’byHofeshShechter.ItreallycapturedmyimaginationandhadalastingeffectonthekindofworkthatIwantedtomake.

HowdidyoustartgettinginvolvedwiththeNTWTEAMproject?IfirstgotinvolvedwithTEAMafterbeinginvolvedwithSwanseaAssembly.Ihadbeenwantingtosetupascratchtheatrenightforawhile,andhadstartedagroupontheonlinecommunitytogaugeinterest.IwasapproachedbyNTWwhosaidthatTEAMwouldliketosupporttheeventswhichwasreallyhelpfulaspeoplestartedpayingmoreattentiontotheevents,astheyhadNTWbacking.SincebeingpartofTEAM,IhavehadloadsofopportunitytodothingsIjustwouldn’tgottohaveotherwise.AparticularhighpointofthiswasgoinguptotheEdinburghFringeFestivallastsummer.Igottoseesomeamazingshowsandmeetsomereallycoolandinterestingpeople.IwouldrecommendTEAMtoanyonewhowantstobeinvolvedinthetheatrescenehereinWales.Youwouldbejoiningagroupofveryfriendly,verygivingpeople.

BRENTMORGANScratchThatItch

WhatistheSwanseaartsscenelikeatthemoment?Whatshouldwebecheckingoutandwhereshouldwebegoing?TheSwanseaartssceneisabitallover,itistherebutyoudohavetolookcloselyandhardtoseeeverythingthatisgoingon.Wehavealotofnewartsspacespoppingupatthemoment,aswellasseeingmorecompaniesemergingandcreatingwork.It’sanexcitingtimetobeinSwansea.IwouldsaytokeepyoureyespeeledonSwanseaHighStreet,asitnowhastheEveningPostTheatreandVolcano’s229space.TheregenerationofSwanseaHighStreetalsoshowspromiseofmoreexcitingthingsopeningupsoon.

YourunaneventcalledScratchThatItch.Tellusabouthowthatstarted,youraspirationsforthefutureandwherewecancatchthenextperformances.ScratchThatItchstartedoutasagroupontheNTWcommunityasIwastryingtoseeiftherewasinterestinhavingascratchnightinsouthWales.TheinspirationtoholdthenightscameafterseeingaDirtyProtestevent.AftergettingbackingfromNTWTEAM,westartedputtingoneventsofferingpeopleanopportunitytoshowideasintheearlystagesofdevelopment.Thenightgivesperformerstheopportunitytoreceivefeedbackfromtheaudiencethatcanhelpyoudevelopthepieceinthefuture.WehaveheldeventsinSwansea,CardiffandatWatusiFestival.HopefullyinthefuturewewillbeabletoholdeventsalloverWales,creatingasafeplaceforthecommunitytocometogetherandsupporteachotherandfindoutwhateveryoneisgettingupto.Atthemoment,ScratchThatItcheventsareheldeveryothermonth,butifyouwantaneventheldinyourcityoryoujustwanttohurrythenextonealong,[email protected]

NTWTEAMmembersareatthecentreofeverythingwedo.It’sforanyonewhoisinterestedinbeingpartofNTW,gettinginvolvedintheatre,ormeetingnewpeople.

Everywherewego,werecruitandworkalongsideateamoflocalambassadors.Thesearethepeopleattheheartofourshows,wholettheircommunitiesknowaboutourproductions,whovisitrehearsalstogivefeedbackandwhohelpusplanforthefuture.

TellusaboutwhatwecanexpectfromaScratchThatItchnight.ScratchThatItchnightoffersyoualookatoriginalpiecesthatpeoplearedevelopingatthemoment.Thenightsarerelaxedwithanopendoorpolicy,soifsomethingisnottoyourtaste,youcanpoptothebarandgrabadrinkbeforecomingbacktoseethenextperformer.ItisagreatwaytomeetotherpeopleinthetheatresceneinWalesandfindingoutwhateveryoneisgettingup.Itisaveryfriendly,forgivingenvironmentofpeoplewhoaretheretosupporteachotherandhelpthingsdevelop.Overall,itisjustagoodnightoutwithfriendsthatgivesyouanopportunitytoseesomebrandnewtheatre.Ihopetoseeyouatthenextone.

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DescribeAnnaPooleinthreewords.Creative.Ambitious.Smiley

Whatgetsyouupinthemorning?Themainthingthatgetsmeupinthemorning,ifit’snotanaggressivealarmandanobsceneamountofcoffee,wouldbethewantingtoknowmoreaboutanythingandeverything.IknowIwanttobeinvolvedintheatreasmycareer,butIjustdon’tknowwhataspect,soIgetuptolearnmoreandgainexperience.

Whathasbeenthemostamazingpieceoftheatreyouhaveeverseen?Itisreallyhardtonarrowitdowntojustonespecificpieceoftheatre.Ihaveseensomuchovertheyears,someIhaveenjoyed,someloved,somehatedbutIthinkthemostamazingpieceoftheatrehastobesomethingthatchangedmyperceptionofwhattheatrecouldbe.WhenIwasyoungIhadonlyeverseentraditionaltheatre,musicalsorthepantomimeatChristmas.DuringmyGCSEsweweretakentotheBirminghamReptoseeHysteriabyTerryJohnson,andittotallyblewmymind.IsatinamazementasIwatchedclocksslideoffthewallsontothefloorandthebackofthesetopenuptofindasteamtrainheadingrightforus.Inevernewthiskindofthingwaspossible,andIjustwantedtoseemore.

HowdidyoustartgettinginvolvedwiththeNTWTEAMproject?Andwhatwouldyousaytootherswhomaybethinkingofgettinginvolved?IactuallygotinvolvedwithNTWTEAMthroughafriendwhohadhelpedoutalotduringtheshowsinyear1.Iwasn’tsurewhatIcoulddowithNTWTEAM,butIknewIjustwantedtogetinvolvedinwhateverIcould.TheopportunitytocontributetotheWord4Wordeventcameup

ANNAPOOLEWord4Word

andmyfriendNatalieStoneandIjumpedatthechance.WehavereceivedsomuchsupportfromDevinda,notonlywithinNTWbutalsowithdevelopingourskillsforourowntheatrecompany.Myadvicetoanybodythatwantedtogetinvolvedwouldbetoe-mailDevinda,lethimknowyou’reinterestedandhewillalwaysfindthetimetogettoknowyouandtellyouaboutanyopportunities.Otherwise,justjointheTEAMgrouponthecommunity,yougettomeetotherTEAMmembersandfindoutwhateveryoneisuptoalloverWalesandhowyoucangetinvolved.

YouareworkingasthePromoteronAProvincialLife.Tellusalittleaboutwhatthatinvolvessofar,andwhatyouknowabouttheshowanditscontent.Iwassoexcitedtohavebeengiventheopportunitytoworkonsuchanamazingproduction.PromotingNTW17involvesaspectsIhaveneverhadtheopportunitytodobefore.Mydutiesincludespreadingthewordoftheshow,meetingandcreatingrelationshipswithpeopleandorganisations,alertingothersofopportunitieswithinthecommunityandtocreateabuzzabouttheshowaroundCardiff.NotonlydoestheshowbringbackthehugelyrespectedPeterGilltohishometown,butwillhaveanimpressive17-nightruninthebrandnewShermanCymru.Witha15strongcastplus12TEAMensemblemembers,magnificent19thcenturycostumes,andabeautifulandthought-provokingscript,thenightisguaranteedtowhollytakeyouinto1890sRussiaandisapiecethatshouldnotbemissed.

YouhaveaputtogetheraTEAMmarketingcrewforthisshow.Whatkindofmarketingideashavetheycomeupwith?Theyhavecomeupwithsomanyideas,fromthebasicsofwhototargetandhow,tothengettingtopeopleonthestreetsandspreadingtheword.Theyhavecomeupwithanexcitingcompetition,ideasforapop-upshop,flashmobs,happeningsandthelistgoeson.IfeelsoluckytohavesuchagreatTEAMbehindme.

YourunaneventcalledWord4Word.Tellusabouthowthatstarted,youraspirationsforthefutureandwherewecancatchthenextperformance.Word4WordbeganinitiallyasaNationalTheatreWalesevent.OpeningituptoTEAMwelcomedfreshideasandthechanceforustogetinvolvedinanexciting,evolvingevent.SincetakingitoverinSeptember,wehavegonefromstrengthtostrength,beingabletoofferprizes,changevenues,createthemesandbuildourownskillswithinpromotionandeventorganising.Word4Wordoffersthechanceforpoets,spokenwordartistsandactor/writerswhoareeitherjuststartingoutoremergingtosharetheirworkinaninvitingfriendlyspace.Intermsofaspirationsforthefuture,wejustwanttospreadthewordandgetmorepeopleinvolvedwhohavepossiblyneverperformedbefore.ThenexteventwillbeatGwdihwon24thApril.Keepyoureyespeeledformoreinformation.

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You’rechargedwithrunningtheNTWSocialattheShermanon2ndMarch–whatcanweexpectontheevening?TheNationalTheatreWalesSocialisachancetomeetupwithfellowmembersoftheNTWcommunityandchatwithkeymembersofthestaffandcreativeteam.Forthosesocialnetworkingwhizzers,therewillbearowoftweetseats.Whilstsocialisingaftertheshow,therewillbeperformancesfromsixluckywinnersoftheWord4WordeventandalsoScratchThatItchinresponsetothepoignantthemefromAProvincialLife’sideals.ThiswillbefollowedbymusicfromguestDJsandabusy,livelybar.Itwillmostcertainlybeanighttoremember,andIsuggestifyoucan,grabaticket.

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Usually,I’mleftpushedtowardsthedarkestdustierpartofthehouse,amongstforgottenclothsandunattendedboxes.Fullypackedwithahistoryofadventuresintact,zippedupwithanelasticarmband‘PleaseContact’Equippedwithwheelstorollloyaltytomyfamily,similartotheshoesandtheowner,precisesize,Theircongealerwhilsttheytravelthroughthelongwindynights,Departedlongbeforejetenginesstarted,travelledin-betweencamels,starsandtrafficlights,Redsandtowavesofcolourfuloceansintoconcreteconfusing,browntoblueeyesstudiedmyinternal.Razorsharpfingerscontinuetotickleme,centurieslaterthelaughterstillappear,Thoughtitwasawelcomegestureatthetime.Illiterateexpertsaslifetaughtmyownerbodylanguageandhardworkethics,FirsthandlewitnesstothemanyencounterstheSeaman’sfaced,religionburieddeepwithintheirrootsSandalstoboots,ultimatesacrificefortheirfamily,HeroesfrombothWorldWarsdisguisedinHIS-STORYparalyzed,Proudtoexperiencetheiroffspringgraduatetoachieve,reinventedgenerationreadytoteach,Allergictodust,I’mstillinuse,insecureasifIwasoutoffashionrollingthroughtheterminal.Myownerkneeleddownandsaidwegoinghome,that’swhenwegothighlighted,whenamanpointedafingertowardsusyellingoutTerrorist.

DeGabaywillfeatureasite-specificexplorationoftheButetown/CardiffBayarea,withafocusontheyounglivesanddreamsthatflowthroughit.Musicandpoetrywillbecentraltotheperformance.Audienceswillencounterintimatemomentsofperformanceandspectacularlarger-scaleeventsasthestreetsarebroughttolifebythekindsofyoungmenthatmanypeopletrytoavoid.Forexample,amomentwhereeachaudiencememberisexploringthecontentsofathousand‘messagesinbottles’thatseemtohavewashedupontheCardiffBayshore,mightgivewaytoanothermomentwherehundredsofpeopleburstintothesamesongondozensofstreetcorners,asahugeimageoftheseaisprojectedontoButetown’slargesttowerblock.Overall,thepiecewillbeapoeticre-creationofamuchmisunderstoodurbanarea,andaninsightintothehiddenlives,hopesandfearsofyoungSomalimen.

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CREATIVEPROFILE

DescribeGavinPorterinthreewords.…Iamme

Whatgetsyouupinthemorning?Aloveforlife,aloveformyfamily.

What’syourcreativebackground?IstudiedFilmandTelevisionatInternationalFilmSchoolWales.IwasluckyenoughtopayformywaythroughuniversitybyapplyingforsmallgrantstodeliverParticipatoryArtsprojectstoyoungpeople.

AftergraduatingIattemptedtoenterthetelevisionindustry,butbecamedespondentanddecidedthatIwouldgobacktouniversity.IthenstudiedDesignforInteractiveMediaatUWIC.Aftergraduatingforthesecondtime,threeothersandIsetupaSocialEnterprisecalledCommunityHelpsItselfwhichwasanArtsandMediabasedorganisationwhichdeliveredParticipatoryArtsprojects.

HowdidyoustartgettinginvolvedwiththeNTWTEAMproject?Andwhatwouldyousaytootherswhomaybethinkingofgettinginvolved?IheardthatNTWwereholdingsomeintroductoryworkshopsinButetownandalthough,atthetime,IhadnorealinterestinTheatre,IdecidedthatI’dgoalongtoseewhatwashappening.Ihadagoodfeelingabouttheprojectthatwashappening,NTW10–TheSoulExchange,andIwasluckyenoughtogetinvolved.NTWtalkaboutdevelopingalegacywithButetownandthecreativecommunitysomyselfandKeithMurrellapproachedNTWwithanideathatwewantedtodevelop,basedontheAssemblyformatdevelopedbyNTW.Iwouldurgeanyonewhohasaninterest,notonlyintheatre,butanyformofcreativitytogetinvolvedinTEAMastheopportunitiesareendless.

GAVIN PORTERDeGabay

YouareworkingasCreativeAssociateonDeGabay.Tellusalittleaboutwhatthathasinvolvedsofar.IhavebeenveryfortunatetobeemployedasCreativeAssociateonaprojectthatIwouldhavevolunteeredtoworkon–DeGabay.Myrolehasbeentohelpdeveloptheskillsofthefivepoetswhoareatthecoreoftheproject,bothaswritersandperformers.WehavealsobeenthinkingaboutwhatcareersthethepoetswouldliketodevelopasaresultofbeinginvolvedinDeGabay.

YourunaneventcalledIdeasExchange.Tellusabouthowthatstarted,youraspirationsforthefutureandwherewecancatchthenextperformance.IdeasExchangecamewhenKeithMurrellandIwereinvolvedinTheSoulExchangeandattendingtheNTWAssemblyeventthatcoincidedwithit.Wewereimpressedwiththeformatandwhatwasachievedonthenight.SowedecidedtoapproachNTWandseeiftheywouldsupportusindevelopingaseriesofAssembly-styleevents.IdeasExchangeoffersthecreativecommunityofButetownandsurroundingareastheopportunitytobeinvolvedinaprofessionalevent,developingskillsinperformance,writing,productionandeventmanagementaswellasexploringrelevantcommunityissues.

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THERADICALISATIONOFBRADLEYMANNING

ByTimPriceDirectedbyJohnEMcGrath

Apoliticalfantasyforthenetworkedworld

BradleyManningisthe24-year-oldUSsoldieraccusedofreleasing250,000secretembassycablesandmilitarylogsfromtheIraqandAfghanwars.Afternearlytwoyearsinprisonwithoutcharge,Manningnowfacesacourtmartial,accusedofcrimesthatcouldmeanlifeinprison.Butjustafewyearsago,hewasateenagerinwestWales.Howdidthishappen?Andwhoisresponsibleforhisradicalisation?

12th-14thAprilTaskerMilwardVCSchool,PortfieldAvenue,Portfield,Haverfordwest,Pembs,SA611EQBox Office: 01646695267

17th-21stAprilCardiffHighSchoolLlandennisRoad,CyncoedCardiff,CF236WGBox Office: 02920636464

25th-28thAprilConnah’sQuayHighSchool,GolftynLane,Connah’sQuay,Deeside,FlintshireCH54BHBox Office: 08453303565

Tickets:£15/ConcessionsAvailableHyper-connectedtheatrenationaltheatrewales.org/bradleymanning

NTW19LITTLEDOGS

InpartnershipwithFranticAssembly.InspiredbyDylanThomas

Acrossthecity,heartsarebeatingandthematingritualhasbegun.Inthenightclubs,thebusshelters,thebackstreetsandthesanddunes,daringgirlsandrecklessboysengageinadesperatedancewhilethelessfortunateobserveandpretenditdoesn’thurt.CreatedbyFranticAssembly,andstagedinSwansea’srichlyatmosphericPattiPavilion,thisproductionisinspiredbytheDylanThomasstory‘JustLikeLittleDogs’andthefurtivehourssomanyofushavespentsearchingforkindnessandwarmthintheshadowsofthecity.

10th–18thMayPreview9thMay,8pm

ThePattiPavilion,SwanseaBox Office: TaliesinArtsCentre01792602060Tickets:£15(£10/£5conc)Age guidance:15+

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NTW20INWATERI’MWEIGHTLESS

AnUnlimitedcommissionfortheLondon2012CulturalOlympiadByKaiteO’ReillyDirectedbyJohnEMcGrath

INWATERI’MWEIGHTLESStakesaprovocativelookatthehumanbody,performedbyacastofsixleadingdeafanddisabledperformers.Inadynamicstagingcombiningmovementandliveprojections,KaiteO’Reilly’spoetic,poignantandattimesexplosivelyfunnytextsareinspiredbytheimagination,experiencesandattitudesofdisabledpeopleacrosstheUK.WithmovementdirectionbyNigelCharnock,thisground-breakingproductionfromNTWcelebratestheathleticism,diversityandskillofthecompany,whilstexploringtheendlesspossibilitiesofhumandifference.

26thJuly–4thAugustPreview9thMay,8pm

WestonStudio,WalesMillenniumCentre,ButePlace,CF105ALBox Office:02920636464wmc.org.uk/stiwdiowestonTickets:£8-£1231stAugust,6.30pm1stSeptember,1pmand8pmThePurcellRoomSouthbankCentre,London

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17–21 AprilCardiff High SchoolLlandennis Road, Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6WG

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