Play On is a new collaboration between Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Theatr Clwyd and National Theatre Wales to find new and exciting scripts and plays by playwrights based in Wales.Over the next year, Play On will enable playwrights to send their unpublished scripts and plays anonymously to an eager panel of readers for valuable feedback. There … Continue reading PLAY ON: AN OPEN CALL FOR SCRIPTS BY PLAYWRIGHTS IN WALES.
In this interview Catherine Paskell, Artistic Director of new writing company Dirty Protest speaks to Guy O’Donnell about the background of Dirty Protest, Right Now a new online theatre festival and her future plans. Hi Catherine thanks for taking the time to chat with me. We last spoke as you were about to take Sugar … Continue reading ‘Rebuilding Welsh Theatre: The Rise of The Playwrights!’
In our latest Playwright interview Director of Get the Chance Guy O’Donnell chats to Wales based Playwright Lisa Parry. Lisa discusses her career to date, her latest production The Merthyr Stigmatist due to play at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff in October and her thoughts on opportunities for Playwrights in Wales. Hi Lisa, great to meet you, … Continue reading An Interview with Playwright Lisa Parry
Hi Jon great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I was born in Llanelli, acted in Cardiff, in various bands in London, back to Llanelli to write TV and moved to Laugharne in 2012. I live in a house where a murder was committed in 1953 and … Continue reading An Interview with Playwright Jon Tregenna
Hi Andy great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I’m a Welsh playwright currently living in Lincolnshire and studying an MA in Theatre at the University of Lincoln. I was born in Cardiff and raised in Penarth, where my love of drama and theatre was nurtured. I … Continue reading An interview with Playwright Andy Evans
Get the Chance is a strong supporter of Welsh/Wales based Playwrights. Wales as a nation does not have a literary department to support Playwrights. When we found out about the exciting Playwright module from lecturer Viv Goodman on the Extended Diploma in Performing Arts course at Coleg Gwent we got in touch to find out … Continue reading Working with Welsh Playwrights at Coleg Gwent
Hi Owen great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I have been a Playwright for almost 20 years. My plays include ‘Benny’, ‘The Wood’, and ‘Richard Parker’. I have a lifelong love of storytelling and the rhythm of words. How the dialogue sounds to an audience is … Continue reading An Interview With Welsh Playwright Owen Thomas
Hi Emily great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I grew up in Powys in the countryside on the outskirts of various small villages and towns (we moved a lot) although my mum now lives in Carmarthenshire in the countryside. I started off wanting to be an … Continue reading An Interview with Playwright Emily White
Emily is a writer, performer and arts facilitator, working in schools, community centres and adult education. She is an award-winning poet and has won competitions for her scriptwriting, animations, and illustrations. She enjoys collaborating with other artists (e.g. she recently toured with harpist Delyth Jenkins) and finding ways to make her ideas accessible. She originally … Continue reading AN INTERVIEW WITH CRACKED WRITER, POET AND PLAYWRIGHT EMILY HINSHELWOOD.
Matthew David Scott Photographic credit othercrowd.com Hi Matthew great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Hello! My name is Matthew David Scott and I’m a novelist and playwright. I’m originally from Manchester and have now settled in South Wales after a stint in the USA. I’ve published two novels: … Continue reading Top Tunes with novelist and playwright Matthew David Scott
