Macbeth – an operatic trip I saw, no, I experienced, no, I what? I tripped. A singing trip through Shakespeare’s tragedy. I have no idea where to start. What words can do justice to this bizarre and jarring production. This crippling tale of the power of suggestion, the excuses of politics. The women. Boy. What … Continue reading Review Macbeth/Merchant of Venice WNO by Helen Joy
Director James Williams was placed, alongside the producers at Arts Active Wales, with the admirable but ultimately unenviable task of threading together a week’s worth of workshops, carried out by young people who had never before met, together into a show worthy of the New Theatre. Despite the insularity that is always a … Continue reading Review Performance at The New Theatre by Lois Arcari
Roahl Dahl was a true writer of children’s fiction. He created stories of the truly fantastical that stirred the imagination of all who read them. Also he shaped simple but deep plots that could be understood but the simple thinking of children but also complex in a way that you will keep coming back to … Continue reading Review The BFG by Jonathan Evans
Creatives and critics from and based in Wales respond to the vote to leave the EU. Beth House Founder/Creative Producer Taking Flight Theatre Company I have been shocked and dismayed by Thursday’s vote in which just over half of the British public expressed their desire to leave the EU. As a theater maker working … Continue reading “Which is why I am writing this” Creatives and critics on the EU referendum
I have enjoyed a huge ice-cream sundae in the café and am happily taking my seat, when Enid comes over and has a chat. She tells me about the nasty business with her husband and how she’s had to sell the house. It is a nasty business too. Poor woman. Homeless. Di gartref. … Continue reading Review Miramar Trigonl by Helen Joy
The Other Room Theatre kicking of 2016 with their new season of Insomnia, brings us a double bill of both Beckett and Pinter’s work. These 20th century play writes were considered to be two of the most influential writers of their time. The plays chosen were ‘Play’ by Beckett and ‘Silence’ by Pinter. Both plays … Continue reading Review Play/Silence by Kaitlin Wray
Three Night Blitz Photograph Kirsten McTernan Photography and Design Our project coordinator Guy O’Donnell recently spoke to multidisciplinary designer Zakk Hein. Zakk has recently worked on A Good Clean Heart, Saturday Night Forever and Three Night Blitz Hi Zakk, can you tell me how you got involved in your area in the arts? I didn’t … Continue reading Interview Zakk Hein
The Other Room Theatre kick of 2016 with their new season ‘Insomnia,’ bringing us a double bill of both Beckett and Pinter’s work. These 20th century playwrights are considered to be two of the most influential dramatists of all time. The plays ‘Play’ by Beckett and ‘Silence’ by Pinter, both draw on themes around … Continue reading Review Play/Silence The Other Room by Kaitlin Wray
It’s not often you get to say that you’ve seen both a Beckett and a Pinter play in one night, in an hour in fact. But The Other Room at Porter’s, yet again, delivers for it’s audiences a night of theatre that affects you and lets you indulge in it’s rarity. ‘Play’ begins, with whispers … Continue reading Review Play/Silence The Other Room by Kiera Sikora
(Image Porthkerry Park Storytelling Project, Theatr Iolo) For this years Theatre Critics of Wales Awards the Young Critics were keen to support educators who they feel make a real difference in supporting the link between the formal education sector and the performing arts. The creation of this new category was also a result of the new … Continue reading Nominations and further information on Inspirational Educator TCWA 2014.
