Shirley Valentine is a middle-aged housewife who talks to the wall. She is married to Joe and has been a faithful wife and mother. Stuck in the rut of an unfulfilled marriage of routine and domestic drudgery she longs for another life. Shirley’s best friend Jane, who is unattached since she discovering her husband in … Continue reading Review Shirley Valentine by Jane Bissett
Photographs of Matthew by Jon Pountney GRID Hi Matthew great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Hello! I’m Matthew Bulgo. I’m an actor, playwright and dramaturg based in Cardiff and I’m also an Associate Director of Dirty Protest, Wales’ guerrilla new writing theatre company. I grew up … Continue reading Top Tunes with Matthew Bulgo
Hi Sam great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I’m a playwright and actor-musician from the Rhondda Valley. From the age of 13 I’ve been playing guitar and singing in bands. I found my feet in 2010 when I met Elise Davison and joined Taking Flight Theatre … Continue reading Top Tunes with Sam Bees
Aficionados of the crime novels of multi-award winning playwright Peter James and their central character, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, will no doubt have been thrilled (forgive the pun) to discover that another of James’ books – the third in the series – has been adapted for the stage. In Not Dead Enough, DS Grace … Continue reading Review Not Dead Enough, New Theatre, Cardiff by Barbara Michaels
Hi Kelly great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Hello- I’m Kelly – I’m a playwright- originally from Dagenham in Essex- But I’ve lived in Wales since 2010. I studied my final year of my degree at Swansea Met and started theatre making/self-producing when I graduated. I … Continue reading Top Tunes with Kelly Jones
The tale of the Woman in Black comes from the pen of the acclaimed author Susan Hill and I guarantee this stage adaptation, the legacy of the talented playwright Stephen Mallatratt, will not disappoint you. It is 27 years since this production was first taken from the page and brought to the stage … Continue reading Review The Woman in Black by Jane Bissett
This is a one woman show performed by the great South African actress Janet Suzman. Lasting just over 2 hours it is a tour de force, telling the compelling and poignant story of an elderly Jewish woman looking back over her long life. It spans much of the 20th century, from a hand to … Continue reading Review Rose, Home Theatre by Elizabeth Lambrakis
Hi Connor great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Hi there. Honour to be here. I’m an actor and a writer based in Wales. I was born and raised in Newport. I trained as an actor at Trinity Saint David in Carmarthen and graduated with a degree in 2013. … Continue reading An interview with actor and writer Connor Allen
The Director of Get the Chance, Guy O’Donnell recently got the chance to chat to Lynwen Haf Roberts. We discussed her career to date, professional development opportunities in Wales and Memory Jar / Jar Atgofion at the Sherman Theatre on Thursday, March 16. An event to showcase new writing in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Hi … Continue reading An Interview with Lynwen Haf Roberts
You can listen to Hannah’s review below, the written review is below that. As I have previously stated, Caryl Churchill is easily one of my favourite playwrights. After seeing ‘Pigs and Dogs’ a few months earlier, to hear that this production of ‘Escaped Alone’ is only 50 minutes long is not surprising. While not all … Continue reading Review Escaped Alone The Royal Court by Hannah Goslin
