Working with Welsh Playwrights at Coleg Gwent

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

An Interview With Welsh Playwright Owen Thomas

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

AN INTERVIEW WITH CRACKED WRITER, POET AND PLAYWRIGHT EMILY HINSHELWOOD.

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.

Top Tunes with novelist and playwright Matthew David Scott

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

An Interview with playwright Mark Williams

Get the Chance values the role playwrights living and working in Wales bring to the cultural life of our nation. Here is our third interview in this series with playwright Mark Williams. Hi Mark great to meet you, so what got you interested in writing? I’ve always loved stories, and was a big reader of … Continue reading An Interview with playwright Mark Williams

An Interview with playwright Kelly Jones

Playwright Kelly Jones Get the Chance values the role playwrights living and working in Wales bring to the cultural life of our nation. Here is our second interview in this series with  playwright Kelly Jones. Hi Kelly great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? I’m Kelly, a … Continue reading An Interview with playwright Kelly Jones

Welsh Playwrights, An interview with Tony Wright

Get the Chance values the role playwrights living and working in Wales bring to the cultural life of our nation.  Here is our first interview in this series with Welsh playwright Tony Wright. Hi Tony great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Sure, so my name is … Continue reading Welsh Playwrights, An interview with Tony Wright

Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category

Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category by Phil Morris The Wales Arts Review readily acknowledges the importance of Guy O’Donnell’s development work with young and ‘third-age’ critics, through his Bridgend-based projects, as we believe that creativity thrives and standards of practice improve in a climate of … Continue reading Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category