Award wining writer Rachel Trezise supports Bridgend Young Playwrights.

Dylan Thomas prize wining author Rachel Trezise ran the first Writing Squad playwriting workshop in the Zone in Bridgend last Saturday. Bridgend Writing Squad are being supported by Rachel to create a series of ‘plays for voices’ which will be performed at the Park and Dare theatre Treorchy. The Writing Squads plays will form part … Continue reading Award wining writer Rachel Trezise supports Bridgend Young Playwrights.

Review Things I Know To Be True, A48 Theatre Company, Llanover Hall Arts Centre by Peter Gaskell

Andrew Bovell is a world renowned Australian playwright with whose work A48 Theatre Company founder Ray Thomas became familiar when he toured a collaborative Welsh and Australian production of “Do Not Go Gentle”, starting at Chapter Arts Centre and finishing at The Drill Hall Theatre in New South Wales in 2017. After the success of … Continue reading Review Things I Know To Be True, A48 Theatre Company, Llanover Hall Arts Centre by Peter Gaskell

Review “Housemates”, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff by Tiago Gambogi

“Housemates” drums up an inclusive revolution Based on a true story in Cardiff, a serendipitous encounter between Jim, a Cardiff University student, and Alan, a lifelong resident of Ely Hospital born with Down’s syndrome, sparked a profound shift in the realm of care and support. Alan yearned for a place to call home and had … Continue reading Review “Housemates”, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff by Tiago Gambogi

Review: The Real William Shakespeare… As Told by Christopher Marlowe, Matchmaker Theatre Productions, Ed Fringe, By Hannah Goslin

As long as there are people on this Earth, we will forever be asking questions about William Shakespeare. So many schools of thought as to who he (she? they?) was, their sexuality, the in depth reading between the lines of their work. Matchmaker Theatre Productions take the unwritten, from the point of view of Shakespeare … Continue reading Review: The Real William Shakespeare… As Told by Christopher Marlowe, Matchmaker Theatre Productions, Ed Fringe, By Hannah Goslin

Review Art, Chapter Arts Centre by Peter Gaskell

Long before the shock of seeing Tracey Emin’s unmade bed as an exhibit in a gallery, or Martin Creed’s ‘Work No. 227: The Lights Going On And Off’, modern art has evoked strong emotions. In this single-act play directed by Peter Harding-Roberts for Everyman Theatre at Chapter in Cardiff, the purchase of a blank canvas … Continue reading Review Art, Chapter Arts Centre by Peter Gaskell

TRUTH or DARE, Theatr Clwyd, Thursday 4th May 2023 by Simon Kensdale

There will be no new theatrical professionals in the future without development programmes. These programmes are problematic because the work that comes out through them is bound to be variable. Yet, just as investment clubs throw money at funds supporting collections of start-up businesses, in the hope that the one that comes good will offset … Continue reading TRUTH or DARE, Theatr Clwyd, Thursday 4th May 2023 by Simon Kensdale

Review Family Tree, Actors Touring Company and Belgrade Theatre Coventry in association with Brixton House by Tanica Psalmist

Family Tree, directed by Matthew Xia, greatly explores the era of segregation in the 1950’s, where Henrietta Lacks, performed by Aminita Francis takes to the stage to tell her story.  Playwright, Mojisola Adebayo Playwright, Mojisola Adebayo poetically enacts how Henrietta Lacks, diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1951, endured difficulty to find treatment, leading her to … Continue reading Review Family Tree, Actors Touring Company and Belgrade Theatre Coventry in association with Brixton House by Tanica Psalmist

REVIEW Ghost Cities, Sherman Youth Theatre by Barbara Hughes-Moore

The Sherman Theatre turns 50 this year, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with the golden line-up they have planned for their anniversary: Gary Owen’s much-anticipated Romeo & Julie, Nia Morais’ magical Imrie – and the Sherman Youth Theatre’s Ghost Cities. It’s a new take on Gary Owen’s 2004 drama Ghost City, directed … Continue reading REVIEW Ghost Cities, Sherman Youth Theatre by Barbara Hughes-Moore

“Stories that need to be told.” An interview with Dramatist Peter Cox.

In this latest in the series of Playwright interviews Peter Cox gives an overview of his career to date, his time working for National Institutions, access to the arts for all and his hopes for the future. Interview by Director of Get the Chance, Guy O’Donnell. Hi Peter great to meet you, can you give … Continue reading “Stories that need to be told.” An interview with Dramatist Peter Cox.