Prepare yourself for an immersive experience in the Emlyn Williams Theatre as Uncle Vanya kicks off Theatr Clwyd’s Autumn season. Having experienced the wonderful space known as the Roundabout Theatre earlier in the summer, it was a pleasant surprise to walk into something very similar here. However, whereas the Roundabout relied simply on the cast … Continue reading Review, Uncle Vanya, Theatr Clwyd by Gareth Williams
Father Michael Kerrigan is the latest name to add to the growing pantheon of priests appearing on our television screens in recent years. Following in the footsteps of Tom Hollander (Rev), James Norton (Grantchester) and Mark Williams (Father Brown) is another acting heavyweight, Sean Bean. Bean takes the lead role in writer Jimmy McGovern’s latest … Continue reading Series Review, Broken, BBC by Gareth Williams
Walking the streets of Manchester on Wednesday evening, it felt like any other visit to the city. With the exception of some TV cameras and a clear police presence, it seemed like business as usual for residents, commuters and tourists. Outside The Ritz, the popular music venue opposite Oxford Road station, heightened security meant that … Continue reading Ward Thomas, Cartwheels Tour, The Ritz Manchester by Gareth Williams
As Grantchester prepares to get underway with its third series on ITV, I felt it would be a good time to reflect on the recent surge in clerical figures appearing on our television screens. Whether in comedy, drama, or documentary, the rise of the TV vicar is very exciting on a personal level. But it … Continue reading Grantchester & the rise of the TV vicar by Gareth Williams
Thanks to @mark.rees @swwmedia.co.uk for supporting Elin with the printing of the review below in the South Wales Evening Post.
Nobody embodied the concept of rags to riches better than Dorothy Squires. Born in a carnival caravan in Pontyberem near Llanelli, Squires packed in her job at the tin factory, and set out on the ultimate gold paved path to The Big Smoke. There, after years of tireless performances in the West End, she rose … Continue reading Review,Say It With Flowers,Sherman Cymru, Elin Williams
Last Christmas | Theatre Review Sherman Cymru 12 December ★★★★★ Christmas with a difference has landed at the Sherman: amongst the brightly coloured lights and floating snowflakes, stands one man: devoid of renditions of ‘He’s behind you’, emotions run high and hangover’s hit hard when reality rears its head and the spirit of Christmas is … Continue reading Recent YC reviews Rachel Williams
Get the Chance is collaborating with Dirty Protest Theatre Company to embed a new or existing Get the Chance team member into the rehearsal process of their new production Light Speed from Pembroke Dock and develop a range of critical responses to this new play. “Dirty Protest are Wales award winning theatre company leading the … Continue reading Get the Chance to feel the Force with Dirty Protest
In this article we look forward to a range of cultural highlights in 2018. Thanks to all of the creative artists involved for their own personal response. Connor Allen, Actor and Playwright I would have to say that one cultural highlight for 2018 that I cant wait for is Dennis Kelly’s Girls and Boys at … Continue reading Looking ahead in 2018 Culture, Creativity and Change!
Dirty Protest blasts off into 2018 with launch of project inspired by Wales’s claim to Star Wars fame. “Lightspeed from Pembroke Dock, a co-production between Wales’s acclaimed new writing company, Dirty Protest, Chapter and the Torch Theatre, takes the 1979 Pembroke Dock building of the full-scale Millennium Falcon as its inspiration The Millennium Falcon under … Continue reading The Force is Strong in Welsh Theatres This Spring
