“I am a firm believer in collaboration – it’s the ultimate form of making art.” An Interview with Playwright Rebecca Jade Hammond.

We last interviewed Welsh Playwright and Artistic Director of Chippy Lane Productions Ltd, Rebecca Jade Hammond, in September 2022 just prior to her play Right Where We Left Us being performed at Chapter Arts Centre. We caught up with Rebecca again during rehearsals of Mad Margot which is one of four plays, forming RWCMD New … Continue reading “I am a firm believer in collaboration – it’s the ultimate form of making art.” An Interview with Playwright Rebecca Jade Hammond.

“Finding where the theatre is” An interview with Playwright  Vic Mills

In our latest Playwright interview, the Director of Get the Chance, Guy O’Donnell meets Playwright Vic Mills, they discuss his career to date, his latest play ‘Sanctuary: The Secrets of the Gunter Mansion’ and his thoughts on career support for Playwrights in Wales. So, what got you interested in the arts? I came from a … Continue reading “Finding where the theatre is” An interview with Playwright  Vic Mills

“Writing is a method in which to make sense of things” An Interview with Theatre Maker and Playwright, Chris Harris.

Hi Chris, great to meet you, can you give our readers some background information on yourself please? Shwmae! I am a writer. I was born in Abergavenny, raised in Ebbw Vale, and then Cwmbrân, and now living in Bridgend with my fiancé. I had a Welsh language education in Pontypool (and now I predominately identify … Continue reading “Writing is a method in which to make sense of things” An Interview with Theatre Maker and Playwright, Chris Harris.

“To Tell Swansea Stories” An Interview with Actor and Playwright, Richard Mylan.

In our latest Playwright interview the Director of Get the Chance, Guy O’Donnell meets Actor and Playwright Richard Mylan, They discuss his career to date, his first play Sorted for Grand Ambition, the companies focus on creativity in Swansea and Richards personal approach to creativity and sharing his life experiences with the wider world. Hi … Continue reading “To Tell Swansea Stories” An Interview with Actor and Playwright, Richard Mylan.

“I write because I want to tell important stories which present voices and characters we don’t get to see enough of” An Interview with Playwright Jennifer Lunn.

In our latest Playwright interview Director of Get The Chance Guy O’Donnell chats to Playwright Jennnifer Lunn. Jennifer discusses her career to date, her writing process, working for Read For Good and her thoughts on opportunities for Playwrights in Wales. Great to meet you Jennifer, how did you first get interested in the arts?  I … Continue reading “I write because I want to tell important stories which present voices and characters we don’t get to see enough of” An Interview with Playwright Jennifer Lunn.

PLAY ON: AN OPEN CALL FOR SCRIPTS BY PLAYWRIGHTS IN WALES.

Play On is a new collaboration between Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Theatr Clwyd and National Theatre Wales to find new and exciting scripts and plays by playwrights based in Wales.Over the next year, Play On will enable playwrights to send their unpublished scripts and plays anonymously to an eager panel of readers for valuable feedback. There … Continue reading PLAY ON: AN OPEN CALL FOR SCRIPTS BY PLAYWRIGHTS IN WALES.

‘Rebuilding Welsh Theatre: The Rise of The Playwrights!’

In this interview Catherine Paskell, Artistic Director of new writing company Dirty Protest speaks to Guy O’Donnell about the background of Dirty Protest, Right Now a new online theatre festival and her future plans. Hi Catherine thanks for taking the time to chat with me. We last spoke as you were about to take Sugar … Continue reading ‘Rebuilding Welsh Theatre: The Rise of The Playwrights!’