THE FIGHT: how mixed-raced Welsh boxer Cuthbert Taylor’s story was brought to life on stage
Kev McCurdy discusses The Fight, his directorial debut with Theatr na nÓg, exploring racism in boxing through the story of Cuthbert Taylor in 1930s Wales.
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WNO’s new era: ADELE THOMAS returns to Wales with bold take on RIGOLETTO
Welsh National Opera’s new general director Adele Thomas tells us about her return to Wales and fresh take on Verdi's Rigoletto.
Frontiers of change: National Dance Company Wales harness community power in autumn shows
National Dance Company Wales’ outgoing artistic director Matthew William Robinson opens up about the company’s double-header autumn show Frontiers | Gorwelion.
Storyteller MICHAEL HARVEY brings bilingual magic to national stages with Welsh folktale Y LLYN
Bando!, a new, mixed-arts storytelling collective, are bringing their first tour to Wales this month with Y Llyn – a bilingual retelling of the legend of Llyn Y Fan Fach.
Your flexible friend: NOFIT STATE’s Tom Rack on new show BAMBOO
Contemporary circus company NoFit State embarks on a UK tour of their latest outdoor production featuring only UK-grown bamboo and human bodies.
BRÊN. CALON. FI: actor LOWRI MORGAN on her solo lesbian comedy at this year’s Eisteddfod
This year, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru bring Brên. Calon. Fi. to the National Eisteddfod in Pontypridd. Actor Lowri Morgan tells us about her character, Fi.
KILL THY NEIGHBOUR: playwright Lucie Lovatt on her dark comedy about holiday homes
We speak to Lucie Lovatt about her new play, Kill Thy Neighbour, where real-life issues with holiday home hoarders provide the basis for some dark comedy.
“Developing Poirot made me a better listener” – DAVID SUCHET reminisces on how iconic CHRISTIE character changed him
As his conversational show Poirot And More – A Retrospective reaches Wales this month, we sat down with David Suchet to talk about playing the iconic role.
Theatrical alchemy: Nicola Turner on designing WNO’s DEATH IN VENICE
Designer Nicola Turner makes a welcome return for WNO's take on Death In Venice by Thomas Mann. We pick her artistic brain on her creative process.
National Theatre Wales is giving chaotic queer teens in rural Wales a voice with FERAL MONSTER
Two of the creators of Feral Monster, an explosive new musical from National Theatre Wales, tell us what it was like penning the queer and chaotic show.
Director Juliette Manon on navigating consent & comedy in Welsh adaptation of IE IE IE
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru continues its run of innovative remounts this month with Ie Ie Ie, helmed by one half of Wales' first non-binary directing team, Juliette Manon.
KATE PANKHURST on FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN musical: “Nobody told me there was a Suffragette in my family!”
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World writer Kate Pankhurst was inspired by global and personal history when she penned the kids' book turned musical.