PARTI PRIODAS and THEATR CYMRU: celebrating Welsh theatre’s triumph and innovation
Theatr Cymru’s Parti Priodas broke barriers, winning a UK Theatre Award. Find out about their Welsh-language legacy and bold plans for 2025.
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Magic in motion: DAWNS Y CEIRW brings ethereal wonder to young audiences
New children's show Dawns Y Ceirw blends ethereal music, magical storytelling, and contemporary dance for younger audiences and their families.
Hip-hop artist ANDREW OGUN lyricises gravity of human experience in first poetry collection SLINGSHOT
A well-paced and arresting debut, Andrew Ogun’s poetry collection Slingshot is a series of meditations on men’s mental health, race and family ties.
SLINGSHOT: Newport’s ANDREW OGUN shoots for the heart with debut poetry collection
Newport's Andrew Ogun, known for his hip-hop career and Agent For Change role at Arts Wales, tells us about the inspiration behind his first poetry book.
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.
FRONTIERS / GORWELION: A thought-provoking dance exploration of identity and human connection
Frontiers/Gorwelion at Sherman Theatre explores human identity in digital times and emotional connection through powerful dance performances.
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.
BRÊN. CALON. FI.: ambitious fourth-wall-breaking play at the National Eisteddfod misses its mark
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru has gone from strength to strength since the pandemic. However, the latest offering for the National Eisteddfod – Brên. Calon. Fi. by Bethan Marlow – left us feeling a little cold.
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.
Production setbacks can’t dim the joy of HAIRSPRAY at Wales Millennium Centre
Despite some shortcomings in other aspects of the production, the music and singing of Hairspray at the WMC alone are bound to put a smile on your face.
Foster care meets comedy? KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN explains how
Kiri Pritchard McLean adds foster parenting to both her personal life and on-stage material, including brand new tour Peacock.
A family wedding in Wales provides drama, laughs & culture clashes in PARTI PRIODAS
Family drama, language barriers and the difficult task of coming to terms with change are the basis of new Welsh play, Parti Priodas.