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Company Prepares for Edinburgh
“The Remnants of Once Fine Girls”
Adam Somerset, July 9, 2010
Theatre Criticism in Wales? Where is it?
David Adams, May 21, 2009
Critical Codes
David Adams looks at the problems of critical writing in Wales
David Adams, March 6, 2009
Reading the Nation
The 2006 sessions of director Michael Kelligan’s drama project On the Edge took place in Cardiff last autumn. Here Owain Wilkins gives his impressions
Owain Wilkins, July 2, 2007
Legacy Conference - Theatre in Education (Theatr C
Keynote speech by Charlie Way, playwright
Charles Way, December 20, 2006
Staging the Brand
Roger Owen reflects on Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Roger Owen, December 10, 2006
Situation Desperate but not Hopeless
Steve Blandford reviews 'Now You're Talking'
Steve Blandford, September 15, 2006
David Adams at Novi Sad’s Sterijino Pozorje Festiv
This piece was orginally commissioned by Plays International
David Adams, August 2, 2006
Design in_the_Theatre
Simon_Harris_considers_the tensions_between_literary_drama and_visual_performance_in contemporary theatre in Britain
Simon Harris, May 23, 2006
World Theatre for Children and Young People Day 20
David Adams , April 10, 2006
Uniformed members of the public, mechanisms of aut
David Adams reports on an international congress of critics
David Adams, April 2, 2006
Glorifying Terrorism legislation and the threat to
PRESS STATEMENT BY DIC EDWARDS, LIBRETTIST OF Manifest Destiny
Dic Edwards , March 31, 2006
What's Welsh for Performance? - 40 years of 'Time-
A research project devoted to uncovering and archiving the history of Performance Art in Wales
Heike Roms, March 16, 2006
Guerilla theatre for dummies.....some do's and don
Melissa Dunne looks at the problems of performing in unorthodox spaces
Melissa Dunne, February 7, 2006
Night Out - John Prior MBE looks back at 25 years
John Prior MBE, January 9, 2006
By Any Means Possible
Gwen Ellis looks at prodctions in December 2005
Gwen Ellis, December 1, 2005
WORLD CLASS WALES?
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2005
, November 24, 2005
That vision deficit thing...
Chris Ryde asks why we don't produce real quality theatre in Wales
Chris Ryde, November 21, 2005
HEN REBEL/AMAZING GRACE
A critical comparison....
Ieuan Watkins, November 9, 2005
A CRITIC IN DENIAL – THE UNDERWORLD OF DAVID ADAMS
A reply to critic David Adams by author, Mark Jenkins.
Mark Jenkins, November 5, 2005
New Circus
David Adams muses on the plethora of new circus at WMC
David Adams, October 28, 2005
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
“WORLD CLASS WALES?”
Michael Kelligan, July 26, 2005
Is Theatre in Wales engaging with contemporary soc
Michael Kelligan, July 18, 2005
Aussies go home?
The Australians are here in force, and they are not doing terribly well.
Norman Lebrecht, July 11, 2005
Theatre…but not as we all know it
David Adams, July 9, 2005
An honest, decent man
IEUAN GOCH AB EINION remembers Keith Morris, the outstanding Cardiff jazz musican and composer.
IEUAN GOCH AB EINION, June 19, 2005
A Month In Kosova
Gareth Potter's diary of his visit to Kosova
Gareth Potter, April 15, 2005
Agor Drysau 2005
Jeremy Turner looks ahead to the 2005 festival
Jeremy Turner, March 11, 2005
The way ahead for dance in Wales?
As Diversions settles in to the Blue Room at the Wales Millenium Centre, folks in second city Swansea have their own ideas about the way ahead for dan
Sybil Crouch & Stella Patrick of Taliesin Arts Centre, February 14, 2005
Keeping the Dragon at Arm's Length
In November last year, Alun Pugh, the Welsh Assembly Government’s Culture Minister, made a hotly-anticipated announcement on the future of The Arts Co
Theatre Worker, February 11, 2005
The Wales Millennium Centre
London has its gherkin, Sydney has its nuns’ scrum and now Cardiff has its armadillo.
Claire Powell, February 8, 2005
The theatre in Wales awards 2005
Keith Morris looks at the awards and their importance
keith morris, January 20, 2005
We all get singed when a quango burns
The decision of politicians in Wales to become overlords of the nation’s arts is a warning to us all
Magnus Linklater, December 15, 2004
More questions than answers
Bill Hamblett, co-Artistic Director of Small World Theatre, examines some of the implications of the recent decision by WAG to reduce the powers and r
Bill Hamblett, December 13, 2004
Artistic License
The arts community in Wales is nervously awaiting its fate, as the Welsh Assembly Government decides this month whether to take over the Arts Council
Cathryn Scott, November 26, 2004
Spectacle Theatre celebrates 25 years
David Adams reflects on a quarter century of work..
David Adams, November 17, 2004
The Future of Theatre Powys and Powys Dance?
Writer and director Peter Cox writes to Powys County Council
Peter Cox, October 18, 2004
Welsh Theatre in Edinburgh
this article first appeared in Planet magazine, October 2004
Jeni Williams, October 17, 2004
Invisible Wales?
David Adams questions the low profile of welsh theatre and its dramatists
David Adams, October 1, 2004
Yr Adroddiad Boyden
Dadansoddiad Kate Woodward
Kate Woodward, September 28, 2004
Dramau Eisteddfod Casnewydd 2004
Cyhoeddwyd yr erthygl hon gyntaf yn y cylchgrawn Barn
Angharad Elen, September 23, 2004
Hope on the Welsh Horizon?
Welsh Theatre is in a parlous state: no one but the most blind money-saving politician would deny that.
Peter Lathan, September 12, 2004
The Arts Council debate – time to speak out
Chris Ryde (Equity Wales and WAPA) speaks his mind
Chris Ryde, September 8, 2004
An Edinburgh Diary
Mark Jenkins writes on taking Rosebud to the Fringe
Mark Jenkins, September 6, 2004
The future of the Arts Council of Wales
Jeni Williams adds to the debate on the role of the WAG in the arts in Wales
Jeni Williams, August 16, 2004
The independence of the Arts Council?
Sybil Crouch, ex-chair of ACW contributes to the debate on the independece of the organisation
Sybil Crouch, August 10, 2004
Valuing our independence in the arts
Do the arts exist simply as a function of government? Is the work that most of us are performing in the arts simply an aspect of governmental “deliver
Simon Harris , August 9, 2004
Irreducible Diversity
Roger Owen’s recently published critical study of Welsh language theatre
Roger Owen, July 1, 2004
My Opera from Hell
When Keith Burstein set out to write an opera about torture at Guantánamo, he had no idea how prescient the work would be
, June 28, 2004
A Great Operatunity
With the Wales Millennium Centre just months from opening, its chief executive Judith Isherwood tells Mario Basini why the venue is the envy of its ri
Mario Bassini, June 12, 2004
'We don't have to whinge any more'
t's boom time for regional theatre. Alfred Hickling profiles the playhouses that are leading the way
, June 2, 2004
Necrophilia
Rebecca Nesvet reflects on the THEATRICAL AESTHETICS OF EROTICISM AND DEATH symposium
Rebecca Nesvet, May 21, 2004
Creating a Scene
Joyce McMillan, May 14, 2004
Remember to Dream
ACW Conference Preview
Geraint Talfan Davies, May 7, 2004
Played in Wales
After years of infighting, the Welsh finally have their own national theatre. Alfred Hickling reports
Alfred Hickling, May 5, 2004
‘A massive challenge to re-build anaudience that h
Lyn T. Jones, Chair of the Board of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, talks to Lisa Lewis about the newly established national Welsh theatre company
Lisa Lewis, April 1, 2004
Playing with our Willy
David Adams explores the way Shakespeare hass been presented
David Adams, March 29, 2004
Centre Stage?
There isn’t much the Wales Millennium Centre can’t offer the principality. But what will it mean for existing theatres?
Michael Baggs, Big Issue Cymru, March 12, 2004
Fran Medley meets Simon Harris
ann interview with the artistic diirector of Sgript Cymru
Fran Medley, , March 12, 2004
Wales Actors Company
David Adams looks at the work of one of Wales's most active companies
David Adams, February 23, 2004
Equilibre Retrospective
Rebecca Nesvet looks back on the work of Equilibre Horse Theatre
Rebecca Nesvet, February 8, 2004
Educating Peter!
Peter Doran, artistic director of the Torch Theatre looks at the state of theatre i Wales at the start of 2004
Peter Doran, Artistic Director of The Torch Theatre, January 30, 2004
The London International Mime Festival
zoe hewett, January 29, 2004
The 2003 Theatre in Wales awards
Rebecca Nesvet casts her eye over the winners...
Rebecca Nesvet, January 28, 2004
THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE THEATRE IN WALES
The official report on the recent conference at Chapter , Cardiff
Margaret Jones, December 24, 2003
Where Are the Big Themes?
Gwen Ellis, December 16, 2003
Do not disturb
Want to set Private Lives in a drying-out clinic, or add music to Waiting for Godot? Fine - but don't expect the play's owners to approve.
Lyn Gardner, December 13, 2003
State of play at the stage door
Davud Adams, December 5, 2003
Cyflwr y Chwarae yng Nghymru: Ble mae’r straeon?
Mae cynulleidfaoedd Cymru yn dyheu am straeon sy’n adlewyrchu eu bywydau a’u pryderon
Simon Harris, December 3, 2003
The State of Play in Wales: Where are the stories?
Simon Harris, December 3, 2003
Policy Review: English-medium writing In Wales
Po
Simon Harris (Artistic Director – Sgript Cymru)
simon harris, December 1, 2003
Taken for Granted
Another announcement from the Scottish Arts Council on the divvying up of its limited resources, another round of celebrations and recriminations for
Mark Brown, November 28, 2003
Planning theatre’s legacy of memory
Geraint talfan Davies, November 19, 2003
A New York Diary
Gary Owen visits NY and just about survives
Gary Owen, November 17, 2003
Where there's a Will
So Scotland has a national theatre. It’s only got £7½ million but that’s 7½ more than us
Michael Bogdanov, October 10, 2003
Let the show begin
National theatre must be rooted in the community
Glasgow Heralf editorial, September 11, 2003
THE OLD LIE IN NEW MOUTHS
Patrick Jones writes on the genesis of his latest play "the war is dead long live the war"
Patrick Jones, August 28, 2003
Prague Scenography Quadrennial 2003
PQ, for those not as yet in the know, is short hand for the four-yearly international festival of Scenography, held in the beautiful Czech capital Pra
Zoe Hewett, August 10, 2003
Welsh writing in English
Contextualising new writing: Geography is not a container but a condition, (Franco Moretti)
Jeni Williams, June 24, 2003
The Confessions of Miss Evans
Gwen Ellis explores her search for her character in Be O'dd Enw Ci Tin Tin?....
Gwen Ellis , June 24, 2003
ACW Conference: The Case for Drama
Sybil Crouch, May 27, 2003
Training for Stage/Technical Management and Design
The Technical steering group of ATW's report on the future of technical theatre training and education in Wales
Pat Nelder | Arts training Wales, May 2, 2003
The Future of Drama training in Wales?
Firenza Guidi / Arts Training Wales, May 1, 2003
Let’s Dance
Diversions latest production uses the music of Janis Joplin to explore the turbulent world of love. Cathryn Scott meets company director Roy Campbell-
Cathryn Scott, March 26, 2003
Flesh and Brick
Jessica Cohen and Jim Ennis
Penny Simpson, February 28, 2003
Acting Wales: Stars of Stage and Screen
Zoe Hewett reviews Peter Stead's new book
Zoe Hewett, February 24, 2003
A View from the Operating table
Extract from a talk given at the inaugural ITI Wales conference held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, November 2002
Ian Rowlands, December 17, 2002
Penny Simpson interviews Ed Thomas
Penny Simpson, November 1, 2002
An interview with Tracy Harris
Caron Wyn Edwards, September 4, 2002
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Report 2002
Zoe Hewett, August 16, 2002
SORTED SYMPOSIUM: WELSH WRITING IN ENGLISH
Sally Ann Gritton, Artistic Director, Sorted Productions, July 28, 2002
A belated contribution to the Franco’s Basta
David Adams gives an overview of the issues raised by Dic Edward's play...
David Adams, May 8, 2002
Two Tier arts funding?
An arts professional expresses concern over the future of arts funding in Wales
Theatre in Wales editorial, May 7, 2002
Dic Edwards, Pip Utton and Jean Anouilh
Political theatre and propaganda are very different animals. We look at the controversy stirred up by Dic Edward's Franco's Bastard at Cardiff;s Chapt
Peter Lathan, May 5, 2002
A Kick up the Arts
More than one hundred and twenty professionals from all over Wales gathered to discuss the state of the performing arts and look to the future.
Gemma Allen, November 22, 2001
Report on Performance Spaces Across Wales
The report, carried out by Creu Cymru, was initiated by the National Assembly for Wales. The National Assembly asked ACW to undertake an audit of arts
Creu Cymru, November 22, 2001
An action plan for the future development of cultu
The purpose of this paper is to enable the Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language to share with the Culture Committee the final draft of h
Culture Secretary, National Assembly for Wales, November 16, 2001
The next 5 years of the Performing Arts in Wales
Draft text of Jenny Randerson's speech to the 'Kick up the Arts' conference on October 8th 2001
Jenny Randerson, Culture Sectretary, National Asembly for Wales, October 13, 2001
Evoking Hamlet in a medieval castle
The site-specific explorations in ELAN Wales' H2O
Vikram Iyengar, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, October 9, 2001
Scottish Theatre - a practitioner's view
This article is intended to give a practitioner’s view of Scottish theatre as is exists at the moment.
Nicholas Bone, October 1, 2001
The Play of History
The Performance of Identity in Welsh Historiography and Theater
Roger Owen , August 29, 2001
The Italian Job
Jeni Williams writes on ELAN Wales's Hamlet in Fucecchio
Jeni Williams, August 2, 2001
CUT THE ARTS FREE FROM STRANGLING OPERA VINES
open letter to the new chief executive of the Arts Council of Wales
Tom Davies, July 30, 2001
Sgript Cymru at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
A report on the final perfromance of Crazy Gary, and on the 'Boundaries' conference
Simon Harris - Sgript Cymru, May 17, 2001
A Voyage of Fabrication and Discovery
Theatr Y Byd presents Ian Rowlands' Pacific
Rebecca Nesvett, April 30, 2001
Art and Stuff
Jeni Williams writes on recent theatre in and from Wales
Jeni Williams, April 1, 2001
A hard Act to follow
Cathryn Scott charts the progress of Sgript Cymru, Wales first bilingual production company
Cathryn Scott, March 23, 2001
Valley Girls
reconfiguring the dramatic representation of Welsh 'mams' and 'slags'
Ruth Shade, March 20, 2001
Taff but not naff
Irish and Scottish writers are the toast of British theatre. Now it is the turn of the Welsh.
Krishnendu Majumdar , March 14, 2001
Interview with Conor Lovettist
Exiles, Evictees, and the 'Harrowing Comedy' of Beckett's Malone Dies
Rebecca Nesvet, March 9, 2001
Sgript Xplosure 2
Sgript Cymru reports on the recent three day workshops
Simon Harries, March 1, 2001
Sgript Xplosure! 3
A look back at last weekend's events in Harlech
Bill Hopkinson, Sgript Cymru literary director, March 1, 2001
The draft report on the restructuring of ACW
An internal Artc Council of Wales documernt on it internal management review
Arts Council of Wales, February 19, 2001
On Being a Shakespearian Dramatist:
An Approach to The Back of Beyond
David Ian Rabey, February 1, 2001
Sgript Xplosure 2
Sgript Cymru reports on the recent three day workshops
Sgript Cymru, January 27, 2001
Sgript Explosure II
Jeni Williams reflects on the latest workshop by Sgript Cymru
Jenni Williams, January 25, 2001
Sgript Explosure 2
Sgript Cymru reports on the recent three day workshops
Simon Harries, January 12, 2001
Creative Regions - a Positive Culture
Yvette Vaughan Jones looks at the role of the cultural industries in Wales
Yvette Vaughan Jones, January 10, 2001
Creu Cymru
An Article by Yvette Vaughan Jones for Agenda, The Institute of Welsh Affairs
Yvette Vaughan Jones, January 10, 2001
Sgript Explosure 2
Jeni Williams reflects on the latest workshops by Sgript Cymru
Jeni Williams, January 1, 2001
The Welsh Question
The head of the Welsh Arts Council quits, so does the Welsh Assembly minister responsible for culture, the flagship lottery project closes, there's a
Geraint Talfan Davies, December 1, 2000
Matters of the Arts…
Stewert Steven reviews "Arts matters" by John Tusa
Stewert Steven, Chair, National Campaign for the Arts, December 1, 2000
One woman, one voice
Seven funny, bizarre, poignant and emotional pieces of theatre by five highly-praised writers in a fabulous celebration of the success and diversity o
Hazel Walford Davies, December 1, 2000
A COMMENTARY ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS IN WALES
Ceri Sherlock, Post-16 Education and Training Committee's Expert Adviser on the culture and arts review
Ceri Sherlock, November 23, 2000
A CULTURE IN COMMON
The National Assembly report on the cultural industries in Wales
National Assembly for Wales, November 1, 2000
Quality Of Work Criticised
Theatrshopwales examined
David Adams, October 17, 2000
Statement on the Arts Council for Wales
Rhodri Morgan comments on the Arts Council of Wales
, October 12, 2000
Theatre, cultural identity and the critic in the n
David Adams gazes into the collective navel....
David Adams, October 10, 2000
The PricewaterhouseCoopers report
Review of the implementation of the Theatre for Young People strategy [Executive summary]
, October 6, 2000
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ARTS C
Summary of the main points of the Wallace Report
R A Wallace, September 1, 2000
Plays in Transition
Ruth Shade reviews A Trilogy of Appropriation by lan Rowlands [EXTRACT]
Ruth Shade, August 1, 2000
A new deal for arts and culture?
EDITORIAL New Welsh Review #49 Summer 2000
Robin Reeves, August 1, 2000
Why is History so Bloody Heavy?
Peter Morgan reviews two new collections of plays
Peter Morgan, August 1, 2000
Submission to the Post-16 Education and Training C
CPR, June 30, 2000
Discussion paper from Ceri Sherlock, Committee's A
Part of the process of cultural review
Ceri Sherlock, June 28, 2000
Revisiting the Athens of Wales
Ruth Shade on Aberdare, theatre and disenfranchisement
Ruth Shade, June 1, 2000
The Arts Council of Wales
John Barnie's editorial in Planet 141 [extract]
John Barnie, June 1, 2000
The Arts Council of Wales call to action to the Na
the reponse I received from the ACW to some recent enquiries I madde regarding the advocacy role played by the ACW in relation to the future of theatr
, May 24, 2000
Gwent Theatre's submission to the Post 16 educatio
Gwent Theatre, May 18, 2000
Sherman Theatre's submission to the Post 16 Educat
Sherman Theatre, May 18, 2000
Arts & Culture Policy Review: Michael Bogdanov Pap
Michael Bogdanov, April 28, 2000
Small World Theatre / Theatr Byd Bychan's submiss
Bill Hamblett, April 28, 2000
Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
The Arts Council of Wales' New Writing Strategy
Heile Roms, April 4, 2000
Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
The Arts Council of Wales' New Writing Strategy
Heike Roms, April 1, 2000
Bara Caws's submission to the Post 16 Education Co
A Review of the Arts and Culture Policy: Theatr Bara Caws Paper
Bara Caws, March 31, 2000
Theatr Clwyd's response to the Post 16 Education C
Arts Review - Questions to the Arts Community
Theatr Clwyd, March 30, 2000
Theatre Gwynedd''s submission to the Post 16 Educa
A Review of the Arts and Culture Policy: Theatre Gwynedd Paper
Theatr Gwynedd, March 30, 2000
Ymateb BARA CAWS i Atodiad C
Pwyllgor Addysg a Hyfforddiant ar ol l6 oed
Bara Caws, March 24, 2000
Drama Association of Wales submission to the Post
Drama Association of Wales/Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru
Drama Association of Wales, March 22, 2000
Y ddrama gerbron y rheithgor
Ganol Ionawr, plygodd Cyngor y Celfyddydau i bwysau gwleidyddol a gohirio rhan o'i strategaeth ddrama. Ond beth yn union ddigwyddodd yn y cyfarfod yn
, March 4, 2000
Theatr Felinfach Paper to the Post-16 Education a
Euros Lewis, March 2, 2000
Paper by Theatr Powys to the National Assembly Pos
Culture Policy Review: Theatr Powys Paper
Theatr Powys, February 18, 2000
Archive of Twentieth-Century Welsh Theatre
Glamorgan University is currently setting up an archive of twentieth-century Welsh theatre.
Jeni Williams, February 2, 2000
TOWARDS A NATIONAL THEATRE - SOME QUESTIONS AND AN
A follow up to the 'Towards a National Theatre' paper
Michael Bogdanov [New York, February 2000 ], February 2, 2000
The March of Progress - the Arts Council of Wales
Ruth Shade on the Arts Council of Wales and its Drama Strategy
Ruth Shade, February 1, 2000
Towards a National Theatre for Wales
some questions and answers
Michael Bogdanov | New York, February 2000 , February 1, 2000
the br/leeding ground
PENNY SIMPSON reports on The Magdalena Project's open performance forum exploring the issue of the role of the artist in times of political crisis and
Penny Simpson, February 1, 2000
Arts & Culture Policy Review: WAPA Response
WAPA, January 21, 2000
Regions of unlikeness: the spaces of Welsh theatre
JENI WILLIAMS reviews some recent productions
Jeni Williams, January 1, 2000
Changing Lives
John Harrison spends ten days on the margins with Elan Theatre
John Harrison , December 1, 1999
"Welsh Assemblies": The Phenomenon of Contemporary
Ruth Shade of Wolverhampton University presents an abstract of her new PhD thesis on 'The Phenomenon of Contemporary, Professional, English-Language T
Ruth Shade, November 2, 1999
Two Years Hard Labour Pays Off For Playwright Simo
IT IS just two years since Welsh writer Simon Harris unveiled his first play but he has already made a huge impact on the arts world.
Karen Price, October 27, 1999
PWERDY NEWYDD I'R THEATR GYMRAEG
CYNIGION BARA CAWS - PAPUR TRAFOD
Eurig Wyn, October 14, 1999
Shake the World
Heike Roms on the short season of performances at Chapter Arts Centre during the Rugby World Cup
Heike Roms, August 1, 1999
The Drama Strategy for Wales - final version
Arts Council of Wales, June 17, 1999
"Welsh Assemblies": The Phenomenon of Contemporary
An abstract from the PhD Thesis by RUTH SHADE The University of Wolverhampton
Ruth Shade, June 1, 1999
"Tried and Tested"
Heike Roms dissects The Arts Council of Wales' New Draft Drama Strategy for Wales
Heike Roms, April 1, 1999
Legislative Theatre for the National Assembly
Small World Theatre comment paper
Bill Hamblett, March 29, 1999
BREWING BARDS
A former Cardiff city- centre jazz bar is paying host to a new generation of Welsh playwrights. Penny Simpson reports
Penny Simpson, March 1, 1999
It's an interesting spring.....
David Adams writes on the impact of the Drama Strategy on the future of theatre in Wales
David Adams, March 1, 1999
Voices of Experience
recent presentations in Wales
Anna Marie Taylor , February 1, 1999
Ail-greu Arwr, Nid Superman
Mae cynhyrchiad nesaf Dalier SyIw, Y Madogwys, yn dilyn siwrnai ryfeddol Cymro o'r VVaun Fawr yn 1792 i bellteroedd yr Unol Daleithiau I geisio dargan
Gareth Miles , January 1, 1999
Aliens, frontiers and the identity industry
GILLY ADAMS reviews a new book about four playwrights of Wales
GILLY ADAMS , December 1, 1998
Fun, feelings and the future
JENI WILLIAMS reviews recent theatre in Wales
Jeni Williams , December 1, 1998
Liberations from the literal
DAVID IAN RABEY explains why he writes for the theatre
DAVID IAN RABEY , December 1, 1998
The "Iconoclastic Theatre" Season in Cardiff
Heike Roms reviews this recent festival in Cardiff
Heike Roms , December 1, 1998
Can we avoid the sound of the death rattle
Paul Davies adds his voice to the growing chorus of despair in Wales
Paul Davies, November 30, 1998
Who has the vision to revive our future?
Terry Hands, Artistic Director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru asks some difficult questions
Terry Hands (Artistic Director, Theatr Clwyd), November 14, 1998
It's time to take a new look at Wales
The arts in wales look to the National Assembly for co-ordinated policy making, says Janek Alexander
Janek Alexander, November 1, 1998
Informal European Theatre Meeting
David Adams reviews the recent conference in Cardiff.
David Adams, October 7, 1998
If Not Now, When?
This article questions the continued lack of a cultural vision at the heart of public subsidy of the arts in Wales, and invites the members of the new
Cliff Mc Lucas, October 1, 1998
States of Being
PENNY SIMPSON discusses the background to the forthcoming "Wales in Croatia" festival
Penny Simpson, October 1, 1998
Landscape, Family and Home
Performance Places and Pasts, the latest CPR Conference
Anna Marie Taylor , October 1, 1998
Development and innovation: the other sides to the
Theatre is not only about performance: in an era of shrinking funds, other things are necessary to keep it vital. JENI WILLIAMS reports
Jeni Williams, September 1, 1998
The Theatre Crisis
Anne Marie Taylor reflects on the critical state of welsh theatre
Anna-Marie Taylor, August 1, 1998
A Gymnasium for underused imaginations
JENI WILLIAMS reviews recent new theatre productions in Wales - Summer 1998
Jeni Williams, July 1, 1998
Facing the End of Experiment?
Heike Roms discusses the "Training Experimentation and Process" seminar at Chapter Arts Centre
Heike Roms , June 1, 1998
Nineties arts-speak is not enough
GRAHAM LAKER reflects on two very different accounts of the future of theatre in the next millennium
Graham Laker, June 1, 1998
Rich diversity masks the sense of crisis
ROGER OWEN reviews a new critical study of theatre in Wales
Roger Owen, April 1, 1998
The problems - and pleasures - of entertainment
JENI WILLIAMS reviews some recent new theatre productions
Jeni Williams, April 1, 1998
Men Dancing Well and Behaving Badly
Anna Marie Taylor reviews some recent dance works
Anna-Marie Taylor, April 1, 1998
Wales >Alaska
Simon Harris discusses his new play Wales>Alaska and the current Welsh theatre scene
Simon Harries, April 1, 1998
Healthy frictions of Past V. Future
CHARMIAN SAVILL on the acting and performance environment in mid-Wales
Charmian Savill, March 1, 1998
Is This a Dagger I See Before Me?
Performance As Valuation
Mike Pearson, March 1, 1998
Make SPACE!
Anna-Marie Taylor on a recent exhibition of stage design
Anna-Marie Taylor, February 1, 1998
Panto Time in Wales!
Swithin Fry reviews productions in wales at the end of 1997
Swithin Fry, January 31, 1998
Theatre in wales in January 1998
Swithin Fry reviews productions in wales in January 1998
Swithin Fry, January 31, 1998
Mapping the Future
Anna-Marie Taylor on the uneven distribution of theatrical activity across Wales
Anna-Marie Taylor, December 1, 1997
Two languages, one theatre?
JON GOWER assesses the fruits of Chapter's recent "Cymru Heb Ffiniau: Wales Without Borders" drama festival
Jon Gower, December 1, 1997
Moving Landscapes
Heike Roms looks at recent developments in Welsh dance theatre
Heike Roms, December 1, 1997
Avoiding the mistakes of the l97Os
GRAHAM LAKER discusses the "social ownership" of theatre space
Graham Laker, November 1, 1997
Who's Paying for All This: the Cost of Welsh Theat
Ruth Shade reviews the history of Welsh Arts Council funding of theatre in Wales
Ruth Shade, October 1, 1997
Theatre for the Evicted
An essay by Dic Edwards
Dic Edwards, August 31, 1997
The actors take over the asylum
JOHN GOWER reviews Brith Gof's Hafod project at Ely Hospital , Cardiff
Jon Gower, July 1, 1997
The past was not silent
Performance theorist and archaeologist MIKE PEARSON reflects on some of the issues raised by the Centre for Performance Research, Aberystwyth's recent
Mike Pearson, July 1, 1997
Phantom of the foyer
MICHAEL BAKER Arts Council of Wales's Drama Director, discusses Stage Welsh, a new book on the development of stage drama in Wales by theatre critic D
Mike Baker, December 1, 1996
The town that was mad
PAUL DAVIES explains the thinking behind Volcano Theatre Company's production of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood
Paul Davies, December 1, 1996
It's Back - The Great National Theatre Debate
David Adams introduces his monograph -Stage Welsh.
David Adams, May 1, 1996
Agor Drysiau/Opening Doors
Keith Morris reviews the first international festival of theatre for young people
keith morris, April 1, 1996
Ed Thomas's Plays
Many of Edward Thomas's characters awake, and look around them, at four grey walls that surround them, and realize that yes, they were only dreaming.
David Ian Rabey, December 1, 1995
A National Theatre?
Anna-Marie Taylor looks at the options
Anna-Marie Taylor, April 1, 1995