Welsh performance News archive for 2011
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| WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE SECURES SPONSORSHIP FROM LLOYDS TSB COMMER 11 March 2011 |
| Lloyds TSB Commercial has signed a three-year deal to sponsor Wales Millennium Centre, the iconic arts venue in Cardiff Bay. |
| National Theatre Wales praised for exciting first year 11 March 2011 |
| National Theatre Wales have been praised by the Heritage Minister for their achievements and progress in their first full year of performing. |
| Welsh writer on the shortlist for the Brian May Award 10 March 2011 |
| Louise Osborne's play 'Plum (and me, Will!)' is one of 6 plays shortlisted for this year's Brian May Award |
| Sherman Cymru presents Ian Rowlands’s latest play 10 March 2011 |
| This Spring, Sherman Cymru will present Ian Rowlands’s new play Desire Lines at Chapter 8 – 23 April prior to a three week tour of Wales. |
| Sherman Cymru yn cyflwyno drama ddiweddaraf Ian Rowlands 10 March 2011 |
| Y Gwanwyn hwn bydd Sherman Cymru yn cyflwyno drama newydd Ian Rowlands, Desire Lines, yn Chapter 8 - 23 Ebrill, cyn mynd ar daith am dair wythnos o amgylch Cymru. |
| Fale Surion - Addasiad Catrin Dafydd a Manon Eames o Fresh Apples gan Rachel Trezise 10 March 2011 |
| Cyfrol o unarddeg stori fer herfeiddiol wedi eu seilio ar b_er a byrhoedledd yr ifanc yw 'Fresh Apples'. |
| Fale Surion - Welsh adaptation by Catrin Dafydd and Manon Eames of Fresh Apples by Rachel Trezise 10 March 2011 |
| Fresh Apples is a collection of 11 defiant short stories based on the power and the transitoriness of youth. |
| RE-APPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES 09 March 2011 |
| Alun Ffred Jones, the Minister for Heritage has today (9 March) announced the re-appointment of three members to the Arts Council of Wales. |
| Y TORCH YN LANSIO EI THYMOR GORAU ERIOED 08 March 2011 |
| Wrth i’r Torch ddod â thymor y gaeaf at ddiweddglo ysblennydd gyda’i cyd-gynhyrchiad uchelgeisiol o Mundo Paralelo, bydd yr wythnos hon [14 Mawrth] yn gweld lansiad tymor penigamp arall o adloniant byw i edrych ymlaen ato. |
| TORCH LAUNCHES BIGGEST SEASON EVER 08 March 2011 |
| As the Torch bring their winter season to a spectacular finale with their ambitious co-production of Mundo Paralelo, this week [14 March] sees the launch of another top season of live entertainment to look forward to. |
| YSTWYTHDER 08 March 2011 |
| Arfer creadigol ar gyfer dyfodol cynaliadwy |
| RESILIENCE 08 March 2011 |
| Creative practice for a sustainable future |
| Everyman Summer Theatre Festival 2011 07 March 2011 |
| Full details on all of productions, as well as performance times and ticket prices are available on the festival website at www.everymanfestival.co.uk |
| Hijinx take their petition to the Senedd and you can show your support by joining them! 07 March 2011 |
| Hijinx will be handing over a petition of over 1500 signatures on Tuesday 8th March (12.30pm) on the steps of the Senedd and if you have half an hour to spare they’d love to have your support! |
| International Showcasing in Theatre: British Council Edinburgh Showcase 07 March 2011 |
| A development seminar for performance artists and theatre companies. |
| Kaite O'Reilly shortlisted for Ted Hughes Prize 06 March 2011 |
| The judges of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry 2010, Gillian Clarke, Stephen Raw and Jeanette Winterson, have selected the five poets for the shortlist. The winner will be announced at an awards reception in London on 24 March 2011. |
| Death and the Maiden 2011 03 March 2011 |
| Three characters. Two days. One house. |
| RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY - Awakenings Tour 2011 03 March 2011 |
| Live music played by Rambert Orchestra |
| From intern to dream job with National Dance Company Wales 02 March 2011 |
| From intern to full-time job – National Dance Company Wales apprentice Gareth Mole impresses bosses to land prestigious dancer role |
| Arwel Gruffydd Appointed New Artistic Director 01 March 2011 |
| Arwel Gruffydd has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the welsh language National theatre, announced on St David’s Day today. |
| Arwel Gruffydd i Arwain Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru 01 March 2011 |
| Arwel Gruffydd yw Cyfarwyddwr Artistig newydd Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, cyhoeddodd Yr Athro Ioan Williams, Cadeirydd Bwrdd Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi heddiw. |
| Plunge 2011 28 February 2011 |
| Plunge is a spell-binding, double-bill of bold and beautiful dance from six superbly talented young professional dancers. |
| National Dance Company Wales Spring Tour 2011 28 February 2011 |
| Ravishing and entrancing new commissions from three international choreographers at the top of their game created with National Dance Company Wales. |
| CANOLFAN MILENIWM CYMRU YN CYHOEDDI PARTNERIAETH STRATEGOL Â CAPE TOWN OPERA 23 February 2011 |
| Heddiw, lansiwyd partneriaeth strategol dair blynedd rhwng cwmni opera egnïol a chanolfan gelfyddydau nodedig, sy'n anelu at atgyfnerthu cysylltiadau diwylliannol rhwng Cymru a De Affrica. |
| WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPE TOWN OPERA 23 February 2011 |
| A three-year strategic partnership between a spirited opera company and a landmark arts centre, aimed at strengthening cultural links between Wales and South Africa, was unveiled today. |
| Sir Anthony Hopkins In Concert 23 February 2011 |
| 24th July, 7.00pm St David’s Hall, Cardiff |
| DANCE SHORTS Feb-March 2011 22 February 2011 |
| 10 minutes of fresh & exciting dance free before this seasons dance performances at Taliesin, Riverfront, Borough Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Galeri Caernarfon, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Theatr Brycheiniog |
| ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S OPEN STAGES COMES TO WEST WALES! 22 February 2011 |
| An Aberystwyth - based theatre company’s production has been chosen to become part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages programme. |
| Phantom Ride - Good Cop Bad Cop 20 February 2011 |
| Chapter arts centre, cardiff, next saturday 26th Feb, 8pm - featuring special guest star Mike Pearson |
| WEST END & TV STARS IN GWENT THEATRE TRIBUTE 20 February 2011 |
| Stars from the West End and TV head a strong cast of performers in Voices for Youth – a tribute to Gwent Theatre on Sunday, 6 March, 7.30pm, at the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. |
| Lleuad yn Olau dros Gymru 18 February 2011 |
| Cwmni Theatr Bara Caws yn cyflwyno addasiad newydd sbon o ‘Un Nos Ola Leuad’. |
| DEFFRO’R GWANWYN 18 February 2011 |
| Stori ddadleuol sy’n trafod tensiynau rhywiol ymysg pobl ifanc ac agwedd cymdeithas tuag at y pwnc yw sail drama gerdd fydd yn teithio Cymru am y tro cyntaf fis nesaf. |
| SPRING AWAKENING 18 February 2011 |
| A hard-hitting controversial tale of sexual tensions and teenage promiscuity will form the basis of an award-winning rock musical that will tour Wales for the first time next month. |
| Welsh Theatre Symposium - What is the future for theatre in Wales?
17 February 2011 |
| Hosted and produced by The Theatres Trust, Creu Cymru, and the Wales Association for the Performing Arts |
| Transformation & Revelation 17 February 2011 |
| The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and The Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD) are hosting Transformation & Revelation, the UK Design for Performance Exhibition 2011, in March. |
| Writers Block - a new scriptwriting competition 16 February 2011 |
| Frapetsus Productions are aiming to give young writers, actors and directors an opportunity to showcase their talents |
| 'Heaven Help's Harry. 16 February 2011 |
| The Children of Africa 15 February 2011 |
| 1.618 Theatre in Collaboration with Established and New Writers |
| SPIN: Rhaglen ddwbl newydd gan y coreograffydd arobryn Sandra Harnisch-Lacey 15 February 2011 |
| Yn dilyn eu taith EXIT&OUT lwyddiannus yn y DU, mae Theatr Dawns Harnisch-Lacey (HLDT) yn cyflwyno SPIN, rhaglen ddwbl newydd sbon. |
| SPIN – A BRAND NEW SHOW TO PREMIER IN NEWPORT 15 February 2011 |
| SPIN is a new double-bill by award winning choreographer Sandra Harnisch-Lacey and it opens at The Riverfront, Newport on March 3, 4 and 5 before touring seven more venues across Wales until March 23rd. |
| MICHAEL SHEEN RETURNS TO HIS HOME TOWN OF PORT TALBOT FOR ONE-OFF THEATRE EVENT 15 February 2011 |
| NATIONAL THEATRE WALES AND WILDWORKS ANNOUNCE THE FULL DETAILS OF THEIR EPIC EASTER WEEKEND PRODUCTION IN PORT TALBOT |
| Aesop’s Fables 14 February 2011 |
| Theatr na n’Óg’s newest play for young audiences Aesop’s Fables hits the road running |
| Back to the Boys 13 February 2011 |
| Mike Smith profiles the actor turned director Michael Kelligan |
| A quarter century of Lurking Truth/Gwir sy'n Llechu 12 February 2011 |
| A one-off rehearsed reading of Howard Barker’s play "Victory" in Aberystwyth |
| WALES’ BIGGEST THEATRE AND CIRCUS COMPANIES JOIN FORCES FOR A SPECTACULAR SHOW 11 February 2011 |
| NATIONAL THEATRE WALES AND NOFIT STATE CIRCUS CREATE A GROUND-BREAKING CIRCUS SHOW IN MILFORD HAVEN – MUNDO PARALELO |
| Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies return for second helpings 11 February 2011 |
| Dinnerladies at the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| A Star for Burton, and Scholarships for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 09 February 2011 |
| A major fundraising campaign has been launched to lay an iconic star to honour Richard Burton, one of Wales’ most famous actors, on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. |
| Spectacle Theatre are about to start touring a new theatre production, ‘The Witch’ 09 February 2011 |
| 'BACK TO THE BOYS' - NIGHT MUST FALL 08 February 2011 |
| ON THE EDGE - The first production in the brand new theatre season |
| DRAMA MEWN CAMPERFAN, SIOEAU PLANT A DRAMAU GRYMUS 07 February 2011 |
| Os ydych chi wastad wedi breuddwydio am fynd am dro mewn camperfan yna gallai dymuniad cynulleidfaoedd yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru gael ei wireddu y gwanwyn hwn. |
| A PLAY IN A CAMPERVAN, CHILDREN'S SHOWS AND POWERFUL DRAMA UNVEILED AS PART OF THE WESTON STUDIO SPRING SEASON 07 February 2011 |
| If you’ve always dreamt of having a spin in a campervan then audiences at Wales Millennium Centre could have their wish granted this spring. |
| Home-grown talent to showcase thought-provoking drama 04 February 2011 |
| A group of local Blackwood youngsters are set to showcase a theatre production focussing on the effect a world at war has on the youth of today. |
| The Writers’ Space - Got something you want to talk about?
04 February 2011 |
| Sat 5 March , 10am – 6pm in The Stwdio, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. |
| Act One presents Pride and Prejudice! 04 February 2011 |
| Directed by Sophie Brown and Kirsty Allen |
| WALES’ BIGGEST THEATRE AND CIRCUS COMPANIES JOIN FORCES FOR A SPECTACULAR SHOW 03 February 2011 |
| NATIONAL THEATRE WALES AND NOFIT STATE CIRCUS CREATE A GROUND-BREAKING CIRCUS SHOW IN MILFORD HAVEN – MUNDO PARALELO |
| DAW THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL 03 February 2011 |
| Plans falling into place for the 2011 Summer Course. |
| DAW THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL 03 February 2011 |
| Plans falling into place for the 2011 Summer Course. |
| The Storeroom 02 February 2011 |
| The Kosh, one of the UK’s most daring touring companies come to the Wyeside with a dazzling new production, The Storeroom, a dark, comic physical tale played to a mesmerising soundtrack. |
| IPODS AND A CHOIR FORM A YEAR-LONG THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IN ABERYSTWYTH 01 February 2011 |
| NATIONAL THEATRE WALES, BERLIN’S PIONEERING THEATRE COMPANY RIMINI PROTOKOLL AND LOCAL CHOIR HEARTSONG COLLABORATE ON A YEAR-LONG PRODUCTION IN WEST WALES |
| Martin Lynch’s smash-hit play Chronicles of Long Kesh Prepares for its 2011 World Tour! 01 February 2011 |
| CYD-GYNHYRCHIAD GREEN SHOOT PRODUCTIONS | THEATR MWLDAN CO-PRODUCTION CHRONICLES OF LONG KESH |
| Hijinx Theatre – Public Meeting - Wednesday 9th Feb – 7pm-9pm 31 January 2011 |
| A public meeting will take place at Sbectrwm, Bwlch Road, Fairwater, Cardiff CF5 3EF to debate the recent and devastating reduction by the Arts Council of Wales to Hijinx’s revenue funding. |
| Aesop’s Fables by Theatr na n’ Og at Monmouth's Savoy Theatre... 30 January 2011 |
| GYPT STAGE GOTHIC GORMENGHAST 30 January 2011 |
| Gwent Young People’s Theatre will stage the gothic Gormenghast at the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 3, 4 and 5 February. |
| TORCH THEATRE TO REVEAL BACKSTAGE SECRETS 28 January 2011 |
| If you’ve ever wondered how ‘The Green Room’ got its name in a theatre, or why actors aren’t allowed to whistle on stage then you will have an opportunity to find out on Saturday (5 February) when the staff of the Torch Theatre will reveal their backstage secrets in their first Open Day. |
| Captivating drama from the undisputed Queen of Crime 28 January 2011 |
| Agatha Christie’s Verdict at the New Theatre, Cardiff |
| SAVOY PREMIERES NEW PRODUCTION OF UNDER MILK WOOD _ LIVE ON AIR 27 January 2011 |
| The Savoy Theatre in Monmouth is proud to announce that it will be staging the only performance in Wales of a new version of the Dylan Thomas classic produced by Bristol based Splice Productions. |
| WAKING EXPLOITS THEATRE COMPANY BRINGS CARYL CHURCHILL’S SERIOUS MONEY TO WALES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME 27 January 2011 |
| In 1986 the London stock market finally cast off its antiquated traditions and plunged its self into the modern world of business, with the phenomenon reinventing the term Big Bang. |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre Castaway Community Theatre - MASKERADE 27 January 2011 |
| Castaway enter their twentieth year of staging celebrated productions at the Arts Centre with Pratchett’s hilarious tale of ‘murder, music and mayhem’ |
| Welsh artist receives Unlimited commissions as part of the world’s most ambitious programme of disability arts for London 2012 26 January 2011 |
| Welsh artists, Kaite O’Reilly has been awarded one of the 13 commissions announced today. |
| MUSIC THEATRE WALES TO PRESENT A NEW PRODUCTION OF GREEK 25 January 2011 |
| Mark-Anthony Turnage’s vivid re-working of the Oedipus myth for the age of discontent |
| Tits and Balls: Cancer and Performance 24 January 2011 |
| Tits and Balls: Cancer and Performance brings together two performances concerned with presenting the body after cancer by Brian Lobel (Queen Mary, University of London) and Emily Underwood-Lee (University of Glamorgan). |
| Gareth Potter i Gyflwyno Anturiaethau yn y Byd Pop Cymraeg 24 January 2011 |
| Bydd Sherman Cymru a Dan y Gwely yn cyflwyno Gadael yr Ugeinfed Ganrif, sydd yn adrodd hanes anturiaethau hunangofiannol Gareth Potter yn y byd pop Cymraeg, yn Chapter ym mis Chwefror ac wedyn ar daith o amgylch Cymru. |
| Gareth Potter production charts Welsh pop music’s history 24 January 2011 |
| Sherman Cymru and Dan y Gwely present Gadael yr Ugeinfed Ganrif, Gareth Potter’s autobiographical account of his adventures in Welsh pop, at Chapter in February before touring around Wales. |
| India Dance Wales celebrates tour success 24 January 2011 |
| ‘BE MY BABY’ – LOUCHE THEATRE 24 January 2011 |
| One of Britain’s most successful and exciting playwrights, Amanda Whittington, is especially interested in a production of one of her plays being staged this April in Aberystwyth. |
| Youth Music Theatre UK Auditions 2011 21 January 2011 |
| Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT) , the country's biggest, most vibrant and most active music theatre company for young people, will be visit Cardiff on the 26th February 2011, in search of actors, singers, dancers, musicians and stage managers to join the company in 2011. |
| GWENT THEATRE/GWENT YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE 19 January 2011 |
| GORMENGHAST by Mervyn Peake - A stage adaptation by John Constable |
| JUNIOR STARS FOR GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE NEEDED AT THE NEW THEATRE 18 January 2011 |
| Wanted: two screaming 7 Year old Shrunken Grannies! |
| EXCITING BALLET AUDITION AT NEW THEATRE, CARDIFF – 21st February 14 January 2011 |
| Monday 21st February is going to be a very exciting day for all young dancers in and around Cardi |
| MAYHEM ALERT! Blood curdling cult favourite ‘Circus of Horrors’ is storming back into town! 14 January 2011 |
| Circus of Horrors at the New Theatre |
| RHAGBRAWF BALE CYFFROUS YN Y NEW THEATRE, CAERDYDD – 21 Chwefror 14 January 2011 |
| Bydd dydd Llun 21 Chwefror yn ddiwrnod cyffrous iawn i ddawnswyr ifanc ardal Caerdydd. |
| GŴYL DDRAMA UN ACT CONWY 2011 12 January 2011 |
| 17eg - 19eg o Fawrth 2011 am 7.00yh |
| CONWY ONE ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2011 12 January 2011 |
| 17th– 19th March 2010 at 7.00pm |
| Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Starts The Search for a New Artistic Director 12 January 2011 |
| Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh language national theatre, has started the search for a new Artistic Director. |
| Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Yn Chwilio Am Gyfarwyddwr Artistig 12 January 2011 |
| Mae Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru wedi cychwyn ar y gwaith o ganfod Cyfarwyddwr Artistig newydd i’r Cwmni. |
| Petition to try to save Theatr Powy 12 January 2011 |
| Tails from the Horse’s Mouth 07 January 2011 |
| GWENT THEATRE BATTLE HOTS UP 04 January 2011 |
| The trustees of Gwent Theatre are determined to keep the company alive despite the crippling action of the Arts Council of Wales to strip it of funding this year. |
| Wales Dance Platform 2011 02 January 2011 |
| A diverse range of arts venues and organisations across Wales have joined forces to provide the country’s first dance platform for professional artists to showcase their work. |
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