CWRW, CHIPS A DARLITH DEG - Rehearsal week 1

Week One.
Friday.
PM.
Gwydion, our player, has a spaced out look about him. Hitting him over the head with a frying pan is an option, but logic says that maybe he has information overload having rehearsed non stop for five days on the development and staging of this one man show he is tackling, and indeed side stepping and defeating with considerable ease at the moment. Maybe the Welsh squad could pick up a few tips!?

So what to, what to do? Easy, I ask him to dance. "Hey Gwydion, dance your way through the show".

!!!!!!!!!, he says. But dance he did.

End of week one and we are half way through the script unbelievably. Having spent the first day outlining and defining most of the 15 or so characters he has to create and embody, the show now seems to be developing its distinct rhythm, with its accents and tone evolving quite organically, as if it has its own individual current rippling throughout. It's been quite a technical week for Gwydion. Repeating looks, glances and accents, transference of weight and gear changes, but twas all born from the exploration of the text and the wonderful world of Silent Etude. It is such a joy to mold and sculpt what Gwydion experiences and discovers during those instinctive moments, choreographing the whole thing into a little ballet. Funny, it just seems as though he is dancing! Wonderful.
"Hey Gwydion, are you dancing".
"Why? You asking?"

CWRW CHIPS A DARLITH DEG

Gary Jones is on his way to make a mark in the world!

Follow his story to the ivory towers of education.

His anguish whilst writing essays.

His pints of larger and vindaloos.

His life falling to pieces in the chutney tray at the end of the night.

It's all here-

Laughter, tears and inventive ways of beating assignment deadlines.

The production will remind past students of their own antics, will hold a mirror to current students and an eye opener for future students.

Gary Jones - Gwydion Griffiths

Written by Sian Summers

Directed by Angharad Lee

For tour dates visit:- www.aradgoch.org/taithcwrwchips.html

SGRIPTSLAM 'STEDDFOD

Sherman Cymru are hosting a script slam at this years National Eisteddfod Blaenau Gwent.
The showings at Theatr y Maes are free. A chance to hear new voices in Welsh Language theatre.

Angharad will be directing a few of the scripts. Three scripts a day. Come and vote for your favourite script.

02-04 August @1.30pm

http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/
http://www.shermancymru.co.uk/

We Need Bees

Angharad, along with 3 actors and a writer(Kath Chandler), has spent a week working with the fantastic kids at Caerau Primary School developing Kath's fantastic script, 'We Need Bees'.

A big thank you to all the pupils for some fantastic ideas and inspiration.

www.theatr-nanog.co.uk

http://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profiles/blogs/theatr-na-nog-we-need-bees

Rehearsals for The Journey have begun.
A Community Oratorio written by Alan Harris and Richard Barnard to be performed by and for communities in the Parc and Dare Treorci and Blaenavon.
Angharad is directing the project.

www.wno.org.uk/journey,1

Angharad is currently working as Schools Community Liaison Officer, on a part time basis for Spectacle Theatre. The Witch, written by Paul Swifft will be an Active Theatre project performed within Secondary Schools within R.C.T/MERTHYR/BRIDGEND and CAERPHILLY.

For information contact Spectacle Theatre:-

www.spectacletheatre.co.uk

info@spectacletheatre.co.uk

Five new, ten minute plays by five new writers are performed script in hand by professional actors. A panel of industry experts-writers, actors and directors as well as our 'Voice of the Street-is on hand to offer feedback. You, the audience, then get to vote for your favourite.

Angharad will be directing two of the pieces.

APRIL 28th @ 8pm

www.shermancymru.co.uk