The days when all roads for young artists led to London are over, says Lyn Gardner.
This week, Cardiff got its first pub theatre, the Other Room at Porters, which launched with a revival of Sarah Kane’s Blasted. But it’s not the only thing bubbling up in Cardiff. National Theatre Wales are at the Sherman collaborating with Out of Joint on Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage about gay Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas. Chapter has been hosting the international collaboration Playing the Maids; there’s been an all-female Richard III in the roof void at WMC that is also starting to self-produce, and only a couple of weeks ago I was down in Cardiff Bay for Gagglebabble’s hugely enjoyable The Forsythe Sisters. Theatr Iologoes from strength to strength, and Dirty Protest are doing much to encourage new writing. Initiatives such as the Wales Theatre Awards create a bit of a buzz and make all theatre in Wales more visible. So what’s going on? ... Keep reading on The Guardian
This week, Cardiff got its first pub theatre, the Other Room at Porters, which launched with a revival of Sarah Kane’s Blasted. But it’s not the only thing bubbling up in Cardiff. National Theatre Wales are at the Sherman collaborating with Out of Joint on Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage about gay Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas. Chapter has been hosting the international collaboration Playing the Maids; there’s been an all-female Richard III in the roof void at WMC that is also starting to self-produce, and only a couple of weeks ago I was down in Cardiff Bay for Gagglebabble’s hugely enjoyable The Forsythe Sisters. Theatr Iologoes from strength to strength, and Dirty Protest are doing much to encourage new writing. Initiatives such as the Wales Theatre Awards create a bit of a buzz and make all theatre in Wales more visible. So what’s going on? ... Keep reading on The Guardian