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Taith / Tour | Ie Ie Ie

Ie Ie Ie is an important piece of theatre about the real lived experiences of young people today.

Featuring a gripping solo performance by comedian Eleri Morgan and honest interviews with young Welsh people, Ie Ie Ie aims to change the narrative around consent.

In a performance that feels like an open conversation, Ie Ie Ie explores healthy relationships, lust and consent in a mindful, heartfelt and playful way.

Embracing the power of live performance, Ie Ie Ie leads us to think deeply about ourselves and our relationships with others and encourages the audience to respond and participate during the show.

Check out the tour dates and get your tickets below!

Dyma Eleri Morgan | Ie Ie Ie

Eleri Morgan stars in ie ie ie, our new show celebrating romance, relationships, and consent in all their glory; the good the bad and the ugly.

On tour until 15 March

Aberration presents Section 28 and Me Tea Party

Aberration presents Section 28 and Me Tea Party, led by Tom Marshman, as part of an exciting day of events for LGBTQ+ History Month 2024 

Saturday 24 February 2024 3.30-5pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 2D Room

Please book in advance, and ask for directions to the room at the box office on the day.
FREE, AGE 18+  

*Please note: Tea party has now sold out!

Meet the Writer – Bethan Marlow

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

Meet the Dramaturg – Jen Lunn

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

Meet the Director – Izzy Rabey

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

Meet the Movement Director – Osian Meilir

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

Cwrdd â’r Awdur – Bethan Marlow

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

Cefn Llwyfan gyda Cara Hood: Cynllunydd Golau

Cara Hood, Cynllunydd Golau o Gasnewydd!

“Nes i edrych e lan ar y we, a darganfod bydysawd o shwt gymaint o bethau roeddwn i’n gallu gwneud yn y byd theatr…”

Hyfforddodd Cara ym maes Cefn Llwyfan a sylweddoli ar lu o bosibiliadau. Erbyn hyn mae hi’n gweithio fel Cynllunydd Golau. Beth mae bywyd Cynllunydd Golau yn edrych fel o ddydd i ddydd?

Cefn Llwyfan gyda Alun Saunders: Sgwennwr

Gyrfa Alun Saunders fel Sgwennwr

“Beth sy’n bwysig ydi taflu syniadau o gwmpas, a peidio poeni o gwbwl am fod yn berffaith!”

O ‘sgwennu dy ddrama cyntaf i archwilio cymeriadau, dyma ‘top tips’ Alun ar gyfer unrhyw un sy’n ystyried gyrfa yn ‘sgwennu!

Cefn Llwyfan gyda Nia James: Rheolwr Llwyfan

Mae Nia James yn gweithio fel Rheolwr Llwyfan llawrydd.

Dechreuodd Nia ar y llwyfan, cyn penderfynu mai Cefn Llwyfan oedd y lle iddi hi! Dyma hi’n trafod cyffro rheoli sioeau, amrywiaeth ei swydd a’i chyngor hi i unrhyw un sydd a diddordeb dilyn gyrfa tebyg.

Feral Monster | BSL trailer / trelar

A banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager.

Expelled from school and not even able to get a job at the chippy, Jax (she/they/whatever) is a cocky, loveable teen living with her Nan in a tiny, boring village.

When Jax meets Ffion, with her smart talk and loud looks, sparks fly. Queer teenage lust brings together this unlikely match in all its messy, clumsy and awesome glory.

Feral Monster follows Jax and her noisy, opinionated brain as they navigate love, identity, class and family.

Mashing up grime, R&B, soul, pop and rap, the soundtrack takes us from the high highs to low lows of the hormonal rollercoaster of adolescence.

 Tickets available.

Meta vs Life teaser trailer

Did you ever want to make contact with the dead? Or did you ever wonder what the afterlife would be like? Well now is your chance!

Meta vs Life is a unique hybrid experience that can be played online or in-person. Part immersive performance, part escape room, part murder mystery in which you, the audience, play as ghost hunters (in-person), or the recently deceased (online). Only by finding ways to work together will you solve the mystery of how the dead met their grizzly end. 

The living start their ghost tour at a secret location in Cardiff City Centre, before exploring hidden corners of the city. The ‘dead’ join us from their homes or work stations, in a 90s inspired game console afterlife, forever stuck in a pixilated 2D limbo… 

Meta vs Life: Book Tickets

PERTHYN

FUTURE DIRECTIONS is a young people’s programme from MTW in partnership with Hijinx that explores how opera can become a powerfully expressive form for people of all backgrounds and identities. Working in collaboration with professional artists, the young, neurodiverse group of people devise and make a new opera, exploring their ideas and learning from and inspiring each other and the supporting artists.

For this project, Music Theatre Wales has brought together Theatre Maker and Dramaturg Jain Boon, Music Maker Mari Mathias, Singer Llio Evans and Film Maker Gavin Porter to work together with the young participants to create a new and original work in three movements. The resulting piece, Perthyn, is an opera in music, text, movement and film entirely built on the ideas and creativity of the participants, which carries a strong message from the young people for all of us to contemplate.

MTW want to know what people think of our work, to help us develop it in the future. Future Directions is a way we can learn alongside young people, and increase our understanding of neurodiversity, which helps us to create opera that everyone can enjoy. We are asking everyone who has watched Perthyn to answer these questions

Etholiad

Written by Ciaran Fitzgerald, Christopher Fossey and the company of Academi Leeway. Filmed at Theatr Soar, Merthyr.

To Be Me

Written by the members of Academi Leeway supported by Sion Tomos Owen and Nathan Jones.

BIO from Queerway. Written by Geraint Owen

Delighted that the brilliant Geraint Owen won Vision, Voice and Potential award at the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023 for Bio in @leeways Queerway Flying the flag for Welsh talent. Catch it here sung by the brilliant Anne-Marie Piazza

Feral Monster Tour – Tickets

National Theatre Wales announces its tour of Feral Monster, written by Bethan Marlow, directed by Izzy Rabey and with music by Nicola T. Chang.

The cast features Lily Beau, Geraint Rhys Edwards, Carys Eleri, Rebecca Hayes, Nathaniel Leacock and Leila Navabi.

From 15 February to 22 March 2024, Feral Monster tours to Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Pontio in Bangor, Ffwrnes in Llanelli (Theatrau Sir Gȃr) and Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon. Get your tickets.

Feral Fest: Call out for young musicians

We are excited to announce an incredible opportunity for young musicians across Wales as part of our upcoming show, Feral Monster, a banging new musical about an unremarkable teenager. Feral Fest offers a platform for young musicians to learn about songwriting and music-making for theatre. This is your chance to be a part of an inclusive project that celebrates diversity, creativity, and community.

National Theatre Wales is fuelled by the pursuit of connection. We see theatre as a tool to bring people together to reflect, explore and be inspired by the stories of our nation. We want everyone in Wales to see themselves, their communities, their experiences and their futures imagined in the work we make.

Our groundbreaking engagement model, NTW TEAM, is at the heart of this. We believe everyone has a right to access arts and creativity. TEAM gets to know people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, right across the country to make that happen.

Interested in Feral Fest? Learn more about how to take part here


Photo Credit: Jack Abbott

HUMBUG!

A fun and reflective sequel to Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol. 

Mair Richards

“I had a couple of cats […] I’d fostered them, and they were particularly nervous and frightened, but I remember playing classical music to calm them, and it seemed to work…”

Mair Richards was captured by young storyteller Theo Delahaye / Now Standing Entertainment at Stiwdio 3, Cardigan.

Theo is a creative who works with various collaborators within communities and industries involving the arts and charities. They appreciate being part of creative projects that benefit the community showcasing their passion for storytelling.

Listen to Mair’s story or read the transcript here

Lilly Grace Beaumont

“I think it’s a good saying for my generation… ‘slow down, you’re doing fine’. It’s reassuring… nowadays, everything is go go go!”

Lilly Grace Beaumont was captured by young storyteller Thomas R.N. Leonard at Stiwdio 3, Cardigan.

Lilly is being interviewed by Thomas, an emerging Welsh creative working in theatre and film, based in the Neath Port Talbot area. Drawing from contemporary European theatre practice, their work ranges from leading community-based creative workshops to high-end theatrical performances, centred around lived LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent experiences.

Thomas is non-binary. They were raised in Sgiwen, an ex-mining village between Neath and Port Talbot. I their spare time, they enjoy writing, reading, making and listening to music, and consuming too much on-and-offline media.

Listen to Lilly’s story or read the transcript here

Rhinoseros

A rhinoceros thunders through the streets of a quiet village. Everyone is baffled. Where did this terrifying animal come from?

But, one by one, the village residents succumb to the new order and transform into beasts. As the world and the people around him change, the unlikely hero Bérenger (Rhodri Meilir) clutches on to his identity and refuses to give in – but what is the cost of not conforming?

Filled with unexpected humour and nightmarish tension, Rhinoseros is a commentary on society, extremism and how hatred can spread like a virus. As relevant now as ever, this absurdist masterpiece by Eugène Ionesco comes to Welsh stages in its first Welsh language adaptation by Manon Steffan Ros under the direction of Steffan Donnelly.

Watch out – the rhinoceroses are coming! Check out the tour dates and get your tickets here

Swyn

Join Swyn on a journey through nature…

From the bashful bunnies to the daring ducks, Swyn loves nature! She tries her best to get the curious creatures to join in her games, but they have their own ideas of fun! With the help of some new furry friends, Swyn learns that friendships are not made by following or leading others, but by celebrating the things that make us all unique.

Wrap up warm and join Swyn and her friends for a wonderful wintery adventure based on Krystal S. Lowe’s book ‘Whimsy’. Combining Welsh and British Sign Language, this magical show will spark young audiences’ imaginations through story and dance.

Check out the tour dates and get your tickets here