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Unstable (Excerpt from Hijinx’s Metamorphosis)

‘When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin. In that moment his world instantly changed. Unable to leave his home, he could not work, he could not communicate, he could not hold his family close, he went from provider to burden. He was on mute while the world revolved around him. A cast of 12, all of whom awoke to a different world, without work, forced to reinterpret their profession, their identity, their very worth to the world, offer a reinterpretation of Franz Kafka’s classic novella for our times. Presented via Zoom, this live performance is an experiment in recreating the highly interactive nature of Hijinx’s productions online. You, the audience, may even become part of the action, so make sure you are dressed appropriately, or at the very least, dressed. Age guidance 14+ (strong language and adult themes)’

Lena x Iestyn x Beirdd TRIONGL

TRIONGL was developed and created during Lockdown and the pandemic. TRIONGL’s aim was to offer a new project to freelance workers during this challenging time, a time that has seen our theatres and venues close for months and many people losing work over night. Even though Pontio’s doors had to close to the public, we […]

Snatch of the Day | Daliad y Dydd

‘Snatch of the Day’ is a live online comedy sports event for ridiculous recreational games created by the fantastic Kitsch & Sync Collective with a little help from us!

Tydfil Truths

A compelling new audio drama written and performed by young people living in Merthyr Tydfil.

Gweithdy Cymeriadau/Character Workshop

Fran and Eleri are Theatr Clwyd Carne Trainee Directors, during the pandemic they hosted an online workshop for Theatr Clwyd Together on how to create characters. Have a look here

Cymunedau Digidol/ Digital Community

We continued to deliver workshops for our regular companies, young and old, supporting them during lockdown and keeping the friendship groups and communities thriving digitally. (Warning! hankies at the ready)

Me and Deboe

Acclaimed acoustic duo with driving riffs and sumptuous harmonies. Live streamed from Theatr Clwyd November 2020.

Theatr Clwyd

Award winning Theatr Clwyd is Wales’ biggest producing theatre. Since 1976 Theatr Clwyd has created exceptional theatre from its home in Flintshire, North Wales. Driven by the vision and dynamism of award-winning Artistic Director Tamara Harvey and Executive Director Liam Evans-Ford, Theatr Clwyd pushes theatrical boundaries creating world-class productions. Theatr Clwyd is one of only […]

Making Mold Riots

Discover the story of Mold Riots and how we came together to create the largest community project that Theatr Clwyd has ever done (for now!)

CABARET

WELCOME to the first in a series of Cabarets for the Digital Stage! Thanks for joining us. This online stage is a place for Small World Theatre to perform and stay in touch with our audience. Over the next few months we will present curated entertainment to you at home. If anyone is feeling chatty, there’s a webpage for audience interaction. Bill would love to hear from you https://smallworld.org.uk/cabaret-chat ENJOY!

February’s Cabaret for the digital stage

The first of a series of one-hour online cabarets to welcome old friends to the Digital Stage and explore new ground-breaking techniques. We will introduce new 2D puppet characters, including your host for the evening ‘Beyond Compere’ (AKA Bill Hamblett) live from the venue. Seriously Good Magic‘s show is streamed from on board Tom Luddington‘s ‘Noctiluca’ in Radazul, […]

Dragon Taming Workshop

A wellbeing workshop for young children and their families, inspired by You’ve Got Dragons, a book by Kathryn Cave with illustrations by Nick Maland

Led by Steph Back and Beth House and BSL interpreters Cathryn McShane- Kouyaté & Emma Horton

Clean Seas Cragen

Clean Seas Cragen Small World Theatre’s mythological monster that appeared along Wales’ epic coastline during Year of the Sea funded by Visit Wales. Over 30K visitors attended Cragen performances between July – December 2018 and participate in exciting activities and events alongside the Wales-wide tour. Cragen is said to dwell off the coast of Wales […]

I ‘d Love to Change The World – Operation Julie

A recording of one of the songs from our new prog-rock show which tells the incredible story of Operation Julie.
A co-production with Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
This was recorded at the R & D during the summer of lockdown – rehearsed over zoom!
Thanks for support from the Arts Council of Wales.

Cabaret ( BU )

WELCOME to the first in a series of Cabarets for the Digital Stage! Thanks for joining us. This online stage is a place for Small World Theatre to perform and stay in touch with our audience. Over the next few months we will present curated entertainment to you at home. If anyone is feeling chatty, there’s a webpage for audience interaction. Bill would love to hear from you https://smallworld.org.uk/cabaret-chat ENJOY!

Sherman Theatre | Theatr y Sherman

Based in the heart of Cardiff, Sherman Theatre is a leading producing house which creates and curates exceptional theatre for the people of Cardiff. Its focus on the development and production of new writing and on nurturing of Welsh and Wales-based artists makes the Sherman the engine room of Welsh theatre. Sherman Theatre tells local […]

WINDOWS | A Creative Conversation With… Elaine McAdam

“WINDOWS A four part monologue series exploring the emotions of lockdown. Released on YouTube Sunday 24th & 31st January and 7th & 14th February @ 8pm. WINDOWS | A Creative Conversation With…  Interviews with the creatives involved in WINDOWS. Released exclusively on AM Wednesday 20th & 27th January and 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th February @ 6pm.”

Galw i Ddiolch | Gratitude Visit: Moelwyn

Thanks to ongoing support from Arts Council Wales, Leeway Productions are able to offer at least a small step towards healing for some within our communities.

We are currently engaging with individuals who have been bereaved during the pandemic and who may be one of the many who had to or who are having to deal with their grief alone.

Working with an artists a musician and a helping hand from us, this project helps the cascading memories you have, those memories and thoughts and feelings which can sometimes be quite overwhelming, to land and transform into a piece of art which will be yours to keep and a priceless visual and musical reminder of your loved one.

This gentle project is a reflective insight into the wonders of your memories of your loved one which reflects the complexity of emotions, because sometimes, words just aren’t enough.

If you know of someone who may like to engage in this project, or if you have lost someone during the pandemic, please get in touch with us at leewayprods@gmail.com stating ‘Galw i ddiolch/ Gratitude Visit’ in the email header.

Our hearts go out to all who have lost and who grieve during this time.

I Said I Love You: a peek into our tri-lingual theatre world!

Steph Back takes us through I Said I Love You (ISILY), a deaf-led theatre project exploring the cultural connection between Welsh Language and British Sign Language (BSL). Shwmae. Hello. A wave (Sign Language). My name is Steph, I am fabulously Deaf, and I am the lead artist for “I Said I Love You.” I wrote […]

Deaf and Fabulous

Deaf & Fabulous Productions is a new company from Steph Back, created to develop Fow (previously I Said I Love You). Steph explains: “There isn’t enough work putting Deaf role models on the stage. It is rare that I see a story which reflects my own life. I want to be in control of a […]

Small World Theatre

Small World Theatre creates unique, flexible theatre performances with puppetry, which always consider the impact on the environment. We appear in street shows, venues and festivals. We create site-specific spectaculars that socially engage and entertain in Welsh and English. Theatr Byd Bychan, our venue, is home to our projects, programme of events and our aerial […]

Go Tell The Bees: Simple Acts

Gydag ychydig o weithredoedd syml gallwn newid sut rydym yn rhyngweithio â’n hamgylchedd, a sut rydym yn rhyngweithio â’n gilydd.
Plannwch Hedyn
Dysgwch Un Peth Newydd Am Natur
Ewch Am Dro
Cysylltwch  Rhywun Newydd
Gwastraffwch Ychydig Yn Llai
Byddwch Yn Garedig Â’ch Cymydog
Ystyriwch Y Sêr
Rhan o Go Tell the Bees TEAM National Theatre Wales.

Mwy o wybodaeth.

Tactile Bosch

tactileBOSCH is an ambitious and energetic arts collective that champions artistic experimentation. Based in Cardiff, we specialise in events that bring together a heady mix of performance art, multi-media, site-specific installation, and social space.
As an itinerant project, tactileBOSCH seeks out and adapts to various spaces and contexts. Reclaiming unusual, disused and otherwise inaccessible buildings, we respond to the resonances of the architecture, fabric, context, and history of the buildings we re-animate.
We aim to go beyond the usual relations between artist, curator, gallery, audience, and artwork in order to engage audiences in encounters with art that are unexpected, challenging, transformative, and fun! Our events attract large and diverse audiences and have earned tactileBOSCH its reputation as one of Wales’s most exciting and experimental arts organisations.

In its 19-year history, tactileBOSCH has worked with over 1000 artists across the globe, bringing together local and international artists and curators to present a vibrant and diverse array of new art to new audiences. For us, it is as important to nurture talent as it is to showcase it, in order to nourish and support the arts ecology of Wales.
Our unconventional approach of exhibiting young and emerging artists alongside mid-career and established artists serves to create a built-in support system – a user-friendly environment in which artists can learn from each other, explore, forge new collaborations, and take risks. By working in disused buildings and unusual spaces, we create a context in which artists are free to experiment with their work in ways entirely impossible in a traditional gallery setting. This modus operandi has been key to tactileBOSCH’s success in delivering exciting, cutting-edge multi-media exhibitions and events in Wales and abroad. 

While experimentation and innovation are central to our mission, inclusivity and accessibility are also key concerns. tactileBOSCH maintains an excellent track record of successfully increasing public engagement, attracting new audiences by generating an atmosphere that is fun and inviting to everyone.
Creating environments/events in which audiences become immersed, interact and explore freely provides people with more ownership of the process of viewing and experiencing art. It is always our intention to create a welcoming and inclusive space, and wherever we are located we work to develop strong connections with the local community and businesses, involving them in the creative process, encouraging participation, discovery and sharing.
Inclusivity is at the heart of our practice as an organisation and we believe that by taking art out of the gallery and into alternative social contexts we engage with a much broader section of society, making the arts accessible to those that may feel that art is elitist or exclusive. The significant numbers of people that have attended our shows and the diversity of the audiences we attract is testament to the appetite for and relevance of what we do.

Off Ya Trolley Productions

Off Ya Trolley is a new company set-up out of the Rhondda Valley. We aim to produce work that gives working class and underrepresented artists & communities a voice.

Farewell Innocence

This is the colourful story of fictional West Wales town, Abermôr, and the tinworks at the heart of the community. It’s the warm telling of a young man’s hopes and dreams in hard times.   A rare opportunity to hear the unique work of long forgotten Llanelli author, William Glynne-Jones. The readings will be streamed […]

First Three Drops

Ceridwen the witch has a problem. Whilst her daughter is beautiful and bright, her son Morfran is something of a lost cause. There is only one thing for it: powerful magic is needed. When Ceridwen leaves Gwion, Morfran’s best friend, in charge of stirring her VIP (very important potion) for a year and a day, […]

Owain Glyndŵr Day – Children’s Festival of Welsh History

Sing-a-long with Owain Glyndŵr, oned of Wales’ heroes!
You can sing along by using the subtitles or downloading the words

Fy Ynys Las gan/by Eddie Ladd

Fy Ynys Las by Eddie Ladd There’s no place like home. But how well do we really know this special place? During the lockdown, acclaimed artist and performer Eddie Ladd has moved home to live with her mam on the farm where she grew up – Maesglas. In every nook and cranny of this wonderful […]

Er Cofid 19: Highlights

Er Cofid 19 by Er Cof 4 Friends. 6 Hours. 100s of Words. This is Er Cofid 19. From Zoom quizzes to on-line fitness workouts, from spare room offices to ‘alternative’ versions of Calon Lân – this is our new normal. In the first Welsh-language digital performance of its kind, join four friends in lockdown, […]

Shwmae Su’mae: O Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s vision is to place Welsh-language theatre at the heart of the nation. We create and present theatre productions that aim to enthral and entertain our audiences and fire their imagination. We also provide development opportunities that will nurture and inspire the next generation of Welsh-speaking theatre artists, and offer creative opportunities for people across Wales to experience the transformative impact of the arts.