National Theatre Wales

About National Theatre Wales

National Theatre Wales creates bold, invigorating theatre in the English language, rooted in Wales, with an international reach.

Engaged
We aim to engage and involve you in surprising ways and unexpected places. We have and will continue building strong relationships with theatre makers, creative talents, participants and audiences in and beyond Wales. Everyone can be part of the National Theatre Wales community at nationaltheatrewales.org/community

Innovative
We will continue to open up the possibilities in theatre, identifying topical issues and expressing them in surprising and imaginative ways. We are collaborating with a wide variety of artists and finding new ways for audiences to be part of our work.

We will continue to be pioneering in the work we make and the way we make it.

International
National Theatre Wales will bring directors and companies from across the world to work with Welsh artists, actors and participants, creating new languages of theatre. We will make links with key festivals and venues to present Welsh work internationally. We will partner with other 'small countries with big neighbours' and places where we share connections, stories and ambitions. National Theatre Wales will always aim to create work that is of international standard in its aesthetics and execution.

TEAM

National Theatre Wales TEAM members are at the centre of everything we do. Working together with our staff and creative partners TEAM members help us to achieve our goals, but they add much more.

For more information visit our TEAM pages .

For more information please contact:
Devinda De Silva
TEAM Co-ordinator
National Theatre Wales
30 Castle Arcade
Cardiff/CF10 1BW

Phone: 029 2035 3070
team@nationaltheatrewales.org

Wales Drama Award

The first writers award in Wales for a drama in any medium is looking for bold, original writers who want to write for two of the most dynamic companies. BBC Cymru Wales TV Drama and National Theatre Wales are working in partnership on this prestigious award, looking to celebrate writing talent working in Wales.

The winner of the Wales Drama Award will receive £10,000 with two runners-up receiving £1000 each. All award winners will be given an opportunity to develop their script/ideas with either BBC Cymru Wales TV Drama or National Theatre Wales.

The competition is open to any writer, emerging or established, living and working in Wales. We want to encourage writers who feel passionate about the stories they want to tell, and who have something to offer audiences across the length and breadth of Wales and the wider UK.

Writers must submit a full-length script in any medium, minimum length 30 minutes, to BBC Writersroom by July 16th 2012 that is unperformed or unproduced and in the English language.

Six shortlisted writers will be invited to a meeting with the judges to discuss their script and the winner will be announced in late September 2012.

Judging Panel
Kate Rowland, Creative Director New Writing
Faith Penhale, BBC Cymru Wales Head of Drama
John McGrath, Artistic Director National Theatre Wales
Russell T Davies, award-winning writer

The competition is run in partnership with BBC Writersroom.

To find out more and submit your script, visit BBC Writersroom.

Artists

National Theatre Wales is founded on our community of artists - emerging and established - in, from, and beyond Wales. You can find our Casting Policy as well as our Guidelines for Artists here, and any other policies can be requested at any time by contacting us.

Casting Policy

Guidelines for Artists

On our community we have Groups for Actors, Writers and Creatives and this is a key way that we communicate with you all, share plans, get feedback, and formulate best practice guided by you.

You can join those groups via our online community

Accessibility

We are committed to making all of our performances accessible to as wide a range of people as possible. Details on accessible performances and other access information will posted here as soon as available together with links to sites of partner venues where information on theatre facilities and methods of booking can be found.

Our brochures are also available in large print and audio formats and can be obtained by contacting us and we can send you a copy on CD.

For more information you can call or text on +44(0)29 2035 3070 or email accessibility@nationaltheatrewales.org

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Sustainability

We put sustainability at the heart of the work we make, the way we make it, tell you about it, and the way we function as an organisation. We believe that climate change is a real, urgent issue which contains social, economic, local, global, equality, human rights and well-being priorities.

This policy will contain strategies and commitments that aim to be holistic and apply a sustainability filter to all of our choices and operations.

Please join our community to tell us your green vision.

International

National Theatre Wales is international in its outlook and will be collaborating with a wide range of artists and companies world-wide. We will also reflect the many cultures and languages of contemporary Wales. And we will take extraordinary new Welsh theatre to audiences in a wider range of countries.

As our work develops, we will include key information in relevant languages in this section, as well as news of our international touring and collaborations.

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