NATIONAL THEATRE WALES

About National Theatre Wales

National Theatre Wales is set to create 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 are 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 open up new 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 strive 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.

Theatre Map



North Wales
Barmouth
Snowdonia
Torch Theatre Aberystwyth
Cilieni Village Brecon Beacons
Torch Theatre Milford Haven
Port Talbot
Old Library Swansea
The Walleys
Bridgend
Coal Exchange Cardiff
New Theatre Cardiff
Riverfront_Newport

Theatre Map of Wales

First Year Programme
March 2010 – April 2011

National Theatre Wales is all set to create invigorating theatre in the English language, rooted in Wales, with an international reach.

Here is the launch programme from March 2010 – April 2011 - twelve new shows, one each month, plus one spectacular finale - in amazing places and unique spaces across Wales.

Education, Learning and Participation

With engagement as a core value, National Theatre Wales will aim to be at the forefront of learning and participation in theatre in Wales and internationally. We will centralise learning and participation in all of our activity. When we make work for young people it will be part of our core programme. Community engagement and participation will be a feature of every single piece of work we make. We aim to forge partnerships with learners, educators, schools, colleges and academies on the broadest scale: from making work for babies to co-sponsoring a PhD.

We will be using this website to share a wide range of resources with teachers and students, and will be hosting online debates, visits to rehearsals, discusssions and special events for all of our work. Watch this space! We would be very interested in your feedback and thoughts as we continue to grow and develop our education strategies and relationships.

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.

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

Meet National Theatre Wales staff team

Board of Directors

Meet National Theatre Wales Board

Artists

National Theatre Wales is founded on our community of artists - emerging and established - in, from, and beyond Wales. We are developing our policies for Casting and Writing and you will find them here soon.

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 at community.nationaltheatrewales.org/groups

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 is why we are developing a sustainability policy and it will be available here soon. This policy will contain strategies and commitments that aim to be holistic and apply a sustainability filter to all of our choices and operations.

Watch this space and please join our community to tell us your green vision.