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Original works have dropped by nearly a third in a decade, according to new research into the UK’s theatre industry with an ...
The Port-Talbot born actor revealed the company's first two productions, which will be Owain & Henry and Our Town ...
Owain & Henry will tell the story of Glyndŵr's rebellion against English rule in Wales during the 15th Century, in one of the first productions announced by Welsh National Theatre, Sheen's own ...
The Welsh National Theatre, founded by actor Michael Sheen, has announced plans for its first "plays, people and pathways" as funding is confirmed. In January 2025, Sheen announced ambitious plans ...
Meanwhile former National Theatre Wales co-chair Sharon Gilburd has been announced as the company’s founding chief executive, with Nye writer Tim Price named its founding literary manager.
Michael Sheen will star as Owain Glyndwr, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales, in a new stage play.
National Theatre Wales has been given £200,000 in transitional funding by the Arts Council for Wales, the body which distributes Welsh Government arts funding and which last year pulled all the ...
The majority of contributors to a review of Welsh theatre have called on Michael Sheen to make his new Welsh National Theatre a bilingual company. The Arts Council of Wales-commissioned review was ...
Pádraig Cusack is executive producer. Tickets will be available in August. National Theatre Wales has been given £200,000 in transitional funding by the Arts Council for Wales, the body which ...
The unveiling of the plans come only a few months after it was confirmed that the actor had launched a bid to recreate a new national theatre company for Wales. In January, it was revealed that ...
Wales has a long tradition of theatrical excellence exemplified the likes of Emlyn Williams and Dylan Thomas. There is also a ...