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In the News (Mon 13 Oct 08)

  
 Gwent
Gwent was originally the name of a medieval kingdom or principality of South Wales, UK, roughly equivalent to the county of Monmouthshire.
During the local government reorganisation exercise of 1974, the name Gwent was given to one of the eight new counties of Wales, referring to the area formerly known as Monmouthshire.
Gwent County Council no longer exists, but the name survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police[?], Royal Gwent Hospital[?], Gwent Theatre[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gw/Gwent.html   (95 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | Theatre angered by Arts Council 'U-turn'
Spectacle Theatre in the Rhondda Valley is in line to receive a theatre in education contract under revised plans by the Arts Council.
Gwent Theatre appealed, but it has been told by the Arts Council that the decision cannot be overturned.
Gwent Theatre is considering a legal challenge, but MPs - Don Touhig, Huw Edwards and Llew Smith - are calling for the Auditor General to look at the way the body operates.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/609949.stm   (495 words)

  
 Youth Arts
Gwent Theatre is working in partnership with Spectacle Theatre and Theatr Iolo to deliver productions over the next three years for Welsh Medium Schools in Gwent, Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Gwent Theatre, Spectacle Theatre and Theatr Iolo are part of a Wales-Wide Network of eight professional Theatre in education Companies producing theatre which is taken directly to children and young people.
Gwent Theatre provides a high quality professional Theatre in Education and Youth theatre Service for schools and communities that is creative, diverse and inclusive.
www.youtharts.org.uk /news.asp?action=view&id=36   (352 words)

  
 Gwent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Gwent was originally the name of a medieval kingdom in Britain, roughly equivalent to the eastern half of the county of Monmouthshire.
During the local government reorganisation exercise of 1974, the name Gwent was bizarrely given to one of the eight new administrative counties of Wales, covering almost exactly the same area as Monmouthshire (i.e.
The name 'Gwent' survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Theatre.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/g/gw/gwent.html   (156 words)

  
 Heddlu Gwent Police - About Us / Community Policing
Gwent Police actively encourage and develop working partnerships between the themselves, the voluntary sector, Local Authorities and businesses with a shared goal of creating safer communities.
The Gwent Bobby Van Trust is supported by Gwent Police working in partnership with the five Local Authorities of Gwent and provides a free lock and security fitting service for victims of crime or those who live in fear of crime, assisting the elderly and most vulnerable members of our communities.
The Gwent Shrievalty Police Trust (the Trust) is a charitable body set up with an aim to raise funds for projects that improve the quality of life for all communities in Gwent especially vulnerable groups such as young people at risk, the elderly and ethnic minorities.
www.gwent.police.uk /about_us/communitypolice.htm   (607 words)

  
 Swansea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are a number of theatres in the city and the surrounding areas.
The Grand Theatre in the centre of the city is a Victorian theatre which celebrated its centenary in 1997 and which has a capacity of a little over a thousand people.
In the summer, outdoor Shakespeare performances are a regular feature at Oystermouth Castle, and Singleton Park is the venue for a number of parties and concerts, from dance music to outdoor Proms.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swansea   (4760 words)

  
 Theatres in Wales
Theatr Adlais is a new performing research company founded in February 1997.
Based in Aberystwyth, theatre is for children, young people and adults, in schools and in the community.
Tel: 01792 475 715 Today’s Grand Theatre is funded and managed by the City and County of Swansea.
www.wales-calling.com /culture/theatres.htm   (774 words)

  
 Wales Arts International - Wales Arts International
Gwent Theatre has been providing a high quality professional Theatre in Education Service in English & Welsh since 1976.
Llwyfan Gogledd Cymru is a mid-scale theatre company funded by the Arts Council of Wales primarily to create theatre for north Wales but with a Wales-wide/international brief.
Theatr y Byd (Theatre of this World) aims to develop the audience for new writing in Wales and beyond.
www.wai.org.uk /index.cfm?fuseaction=IEM.list&categoryID=8E09B831-089A-4182-9DD2BC34C9A7EE67&breadcrumb=0&uuid=293C86C3-8B94-4669-93FA1B843583F064&layout=export2.smt   (417 words)

  
 Arts Council of Wales
Gwent Theatre has been providing a high quality professional Theatre in Education Service in English and Welsh for schools and communities throughout Gwent and beyond since 1976.
Gwent Theatre employs professional Actors, Writers, Musicians, Designers and Technicians using a wide range of theatrical styles in the persuit of the highest possible standards.
Gwent Theatre works closely with schools and advisers to devise material of real educational value which provides an exciting stimulus for teachers and pupils, many of whom receive their first experience of professional theatre through performances in schools.
www.artswales.org /viewentry.asp?id=335   (186 words)

  
 Night Out
The state subsidy system accommodated theatre companies whose avowed intention was to see the collapse of the state as we knew it.
A whole raft of touring theatre companies sprang up, with the implicit intention of taking the theatre to the huddled masses - by getting on the road and seeking out audiences in non-theatre environments, with methods of theatre story-telling designed for audiences unfamiliar with theatrical conventions.
The Theatre in Education movement had its part to play in this thrust — disillusioned with the repertory companies’ attempts at engaging over-excited masses of school children in large auditoria, they took tailor-made pieces targeted at small groups of specific age-groups into the very classrooms and developed hybrid forms of theatre in response to this.
www.nightout.org.uk /page.asp?id=4&siteareaid=22   (312 words)

  
 Tim Baker - Theatre Director   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
During the early 1980s he was amongst a group of theatre practitioners which was instrumental in bringing local authorities together with the Arts Council creating partnerships to deliver Theatre in Education and Community Theatre (in both Welsh and English).
Spectacle Theatre is the Community Theatre for the old Mid Glamorgan area (South Wales Valleys) and was formed out of an initiative between Action PIE, Open Cast Theatre and Gwent TIE.
As part of Clwyd Theatr Cymru’s 25th anniversary celebration this year all three of the plays were performed in repertoire from Monday January 28 to Friday 1 March, and on Saturday 2 March, the theatre mounted a special day for young people and parents, when all three plays were seen in one day.
www.aerta.saffas.com /baker/cv.html   (1930 words)

  
 icWales - Mum relives gun rampage
A MOTHER yesterday spoke of the terrifying moment she discovered her two sons had been shot by a neighbour who then turned the gun on himself.
Motorbike fans Anthony Davies, 20, and Gareth, 17, were targeted by theatre caretaker Trevor Fallon, who opened fire with a shotgun after a bitter feud over noise between the South Wales neighbours.
Theatre staff were yesterday "appalled and stunned" at the shootings.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=17685625&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=mum-relives-gun-rampage-name_page.html   (1178 words)

  
 The British Theatre Guide Links: School & Youth Theatre (2)
A theatre company which plays to young people in schools, colleges and theatre nationally.
The ETC aims to provide high-quality, educational, foreign language theatre in schools, colleges, theatres and art centres throughout the United Kingdom, through a wide variety of great European theatre, both adaptations of classic works and modern plays, in their original language, and new writing in a bilingual mixture.
Their target audence is 2 to 12, but the bias seems to be towards the younger end of the age range.
www.britishtheatreguide.info /links/schoolyt2.htm   (1355 words)

  
 Youth Arts
Through the Gwent Young People’s Theatre, Gwent Theatre offers opportunities for young people to participate in a wide range of theatre activities under the direction of professional theatre practitioners.
Gwent Theatre provides a high quality of Theatre in Education and Youth Theatre service for schools and communities that is creative, diverse and inclusive.
Productions, performances and workshop activities create access and participation for young people to experience live theatre and develop an appreciation of the creative arts, provoke discussion of current issues and inspire an interest in the world in which they live.
www.youtharts.org.uk /news.asp?action=view&id=30   (258 words)

  
 Display a Theatre - Dolman Theatre
We must remain confident that this professional venue on our doorstep will increase the theatre audience and in turn encourage amateur makers of theatre Rumours that our theatre was to be replaced by the City Theatre certainly affected our decision in appointing Andrea Bowler as our theatre facilities manager.
The Youth Theatre gained much from her administrative support on their production of Moon Fleece which was performed in the Cottesloe at the National Theatre during the Shell Connections Youth Festival.
The Youth Theatre organisers jumped at the opportunity of a playwright in residence and this produced Grounded, a truly fresh, cool play.
www.littletheatreguild.org /cgi-bin/PHPTest/LTGTheatreShow.php?theatreid=79   (1447 words)

  
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Cwmni Ballet Gwent, The Welsh Independent Ballet Company has developed a reputation for crisp sets, colourful costumes and challenging choreography setting a new standard for touring classical dance with the exceptionally high quality of its productions and dancers.
As a young and vital company based in Newport, South Wales the company tour throughout the year to Schools, Arts Centres, Universities and Theatres, around the UK and beyond, with a programme of performances, workshops and classes.
The company is singular in that the productions are re-choreographed to suit any venue and the company is, every year pushing back the pre-conceived notion of classical ballet as an expensive elitist art form.
www.welshballet.co.uk /compdet.htm   (322 words)

  
 Welcome To Nidus Theatre Arts - Nidus Tutors
Following this she won the role of Meg Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom Of The Opera (Stella Musicals) where she was coached for her role by Gillian Lynne, the choreographer of Phantom and Cats.
She has sung the role of Elvira in Verdi’s Ernani both at the Opera Theatre at RNCM conducted by Sir Edward Downes and for the Welsh National Opera conducted by Richard Armstrong.
She was a principal at the Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera singing lead roles such as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (also in concert at the Royal Albert Hall).
www.nidustheatrearts.co.uk /tutors.htm   (1639 words)

  
 Gwent Theatre's autumn schedule .... - News and latest information on Theatre Dance and Performance in Wales - news, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Gwent Theatre is touring this production to Secondary Schools from September 29th to November 14th 2003.
Gwent Theatre is based at the Melville Theatre in Abergavenny, a highly active and well resourced venue for small scale touring companies, films, youth theatre and arts activities.
The captivating tale of a young Icelandic boy who, with the family"s dog, embarks on a magical journey through the Arctic wasteland to find the family"s missing prize sheep meeting a host of strange creatures on the way.
www.theatre-wales.co.uk /news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=769   (346 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | Leaked document reveals schools drama fear
A theatre company said it would produce new evidence in an ongoing row over funding of schools drama in Wales.
The Gwent Theatre company is one of three which are fighting the loss of their contracts due to a new strategy from the Arts Council of Wales.
The main criticism of the Arts council's new strategy was that more funds were allocated to fewer companies to provide theatre for young people.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/572827.stm   (209 words)

  
 index
Gwent Theatre is part of a Wales-wide network of Theatre in Education Companies producing high quality theatre which is taken directly to children and young people.
They require a dynamic individual for the post of Education Development Officer to support the development of Theatre in Education projects, liasing with schools and education advisers, delivering INSET training and creating education resource materials.
All applicants should have professional experience and a strong commitment to the provision of Theatre in Education for young people.
www.a-t-w.com /news/e_newsarchive_story.asp?newsID=511   (103 words)

  
 theatre and dance News and latest information from the Theatre Dance and Performance in Wales - news, reviews, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Theatr Iolo is the only company in Wales creating theatre productions exclusively for 3 and 4 year olds and touring this work to nurseries and theatres.
The Sherman Youth Theatre are embarking on a mission of epic proportions in their latest show, Gospel, this June which examines the Gospel of St Matthew and his account of Jesus’ life.
Theatr Iolo joins companies from around the world in a celebration of the work of thousands of practitioners, artists and administrators who dedicate their lives to presenting theatre for children and young people.
www.theatr-cymru.co.uk /news/index.asp   (6828 words)

  
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The Melville Theatre at the Drama Centre, Pen-Y-Pound is Abergavenny's intimate theatre space offering a whole range of theatrical and artistic activities.
All proceeds to the Gwent Young People’s Theatre.
A new play set in the 1930’s in the house of rich aristocratic family Lord and Lady Webb, where hierarchy is strong and you know your place.
www.boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk /cpage.php?id=9&PHPSESSID=18949bc4bf67f51b2102bee9ebee620c   (474 words)

  
 The Theatre Archive Project - interviews
Actor Alfred Burke on his memories of The Old Vic 1930s; Training at RADA 1937; Repertory theatre; Arts Council Tours; The Young Vic, George Devine and Michel Saint Denis; The Library Theatre, Manchester; New writing; Birmingham Rep; Memories of directors; Impressions of John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Ion Swinley; Impact of early television; Censorship.
Chairman of the Sheffield Playhouse, Artistic Director of the Crucible, on the construction of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, and press reaction.
Theatre Critic; Writing for the Christian Science Monitor; Writing for the Sunday Times; Osborne and Look Back in Anger; process of reviewing plays; Sartre; Peter Hall and Waiting for Godot; Christopher Fry; political theatre.
www.bl.uk /projects/theatrearchive/interviews.html   (2003 words)

  
 Theatre by the Lake - Support
I understand that if I do not buy a ticket from Theatre by the Lake using the name and address on this form in the next two years, my details will be removed from the theatre’s database and I will not receive information from the theatre unless I re-supply my details.
If you choose to join our free mailing list your details will be held on Theatre by the Lake's computerised database to facilitate the sending of information concerning Theatre by the Lake and related events.
Theatre by the Lake is the trading name of Cumbria Theatre Trust.
www.theatrebythelake.com /contact.asp   (295 words)

  
 Home Theater - Home Theatre Seats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Theatre group open primarily to 14 - 25 year olds and run on a voluntary basis. Details of present, future and past productions. Playwright competition and drama and theatre festival details.
Theatre presenting a programme of theatre, dance, comedy, lectures and films. It also has a gallery were local artists display their work. Includes programme of events, technical and booking information.
Toronto-based theatre company taking an unconventional approach to the whole concept of theatre; as such the group strives to re-examine its value and discover new forms of expression and methods of organizing performances by engaging the audience in active participation.
www.livehometheater.com /hometheatreseats   (2550 words)

  
 BBC - South East Wales Webguide - Performing Arts
It's also the base for the Gwent Young People's Theatre and the Melville Theatre.
A musical theatre company for young people aged 9-25, based in Cardiff.
A Newport-based musical theatre group, aiming to produce shows of professional quality for venues such as the Riverfront and Dolman Theatres.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southeast/webguide/pages/arts_performance.shtml   (615 words)

  
 Arts Training wales News page [english]
Gwent Theatre in Education Company in collaboration with the Wales Gene Park seeks committed Arts in Education Practitioners to work on an exciting new project, following a significant funding award from the Wellcome Trust.
Proposals can be made by practitioners of any artistic discipline, as individuals or groups, by artists on their own or together with curators or producers.
The proposals can be for projects in response to any kind of non-art site or situation across the country (for example not a gallery, theatre, cinema or concert hall but more or less anywhere else) and in any medium.
www.a-t-w.com /news/index.asp   (4975 words)

  
 Theatre Guide for the Brecon Beacons National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Beaufort Theatre and Ballroom Beaufort Hill Beaufort Ebbw Vale Gwent NP3 5QQ Tel: 01495 302112
Coliseum Theatre The Mount Pleasant Trecynon, Aberdare Mid Glamorgan CF44 8NG
Coliseum Theatre, The Mount Pleasant, Trecynon Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan CF44 8NG Tel: 01685 881188 Offers an excellent range of entertainment and good value for money.
www.brecon-beacons.com /theatre-guide.htm   (548 words)

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