Our first episode is with Phyl Harries, and Jack Quick, two successful actors from the Swansea and the Neath valley, who both attended Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera. They talk about their careers, of growing up in the valleys of South Wales and the importance of Welsh-medium education and its influence on the arts in Wales. Interview in Welsh with English subtitles.
Watch Phyl in our online series Aesops Fables that was created during lockdown by clicking
Jack played 'Bertie Bee' in our We Need Bees podcast. You can listen to it
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Here's voice coach Emma Stevens-Johnson and fight director Kev McCurdy talking about starting their careers as Actors and then developing their training into their respective fields.
Emma worked on our production of Nye & Jennie to help actress Louise Collins perfect Jennie Lee’s Scottish accent. For more information on how you can watch a recording of the show, click
Mali Tudno Jones and Keiron Self chat about their careers as Writers and as Actors and the process behind the creation of their work.
Keiron directed and adapted Just Jump into a short film about the dangers of tombstoning and swimming around busy boating areas. To watch the film click
Mali co-wrote The Arandora Star, a radio play that was produced during lockdown for schools across Wales. The play will be performed live to in Spring 2022. To listen to the radio play, click
Barnaby Southgate, Kieran Bailey and Daniel Lloyd discuss their careers as Actor Musos.
Kieran performed in our Autumn tour of Eye of the Storm in 2019. For more information on how to watch a recording of the musical, click
Barny wrote our Christmas song, Hwyl yr Ŵyl, and Dan performed it. The song was released to raise funds to create work for industry freelancers. To listen to the song click
At Theatr na nÓg we are fortunate to work with freelancers who have a wealth of experience and knowledge. For our last episode in the series Geinor talks with Maggie Rawlinson (Movement Director), Phylip Harries (Actor, Musician, Director), Ioan Hefin (Actor, Writer, Director) and Greg Palmer (Music Director, Arranger and Composer) as they face uncertainty in their profession.
Ioan was involved in an international storytelling project called ‘Invisible Threads – Cynnal Pwyth – Susur Jalin’. It is a series of 7 stories told by creatives in Wales and Indonesia to explore the common ground between us as nations and celebrate our languages and cultural differences. To watch the series click
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