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Cardiff’s Theatre For Wales / Theatr i Gymru yng Nghaerdydd Account staffed Mon/Llun–Fri/Gwe #BlackLivesMatter #SolidarityNow #EndSystemicRacismNow
Cardiff / Caerdydd
Joined March 2009
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Gary Owen’s haunting short play DAD, performed by @michaelsheen, is available to watch until 30 June. It’s a great way to spend four minutes.
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We are delighted to announce that @joelukemurphy1’s final guest for the first series of #Playcrush will be @michaelsheen. The episode will be available from tomorrow. #Playcrush is a collaboration with @oldvictheatre.
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We have a special treat in store for you. @huntress5 and @michaelsheen are MUM & DAD in two beautiful short plays by Gary Owen @CBTheatreFilmTV . The plays will be available to view on our website from 2.00pm on Monday.
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MUM and DAD, two beautiful short plays written and donated by Gary Owen and performed by @huntress5 and @michaelsheen are available to watch now online. Thank you to everyone involved for their generosity and time to make this project happen.
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On Day Nine of our digital Advent Calendar, @michaelsheen gives a beautiful performance, reading a classic Christmas story from The Wind in The Willows. It's a heart-warming, festive treat for the whole family. Buy your Advent Calendar now:
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Watch a wonderfully festive performance from @michaelsheen, reading Mole's Christmas from The Wind in the Willows. Exclusive to our Advent Calendar, it's brimming with nostalgia and festive fun. Buy here, and we'll send you everything we've shared:
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We are absolutely thrilled that Gary Owen’s Killology, our co-production with @RoyalCourt has won the Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre award at the #OlivierAwards. Huge thanks to everyone who supported the production and most importantly everyone who came to watch.
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Joe Murphy will be Sherman Theatre’s next Artistic Director. Read the full announcement here: Joe Murphy fydd Cyfarwyddwr Artistig nesaf Theatr y Sherman. Darllenwch y cyhoeddiad llawn yma:
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On this day 50 years ago, we opened our doors to audiences for the first time. Ever since that day, we have proudly served the audiences, artists and communities of Cardiff and South Wales. Sherman Theatre is and always has been your theatre.
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Today we welcome our new Artistic Director Joe Murphy (@joelukemurphy1) to the @ShermanTheatre team. We’re all really looking forward to working with Joe. Croeso Joe!
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Legendary actor Rhys Ifans will become Patron of Sherman Theatre. Bydd yr actor chwedlonol o Gymru, Rhys Ifans, yn dod yn Noddwr Theatr y Sherman.
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Our doors may be closed but this eye-catching #MissingLiveTheatre installation by freelance theatre designers @_scene_change_ has brought joy and colour back to the Sherman. Thank you @hayleygrindle, @RachaelCanning1, @Luned_G, @frannorburn and Steve Blendell for creating this.
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We are delighted to announce casting for our autumn classic Hedda Gabler. Playing George Tesman is Marc Antolin, Hedda Gabler is played Heledd Gwynn and Richard Mylan returns to Sherman Theatre to play Judge Brack. Further casting is due to be announced in the coming weeks.
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We are delighted to announce the cast for TEN which brings together familiar faces, established actors and emerging talent. #ShermanTEN
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We're immensely overjoyed and proud to have won The Stage Regional Theatre of the Year Award. Thank you to The Stage panel, everyone who has supported us and most importantly to our audiences.
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We’re very proud to announce Joe Murphy’s first season as Artistic Director of Sherman Theatre. Joe said "This theatre belongs to the brilliant people of our brilliant city. For me, it is the heart of Cardiff" .
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We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for Regional Theatre of the Year at @TheStage Awards 2018
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(1/2) The new Literary Department at Sherman Theatre moves a step closer today with the announcement of the team. We are thrilled to share the news that @BransDavies will join us as Literary Manager and @aliceeklund_ joins us as Literary Associate.
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We're pleased to announce that #IphigeniaInSplott will be travelling to New York and Berlin this spring
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Currently starring in RuPaul’s #DragRace #AllStars7, you can catch @JinkxMonsoon here at the Sherman in June. Book for Jinkx Monsoon and @TheMajorScales: Together Again, Again! now:
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Here they are! We are so pleased to announce the 20 writers who will be taking part in our Unheard Voices programme this year. 1/3
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An exceptional, all Welsh/Wales based cast has been assembled for our Main House Christmas show, Alice in Wonderland directed by our Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan. 23 Nov – 29 Dec. Book now:
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We're delighted to announce the cast for Lord of the Flies, our co-production with @ClwydTweets directed by Emma Jordan - an ensemble of 11 will star in this bold new production of the classic story. Find out more:
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We are still on cloud nine, here at Sherman Theatre, after winning Regional Theatre of the Year at the Stage Awards 2018. Here it is. #TheStageAwards
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We’re delighted to have been nominated for Theatre of the Year by The Stage Awards. As our 50th birthday year comes to a close, we’re so pleased to have been recognised by this nomination, and alongside such fantastic fellow nominees.
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Fantastic news, Sherman Theatre Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan is in @TheStage 100 list, everyone in the Sherman team is extremely proud
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(1/2) We want Sherman Theatre to feel like home for Welsh and Wales-based writers. Today we are announcing a range of schemes led by our Literary team to support and develop Welsh and Wales-based writers.
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So today is Rachel’s final day as our Artistic Director. Rachel, you’ve made a huge impact here at the Sherman. Thank you for everything and we wish you every success @LyricHammer
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A powerful and moving tribute to the wonderful work of the NHS, Who Runs Towards a Fire? By @owenplaywright, performed by @RakieAyola and directed by @hannahnoone1, is still available to watch here: #ShermanTEN
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Delighted to announce that our brilliant #iphigeniainsplott by Gary Owen has just won the James Tait Black Drama Prize.
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TEN - A call out for pitches for short monologues elicited a huge response. Ten selected pitches will now be developed into monologues which will be self-filmed by actors. The selection represents a brilliant line-up of established and emerging Welsh and Wales-based writers. 6/6
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ON SALE: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s award-winning comedic play Fleabag, adapted into Welsh by acclaimed writer Branwen Davies and starring acclaimed Welsh actor Leah Gaffey. (1/2)
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Tonight would have been the London press night of our production with @NationalTheatre of Gary Owen’s Romeo and Julie, directed by @_RachelORiordan. Much love to the team including @hayleygrindle, @nitabonita2012, @RosieSheehy & @Callumhowells_c. We hope to revisit it in future.
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Here's our brilliant cast for EIGHT / Dyma ein cast gwych ar gyfer WYTH: @GethinAlderman, Olivia Edwards, @relis, @boogolding, Gabin Kongolo, Patrick McGuiness, @_YOzdemir and Gareth Warren.
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#Killology and #TheCherryOrchard both in @lyngardner's top 10 theatre of the year! "Gary Owen and Rachel O’Riordan have had an outstanding year at the Sherman".
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Fantastic news. Killology, our co-production with @royalcourt has been nominated for #OlivierAwards.
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre: The B*easts, Killology, @Theredlionplay and @therevlongirl #OlivierAwards
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"These are uncertain and unprecedented times, but I have found the response from our community to be one of strength, support, and faith that we will get through this.".A letter from Joe Murphy, Sherman Theatre Artistic Director
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Mali Ann Rees is a bilingual Cardiff born actress who you may have seen in Merched Parchus on S4C or Tourist Trap on BBC One. Despite writing for many years Bratiaith is Mali’s debut piece.
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Sending love to artists and freelancers across the city and beyond for whom this is a particularly difficult and uncertain time. Whilst our doors are closing the heart of Cardiff remains open. 1/2
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Sherman Theatre plans to re-open in Spring 2021. We have taken the difficult decision to remain closed until next year to help ensure our survival and long-term sustainability in the light of the situation caused by Covid 19. Find out more:
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Congratulations to our Patron Rhys Ifans who will play Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird in the West End next year. Llongyfarchiadau i'n Noddwr Rhys Ifans a fydd yn chwarae rhan Atticus Finch yn To Kill a Mockingbird yn y West End y flwyddyn nesaf.
Rhys Ifans will star as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which will run at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End from May next year.
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Great to welcome the cast and creative team of The Cherry Orchard to Sherman Theatre today for the first day of rehearsals.
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We’re delighted to provide a platform for the very best in emerging Wales/ Welsh based talent through our NWPP and JMK/Sherman Directors group as well as the fantastic cast who performed the new work at today’s readings at London's @Theatre503. Many thanks to The @carnetrust.
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We're delighted to announce the cast for our world premiere of Jo Clifford’s bold new play based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew - a co-production with @TronTheatre, directed by Michael Fentiman. Find out more about the cast here:
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Team Sherman Theatre have arrived in New York ready for the opening of #IphigeniaInSplott tomorrow @59E59 #BritsOffBroadway
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It’s a bittersweet day today as we announce that our brilliant Artistic Director @RachelADSherman will be leaving us in the new year to take up the role of Artistic Director at the @LyricHammer
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The Heart of Cardiff writers are: Claire Boot, @emmacoooney, @EmiGarside, Tim Green, @KyleLima_1, @HannahMcpake, Nia Morais, @maliannrees, @owenplaywright and Aled Wyn Thomas.
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(1/2) In @maliannrees’ powerful bilingual story Bratiaith, Gwawr a young mixed heritage Cardiffian woman feels caught between her two identities.
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We're proud to announce we're co-producing a new piece by Gary Owen with @royalcourt dir Rachel O'Riordan #Killology
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Thank you @CardiffLifeAwds for this award! Even though our doors are currently closed we will continue to provide Cardiff's audiences and communities with inspiring theatre experiences.
Time to find out the Arts winner that has painted Cardiff with colour and cheer… it’s the amazing @ShermanTheatre! . Congratulations! #CardiffLifeAwards
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So proud of @SophieMelville - just been presented with @TheStage Award for Acting Excellence #iphigeniainsplott
http://t.co/13IwKYwFss.
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We are midway through the first week of rehearsals for Lord of the Flies our co-production with @ClwydTweets. On Monday, Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan welcomed director Emma Jordan, and our fantastic cast / creative team to Sherman Theatre. More info
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WRITERS.Our Literary team can’t wait to meet you! .Join them on Zoom on 1 Sept at 7pm or 3 Sept at 2pm.It’s a chance to connect, ask questions and share ideas. More details on how to sign up to follow next week.
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We'd like to say a big thank you and congratulations to everyone for an incredible run of Romeo and Julie here at the Sherman, an excellent way to celebrate our 50th birthday. Our co-production with @NationalTheatre has wowed Cardiff audiences and the feedback has been amazing!
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As part of a pilot programme supported by @Arts_Wales_, Sherman Theatre wishes to appoint a full-time Literary Manager and a part-time Literary Associate to drive forward the development of writers in Wales at all stages of their career. Find out more:
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We are thrilled to announce our new Writers Group! These writers will be a part of Sherman’s nine-month long flagship writing programme to develop their ideas and writing. More information on the project available here:
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CALL OUT: We are looking for a Co-Director and an Assistant Director to work on our Heart of Cardiff season. Find out more:
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LATEST NEWS: We’re thrilled that our Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan will direct Dawn King’s Foxfinder in London’s West End with a cast including Iwan Rheon.
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So it’s a special day, finally we will be re-opening our doors to audiences this evening. We’re delighted to welcome our friends @TheatrGenCymru back to the Sherman with Anfamol.
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Massive congratulations to the brilliant Heledd Gwynn for being awarded 1st Prize at the 30th Ian Charleson Awards for her performances in our production of Hedda Gabler and @HeadlongTheatre's Richard III.
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Thank you for all the wonderful messages this evening following the Olivier Award win for Rachel O’Riordan’s production of Killology. We are over the moon for everyone involved in this production. You can watch the ceremony in full on ITV at 10.20pm. #OlivierAwards.
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Today’s the day – Romeo and Julie by Gary Owen opens this evening. We can’t wait to share this gritty, funny and moving Cardiff story over the next two and a half weeks. If you haven’t booked your tickets, it’s not too late to secure your seats. Book now:
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A superb cast of actor musicians, including several faces familiar to Sherman Theatre audiences, has been assembled for A Christmas Carol including Hannah McPake as Ebenezer Scrooge. Find out more about the cast and exceptional creative team here: (1/3)
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WATCH THIS SPACE: Jennifer Lunn and Sherman Theatre will co-present two script in hand readings of Maryland by Lucy Kirkwood this November. Maryland will be co-directed by Jennifer Lunn and Alice Eklund. Tickets on sale soon. [1/2]
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After last night’s #OlivierAwards win for Rachel O’Riordan’s production of Killology by Gary Owen we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the cast, creatives, the teams at @RoyalCourt and @ShermanTheatre and everyone who came to see the show.
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⭐️Take you work to #EdFringe⭐️. We are delighted to be working with @ThePleasance as part of their Edinburgh National Partnerships programme to support one Welsh or Wales-based artist or company who want to take work to #EdinburghFringe in 2022. [1/2]
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We are delighted to share with you the full cast for Sherman Theatre's bold new production of Hedda Gabler. Caroline Berry, Alexandria Riley, Nia Roberts & Jay Saighal complete the previously announced cast of Marc Antolin, Heledd Gwynn & Richard Mylan.
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We’re thrilled to be working with @oldvictheatre to create #Playcrush, a theatre podcast hosted by our Artistic Director (former Old Vic Baylis Director) Joe Murphy. Available to stream from 25 May, Playcrush will see well-known guests discussing their favourite plays.
We have a podcast! We're so pleased to be working in collab with @ShermanTheatre and @joelukemurphy1 to bring you #Playcrush every Mon, starting on 25 May with special guest George MacKay and our Trustee Sheila Atim on 01 Jun. With thanks to @rbc & TS Eliot Estate #YourOldVic
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Congratulations to our outgoing Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan on being recognised for an award-winning year for Sherman Theatre with her inclusion in The Stage 100 list of the most influential people in British theatre for second successive year.
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All the best to @SophieMelville and the #IphigeniaInSplott team for the opening performance in New York tonight @59E59
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Yesterday we welcomed the entirely Welsh / Wales-based cast and creative team of our main house Christmas show, Alice in Wonderland to the first day of rehearsals. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas (and it’s only October). #ChristmasAtTheSherman
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We’re delighted to announce that the brilliant cast for our bilingual Christmas production The Ugly Duckling / Yr Hwyaden Fach Hyll are Mari Beard, Tom Blumberg and Jed O’Reilly.
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An exceptional cast assemble for Gary Owen's major reimagining of The Cherry Orchard directed by @RachelADSherman
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Daf James is Sherman Theatre's Writer in Residence. Daf said “I’m utterly delighted that I'm able to continue my long lasting relationship with the Sherman as Writer in Residence. The Sherman continues to go from strength to strength; I feel blessed calling this theatre my home”.
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(1/2) Expect to see some famous faces behind the Advent Calendar doors with very special video and audio appearances from star guests including @RakieAyola, #RhysIfans, @michaelsheen, and #RuthJones who offers a festive treat for grown-ups.
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So The Cherry Orchard has come to an end having received an overwhelming reaction from audiences, thank you to everyone who came to see it.
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It’s opening night here at Sherman Theatre for Lord of the Flies, our co-production with @ClwydTweets. Here’s to our brilliant cast and crew ahead of tonight’s performance.
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We're delighted that first-time directors @Connor_allen92 and Yasmin Begum @punkistani93 are joining our Heart of Cardiff team, working alongside @aliceeklund, @MDholmquist, @jacifanmoore, and our Artistic Director @joelukemurphy1.
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Ten ideas were selected from Welsh or Wales-based writers. Ten actors worked alongside a director to self-film the short monologues. Today we will share the first of these stories with you. #ShermanTEN
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Congratulations to the Housemates team for a brilliant press night performance! ⭐ You have until Saturday to see this very special production. Here are some production images to whet your appetite. 🎫 📸 Mark Douet
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Tonight, a sold out #IphigeniaInSplott opens at one of the world’s most innovative and celebrated theatres @schaubuehne Berlin
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A massive thank you to everyone involved with Housemates - from its first inception to our final performance this evening. We've been honoured to bring this incredibly important Cardiff story to the stage, just down the road from where the story unfolded fifty years ago. (1/3)
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RECRUITING NOW: We’re looking to appoint a full-time Literary Manager and a part-time Literary Associate on a fixed-term contract for one year to drive forward the development of writers in Wales at all stages of their career. Find out more:
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We were deeply saddened to hear that writer and critic Othniel Smith has died. Othniel was one of the most important voices in Welsh theatre criticism and made an invaluable contribution to theatre in Wales.
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Our Artistic Director, Rachel O’Riordan, said ‘This all-female Lord of the Flies is the first co-production between the Sherman & Theatr Clwyd. I'm delighted to be partnering with Tamara Harvey on this bold re-imagining, with the voices of young women placed front & centre.'.
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Meet our new bilingual Company In Residence – PowderHouse. Run by @Chelsey_Gillard and @jacifanmoore, both alumni of Sherman Theatre’s JMK / Sherman Directors Group scheme, @powder_house is dedicated to making work in both Welsh & English. More:
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Our Heart of Cardiff audio theatre experiences begin on 8 October. The directing team includes directors @joelukemurphy1, @aliceeklund_, @MDHolmquist and @jacifanmoore and Assistant Directors Yasmin Begum and @connor_allen92.
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We received the wonderful news that we had been awarded further funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation @phf_uk to continue the work of our Sherman 5 programme.
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We are delighted to announce that @ROTheatre, led by Artistic Directors @MDHolmquist and @apriledalton, will be joining @powder_house as a Sherman Theatre Company in Residence. Find out more 👉
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WATCH NOW: See Steffan Rhodri perform Rick Allden’s short monologue No Sleep ‘til Filton Abbey Wood. Peace at last. Until an unwanted sleeping companion puts a stop to it all. Click here: #ShermanTEN
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We are delighted to announce our Spring 2018 Season. The season has at its heart three Sherman Theatre productions of plays that speak to our humanity and our soul.
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All the best to @NTWtweets & @royalcourt for the press performance of On Bear Ridge this evening. Pob lwc i @NTWtweets a @royalcourt ar gyfer perfformiad y wasg o On Bear Ridge heno.
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1/4 The Sherman staff and Board of Trustees were greatly saddened to hear the tragic news about former Sherman Head of Development Emma Goad who passed away this week.
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It's a busy day in the Sherman with @gagglebabble1 working on a R&D, @TheatrGenCymru developing a new piece, @NTWtweets & @royalcourt's On Bear Ridge in rehearsals and @cerysmatthews here this evening. We're proud to have the cream of Welsh talent making work in our building.
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Whilst other sectors are re-opening throughout Wales, theatres remain closed. We, along with colleagues throughout the theatre sector, are calling on Welsh Government to work with us on a pathway towards safe and secure re-opening.
While cinemas, bingo halls and casinos in Wales are able to reopen, theatres remain closed.
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Delighted to announce that #IphigeniaInSplott will feature as part of @NationalTheatre spring season. Flying the flag for new welsh writing….
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Thank you so much for the feedback you have been sharing with us about our TEN plays. We’re really excited to share all ten plays with you for one final week starting next Friday, giving you the opportunity to watch your favourites again or catch any you missed.
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