A PHOBOL Y RHYL RHYL /

Y CWMNI WEDI’I GREU GAN CREATED BY / MARK STOROR THE COMPANY / AND THE PEOPLE OF #NTWDREAMING NATIONAL THEATRE THEATRE NATIONAL

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_1 “THE JOURNEY THAT LED NATIONAL THEATRE WALES TO MAKE THIS SHOW IN RHYL TAKES IN SOME KEY MOMENTS IN THE COMPANY’S OWN HISTORY.”

KULLY THIARAI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / CYFARWYDDWR ARTISTIG, NATIONAL THEATRE WALES

Our fifth production, The Beach, was devised and performed in Prestatyn in July 2010 with Hide & Seek, and put the local community centre stage; a principle of so much of our work still. Working and to some extent living in Denbighshire, the whole company but especially NTW TEAM fell head over heels not only with the area, but with the people who call it home. Jan Miller, Lifted by Beauty’s Community Associate, is just one of the lifelong friends we made that summer. So when the opportunity arose to return and make a show in Rhyl we jumped at it.

Fast forward almost six years later, and in March 2016 NTW brought its three‑year Big Democracy Project, which aimed to explore how art and creativity can help communities re-engage with the democratic process, to the heart of Welsh Government in Bay. We vowed to make a theatre production inspired by what was agreed was the most pressing issue facing Wales, and the day-long event at the Senedd culminated in the question being answered, perhaps inevitably: ‘austerity’.

Austerity is such a big, loaded, ugly and often reductive word, and it means vastly different things to different people. It’s reach and impact is enormous and goes beyond the notion of ‘government cuts’. We knew that no one production can do it, nor the communities it affects, justice, so it didn’t seem right to try to define austerity on stage. Instead, we wanted to use it as a springboard to exploring how communities survive – and even thrive – in the face of pressure, challenge and unwanted labels? What are the stories bubbling under the surface of Wales’ small towns? And as theatre-makers how can we shed light on much that is not seen, valued or understood.

Few artists understand better than Mark how to work with communities to create an experience somewhere between live art and theatre that truly surprises and delights both the audience and the participants. He is the master of shedding light where there has long been only shade, and as soon as he arrived in Rhyl, he saw exactly what had appealed to us all those years ago; a warm, welcoming community full of hope and commitment, a forgotten town on the brink of a major regeneration and an insatiable creative urge.

This production is our attempt to share some of the stories we’ve discovered with you. We hope it will inspire you to look at other communities in Wales with a fresh pair of eyes.

#NTWDREAMING _2 “IT IS A POEM. A LOVE LETTER TO RHYL.”

MARK STOROR LEAD ARTIST / PRIF ARTIST

I am grateful to National Theatre Wales for inviting me to make a work here with: the people who are Rhyl’s community, the company, with brilliant artists, production team and an extraordinary cast who are working on the project. But most of all I am grateful to those who live here. Those who have found a home here and those who have always been here. Spanning generations, they have witnessed many developments and changes. I am particularly thankful to have been here during the dark, cold, winter months. The months when the only people you will meet are the ones that are here living their daily lives all year round.

Even when acknowledging the harsh darknesses together, every day has been shot through with some kind of wonderment: something special, surprising, life-affirming. In fact, because people are prepared to face the worst, they tell things as they are, recognise the contradictions, strive; every day is illuminated by profound tendernesses, a delicate beauty of all kinds.

The work we have made together so far is unexpected, an adventure a surprise to us all. It is a tiny fragment of a continuous journey. The creative possibilities here in Rhyl are mind-blowing. They are unique, powerful and lush. There is deep magic here, it lies close by in the mountains, in the sea, and truly in the people. I hope the work reflects some of this. It is a poem. A love letter to Rhyl.

IMAGES / LLUNIAU STEPHEN KING _3 “THEY SPOKE OF A PASSION FOR THE FUTURE MORE URGENT THAN THE LOSS OF THE PAST.”

JAN MILLER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE / CYSWLLT CYMUNEDOL

The cherry blossom is in full bloom as I write this, but my own adventure in dreaming with Mark Storor and the good people of Rhyl began in the darkest days of winter, right on the turn of a new year. The shop was cold, the glitter of the season long gone, and the clarion call of National Theatre Wales, marked out in neon, lay unlit behind the shutters.

These were long winter days but despite the rain and the storms, people of all ages and from all walks of life joined us there. From cafes and sheds, from community choirs and churches; from the library (where we followed the sound of the children singing), the Little Theatre and the Women’s Centre, as well as all the curious passers-by – they all stepped forward with us together into this extraordinary journey.

The shop heated-up, buses rattled past the window and the tea-urn rumbled against a backdrop of people telling us stories of hopes and dreams, renewed ambitions, of grief and loss and of great delight. They spoke of a passion for the future more urgent than the loss of the past. The word “sanction” was repeated, not as an abstract news story but in the real lives of families, neighbours, friends. But always, and with much less prevalence than harsh reality, the answer to the question, “What keeps you going?”, brought words describing friendships and the families we build around us; of acts of kindness restoring us. And the voices of the very young spoke clearly and simply of tolerance and acceptance towards each other. Everyone spoke of the urge to keep moving forward, to make things better for those around us, especially in the everyday way we live our lives together.

As the light crept back to the day, Mark kept a ledger, our careful receipts, and through his workshops we became newly made paper dancers, life-sized, twirling all across town. We, all of us, placed ourselves among flowers (usually red), and danced our dance through the ordinary streets.

The light has changed since we first began our journey through Rhyl. Spring is here. And by the time you read this, the blossom will be gone but all the voices of the people, their poetry and colours, are here to tell you their story. 4_5 “THIS WORK WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL INVOLVED HAVING SHARED SOMETHING, AND INVITED ME OVER THE THRESHOLD TO LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN”

STEPHEN KING PHOTOGRAPHER / FFOTOGRAFFYDD

Photography of artistic process and performances has always resided in a dubious place for me. With every engagement, I have struggled to step away from documentation; the very thing expected of me.

To depict the true ephemeral nature of how we witness any artistic practice, it seems necessary to un-hinge oneself from the convention of placing something brightly in a rectangle, and to co-inhabit the plain where these truly amazing notions and images are being created.

Over the past ten years myself and Mark Storor have explored, and attempted to refine, these ideas of straddling the roles of subject and witness; a praxis that will forever be a work in progress.

I am grateful to National Theatre Wales, the company and all who participated for having the faith in me to indulge this approach. This work wouldn't have been possible without all involved having shared something, and invited me over the threshold to look behind the curtain… to be right there with Rhyl in the midst of this transformation.

IMAGES / LLUNIAU STEPHEN KING

_6 “HUNTING DOWN MUSIC BOXES, WIND CHIMES, POTTERY BELL MILK MAID ORNAMENTS, DRIED CHILLIES, LAUNDRY BAGS…”

BRIAN DUFFY COMPOSER / CYFANSODDWR

DESCRIBE YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS HOW HAVE YOU COMPOSED THE MUSIC OF COMPOSING MUSIC. FOR THIS PRODUCTION?

I like to start with the sound palette first. I prefer the I have tried to create landscapes for the sounds and instruments chosen to have philosophical images to live in. resonance with the subject matter and working methods of any given project.

HOW HAS THIS FED INTO COMPOSING MUSIC WHAT ARE YOU HOPING THE AUDIENCE WILL TAKE FROM FOR LIFTED BY BEAUTY: ADVENTURES IN DREAMING? SEEING LIFTED BY BEAUTY: ADVENTURES IN DREAMING?

I have been working with three themes; death, I hope that the audience will take with them a sense transformation and transcendence. Death represented that sometimes letting go of the past can lead to by the rattling of razor clam shells, transformation transformation and transcendence, and although with ballerina music boxes and transcendence by the journey can seem dark, hope and optimism are using whatever objects that I could find and transform the forces that will drive us into the future. from the local area: hunting down music boxes, wind chimes, pottery bell milk maid ornaments, dried chillies, laundry bags, and any objects that seemed to have an interesting sound.

You must learn to drop your innate prejudices towards WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE MOMENT an object. Its easy to assume how an object may sound OF WORKING IN RHYL BEEN? and easily overlook it. But the truth is that you can never know, not until you have worked with the sound or My favourite moments on the project have been object for a while, played with it recorded it and placed meeting and talking to the people of Rhyl. it in the context of other sounds.

Apart from these found and sampled sounds, there is only one actual instrument used in the score; the Aelita. It’s a Soviet synthesizer built in 1981 that dreamed of being an American one, but has a unique quality and grandeur all of its own.

WHAT ELEMENTS OF RHYL HAVE INSPIRED YOU ON THIS PRODUCTION?

I have been inspired by the beach and the abundance of razor clams, which have a unique acoustic property, and the charity shops which have served as the source for nearly all the sound used in the score. _7 CAST

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1 2 JUNE CAMPBELL-DAVIES MARCO FIERA

June trained at Laban. She is a Cardiff based dancer, Marco was a gymnast whilst in school, then trained choreographer and carnival artist. at Desmond Jones School of Mime in London.

June worked with Omidaze Theatre as Movement He spent many years touring as a stage technician Director on Richard III, an all female installation in opera and theatre, eventually discovering staged in the loft of . contemporary circus and rekindling his passion for Carnival projects include Mama Dat is Mas' and performing. He toured internationally with NoFit State Play Ya’self, in collaboration with Dr Adeola Circus for 12 years, alongside developing a particular Dewis & Amaru Chatawa, a site-specific durational interest in Eccentric Dance, training with music hall performance at Coed Hills Arts Space (2014). legends Barry and Joan Grantham. He returns to NTW having previously performed in Mundo Paralelo, and Performances include Breadwoman, a performance 's City of the Unexpected. art / soundscape / Butoh work in collaboration with Anna Homlet and Stephen Warwick (2016), and Marco is a multi skilled performer who loves to The Water Ones in collaboration with Desperate Men work in unconventional environments, a great cook Company and Mr & Mrs Clark, an outdoor site-specific and a father of three. performance (Wye River Valley Festival, 2016).

5 6 LAURA MOY FRANÇOIS PANDOLFO

Laura trained in Dance Theatre at Laban, before François trained at East 15 Acting School. joining Flic circus school in Italy. Theatre credits include; The Trials of Oscar Wilde (Mappa Mundi), The Terrible Things I’ve Done She combines dance with Chinese pole, (Invisible Ink Theatre), Looking Through Glass, Alix counterweighted pole and harness work, and loves in Wundergarten (difficult|stage & The Other Room), performing outside of conventional theatre spaces. Macbeth, A Small Family Business and A History of She toured internationally for five years with Pirates Falling Things (Clwyd Theatr Cymru), The Magic Flute of the Carabina, and has performed as a dancer (). TV credits include; Wasted and circus artist for companies and choreographers (Angel Eye Media), Doctor Who, Pobol y Cwm, including Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club, Baker Boys (BBC) and Tati’s Hotel (ITV). National Theatre Wales, Rosie Kay, Crashmat Collective, Taikabox, Firenza Guidi, Upswing Film credits include; The Rezort (Matador Pictures), and Citrus Arts. So Christian Youth (Bubblehead Productions). Radio credits include; My Own Private Gondolier and The Tinner’s Corpse (BBC Radio 4).

François is partner & Co-Founder of theatre company difficult|stage. 3 4 LLOYD MEREDITH RHYS MEREDITH

Lloyd’s theatre credits include; Justice in a Day Rhys trained at RADA and is a founder member (Clwyd Theatr Cymru), Fresh Ink & Script Slam of Factory Theatre Company. (Rehearsed readings for Sherman Theatre), Sexting – SXTO (Arad Goch), The Forgotten Theatre credits include; Strife (Chichester Festival (The Screwpacket Playwrights). TV credits include; Theatre), The Woman in Black (Torch Theatre), 35 Diwrnod (Series 3 / Boom Cymru / S4C), The Glass Menagerie (Theatr Pena), My People Ordinary Lies (Series 2) and Atlantis (BBC). (Theatr Clwyd), Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Globe), Henry V (Michael Grandage Film credits include; Sisters (Tornado Films). Company), Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth (Sprite), Saint Joan, The Tempest (A & B C), Hamlet (English Touring Theatre) and Knives in Hens (The Ustinov). TV credits include; Wolf Hall, Casualty, Robin Hood (BBC) Henry VIII (ITV). Film credits include; Don’t Let Him In and Daylight Robbery.

Radio credits include; Flash For Freedom, In A Glass Darkly and They Do It With Mirrors (BBC Radio 4).

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Caroline Sabin studied Fine Art in Brighton graduating first class, then completed a postgraduate degree in choreography at the University of Amsterdam.

Subsequent collaborations include Peter Greenaway, Dario Fo, Earthfall (seven projects including Too Old to Dream – Bafta Award winner of Best Short Film in 1999), Marc Rees (The House Project Wales Theatre Awards best show 2004), Good Cop Bad Cop, Sean Tuan John, Eddie Ladd, Volcano, Willi Dorner, Lea Anderson and National Theatre Wales. Her own work shows internationally and in 2014 she received a Creative Wales award.

She has two short films in the permanent collection of the National Film Museum.

12_13 CREATIVE TEAM TÎM CREADIGOL

MARK STOROR BRIAN DUFFY MIKE BEER LEAD ARTIST / PRIF ARTIST COMPOSER / CYFANSODDWR SOUND DESIGNER / DYLUNYDD SAIN

Mark Storor is an artist Brian Duffy is a conceptual Mike started his career at the working in the space between artist, whose work involves Sherman Theatre Cardiff in the late live art and theatre. His work live performance, installations, 80’s. Since then he has toured and is devised, often site specific original music composition, designed Theatre and Corporate and always collaborative. and the creation of new musical events Worldwide. instruments. He has performed and presented internationally. Theatre Sound Designs include; La Strada (Kenny Wax), A Story Brian’s central themes explore of Tom Jones – The Musical (TNN the limits of human sense data Productions), City of the Unexpected, and the notion of perceptual habit. The Insatiable, Inflatable Candylion, His work reveals the hidden world Illiad, The Radicalisation of Bradley around us by utilising modified Manning (National Theatre Wales), and self-built apparatus. Jane Eyre, Peter Pan, (Bristol Old Vic), Sweeney Todd (WNO), Romeo and Juliet (The Rose Theatre).

Over the last 10 years, Mike has worked closely with Stage Sound Services as Sound Designer and Project Manager, working on various Projects throughout Europe and the UK.

LLINOS GRIFFITHS STEPHEN KING COSTUME SUPERVISOR / GORUCHWYLIWR GWISGOEDD PHOTOGRAPHER / FFOTOGRAFFYDD

Originally from South Wales, Llinos graduated from Stephen King is a social documentary and photographic Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2006, with a artist. His work includes both personally instigated BA(hons) Theatre Design. Since then, she has specialised projects and commissioned work. Stephen’s work largely in Costume designing, supervising and making, on a wide spotlights micro-communities and marginalised groups variety of productions. and whilst his methodology is changeable his agenda is always aimed towards a collaborative relationship In 2008 she relocated to Belfast, and worked primarily either with artists, researchers or the people he in Dance, Circus and Physical theatre with companies is photographing. such as Premier Circus, The Beat Initiative, and Maiden Voyage Dance, although she has continued to design Stephen has also collaborated for many years with costume for National Youth Theatre Wales and many international performance and installation based National Youth Dance Wales annually. artists to define and re-examine the nature of the pieces produced, a great deal of his research and practice Her recent National Theatre Wales credits include explores the position and value of both the process and Costume Supervisor for The Insatiable, Inflatable performance image as a collaborative work of art. Candylion, We're Here Because We're Here commissioned by 14-18 Now, and Roald Dahl’s City of the Unexpected. CERI JAMES ELERI LLOYD JAN MILLER LIGHTING DESIGNER / DESIGN ASSOCIATE / COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE / DYLUNYDD GOLAU CYSWLLT DYLUNIO CYSWLLT CYMUNEDOL

Ceri trained at Royal Welsh College Eleri is a south Wales based Artist Jan Miller is moving in a of Music & Drama, and the University visual artist, designing for quick and lively way, alongside of Southern California. performance, events, installations the extraordinary people of Rhyl and exhibitions. She graduated and the remarkable Mark Storor. Recent engagements include; A from Royal Welsh College of Music Christmas Carol (Welsh National and Drama in Theatre Design, and As lead artist on the recent TATE Opera), Woman in Black & Brief is Artistic Director of arts studio Circuit programme at MOSTYN, Encounter (Torch Theatre Company), SEEBER&LLOYD. Creative credits she created innovative learning Roald Dahl’s City of the Unexpected include; Big Democracy Project opportunities for the Glitch (Wales Millennium Centre / National (National Theatre Wales), the Collective and West Rhyl Young Theatre Wales), Merch yr Eog and Brecon Baroque Festival, Revlon Girl People’s Project, continuing this Rhith gân (Theatr Genedlaethol (October Sixty-Six), Global Warming work as a mentor to several young Cymru), Hunting of the Snark (John Grant) & the . people taking part in the production. (Sherman Theatre Company / RGM She is the founder of TEAM’s Productions), Belonging (Re-Live), Previously design assistant to Tom longest-running group, Film Team, Meet Fred (Hijinx Theatre), Still Life Scutt, Naomi Dawson and Es Devlin. a young filmmakers’ unit based in (Mappa Mundi Theatre), Rosie’s War Prestatyn since 2010, and plans (Theatr na n’Og), NSFW (Waking to continue Mark’s merry dance of Exploits), Tides (Catrin Finch poetry, people, colour and song when concert tour), Beneath the Streets the tide comes back in on 3 April… (Punch Drunk / Hijinx Theatre), Visual Designer for 22 Strings (Sekou Keita concert tour).

This is his sixth production for National Theatre Wales.

OSIAN GRIFFORD DARREN JOYCE LAURENCE HUNT ILLUSTRATOR / ASSISTANT COMPOSER / ASSISTANT COMPOSER / DARLUNYDD CYFANSODDWYR CYNORTHWYOL CYFANSODDWYR CYNORTHWYOL

Osian is a Cardiff-based illustrator Darren Joyce is a sound artist, sound Birmingham based musician Laurence and graduate of the Illustration BA designer and bespoke instrument Hunt is an explorer in the realm at CSAD. Preferred mediums include builder with professional experience of sound. With a formally trained cartoons, graphic novels, performance, in sound art, film and theatre. background in orchestral percussion and painting. His work often uses the and composition with technology, comedic aspects of social situations, He has to date had 19 years in the his pursuits are diverse and with an uneven distribution of empathy music and art industry as a musician, probably best described collectively to explore our successes and failures an international Sound Artist, sound as experimental. as creatures attempting a society. designer and composer for film, short films and online advertising. He has been a drummer with wrong Osian is currently working mostly pop legends Pram since 2001 and on community projects in the form He has recently began to work in a member of geek electronica of writing workshops, from which the theatre as a sound designer Modified Toy Orchestra since 2007. he illustrates the final story in book and audio technician, so far working Along the way, he has also worked form. He is also working on his own with the Guilford Shakespeare with with La Banda Europa, Dreams graphic novel, which uses hopeless company on The Winters Tail of Tall Buildings and Arve Henrikson, characters and dark comedy to and with Creation Theatre Oxford Broadcast, Jim Moray and Eliza explore his own feelings on punitive on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Carthy, to name but a few. and restorative justice measures. Hamlet and Orwell’s 1984. _14 _ PRODUCTION TEAM COMMUNITY PERFORMERS TÎM CYNHYRCHU PERFFORMWYR O'R GYMUNED

ALISON SIÂN DAVIES Aaron Canning Jan Miller COMPANY STAGE MANAGER / RHEOLWR LLWYFAN Y CWMNI Adam Scott Jenny-Anne Bishop OBE Ali Guarino Katy Evans ANGE JOHN Alison Macdonald Kyra Gotthardt STAGE MANAGER / RHEOLWR LLWYFAN Andrew Virgo Lisa Bourke Ann Roberts Lizzie Lawton RACHEL BROWN Barrie Billinge Marie Mitchell DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER / DIPRWY RHEOLWR LLWYFAN Betsan Williams Maureen Thomas Calum Barry Moira Osborne JESSICA JONES & HELEN RODGERS Denise Murtha Neil Taylor DESIGN ASSISTANTS / CYNORTHWY-YDD DYLUNIO Dilys Bagnall Nicola Allington Donna Hughes-Jones Nina Jones AMY BARRETT Ella Culley Pam Simpson COSTUME TECHNICIAN / TECHNEGYDD GWISGOEDD Ellie Bartlett Pheobe Culley Emma Rogers Rob Walsh JON COX, LEWIS JONES & JAMES MARSH Esther Russell Steven Scott SOUND TECHNICIANS / TECHNEGYDD SAIN Frances Cook Sue Hutton Gwynne Williams Tracey Kramer GARETH HUGHES Henry Evans Victor Martin Hunt LIGHTING TECHNICIAN / TECHNEGYDD GOLEUO Jan Boyton

JAMES DAVISON & JOE MCDERMOTT TECHNICAL THEATRE APPRENTICES / PRENTISIAID THEATR TECHNEGOL

SAM IRVING FILMMAKER / GWNEUTHURWR FFILM

AURIEL MARTIN FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER / RHEOLWR BLAEN TYˆ

LUCY PIPER BOX OFFICE MANAGER / RHEOLWR SWYDDFA DOCYNNAU

RACHEL MORGAN BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT / CYNORTHWY-YDD SWYDDFA DOCYNNAU

SHAYNE JONES PROMOTER / HYRWYDDWR

THANKS / DIOLCH ACQUIRE COMMUNITY CHOIR, ARRIVA TRAINS / TRENAU ARRIVA CYMRU, BARRATT’S OF TYN RHYL, BOOKSTART, COMMUNITIES FIRST / CYMUNEDAU YN GYNTAF, GARETH DAVIES, DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL / CYNGOR SIR DDINBYCH, LIFFY’S CAFE, NORTH WALES WOMEN’S CENTRE, PAVILION THEATRE RHYL / THEATR PAFILIWN Y RHYL, REAL OASIS, RHYL BOTANICAL GARDENS / GERDDI BOTANEGOL, RHYL LIBRARY AND ONE STOP SHOP / LLYFRGELL A SIOP UN ALWAD Y RHYL, RHYL MEN’S SHED’S, RHYL PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY, RHYL TOWN COUNCIL / CYNGOR TREF Y RHYL, RNLI, SEASHELLS, SPECTRUM OF SOUND, PHIL HURLEY AT STAGE SOUND SERVICES, STREET GAMES, ST MARY’S CHURCH RHYL, THEATR CLWYD, THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, TWILTEX RHYL, VENUE CYMRU, VIVA LGBT, WEST RHYL YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROJECT, WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE / CANOLFAN MILENIWM CYMRU, THE CHARITY SHOPS OF RHYL, 4TC, RICHARD ANGEL, JAMES BALL, MARTINA BAMBER, DAISY BROOKES, LAURA BROOKES, RORIE BROPHY, DYLAN BROWN, CHARLIE, CHRIS COYLE, ALEXIS CROSS, PAULINE CUTRESS, HOLLY DAVIES, SIAN DAVIES, TOBY FAGAN, JAY FARRINGTON, SIAN FITZGERALD, GEOFF GOTTHARDT, RYAN GOTTHARDT, STUART GRAHAM, DAVID GRIFFITHS, BOB GURNEY, JOE HEFFEY, PATSY HUDSON, ANN JONES AM, GLEN JONES, JAN JONES, LINDA JONES, LOU LEESE, LIZ LIDALL, HANNAH LOBB, WENDY LORD, DAVID MATHEWS, REBECCA MAXWELL, JAMES MCGUINESS, JASON MCLELLAN, ANDREW MILLER, MARIE MITCHELL, GRAEME MITCHELL, HUMPHREY MULEBA, OLLIE, TINA OLIVER, SHANE OWEN, SIAN OWEN, JAMES PARSON, GAVIN PORTER, SGT STEVE PRINCE, FATHER CHARLES RAMSAY, WILL RILEY, PHIL ROWE, PETER SLANIA, FRAN STOKES, GEORGIA TATE, RUSSELL VAUGHAN, RYAN VAUGHAN, GARETH WILLIAMS, ROY WOODS & SARA WORTHINGTON. _15 SUSTAINABILITY CYNALIADWYEDD

National Theatre Wales’ commitment to Wales extends Mae ymrwymiad National Theatre Wales i Gymru yn beyond its venues, communities and talent, to its future. ymestyn y tu hwnt i’w lleoliadau, ei chymunedau a’i Every decision we make, be it in programming, production, thalent, i’w dyfodol. Mae pob penderfyniad a wnawn, communications, or administration, is put through a boed wrth raglennu, cynhyrchu, cyfathrebu neu weinyddu, rigorous sustainability test. yn destun prawf cynaliadwyedd cadarn.

We mostly work out of a small office in Cardiff, Rydym ar y cyfan yn gweithio allan o swyddfa fach yng so it is relatively easy to manage our day-to-day Nghaerdydd, felly mae’n gymharol hawdd rheoli ein heffaith impact; our staff cycle or walk to work, we try to o ddydd i ddydd; mae ein staff yn beicio neu’n cerdded i’r use public transport when travelling around the gwaith, rydym yn ceisio defnyddio cludiant cyhoeddus wrth country, and plan each journey carefully when we deithio o gwmpas y ddinas, ac yn cynllunio pob taith yn have to use vehicles. We recycle and reuse as ofalus pan fydd rhaid i ni ddefnyddio cerbydau. Rydym yn much material as possible. ailgylchu ac yn ailddefnyddio cymaint o ddeunydd â phosib.

From 2017, National Theatre Wales will apply the O 2017, bydd National Theatre Wales yn cymhwyso’r safon international standard ‘ISO20121 - Event sustainability ryngwladol ‘ISO20121 – system rheoli digwyddiadau’n management system’ to all its projects. This standard helps gynaliadwy’ i’w holl brosiectau. Mae’r safon hon yn helpu organisations create a managment system for producing sefydliadau i greu system reoli er mwyn cynhyrchu sustainable events, and will help us put in place the digwyddiadau cynaliadwy, a bydd yn ein helpu i roi’i framework to allow us to document and learn from fframwaith ar waith fydd yn ein caniatáu i gofnodi a dysgu our processes and outcomes. We are applying it to gan ein prosesau a chanlyniadau. Rydym yn ei chymhwyso Lifted by Beauty: Adventures in Dreaming in Rhyl. i Lifted by Beauty: Adventures in Dreaming yn Y Rhyl.

The standard helps us to create new objectives, Mae’r safon yn ein helpu i greu amcanion newydd, a dangos and how to achieve them. Some of the commitments sut i’w cyflawni. Mae rhai o’r ymrwymiadau yr ydym wedi’u we have made so far are outlined in our procurement gwneud hyd yn hyn wedi’u hamlinellu yn ein canllawiau guidelines. These include not buying non-recyclable caffael. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys peidio â phrynu plastig plastic, prioritising buying locally where possible, nad oes modd ei ailgylchu, blaenoriaethu prynu’n lleol lle and ensuring timber is FSC sourced. y bo’n bosibl, a sicrhau bod pren o ffynhonnell FSC.

The standard defines sustainability as including social Mae’r safon hon yn diffinio cynaliadwyedd fel rhywbeth sy’n and financial factors as well as environmental, rightfully cynnwys ffactorau cymdeithasol ac ariannol yn ogystal â rhai recognising the intertwined nature of these areas. This amgylcheddol, gan gydnabod natur gydgysylltiedig y meysydd means that accessibility, H&S and equality are incorporated hyn. Mae hyn yn golygu bod hygyrchedd, iechyd diogelwch a in the heart of the management system resulting in a more chydraddoldeb wedi’u hymgorffori wrth wraidd y system reoli robust and integrated process to our work. gan arwain at broses waith sy’n fwy cadarn ac integredig.

We’ve identified that this work in its initial phase will be Rydym wedi nodi bod y gwaith hwn i ddechrau yn llyncu quite time consuming, so we have designated a member cryn dipyn o amser, felly rydym wedi dynodi aelod o’r tîm of the production team to focus on the standard and cynhyrchu i ganolbwyntio ar y safon a’i chymhwyso, gan its application, ensuring it is properly resourced. sicrhau bod adnoddau digonol ar gael.

We have three key phrases that we use in planning and Mae gennym dri phrif gyfnod yr ydym yn eu defnyddio executing our work: wrth gynllunio a gweithredu ein gwaith:

PLAN MORE CAREFULLY CYNLLUNIO’N FWY GOFALUS SHARE MORE OFTEN RHANNU’N FWY AML TALK TO MORE PEOPLE SIARAD Â MWY O BOBL

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For those who are not simply content to come and I’r rhai nad ydynt yn fodlon ar ddod i weld cynhyrchiad watch an NTW production there is TEAM; a network NTW yn unig mae TEAM; sef rhwydwaith o unigolion of individuals spanning the length and breadth of Wales ledled Cymru ac ar draws y byd. Mae TEAM yn golygu and across the globe. TEAM means different things to gwahanol bethau i wahanol bobl, ond yn bennaf dyma different people, but primarily it is the heart of NTW. galon NTW. Mae’n ein galluogi i gael sgyrsiau gyda’n It enables us to have conversations with our audiences cynulleidfaoedd a’n cymunedau fel cydweithwyr, and communities as collaborators, encouraging people ac annog pobl i gael mewnbwn i’n gwaith a chael to have both input and insight into the work we do. cipolwg arno.

TEAM is driven by an ethos of generosity, diversity, Mae TEAM yn cael ei lywio gan ethos o haelioni, and reciprocity. In short, our members tend to be nice, amrywiaeth a dwyochredd. Yn gryno, mae ein haelodau decent folk who are cool to work with. yn bobl dda a charedig sy’n wych i weithio gyda hwy.

TEAM can be for anyone – not just people who want Gall TEAM fod ar gyfer unrhyw un – nid dim ond pobl to further their creative career. sydd am ddatblygu eu gyrfa greadigol.

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Many of our TEAM Panel members We want to train you and help you You’ll get access to exclusive offers took their formative steps as reach your full potential, whatever from NTW and some of our friends. creative practitioners as members you envision that to be. We offer of TEAM. They are proactive NTW training opportunities to TEAM Cewch fynediad i gynigion arbennig representatives and continuously members to develop their leadership gan NTW a rhai o’n cyfeillion. create projects with and for people skills, enabling them to initiate in their communities. their own projects, or give advice and expertise to help them go that Gwnaeth llawer o aelodau bit further in their practice. ein Panel TEAM ddechrau fel ymarferwyr creadigol fel aelodau Rydym am eich hyfforddi a’ch helpu o TEAM. Maent yn gynrychiolwyr i gyrraedd eich llawn botensial, rhagweithiol o NTW ac yn creu beth bynnag yw eich syniad chi prosiectau’n barhaus yn eu o hynny. Rydym yn cynnig cyfleoedd cymunedau gyda phobl, ac iddynt. hyfforddiant i aelodau TEAM i ddatblygu eu sgiliau arweinyddiaeth, eu galluogi i ddechrau eu prosiectau eu hunain, neu i roi cyngor ac arbenigedd i’w helpu i fynd ychydig ymhellach yn eu harfer.

FREE TEAM ACTIVITIES SIGN UP! FOLLOW US! GWEITHGAREDDAU TEAM AM DDIM COFRESTRWCH! DILYNWCH NI!

These include Critical Chinwag, FACEBOOK.COM/NTWTEAM Stories of the Streets, Head to the National Theatre Wales Workout & Skill Swap and more! Community to create your profile… Ewch i Gymuned National Theatre SEARCH TWITTER #… Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys Critical Wales i greu eich proffil… CHWILIWCH TWITTER #… Chinwag, Stories of the Streets, Workout & Skill Swap a mwy! community.nationaltheatrewales.org #NTWTEAM

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Sit back & relax. Your work is done. Eisteddwch yn ôl ac ymlacio. Mae eich gwaith ar ben. _18 TEAM EDUCATION ADDYSG TEAM

TEAM Education is our way of reaching out to and engaging Addysg TEAM yw eich ffordd o estyn allan i bobl ifanc with young people throughout wales and beyond. Whether ledled cymru a thu hwnt ac ymgysylltu â hwy. P’un a ydych you are in a mainstream school, in alternative education mewn ysgol brif ffrwd, addysg amgen neu wedi gadael or have just left full time schooling and are looking for ysgol llawn amser yn ddiweddar ac yn edrych am gyfeiriad a new direction, we want to work with you: exploring your newydd, rydym am weithio gyda chi: gan archwilio eich creativity and developing artists of the future. creadigrwydd a datblygu artistiaid y dyfodol.

From an intergenerational poetry and photography workshop O weithdy barddoniaeth a ffotograffiaeth rhyng-genhedlaeth for Before I Leave, to a behind the scenes video for ar gyfer Before I Leave, i fideo y tu ôl i’r llenni ar gyfer The Insatiable, Inflatable Candylion, to Roald Dahl inspired The Insatiable Inflatable Candylion, i straeon wedi’u stories with children in Tanzania; we have reached out hysbrydoli gan Roald Dahl gyda phlant yn Tanzania; to young people of all ages and educational backgrounds, rydym wedi estyn allan i bobl o bob oed a chefndir within Wales and internationally. addysgol, yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol.

Currently, we are creating an original performance with Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn creu perfformiad gwreiddiol Ocean Park Academy, a school in , Cardiff. Working gydag Ocean Park Academy, ysgol yn Sblot, Caerdydd. with the school over two terms, NTW is asking the pupils Gan weithio gyda’r ysgol dros ddwy dymor, mae NTW yn to devise their own creative piece. Support for this gofyn i’r disgyblion ddyfeisio eu darn creadigol eu hunain. project has come from the Arts Council Wales’ Creative Mae cefnogaeth ar gyfer y prosiect hwn wedi dod gan Collaboration fund, as part of the Creative Learning gronfa Cydweithio Creadigol Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, through the Arts scheme. fel rhan o’r cynllun Dysgu Creadigol trwy’r Celfyddydau.

Two of our most iconic shows, The Radicalisation of Bradley Mae dwy o’n sioeau mwyaf eiconig, The Radicalisation Manning by Tim Price and Mametz by Owen Sheers, are now of Bradley Manning gan Tim Price a Mametz gan Owen featured on the WJEC A Level Drama Syllabus. To support Sheers, wedi’u cynnwys ym Maes Llafur Drama Safon Uwch students studying the plays and in consultation with the CBAC. I gefnogi myfyrwyr sy’n astudio’r dramâu ac mewn WJEC, the creative teams involved in each production have ymgynghoriad â CBAC, mae’r timau creadigol oedd ynghlwm shared their experiences with us. wrth y ddau gynhyrchiad wedi rhannu eu profiadau gyda ni.

THINGS TO DO… PETHAU I’W GWNEUD… Visit nationaltheatrewales.org/team-education to view our Ewch i nationaltheatrewales.org/team-education i weld ein new resources and to find out more about our work. hadnoddau newydd ac i gael gwybod rhagor am ein gwaith.

If you are 16 or over, then you can already join our online Os ydych yn 16 oed neu’n hyˆn, yna gallwch ymuno â’n network through TEAM nationaltheatrewales.org/team rhwydwaith ar-lein trwy TEAM nationaltheatrewales.org/team

COMMUNITY.NATIONALTHEATREWALES.ORG COMMUNITY.NATIONALTHEATREWALES.ORG If you would like to contact us with ideas about how Os hoffech chi gysylltu â ni gyda syniadau am sut y gallwn we can continue to engage with young people, please barhau i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc, ymunwch â’n grwˆp join our online community group Rethinking Education. cymunedol ar-lein Rethinking Education.

If you work with young people and you have a creative Os ydych yn gweithio gyda phobl ifanc a bod gennych lesson plan or activity that you would like to share, gynllun gwers neu weithgaredd creadigol yr hoffech please do so via our online community group ei rannu, gwnewch hynny trwy ein grwˆp cymuned ar‑lein Resources: A Creative Curriculum. Resources: A Creative Curriculum.

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We operate from a small base in Cardiff’s city centre, Rydym yn gweithio o leoliad bach yng nghanol dinas but we work all over the country, and beyond, using Caerdydd, ond rydym yn gweithio dros y wlad i gyd, Wales’ rich and diverse landscape, its towns, cities a thu hwnt, gan ddefnyddio tirwedd gyfoethog ac and villages, its incredible stories and wealth of amrywiol Cymru, ei threfi a’i phentrefi, ei straeon talent as our inspiration. anhygoel a’i gwledd o dalent yn ysbrydoliaeth i ni.

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