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PULL-OUT PROGRAMME 01 NATIONAL THEATRE THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING BEHIND THE SCENES THE BEHIND

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National Theatre Wales is pioneering an exciting new Each social network or internet platform is slightly tradition of experimenting with digital and internet different from the others, each with unique opportunities for technologies in theatre. I first worked with the company communication, storytelling, sharing or collaboration. And in 2009, at the very inception of the company, when we that’s what has happened with this show. created the National Theatre Wales Community - a dedicated social network for the company and wider theatre-making The internet lies at the heart of Bradley Manning’s story. community in Wales. The community now has over 3,500 It was the medium of his early obsessions, the site of the HYPER–CONNECTED THEATRE HYPER–CONNECTED members sharing events, opportunities and discussions on actions of which he’s accused. Now it is the place where his every aspect of theatre in and about the country. It has unfolding journey is relayed and discussed among millions, helped to shape the very nature of the new national and it felt right that Tim Price’s play of his story should find company and the developing arts scene in Wales. its way into the online world.

From early experiments with social media in their productions, Our collaboration has created something that we have the company’s first significant success in using internet called hyper-connected theatre, and I hope that you manage platforms to reach and engage audiences was this time last to catch the show online, at nationaltheatrewales.org/ year, when thousands of internet users from 130 countries bradleymanning. It is an experience that we have designed around the world experienced The Passion through a live blog as a native web experience, not merely an adaptation of live at port-talbot.com, where we published videos and updates performance for the screen. from the event as they happened. CCTV cameras and microphones embedded in the set design After The Passion, when National Theatre Wales launched will provide an audiovisual feed of the show, and it will be its second year programme, I met with Artistic Director broadcast live to the world. But this is not television, and John McGrath, to explore new opportunities to develop we have disabled the ‘fullscreen’ option to encourage people our work to bring audiences to live performance through to do more than just simply sit back and watch the show. internet technologies. The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning The internet is about connecting people and information, so was the show that leapt out from the programme as a key alongside the video feed, you can chat to others who are opportunity to do something new and exciting. sharing the experience with you, explore links around the web that have inspired us as the show unfolds and let your There are as many approaches to what is becoming own networks know what’s happening. known as multiplatform or transmedia storytelling as there are projects, with no easy formula having emerged If you’re lucky enough to attend the show in person, we hope yet to dominate the field. The National Theatre in that you will revisit our telling of Bradley’s story online, live-stream high definition videos of their productions to with an experience that we hope will be distinct, unique and cinemas around the country. Social media is used to develop pioneer new frontiers in using the internet alongside theatre. storylines and characters, with varying degrees of success.

My own view, for what it’s worth, is that the design of internet projects working with other storytelling platforms needs to be closely knitted into the creative process, with multiplatform working alongside writers, directors and other designers, and that the work we do online has to work in close harmony with the story that is being told. It should BY TOM BEARDSHAW also pay close attention to the culture and behaviours that MULTIPLATFORM DESIGNER

Photographs: Dan Green / National Theatre Wales are seen in the media platforms being used. 03 NATIONAL THEATRE WALES THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING THE CAST THE CAST THE CAST

MATTHEW AUBREY HARRY FERRIER GWAWR LOADER

Matthew Aubrey trained at the Harry Ferrier trained at Gwawr Loader trained at the Royal Welsh College Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. of Music and Drama (RWCMD).

Theatre credits include: Theatre credits include: Theatre credits include: The Passion (National Theatre Wales & WildWorks); Caravaggio’s Head and After the Storm My People (development workshop) (National Theatre War Horse (National Theatre); Thoroughly Modern (Both Sgript Cymru). Wales); Much Ado About Nothing (Mappa Mundi); King Millie and Love Labour’s Lost (RWCMD). Lear (RWCMD); In The Blood (RWCMD); The Magical Television credits include: Myths of the Mabinogi (National Youth Theatre of Television credits include: The Silence, Monroe, Dr. Who and Young Wales); Cafe Cariad (National Youth ); Privates (Twenty Twenty Television for BBC), Birdsong Dracula (BBC); and I Shouldn’t Be Alive The Merchant of Venice (National Youth Theatre of (WTTV), Gracie (BBC), Framed (BBC) and Sinking of (Discovery Channel). Great Britain). Laconia (Talkback Thames / Teamworx). Film credits include: Television credits include: Film credits include: House of Boys (De Lux Productions), Uned 5 (Antena). Dagenham Girls (Number 9 Films), Nightwatching (Kassander Productions), The Gospel of Us (Rondo Media). Flick (Monster Films) and Calorie Radio credits include: (Screen Academy Wales). The Verb: The Tempest / Y Storm extract (BBC Radio Radio credits include: 3;) Losing Louis (RWCMD); Other Hands (RWCMD); Lemon Meringue Pie (BBC Radio 4). Winner of the Hobsons Prize.

Describe Matthew Aubrey in 3 words: Describe Harry Ferrier in 3 words: Describe Gwawr Loader in 3 words: Five, Foot, Ten Fun loving professional. Loves a laugh.

What gets you up in the morning? What gets you up in the morning? What gets you up in the morning? I try my best to wake up in the afternoons. The 11:59am alarm on my phone....! The thought of being late! I enjoy a kip . Why protest Karl Pilkington for Prime Minister? Why protest about fair Welsh-language PRS? Why protest about the NHS? He is the perfect choice. An absolute genius who Welsh-language music is equally as important as We should all be entitled to free health care. The NHS doesn’t beat around the bush. English-language music and artists in any language is the most efficient medical service in the world, for should be encouraged to produce work of the highest lives saved per pound spent. Could you be a whistleblower? standard. Without fair PRS, Welsh-language artists Could I be a whistleblower? I’d like to think that will not be able to continue to produce high-standard Why is there any need for such people can see the wrong in difficult situations. music to compete with the English-language market monumental change? due to lack of funds. No funds = no Welsh-language If the cap on private patients being treated is lifted, music = lack of modern culture = lack of interest = waiting lists will grow and grow. We are all human lack of spoken Welsh. beings at the end of the day , and the standard of our health care should not be determined by how much Could you be a whistleblower? money we’ve got in the bank. It’s hard to say. I hope I would do what I thought was right in any difficult situation. Could you be a whistleblower? I would like to think so. It’s an incredibly brave thing to do. All depends on what I was blowing the whistle on. #NTW18 @ntwtweets Share your views and join the 04 conversation about the show on Twitter THE CAST THE CAST THE CAST

KYLE REES SION DANIEL YOUNG ANJANA VASAN

Kyle Rees trained at the Royal Scottish Sion Daniel Young trained at the Royal Anjana Vasan trained at at the Royal Welsh Academy of Music & Drama. Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. College of Music and Drama.

Theatre credits include: Theatre credits include: Theatre credits include: The Passion (National Theatre Wales / WildWorks), House of America (Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru); In the Blood and The Stone (RWCMD). Three Sisters, Black Snow, Romeo & Juliet, Llwyth (Tribe) (Sherman Cymru) and Titus A Midsummer’s Night Dream, The American Clock, (Imaginate Festival). Television credits include: Hedda Gabler, Les Miserables, Blood Wedding, Fresh Meat () and Asia at War: Fighting Seussical the Musical, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Television credits include: for India (The History Channel). and Sir, No Sir! Casualty (BBC); Tissues and Issues (BBC Wales); Hotel Eddie (S4C). Radio credits include: Television credits include: The Rules-66 Books (Bush Theatre). The Indian Doctor (BBC), (ITV), The Cut Film credits include: (BBC), and Hollyoaks Later (Lime Pictures), Private Peaceful; Daisy Chain; The Street. Y Pris (S4C). Radio credits include: Film credits include: The Dolls Tea Set (BBC Radio 4), and Hoshiko The Gospel of Us (Rondo Media / Film Agency (BBC Radio). for Wales) and The Spa.

Describe Kyle Rees in 3 words: Describe Sion Daniel Young in 3 words: Describe Anjana Vasan in 3 words: Very! Very! Tired! The window smasher. I love potatoes

What gets you up in the morning? What gets you up in the morning? What gets you up in the morning? Depends on where I went to sleep! My alarm. The promise of potatoes

Why protest about free school dinners? Why protest about returning Blues Why would the Albert Camus quote Well if it’s the law to have to attend school then to the Arms Park? make you protest? there should be dinner provided! Can’t make me Cardiff Arms Park is the real home of the Blues. I don’t think there is any one cause that is more go to school and not feed me?! Simples! important than another. I think the quote is an Could you be a whistleblower? important reminder to us that we must never be Could you be a whistleblower? Until I’m in that position of power I have no way of apathetic when either our own beliefs and convictions No comment until I’ve spoken to my solicitor! knowing what I would feel compelled to do. are threatened or when we witness an injustice done to someone else.

Could you be a whistleblower? Yes. 05 NATIONAL THEATRE WALES THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING Photograph: Dan Green / National Theatre Wales #NTW18 @ntwtweets Share your views and join the 06 conversation about the show on Twitter 07 NATIONAL THEATRE WALES THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING

Writer – Tim Price Director – John E McGrath Designer – Chloe Lamford Lighting Designer – Natasha Chivers Sound Designer – Mike Beer Multi-Platform Designer – Tom Beardshaw Emerging Director – James Doyle-Roberts

Producer – Lucy Davies Assistant Producer – Michael Salmon Production Manager – David Evans Technical Stage Manager – Jacob Gough Company Stage Manager – Fiona Curtis THE CREATIVE TEAM CREATIVE THE Deputy Stage Manager – Gemma Thomas Costume Supervisor and Wardrobe Mistress – Jo Nicholls Production Technician – Matt Gibson AV – Dan Trenchard Promoter – Catherine Paskell Choreographer – Kylie-Ann Smith Vocal Coach – Simon Reeves Military Advisor – Jolyon ‘JJ’ Walker Rehearsal Assistant – Richard Lakos Rehearsal Technical Assistant – Rhodri Hunt

THE CREATIVE TEAM PLEASE NOTE: WOULD LIKE TO THANK:

UKIT Recycling This play is a fictional account which has been Joe Fletcher inspired by a true story. The incidents, characters Chris Brown and all at G39 and timelines have been changed for dramatic Kitty Callister purposes. In some cases, fictitious characters and Cordelia Ashwell incidents have been added to the plot, and the Remy Beasley Alex Beckett words are those imagined by the author. The play Ryan Hacker should not be understood as a biography or any Bethan Witcomb other factual account. Ali Saunders at RWCMD Jon Robins at Mean and Green Lindsay Wood at Script to Screen Cardiff Theatrical Services Stage Sound Services Stage Lighting Services White Light Welsh National Opera D A Redman UKIT Recycling #NTW18 @ntwtweets Share your views and join the 08 conversation about the show on Twitter

TIM PRICE JOHN E MCGRATH TOM BEARDSHAW

Writer Director Multi-platform Designer

Tim Price’s theatre credits include: John E McGrath is Artistic Director Tom Beardshaw is a founding partner For Once (Pentabus, Hampstead of National Theatre Wales. Previously of NativeHQ, a social media agency Theatre and national tour) Salt Root Artistic Director of Contact Theatre, based in Cardiff. Tom has worked with and Roe (Donmar Warehouse, Trafalgar Manchester, John trained in New York, National Theatre Wales since 2009 Studios), Demos (Traverse Theatre) Will where he was also Associate Director developing their online community and and George shortlisted for the Verity of Mabou Mines. In 2005, he was the digital life of shows such as Love Bargate Award 2011, and Café Cariad awarded the NESTA Cultural Leadership Steals us From Loneliness and The (National Youth Theatre of Wales). Award. He directed National Theatre Passion in . He studied Social Wales’ inaugural production, A Good Anthropology at the London School The Donmar Warehouse has been Night Out In The Valleys, in March 2010, of Economics, Social Ethics at Cardiff nominated for the Olivier Award for and Love Steals Us from Loneliness in University and Multiplatform Production Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate October 2010. at the University of Glamorgan. Theatre for Salt Root and Roe.

JAMES DOYLE-ROBERTS CHLOE LAMFORD MIKE BEER NATASHA CHIVERS

Emerging Director Designer Sound Designer Lighting Designer

I started my career in performing Chloe’s designs for theatre include: Mike started his career at the Sherman Theatre / Opera credits include: arts on large-scale outdoor shows Salt, Root and Roe (Donmar Theatre Cardiff 1986. Since then he has A Few Man Fridays (Cardboard in Manchester with Dogs of Heaven Warehouse), Disco Pigs and Sus (Young toured Theatre and Corporate events Citizens), Alice in Wonderland (Royal & & Walk The Plank; I went on to train Vic), Knives In Hens, An Appointment worldwide over the last 20 years with Derngate), Judgement Day (Print Room), in Circus schools in London & France With The Wicker Man (National Companies including DV8 Physical 27 and The Wheel (National Theatre and spent a year performing high-wire Theatre of Scotland); The Gate Keeper Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, Bristol Old of Scotland), No Sweat (Generating aerial stunts in The Millennium Dome (Manchester Royal Exchange), Ghost Vic, Diversions Dance, West Yorkshire Company), One Monkey Don’t Stop The central arena show. My introduction to Story (Sky Arts Live Drama), Britannicus Playhouse, Birmingham Stage, Theatr Show (Eclipse Theatre), Happy Days physical theatre came from devising (Wilton’s Music Hall), My Romantic Clwyd, Act Productions, Fiery Angel, (Sheffield Crucible), Chekhov in Hell & performing four separate characters History (Crucible, Sheffield/ Bush), Theatre Gwynedd, Imagination, Sony, (Plymouth Theatre Royal), And The for Theatre de Complicite co-founders Joseph K, The Kreutzer Sonata (Gate), and Ford Motor Car Company. Horse You Rode In On (Told By An Kathryn Hunter & Marcello Magni in Songs from a Hotel Bedroom (Linbury Idiot), Zaide (Classical Opera/Sadlers their production of Aristophanes “The Studio ROH + Tour), It Felt Empty… Mike’s designs include: Wells), The House of Bernarda Alba, Birds” at London’s National Theatre. (Clean Break, installation at Arcola’s Coasting and Treasure Island (Bristol Empty/Miracle Men, Home and Mary Studio K), Everything Must Go! and This old Vic), A Provincial Life, The Passion, Stuart (National Theatre of Scotland), Since returning to my home town of Wide Night (Soho Theatre), The Mother Love Steals Us From Loneliness and Statement of Regret (National Theatre), Cardiff, I co-founded Citrus Arts to Ship, How to Tell the Monsters from the The Persians (National Theatre Wales), Sunday in the Park With George create touring works and collaborate Misfits (Birmingham Rep), The Country Deffro’r Gwanwyn (Theatr Genedlaethol (Wyndhams Theatre), The Wolves with artists from broader disciplines, (Salisbury Playhouse), Desire Lines, The Cymru), BFG (Fiery Angel), Great in the Walls (NTS/Improbable), That on shows which sit between Theatre, Snow Queen (Sherman, Cardiff), Small Expectations (Aberystwyth Art Centre), Face (Royal Court Theatre/West End), Circus and Dance. I’m currently Miracle (Tricycle/ Mercury, Colchester- Desire Lines, The Borrowers and Merlin Playhouse Creatures and Jerusalem developing a circus ensemble show Best Design TMA awards), The Wild (The Sherman Theatre Company), The (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Othello, “Take Your Seats!” for London’s National Party (Rosie Kay Dance Company) Firework Maker’s Daughter and Danny Dirty Wonderland, Pool (No Water), Theatre, whilst Citrus Arts will later and The Shy Gas Man (Southwark the Champion of the World (Birmingham Peepshow, Hymns and Sell-Out this year be working in association with Playhouse). Stage Company), Single Spies, Legal (Frantic Assembly). Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru on their Fictions and The Importance of Being tented touring production “Y Storm”. Designs for opera include: Earnest (The Theatre Royal Bath), Don Dance credits include: Working on NTW18 has been a great The Magic Flute (English Touring Opera), Quixote (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Electric Hotel (Sadlers Wells/Fuel), learning experience for me - many War and Peace (Scottish Opera/ Royal Much of Mike’s work for the last 5 God’s Garden (Arthur Pita/Open thanks to a brilliant team. Scottish Academy of Music and Drama), years has been with Stage Sound Heart/Linbury), Electric Counterpoint The Cunning Little Vixen, Orpheus in the Services, working as Sound designer (Royal Opera House) and Scattered Underworld (Royal College of Music) and production consultant on Theatre (Motionhouse-Tour/QEH). and La Calisto (Early Opera Company). and Corporate events. Natasha won a Theatre Award UK in 2011 for Happy Days (Best Design) and an Olivier Award in 2007 for Sunday in The Park With George (Best Lighting Design). 09 NATIONAL THEATRE WALES THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING

MARK HAYWARD

ALRICH WILSON

CAROLE BLADE

LYNETTE FORD

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU PROTEST? MAKE YOU WOULD WHAT DAN KING

STEVEN GRESTY

SEDEEK AMEER

TOM BEARDSHAW Photographs: Dan Green / National Theatre Wales #NTW18 @ntwtweets Share your views and join the 010 conversation about the show on Twitter

ROXY MILEON

ALI AL-SUDANI JOHN E MCGRATH

LOUIS LUK

LIA MOUTSELOU

BEN ALLEN SABRINA DEARBORA

MUSTAFA AMEER

MALCOLM MCROBBIE

DANIEL DIGE OVEL JAMES DOYLE-ROBERTS

SANDRA HUGHES 011 BRADLEY MANNING TIMELINE KEY SOURCES NATIONAL THEATRE WALES – Internet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court http://www.torproject.org/ #NTW18 @ntwtweets Share your views and join the – Global http://collateralmurder.com/ conversation about the show on Twitter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Manning – Bradley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Lamo

– 1st March: Charged on 22 accounts (including aiding the – YouTube, Google Earth – Google Docs launches enemy - a capital offence) – Wikipedia is Created launched – Web 2.0 Suicide Machine launched to help users – March: A letter from Manning is – 9/11 Attacks remove their content from – iTunes and Skype – 7/7 bombings in London – Facebook becomes released to the press – George W Bush is social networks THE RADICALISATION OFBRADLEYMANNING are launched big in the UK (http://bit.ly/gdnbradletter) US President – TOR, an internet – Bradley is in London – Google Streetview, Kindle – Tony Blair is UK – Obama becomes anonymity tool, at time of the 7/7 and Tumblr launch – April: Found fit to face Prime Minister is launched bombings trying to fly US President Court Martial – October: Invasion of – Iranians protest over to America – ‘Collateral Murder’ video Afghanistan flawed presidential – Iraq Invasion by is made – April: Transferred to medium- USA and UK elections security military prison in Fort – 2nd Year of High School – October: Enrolls with Leavenworth, Kansas – 1st Year at Tasker – October: Sent to Iraq US Military, starts basic Milward VC School – November: First contact training – 16th December: Article 32 with Wikileaks Hearing begins

– Linkedin.com is formed – June: Bradley Manning Support – Dropbox and Group formed – International Criminal Court Spotify launch is established – Facebook and – Wikileaks formed – 20th May: Date of chat log – The Euro currency Flickr launched – The global – Twitter launched released by hacker Adrian is adopted recession begins Lamo, suspected to be contact – 3rd February: Ordered – Saddam Hussein’s statue – Created Angeldyne social to stand trial – Hargreaves report is with Bradley Manning is toppled network for Pembrokeshire - Meets Tyler, starts published – Hargreaves report is – GCSE exam year relationship – Saddam Hussein is – 26th May: Arrested on commissioned Hanged suspicion of passing to review Copyright laws restricted materials – Lives in a truck – 3rd year of High School – July: Begins maximum custody (SATS exams) detention in Marine Corps Brig, – GCSE Subjects Selection Quantico, Virginia