As one might imagine, our plans for major productions to mark the 75 years have been shelved. We have, however,…
Alexandra Jones: Music Industry Conference For Young People
April 3, 2021BEACONS SUMMIT: The Music Industry Conference For Young People, By Young People I’m Alex and I’m here to tell you…
Ben Lloyd: Torch Theatre in lockdown and beyond
July 24, 2020The past months in lockdown, although incredibly demanding for all involved, have given us an opportunity to plan, to seek…
Tributes to Othniel Smith
April 21, 2020It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Othniel Smith. It is a huge shock…
Nigel Jarrett: New Journal of the Plague Year
April 7, 2020New Journal of the Plague Year As lockdown was imposed, Welsh writer Nigel Jarrett began, at his home in Abergavenny,…
Seiriol Davies: Milky Peaks, Welsh culture and being queer in 21st century Wales
March 15, 2020“Welsh heritage to the left of me, BNP to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with sparkly…
Katie Arnstein: Acting in Sexy Lamp
March 9, 2020My name is Katie Arnstein, I am a 28-year-old actor, writer and musician originally from the West Midlands. I am…
Andy Parsons: Healing the Nation
March 4, 2020Andy Parsons is on a mission with his new stand-up tour. In one simple nutshell, he’s looking to heal this…
Claudia Marciano: Tackling a sensitive subject by running 26.2 miles
February 19, 2020Pregnancy loss is experienced by a great number of women. What the parents go through is rarely discussed and…
Tim Astley: Bringing the 1960s Round the Horne to the stage
February 17, 2020From 1965 to 1968 there wasn’t a bigger radio programme in Britain than the ground-breaking Round the Horne. For…