I get knocked down: Leeds’ year of culture rises from the ashes of Brexit
Leeds’ bid to be European capital of culture was scuppered when Britain left the EU – but the city is carrying on regardless with dancing, barn-building and statues to local heroes
October 2021
Arts supremo Kully Thiarai: ‘Break the rules! They need breaking’
The creative director of Leeds 2023 on seeing ‘beyond the chapati pan’ of her working-class background and how British theatre reflects diversity now
December 2018
National Theatre Wales to showcase homegrown talent after backlash
Programme for 2019 features array of Welsh artists amid accusations of English bias
June 2018
A is for 'ah well', F is for fish and chips: show delivers A-Z of Englishness
English, created by National Theatre Wales and Quarantine, is a brainstorm about language and identity
May 2017
From Tata to the NHS: how Kully Thiarai is making theatre for Wales
They both create work that is bold and deeply relevant for local communities, so National Theatre Wales and Kully Thiarai are a perfect fit
August 2016
What inspires Hans Ulrich Obrist and seven other cultural tastemakers
The heads of the Serpentine, Secret Cinema, Glasgow International, the Young Vic and others on how they find fresh talent and new ideas
April 2016
London – the view from outside
On the eve of the mayoral elections, we ask writers, artists and other cultural figures who now live elsewhere to speak some home truths to the capital…
January 2016
Theatre blog
With Kully Thiarai, National Theatre Wales will remain radical and relevant
National Theatre Wales names Kully Thiarai as new artistic director
September 2014
Theatre blog
Kes – the right show in the right place?
A new revival of that old favourite, Kes, underlines the dilemma facing regional theatres: whether to put on plays that will shift tickets – or maybe change lives
January 2011
Cardiff
The Soul Exchange - review
The Soul Exchange will take you on a journey through Butetown in its present and its past - but which are we celebrating?
December 2010
Cardiff
Butetown story told from a taxi
A new theatre performance from National Theatre Wales will take audience members on a trip around Butetown
