Feral Monster review – turbulent teen musical at breakneck speed
There’s no shortage of smart ideas in Bethan Marlow’s drama of adolescent awakening in rural Wales, but they whiz by before they really develop
October 2023
‘Deeply shocked’ National Theatre Wales may close in six months after funding cut
The Arts Council of Wales has withdrawn its long-term financial support of the English-language theatre company
March 2022
Petula review – a schoolboy’s quest is out of this world
Petula review – giddy intergalactic voyage ends with a bump
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
June 2021
Lockdown culture
Possible review – as intimate as livestreamed theatre can be
Shôn Dale-Jones’s autobiographical show tells the story of his lockdown through texts, WhatsApp group chats and Zoom calls with loved ones
March 2021
The Guardian view on the 'festival of Brexit': judge it on its results
Editorial: Festival UK 2022 has announced its participants – and there’s no sign of tub-thumping jingoism
August 2019
For All I Care review – the spirit of Nye Bevan breathes life into NHS tale
This vivid production shows both sides of the care system through the eyes of a nurse and a patient
May 2019
Cotton Fingers review – nuanced abortion drama
Cotton Fingers review – abortion ban travelogue ends painfully
January 2019
Stage of the nation: what does it mean to be a national theatre?
The national theatres of Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have all caused a stir about what they represent. How should they reflect a country’s identity?
December 2018
National Theatre Wales to showcase homegrown talent after backlash
Programme for 2019 features array of Welsh artists amid accusations of English bias
November 2018
More than 200 Welsh actors criticise National Theatre Wales's output
Highly critical letter to NTW chair Clive Jones attacks lack of shows and homegrown performers
September 2018
The National Theatre Wales row risks ignoring what audiences think
Gareth Llŷr Evans
An open letter signed by 40 Welsh playwrights criticising NTW doesn’t take into account audiences’ responses to the company’s recent shows
National Theatre Wales is neglecting Welsh talent
Lisa Parry
Audiences crave new Welsh plays but NTW is marginalising our stories. It’s time for a debate about what our national theatre should be
National Theatre Wales accused of favouring English artists
Playwrights and actors write letter claiming NTW is ridding itself of its theatrical identity
July 2018
Come Back Tomorrow review – an emotional love letter to the NHS
As part of the NHS70 celebrations, Roy Williams’ play takes the temperature of the nursing profession, showing us two women, three generations apart but equally angry
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
February 2018
Storm.1: Nothing Remains the Same review – a symphony of creation and ruin
National Theatre Wales’s multimedia adaptation turns Ovid’s Metamorphoses into an environmental parable of cosmic scale and elemental power
September 2017
We’re Still Here review – Port Talbot’s men of steel
A powerful production about the Tata steel plant crisis resonates with the strength of real people’s lives