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Nicola Heywood Thomas talks to the artists utilizing digital space during the lock-down.She is joined by Lee Johnston, from National Dance Company of Wales, who have released a series of digital events, creating a community for dance online.
Events all over the country are being cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.Nicola Heywood Thomas asks what these sudden closures mean for the arts across Wales.
Nicola Heywood Thomas discovers new artwork inspired by the diaries of Gwen John and discusses touring theatre productions in Wales.She catches up with the award winning, Daf James, whose new play, Tylwyth, is touring Wales.Writer, Seiriol
Nicola Heywood Thomas explores a Welsh play in America, a St David’s Day Concert and a zombie apocalypse!She is joined by BBC National Orchestra of Wales' first female musical director, Lisa Tregale.Patrick Rimes from the Welsh folk group;
For Valentine’s Day, Nicola Heywood Thomas explores a marriage of musical styles as electronic meets classical in composer Sarah Lianne Lewis’ work for new music ensemble UPROAR. There's also a love letter to Hollywood as the North Wales music
On the first Arts Show of 2020, Nicola Heywood Thomas finds out what art organisations across Wales have planned for the year ahead.Nicola chats to four key players in the arts in Wales... Aidan Lang, Director of Welsh National Opera. Tamara
Nicola Heywood Thomas meets professional fight director Kevin McCurdy. For over twenty five years Kevin has been responsible for choreographing fights for stage and screen – from tiny studio theatres to big budget Hollywood productions. He trai
As the year draws to a close, Nicola Heywood Thomas, casts a spotlight on festive music, radio theatre & Swansea, which this year celebrated its golden jubilee: 50 years as a city.Nicola is joined by Adrian Metcalfe from the Lighthouse Theatr
Nicola Heywood Thomas explores the innovative and the new. She is joined by Sherman Theatre’s new artistic director, Joe Murphy, who discusses his plans for 2020.Matt Wright from 4Pi Productions CultVR Lab also joins us, exploring the bounda
Today, Nicola Heywood Thomas is joined by two poets...Emily Hinshelwood, whose new, spoken word album sees her team up with Leading Celtic harpist, Delyth Jenkins and Jonathan Edwards, whose poem, 'Bridge' – was nominated for this years Forwa
Nicola Heywood Thomas visits the studio of Shani Rhys James, one of Wales’ most significant and celebrated artists.Born to a Welsh father and Australian mother she moved to London, from Melbourne, as a child but for the past 30 years has call
Nicola Heywood Thomas discusses comedy, new musicals and meets Wales’ first Children’s Laureate, Eloise Williams.‘Tic Toc’ is based on historic interviews with factory workers from the Women’s Archive Wales. Writer and director, Valmai Jones
Ed Thomas is best known as co-creator of the international hit TV crime drama 'Hinterland'. But now he returns to the theatre with his first stage play for 15 years. 'On Bear Ridge' mixes autobiographical detail with his recurring interest in t
This week, Nicola Heywood Thomas is exploring location, character and identity in art. She is joined by the curator of this year's Llandudno Arts Weekend (LLAWN Festival), Megan Broadmeadow and participating artist, Adam James.Plus actress, s
Nicola Heywood Thomas and guests from the worlds of opera, theatre and art discuss homecomings. Aidan Lang, the new General Director of Welsh National Opera talks about his plans for the company where he started his career. Dame Anne Evans, on
Nicola Heywood Thomas looks to some of this months best festivals, happening across Wales and beyond. She catches up with famous harpist, Catrin Finch, who is being honoured at the National Eisteddfod next week - and talks the blues with singer
Nicola Heywood Thomas explores lyric, language and literature in Wales. She looks ahead to this year’s 50th Fishguard International Music Festival and hears from the chair of the festival, Gillian Green and participating artists, Professor Mere
Nicola Heywood Thomas looks ahead to the Welsh Proms with the events founder, Owain Arwel Hughes. She also catches up with Sean Mathias about his play, 'A Prayer For Wings' at Volcano Theatre, Swansea and as well as exploring this years Llangol
Nicola Heywood Thomas talks about Freedom Season, currently running at the Welsh National Opera. She also finds out more about the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and hears from award-winning author, Clare Mulley.
In front of an audience at the 2019 Hay Festival, Nicola Heywood Thomas and guests discuss the variety of ways that artists, writers and musicians reflect landscapes. Nicola's guests include Gillian Clarke, Richard King, Mary-Ann Constantine an
Nicola Heywood Thomas is joined by storyteller Daniel Morden, flautist Victoria Guise, and artist Marion Cheung, to discuss their work and how the arts can benefit the lives of patients and staff in the health sector. We also hear from Sian Tom
Nicola Heywood Thomas explores the art of sound from original composition, to sound art in the wetland environment, to poetry capturing Merthyr dialect.Nicola talks to composer, Kirsten Evans and violinist, Rakhi Singh, about their part in 'A
Nicola Heywood Thomas attends Diffusion Photography Festival in Cardiff. She meets the Festival's founder, David Drake and composer John Rea who's piece, Atgyfodi, is one of the centrepieces of the Festival, The Bureau of Lost Culture (artists
This week a new writing festival, a new Artistic Director at Wales’ national dance company and an Olivier nominated artist.
On Wales’ National day the focus is music and the positivity it brings to all who participate.
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