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We had a gorgeous creative week last week making m

We had a gorgeous creative week last week making magic with some of our favourite collaborators for our Right/s R&D! Exploring music video aesthetics, magic tricks, dream set designs and starting points for telling authentic stories!

Big thank you @kalasangam_arts_centre for the space and to our incredible creative and technical teams for their energy, ideas and expertise! ✨

SHOUT OUT TO OUR WORKING CLASS ACTORS: Chifaa, Tha

SHOUT OUT TO OUR WORKING CLASS ACTORS: Chifaa, Thaer and Kate!

Our cast of How to Build a Town, who held & shared the words of our East Cardiff neighbourhood with integrity, care and authenticity. They co-edited the script, met people we interviewed and communicated to our audiences the power of working-class people, our needs, and future possibilities.

In Summer 2024 we worked closely with Cardiff University to tell the story of our East Cardiff neighbourhood through a live performance/ conversation between residents & workers & decision makers.

St Mellons, and some of our neighbouring areas like Trowbridge, regularly rank as some of the most deprived places in Wales. In the media it seems like East Cardiff is either being talked-down or ignored. Despite this, St Mellons has a rich history and is much-loved by residents for our green spaces, abundant birdsong and warm atmosphere.

We worked with Patrick Jones to interview a range of people who would tell us about the neighbourhood. We wanted to know what they loved, how it feels, what's missing and what the future could be. Patrick’s writing took us all the way from the ground to the cosmos!

Our interviews took place the week after the riots across the UK which left an undercurrent of uncertainty and hostility. Our interviews were complex and sometimes hard to hear. What we thought we knew was challenged. It is important to bear witness to people's experiences, and we were glad to have Patrick to capture them faithfully.

On the evening we had 60+ people turn up. Over 80% were local to the area. Thaer, Kate and Chifaa performed scenes based on the stories we heard, and the audience participated in creative tasks designed to capture their responses to what they’d seen.

These conversations brought people in contact with decision makers in Cardiff, seated together around tables in our cosy, homely world created by @evewilson.design We aimed to inspire the audience to think about possibility and change. Change is possible through collaboration. It takes us all.

Yesterday, we spent the day in Port Talbot, catchi

Yesterday, we spent the day in Port Talbot, catching up with some of the brilliant people we worked with on We're Still Here.

Returning to Port Talbot after 8 years was poignant. Our show, 'We're Still Here,' reflected the town's struggle with the threat of steelworks closure. To see this threat now a reality was a stark reminder of how capitalism operates, without care for anyone or anything.

We visited the site where we made the show, now a recycling yard, paid respects at Dic Penderyn's grave, and were reminded of the resilience and power of Welsh activism, past & present.

O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd
Cofiwch Dryweryn

Over the past few months, we have worked with our

Over the past few months, we have worked with our incredible partners @bradfordcravenhcp @healthyminds.bdc and @girlington_community_centre on our new show Still Waiting, bringing our community together to talk about mental health, stigma and barriers, experiences of services, and most importantly solutions, alternatives and ways forward with and for our community.

We talked, sang, danced, shouted, cooked, laughed, ate together and made our demands.

We need to keep listening to each other, hold space for others in our community and not be afraid to reach out if you're struggling. Our friends over at @healthyminds.bdc have some amazing resources on their socials and website for those who may be looking for support ✨

Audition week is here!! 💥💥 This week we're

Audition week is here!! 💥💥

This week we're gunna be all over Bradford hosting auditions for our new show RIGHT/S which is gunna be one of our biggest and most exciting shows to date as part of @bradford_2025

There's workshop auditions in loads of different BD postcodes and we have some in the morning, afternoon and evenings!

You don't have to prepare anything, you only have to attend one audition but we do want to have you for the whole session!

We're looking for:
💥 Young people aged 16-30, NO ACTING EXPERIENCE NEEDED
💥 People who make or love music - no matter the genre! Djs, MCs, bands, singers, musicians, newcomers and established artists are all welcome!
💥 People with opinions or who can talk about politics, youth culture, human rights or criminal justice.

All opportunities are paid £4k for main cast, £1.4k for supporting cast!

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See you this week Bradford 📢📢📢

Calling all compelling storytellers! 📢📢 Com

Calling all compelling storytellers! 📢📢

Common Wealth are looking for a P-T Comms Associate (Bradford) to help share the work of the company.

Deadline Mon 28 Oct, more details and how to apply via link in bio or https://commonwealththeatre.co.uk/common-wealth-about-us/jobs/

We love these photographs taken by @jonpountney a

We love these photographs taken by
@jonpountney at the last Posh Club. They perfectly capture the joy and laughter at our showbiz afternoon tea.

Booking for our Christmas Posh Club opens 5th November, and we're back for our Boutique on 7th November with a fantastic guest act.

We've been reflecting on our wonderful partnership

We've been reflecting on our wonderful partnerships with organisations outside of the arts sector including our pals over at @bradfordcravenhcp who are the brains behind our upcoming show Still Waiting being performed at @girlington_community_centre next week!

Give it a read over on the link in our bio and get in touch with us to dream up our next brilliant partnership project ✨✨✨

In 2017 we worked with Steelworkers in Port Talbot

In 2017 we worked with Steelworkers in Port Talbot to create We’re Still Here with @nationaltheatrewales a performance about the Save Our Steel campaign & the threat of the steelworks closing.

Today the last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot has stopped producing steel - 2800 people will loose their jobs.

Our thoughts are with our friends in Port Talbot, their families & the community. What the news won’t tell you about is the impact it will have on these lives.

Feels important to share this piece of writing from the show today. For the people of Port Talbot.

They are fathers and mothers and daughters and sons. They are wives and husbands. They are neighbours, with skills and wisdom that the closure of industry cannot take away. In their heads they carry knowledge, in their hands their craft. In their hearts they carry love. From their mouths comes their voice. As Gary Keogh (& Dylan Thomas) said - we will not go quietly into the night ♥️

CASTING 💥💥💥 In 11 days we start our audi

CASTING 💥💥💥

In 11 days we start our audition workshops for RIGHT/S!

We're looking for:
✨ Young People 16-30
✨ People who love music! You might be a DJ, MC or musician, you might make music in your bedroom or you might feel like music is a massive part of your life
✨ People who've got opinions or ideas, about politics, our rights and the criminal justice system
✨ People who've never performed in a show before but wanna be a part of something big and aren't afraid of being themselves!

All positions are paid! We'll be out and about at different community centres around Bradford, swipe to find your closest one!

See you there 🚀

Shwmae! Sut wyt ti? Our Welsh language book club h

Shwmae! Sut wyt ti? Our Welsh language book club has started again in Cardiff (Caerdydd!) Come and join us on Wednesdays from 11am- 12pm in our office at Llanrumney Hall.

Clwb Llyfrau Cymraeg is open to everyone, whatever your level of Welsh. For an hour, we read Welsh stories together with a paned (brew)! We have a laugh, encourage each other, and work out what we don't know.

It's free to join, and you don't need to book in advance. There is a lift in the building, and you can reach us by the number 49 or 50 bus.

Our team has been busy building a whole town of ca

Our team has been busy building a whole town of cardboard houses to become part of our How To Build A Town set. How To Build A Town is kicking off on Saturday from 6pm - 8pm at the St Mellons Hub. It's going to look so pretty.

We're thrilled to say that we've been able to add some more tickets!

Everything is free, and you can book your ticket through our EventBrite. For the link check the Booking Links tab in our highlights.

We're really excited to experience some beautiful performances from our actors, to sit down for food with our neighbours, and to talk about what would make our community better. Join us!

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