Creative Non-fiction writing course, a Residential Creative writing course at Ty Newydd, Wales UK 2008

Ty Newydd . Llanystumdwy . Cricieth . Gwynedd LL52 0LW . Wales. UK . 01766 522811 . post@tynewydd.org

Ty Newydd works in partnership with Academi

Course 18

WRITING FOR PERFORMANCE Full
October 26-31• Kaite O'Reilly with Jenny Sealey and Phillip Zarrilli
Guest: John E. McGrath, Artistic Director, National Theatre of Wales

Residential: £495 (single); £435 (shared)

An unusual residency and a rare opportunity to work with a selection of innovative directors, dramaturgs and writers, exploring different starting points, approaches and aesthetics when writing for performance. A writer's work can take different forms, concerns, processes and structures. The week will feature guest practitioners leading a range of practical one day workshops and evening talks on trigger points to creating raw materials, often working in new or non-traditional ways. Kaite O'Reilly, who has worked as writer/dramaturg with all the guest directors, will be the continuum, pulling out links, relating and adapting techniques for participants’ use in their own practice. There will be the opportunity to seed and make new short work both individually and in groups. Examples of practice and video screenings will be shown and scripts will be available.

In partnership with the Drama Association of Wales - This course is open to all but DAW is offering two full bursaries and places at a 10% discount to its members. Applicants should contact Gary Thomas or Teresa Hennessy on 029 2045 2200 or email: info@dramawales.org.uk for details.

Closing date for DAW bursary applications is September 28th.

KAITE O'REILLY's Peeling, directed by Jenny Sealey for Graeae Theatre, was voted Theatre Wales Best Play of 2003. Perfect, co-created and directed by John E. McGrath at Contact, won the 2004 Manchester Evening News best play. The critically acclaimed The Almond and the Seahorse launched the English language productions of Sherman Cymru and was directed by Phillip Zarrilli in 2008. Kaite has won other awards for her writing, including the Peggy Ramsay Award and a 2008-9 Creative Wales major award. As a mentor and tutor, she has developed writers for Soho Theatre, Writernet, Birmingham Rep, North West Playwrights, Contact, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Glamorgan and Exeter Universities, amongst others. www.kaitereilly.com

JENNY SEALEY is the Artistic Director of Graeae Theatre. She has been developing writers and new writing for 15 years using a diversity of artistically acessible aesthetics which ensures each new work has its own unique spin.
www.graeae.org

PHILLIP ZARRILLI recently directed the world premiere of Kaite O'Reilly's The Almond and the Seahorse for Sherman Cymru. He is internationally known for training actors in psychophysical process. His most recent book is Psychophysical Acting: An Iintercultural Approach after Stanislavski.
www.phillipzarrilli.com

The Drama Association of Wales (DAW), exists to provide and increase opportunities for people to be creatively involved in drama. DAW operates the UK National Drama Library from its premises in Cardiff and sends scripts and theatre books on hire to members worldwide. As well as the library service, DAW runs training courses and festivals and provides many other services for theatre lovers. As a key function, the Association stimulates and publishes new playwriting; operates a script-reading service, runs an annual one act playwriting competition and has a published catalogue of over seventy plays in print.

The Taliesin Trust Ltd, which runs Ty Newydd, is a Company Limited by Guarantee (no: 2640639) and has Charity status (no: 1004108)