National Theatre Wales

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140 Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2GP, UK

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National Theatre Wales is the English language national theatre of Wales, and the UK’s youngest national theatre company.
It started life as an online community in May 2009, and the company’s first season was announced on 5 November that year. Its first production was staged in March 2010.
National Theatre Wales is renowned for five key things:
· making work with local communities
· pioneering digital work in its productions
· site-specific productions (like its counterpart in Scotland, National Theatre Wales doesn’t have a theatre space of its own)
· working with internationally renowned artists and companies
· in-depth engagement with communities (esp. through TEAM, its network of friends)
The company focuses on the production of work in the English language, rooted in Wales, with an international reach, and aims to build strong relationships with artists, audiences and communities throughout and beyond Wales.[3]
It refers to Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh language national theatre of Wales founded in 2003 as its sister company.
The company’s founding Artistic Director and Chief Executive, John McGrath, was succeeded in 2016 by Kully Thiarai.

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