Nation Cymru: Interview: Tori Lyons and Eleri B. Jones on their new play ‘My Normal F**king Sex Life’

While working on her debut play, My Normal F**king Sex Life, Tori Lyons discovered something important: she is, and always has been, a clown...

Feature | 20.05.2026

Nation Cymru: Interview: Writer Connor Allen on his new play ‘Forgiveness of a Monster’

Connor Allen has played himself before. First came The Making of a Monster, an autobiographical masterwork that was both a poetic dissection of identity and a high-octane grime musical...

Feature | 08.05.2026

Nation Cymru: Barry filmmaker Isaac Atkin-Mayne on his debut documentary

In 2006, following the death of his mother, Barry legend Rick Canty faced eviction from the home that he once shared with her... 

Feature | 08.03.2026

Nation Cymru: Marc Antolin, the Welsh star lighting up London’s West End

Much is made of Port Talbot’s big three – Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen (or, as Rob Brydon is keen to point out to Steve Coogan on their sitcom, The Trip, “the big four!”)...

Feature | 22.02.2026

Nation Cymru: Interview - Hannah McPake on 'Alice: Return to Wonderland'

Actor, writer and director Hannah McPake is no stranger to reinventing classic children’s stories...

Feature | 07.12.2025

Nation Cymru: Writer Matthew Barry on his new BBC One thriller The Guest

Welsh screenwriter Matthew Barry looks set for another hit. After the huge success of his 2023 one-off drama Men Up, he’s now captivating...

Feature | 07.09.2025

Nation Cymru: Baby groups, MI5 and Aberystwyth: Mothercover, a brand-new audio drama series

Baby groups, MI5 and Aberystwyth – the unlikely trio of ingredients that make up the recipe of Mothercover, a brand-new BBC audio drama...

Feature | 28.08.2025

Nation Cymru: Keiron Self and Kevin Jones on their new comedy ‘Martin Decker: DAD’

When Kevin Jones and Keiron Self first started to experiment with their comic character ‘Martin Decker’ – an awkward, oblivious but gold...

Feature | 01.06.2025

Nation Cymru: Rebecca Jade Hammond on her new play ‘Hot Chicks’

Rebecca Jade Hammond’s new play ‘Hot Chicks’ explores how organised crime groups abuse, manipulate and exploit young people through the practice of County Lines...

Feature | 01.04.2025

Chortle: Should you be watching G'wed?

G’wed has been a tremendous success for ITVX. Sold as Gen Z’s answer to The Inbetweeners, it spawned healthy reviews, a pleading feature in The Guardian declaring it to be... 

Feature | 06.02.2025

Nation Cymru: Writer Gary Owen on reimagining A Christmas Carol with a Welsh twist

Whether he’s transporting Euripides’ Iphigenia to Splott, Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard to Pembrokeshire or Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to...

Feature | 10.12.2024

Nation Cymru: Writer Hefin Robinson on his new horror play Pontypool

When I first heard that Wales Millennium Centre were producing a new horror play set to premiere across Halloween, I was eager to hear more. But I soon discovered that the more you learn...

Feature | 03.11.2024

Nation Cymru: Gemma Prangle discusses her bold and moving new play, Splinter 

Gemma Prangle’s new play Splinter, performing this week at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, marks her debut as a writer. Set in an imagined forest space.... 

Feature | 16.09.2024

Nation Cymru: Welsh National Opera launch new community engagement project with Rakie Ayola

On the anniversary of the public unrest that occurred in Ely and Caerau in 2023, Welsh National Opera has launched a new community engagement project... 

Feature | 24.05.2024

Plays to See: In Conversation with Matt Hartley

Rhys John Edwards meets writer Matt Hartley to discuss his latest play The Wife of Cyncoed, currently playing at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff...  

Feature | 15.03.2024

Nation Cymru: Meet the artists behind a new immersive exhibition

This month, a new audio and visual installation is inviting participants to embark on a sensory journey into the natural world...  

Feature | 13.02.2024

Wales Arts Review: Men Up - Matthew Barry in conversation

Rhys John Edwards talks to Welsh writer Matthew Barry about his brand new drama, Men Up, set to premiere this weekend which tells the story of the first clinical trial of Viagra in 1990’s Swansea...

Feature | 29.12.2023

Welsh Agenda: La mamma morta: Tackling HIV Stigma with Opera

Welsh National Opera recently took inspiration from an iconic Hollywood movie with the release of a new short film to mark World Aids Day, La mamma morta...

Feature | 08.12.2023