Month: February 2014

Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category

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Some insight on the recent Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category

A Young Critics Blog

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Theatre Critics of Wales Awards 2014: Selecting the Best Playwright in the English Language Category

by Phil Morris

The Wales Arts Review readily acknowledges the importance of Guy O’Donnell’s development work with young and ‘third-age’ critics, through his Bridgend-based projects, as we believe that creativity thrives and standards of practice improve in a climate of informed critical debate. We have also proudly supported the Theatre Critics of Wales Awards, which Guy and the Young Critics founded last year, as a forum that brings a welcome focus to recent exciting developments in the Welsh performing arts.

There are those who criticise awards events as exercises in mutual backslapping and marketing, those for whom the very notion of judging artistic work is too highly subjective and reductive. The language of awards categories is unhelpful here – can it really be said that one play is objectively better than others? Of course not…

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Feeling Wicked

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Wicked The Musical
Bord Gais Energy Theatre

Review by Deirdre Wray
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This musical was as amazing as it was when I saw it in the Apollo Victoria theatre in London in 2012.

Two amazing actresses, Niki Davis Jones and Emily Tierney played the roles of Galinda and Elpheba. They were both powerful singers and interpreted the roles very well in their own ways.
The dragon was just as good and the costumes and dancing were also spectacular.

It is a real family musical, which shows the background to the story of the Wizard of Oz and what really happens and who is evil after all.

If you haven’t seen it yet I would recommend it hugely. Although tickets can be pricey because it’s the Bord Gais you may find some cheap seats left but even if you did pay top price it is well worth it.

5 stars from my sisters and me and I’m sure from others as well.

Performance reviewed on Jan 3rd and posted Feb 12th  2014
Deirdre Wray was a participant on NAYD Young Critics 2013