Written by Rachael Boulton, National Theatre Wales emerging director.
See The Good Earth in the Weston Studio, 16 & 17 April, 8pm.
Wedi’i ysgrifennu gan Rachael Boulton, cyfarwyddwraig newydd National Theatre Wales.
The development of our piece first started last November, when I submitted an idea to the centre’s Incubator programme. If you don’t know too much about Incubator, it’s a programme that nurtures new work, giving emerging artists a safe environment to try out and develop their ideas.I didn’t quite know what the outcome of the piece would be at the time, but I definitely knew that I needed five exceptional actors with a passion for play and improvisation to work with me, and help bring this story to life.
The story is inspired by true events that took place in Wales back in the seventies. Nestled in a small ex mining community near Tredegar, a group of villagers fought to save their homes and mountain against outside forces for almost twenty years.Using this as a springboard for our story, we worked as an ensemble for ten days to create fictional characters, improvising dozens of scenes each day before discovering the plot.
Since then, Wales Millennium Centre partnered up with us to coproduce the next stage of development, while RCT theatre’s, Arts Council Wales and the National Lottery Fund also came on board to support our development. We’re thrilled, to say the very least!
We’re now embarking on our second stage of R&D, devising for 15 days, before presenting our work in the Weston Studio on the 16th and 17th of April. I can’t wait to get back in the rehearsal room with such a brave, generous and talented ensemble, and while working from scratch with no script is beyond challenging, it’s possibly the most rewarding.
The Good Earth combines Welsh song, physical theatre and new writing, resulting in an hour of explosive and moving new theatre. Well, that’s what we’re saying on the tin, but, we’d love to get your feedback on the piece, so please come on down and chat to us after the show. Or, if that’s not your thing, you can tweet your thoughts to #thegoodearth.
We’ll be posting updates, footage and photo’s from the rehearsal room over the next few weeks, so ‘til then I’ll say, “Ta’ra for now then.”
Read more here... http://fragments.ie/people/rachael
The Good Earth is a new play in development by National Theatre Wales’ emerging director Rachael Boulton, co produced by Wales Millennium Centre. Devised by Fragments and directed by National Theatre Wales’ emerging director Rachael Boulton.
“Moving on every level”
Audience Feedback from Incubator 2013 / Adborth Gan Gynulleidfa Deori 2013
Darn newydd sydd wedi ei gynhyrchu a’i ddatblygu ar y cyd â Chanolfan Mileniwm Cymru yw The Good Earth. Mewn cydweithrediad â Gwasanaethau Diwylliannol RCT ac wedi ei gefnogi gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Wedi’i greu gan Fragments a’i gyfarwyddo gan gyfarwyddwr addawol National Theatre Wales Rachael Boulton.
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