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Ancient tales brought alive for 21stC


THEinimitableDevil’s Violin companywill open their autumn tour by bringinganew story- telling experience to Wales next month, the first of several per- formances here. Slickand spell- binding, fewthe-


atrical experiences come close to this


superbly crafted show whichbrings the ancient


art of storytelling firmly into the 21st Century. Directed by Sally Cookson, ALove Like Salt unlocks forgotten folk tales thatinspired some of English litera- ture’s greatest works – Shakespeare’s King


Lear and Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale and Wife of Bath’s Tale – and The Devil’s


Violin takes them on a voyage of discovery. Chapter Arts,October 10. Tickets £12/£10/£8, from029 2031 4400 or www.chapter.org


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Horsing around at theatre


ITWASannounced this week thatthe National Theatre’s award-winning production ofWarHorse will come toWales as it embarks on a10-month, nine-venue tour of theUK and Ireland. The tour will begin on September 27, 2013, visitingWales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on June 18 –July 19, 2014. Seen by over 2.4 million people worldwide since its premiere at the National Theatre in 2007,WarHorse will visit the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Birmingham Hippodrome; The Lowry in Salford Quays, the Festival Theatre,Edinburgh; The


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Mayflower Theatre, Southampton; Bord Gáis EnergyTheatre,Dublin, Sunderland Empire; the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford andWales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. National Theatre produc-


er Chris Harper said: “We are delighted thatour pro- duction ofWarHorse will soon be touring theUKand visiting Dublin and we are particularly thrilled that the tour opens at in Devon, where the playisset.” Conrad Lynch, artistic director ofWales Millennium Centre says: “We’ve been eager- ly awaiting theUKtour ofWar Horse here at the cen- tre after its huge suc- cess at The


AWARDWINNING PRODUCTION: War Horse


National Theatre,inthe West End and on Broadway.Iamthrilled to announce thatthis epic production will be coming to Cardiffaspart of aseries of events thatwill take place acrossWales to mark the centenary of the First WorldWar in 2014, our 10th year.” WarHorse is the powerful story of ayoung boycalled Albert and his beloved horse,Joey,who has been requisitioned to fight for the English in the First WorldWar.Caught in enemycrossfire,Joey ends up serving on both sides during the warbefore land- ing in no man’s land, while Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find


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TICKETS forCentre Stage Cymru’s pro- duction of Godspell are nowavailableto purchase.With music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, this excit- ing presentation takes place at the Dolman Theatre between October 31 and November 3. All tickets forthe showare £10 and


www.blaenaugwentvenues.com


can be purchased via the Dolman Theatre website or in person at the Dolman Theatre BoxOffice whichis open every Saturdaybetween 11 and 2. This does not incur abooking fee.The BoxOffice is accessible via the main front doors of the theatre at the KingswayCentre. There is astar package whichoffers a special price of £20 per person which includes aticket to the show, atour backstage and meeting the cast after the show. The Star package can be booked by calling 01633 881382. Special ticket rates forgroup book- ings availableonrequest.


his horse and bring him home.Atale of courage, loyalty,WarHorse features ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, whichbrings breathing and galloping horses to life on stage. WarHorse is based on a


novel by Michael Morpurgo,adapted by Nick Stafford and presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris,itisdesigned by Rae Smith, lighting is by Paule Constableandmove- ment and horse choreogra- phybyTobySedgwick. The puppetry directors are Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler,with video design


by 59 Productions Ltd, song-making by John Tams,music by Adrian Sutton and sound by Christopher Shutt. Nowinits fourth year in London’s West End,War Horse consistentlyattracts sell-out houses at the New London Theatre.War Horse is produced on tour by the National Theatre – www.warhorseonstage.co m


Tickets go on general sale


on November 30, 2012. Wales Millennium Centre Promise Members can buy tickets in advance,from October2,2012. www.wmc.org.uk/Member ship/ Tickets range from £20 to £50. PremiumSeats are also available. To book visitwww.wmc.org


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