Stage Duke Al Durham
Spoken word poet and award-winner Duke Al Durham discovered he had Type 1 diabetes in late 2017. Already a keen writer since the age of 11, this spurred Duke to perform spoken word poetry and rap on his diagnosis as well as living with OCD, collected in his first published release, Bittersweet. More re- cently, Duke has been inspired by nature and loneliness in his latest poetry collec- tion, LOST.
Tom Bevan Assistant Producer at Theatr Clwyd, Tom
Bevan is also fresh from being a touring cast member of Florence Espeut-Nick- less’ Destiny. After a month’s residency at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and touring the solo theatre show across 21 UK ven- ues, Tom has additionally been awarded a Stage One bursary to fund his next pro- ject, Jessie’s Tattoo Club, a gig-theatre show inspired by the UK’s first female tattoo artist Jessie Knight.
Connor Allen Grime artist and Children’s Laure-
ate Connor Allen’s first grime/theatre mashup Making Of A Monster took the WMC by storm in November. It’s a com- bo we don’t often see in theatre, one that resonates with groups who find it hard to fit into everyday society. Fashioned from a blog post of his, titled “I am enough: the impact of absent fathers”, Allen’s work with young people, and now thea- tre, feels constructive and hopeful.
Blaze of Glory 1950s-set Welsh National Opera produc-
Tom Bevan
tion Blaze Of Glory follows a group of Valleys miners after a mining disaster, leading to a series of unlikelier events: kidnapping a yodeller, taking part in an historic transatlantic link-up with Paul Robeson and blazing a trail (geddit?) to the Eisteddfod… all while celebrating the land of song. Set for performanc- es across February and March, it’s got potential to be one of those operas that crosses over to a wider audience.
Pijin
Based on the award-winning novel Pi- geon by Alys Conran and adapted for the stage by Bethan Marlow (Made In Wales, Afiach), Pijin (Pigeon) pines to leave a troubled home, escaping reality with his imagination until his life is sud- denly turned upside down. Pijin will be shown across Welsh theatres in February and March, with both Welsh and English speakers and captions across all perfor- mances.
Gwïon Morris Jones [far left]
Film & TV Gwïon Morris Jones
Duke Al Durham
Securing his first TV appearance in S4C’s Dal Y Mellt, Gwïon Morris Jones’ central role as Carbo in the six-part adaptation of Iwan ‘Iwcs’ Roberts’ novel looks to be leaving a mark on Sunday night audienc- es. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama graduate will be continuing his string of TV roles in 2023 with tech drama Itopia and Masters Of The Air.
Matthew David Creator of Skinny Fat, which was run-
ner-up at this year’s Iris Prize, Matthew David wrote and directed the five-minute Welsh LGBTQ+ comedy drama to bring attention to abusive partners and body dys- morphia. Writing about shopping trips with his mum, Matthew also stars as a man try- ing on clothes while his supportive mother, Hi-de-Hi!’s Ruth Madoc, offers advice and support to a son dealing with an abusive re- lationship.
Lee Haven Jones Welsh-language ‘lyrical’ horror Gwledd/
Connor Allen
The Feast earned itself UK and US recog- nition in 2022 – a first for the now-feature film director Lee Haven Jones, following past acting roles for stage and screen and directing Doctor Who and Vera. After an age in dialogue-based TV, Jones wanted to focus on the quieter, more visual side of things, drawing on the rich mythology of Wales at the hands of a disturbing presence preying on a family at their home in the mountains.
Chloe Fairweather Breakthrough winner at this year’s Welsh
Blaze Of Glory
BAFTAs, Chloe Fairweather is the produc- er of Dying To Divorce, a docuseries filmed over the course of five years which takes viewers into the heart of gender-based vi- olence in Turkey. Specialising in the more intimate and sensitive side of filmmaking, Dying To Divorce captures women stand- ing up for themselves as Turkey’s society begins to fall apart.
Steeltown Murders New factual crime drama written by Ed
Whitmore (Manhunt, Safe House), Steel- town Murders is four part-drama set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, and starring Life On Mars’ Philip Glenister and Gavin & Stacey’s Steffan Rhodri. The drama, which relives a hunt for a serial killer who murdered young women in Port Talbot, will showcase Welsh talent both in front of and behind the camera, filmed across south Wales.
Pijin Steeltown Murders 17 Matthew David
Lee Haven Jones
Chloe Fairweather
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