10 January 2025 - Actor Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales
‘I’m bursting with ideas’: Michael Sheen launches new national theatre for Wales
Steven Morris (The Guardian, 10/01/2025)
Michael Sheen, a global star of screen and stage, is spearheading a new national theatre for Wales, promising to create big, bold plays that bring vital stories about his homeland to life.
Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales
Lorna Prichard (BBC News, 10/01/2025)
Hollywood actor Michael Sheen is funding a new theatre company to fill the gap left by the folding of National Theatre Wales.
Michael Sheen announces exciting new role and says it's 'a new dawn'
Branwen Jones (WalesOnline, 10/01/2024)
The Welsh actor Michael Sheen has announced he has taken on a new role as the artistic director for the new institution, Welsh National Theatre.
National Theatre Wales has officially ceased to exist
Branwen Jones (WalesOnline, 18/12/2024)
The National Theatre Wales (NTW) has now formally ceased to exist several months after its £1.6m a year Welsh Government funding was pulled in its entirety.
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