Local Artists Network.
A space for creatives to connect, collaborate, and support one another.
This isn’t about job opportunities—it’s about building a strong artistic community where ideas, experiences, and inspiration can be shared. Whether you're an actor, writer, director, or creative practitioner, join us to meet like-minded artists and grow together.
Find information on the next sessions & the new Actor's Gym below.
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Local Artist Events
Wrecslam! Rehearsals and Q&A
Thu 24 Jul
15:00-18:00
St David's Building, Mold
Rehearsal Room One
Sit in on rehearsals for Wrecslam!, our upcoming Eisteddfod performance, and take part in an exclusive Q&A with the directors, Daniel Lloyd and Rhian Blythe.
To note: this will be a Welsh language-led event. If you're a Welsh learner and are wondering if the event will be accessible for you, please contact Lucy.
Daniel is a Director, Actor-Musician and Songwriter and was raised in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrecsam. He is the Associate Director at Theatr Clwyd and an associate artist at Theatr na n’Og. Dan trained at East 15 and has over 20 years’ experience working in Theatre, Film, TV and Radio. He is passionate about championing Welsh culture, its language and its unsung heroes and stories.
Dan’s director credits include: Hafan, Cinderella, Constellations, Cytserau, Sleeping Beauty, Truth or Dare, Mother Goose the Rock n Roll panto – all for Theatr Clwyd. Wrecslam!, Rwan Nawr and HaHa (new writing co productions between Theatr Clwyd/Theatr Cymru) Rownd a Rownd (S4C), Miss Wales (in development Theatr Clwyd) Without You - The Badfinger Musical, The White Feather, Arandora Star, Abertawe’n Fflam, The Butterfly Hunter, Far From The Madding Crowd (Theatr na n’Og), Toxic Whispers and Cloudbusting (ACW).
Rhian is Theatr Cymru’s Associate Director. She was a member of Awenau – a mentorship scheme for new directors from Theatr Cymru in 2019 – and since then, she’s directed Byth Bythoedd Amen by Mared Jarman and Swyn by Krystal S. Lowe for Theatr Cymru, as well as Rŵan/Nawr at Eisteddfod 2023 and Ha/Ha last year for Theatr Cymru and Theatr Clwyd. Rhian also directed Enfys by Melangell Dolma, a digital micro-play for BBC Cymru Fyw and Theatr Cymru, Croendena by Mared Llywelyn for Frân Wen, and Helo?! and Noson yn y Glwys for WAVDA.
Actor's Gyms
A space for actors at all stages of experience to explore, play and grow.
Led by Resident Trainee Director Dena Davies, these semi-regular workshops will use published plays as a foundation to dive into new skills, explore some text and work your acting muscle in a supportive environment.
Details of sessions, playtexts and sign-up deadlines available below. Copies of the script will be circulated with attendees 48 hours before each session.
Wed 16 Jul, 2.30-5.30pm
Text: Parliament Square by James Fritz (more info below)
Sign-up deadline: 14 July, 10am
Wed 30 Jul, 6-9pm
Text:A series of public apologies by John Donnelly
Signup deadline: 28 July, 10am
Parliament Square by James Fritz
Parliament Square by James Fritz was one of the winners of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and was produced to critical acclaim at the Royal Exchange Theatre (Manchester) and Bush Theatre (London), directed by Jude Christian.
How far would you go for what you believe in?
Kat gets up one morning, leaves her family behind and travels to London to carry out an act that will change her life and, she hopes, everyone else’s. For those it touches, their lives will never be the same. But what, in the end, are the real consequences of her actions? Raw, disturbing and compassionate, James Fritz’s searingly powerful play forces a confrontation with some of the most urgent questions we face. What can one individual do to effect change? And where do we choose to draw the line between absolute commitment and dangerous obsession?
"A hugely original, intricate work… a harrowing exploration of the void between feeling something, and taking action... fast-paced and almost physically painful to watch."
Time Out
"This intense play is a call to action… [has] such a timely vitality... there are few playwrights working in Britain today whose work is as slick and unsettling as James Fritz’s."
Exeunt Magazine
Content warning - this piece has depictions of self-harm and self-immolation and strong language