Words/Music: Lost Boys & Fairies; Tylwyth; On the Other Hand, We're Happy; My Mother Taught Me How to Sing; Llwyth;
@sueonthebus
; insta
@dafjameswrites
I'm so moved and grateful for all the messages. To those communities this show represents; and to everyone who made this show, diolch. It's a beautiful thing that we can make a show about love, with love; and have people respond with love.
#lostboysandfairies
Thanks everyone for your beautiful messages. I've been avoiding here because I was terrified, but was encouraged to have a look. I'm so glad I did. I'm so touched by the outpouring of love for the show. Taking a short break from here, but DIOLCH. With love.
#lostboysandfairies
Delighted to be able to call the Sherman my home. Wrth fy modd bod y Sherman yn gartref swyddogol i mi. Wishing Joe all the best with his first season. So glad to be part of it.
Daf James is Sherman Theatre's Writer in Residence. Daf said “I’m utterly delighted that I'm able to continue my long lasting relationship with the Sherman as Writer in Residence. The Sherman continues to go from strength to strength; I feel blessed calling this theatre my home”.
That’s a wrap on
#lostboys
! Thank you
@ducksoupfilms
and the entire remarkable cast and crew. I should be better at this as a writer, but words are not enough right now. Diolch x
What an honour it's been to collaborate with such exceptional people from across the world on
@TigerBayMusical
. Feel bereft today but so bloody proud of what's been achieved so far; and the love, emotion and energy it took to get us there. You audiences were also extraordinary.
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT📣
We're extremely excited to announce 'Tylwyth' by
@Dafydd__James
, our new co-production with
@ShermanTheatre
touring this spring!
📆 On tour: 10 March - 4 April 2020
More:
#Tylwyth
Dwi am ddiolch am yr ymateb syfrdanol i
#Tylwyth
mor belled. Ac i bawb ynghlwm da'r gwaith. Roedd gweld y llwythi'n dod ynghyd i ddathlu – boed LGBT, yr hen a'r ifanc, y cymraeg a'r di-gymraeg, yn fenwod ac yn ddynion – wedi llonni fy nghalon. Love is 'a story worth telling'.
If you’re thinking of going for this, DO IT! After countless rejections over a decade I wasn’t going to apply until Helen Perry from
@bbcwritersroom
convinced me it was worth a shot. Of course, it could have been otherwise, but if you’ve got energy to pick yourself up: GO AGAIN!
Applications for our Pilot opportunity for credited and/or agented writers are now open until noon on Tue 26th Sept 📣
Writer Daf James explains how his upcoming
@BBCOne
drama Lost Boys and Fairies was developed with
@ducksoupfilms
as part of the scheme
@dafydd__james
I want to thank everyone for the astounding reaction to
#Tylwyth
so far. And to everyone involved. Seeing the various 'tribes' come together in celebration – LGBT, young and old, Welsh and non-Welsh speakers, women and men – was utterly joyful. Love is a 'story worth telling'.
Sad news about the tour but a MASSIVE thank you to everyone involved, especially the choirs who didn't get a chance to perform. But this is not the end! We will rise again.
#Tylwyth
will return.
Newyddion trist am y daith, ond diolch ENFAWR i bawb ynghlwm da'r gwaith, yn enwedig y corau na chafodd y cyfle i ymddangos. Ond nid dyma'r diwedd! Fe godwn eto. Mi fydd
#Tylwyth
yn dychwelyd.
📢 Casting news! Sion Daniel Young, Fra Fee, Elizabeth Berrington, Sharon D Clarke and Maria Doyle Kennedy star in new BBC drama Lost Boys and Fairies
Learn more ➡️
You know when you are feeling absolutely unhinged, so you try and shake yourself out of it by having a nice shower, only to be greeted by your cat dragging its arse along your bedroom carpet and leaving a massive trail of poo. That.
Daf James' hit play returns. Tylwyth, at the Sherman from 26-30 Sept and then on tour.
We're delighted to be working with
@TheatrGenCymru
to give audiences another opportunity to experience this brilliant play.
@Dafydd__James
@ArwelGruffydd
.
Book now:
Ma' nhw'n dweud na ddylsech chi gwrdd â'ch arwyr. Roedd cwrdd â Iola Gregory gynta mor fendigedig a chyfoethog a'i dylanwad arna i fel artist. Ac mae ôl ei mawrder yn ein diwylliant, ac i'w weld mor amlwg yn ei phlant.
🎉🙌
Mae ymarferion
#Tylwyth
wedi dechrau ac mae'n grêt cael pawb at ei gilydd, a chael croeso cynnes gan ein cyd-gynhyrchwyr
@ShermanTheatre
#Tylwyth
rehearsals have started and it's great to have everyone together with such a warm welcome from our co-producers
@ShermanTheatre
Big up i Cor Corlan yn Llanboidy es i weld neithiwr. Wrth fy modd 'da nhw a Ceirios ei harweinydd. Dwi nawr yng Nghaerfyrddin i ymweld a
@CorSeingar
. Mae fel choral speed dating cendlaethol ond dwi ishe priodi nhw gyd.
📣CYHOEDDIAD / ANNOUNCEMENT📣
Ry'n ni'n falch iawn o rannu'r cast a thîm creadigol anhygoel fydd yn rhan o
#Tylwyth
gan
@Dafydd__James
!
We're really excited to share the amazing
#Tylwyth
cast and creatives with you!
Mwy / More:
I’m so, so chuffed for
@Bethan_Mai
and
@YnyrIfan
and the phenomenal
@Rogue_Jones
. They’re unique and funny and profound and moving. I love it when an award goes to extraordinary humans.
@ducksoupfilms
enjoyed the moment of glory as Lost Boys & Fairies had its premier as a Berlinale Selects. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house at the end of the screening - the audience had laughed and cried and reported a tremendous response to this unique & very special drama.
Last chance to catch
#tylwyth
@ShermanTheatre
tonight before it heads on tour with
@TheatrGenCymru
. DIOLCH for all the tweets and amazing response. Ac i’r cast a’r crew ac
@ArwelGruffydd
. What a remarkable llwyth to have as part of my theatre tylwyth.
Mor hapus! So happy that ‘Jac a’r Angel’ won the children and young people’s prize (Welsh-language) in the Wales Book of the Year Award. All my thanks on insta
@dafjameswrites
. But huge congratulations to the other nominees and winners, especially
@marigeorge2
and
#tombullough
!
10 mlynedd nol gwrddes i â Côr y Pentan uwchben wine bar yn y Wyddgrug tra'n paratoi i Llwyth. Degawd yn ddiweddarach they're back! Diolch am y croeso ar fy stop cynta ar fy nhaith o gwmpas corau Cymru. Edrych mlaen i gwrdd â'r gweddill
@TheatrGenCymru
@ShermanTheatre
#Tylwyth
Mae'r llythyr mae prifathro
@YsgolTreganna
weds sgwennu at y plant yn egluro pam na all profion cendlaethol fesur eu gwerth yn hollol biwtiffwl. The letter my children's hea has written to his pupils about why national tests can't measure their value is utterly beautiful. Diolch.
So am I! And that the stars aligned so that the incredible director
@JamesKentDir
, who happens to be one of the kindest humans I know, agreed to birth and nurture this baby with me!
Really excited i rannu bydd
#jacarangel
yn cael ei chyhoeddi gan
@YLolfa
Tachwedd 13. Diolch enfawr i llyfrgelloedd cymru am roi sylw i'r gwaith. Lluniau AMAZING gan
@Bethan_Mai
of
@welshmusicprize
fame. Her illustrations are as good as her music!
Thank you to everyone who worked on this and made it possible; all Sue’s old friends who came again; and all of her new ones whom she likes very much. She’s absolutely delighted with what happened between us all during her time
@ShermanTheatre
and can’t wait to see you again ❤️
Ma’r clip yn dweud y cyfan
@YCwmni
. Gwefreiddiol ac emosyniol. Nath wylio’r cast ifanc, talentog gyffwrdd fi i’r byw. Hats off
@BransDavies
,
@AngharadLee
a’r tîm. A’r
@Urdd
. Chi’n neud gwaith radical a phwysig. Teithiwch hi os oes modd, i Gymru gyfan gael clywed eu cân ❤️!
⭐SGWRS DAN Y LLOER 'STEDDFOD - ELIN FFLUR & DAF JAMES🎪
... Cyfle i chi fod yn y gynulleidfa
📅Dydd Llun, Awst 5ed
⌚2pm
📍SINEMAES
@elinfflur
yn sgwrsio â'r dramodydd a'r cerddor swynodd ni'i gyd hefo'i gyfres fawr, Lost Boys and Fairies ar BBC 1 Prydain 'leni,
📣CYHOEDDIAD📣
Ry'n ni'n gyffrous iawn i gyhoeddi 'Tylwyth' gan
@Dafydd__James
ein cyd-gynhyrchiad newydd gyda
@ShermanTheatre
fydd ar daith yn y gwanwyn!
📆 Ar daith: 10 Mawrth - 4 Ebrill 2020
Mwy:
#Tylwyth
I’m in the process of starting to instagram on
@dafjameswrites
. Come and follow me and watch me make a mess of things. It’s seems very complicated. And I feel OLD. I’m terrible with so much choice 🤣
Diolch i bawb/Thank you everyone who messaged and tweeted about 'My Mother Taught Me How to Sing' and 'Graveyards In My Closet'! If you missed them, they are both available now on BBC Sounds.
Tocynnau ar gyfer
#Tylwyth
yn dechrau gwerthu allan wythnos nesa. Prynwch docyn os chi'n bwriadu dod. Tickets for
#Tylwyth
are beginning to sell out next week, get a ticket if you're hoping to come.
Theatre can transform tensions productively. Do we need to positively engage with our own history of colonisation and internal language divisions, wyneb yn wyneb, to be truly global artists? I think I do. 3/3
Mor chuffed bod Jac a’r Angel ar y rhestr fer! So chuffed that ‘Jac a’r Angel’ has made the Wales Book of the Year Award shortlist. In such brilliant company too.
Rhestr Fer Llyfr y Flwyddyn 2024: Gwobr Plant a Phobl Ifanc Bute Energy
📚 Y Nendyrau, Seran Dolma (Gwasg y Bwthyn)
📚 Astronot yn yr Atig, Megan Angharad Hunter (Y Lolfa)
📚 Jac a’r Angel, Daf James (Y Lolfa)
#LLYF24
Dawnsio gwerin a
@bethanmarlow
. My happy place! Diolch
@MotherTongues
for highlighting the wonderful breadth of languages and stories which exist in the UK.
“Queer As Folk Dancing” (Welsh) written by
@bethanmarlow
and
@Dafydd__James
.
Inspired by true events, a gang of LGBTQ+ dance novices form a Welsh folk-dancing troupe. Their goal? To compete at the prestigious and seemingly straight National Eisteddfod. Losing is not an option.
TODAY IN ROUNDABOUT:
7.45pm - ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE HAPPY by
@Dafydd__James
★★★★★ 'Quite simply a triumph. An honest, beautifully tender story' TheatreWeekly
Hwre massive i
@YsgolTreganna
sy'n dathlu diwrnod yr enfys heddi i hyrwyddo ein holl hunaniaethau amryliw! Diolch
@MissEJones3
, y Prifathro a'r tîm rheoli. Ni mor lwcus bod ein plant yn eich dwylo chi.
I know it's thorny territory, ond beth am freuddwydio/dream? Integrated artistiaid? Un theatr genedlaethol of many voices, rooted in our cultural heritage, but giving llais/voice to a multi-lingual nation. 2/3
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to this tribe. It's been fifteen years since the journey from Llwyth to
#Tylwyth
first began. And so the journey continues...
🌝'Ydyn, mae'r Duwiau yn ein mysg ni heno. Yn y rhai sydd wedi mynd, y rhai sydd yma o hyd, a’r rhai sydd eto i ddod.'🎇
🎭17 perfformiad. 8 lleoliad. 6 actor. Un tim creadigol gwych, sgript anhygoel. I bob un sydd wedi helpu i ddod a
#Tylwyth
@Dafydd__James
yn fyw: DIOLCH💗
Rhagfyr 1af hapus i chi! Yn disgwyl mla’n i ddarllen pennod 1 o Jac a’r Angel i’r plant ar ddiwrnod cynta’r adfent. O’r diwedd, dwi di sgwennu stori sy’n addas iddynt heb iaith gref na misdemeanours 🤣
@Bethan_Mai
@YLolfa
Roedd Daf James yn westai ar
@HenoS4Cneithiwr
yn siarad am ei nofel newydd i blant, Jac a'r Angel!
Gwyliwch y sgwrs eto, mae'r sgwrs yn cychwyn 6 munud i mewn>
Mae Jac a'r Angel (9 i 13 oed) ar gael nawr, £7.99
@LlyfrDaFabBooks
#Nadolig
Roedd
@BransDavies
yn lais pwysig ac insightful ar ddechre fy ngyrfa tra’n sgwennu Llwyth.
@aliceeklund_
yn lais pwysig ac insightful ar waith wi’n datblygu ar hyn o bryd. Dwy Gymraes ffantastic yn arwain ar ein llenyddiaeth. This is brilliant for Welsh drama and for Wales.
(1/2) The new Literary Department at Sherman Theatre moves a step closer today with the announcement of the team. We are thrilled to share the news that
@BransDavies
will join us as Literary Manager and
@aliceeklund_
joins us as Literary Associate.
I cannot overstate how wonderful
@AdoptionWales
are. If you are considering adopting please get in touch. It's such a brilliant, transformative, beautiful thing. And they have been, and continue to be, magnificent collaborators.
Today's the day! Our first ever national advertising campaign goes live this evening. We've had funding from
@WelshGovernment
to help find adoptive families for children across Wales who are waiting the longest to be adopted.
#ImagineWhereYouCouldTakeThem
Wedi joio gweld Rhinoseros ddoe
@TheatrGenCymru
. Fel pob drama dda sy’n aros yn berthnasol mae’n cynnig gymaint o ogwyddau gwahanol: themau oesol a cyfredol. Gret gweld theatr corfforol/gwaith corws/bouffon a ‘abswrdiaeth’ yn plethu ‘fyd. The Lecoq boy in me was wrth ei fodd!
Look at these beauties! Both casts of the Welsh language version of Spring Awakening (Deffro'r Gwanwyn) we did back in 2011/2012 have reunited to raise money for
@TarianCymru
. Go to their Facebook page to donate and see full video of Haf ein Hiraeth/The song of purple summer
💐The rumours are true… SUE IS BACK! 🌳
Award-winning Sue returns to preview a brand new show: Songs From Across the Sueniverse. On sale NOW
@ShermanTheatre
Hey loverz!
Guess what? I am coming to
@sohotheatre
at the end of next month with
#Lovecraft
!
In between Valentines day and St David’s day, I’m going to be banging on about the neuroscience of luurve!
Please bring all your mates for a cwtch 💛💖❤️💙💜
As part of this healthy dialogue, we need to talk about how an integrated theatr iaith Gymraeg and a non-Welsh language theatre might look? As long as we have 2 national theatres, ACW/CCC encourage a 'that's what they do', a 'ni a nhw' mode of thinking 1/3
*Casting Opportunity* Please share far and wide.
This is a wonderful opportunity for a young Welsh boy to appear in a fantastic new 3 x part series for BBC. 🏴
#bbccasting
#childcasting
#kidscasting
Mae gymaint wedi newid i Aneurin dros y deng mlynedd diwethaf. A all Aneurin gadw ei dyddiau diofal yn y gorffennol neu bydd y demtasiwn yn rhy gryf i'w anwybyddu?
Gwyliwch y trelar ar gyfer
#Tylwyth
nawr - trowch y sain i fyny yn uchel! 🔊
@TheatrGenCymru
And boy did she smash it. Hilarious, honest and poignant; and she can sing, and carry off a peaked cap. I salute you in awe and wonder. Ti a dy fronnau/ddoniau. x
Wedi mwynhau’n arw yn rhannu Jac a’r Angel gyda blwyddyn 5
@YsgolTreganna
(ac ambell i westeion arbennig o flwyddyn 4!) Wir dduw, odd eu cwestiynau nhw mor ddifyr. Gan gynnwys cwestiynau am y lluniau
@Bethan_Mai
. Nofelwyr, dramodwyr ac arlunwyr y dyfodol byd siwr!
#Blwyddyn5treg
wrth eu bodd cael sgwrs gan yr awdur
@Dafydd__James
heddiw am ei lyfr newydd arbennig cyntaf i blant ‘Jac a’r angel’-DIOLCH 🤩
Year 5 loved meeting the author
@Dafydd__James
today and enjoyed a reading from his fabulous new book “Jac a’r Angel’-DIOLCH 🤩
@YLolfa
Ac o waelod calon, diolch i'r duwiau amdanoch i gyd. Mae'n siwrne bymtheg mlynedd o ddechre Llwyth i ffarwelio â
#Tylwyth
. Diolch eneidiau hoff gytûn am rodio gyda fi. Ac mae'r siwrnau yn parhau...
🌝'Ydyn, mae'r Duwiau yn ein mysg ni heno. Yn y rhai sydd wedi mynd, y rhai sydd yma o hyd, a’r rhai sydd eto i ddod.'🎇
🎭17 perfformiad. 8 lleoliad. 6 actor. Un tim creadigol gwych, sgript anhygoel. I bob un sydd wedi helpu i ddod a
#Tylwyth
@Dafydd__James
yn fyw: DIOLCH💗
✨Cyhoeddiad✨
Bydd Tylwyth yn ôl ac ar daith yn yr hydref!
Cyd-gynhyrchiad rhwng
@TheatrGenCymru
a
@ShermanTheatre
sy’n dod ag Aneurin, Rhys, Gareth a Dada ynghyd unwaith eto, dros ddegawd ers y ddrama arloesol ‘Llwyth’.
Tocynnau + mwy o fanylion ar ein gwefan👇
The arts are being cut everywhere. This insidious erosion of what makes us beautifully human and what empowers empathy must be stopped. Please sign!
Petition: Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure
I just watched Becoming with
@MichelleObama
and sobbed, loud and ugly. If you're feeling a bit sad I heartily recommend it! So wonderful to remember what hope looks and feels like.
Wrth fy modd da
@RealShanCothi
ar
@BBCRadioCymru
. Mae wastad yn neud fi deimlo mor hapus. And all that with a dodgy mic! Bydde Mam Aberteifi yn thrilled bod hi wedi cael repeat broadcast 'fyd. Diolch am gael fi.
🎉Dyma’r llyfrau gwych sydd wedi cyrraedd rhestr fer categori cynradd gwobrau Tir na n-Og 2024!
🔹Jac a’r Angel - Dafydd James (Y Lolfa)
🔹Wyneb yn Wyneb - Sioned Wyn Roberts
(Atebol)
🔹Mari a Mrs Cloch - Caryl Lewis (Y Lolfa)
🔹Y Gragen - Casia Wiliam (Barddas)
#TNNO2024
Help
@WalesArtsReview
raise money for an emergency bursary fund for the freelancers and artists of Wales who have seen their income hit by cancelled projects due to
#coronavirusuk
. Please share and donate.
Really enjoyed
#feralmonster
for lots of reasons but especially
@bethanmarlow
‘s script and rhymes, the cast and the beats. Congratulations to all involved.
#1
…
Also very moving to recognise we’ve come a long way. And it’s not always straightforward, and it’s not always linear progress. We side-swipe and circle. But we are moving forwards. And what a celebration of that this is.
@NTWtweets
@bethanmarlow
#feralmonster
Mae corau lleol o gymunedau ledled Cymru yn paratoi i gymryd rhan ym mherfformiadau o
#Tylwyth
yn Theatr y Sherman ac ar daith. Dyma Awdur a Chyfansoddwr y ddrama Daf James yn ymweld â
@CorSeingar
yn ystod ymarferion. Darganfyddwch fwy:
Llun: Aled Llywelyn
Deeply saddened to hear this. He was a beautiful presence, I always enjoyed hearing his take on things and he made such a significant contribution to the arts in Wales.
Heartbreaking news that Othniel Smith has died. He was a fantastic writer, a much loved and admired critic and a true gent. I can’t picture an audience without him. Just heartbreaking.
Double Vision is a really exciting step for
@gagglebabble1
. Loved its technical daring and how the company continues to experiment with form and music. Can't wait to see what they do with this show next.
Very proud to see Tylwyth by
@Dafydd__James
- our co-production with
@ShermanTheatre
- in
@WalesArtsReview
's Top 10 for 2020. Diolch o galon!
Congratulations to all the other productions and to everyone who's been making theatre during this challenging year 🙌
We just couldn’t let go! Due to popular demand, performances of
@Dafydd__James
’ “On The Other Hand, We’re Happy” have been extended at the
#MatrixTheatre
through May 8.
#OnTheOtherHand
#LAThtr
If you haven’t seen it, grab your tickets now→