Andrew Filmer

Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre reopens: what its seven-year transformation reveals about the future of historic venues Historic theatres are being redeveloped to make them more accessible, socially connected and sustainable, while also preserving their heritage.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Andrew Filmer explains how historic theatres are being redeveloped to make them more accessible, socially connected and sustainable, while also preserving their heritage.

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Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre reopens: what its seven-year transformation reveals about the future of historic venues Historic theatres are being redeveloped to make them more accessible, socially connected and sustainable, while also preserving their heritage.

Here's a piece I wrote for @theconversation.com on the reopening of Glasgow's Citizens Theatre over the weekend: "Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre reopens: what its seven-year transformation reveals about the future of historic venues" theconversation.com/glasgows-cit...
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The project will develop performance interventions that enhance visitor engagement with the ecology of the Waun Las Nature Reserve and the species-level conservation work of the living collections, seed bank, and herbarium.

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This AHRC funded PhD scholarship is a unique opportunity for a theatre or performance maker to develop an innovative practice-based project focused on developing public performance interventions at National Botanic Garden of Wales (NBGW).

We are advertising an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship with the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The application deadline is 30th May 2025.

Absolute pleasure to be involved in this year's @welshcrucible.bsky.social. The first two days in Cardiff were immense - so many interesting people and perspectives. Looking forward to seeing everyone again in a month.

Deadline for applications: 30th May 2025

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This funded PhD scholarship is a unique opportunity for a theatre or performance maker (broadly defined) to develop an innovative practice-based project focused on developing public performance interventions at National Botanic Garden of Wales (NGBW). 2/3

We're advertising a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship hosted by Aberystwyth University with the National Botanic Garden of Wales. 1/3

Culture and sport funding in Wales among the lowest in Europe On 26 March 2025 the Senedd will debate the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee’s report, A decade of cuts: impact of funding reductions for culture an...

The average spend on cultural services in the 24 European countries surveyed (including the UK as a whole) is £215.02 per person. In Wales the figure is £69.68 per person ... This placed Wales second from bottom of the group of 25 nations.

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So good to have Theatre South in Aberystwyth this week, workshopping their play 'The Imaginary Prince of Wales' with our Drama and Theatre students.

A riposte from the margins - Arts Professional In response to Nick Hytner’s recent dismissal of the concerns of a new generation of artists as ‘ill-informed’, Chrissie Tiller argues it is crucial to engage with their desire to envision new ways of...

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Michael Sheen launches the Welsh National Theatre Michael Sheen has today announced the formation of the Welsh National Theatre, with the actor sharing a vision to create world class work from Wales and take it to the world. The Welsh National Theatr...

The re-emergence of the actor-manager in Welsh theatre ... nation.cymru/culture/mich...

Welsh National Theatre
From Wales to the World
Artistic Director: @MichaelSheen
Est. 2025
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Slop Infrastructures 1 & 2 "Maybe the Human Part of Human Connection is Overstated." 💡This week, I'm trying something new. Starting today, and ending on Tuesday, I'll be e-mailing smaller sections of a single piece, Slop Infra...

"AI slop breaks down the inquiry and investigation into the world as it is, replacing the critical landscape with text and image fragments that affirm the world as it is imagined."

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