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Introducing our new cohort of fantastic Associate Artists who will join the Sherman. They will act as both trusted advisors to our Artistic Director Francesca Goodridge and as ambassadors for the theatre. Our Associate Artists are: Azuka Oforka, Daf James, Dyfan Jones, Hannah McPake, Hayley Grindle, Jess Williams, Mared Jarman, Patricia Logue, Rhys Warrington and Suzanne Packer

Dyma gyflwyno ein carfan newydd o Artistiaid Cyswllt gwych a fydd yn ymuno â'r Sherman. Byddant yn gweithredu fel cynghorwyr dibynadwy i'n Cyfarwyddwr Artistig Francesca Goodridge, ac fel llysgenhadon ar gyfer y theatr. Ein Hartistiaid Cyswllt yw: Azuka Oforka, Daf James, Dyfan Jones, Hannah McPake, Hayley Grindle, Jess Williams, Mared Jarman, Patricia Logue, Rhys Warrington and Suzanne Packer

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽 Welsh Voices. New York City.

What a night celebrating the extraordinary talent coming out of Wales.

We were incredibly proud to take three brilliant Welsh writers — Emily White, Azuka Oforka and Katie Payne — to New York, sharing their work as part of the US–Wales Cultural Partnerships Reception at the British Consulate General in Manhattan.

Extracts from their plays were brought to life by an outstanding cast including Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher and Harrison Tipping, putting Welsh new writing in front of an international audience.

It was a chance to celebrate stories rooted in Welsh identity, class, place and experience, and to show the ambition, originality and talent of artists working in Wales today.

We were also delighted to share the evening with our friends at Welsh National Opera and Theatr Cymru— a brilliant showcase of creativity from our small but mighty nation.

A huge diolch to British Council Wales for supporting the trip, to Emily, Azuka and Katie for taking their words across the pond, and to the actors who gave those words a voice.

From Wales to New York — and, we hope, far beyond. 🌎
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽 Lleisiau Cymraeg. Efrog Newydd.
Am noson arbennig yn dathlu’r dalent eithriadol sy’n dod o Gymru.

Roeddem yn hynod falch o fynd ag Emily White, Azuka Oforka a Katie Payne i Efrog Newydd i rannu eu gwaith fel rhan o Dderbyniad Partneriaethau Diwylliannol UDA–Cymru yng Nghonswliaeth Gyffredinol Prydain ym Manhattan.

Daeth darnau o’u gwaith yn fyw drwy berfformiadau gan Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher a Harrison Tipping, gan gyflwyno gwaith newydd o Gymru i gynulleidfa ryngwladol.

Roedd yn gyfle i ddathlu straeon sydd wedi’u gwreiddio mewn hunaniaeth, dosbarth, lle a phrofiad Cymreig, ac i ddangos uchelgais, gwreiddioldeb a thalent artistiaid Cymru.

Roedd yn bleser rhannu’r noson gyda’n ffrindiau yn Welsh National Opera a Theatr Cymru, gan ddangos creadigrwydd ein cenedl fach ond nerthol.

Diolch enfawr i British Council Wales am gefnogi’r daith, ac i Emily, Azuka, Katie a’r actorion am ddod â’r geiriau hynny yn fyw.

O Gymru i Efrog Newydd — ac, rydym yn gobeithio, ymhell y tu hwnt. 🌎
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That Last Summer | Richard Burton Company | Writer Azuka Oforka | Director Lee Lyfod 🛹
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