CTC Podcasts are an opportunity to you to get the inside track on Clwyd Theatr Cymru's New Play Initiative.

As well as fascinating background to the work of some of Wales most exciting contemporary dramatists and theatre makers we hope these podcasts will provide an excellent resource for aspiring playwrights and students of theatre.

We will post the CTC Podcasts sporadically throughout the 07/08 season. We would welcome suggestions for topics for our podcasts, please email Phillip Breen, director of the CTC New Plays Initiative at phillipbreen@mac.com.

Podcasts one and two are ready to go, by just clicking on the links below...

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Jonathan Lichtenstein, author of 06/07 hit 'Memory', in conversation with new-writing director Phillip Breen, talks about the inspiration for the play, and responses to his work in Wales and New York. He also discusses the writing of his latest play 'The Morning Of Two Lights', a contemporary re-telling of the Isaac and Abraham story, which will be given a rehearsed reading in the CTC film theatre this November.

Duration 36 mins, file size 17Mb

Meredydd Barker talks to Phillip Breen about his 2001 thriller 'The Rabbit', and preparations for 'Two Princes', which will be given its world premiere at Clwyd Theatr Cymru this November. Barker talks about his processes as a writer, his Pembrokeshire upbringing, sculpture and national identity.

Duration 32 mins, file size 15Mb

Manon Eames discusses her career as a writer and adaptor in the English and Welsh Languages. In this our third podcast, Manon discusses her seminal stage adaptation of the Cordell Trilogy, her verbatim play Porth a Byddar, her collaboration with CTC associate director Tim Baker and how her own political convictions are reflected in her work for the stage.

Duration 33 mins, file size 15Mb

Terry Hands discusses his distinguished career as a director of new plays, from his time at RSC right up to his most recent work for Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 2001's 'The Rabbit' and the Wales and off-Broadway hit 'Memory'.