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Gull
The play centres on the lives of the Esposito family, who are trying to come to terms with the disappearance of their youngest family member Jonah. In their desperate search for answers the family have created an alternative daily existence, where all of life's incidents become mystically linked.

The play is set in post-industrial South Wales and examines the lives of ordinary people coming to terms with the loss of community, livelihood and their place in society. The play touches on the issues that concern our changing industrial landscape, where an explosion in the steel works can trigger changes in the fortunes and identity of a town.

This play is published by Sgriptcymru and is available from : Sgriptcymru, Chapter, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE.

This play is published by Sherman Cymru (Sgriptcymru) and the Welsh Book Council.

Gull by Michael Waters
Gull – Alex Beckett
Mal – Matthew Bulgo
Grace -Catherine Morris
Mother – Marylin Darby
Goldie – John North
Girl/Barmaid – Lowri Sallis Lewis

Directed by - Michael Waters & Nikki Neale
Designer – Hillary Statts
Lighting Design – Mark Satchel
Video Projection – Ruairi Mclaren

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Stella Time
A sharp new comedy that gives us an insight into the hopes, fears and aspirations of Twentieth Century man coming to terms with Twenty First Century attitudes.

Alun has been waiting for this night for as long as he can remember. Keith isn't sure what to expect and the laughing and the aftershave frighten him to death. Vince knows how it will all turn out - he has nothing left to chance. Ed will be happy if he can get through the night without having to explain everything. Follow the four men as they remember how they arrived at these times. Some things just happen to you, some things you want to forget and some things we still dream about…

…there are good times, there are bad times but tonight can only be one time! Its Stella time.

Stellatime – by Michael Waters
Vince – David Rees Talbot
Alun – Matthew Bulgo
Kieth – Lee Mengo
Eddy – Simon Neehan

Director – Michael Waters
Movement – Nikki Neale
Costume – Jo Allison
Lighting Design – Mark Satchel

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St Abdul's Picturedrome
Can you remember when this was something else?
What's a building anyway? Did you want to get married? Are the films really as good as they used to be? Did we really promise to look after each other for ever? In here? Where are the desperate souls sharing their silence? Are you hungry? Drink more first. Drink much more first. Hottest thing on the menu please!

Antic Corporation's new play commissioned by Swansea Fringe Festival takes us inside the walls of a city church that closed when the people stopped attending. It became a cinema, but that didn't work so it became a cinema for adults only.

Some people came back, but not enough. Now it is going to be an Indian Resteraunt and the last meeting place for some of the building's ghosts.

St Abdul’s Picturedrome
Written and Directed by Michael Waters
Tammy – Catherine Morris
Gills – Craig Russell
John – Peter Richards
Video Projection - Aimee Tim

St Abdul's

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The Secret of Belonging
How far do you have to travel to find a place where you belong. What are you willing to sacrifice to be the artist you think you can be? Friendships, family and a home you will never return to.

The Secret of Belonging explores the life of Josef Herman, "Jo Bach" to the people of Ystradgynlais. It tells the tale of an outwardly gregarious man, a lover of good conversation, an inspirational teacher who found his spiritual home in Wales.

"I stayed here because I found ALL I required. I arrived as a stranger for a fortnight - the fortnight became eleven years."

Based on the true facts of Herman's life, The Secret of Belonging explores the quest for inspiration, the struggle to find a style and the search for a home. In Michael Waters’ new play, this intimate story is filled with warmth, laughter and poignancy. It depicts an artist at work, in anguish and at peace, as Herman finds, in the small community, his muse - the Welsh Miner.

They became his fascination, his focus and his universal metaphor for the "working man".

The Secret of Belonging by Michael Waters
Josef Herman - Michael Geary
The Women - Crisian Emmanuel
The Man - Matthew Bulgo

Directors - Michael Waters & Nikki Neale
Designer - Hillary Statts
Lighting Design - Mark Satchel
Video Projection - Aimee Timm

St Abdul's

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