Future thinking in Wales

A five-year project to help up-and-coming theatre companies and artists explore new ideas is being launched by National Theatre Wales with a £483,000 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. ‘WalesLab’ will give theatre practitioners a chance to develop their ideas in locations across Wales. They will receive guidance from NTW and then share their work online and at artist ‘summer camps’. Up to 240 artists will be reached through the programme over the five-year period, with many more benefitting through online elements. NTW’s Artistic Director John McGrath said: “It’s an exciting way to support emerging artists and explore the future of theatre”, and called the funding “a huge vote of confidence”.