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Bethan Marlow

BETHAN MARLOW

  
Nationality:    Welsh
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Literary Agent:    Berlin Associates  

Bethan's work constantly asks the question "what happens behind closed doors?" Her obsession lies in people's steps- how they got to where they are and why they act the way they do? She casts judgement aside, gets rid of right and wrong and delves into that drak, grey area to find every colour of the rainbow. She was raised in North Wales, went to London to train as an actress and finally found her place as a writer (via countries in South East Asia and Africa!). Theatre credits include "Sgin ti gariad?" (Sherman Cymru) KKK (RSC) and Wales V England (Paines Plough's LATER). Her online credits include Such Tweet Sorrow (RSC), Cei Bach (S4C) and Hatty Rainbow- an online drama that she produced independently on You Tube. Bethan's currently working on NTW's 'the Beach'.

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         0.2625         And What?         Blodyn         Come to Where I am From         Denbeigh         Hearts         Hidden         KKK         On the Beach         Patroiophobia         Queer Christmas, A         Sgen Ti Gariad?         Sgint         Shelley and the Ratman         Tea For Two         True Meaning         Unprotected         Wales v England
0.2625

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Paines Plough, London    

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And What?

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Octgon, Bolton    

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Blodyn

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theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (the Welsh language National theatre) is about to embark on an exciting community project in Gwynedd, north Wales that will bring two communities and two separate locations together to create a unique project based on the story of Blodeuwedd. 'Blodyn', that is being led by the author and director Bethan Marlow, will be created by the people of Blaenau Ffestiniog and Talysarn, Dyffryn Nantlle. 'Blodyn' is a promenade theatre piece that will include art, singing, acting, dancing andmore. It is a unique, modern and relevant version of the Mabinogi tale 'Blodeuwedd'' the local communities will be assisted in creating the piece with the help of artist Anna Fon, musician Gai Toms, choreographer Sarah Mumford and filmmaker Owain Llyr. Bethan Marlow is the author and director and Sara Lloyd will be Associate Director. - http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk

1st Produced:
Talysarn, Wales     13 Jun 2013

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theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

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promensde theatre

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Come to Where I am From

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Sixty one playwrights from across the UK return to their home towns to write plays about the places that shaped them. At 14 theatres from Bristol to Belfast, Cardiff to Coventry and Nottingham to Newcastle, these plays will be performed by the playwrights themselves, coming home to tell their tale. Come To Where I'm From is a theatrical tapestry of the UK, woven by writers asking if home is really where the heart is.

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Paines Plough

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Denbeigh

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A site-specific exploration for a LARP (live action role play) exploring the boundaries of sanity through words, sound and movement.

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1st Produced:
Denbeigh, Wales     2012

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National Theatre Wales WalesLab programme

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Hearts

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One city, 50 writers, 50 plays, 25,000 words. In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we invited fifty emergent playwrights to work with us over the course of our birthday year. the worldwide search for the Traverse Fifty started last September with a challenge to write a 500-word Play for Edinburgh. Of the 630 applications, we selected the most urgent voices to form our Traverse Fifty. In January, these 50 plays were premiered all together, in one epic performance. This August, in the midst of our Festival Fever, we are re-staging these extraordinary plays, over two thrilling nights. This is your chance to see the future.

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5 min play

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Hidden

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explores the lives of young people who are affected by parents with drug or alcohol addictions. the play centres on Andy who is a normal teenager. He's 16, he gets into trouble at school and he wants some extra cash. His twin brother and sister are lovable little puppets and his mother lives in a giant box. He doesn't get on with his step-sister Mel and he doesn't remember what his real dad looks like. their house has a secret that nobody else knows- or if they do, they never talk about it. Social workers are sniffing around, teachers are sticking their noses in and Nan is playing her Playstation. Andy is a normal teenager. Right?

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1st Produced:
The Melville Theatre In The Drama Centre, Penypound, Abergavenny     17 Mar 2012

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Mess Up the Mess Theatre compan

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KKK

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Royal Shakespeare Company    

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On the Beach

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the Beach is a new theatre game, commissioned by National theatre Wales in partnership with Hide&Seek, one of the leading designers of theatre games. theatre games are interactive events in which the audience's experience is determined by their own choices. Participants are given set aims, which they must achieve within the rules of the game. Playfulness and spontaneity are the watchwords. the game will start and end on the beach in Prestatyn. the audience will form teams of six, each with its own identity, and each member will be given an identity card giving details of their own role. the teams will be asked to complete six tasks, each in a separate zone in and around the beach. the tasks will be an test of memory, logic, speed and perception. For example, they might be asked to mix cocktails at a silent disco, compete in a race or match famous faces from the town to their descriptions. the name of the game is to bring back Prestatyn's missing generation, and to answer the question 'what would bring them back'? the team with the most points at the end of the game will be given a chance to make their pitch.
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the show has been created by Rhiannon Cousins, Bethan Marlow And Carl Morris, And is directed by Catherine Paskell

1st Produced:
Prestatyn, North Wales     27 Jul 2010

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National Theatre Wales in partnership with Hide&Seek

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Patroiophobia

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Cityscape is made up of four plays exploring dilemma, deceit and euphoria, inspired by the streets and spires of Cardiff. Four writers have immersed themselves in the city to create these visions of contemporary living in the capital. The featured plays are No Vacancies by Tracy Harris, Patroiophobia by Bethan Marlow, Station by Emily Steele and Deluge by Kit Lambert. Meeting Point  The Big Sleep Hotel, Bute Terrace.

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part of "Cityscape"

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promenade performance

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Queer Christmas, A

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Come and enter our queer world and celebrate the life that exists within it. Join in the experience, go on adventures, meet an array of characters and see what happens behind all those closed doors. The fairies and the soldiers will hold your hand and guide you on your journey. Be entertained by kings, queers and queens. Open your eyes to a world that's been hiding for years. A Queer Christmas' is a celebration of queer life in Swansea.

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1st Produced:
Kings Arms Swansea     06 Dec 2013

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Mess Up The Mess

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Gay, site specific promenade performance

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Sgen Ti Gariad?

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What is a young girl doing in the house of an older man one cold evening? the answer might not be what you think. . .Bethan Marlow looks at two worlds colliding in small town North Wales. (In Welsh)

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part of egin: SpringBoard of new writing

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Sgint

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Caernarfon's no different to anywhere else, right? Ioan Thomas (businessman). The teacher, the Member of Parliament, the entrepreneur and the single mum. When money's tight, who are the winners and who are the losers? Whose voice counts the most? Who can change things? "The more you earn, the more you spend" John (unemployed lorry driver) This Welsh language play shares the real stories of those facing real hardships. It takes an honest and gritty look at the current economic squeeze and what it really means to be skint. "It's all down to money, yeah" Sandra (unemployed)

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Sherman Cymru

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Genre:
Welsh language play

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Shelley and the Ratman

Synopsis:
Experience the story of Shelley, abandoned in the wild woods that surround the magical Castell Coch, performed in the stunning setting of the castle grounds. Why are the animals who used to live so comfortably within the castle surviving in makeshift shelters? Who is the Ratman? Will there be a happy ending?

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TYA pupetts

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Tea For Two

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part of "Wild Lunch 06"

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True Meaning

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Part of "Playlist Christmas". Inspired by "All I Want For Christmas" written by Walter Afanasieff and Maria Carey

1st Produced:
Theatre 503, London     14 Dec 2010

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Unprotected

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When asked about her new play, Bethan Marlow said Unprotected follows Violet, who, having left home embarks on a life with no boundaries, she can now do anything and be anyone - it's like playing a game! But, as soon as she starts playing with that mysterious thing called love she discovers that the lines are blurred, the rules uncertain and a question rises- who's in control?' Follows the lives of a group of people sharing a flat together. On the surface everything appears normal, but behind closed doors things are different and all is not what it seems. . .

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1st Produced:
Wales Millennium Centre's Weston Studio     08 Dec 2010

Organisations:
Velvet ensemble Theatre Company

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Wales v England

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part of "LATER 08"

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Paines Plough

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