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Welcome to Chippy Lane’s Podcast, series two the PICTURES / LLUNIAU PROJECT. This series celebrates Welsh and Wales-based writers and their stories. Each episode focuses on a new writer, a personal picture of there’s and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy. SASHAY AWAY Writer: Rhys Warrington Rhys is a writer and actor who grew up in Carmarthenshire is South West Wales and is now based in London. He trained as an actor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has worked extensively in theatre, both regionally and in the West End since he graduated in 2014. His acting credits include: ‘The Mousetrap’ (St Martin’s Theatre) 'Great Expectations’ (Vaudeville Theatre) ‘Praxis Makes Perfect’ (NTW). As a writer his debut play BLUE (★★★★ The Guardian) opened in January 2019 at Chapter Arts Centre. The play was produced by Chippy Lane Productions, a London based theatre company that champions Welsh work in and beyond Wales. Following BLUE Rhys has been working on a film with director Joe Stephenson (Chicken, Mckellen: Playing the Part) about the life of 70s Texan serial killer Dean Corll. Alongside this he has been working on new play ‘Fossils” with director Francesca Goodridge. Rhys is a creative associate of Chippy Lane and is published by Methuen. Performer: Mari IzzardMari is an Actor/Writer from Bridgend, South Wales who trained at RWCMD. She loves telling stories that are full of heart and impacts social dialogue in some way. Credits include: Brian & Charles for Film4 & BFI, Comedy of Errors at Storyhouse/Grosvenor Open Air Theatre, Wolfie for National Theatre Wales, Lord of the Flies for Sherman Theatre/Theatr Clwyd, Pride & Prejudice for Regents Park Open Air Theatre, A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Gwaith/Cartref for S4C. In 2018 she became the inaugural winner of the Violet Burns Playwright Award and is one of the nominees for The Stage Debut Awards 2020 for Best Writer for her original bilingual play HELA. Director: Izzy Rabey Izzy is a Theatre Director, Applied Drama Facilitator (specialising in adolescent mental health and Autism) and Musician originally from Machynlleth in Mid-Wales. She co-founded Run Amok in 2013 with Jonathan Patton and since then has directed numerous productions for the company including a sell-out tour of 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane (2014), Flowers of the Dead Red Sea by Ed Thomas (2014) and Hang by debbie tucker green (2017). Assistant Director credits include: Play/Silence (The Other Room Theatre, 2016), On Bear Ridge (National Theatre Wales/The Royal Court, 2019) and All of It by Alistair McDowall (The Royal Court, 2020). Izzy recently directed Wolfie by Ross Willis for National Theatre Wales’ 2020 ‘Network’ project. Izzy has worked on new writing as a director and applied theatre practitioner in association with Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Sherman Theatre. She is currently Trainee Director at The Royal Court and an Emerging Director with National Theatre Wales. A PC Writer & Performer: Paisley JacksonPaisley Jackson is a Newport Born, London and Wales based actor and writer, graduating from East15 BA Acting, winner of the Laurence Olivier Bursary, Listed by BBC England as a promising writer and represented by Redshaw Management. Paisley’s one woman play Celtic manners, had a two day sold out run at the Tristan Bates Theatre off the West end after winning the John thaw initiative; working class season in association with Actors Awareness, Enabling her to gain attention from various high end production companies in both TV and Theatre. She was Long Listed for the Pint Size Prize Bunker theatre, and reached the top 4% of the BBC England Writers room. Recent Credits Include: Ann Bony and Mary Read /Che Walker, Queens Theatre; Celtic Manners /written and performed by Paisley Jackson, Tristan Bates; Who run the World? /Chippy Lane Production for the Old Red Lion; The Massive /Rebecca Jade Hammond, London Welsh Centre & The Other Room; The Red Fiesta /Alan Harris, The Other Room; ‘COMMA’ TEN/ Kelly Jones, Sherman Theatre. Director: Lisa Diveney Lisa is a Welsh director and was Emerging Director at National Theatre of Wales in 2019. Director credits include Merry F**king Christmas Kids by Kelly Jones (Rapid Write Response,Theatre 503), rehearsed readings include Papatango’s WriteWest, Kath Chandler’s Bird (The Far Away Plays) and a lockdown monologue penned by Rick Allden, starring Andrea Hall, Be Careful What You Show (CompactsUK). Work in development includes plays by Kelly Jones and Michael Currell. Assistant Director credits include Shook (Papatango/Southwark Playhouse), For All I Care (NTW) and The Lucky Spot (RWCMD). She has also assisted on numerous workshops and readings, most recently for Chippy Lane Productions and The Far Away Plays. Lisa has worked extensively as an actor and voice over artist since training at RWCMD. Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition This podcast is generously supported by The Carne Trust.