DIRTY PROTEST

29/09/2026

📌Join in Person at Tŷ Pawb or Hybrid on Zoom.

Thurs. 01.10.2026 |
International Collaboration, Networking & Showcase Wrexham

🎤 Panel Talks & Networking 2pm until 6pm
🎙️ Making of the Wild Sky Performance Showcase 6pm until 8pm

Come and join DIRTY PROTEST with Tŷ Pawb, and established and emerging artistic producers working across Wales and internationally for a day discussing artistic collaboration, funding opportunities and partnership working between Wales and the world.

Iau. 01.10.2026 |
Cydweithio Rhyngwladol, Rhwydweithio ac Arddangosfa Wrecsam

🎤 Sgyrsiau a Rhwydweithio: 2yp – 6yp
🎙️ Dangosiad Perfformiad 'Making of the Wild Sky': 6yp – 8yp

Dewch i ymuno â Dirty Protest a Tŷ Pawb, ynghyd â chynhyrchwyr artistig sefydledig ac sy'n dod i'r amlwg sy'n gweithio ledled Cymru ac yn rhyngwladol, am ddiwrnod o drafod cydweithio artistig, cyfleoedd ariannu a gweithio mewn partneriaeth rhwng Cymru a gweddill y byd.


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22/09/2026

Important 📢 influence arts sector development in Wales! Freelancers and arts workers within organisations can input into Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Business and Operational Needs of the Arts Sector in Wales survey. Deadline is now: Wednesday 23 September. "The purpose is to understand the skills, training and development support that organisations and individuals need to succeed. This research will play a central role in strengthening the Welsh arts ecosystem." Delivered by Counterculture Partnership LLP

28/08/2026

So thrilled for our friends Theatr Iolo - this is a gorgeous show for young children and shows exactly how our artistic director wishes to wake up - so there's loads in the show for adults too-wit-to-woo!

Songs, physical comedy and clever design come together in Theatr Iolo’s adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s offbeat story, aimed at over-fives

27/08/2026

What a ride! A snapshot into what’s to come for next year 🪩

🎵 yes to for the sick lyricism
✨ Content Creation as always thanks to
💥 We had a blast with you

To the mega audience for the support!

Supported by ZOO venues, Arts Council of Wales, Wales Arts International, National Lottery and Welsh Government

15/06/2026

This week we are international delegates in Oulu, Northern Finland which is this year's European Capital of Culture, to find out how they developed, delivered and programmed their year of culture. The themes for are Culture Climate Change and PLAY
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After being part of the UK City of Culture bid by leading the Creative Conversations, talking to over 1200 people across the county borough about what they need and want from Wrecsam's UK City of Culture bid which has the theme of PLAY, it's been inspiring to both share our insights and learn from our European colleagues' ways of working.

Oulu is also a city of MARKETS, manufacturing and waterways! We can see there is so much synergy between Wrecsam and Oulu!

Thank you to Wales Arts International Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru Welsh Government for your strategic funding support for us to represent Wales and Wrexham on a global stage, taking Wales to the world through attending the IETM plenary.

Our artistic director Catherine Paskell and artistic associate Natasha Borton are in Oulu all week to build partnerships, connect to new networks, and create sustainable project pathways to connect Wrexham, Wales, the wider UK and our international colleagues.

15/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇰🇿 Last week, for two weeks, we were in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We co-curated our festival of new performance linking Wales, the UK and Kazakhstan with our friends Action Literally.
Here are some of our photographic highlights

Allvalidation Festival 2026
New Performance Festival of Integrated Works
Almaty, Kazakhstan
29 May - 4 June 2026
Co-curated by Dirty Protest Dirty Protest Theatre and Action Literally Действие буквально
Supported by British Council Kazakhstan & britisharts

Guest artists and performances by:

Tower of Babel by Action Literally

A Message for the Future by Crescendorious , Brigitte Aphrodite Quiet Boy

Living Legends (and Dead Ones Too) by Crescendorious

Choo Choo by StammerMouth

AfterGlow by Anna Seymour & Mirabelle Haddon

A World in Line by Emma-Jayne (Jones) Holmes M.A.

Plus workshops, talks and interactive masterclasses

Panel discussion hosted at Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture with the support of British Embassy in Tajikistan to bring delegate Parviz Said of Gender Equality for Inclusive Development & SANO IMPACT HUB based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to share their practice alongside Catherine Paskell of Dirty Protest, Ольга Султанова of Action Literally, Nye Russell-Thompson of StammerMouth, adamdart, chaired by Olga Malysheva of Action Literally

Thank you to all the partners, venues, photographers, participants, audiences and supporters for making this wonderful festival connecting Kazakhstan, Wales and UK

15/05/2026

HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Wrecsam2029

People across Wrexham are being invited to take part in a major community conversation next week.
The free one-night-only event will share the findings gathered through 35 workshops, more than 1,000 conversations, and six months of discussions asking Wrexham what matters from art to sport, nature to nightlife, heritage to hospitality, and the big theme of Play for everyone.

In an evening of immersive performance and participation, hosted by award-winning Wrexham-based theatre company Dirty Protest Theatre, we will explore what people across the County Borough have said they want from culture as Wrexham bids to be UK City of Culture in 2029.

This is our final creative conversation: come and hear what your neighbours from across the county borough have said they want from culture in Wrexham and let us know what you want from Wrecsam2029?

Hear All About It: Wrecsam City of Culture Bid 2029

Monday 18th May 2026
Doors 5:30pm
Event 6pm–8pm
Location:The Butchers Market, Wrexham
Cost: Free | One Night Only

Book on Eventbrite to secure your place. Limited tickets available: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

We’re asking: what do you want from Wrecsam2029 and culture in Wrexham?

We want the real deal. The spirit. The banter. The chaos. The pride. The “only in Wrexham” stories.

We’re throwing open the doors of The Butchers Market for a one‑night‑only immersive community conversation featuring performances from local legends through performance, play and proper hometown energy.

Tickets are free but limited, and must be booked in advance online through Eventbrite.

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to influence what happens on your doorstep and tell us what you want to happen for Wrexham to win UK City of Culture 2029.

About DIRTY PROTEST
Dirty Protest Theatre is a Wrexham‑based, award‑winning Welsh performance company known for bold, community‑centred theatre that gets people talking – across Wales and internationally. Since 2007, the company has created new performances, events, festivals, workshops and learning opportunities that tell the stories of Wales that people really want to see, hear and be part of. Dirty Protest’s plays have been toured internationally, published into books, studied at AS/A-Level Drama, and turned into BBC TV Dramas. Come and be part of our next adventure.
If you’ve got specific access needs, drop a line to [email protected] or phone us on 01978 345226

https://www.wrecsam2029.wales/.../hear-all-about-it.../

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CLYWCH Y CYFAN AMDANO! Wrecsam2029

Mae pobl ledled Wrecsam yn cael eu gwahodd i gymryd rhan mewn sgwrs gymunedol fawr yr wythnos nesaf.

Bydd y digwyddiad un noson yn unig am ddim yn rhannu'r canfyddiadau a gasglwyd trwy 35 o weithdai, mwy na 1,000 o sgyrsiau, a chwe mis o drafodaethau yn gofyn i Wrecsam beth sy'n bwysig o gelf i chwaraeon, natur i fywyd nos, treftadaeth i letygarwch, a thema fawr Chwarae i bawb.

Mewn noson o berfformiad a chyfranogiad trochol, a gynhelir gan y cwmni theatr arobryn Dirty Protest Theatre o Wrecsam, byddwn yn archwilio'r hyn y mae pobl ledled y Fwrdeistref Sirol wedi dweud eu bod yn ei eisiau o ddiwylliant wrth i Wrecsam ymgeisio i fod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029.

Dyma ein sgwrs greadigol olaf: dewch i glywed yr hyn y mae eich cymdogion o bob cwr o'r fwrdeistref sirol wedi dweud eu bod yn ei eisiau o ddiwylliant yn Wrecsam a gadewch i ni wybod beth rydych chi ei eisiau o Wrecsam2029?

Clywch y Cyfan Amdano: Cais Dinas Diwylliant Wrecsam 2029

Dydd Llun 18fed Mai 2026
Drysau 5:30pm
Digwyddiad 6pm–8pm
Lleoliad: Marchnad y Cigyddion, Wrecsam
Cost: Am Ddim | Un Noson yn Unig

Archebwch ar Eventbrite i sicrhau eich lle. Tocynnau cyfyngedig ar gael: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

Rydym yn gofyn: beth ydych chi ei eisiau gan Wrecsam2029 a diwylliant yn Wrecsam?

Rydym eisiau'r fargen go iawn. Yr ysbryd. Y cellwair. Yr anhrefn. Y balchder. Y straeon "yn Wrecsam yn unig".

Rydym yn agor drysau Marchnad y Cigyddion ar gyfer sgwrs gymunedol ymgolli un noson yn unig yn cynnwys perfformiadau gan chwedlau lleol trwy berfformiadau, chwarae ac egni cartref go iawn.

Mae tocynnau am ddim ond yn gyfyngedig, a rhaid eu harchebu ymlaen llaw ar-lein trwy Eventbrite.

Peidiwch â cholli cyfle i ddylanwadu ar yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar garreg eich drws a dywedwch wrthym beth rydych chi eisiau iddo ddigwydd er mwyn i Wrecsam ennill Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029.

Ynglŷn â DIRTY PROTEST

Mae Dirty Protest Theatre yn gwmni perfformio Cymreig arobryn sydd wedi'i leoli yn Wrecsam, ac sy'n adnabyddus am theatr feiddgar, gymunedol sy'n cael pobl i siarad - ledled Cymru ac yn rhyngwladol. Ers 2007, mae'r cwmni wedi creu perfformiadau, digwyddiadau, gwyliau, gweithdai a chyfleoedd dysgu newydd sy'n adrodd straeon Cymru y mae pobl wir eisiau eu gweld, eu clywed a bod yn rhan ohonynt. Mae dramâu Dirty Protest wedi teithio'n rhyngwladol, wedi'u cyhoeddi'n lyfrau, wedi'u hastudio ar gyfer Drama Lefel AS/A, ac wedi'u troi'n Ddramâu Teledu BBC. Dewch i fod yn rhan o'n hantur nesaf.

Os oes gennych anghenion mynediad penodol, anfonwch neges at [email protected] neu ffoniwch ni ar 01978 345226

https://www.wrecsam2029.wales/.../hear-all-about-it.../

15/05/2026

HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Wrecsam2029

People across Wrexham are being invited to take part in a major community conversation next week.
The free one-night-only event will share the findings gathered through 35 workshops, more than 1,000 conversations, and six months of discussions asking Wrexham what matters from art to sport, nature to nightlife, heritage to hospitality, and the big theme of Play for everyone.
In an evening of immersive performance and participation, hosted by award-winning Wrexham-based theatre company Dirty Protest Theatre, we will explore what people across the County Borough have said they want from culture as Wrexham bids to be UK City of Culture in 2029.
This is our final creative conversation: come and hear what your neighbours from across the county borough have said they want from culture in Wrexham and let us know what you want from Wrecsam2029?

Hear All About It: Wrecsam City of Culture Bid 2029

Monday 18th May 2026
Doors 5:30pm
Event 6pm–8pm
Location:The Butchers Market, Wrexham
Cost: Free | One Night Only
Book on Eventbrite to secure your place. Limited tickets available: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

We’re asking: what do you want from Wrecsam2029 and culture in Wrexham?
We want the real deal. The spirit. The banter. The chaos. The pride. The “only in Wrexham” stories.

We’re throwing open the doors of The Butchers Market for a one‑night‑only immersive community conversation featuring performances from local legends through performance, play and proper hometown energy.

Tickets are free but limited, and must be booked in advance online through Eventbrite.

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to influence what happens on your doorstep and tell us what you want to happen for Wrexham to win UK City of Culture 2029.

About Dirty Protest Theatre

Dirty Protest Theatre is a Wrexham‑based, award‑winning Welsh performance company known for bold, community‑centred theatre that gets people talking – across Wales and internationally. Since 2007, the company has created new performances, events, festivals, workshops and learning opportunities that tell the stories of Wales that people really want to see, hear and be part of. Dirty Protest’s plays have been toured internationally, published into books, studied at AS/A-Level Drama, and turned into BBC TV Dramas. Come and be part of our next adventure.

If you’ve got specific access needs, drop a line to [email protected] or phone us on 01978 345226

https://www.wrecsam2029.wales/en_gb/event/hear-all-about-it-wrecsam2029/

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

CLYWCH Y CYFAN AMDANO! WRECSAM2029

Mae pobl ledled Wrecsam yn cael eu gwahodd i gymryd rhan mewn sgwrs gymunedol fawr yr wythnos nesaf.
Bydd y digwyddiad un noson yn unig am ddim yn rhannu'r canfyddiadau a gasglwyd trwy 35 o weithdai, mwy na 1,000 o sgyrsiau, a chwe mis o drafodaethau yn gofyn i Wrecsam beth sy'n bwysig o gelf i chwaraeon, natur i fywyd nos, treftadaeth i letygarwch, a thema fawr Chwarae i bawb.
Mewn noson o berfformiad a chyfranogiad trochol, a gynhelir gan y cwmni theatr arobryn Dirty Protest Theatre o Wrecsam, byddwn yn archwilio'r hyn y mae pobl ledled y Fwrdeistref Sirol wedi dweud eu bod yn ei eisiau o ddiwylliant wrth i Wrecsam ymgeisio i fod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029.
Dyma ein sgwrs greadigol olaf: dewch i glywed yr hyn y mae eich cymdogion o bob cwr o'r fwrdeistref sirol wedi dweud eu bod yn ei eisiau o ddiwylliant yn Wrecsam a gadewch i ni wybod beth rydych chi ei eisiau o Wrecsam2029?

Clywch y Cyfan Amdano: Cais Dinas Diwylliant Wrecsam 2029

Dydd Llun 18fed Mai 2026
Drysau 5:30pm
Digwyddiad 6pm–8pm
Lleoliad: Marchnad y Cigyddion, Wrecsam
Cost: Am Ddim | Un Noson yn Unig
Archebwch ar Eventbrite i sicrhau eich lle. Tocynnau cyfyngedig ar gael: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

Rydym yn gofyn: beth ydych chi ei eisiau gan Wrecsam2029 a diwylliant yn Wrecsam?
Rydym eisiau'r fargen go iawn. Yr ysbryd. Y cellwair. Yr anhrefn. Y balchder. Y straeon "yn Wrecsam yn unig".

Rydym yn agor drysau Marchnad y Cigyddion ar gyfer sgwrs gymunedol ymgolli un noson yn unig yn cynnwys perfformiadau gan chwedlau lleol trwy berfformiadau, chwarae ac egni cartref go iawn.

Mae tocynnau am ddim ond yn gyfyngedig, a rhaid eu harchebu ymlaen llaw ar-lein trwy Eventbrite.

Peidiwch â cholli cyfle i ddylanwadu ar yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar garreg eich drws a dywedwch wrthym beth rydych chi eisiau iddo ddigwydd er mwyn i Wrecsam ennill Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029.

Ynglŷn â Dirty Protest Theatre

Mae Dirty Protest Theatre yn gwmni perfformio Cymreig arobryn sydd wedi'i leoli yn Wrecsam, ac sy'n adnabyddus am theatr feiddgar, gymunedol sy'n cael pobl i siarad - ledled Cymru ac yn rhyngwladol. Ers 2007, mae'r cwmni wedi creu perfformiadau, digwyddiadau, gwyliau, gweithdai a chyfleoedd dysgu newydd sy'n adrodd straeon Cymru y mae pobl wir eisiau eu gweld, eu clywed a bod yn rhan ohonynt. Mae dramâu Dirty Protest wedi teithio'n rhyngwladol, wedi'u cyhoeddi'n lyfrau, wedi'u hastudio ar gyfer Drama Lefel AS/A, ac wedi'u troi'n Ddramâu Teledu BBC. Dewch i fod yn rhan o'n hantur nesaf.

Os oes gennych anghenion mynediad penodol, anfonwch neges at [email protected] neu ffoniwch ni ar 01978 345226

https://www.wrecsam2029.wales/cymraeg/event/hear-all-about-it-wrecsam2029/

14/05/2026

We’re asking What do you want from Wrecsam2029?
Rydyn ni'n gofyn Beth ydych chi ei eisiau gan Wrecsam2029?

Date: Monday 18th May 2026
Doors: 5:30pm
Event 6pm–8pm
Location: Wrexham Butchers Market, Wrexham
Cost: Free | One Night Only

Limited tickets available: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

Wrecsam is going all‑in on the Wrecsam2029 UK City of Culture bid, and your voice isn’t just welcome, it’s the headline act.

We’re throwing open the doors of The Butchers Market for a one‑night‑only immersive community conversation featuring performances from local legends through performance, play and proper Wrexham energy.

This is our final creative conversation: come and hear what your neighbours from across the county borough have said they want from culture in Wrexham, and let us know if you agree, or disagree, or want something entirely different for Wrexham as UK City of Culture 2029?

Come help shape the future where every neighbour has culture on their doorstep, every day for Wrecsam2029 and beyond.

If you’ve got specific access needs, drop a line to [email protected].
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Clywch y Cyfan Amdano: Cais Dinas Diwylliant Wrecsam2029

Dyddiad: Dydd Llun 18fed Mai 2026
Drysau: 5:30pm
Digwyddiad: 6pm–8pm
Lleoliad: Marchnad y Cigyddion, Wrecsam
Cost: Am ddim | Un Noson yn Unig

Archebwch ar eventbrite i sicrhau eich lle.
Tocynnau cyfyngedig ar gael: https://tinyurl.com/mr37dtj8

Rydyn ni'n gofyn Beth ydych chi ei eisiau gan Wrecsam2029?

Rydyn ni’n agor drysau Marchnad y Cigyddion ar gyfer sgwrs gymunedol un noson yn unig yn cynnwys perfformiadau gan chwedlau lleol trwy berfformiadau, chwarae ac egni go iawn Wrecsam.

Os oes gennych anghenion mynediad penodol, anfonwch neges at [email protected].

06/05/2026

Making of the Wild Sky | Criação do Céu Selvagem | Creu yr Awyr Wyllt

Time: 5:00pm–5:40pm
Day: Thursday 7 May & Friday 8 May
Location: The Old Wrexham Leader Offices, The Butchers Market, High Street, Wrexham
Cost: Free

Join us for a unique live performance bringing together artists from Wales and Brazil in a collective creation of original poetry, rap and music.

The event features three Brazilian rappers and poets from the mining region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, performing live via Zoom alongside seven Wrexham-based poets, performers and rappers. Together, they have created new original work responding to themes of climate change, connection, and Saudades — the Portuguese feeling of longing, memory and absence.

They are led by professional rapper and MC . Music and beats are composed and produced by ._entah_._ (Wrexham) and Brazilian rapper and MC, whose previous collaboration with Dirty Protest on The Exquisite Co**se connected artists across Wales and Brazil through performance and spoken word.

An international project in English, Welsh and Portuguese produced by Dirty Protest in collaboration with , , , People's Palace Projects (Brasil) and Baobah Produções e Eventoes (Brasil).

A celebration of international collaboration, language, music and resistance at the heart of Wrexham City Centre, and part of