National Theatre Wales is the English language national theatre company in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. Focused on producing work in the English language, the company's opening programme of work included twelve shows in twelve months.

The company was founded on a community of theatre makers and practitioners in May 2009 with the launch of an online community

Online community

An online community is a virtual community that exists online and whose members enable its existence through taking part in membership ritual. An online community can take the form of an information system where anyone can post content, such as a Bulletin board system or one where only a restricted...

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