Sherman Theatre
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Sherman Cymru, also known by its previous name Sherman Theatre, is a performing arts
venue in the Cathays
district of Cardiff
. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College, Cardiff.
Within the premises are two performance spaces: the main auditorium with 468 seats, and the studio / arena which seats between 143 and 163 in the round. The Sherman Theatre Company and Sgript Cymru
merged in April 2007 to form a new company, called Sherman Cymru, based at the Sherman Theatre.
Between 1990 and 2006 the Artistic Director of the Sherman was Phil Clark
. Between 1993 and 97 a number of plays were filmed for television by HTV
under the series title The Sherman Plays.
The theatre won the Edinburgh Fringe First award and a Herald Angel Award in 2008 for their touring play Deep Cut
, which dramatised the real-life deaths of four trainees at Deepcut Army Barracks.
It was announced in June 2009 that the theatre would be undergoing a £5.4m refurbishment, with £3.9m of that being awarded by the Arts Council of Wales
.
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
venue in the Cathays
Cathays
Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...
district of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College, Cardiff.
Within the premises are two performance spaces: the main auditorium with 468 seats, and the studio / arena which seats between 143 and 163 in the round. The Sherman Theatre Company and Sgript Cymru
Sgript Cymru
Sgript Cymru is a Welsh theatre company that specialises in new writing in Welsh or English by Welsh and Wales-based playwrights.The company was created in 2000 and is based in the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff...
merged in April 2007 to form a new company, called Sherman Cymru, based at the Sherman Theatre.
Between 1990 and 2006 the Artistic Director of the Sherman was Phil Clark
Phil Clark (director)
Phil Clark is a theatre director and writer, specialising in work for young people.He trained at Rose Bruford College and in 2007received a Phd...
. Between 1993 and 97 a number of plays were filmed for television by HTV
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
under the series title The Sherman Plays.
The theatre won the Edinburgh Fringe First award and a Herald Angel Award in 2008 for their touring play Deep Cut
Deep Cut
Deep Cut is a play performed by Cardiff based theatre company Sherman Cymru and written by Philip Ralph. It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 and won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in the same year as well as best Actor and Best Actress awards with The Stage's...
, which dramatised the real-life deaths of four trainees at Deepcut Army Barracks.
It was announced in June 2009 that the theatre would be undergoing a £5.4m refurbishment, with £3.9m of that being awarded by the Arts Council of Wales
Arts Council of Wales
The Arts Council of Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales.Established by Royal Charter in 1946, as the Welsh Arts Council , when it merged with the three Welsh regional arts associations...
.