S2 Ep 10: Jonny Cotsen

Chippy Lane’s Podcast

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 theirs, and a story they want to share with you. So, sit back and enjoy.

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Writer: Jonny CotsenBased in Cardiff, I’m a performance artist, consultant for inclusion and access and advocate for deaf communities.. I’m a trustee for Disability Arts Cymru, Theatre Iolo and Nova Theatre. I’m involved with multiple local and national initiatives supporting inclusion and equality of opportunity in the arts, including Arts Council Wales, Theatr Iolo, Unlimited Connects, Watershed Bristol and Culture Reset. My performing credits are: 'Louder Is Not Always Clearer' (Mr & Mrs Clark, touring 2018 - CURRENT), ‘English' (Quarantine and National Theatre Wales, 2018), Ways Of Being Together (Jo Fong, 2019), and Cardiff: City Road Stories (Sherman Theatre, 2019). FIlm; ‘Next Of Kin’ (Reality Theatre 2020) Performer: Will Lewis Will is a Deaf actor based in London and his paternal family are from Wales. Career highlights include: Fleabag (BBC), “Our Country’s Good (Ramps On The Moon), Deaf Funny (BSL Zone) and Deaf Awakening (D-Live). Will has also performed in music videos, commercials, short films, social media campaigns and inclusive theatre in education for young deaf and hearing people. He is an online presenter for Triple C and has just completed British Sign Language Level 6. “Why Does It Matter” is Will’s first podcast.

Director: Chelsey Gillard Chelsey is the Carne Trust Associate Director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, where she recently worked on The Snow Queen. She is also a co-founder of PowderHouse, the Company in Residence at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff. Recent Directing credits include: Antigone (National Theatre Wales/ Sherman Theatre/ PowderHouse), The Invisible Woman (Wales Millennium Centre and tour), Saethu Cwnigod/Shooting Rabbits (Sherman Theatre and tour) and BLUE (Chippy Lane/Chapter Arts Centre). Currently Chelsey is on the script reading panel for both the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award and The Other Room’s New Page programme. Chelsey is an Associate Director of Chippy Lane.

Written by Jonny Cotsen Directed by Chelsey Gillard Performed by Will Lewis Produced & Edited by Chippy Lane Productions Ltd. Music by Grand Tradition Captioning by Tom Bevan

This podcast has been kindly supported by The Carne Trust.