http://waleshome.org/2009/10/oh-what-a-lovely-store/ Independent analysis from and about Wales Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://waleshome.org/2009/10/oh-what-a-lovely-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Evan Owen Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:11:02 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=2690#comment-1135 Well done Iestyn, I agree that less is often more. How many of these arts centres are likely to be financially independent in the long term? Would it not be better to spend what little money there is on housing and jobs? Well done Iestyn, I agree that less is often more. How many of these arts centres are likely to be financially independent in the long term? Would it not be better to spend what little money there is on housing and jobs?

]]> http://waleshome.org/2009/10/oh-what-a-lovely-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Iestyn Davies Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:13 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=2690#comment-1048 Shoppers like choice but there is only one John Lewis (thankfully). How many arts centers are there in Cardiff? How many concert halls or performance venues? I know cities like Vienna and New York have many many more. But the arts scene in Wales has never been able to grasp the nettle and accept that less just might be more. Shoppers like choice but there is only one John Lewis (thankfully). How many arts centers are there in Cardiff? How many concert halls or performance venues? I know cities like Vienna and New York have many many more. But the arts scene in Wales has never been able to grasp the nettle and accept that less just might be more.

]]> http://waleshome.org/2009/10/oh-what-a-lovely-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Daran Hill Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:15:35 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=2690#comment-1009 Vaughan Roderick picks up on this post here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/10/mae_na_erthygl_ddiddorol_drawn.html He compares the improvements in the buildings housing the Sherman and Chapter, which have or will be updated with minimal disruption to theatre production, to the situation in Theatr Gwynedd in Bangor. The latter has closed for over a year with little explanation and some sort of row over a Starbucks cafe... Perhaps a future Review column on WalesHome.org might like to examine the situation in more detail? Vaughan Roderick picks up on this post here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2009/10/mae_na_erthygl_ddiddorol_drawn.html
He compares the improvements in the buildings housing the Sherman and Chapter, which have or will be updated with minimal disruption to theatre production, to the situation in Theatr Gwynedd in Bangor. The latter has closed for over a year with little explanation and some sort of row over a Starbucks cafe…
Perhaps a future Review column on WalesHome.org might like to examine the situation in more detail?

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