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Sgript Cymru was a Welsh theatre company that specialised in new writing in
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by Welsh and Wales-based playwrights. The company was created in 2000 and was based in
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. It received its main funding from The
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, and its raison d’être was to be ''the national and strategic organisation for new stage writing in both Welsh and English.''


Examples of work

* Diwedd y Byd / Yr Hen Blant -
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* Dosbarth - Geraint Lewis *
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* Indian Country -
Meic Povey Michael "Meic" Povey (28 November 1950 – 5 December 2017) was a Welsh screenwriter, director and actor in Welsh and English language roles, considered to be one of Wales's leading playwrights and screenwriters.Alan Harris * Amdani -
Bethan Gwanas Bethan Gwanas (real name Bethan Evans; born 16 January 1962) is a popular contemporary Welsh author, who publishes almost exclusively in the Welsh language. A prolific writer, she has had 17 titles published in the last decade. Whilst not just a ...


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Sgript Cymru websiteCompany details
Theatre companies in Wales 2000 establishments in Wales {{theatre-stub