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Michael’s plea for Passion memories

Michael’s plea for Passion memories

DO you have photographs or videos of The Passion – and would you like to share them with a wider audience? Do you have memories you wish to share? Photo: Neil Beer National Theatre Wales, which produced last year’s theatre spectacular with WildWorks, will host a multi-media memory exhibition in the Aberafan Shopping Centre...
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Secrets of his success: Michael Sheen exclusive part 3

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Secrets of his success: Michael Sheen exclusive part 3

Part three of Michael Sheen's Laugharne Festival interview with Stuart Maconie. Duration 19:33 Coming tomorrow the final part reveals the inside story on The Passion.
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Michael Sheen’s twin passions – interview exclusive part 2

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Michael Sheen’s twin passions –  interview exclusive part 2

Part two of Michael Sheen's Laugharne Festival interview where he talks about his passion for football and acting, and how the two came together in his portrayal of Brian Clough in the Damned United.
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Exclusive: Michael Sheen interviewed by Stuart Maconie

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Exclusive: Michael Sheen interviewed by Stuart Maconie

Part one of Michael Sheen's Laugharne Festival interview where he recalls growing up in Port Talbot and why the town still means so much to him. 16 minutes duration Part 2 will be posted on Wednesday 6 July Part 3 will be posted on Thursday 7 July Part 4 (final section) to be posted on Friday 8...
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The Passion: How was it for you?

The Passion: How was it for you?

  EIGHT weeks after the staging of The Passion, the Michael Sheen spectacular which brought Port Talbot and its residents to the attention of the world, and at the end of a week in which two BBC television documentaries took it into the homes and hearts of people across the UK, the MagNet has...
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Diary of a Passionista

Diary of a Passionista

Port Talbot MagNet followed The Passion every step of the way, from the day the project went public to the moment Michael Sheen was crucified on a Sandfields roundabout. Rachel Howells tells the behind-the-scenes story of following this unique performance. “We’d like you to be community partners of The Passion,” says Catrin Rogers, press...
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Teacher says thank you with bread and fish fingers

Teacher says thank you with bread and fish fingers

It’s Monday evening and the mood is relaxed as I arrive at the National Theatre Wales, WildWorks Michael Sheen Thank You Party at the Naval Social Club in Aberavon. The disciples queue in the corridor for their last chance to be photographed with their Teacher. I hear Michael Sheen call a few by name,...
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The Procession and The Cross – Slideshow

The Teacher carries his cross on The Procession. Picture: Neil Beer (c) all rights reserved click here for Neil Beer's website

THE final acts of The Passion drew in the people of Port Talbot and the wider world in their tens of thousands. A procession as big as any demonstration ever held in the town had the feel of a political march and carnival rolled into one, with the secular and spiritual intermingling all the...
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The Passion – video montage

The Passion, The Trial. Picture: Ingrid Bousquet

The Passion - A video montage by Jeremy Veale and Mike Dunkin.
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The Passion: Photo Special

The Passion: Photo Special

Three days of drama, emotion and community involvement captured by Port Talbot Magnet
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