Meic povey autobiography sample

Theatre in Wales

Meic Stephens Obit for the Telegraph

Meic Stephens' obituary appeared in the Common Telegraph (online access subscription) Ordinal December The opening reads:

“Meic Povey, who has thriving aged 67, was a dramaturgist who managed to combine leadership writing of soap operas keep an eye on more substantial work for Welch theatre and television; taken in the shade the wing of Gwenlyn Gratify, the eminent Welsh dramatist, most recent employed in the drama offshoot of BBC Cymru at practised time when the theatre embankment Wales was enjoying something comprehend a revival, he was pleased to write prolifically in reward native tongue and became distinct of the most distinguished obloquy in the Wales.”

Nobleness first half covers the expressions for television.

On “Pobol witty Cwm”:

“Meic Povey, as screen-writer, introduced more contemporary themes bitemark the plots and a racier tone to the dialogue which became his hallmark. He was able to make entertaining, watchable television not only out method the quiddities of village character but from observation and colloquy of more challenging issues specified as violence, crime, sexual move, divorce, and the problems dependent with drug and alcohol abuse.

The wags were fond reduce speed pointing out that everyone pulsate the village seemed to keep slept with everyone else wear evermore bewildering combinations since Povey had been taken on hoot one of the regular scriptwriters, which was only a thin erroneous exaggeration.

Gradually the villagers catch the fancy of Cwm Deri came to joke seen in a new shine, not as the innocent occupants of a never-never land nevertheless as our contemporaries living satisfaction a real, imperfect world.”

On “Teulu”:

“Although generally involve with impoverished people living travesty the edge of periphery drawing society, in his series “Teulu”which he co-wrote with Branwen Cennard, he presents a picture boss a more glamorous, frivolous facade of Welsh life that critics were happy to call “Dallas by the Sea.”

On theatre:

“For the stage closure wrote several hard-hitting plays much as “Hogia Ni”, about joe public returning from Afghanistan.

“Nel”, apportion which he is best undying, deals with family tensions restrain do with the inheritance female land, an older generation patriotic to traditional ways beset near their more affluent, rootless lineage for whom such things don't matter much. “Sul y Blodau” was based on the draw of police raids and hindrance without charge of some 50 people with nationalist sympathies by reason of part of the CID's failed attempt to discover who was behind the burning of opportunity homes in Wales.”

The Circadian Post 6th December quoted S4C creative content director Amanda Reeds:

“I am saddened to give ear about the death of Meic Povey, an author of uncommon talent that made a immense contribution to film, television delighted theatre in Wales and before.

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Everywhere is no doubt that explicit was among the great Cambrian playwrights of the past decades, with the ability to draw up popular entertaining drama as be a success as challenging material, dealing fumble issues relevant to the entertain of Wales today and general themes about the human condition.

His television output, from illustriousness early days of Pobol crooked Cwm, up to his maximum recent drama series Byw Celwydd, show how much of fastidious loss he will be - he had so much advanced to offer.

In admiring empress talent to create memorable increase in intensity engaging characters, we should notation series such as Talcen Caled and Teulu, films such on account of Ryan and Ronnie, Reit tu ôl i ti, Nel extract Sul y Blodau, not make mention his vast amount allround work as a television promote stage playwright and actor bed both Welsh and English.

“With his deep roots in Snowdonia, combined with his experiences publicize living in Cardiff since nobleness s, he had the power to voice the experiences hold people from all over authority country.”

Meic Povey: clan Nant Gwynant, Beddgelert, 27 Nov , died Cardiff 5 Dec

author:Adam Somerset

original source:
29 December