Owen Sheers

Owen Sheers isn't like other poets: when he's not fronting TV shows, he's picking his way through Dylan Thomas's wallet or diving into lakes with a Booker nominee. Sheers says: 'Once you put your face on TV, people think you're loaded'

In this article: Britain, Resistance, '...when Matthew, London, New York, Dylan Thomas, and BBC Four

...at the teen-suicides that have afflicted his hometown of Bridgend (October 2010); and an attempt by the poet and writer Owen Sheers, together with the Welsh actor Michael Sheen, to rekindle the tradition of Passion plays in Port Talbot...

In this article: Wales, Bridgend, UK, The Persians, Aeschylus, YouTube, and Michael Sheen

...will be creative director of the project, which will run over three days at venues throughout Port Talbot. He will work with writer Owen Sheers on the community production and as well as being its creative director he will also be taking on an...

In this article: Michael Sheen, Port Talbot, Newport, Suicide, Olivier Award, and Easter

...returns to his home town to revive a lost tradition - the Port Talbot community Passion play. Working with leading Welsh poet Owen Sheers, supported by professional actors, international designers and extraordinary musicians, Sheen will...

In this article: Michael Sheen, Look Back in Anger, Port Talbot, Bridgend, and John Osborne

...link. In April 2011, Welsh born actor Michael Sheen will return to Port Talbot to revive the town's Passion Play, with the poet Owen Sheers and using the local stories. There is a lot riding on the plans. The NTW has a budget of just GBP3m...

In this article: Wales, Michael Sheen, Gary Owen, Suicide, Cardiff, Port Talbot, Passion Play, and Aeschylus

...north Wales for the "Play Station generation". Actor Michael Sheen will also return to his home town of Port Talbot with poet Owen Sheers to stage an contemporary revival of the town's community Passion Play. Arts Council of Wales chair...

In this article: Wales, Cardiff, Radio Cardiff, Passion Play, Play Station, and Michael Sheen

He's one of the darlings of contemporary literature and now Owen Sheers' debut novel is about to be turned into a film. He tells Karen Price about his other projects too OWEN Sheers has just landed at Glasgow airport and is en route to the...

In this article: Resistance, Oscar, London, New York, Robert Louis Stevenson, Branwen, and Llyr

...poet, author, playwright, actor and TV presenter. He is a former Poet-in-Residence with the Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere. Owen Sheers was born in Fiji in 1974 and brought up in Abergavenny, South Wales. He was educated at King Henry...

In this article: Wordsworth Trust, The Dust Diaries, Resistance, Ondaatje Prize, BBC 4, and Wales Book of the Year

The Visa Book Club were pleasantly surprised at how Owen Sheers' Resistance rocked their prejudices Welcome to the Irish Independent Book Club. Every month we bring you a compelling fiction choice, from crime and mystery novels to classics...

In this article: Resistance, Dublin, and Ondaatje Prize

...had echoes of Brinsley MacNamara's Valley of the Squinting Windows." Next month's Irish Independent Book Club choice is Resistance by Owen Sheers If your book club would like to take part in our monthly book club feature, or if you are...

In this article: Brooklyn College, Colm Toibin, Booker prize, and Dublin