Paul Griffiths (director) - Y Cymro

Y Cymro

Since March 2006, Griffiths has contributed a controversial weekly theatre column to the National Paper of Wales Y Cymro. His frank and honest comments were well received, and gained the respect of many actors and theatre directors. He openly disagreed with the appointment of Cefin Roberts, as the Artistic Director of the 'Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru' (National Theatre of Wales in Welsh), and received much criticism for his honest remarks. He often declared his jealousy of the National Theatre of Scotland, under the leadership of Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and longed that Wales could one day match their production standards.

Griffiths regularly has to defend his views, especially in respect to the Welsh language National Theatre of Wales on numerous arts programmes on BBC Radio Wales and S4C. In February 2010, Griffiths was interviewed on S4C's youth current affairs series Hacio in which he defended his right to criticise the work of the Theatr Genedlaethol, on an artistic level.

To date Griffiths has covered well over 300 productions from Wales to London's West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.