Current Projects
Here you will find details of Patrick's current and forthcoming work
040109
NEW CD
"tongues for a stammering time"
a new cd of spoken word and soundtracks.
following on from the success of 1999 release of "commemoration and amnesia" patrick releases "tongues for a stammering time"
A new 24 track cd of new poems set to new music. Collaborations with James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Billy Bragg, Rhys Mwyn, Martyn Joseph, Amy Wadge,Beverley Humphreys, Steve Balsamo, Defianceofgod,Lethargy, Stacey Blythe,New State Radio, Henry Priestman, Dean Meyrick, Les Davies,Bethan Nia, Greg Haver, Ian Devine, Julian Gardner, Perigo Minas and others. It promises to be an exciting, innovative and provocative work that deals with many of the issues patrick wrote about in his last book whilst pushing the boundaries of words and music to find a new expression that bears witness to the human condition and all its failings and all its beauty.
Released May 25th 2009 on Anhrefn Records to be followed by a national tour and appearances at the Hay Festival and other summer festivals of text and music.
020209
NEW PLAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Gwent Theatre has just commissioned Patrick to develop and write a new play exploring safer relationships and the effects of violence upon children. A Lament For Moths is a radical new play for young people and the project promises to be an exciting, provocative and tragically relevant piece that will open and tour in Spring 2009. James Dean Bradfield will be creating the soundtrack for this new piece.Check out Gwent Theatre's site in Links.
121108
NEW BOOK
"Darkness is where the stars are"
new collection of poems to be published by cinnamon press in november 08. Patrick's first new book since against in 2003
promises to be his most challenging and provocative yet. Taking in such issues as religious fundamentalism, violence against males, education, bullying, the destruction of the environment, the war in iraq as well as patrick's most intimate and personal poems to date the book aims to reach a wide audience.
to be launched at waterstones, the hayes, cardiff on november 12th 7pm.
www.cinnamonpress.co.uk
Revelation; a new play
written by Patrick Jones
soundtrack by James Dean Bradfield
directed by Chris Durnall
with Nathan Sussex and Stacey Daly
lighting by Jane Lalljee
chapter arts centre july 30th and 31st 2008
www.chapter.org
faction collective present this harrowing and provocative piece that explores the issue of male victims of domestic violence. Patrick has spent months researching the play and is based on over 40 interviews with men who have experienced domestic violence- it tells their stories it confronts this hidden issue.
supported by the dyn project cardiff, mankind uk, chapter arts centre and the welsh arts council. Nathan and Stacey have put a tremendous amount of work into the piece and are not only actors in it but producing the piece too.
It opened at Chapter Arts Centre in july 08 and is available for booking at theatre well as other, non theatre venues.It has recently gained a lot of interest in the USA and it is hoped will tour there later in 2009.
Patrick is also currently working on projects with the welsh national opera, read a million words, llanhilleth institute and cancer research's relay for life.
NEW CD
"tongues for a stammering time"
a new cd of spoken word and soundtracks.
following on from the success of 1999 release of "commemoration and amnesia" patrick releases "tongues for a stammering time"
A new 24 track cd of new poems set to new music. Collaborations with James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Billy Bragg, Rhys Mwyn, Martyn Joseph, Amy Wadge,Beverley Humphreys, Steve Balsamo, Defianceofgod,Lethargy, Stacey Blythe,New State Radio, Henry Priestman, Dean Meyrick, Les Davies,Bethan Nia, Greg Haver, Ian Devine, Julian Gardner, Perigo Minas and others. It promises to be an exciting, innovative and provocative work that deals with many of the issues patrick wrote about in his last book whilst pushing the boundaries of words and music to find a new expression that bears witness to the human condition and all its failings and all its beauty.
Released May 25th 2009 on Anhrefn Records to be followed by a national tour and appearances at the Hay Festival and other summer festivals of text and music.
020209
NEW PLAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Gwent Theatre has just commissioned Patrick to develop and write a new play exploring safer relationships and the effects of violence upon children. A Lament For Moths is a radical new play for young people and the project promises to be an exciting, provocative and tragically relevant piece that will open and tour in Spring 2009. James Dean Bradfield will be creating the soundtrack for this new piece.Check out Gwent Theatre's site in Links.
121108
NEW BOOK
"Darkness is where the stars are"
new collection of poems to be published by cinnamon press in november 08. Patrick's first new book since against in 2003
promises to be his most challenging and provocative yet. Taking in such issues as religious fundamentalism, violence against males, education, bullying, the destruction of the environment, the war in iraq as well as patrick's most intimate and personal poems to date the book aims to reach a wide audience.
to be launched at waterstones, the hayes, cardiff on november 12th 7pm.
www.cinnamonpress.co.uk
Revelation; a new play
written by Patrick Jones
soundtrack by James Dean Bradfield
directed by Chris Durnall
with Nathan Sussex and Stacey Daly
lighting by Jane Lalljee
chapter arts centre july 30th and 31st 2008
www.chapter.org
faction collective present this harrowing and provocative piece that explores the issue of male victims of domestic violence. Patrick has spent months researching the play and is based on over 40 interviews with men who have experienced domestic violence- it tells their stories it confronts this hidden issue.
supported by the dyn project cardiff, mankind uk, chapter arts centre and the welsh arts council. Nathan and Stacey have put a tremendous amount of work into the piece and are not only actors in it but producing the piece too.
It opened at Chapter Arts Centre in july 08 and is available for booking at theatre well as other, non theatre venues.It has recently gained a lot of interest in the USA and it is hoped will tour there later in 2009.
Patrick is also currently working on projects with the welsh national opera, read a million words, llanhilleth institute and cancer research's relay for life.