The Wales Arts Review Shorts are a new series of videos exploring major figures and significant moments in Welsh cultural life. Ranging from John Cale to National Theatre Wales, our aim is to give you an insight into the deep and rich creative people that have shaped our nation. For the full catalogue in the Wales Arts Review Shorts, follow the link here.
Dorothy Edwards (18 August 1902 – 5 January 1934) was a Welsh short story writer and novelist who wrote in English. She became associated with David Garnett and other members of the Bloomsbury Group, but she stated in her suicide note that she had “accepted kindness and friendship and even love without gratitude, and given nothing in return.”
In 2023, Gary Raymond wrote a play, A Beautiful Rhythm of Life and Death, based on the life and work of Edwards, which toured Wales that year. Here he talks about her influence, and the process of capturing her voice for the stage.
Wales Arts Review would like to thank the Arts Council of Wales for their invaluable support and without whose help this project would not have been possible.
