Noson Lawen (TV series)

Noson Lawen is a long-running Welsh language television series, first broadcast on S4C in Wales in 1982.

Noson Lawen
Title card (2018–present)
GenreComedy
Variety show
Presented byVarious
Country of originWales
Original language(s)Welsh
Production
Executive producer(s)Dylan Huws
Producer(s)Olwen Meredydd
Production location(s)Various
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)Cwmni Da (1997)
Release
Original network
Picture format16:9 1080p (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release11 November 1982 (1982-11-11) 
present
Chronology
Related showsRoyal Variety Performance
External links
Website
Production website

The term Noson Lawen translates roughly into English as A Merry Evening. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic, choirs, sketches and other speciality acts, with a different host every week. Guests have included not only Welsh-speaking performers like Dafydd Iwan, Robin Huw Bowen and John Ogwen, but international stars such as the quartet bond.

In the show's early years the audience were seated on straw bales, with the various performances taking place on a farm trailer. Over the years, the look and feel of the series has changed dramatically. The audience these days sit on comfortable seats, inside a specially made studio. Noson Lawen is recorded at various centres all over Wales and have offered an early stage to some of the biggest talents in Wales.

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