NoFit States family is growing; in the past month we have welcomed 3 new staff members along with a team of new performer trainees to the team. Jodie as our new marketing officer and Clare as assistant producer and Ruth as company manager join our core staff team. Fred, Blaze, Nat, Kate and Ellie join the company on our trainee performer scheme.

In February we showcases a work in progress version of our new theatre show Noodles at the Riverfront in Newport. It was great opportunity to see the work developing on the stage and to try it out with full lights, audience and atmosphere. The show is still in but it was gratifying to see the audience enjoying it so much even in its raw state.

Work on our new community home in Cardiff, Four Elms, is progressing fast and to set the scene for what an exciting space it will be once it opens we worked with Cardiff urban art painter, Bryce Davies of Peaceful Progress to create a NoFit State inspired mural for the hoardings outside of the site.

Camille spoke to Bryce about his connection with the company and his experience of the project...

This month, the Black-E in Liverpool played host to a number of our performers and teachers during its 10 day NoFit State residency.

We are thrilled to announce that tickets for the British Unicycle Convention 2013 are now on sale! The convention will be held on the 25th and 26th of May in John Street. From those that would love to have a go on a unicycle, but never have before, through to those that were born on one wheel and haven’t come off it since, there’ll be workshops in a range of styles to suit all levels.

In October, NoFit State producers Ali Williams and Emily Morgan went to Circo Circolo festival in Holland. Ali was speaking about Parklife at the Social Circus seminar, which went down a storm and many people from all over Europe were interested in the Parklife model. Whilst they were there they also had the opportunity to see other wonderful productions- the highlight being Compania de Circo Eia's new show 'Capas' which was an honest and playful story of five friends whose lives interlinked in and out of an enormous wardrobe.

NoFit State has a vibrant youth circus that runs every week in Cardiff, kids from the age of 5 to 18 come along to learn new circus skills, make friends and fall in love with circus. Along with the weekly sessions the young members complete residentials, perform and go to watch shows. Most recently some of the members were given the opportunity to see Cirque Du Soleil in London. Here’s what a few of them thought of the show!

Four Elms was originally built in the late 1890s as part of a grand plan for bringing together the congregations of three Methodist churches in Broadway, Roath and Newport Road. The Newport Road congregation had originally worshiped in Guilford Street, in a building that is now the Masonic hall, but with the city ever expanding and no cars back then it was thought that a move to the new suburb of Roath would attract more members.