THE Willow Globe Shakespeare Link theatre near Rhayader is in talks with the Everyman Theatre in Cardiff as well as local groups with plans to host a youth arts festival in 2018.

It follows a visit by 16 young people from the Everyman Youth Theatre performing their production of “Twelfth Night” to a packed audience.

Representatives from Powys Dance, Mid Wales Youth Theatre and Llandinam Youth Theatre also came to support the group

The Willow Globe has hosted nearly a dozen youth camps and performances over the past 10 years but plan the proposed 2018 event to be the biggest yet. Go to www.shakespearelink.co.uk/ willow-globe/events for more information