WEST - A Play by Owen Thomas
Written by Owen Thomas, Starring Gareth J Bale and Gwenllian Higginson THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL PLAY IN FERRYSIDE VILLAGE HALL FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS
HALL TERRACE, FERRYSIDE, SA175SN
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Written by Owen Thomas, the award-winning writer of ‘Grav,’ 'Carwyn' and ‘The Wood’. The play explores the lives of two Welsh people who fall in love and decide to leave Wales in order to build a life in the New World. It details the hardships and adventures they faced, focusing primarily on the theme of immigration. The play is written in a lyrical, poetic style and presented using minimal set and a physicalised performance style. It is performed by Gareth John Bale the Welsh actor and director whose credits include ‘Grav’, ‘Steeltown Murders’ ‘Nye and Jennie’; and Gwenllian Higginson, best known to Welsh theatre audiences for ‘Constellations', 'Gwlad yr Asyn’ and ‘Llanast!’.
‘Wow!! We witnessed a very important piece of Welsh literacy. If you get a chance to see West by Owen Thomas performed by Gareth Bale and Gwenllian Higginson, you will understand. This beautiful play will make you laugh/cry in equal measure.
‘The premiere of West was at last year’s North American Festival of Wales (2019), where it brought me and many others to tears. Just superb. I can’t recommend it enough.
An event by Ferryside On Stage