Theatr Gen Eto
[Theatr Gen Again]
As theatres across Wales are closed at the moment, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru has launched Theatr Gen Eto to offer opportunities for audiences to enjoy some of the company’s productions on screen. By releasing content from its extensive archive, the company will share a number of its previous productions on its YouTube channel and also on the new digital platform AM online at amam.cymru or by downloading the app on amam.cymru/ambobdim) in order to reach a wide and varied audience, ensuring that Welsh-language content is available online, alongside the ever-growing repertoire and opportunities to see English-language theatre in this way. Closed captions in Welsh and English will be available on some of this archive material.
CC Instructions on how to use Closed Captions available here.
X
by Rhydian Gwyn Lewis
Available from 29 July 2020
The year is 2039. Scotland is independent, Ireland has united and Wales is on the brink of a referendum to decide its future. Will the people decide to unite with England to create a new state? Is this the end of Wales?
A small group of young people gather in the ruins of the old Grange pub in Cardiff to plot a way of stopping the people from voting. But how far will they go to protect their identity? Can they rouse the Dragon from its slumber?
This is a thrilling new play by Rhydian Gwyn Lewis – winner of the Drama Medal at Cardiff National Eisteddfod 2018.
A Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru production in association with the National Eisteddfod of Wales, with support from the Gwenlyn Parry Literary Estate and the Hugh Griffith Memorial Fund
Director: Ffion Dafis
Cast: Saran Morgan, Garmon Rhys, Manon Wilkinson, Tomos Wyn
Age guidance: 14+
Contains strong language and violent scenes.
You can watch X on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 29 July 2020.
Milwr yn y Meddwl
by Heiddwen Tomos
Available from 29 July 2020
Ned has arrived home in west Wales from the battlefield. But his recent experiences in the Iraq war have left deep scars; some visible, and others – the deepest – invisible. This is a new, heart-rending play examining the effects of traumatic events on a Welsh soldier, as he and his family try to come to terms with horrific events from his past and the new challenges facing him. In an eternal story about love and belonging, will the bonds of love and family overcome the bullet and the bomb?
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Sherman Theatre, in partnership with the National Eisteddfod of Wales
Director: Jac Ifan Moore
Cast: Aled Bidder, Ceri Murphy, Elin Phillips, Phylip Harries
Age guidance: 13+
Contains strong language and adult themes. Please note that strobe lighting and loud, sudden sounds are used in this production.
You can watch Milwr yn y Meddwl on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 29 July 2020.
Estron
by Hefin Robinson
Available from 29 July 2020
A laptop, a tin of Quality Street chocolates and an author looking for his play in infinite universe.
Recent devastating events have turned Alun’s world upside down, but in the darkness he seeks solace in a visitor from another world.
An intriguing new play for the current generation; winner of the Drama Medal prize at the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod, 2016.
Director: Janet Aethwy
Cast: Gareth Elis, Elin Llwyd
You can watch Estron on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 29 July 2020.
Bachu
by Melangell Dolma
Available from 1 July 2020
Manon bloody loves the Eisteddfod. Always has done. But with her mam, Gwen, calling her constantly, and her ex, Llŷr, out and about on the Maes, how on earth is this going to be the best Eisteddfod ever?
A new play about love, friendship and mixed-up emotions; a rom-com set among the tents, the booze and the hangovers.
Originally developed as part of Theatr Clwyd’s Writers in Residence programme, this is a heart-warming play by Melangell Dolma, a member of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru’s 2019 New Playwrights’ Group.
A Melangell Dolma, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Theatr Clwyd production, supported by the National Eisteddfod of Wales via Cronfa Gari, and Wales Millennium Centre
Director: Sarah Bickerton
Cast: Mared Jarman, Judith Humphreys, Cellan Wyn
CC Closed Captions available in Welsh and English. Instructions on how to set Closed Captions on YouTube available here.
You can watch Bachu on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 1 July 2020.
Mrs Reynolds a’r Cena Bach
by Gary Owen
Translation by Meic Povey
Available from 27 May 2020
When Mrs Reynolds’ lovingly tended garden is vandalised, Jay, the guilty and troubled youth, is sent back by the authorities to help her fix it. Two generations locked in battle. Just as they think they have the measure of each other they are both shocked by a sudden revelation.
This translation by Meic Povey of Gary Owen’s original play Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian was a Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru production in partnership with Frân Wen and Galeri Caernarfon.
Director: Ffion Haf
Cast: Siw Hughes, Siôn Emyr, Leah Gaffey, Rhian Green, Iwan Fôn
Age guidance: 12+
Includes strong language.
CC Closed Captions available in Welsh and English. Instructions on how to set Closed Captions on YouTube available here.
You can watch Mrs Reynolds a’r Cena Bach on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 27 May 2020.
Nos Sadwrn o Hyd
by Roger Williams
Available from 6 May 2020 – 30 June 2020
Following a messy break-up sound-tracked by Take That, Lee goes looking for love and finds it. For a short while life is sweet, but after every Saturday night dawns the harsh reality of Sunday morning and, as Lee discovers, nothing lasts forever.
A translation by Roger Williams of his original play Saturday Night Forever was a Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru production in association with the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Mas ar y Maes, Stonewall Cymru and Oomff, supported by Theatr Clwyd.
Director: Aled Pedrick
Cast: Sion Ifan
Age guidance: 14+
Includes strong language and adult themes, as well as the use of strobe lighting.
CC Closed Captions available in Welsh and English. Instructions on how to set Closed Captions on YouTube available here.
You can watch Nos Sadwrn o Hyd on our YouTube channel and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) from 6 May 2020.
Llygoden yr Eira
Available from 15 April 2020 – 13 May 2020
Llygoden yr Eira will be the first production released from the archive on 15 April 2020. This enchanting show for small children is a co-production between Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Theatr Iolo and is based on the original production, Snow Mouse by the egg and Travelling Light. This production proved hugely popular with audiences across Wales last December, and now, it will be available to view on the AM platform and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Theatr Iolo’s YouTube channels for an entire fortnight from 11am on 15 April 2020.
You can watch Llygoden yr Eira on our YouTube channel here and on the AM website and app (/-\/\/\ – amam.cymru) until 13 May 2020.
Keep an eye on this page for information regarding further productions to be released online in the near future!