Daf James is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, composer, performer and Sherman Theatre Associate Artist. Llwyth – Daf’s first full-length play – established him as one of the most exciting dramatists working in Wales. His current theatre work includes On the Other Hand, We’re Happy produced by Paines Plough and Theatr Clwyd; he is also part of the 2019 BBC TV Drama Writers’ Programme. Daf said: “Llwyth was such an important play for me, both personally and politically. I never dreamed that it would get the response it did, enjoy such longevity and end up in Taipei! Since the play, Welsh and gay politics have changed a lot; as have I, since becoming a dad. So I felt compelled to write a second part to Llwyth, responding to some of those changes. Especially as Llwyth’s characters have continued to live and grow in my imagination since they left the stage. Tylwyth is a personal chronicle, but it’s also part of a wider cultural narrative that continues to evolve. Everyone has their story. It’s truly an honour to have the opportunity to share mine with fans of the original play as well as with new audiences.”

Arwel Gruffydd, our Artistic Director and director of Tylwyth, said: “I’m delighted that we will be co-producing once more with the Sherman Theatre, as it was during my time as an Associate Director at the Sherman that I first directed Llwyth, ten years ago. Of all the theatre productions I’ve directed, Llwyth, undoubtedly, is the one that’s has had the most impact and the one that had the most amazing response. It was a turning point in my own career, and one too for Welsh-language theatre, it could be said. I can’t wait to get back into the rehearsal room with these wonderful characters that Daf has created, and to share some of their most recent exploits with audiences across Wales. Tylwyth celebrates and challenges contemporary Welsh identity, and does so, as did Llwyth, with a tonnes of laughter and with joyous and unexpected use of music, but also by taking the audience on emotional roller-coaster ride. Hold on to your hats!”