Tudur Owen’s Huw Fyw goes back on tour, due to popular demand

We're thrilled to be offering Welsh audiences another opportunity to enjoy Huw Fyw – Tudur Owen’s hugely successful stage play – as the production goes back out on tour in 2026. Tudur himself returns to the cast of this new tour, in the titular role of Huw.

Directed by Steffan Donnelly, the Huw Fyw tour in 2025 received a phenomenal response from audiences across Wales, with sell-out houses at every performance (★★★★ "the perfect balance of sweet, serious and funny" Buzz Magazine).

Tudur Owen can’t wait to return to his first stage play:

“Performing Huw Fyw with Theatr Cymru was one of the highlights of my life, and I’m so happy that I get to do it again – I really can’t wait! The response from audiences in all parts of Wales was truly extraordinary, and I hope this production reaches even more people as we venture out on tour again. If I get even half the thrill I experienced during the last tour, this will be another production to treasure forever."

Originally staged to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War, Huw Fyw is a true story (well, true-ish) about a grumpy veteran solider. After a stroke of luck in his dreary life, Huw embarks on an unforgettable adventure from his little village to central London; an adventure that will change the course of his life forever and show him how to live for today. The play features Tudur’s usual wit and mischief – but also challenges stereotypes of old people within society and explores Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and survivor’s guilt.

This new tour takes the production to new audiences and Steffan Donnelly – Theatr Cymru’s Artistic Director – is delighted to bring this memorable production back in 2026:

“Huw Fyw was a critical and box office hit for Theatr Cymru and I can’t wait to bring it back out on tour. The production resonated so deeply with audiences across Wales the first time and it's a rare privilege to be able to take it back to Welsh venues and welcome both new and returning audiences to Huw's moving story. Working with Tudur again has been pure joy — his voice, generosity and instinct for storytelling make the whole creative process feel alive and I can't wait to be back in the rehearsal room with him (and our soon-to-be-announced cast) in the new year.”

Closed captioning in English and Welsh will be available at every performance via Sibrwd, Theatr Cymru’s language access app. Welsh-language audio description will be available at every performance in the Dance House, Cardiff, and Galeri, Caernarfon – and touch tours will be available before these performances too, offering an opportunity for blind and visually impaired audience members to explore the set, props and costumes. There will be a BSL interpreted performance with Cathryn McShane at the Dance House in Cardiff on 17 April 2026 and Pontio, Bangor, on 2 May 2026.

Huw Fyw will be on tour from 15 April 2026 onwards - full tour dates listed via link below.