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A Lament for Moths - new play from Patrick Jones
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At Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Cardiff, on Friday 19 June
Poet and playwright Patrick Jones has written a new drama for Gwent Theatre directed by Gary Meredith, performed by Jain Boon, Lizzie Rogan and Daniel Wallace with design by Georgina Miles.
A Lament for Moths is a roller-coaster ride through the journey of two children growing up in a world where the moths (gentle, sensitive people) are trampled by mammoths (the brazen and manipulative).
It is told through the eyes of Joe and looks at what and who creates violence and its effect on young people.
He and his young friend Ruby are friends since childhood and the action follows their lives against a background of family breakdown and how adults can, unwittingly, scar their children by the effects of their own emotional conflict.
Patrick says: “The title is from a Tennessee Williams’ poem and one of the earliest poems I loved. When we talked about the development of the play its metaphor seemed perfect.”
Patrick says the style of the drama is expressionistic with musical montages from James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers providing beautiful sound tracks to the quickly changing scenes.
The composer has also collaborated with Patrick on a new project Tongues For A Stammering Time with Nicky Wire, classical singer Beverly Humphreys and Billy Bragg.
A Lament for Moths is at Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Cardiff on Friday 19 June at 7.30pm.
To book tickets ring 02920 631144
More information from Gwent Theatre, 01873 853167.
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