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Clwyd Theatr Cymru presents Rape of the Fair Country at Swansea Grand Theatre |
Clwyd Theatr Cymru brings a new production of the compelling drama, Rape of the Fair Country, to Swansea Grand Theatre from Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd March at 7.30pm with a matinee on Thursday at 1.00pm and one on Saturday at 2.00pm.Rape of the Fair Country, a gripping story, told by an all-Welsh cast, is packed with music, wry humour and fervent intensity. In a series of violent and thrilling clashes it shows the full force of the struggles between the ironmasters and those who slaved for them. It is 1826 in the valleys of South Wales. The Mortymers are a Welsh family caught in the bitter crossfire between their English employers and the early trade union movement. Morfydd opposes the changes transforming their beautiful valley, but her easy-going brother Iestyn and his best friend Mo Jenkins are more concerned with winning punch-ups... and women! Moments of great poignancy abound as we are swept from the fiery hell of the furnaces to the icy stillness of a Welsh mountainside and on to bloody scenes of rebellion. The cast includes Hedydd Dylan as Morfydd (Rosalind in Clwyd Theatr Cymru's 2012 production of As You Like It), Phylip Harries who plays Dai Probert and Kai Owen (Rhys in the hit BBC series Torchwood) is Idris. In addition, Tomos Trehearn is played by Christian Patterson, an Associate of Clwyd Theatr Cymru and from Swansea and Sion Pritchard plays Dafydd Philips. Rape of the Fair Country is directed by Tim Baker, Associate Director at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. He has directed numerous hit productions in Mold and on tour, including Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Tickets for this powerful drama are available from the theatre's Box Office on 01792 475715 or can be purchased online at www.swanseagrand.co.uk and are £11.00 - £17.00* with selected concessions available. * All tickets are subject to a 50p restoration Fund contribution. |
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Friday, February 22, 2013 |
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