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Venue	Theatr Bryn Terfel
	Also: Pontio
Town	Bangor
County	Gwynedd
From	17th February 2016
Opened	19th February 2016
To	27th February 2016
Theatr Bryn Terfel (V01613274996)
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Date of change: 2 Dec 15 - T01342863057

Chwalfa

Work:: Chwalfa (S680945830)

From the Welsh-language national theatre of Wales comes a production based on a real life strike in 1900 featuring a community chorus from the village and surrounding area.

Book by	T Rowland Hughes
Design	Gareth Miles

Production:: (T01342863057)

The Penrhyn Quarry's Great Strike, Wales' longest running industrial dispute, is brought to the stage as part of the opening season of new arts centre Pontio, Bangor University's Arts and Innovation Centre. The Welsh-language national theatre of Wales brings to life the popular novel by T Rowland Hughes with a professional cast of twelve accompanied by a fifty strong community chorus. Chwalfa (meaning ?dispersal' or ?upheaval') portrays the devastating effects of the strike on the community, which lasted from 1900 to 1903, as told from the perspective of one fictitious family. The novel of the same name has been adapted by Gareth Miles, also a noted Welsh language novelist and playwright, and will be directed by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru's artistic director Arwel Gruffydd. Performed in Welsh and translated for non-Welsh speakers by the company's own smartphone app, Sibrwd.

Producer	Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (in partnership with Pontio and Cwmni'r Fran Wen)
Director	Arwel Gruffydd
Design	Cai Dyfan
Lighting	Elanor Higgins
Other	Nia Lynn (voice coach)
Director	Ffion Haf (associate director)
Director	Martin Thomas (associate director)
Music	Dyfan Jones
Sound	Dyfan Jones
Design	Ethan Forde (video)
Director	RC Annie (fight)
Performer	Lisa Jen Brown
Performer	Sion Emyr
Performer	Dyfrig Evans
Performer	Mark Flanagan
Performer	Robin Griffith
Performer	Gwenno Hodgkins
Performer	Morfudd Hughes
Performer	Elain Lloyd
Performer	Ceri Murphy
Performer	Emyr Roberts
Performer	Rhodri Trefor
Performer	Llion Williams

Listing:: L01584869543

Production details

The Penrhyn Quarry's Great Strike, Wales' longest running industrial dispute, is brought to the stage as part of the opening season of new arts centre Pontio, Bangor University's Arts and Innovation Centre. The Welsh-language national theatre of Wales brings to life the popular novel by T Rowland Hughes with a professional cast of twelve accompanied by a fifty strong community chorus. Chwalfa (meaning ?dispersal' or ?upheaval') portrays the devastating effects of the strike on the community, which lasted from 1900 to 1903, as told from the perspective of one fictitious family. The novel of the same name has been adapted by Gareth Miles, also a noted Welsh language novelist and playwright, and will be directed by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru's artistic director Arwel Gruffydd. Performed in Welsh and translated for non-Welsh speakers by the company's own smartphone app, Sibrwd.

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