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Hiraeth archiveIn the summer of 1989, a farmer's wife gave birth to a baby girl. In this moment Buddug James Jones became heir to her family's three hundred year old farming dynasty. Now as a modern young woman, Bud is desperate to change her destiny. Leaving five generations of tradition behind, she sets out alone into the big smoke encountering men, heartbreak, drama and hilarity along the way accompanied by live music and Welsh cakes. Hiraeth is a Welsh word with no direct English translation; it is a mix of longing, yearning, nostalgia, wistfulness and desire - a pride you feel for your roots and a sadness for the loss of a way of life. The show rejoices in this universal emotion with which everyone can empathise even as Bud wrestles with the knowledge that her departure marks a time of change and sounds the death knell for the family farm. Through one woman's struggle to escape and let go, Hiraeth explores the decline of Welsh identity and tradition.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Jesse Briton, Buddug James Jones, Max Mackintosh

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Archive listings for Hiraeth (2015)

Work type: Play.

T425051489

Producer Sarah Jane Leigh. Lighting Seth Rook Williams. Performer Buddug James Jones. Performer Max Mackintosh. Performer David Grubb.
6 Jun 15Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824
listing details L1332059958
29 May 15Hafren (formerly Theatre Hafren), Newtown :: V852
listing details L01833625475
21 May 15 to 23 May 15General, Brighton :: V01469193951
listing details L400525386
27 Apr 15The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter :: V1892701352
listing details L558915181
18 Mar 15 to 21 Mar 15Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035
listing details L01423534368

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