Details

The show tells the story of Dic Penderyn a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil who was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831. In the course of the riot he was arrested alongside Lewis Lewis, one of the primary figures in the uprising, and charged with stabbing a soldier with a bayonet. The people of Merthyr Tydfil doubted his guilt, and signed a petition for his release. However, he was found guilty and hanged on 13 August. After his death he was treated as a martyr in Merthyr and across Britain. Workshop performance.

Cast/Performers

Scott Alder (keyboard 2), James Greenfield (cello), John Gregson (guitar), Laura Manship (tin whistle / soprano sax / flute), Shellet Britton (violin), David Hunter (Richard Lewis), Hal Fowler (Jenkins), Rebecca Trehearn (Angharad), Kelly Anne Gower (Cliona), Aled Powys Williams (Dafydd), Will Barratt (Lewis Lewis), Lisa Anne Wood (Rebecca), Matt Barrow (Tomos), Carly Marie Owen (Mari), Ryan Gibb (Sean), Louise Stanton (Kathleen), Sonny Chatters (Jonathan), Charlotte Bradford (Temperance Society Woman), Elisabeth Ruth Webb (Angry Wife), Alison Arnopp (Ensemble), Stephanie Callow (Ensemble), Kira Morsley (Ensemble), Jodie Beth Meyer (Ensemble), Jimmy New (Welsh Miner / Landlord), Joe Sterling (Miner / Irish Miner / Black), David Brewis (Welsh Miner / Guard), Andy Keelan (2nd Ironworker / Abbot), Drew Jaymson (Hill / Bosanquet), Jordan lee Davies (1st Ironworker / Ironworker), Michael Riseley (Ironworker / Miner / Crawshay)

Creatives/Company

Book by(s): Robert Gould, Christopher J. Orton
Lyrics(s): Robert Gould, Christopher J. Orton
Producer: Galloways
Director: Tim Welton
Musical Director(s): Huw Evans, Scott Alder (assistant)
Music: Tom Curran (musical supervisor / orchestrations)
Other: Ziggie Sky Ward
Conductor: Huw Evans (keyboard 1)