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. World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Aidan Banyard (Richard Lewis), Rebecca Gilliland (Angharad), Aled Powys Williams (Morgan), Emma Hickey (Elizabeth), Michael Rees (Lewis Lewis), Kira Morsley (Rebecca), Caitlin Jane Williams (Mari), Aaron Bannister Davies (Tomos), Samuel Bailey (Jonathan), Taite-Elliot Drew (Jenkins), Raymond Walsh (Sean), Lucy Elson (Arianwen), Richard Dawes (Seamus), Hollie Evans (Megan), Andrew Truluck (William Crawshay), Caitlin McKee (Angry Wife), Ifan Gwilym-Jones (Ianto), Hywel Dowsell (Josiah Guest)

Creatives/Company

Book by(s): Robert Gould, Christopher J. Orton
Lyrics(s): Robert Gould, Christopher J. Orton
Producer: Andrew Yon
Presented by: All Star Productions
Director(s): Brendan Matthew, Benjamin Newsome (casting director)
Musical Director: Aaron Clingham
Choreographer: Charlotte Tooth
Design: Joana Dias
Costume: Celestine Healy
Lighting: Sky Bembury