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.

Cast/Performers

Cameron Potts (Richard Lewis), Lily De-La-Haye (Angharad), Nicky Taliesin (Lewis Lewis), Katy Treharne (Rebecca), Michael Robert-Lowe (Jenkins), Daniel Hall (Josiah Guest), Andrew Truluck (William Crawshay), Dylan Wynford (Sean), Emma Hickey (Elizabeth), Michael Hutchings (Morgan), Leah Pinney (Myfanwy), colin Middleton (Seamus), Bethan Fflint (Mari), Aaron Bannister-Davies (Tomos), Michael Larcombe (Jonathan), Hollie Evans (Megan), Tom Blackmore (Ianto), Ceris Hine (Arianwen)

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: Brendan Matthew
Musical Director: Aaron Clingham
Choreographer: Charlotte Tooth
Design: Joana Dias
Costume: Celestine Healy
Lighting: Jamie Platt
Sound: Gavin Hales