Northwest audiences will have an opportunity to see Land Of Our Fathers, the award-winning play about six Welsh miners trapped down a coal mine. Winner of Time Out’s Critics’ Choice and Fringe Show of the Year 2013, Chris Urch’s debut play is packed full of blistering comedy and echoes a generation of lost voices. It will be at the Playhouse Studio from the 1st to 5th March.
On the third of May, 1979 as Mrs. Thatcher is counting her votes and Sid Vicious is spinning in his grave, six Welsh miners are trapped down a coal mine. As the men await their rescue, secrets emerge and accusations fly. Within two weeks, everything they believe in and everything they know will have changed.
Packed full of comedy, Land Of Our Fathers returns a bit of Welsh history to the stage, echoing a generation of lost voices. The play features a unique mix of music, including Welsh hymns, a score by Composer Simon Slater and the unusual sound of a choir of six miners singing the Sex Pistols underground.
Director and Theatre 503 Artistic Director Paul Robinson said, “The response so far has been thrilling and we’re delighted to be bringing the production to some fantastic venues in England in the New Year. The story is so universal with characters that you can’t help but fall in love with, and we hope the play will continue to bring laughs and tears as it continues its journey.”
Original cast members Joshua Price (Llwyth/Tribe, Sherman Cymru) and Taylor Jay-Davies (Great Expectations, Vaudeville Theatre, London) reprise their roles as Mostyn and Chewy. They are joined by John Cording (Da Vinci’s Demons), Tomos Eames (Pride, Resistance), Cornelius Booth (Pride & Prejudice) and Robert Jezek (The Bodyguard – Adelphi Theatre, London).
Tickets for Land Of Our Fathers are priced at £12 – £14*. Tickets are available to purchase by telephone on 0151 7094776, at the Playhouse and Everyman Theatre Box office or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.
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