Student鈥檚 play receives welcome on tour
An student at the University's is behind a new currently touring Wales and taking the world of Welsh theatre by storm.
Ll欧r Titus is being described as 鈥榦ne of Wales鈥� hottest young playwrights鈥�, and his latest play, 鈥�Drych鈥�, is produced by , under the direction of Ffion Haf, who also happens to be a Theatre and Performance Lecturer at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 , as well as an associate Director with Cwmni鈥檙 Fr芒n Wen.
Actors Bryn F么n and Gwenno Hodgkins star in Drych 鈥� the first stage production from 22 year old Ll欧r Titus 鈥� is an intense and humorous reflection of a desperate journey to understand man鈥檚 existence.
According to Ffion Haf, the play鈥檚 director, Drych is about 鈥渢he journey of two people who yearn to understand more about their existence.鈥�
Ll欧r, from Sarn near Pwllheli, was part of Fr芒n Wen鈥檚 young writer鈥檚 project which is run annually by the theatre company.
鈥淟l欧r worked with iconic author Aled Jones-Williams as part of Sgript i Lwyfan (Script to Stage) which recognises and mentors young playwrights. The reaction to his work was such we had to find a way of developing it further so we commissioned a full stage production,鈥� said Ffion.
鈥淚t鈥檚 essential that we give young voices the stage that their work deserves because they are the future of theatre.鈥�
Ll欧r, who is a research student at 黑料不打烊, said: 鈥淏eing able to work with Aled Jones-Williams was exceptional. It was such a rewarding experience, not only being able to discuss ideas with someone as experienced, but also to have the time and encouragement to write.鈥�
鈥淭he inspiration from Drych came from a strange place 鈥� the dialogue came first not the idea, the ideas and broader themes only came after playing with the dialogue, everything grew from these conversations.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a story about two characters talking in a place, and, as so often happens, things crop up that are both pleasant and unpleasant!鈥�
Professor Gerwyn Wiliams is Head of Welsh at 黑料不打烊. He said:
鈥淟l欧r鈥檚 had already become a recognised face. He came to us as an undergraduate student having just won the Crown at the Urdd Eisteddfod while a students at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor and then won the Drama Medal at the National Eisteddfod. He has recently completed an MA course with us and is embarking on a PhD project funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council. It鈥檚 been exciting experience following his creative development over the years, both in creative writing modules and scripting as well as in national competitions. A particular thrill was being part of the audience in Galeri, Caernarfon 鈥� with the auditorium full to the brim 鈥� watching the powerful production of Drych. We eagerly look forward to seeing his talents as a writer and academic going from strength to strength!鈥�
Publication date: 6 October 2015