Theatr Clwyd announce cast for magical production Constellations/Cytserau
See dates and times 8 Apr 2024
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Theatr Clwyd are delighted to announce the cast for their upcoming production of Nick Payne’s multi-award-winning international mega-hit Constellations (10 May-25 May). The show will be reimagined for a modern Wales and directed by Associate Director Daniel Lloyd.
You don’t realise how tangled up your life is until it’s tangled up with someone else…
A beekeeper and a physicist meet at a barbeque. She thinks of quantum mechanics, string theory & multiverses. He thinks of his bees, honey and ecology.
Could they ever fall in love?
Constellations will be presented in two sister productions – one in the original English and the other presented for the very first time in the Welsh language, translated by Gwawr Loader under the title Cytserau (7-8 June). Like hit TV shows Hinterland and Keeping Faith, both versions will be performed by the same cast.
Daniel Lloyd said of the production:
I’m delighted to be directing Constellations/ Cytserau. The timeless story asks huge questions about human existence and is told backwards, forwards and sideways with a dazzlingly original structure. We follow our would-be lovers across many alternate universes, where their choices lead to some subtle and occasionally seismic consequences.
As a bilingual human existing within two cultures, I often feel like I’m straddling multiple universes! Cymraeg a Saesneg – English and Welsh… Realising this play in two languages allows us to explore that feeling deeper in a production for both Welsh and English-speaking audiences.
The cast for this exciting production comprises of Gwenllian Higginson (Enid A Lucy, Pobol Y Cwm (S4C), Gwlad yr Asyn (Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru) as Marianne and Aled Pugh (Stella (SKY), Cyrano De Bergerac (Theatr Clwyd) as Roland.
Gwenllian Higginson
MarianneAled Pugh
Roland
The creative team includes Set and Costume Design: Hayley Grindle, Lighting Design: Jonathan Chan, Composer and Sound Design: Dyfan Jones, Movement Director: Francesca Jaynes, Fight Director: Kaitlin Howard, Assistant Director: Mary Davies, Casting Director: Polly Jerrold, Company Stage Manager: Bethan Mair-Hughes, Assistant Stage Manager: Phoebe Storm.
Listed as one of The Stage’s best UK theatre shows to see in 2024 this is a show not to be missed.
Constellations will be performed at Theatr Mix, Theatr Clwyd from 10 May-25 May, and Cytserau7-8 June. Accessible performances will take place on the following dates: BSL 17 May, audio described and touch tours 22 May and captioned performance 24 May.