Performer Name: Bale and Thomas
Show Name: West
Show Description
Written by Owen Thomas, the award-winning writer of ‘Grav’ and ‘The Wood’. The play explores the lives of two Welsh people who fall in love and decide to leave Wales in order to build a life in the New World. It details the hardships and adventures they faced, focusing primarily on the theme of immigration. The play is written in a lyrical, poetic style and presented using minimal set and a physicalised performance style. It is performed by Gareth John Bale (who also directs), the Welsh actor and director whose credits include ‘Grav’, ‘Steeltown Murders’ and ‘Nye and Jennie’; and Gwenllian Higginson, best known to Welsh theatre audiences for ‘Constellations', 'Gwlad yr Asyn’ and ‘Miss Julie’. ‘West’ was commissioned by the North American Festival of Wales and received its first public performance in the Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday 30th August, 2019. The first American performances received standing ovations from an enthusiastic American audience. West has toured extensively over the last few years. We have performed in Wales, London, Hastings and St Leonards, The Swallow Theatre, Scotland and enjoyed a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe festival in LA where it was nominated in 3 award categories (Best International, Best Two Person Show and International Fringe Encore Series - SoHo Playhouse, NYC) and won a Best of Broadwater prize. We have received a positive reaction in everywhere we've been.
