“Sheer magic”
★★★★
The Guardian on An Oak Tree
“Perl o noson allan”
★★★★★
Golwg am My Body Welsh
“Ers marwolaeth dy ferch
dwi fawr o hypnotydd”
“Crefft llwyfan ar ei orau”
★★★★★
Y Cymro am Y Tŵr
“Playful and seriously thought-provoking”
★★★★
Independent on An Oak Tree
Dau actor.
Dim ond un sydd wedi darllen y sgript.
DYN YN TROI COEDEN YN FERCH!
Mae tad yn colli ei ferch mewn damwain car.
Mae fel ei fod mewn drama – heb wybod y geiriau na’r symudiadau.
Mae’r dyn oedd yn gyrru’r car yn hypnotydd llwyfan.
Ers y ddamwain, mae ei sioe yn fethiant, mae wedi colli ei bŵer i ddylanwadu.
Heno, am y tro cyntaf ers y ddamwain, mae’r ddau’n cyfarfod pan mae’r Tad yn gwirfoddoli i gymryd rhan yn sioe’r Hypnotydd.
Two actors.
Only one has read the script.
MAN TURNS TREE INTO WOMAN!
A man loses his daughter to a car.
It’s like he’s in a play – but he doesn’t know the words or the moves.
The man who was driving the car is a stage hypnotist.
Since the accident, his act’s a disaster, he’s lost the power of suggestion.
Tonight, for the first time since the accident, these two people meet when the Father volunteers for the Hypnotist’s act.
Wyn Bowen Harries (Pontio, 26 Hyd), Morfudd Hughes (Galeri, 27 Hyd), Mali Ann Rees (Y Ffwrnes Llanelli, 29 Hyd), Jacob Ifan (Riverfront Casnewydd/Newport, 1 Tach), Alexander Vlahos (Chapter, 2 Tach), Sian Reese-Williams (Chapter, 3 Tach)
DRAMODYDD YN TROI ACTOR YN GYMERIAD!
Dau actor. Mae Steffan Donnelly yn chwarae’r Hypnotydd, ond mae’r Tad yn actor gwahanol bob nos sy’n dod ar y llwyfan heb weld neu darllen gair o’r ddrama tan i’r sioe ddechrau. Rydym newydd gyhoeddi’r actorion fydd yn ymuno ar y daith genedlaethol! Maent yn cynnwys Alexander Vlahos (Versailles a Merlin – BBC), Mali Ann Rees (Tourist Trap – BBC), Jacob Ifan (Bang a ennillodd BAFTA), a Sian Reese-Williams (Emmerdale a Craith – S4C).
Mae Derwen yn archwiliad arbrofol o golled, maddeuant, a pŵer y meddwl, sydd wedi cyffroi cynulleidfaoedd ar draws y byd. Dyma brofiad theatrig unigryw, yn llawn cyfoeth theatraidd, hiwmor tywyll, a stori sy’n bachu’r dychymyg.
Dyma gyfle i weld drama arobryn un o ddramodwyr blaenllaw Prydain, Tim Crouch, mewn addasiad Cymraeg, am y tro cyntaf erioed, gan Mared Llywelyn Williams (Ennillydd Medal Ddrama yr Urdd 2017) a chwmni theatr Invertigo (Y Tŵr, My Body Welsh – 5 Enwebiad Gwobrau Theatr Cymru).
Mae’r cynhyrchiad Cymraeg yma oddeutu 1 awr.
Canllaw oed 14+.
DRAMATIST TURNS ACTOR INTO CHARACTER!
Two actors. Steffan Donnelly plays the hypnotist, but the Father is a different actor each night, who walks on stage having neither seen nor read a word of the play they’re in. We’ve just announced the actors joining the national tour! They include Alexander Vlahos (BBC’s Versailles and Merlin), Mali Ann Rees (currently in BBC’s Tourist Trap), Jacob Ifan (BAFTA Award Winning BBC’s Bang), and Sian Reese-Williams (Emmerdale, and star of BBC’s Hidden / Craith).
Derwen (An Oak Tree) is a breath-taking exploration of grief, forgiveness, and the power of suggestion, which has thrilled audiences across the world. It contains a dazzling balance of gripping story, rich theatricality and shocking humour.
A chance to see this award-winning play by one of Britain’s prominent theatremakers, Tim Crouch, in a Welsh translation by Mared Llywelyn Williams (Winner Drama Medal Urdd Eisteddfod 2017) Invertigo Theatre Company (Y Tŵr, My Body Welsh – 5 Wales Theatre Award Nominations).
This production is in Welsh and runs at 1 hour.
Recommended for ages 14+.
We made a Twitter collage! / Casgliad o’r byd Trydar!
A week ago today #Derwen / #AnOakTree made me fall in love with the real magic of a performance like only theatre can – by inviting us to see how it's not magic at all. Adding to that the Welsh language that's so hugely expressive that I almost believed I understand it 🏴❤ pic.twitter.com/1krv6P4lZ3
— Nicki Oebel (@philomina_) November 9, 2018
Loved the show last week, @InvertigoCo and loved seeing you. More soon please xx
— Adele Thomas (@__AdeleThomas__) November 5, 2018
Nes i WIR mwynhau #Derwen neithiwr! Llongyfarchiadau mawr @InvertigoCo @timcrouch1964 @maredllywelyn … a ma’r @DonLlanfihangel ‘na’n blydi gwd actor dydi – highlight oedd y bit pan aeth o’n noethlymyn a trio cuddio ei hun yn y cyrtan… 🙊 https://t.co/O2ZqCSa3mR
— Elin Meredydd (@ElinMereds) November 2, 2018
"an enthralling piece of theatre": here is my review of @timcrouch1964's 'Derwen' ('An Oak Tree'), performed in Welsh by @InvertigoCo at @chaptertweets https://t.co/Hvc4St6YwN
— Jafar Iqbal (@writeofcentre) November 7, 2018
Diolch @steff_donnelly @vlavla @InvertigoCo am berfformaid #Derwen heno yn @chaptertweets really wedi mwynhau. Werth ei weld 😁👍
— Cathryn (@cathrynsfevans) November 2, 2018
@vlavla @Reese_Williams – Enjoy the #Derwen experience you pair! I got to do it a couple of years ago with Tim Crouch! All I can say is – wish I could do it again for the first time! Joiwch a Diolch @InvertigoCo am gael hwn yn iaith y nefoedd!!
— Richard Elis (@relis) November 2, 2018
Also from the weekend I saw #Derwen a translation of 'An Oak Tree' by @timcrouch1964 in a brilliant production by @InvertigoCo https://t.co/F4DqrQBxo0
— Dr Emily Garside (@EmiGarside) November 5, 2018
#Derwen gan / by @timcrouch1964 via @steff_donnelly yn wych / wonderful. Cyfle olaf / last chance @chaptertweets HENO / TONIGHT. Surtitled in English.
— Jac Ifan Moore (@jacifanmoore) November 3, 2018
Wedi mwynhau’n arw. Llongyfarchiadau mawr i’r tîm i gyd. Dau actor eithriadol ddewr @maliannrees @steff_donnelly https://t.co/RgP02vRhHu
— Arwel Gruffydd (@ArwelGruffydd) October 30, 2018
Llongyfarchiadau! Wedi mwynhau neithiwr – rollercoaster go iawn a profiad arbennig.
— Dr Branwen Davies (@BransDavies) November 4, 2018
It was a stunning, moving piece of theatre. Thank you all xx
— BATESY 🐝 (@mscarolbates) November 2, 2018
To see #AnOakTree @timcrouch1964 tonight in my first language was an incredibly special experience. Diolch @InvertigoCo @steff_donnelly am gyflwyno theatr heriol ac arbrofol a hollow fyw yn yr iaith Gymraeg. #Derwen
— Hefin Robinson (@HefinRobinson) November 2, 2018
26 Hydref / October
Gwener / Friday, 8:00
Pontio
Bangor
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01248 382828
27 Hydref / October
Sadwrn / Saturday, 8:00
Galeri
Caernarfon
01286 685222
29 Hydref / October
Llun / Monday, 8:00
Ffwrnes
Llanelli
0845 226 3510
1 Tachwedd / November
Iau / Thursday, 8:00
Glan-Yr-Afon
Casnewydd
01633 656757
2 Tachwedd / November
Gwener / Friday, 8:00
(Hamddenol / Relaxed)
Chapter
Caerdydd
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029 2030 4400
3 Tachwedd / November
Sadwrn / Saturday, 8:00
Chapter
Caerdydd
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029 2030 4400
Paentiad gwreiddiol ar gyfer Derwen gan Rhys Aneurin o Lanfairpwll yn wreiddiol, rwan yn byw a gweithio yng Nghaerdydd
Original painting for Derwen by Llanfairpwll-raised, Cardiff-based artist Rhys Aneurin
Gyda diolch / Special thanks to: Sheila O’Neal, Gwen Sion, Gwion Llwyd, Mirain Haf, Ceri Wyn.