Llangollen Twenty Club
Players are well into rehearsal for their forthcoming world premiere production of Dinner with Otto.
The play, written by Tom George and directed by Lyn Aston, was due to
open mid March but due to an unfortunate illness had to be postponed.
However,
the cast, crew and members of Twenty Club were determined to show what they say is a remarkable piece of writing, so decided to re-schedule the play to show at
Llangollen Town Hall on May 30th, 31st and June 1st.
The play is set in March 1919 after the conclusion of the
bloodiest conflict in history.
It tells the story of a young soldier, Ben, returning home to his mother and friends after witnessing the atrocities
of war, and now having to live with a deep sense of guilt, and hopelessness for his future.
Ben had
promised to protect his friend, Aled, who went to war with him, but Aled
was killed, further adding to Ben’s sense of guilt.
Aled’s mother forgives him,
which leaves Ben feeling even more wretched.
On his return Ben’s mother
sadly realises that he is not the same boy she waved goodbye to.
Ben shares
some of what he witnesssed but his mother realises he has many other secrets
that may affect the future course of his life.
With
real footage of World War One transporting you into a very
dramatic, and to some, surprising end, it is sure to keep you on
the edge of your seat.
This
is Ben’s story, a sad and haunted young man trying to come to terms and
live with the trauma that impact of any war has on the returning soldier.
* Tickets are available from Courtyard
Books, Gwyn
Davies Butchers and Jenni's
Llangollen, or
online:
www.skiddle.com
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