The Druid's Rest
by Emlyn Williams
by Emlyn Williams
In a small Welsh village, a young bookworm's life is turned upside down when an enigmatic Englishman arrives, intertwining mystery and comedy as the locals prepare for the Eisteddfod.
About The Play
About The Play
In a pub in the small Welsh village of Ton-y-maes, the locals are preparing for the Eisteddfod, while the publican’s young bookworm of a son is reading of mystery and murder. Until an enigmatic Englishman arrives who is not who he appears to be…
Drawing on Emlyn Williams’ own childhood in Flintshire, where his parents ran the White Lion Inn, this classic autobiographical Welsh comedy by the author of Night Must Fall and The Corn is Green was first produced in 1944 with Richard Burton making his stage debut. This production is the first London production in sixty years.
Cast: David Broughton-Davies. Alyn Gwyndaf. Rachel Isaac. Anna Lindup. Joshua McCord. Michael Norledge. Dafydd Wyn Roberts. Bennet Thorpe.