Graig Du Theatre Players
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The players are in the process of being formed. I will post further updates in the next few days. My intention is to form a community theatre group, with four probable performances a year, to encompass the work of playwrights in the Rhondda as a beginning. Original work will be encouraged. I would like to hear from any members, when I give out further information, if they would be willing to partake in the first staging. This will include actors, actresses, directors,who would be interested in supporting the idea to get valuable experience at the start of their careers. It would be a learning curve for me. I intend staging my play" Sorrow for my Sons" to publicize the group within the next few months. The full version of this play "Painting the Darkness" is to have a performance with the Fluellen Theatre in 2017. The play tells of the mysterious death of William Dillwyn Llewelyn, the eldest son of Sir John Dillwyn Llewelyn, who was found shot dead in the woods of the Penllergare estate on the afternoon of his engagement to Lord Dynevor's daughter in August 1893. The play explores the background to events, the inquest held the following day into his death, and William's friendship with J.Arthur Gibbs, the author of "A Cotswolds Village". I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the late June Lewis-Jones of Fairford, Glos, who helped me considerably with the three-act version of events. After answering my advertisement in her local newspaper, she was intrigued by my discoveries and, as she held Gibbs's diaries in her possession; she was also an author in her own right, she said she would aid me in any way as long as it did not jeopardize her work. June said that I had seen something in the unfolding events that no-one had realized before. Gibbs's strange requiem poem to his dead friend is well worth reading, as is his version, which I believe to be truthful, of the events that took place at Penllergare on the fateful day.
Location: Porth, Rhondda
Members: 10
Latest Activity: Dec 11, 2018
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Street Singers of the Valleys. Gwillym Pen Pwyll.
The one regret my father had while growing up in Dinas was that he did not pay much attention to the stories that were being told. The stories he did tell me were fascinating to the say the least,…Continue
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Unknown Stories from the Rhondda.
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Comment by Josh Edwards on March 4, 2016 at 9:19
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The church of St Magnus the Martyr that Harry Price was going to investigate for its supernatural happenings has thrown up another story. Old London Bridge was further down stream than it is today and it appears the graveyard by the bridge provided a walkway towards it. This area of the Thames is haunted by ghostly voices and crying.
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Some further information on Dickens. Have a look at the introduction to The Pickwick Papers and how Dickens deals with the death of the author who thought of the idea for the novel. The other interesting detail is that Dickens's ghost has been seen on many occasions at his former home in Doughty Street.
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Comment by Glyndwr Edwards on March 3, 2016 at 0:59
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I apologize for not answering earlier. The research is very good, Josh. Thanks.
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Dickens must have walked around the streets of London for hours, observing people and their mannerisms. The eye for detail is never overplayed in the these articles and much is left unsaid. The best form of protest is satire and Dickens accomplished this with his works.
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Here are a number of articles that Dickens wrote about London that are more incisive than I expected: A Visit to Newgate, On Duty with Inspector Field, Wapping Workhouse, and Arcadian London
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The best photographs of a coaching inn are of the Oxford Arms that was in Warwick Lane. There is a mention of this inn in the writings of Dickens. Also worth a look at are the articles Dickens wrote about Covent Garden. The photographs were taken by John and Alfred Bool.
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A quick update on what I discovered about Parker Street, Glyn. There are a number of extant pictures showing the area from Princess Street. The area was near the Palace of Westminster. The poverty is evident. Most of the people look contented. This, probably, is because of the novelty of having their photographs taken.
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I have changed the story slightly with Brutus. The linking of the ninth hole on his belt was truthful to myth, but had its limitations with his transformation into the creature. I have decided to have him drink water from a mysterious footprint he finds near Stonehenge. This will now be the cause of his changing.
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I have decided to change my approach to these legends. The story of Maen Huail naturally leads to the unidentified figurines that have been found in various cromlechs. Is this to do with dualism?
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The basis of the legend of the Maen Huail is open to question, Josh. The point is that Arthur, who was wounded in the knee, forgive Huail his previous slight as long as he did not mention the wound. Huail makes another remark about Arthur's leg and Arthur orders his execution on the stone that bears his name. You can choose whatever version.The Grey Lady of Ruthin Castle has a better provenance.
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- Brook Cottage, Dinas.
- The Dinas Pals'1914.
- Death of Arthur Rees, Appletree, Dinas. 1908.
- Boot Inn, Dinas.
- Dinas Road before the clearance.
- The Prince of Orange pub, Dinas Road
- The Last houses to be demolished in Dinas.
- Inkerman Street, Dinas. "Concretes"
- Bethania Chapel, Dinas Road.
- Gwillym Pen Pwyll's"Ragamuffin Tales"
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