On Friday 20th June at 7:30pm there will be an open dress especially for TEAM members! This is a great chance to see the production before anyone else and meet TEAM members from across Wales. 

This large-scale, site-specific production performed in an ancient woodland near Usk, Monmouthshire, will give audiences a vivid glimpse into life – and death – in the trenches and battlefields of the Somme.

Inspired by Welsh writer Owen Sheers’ poem Mametz Wood, it will draw on written material by the poets who fought in or witnessed one of the war’s bloodiest conflicts - the Battle of Mametz Wood, in which 4,000 of the the 38th (Welsh) Division were killed or wounded. Among the soldiers who took part were several key Welsh and English war poets, including Robert Graves, David Jones, Siegfried Sassoon and Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, and Sheers’ own great, great uncle, William Gwyn Davies.

What to expect

You will be going on a journey through a forest and a field. Please be aware that this means walking and standing for a lot of the show.

Unfortunately not all locations on the route are accessible by wheelchair. The creative team are creating an alternative accessible route.

To discuss your specific access requirements please email info@nationaltheatrewales.org.

Please bring suitable clothing and footwear for outdoor weather and all terrain.

There will be car parking facilities on site

The address

Great Llancayo Upper Wood,

Great Llancayo Upper Wood Near Usk,

Monmouthshire

NP15 1HS

There is a bus booked from Cardiff at 5:45pm.  There are limited seats available and we will be operating on a first come first served basis. 

If you would like to see Mametz before anyone else email team@nationaltheatrewales.org to get your name on the guest list or to book a seat on the bus. 

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