Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon
Wed 19-Fri 21 July
Although The Last Supper was first performed in 2004, and has ventured as far away as Sydney since, this is its first time at this venue. A maximum of 39 spectators are seated at three tables of 13 and given wine and food: the latter being the same final meals that were served to specific prisoners on death row in the USA. (You’re supposed to share it after the performance has finished, I believe, rather than authentically guzzle it yourself.) In the meantime, the actors stand before the tables, their lines the (supposed) final words of the historically famous from Jesus to Princess Di. It’s a theatrical rumination on death and the mythologies built around it, you see. Sounds like a giggle to me, in a high-minded sorta way.
Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 01874 611622 / www.brycheiniog.co.uk