Byass Works, Port Talbot
Fri 15 – Sat 30 Sept
2015; the decimation of our heavy industries continued. Incensed by the threatened closure of Port Talbot steelworks, Save Our Steel rallied the world in a time of uncertainty and fought.
“People have forgotten how to say ‘no’. That’s the problem in this country. We are allowed to say ‘no’.”
Around one of the largest steelworks in Europe the will of the people endured, not only for their jobs, but for the community forged in its shadow. Based on the testimony of union representatives, the people of Port Talbot, and the steelworkers themselves comes this dramatic performance from behind the global headlines and the political spin, straight from the beating heart of the machine. This is the story of a unique and vibrant town, and ultimately the determination of the human spirit.
This new collaboration of the National Theatre Wales and Common Wealth is staged in the shell of the Byass Works, among the echoes of the lives of an era of Welshmen many considered extinct, and marks the return of the NTW to Port Talbot after six years. With humour and passion, skill and pride, the steelworkers at Port Talbot have a message for the world: “we’re still here”.
Tickets: £15. Info: 029 2035 3070 / www.nationaltheatrewales.org (JM)