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My Body Welsh | Invertigo
A myth-stery of skeletal proportions …
By Tara Robinson & Steffan Donnelly
Nominated for two Wales Theatre Awards 2018 (Best Performance, Best Male Performer)
Toured Wales: 10 – 18 January 2017.
Visited the International Theatre Festival Kerala, India: 23rd January 2018.
One tall, skinny Welshman with an agenda of national importance: there’s a truth behind every good story.
Jones and Davis are fighting.
There’s a skeleton in the well.
There’s more to being Welsh than having the accent, isn’t there?
Un Cymro tal, tenau gyda agenda o bwysigrwydd cenedlaethol: mae gwir i’w ddarganfod tu ôl i bob stori.
Mae Jones a Davis yn ffraeo.
Mae sgerbwd yn y ffynnon.
Mae mwy i Gymreictod nag acen, ond oes?
Accompanied by a live soundscape artist creating a river of sounds in front of you, join performer Steffan Donnelly on a watery lyrical thriller as he guides you through Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch and into his world of slippery small-town myth-making.
Yng nghwmni artist seinwedd byw yn creu afon o sain o flaen eich llygaid, ymunwch â’r perfformiwr Steffan Donnelly ar anturiaeth delynegol ddyfriog wrth iddo eich tywys drwy Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch, heibio ffynnon o chwedlau i’w fyd llithrig, brodorol.
Pontio’s new associate company, the award-winning Invertigo Theatre (Y Tŵr, My People), and The Conker Group’s Tara Robinson, present My Body Welsh – a vibrant, part-bilingual piece of contemporary theatre that investigates the role storytelling plays in constructing national identity.
Mae cwmni theatr arobryn Invertigo (Y Tŵr, My People), cwmni cysylltiol newydd Pontio, a Tara Robinson o The Conker Group, yn cyflwyno My Body Welsh – drama gyfoes, fywiog, rannol-ddwyieithog, sy’n ymchwilio sut mae creu chwedlau yn chwarae rhan mewn llunio ein hunaniaeth genedlaethol.
My Body Welsh has been selected for the official programme of India’s International Theatre Festival, taking place in January 2018.
This is Invertigo, The Conker Group, and Pontio’s first ever international visit – we are so excited to take our bilingual, mythical show to a new audience!
Thank you to the Festival organisers and Wales Arts International for the support.
Cafwyd My Body Welsh ei ddewis ar gyfer raglen swyddogol Gwyl Theatr Ryngwladol India yng Ngherala, sy’n digwydd ym mis Ionawr 2018.
Dyma gynhyrchiad cyntaf Invertigo, The Conker Group, a Pontio i deithio yn ryngwladol – rydym yn edrych ymlaen yn arw i ddangos ein sioe dwyieithog, llawn chwedlau i gynulleidfa hollol newydd!
Diolch i gydlynnwyr yr Wyl a Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru am eu cefnogaeth.
This tour has now ended, but you can buy the playtext here
The reviews are in!
❝ystyron a ffraethinebau yn byrlymu ... perl o noson (meanings and wit bubbling through ... a pearl of a night out)❞
Golwg (click for full review)
❝steeped in folklore ... laugh-out-loud lines ... intelligent stuff presented in a light, idiosyncratic way❞
Arts Scene Wales (click for full review)
❝a thoroughly engrossing meditation on myth, folklore and what makes us what we are...examines one of the burning themes of our times❞
British Theatre Guide (click for full review)
❝sheer innovation ... a charmingly universal tale❞
Arts Review Wales (click for full review)
❝narrative vaults around the centuries...intimate also epic...visits June 23rd, the likely first time on a stage in Wales❞
Theatre in Wales (click for full review)
❝tightly scripted ... brought guffaws from the audience❞
Eryl Crump, Daily Post
❝explores issues of national identity with creative aplomb...a real treat❞
10 – 28 January 2017
+ 23 January 2018 at India’s International Theatre Festival.
(This tour has now ended, but you can buy the playtext here)
Bangor, Porthmadog, Cardiff, Newport,
Call number above for tickets
Touch Tour for blind and partially sighted people at Pontio: 10 January.
Captioned Performance at Theatr Clwyd: 28 January.
To book, please contact venues in advance.
Taith Gyffwrdd ar gyfer pobl sy’n ddall ac â golwg rhannol yn Pontio: 10 Ionawr
Cynhyrchiad Uwch Deitl yn Theatr Clwyd: 28 Ionawr.
Cysylltwch â’r theatrau o flaen llaw i archebu.
Blown away by #MyBodyWelsh @chaptertweets hilariously inventive exploration of small town myth making. @steff_donnelly is fantastic.Go see
— Matthew Needham (@MrMattNeedham) January 14, 2017
Great show tonight! @InvertigoCo @steff_donnelly @chaptertweets #MyBodyWelsh
— Cathy Boyce (@cathyeleriboyce) January 14, 2017
Thoroughly enjoyed #MyBodyWelsh by @InvertigoCo @RiverfrontArts this evening. Witty and engaging take on Welsh mythology.
— Phil Morris (@PhilMor56118698) January 24, 2017
Brilliant, engaging, audience participating (in a good way) live sound performance that is #MyBodyWelsh
— Hedd Emrys (@HeddEmrys) January 14, 2017
#MyBodyWelsh Carthen hyfryd o chwedlau hen a newydd. @elenpontio @InvertigoCo @TrydarPontio
— Kath Davies (@KathDavies12) January 14, 2017
MY BODY WELSH: A tale that draws on myths & legends of Wales. via @WalesArtsReview h/t @EmiGarside https://t.co/oazqpWsH7g #Cymru #theatre
— Robert Carreon (@ahrmi) January 16, 2017
Fantastic evening at @chaptertweets last night watching @steff_donnelly in his element. I can't recommend enough! #MyBodyWelsh pic.twitter.com/bdbrxRVOE3
— Emma Roberts (@Ems_Roberts) January 14, 2017
Watched a fantastic production at @PontioTweets on Tuesday: #MyBodyWelsh by @InvertigoCo with the astounding @steff_donnelly – a must see!
— Heledd Bowen (@heleddbowen) January 13, 2017
Great show, really enjoyed it – thank you for bringing it to #Porthmadog #MyBodyWelsh https://t.co/aw09FQRgu7
— NiaJeffreys (@NiaJeffreys) January 12, 2017
Cardiff folk catch #MyBodyWelsh by @InvertigoCo @TheConkerGroup @chaptertweets. Thank you @pontiotweets for inviting me this eve. ardderchog
— Rebecca Gould (@beccaleigh99) January 11, 2017
Da 'di Steffan Donnelly @InvertigoCo #my body Welsh!!!gwerth ei weld- a must see production @PontioTweets
— Catrin (@catrinjoneshug1) January 11, 2017
Congrats @InvertigoCo @TheConkerGroup on tomight's premier @PontioTweets – loved quirky humour& live soundscape. #MyBodyWelsh https://t.co/ORKjbAfJgB
— Elen Ap Robert (@elenpontio) January 10, 2017
Really enjoyed #MyBodyWelsh last night in @_GALERI_ Caernarfon, go and see it at @ClwydTweets tonight & Saturday, if you can! X X x pic.twitter.com/M4bPIbL62X
— 9Bach (@9Bach) January 27, 2017
Steffan talks to Nia Roberts
on Radio Cymru’s Stiwdio programme
Tara and Steffan talk to
on the Radio Wales Arts Show
❝an uncategorisable production ... funny and thought-provoking❞
Western Mail (My People)
❝frenetic, startling ... theatrically nonconformist❞
Arts Scene Wales (My People)
❝acid-sharp prose, biting humour ... entertaining and shocking❞
The Observer (My People)
The Stage (My People)
❝crefft llwyfan ar ei orau ... arbennig o sgilgar a chyrhaeddgar❞
Y Cymro (Y Tŵr)
❝a landmark ... powerful and beautifully staged❞
The Daily Post (Y Tŵr)
❝I now understand why the play is considered a classic❞
BBC Radio Wales (Y Tŵr)
❝riveting ... excellent cast ... gets under your skin❞
Daily Mail (Outside on the Street)
❝a witty mixture ... deeply satisfying❞
Western Mail (Saer Doliau)
Meet the My Body Welsh team …
Steffan is an actor, writer, and producer. He adapted My People for Invertigo’s co-production with Theatr Clwyd in 2015, and was nominated for an Off-West End Award for Best Male Performance 2016 in Pilgrims (HighTide/The Yard/Theatr Clwyd).
Tara is a writer, director & producer. She is a recipient of the MGCFutures Bursary, a supported artist with Farnham Maltings, a Creative Associate at The Gate, and a former Resident Assistant Director at The Abbey, Dublin.
Jordan is a composer, sound designer and actor. He will release a debut album as Rocheman next year (Accidental Records), and composes for short films, as well as creating interactive sound sculpture for exhibition spaces.
Ace McCarron is a lighting designer who has enjoyed a long association with Music Theatre Wales and with The Wrestling School, a company formed to produce the plays of Howard Barker. He is a member of the dramaturgy team for National Theatre Wales.
Catherine is a production and stage manager who trained at Bristol Old Vic after starting out in student theatre.   She has recently completed two UK tours working with English Touring Opera.
Special thanks to John Jones and Landseer Partners
Invertigo Theatre Company, 2017