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The Last Five Years – Leeway Productions
10 MINUTE MUSICALS FOR SCHOOLS
Leeway Productions supported by Wales Millennium Centre
and in partnership with Blackwood Miners Institute
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and composed by JASON ROBERT BROWN
A hit both off-Broadway and internationally, The Last Five Years comes to Wales for the very first time. This ground-breaking production, directed by Angharad Lee, combines an emotionally powerful score with sign language and beautiful movement by award-winning choreographer Mark Smith, who is Deaf. This intimate musical charting New Yorkers Cathy and Jamie's passionate five-year relationship is an affecting tale of love found and lost.  By turns funny and poignant, with catchy tunes and a clever chronological twist, The Last Five Years will keep you riveted from beginning to end… or should that be from end to beginning?
Every performance of The Last Five Years is accessible to D/deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audience members, with closed captioning and integrated sign language to be enjoyed by all.
Cynyrchiadau Leeway a chefnogaeth gan Ganolfan Mileniwm Cymru
ac mewn partneriaeth â Sefydliad y Glowyr Coed Duon
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Ysgrifennwyd a chyfansoddwyd gan JASON ROBERT BROWN
Ar ôl llwyddiant eithriadol oddi ar Broadway ac yn rhyngwladol, daw The Last Five Years i Gymru am y tro cyntaf erioed. Cyfuna’r cynhyrchiad arloesol yma sgôr ddirdynnol gydag iaith arwyddion a dawnsfeydd hardd y coreograffydd mawr ei glod, Mark Smith sydd yn Fyddar. Mae’r sioe gerdd onest yma am gariad a thorcalon yn dilyn hynt Cathy a Jamie, cariadon o Efrog Newydd, gan daflu golau ar bob cam o’u perthynas pum mlynedd tanbaid. Gan blethu’r doniol a’r teimladwy, gyda chaneuon bachog a chronoleg stori glyfar, bydd The Last Five Years yn eich cadw chi ar flaen eich sedd o’r dechrau un hyd at y diwedd… neu dylwn ddweud o’r diwedd i’r dechrau…
Mae pob perfformiad o The Last Five Years yn hygyrch i aelodau cynulleidfa sy’n drwm eu clyw neu’n fyddar, gyda chapsiynau agored ac iaith arwyddion yn rhan annatod o’r sioe.
November 9-11 (previews) November 12-17
November 30 - December 1
Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Tachwedd 9-11 (rhagolygon) Tachwedd 12-17
Canolfan Y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth
Sefydliad y Glowr Coed Duon
Tachwedd 30 - Rhagfur 1
Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tudful
Lauren trained at Kirkham Henry Performing Arts Centre in Malton, North Yorkshire before attending Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. On graduating Lauren was presented with the Gyearbour Astante Award for Acting. Lauren made her professional debut playing the role of Carrie Pipperidge in the West End Production of Carousel, for which she received a TMA award nomination. Other theatre includes Oh What A Lovely War; Penny Pingleton in the national tour of Hairspray, Frenchy, cover Sandy in Grease (UK No1 tour), the leading role of L.V in Little Voice (Hull Truck); Gabriel in the Flint Street Nativity (Hull Truck); Laura in the UK Tour of Dreamboats and Petticoats and Martha in the UK and International tour of The Secret Garden, Vera in Mrs. Henderson Presents (Bath/West End and international tour) and most recently she played Gertie Cummings in Oklahoma for Grange Park Opera. Lauren also played the role of Betty in Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas.
Hyfforddodd Lauren yng Nghanolfan Celfyddydau Perfformio yn Kirkham yn Malton, Gogledd Swydd Gaerefrog cyn mynychu Academi Theatr y Celfyddydau Mountview. Wedi iddi raddio, cyflwynwyd Lauren â’r Wobr Gyearbour Astante am Actio. Dechreuodd Lauren ei gyrafa broffesiynol yn chwarae rôl Carrie Pipperidge yng nghynyrchiad o Carousel yn y West End, gan gael ei henwebu a’i dyfarnu gyda gwobr TMA . Mae hi wedi bod yn brysus yn gweithio mewn nifer helaeth o gynyrchiadau megis; Oh What a Lovely War, Penny Pingleton yn y daith genedlaethol o Hairspray; Frenchy ac eilydd i Sandy yn Grease ( Taith 1 Prydain Fawr); Laura yn y daith Brydeinig o Dreamboats a Petticoats, a Martha yn y daith Brydeinig a Rhyngwladol o’r Secret Garden, Vera yn Mrs. Henderson Presents ( Caerfaddon/West End a thaith Ryngwladol) ac yn ddiweddar chwaraeodd Gertie Cummings yn Oklahoma i Opera Grange Park. Chwaraeodd Lauren hefyd rôl Betty yn Victoria Wood Midlife Christmas.
Raffie Julien (Cathy, dancer)
Raffie Julien is a Professional Deaf Dancer. She is 27 and was born and raised in Manchester. Training: Shena Simon College, Manchester; DanceZone, Ancoats; North West Theatre College, Droylsden. Credits include: The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Musical, UK Tour, directed by Kerry Michael; ‘The International Dance Show’, Cyprus; ‘The Michael Jackson Show’, Crete; The Dorm-room music video for Suli Break; Commercial for Mars Bar. Born profoundly deaf, at the age of 3, Raffie was hugely influenced and inspired by Michael Jackson. She was amazed by how he danced and performed flawlessly, which made her want to be like him. ‘You’re a normal young girl, just without hearing’ her mum always said, and these words were constant inspiration to Raffie to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer. She hopes that one day, she will start a dance company for deaf performers and become a role model for young deaf children. Raffie would like to take this opportunity to thank her parents for all their love and support over the years – without which she would not be here performing today, with the wonderful company of The Last Five Years.
Mae Raffie Julien yn Ddawnswraig Fyddar Proffesiynol. Mae’n 27ain oed a chafwyd ei geni a’i magu ym Manceinion. Fe’i hyfforddwyd yng Ngholeg Shena Simon Manceinion; DanceZone, Ancoats; Theatr Coleg North West, Droylsden. Credydau gan gynnwys: The Who’s ‘Tommy ‘Musical, Taith Brydain, cyfarwyddwyd gan Kerry Michael; The International Dance Show, Cyprus, ‘The Michael Jackson Show’, Crete; The Dorm-Room Music Video i Suli Break; Hysbyseb i Mars Bar. Ganed yn hollol fyddar, ac yn 3 oed, cafodd ei hysbrydoli a’i dylanwadu’n enfawr gan Michael Jackson. Cafodd ei syfyrdanu gan ei ddull o ddawnsio a’i berfformiadau anhygoel a gwnaethpwyd iddi hi fod yn union fel fe. “Rwyt yn ferch ifanc normal, dim ond heb dy glyw” meddai ei mam wrthi bob amser,ac roedd y geiriau yma yn gyson yn wirioneddol ysbrydoledig i Raffie wrth iddi wireddu ei breuddwyd a dod yn ddawnswraig. Ei gobaith ydy dechrau cwmni dawns i berfformwyr byddar ac ysbrydoli pobl ifanc eraill fel hi. Hoffai Raffie gymryd y cyfle unigryw yma i ddiolch i’w rhieni am yr holl gariad a chefnogaeth a dderbyniodd dros y blynyddoedd- hebddynt, ni fuasai’n perfformio yma heddiw, gyda’r cwmi a’r cast dawnus o’r The Last Five Years.
Michael studied undergraduate Music at Trinity College, Cambridge, before training at the Royal Academy of Music (2015 graduate).  Most recently, Michael played Aaron Schultz, and also covered/played Emmett and Warner, in Legally Blonde - The Musical (UK Tour 2017-18). Additional theatre credits include: Tredgold in Forty Years On (Chichester Festival Theatre, 2017); Aladdin in Aladdin - The Wok 'n' Roll Panto (Stafford Gatehouse, 2016-17); Frederick Thompson in Luna Park (Tristan Bates Theatre 2016); David in Jackie - The Musical (UK Tour, 2016); High Tenor in Gobsmacked! (Hong Kong Udderbelly Festival, 2015-16); Cyril in Five Children and It (Tristan Bates Theatre, 2015); Puck in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Aldeburgh, 2013). Credits whilst training: Actor B in Noel Coward's A Talent to Amuse; Painter/Communist/Bertrand in Amour; Larry in Closer; Henry in Next to Normal.
Astudiodd Michael gwrs Cerddoriaeth israddedig yng Ngholeg Trinity, Caergrawnt, cyn mynychu’r Academi Frenhinol ( graddiodd yn 2015) Yn ddiweddar, chwaraeodd Michael Aaron Schults, ac hefyd roedd yn eilydd/chwaraeodd Emmett a Warner, yn Legally Blonde – The Musical ( Taith Prydain 2017-2018). Credydau theatr ychwanegol gan gynnwys: Tredgold yn Forty Years On ( Gŵyl Theatr Chichester 2017); Aladdin yn Aladdin – The Wok’n Roll Panto (Stafford Gatehouse, 2016-2017); Frederick Thompson yn Luna Park ( Theatr Tristan Bates 2016); David yn Jackie – The Musical ( Taith Brydeinig, 2016); High Tenor yn Gobsmacked! ( Gŵyl Udderbelly Hong Kong, 2015-2016); Cyril yn Five Children and It ( Theatr Tristan Bates, 2015); Puck yn Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Aldeburgh, 2013). Credydau tra yn hyfforddi: Actor B yn Noel Coward’s A Talent to Amuse; Peintiwr /Comiwnydd/ Bertrand yn Amour, Lary yn Closer, Henry yn Next to Normal.
Anthony Snowden (Jamie, Dancer)
Anthony is from Bradford in West Yorkshire. He graduated in the summer of 2010 from the SLP College in Leeds with a Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre having gained the 3rd year students’ Special Achievement Award. He is delighted to be performing in Leeway Production’s The Last Five Years. Last year Anthony was involved with Ramps on The Moon’s highly successful production of The Who’s Tommy which won the UK Theatre Best Touring Production Award. Prior to this he has worked in Pantomime and has also enjoyed two seasons working for The Headliners Theatre Company aboard P&Os Oriana and Oceana performing in their high tempo Musical Theatre based shows. Anthony is particularly proud of his achievements with Deaf Men Dancing (DMD) with whom he has been involved since his graduation. DMD is a professional dance company which has performed at many festivals and venues all over the UK including The National Theatre and Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. Further afield, he has performed in Unlimited Access at the Zagreb Dance Week in Croatia and in “Embrace” on the Dubai Opera Promenade. DMD is a unique and original dance project which has very successfully blended different styles of dance and embedded sign language within all its creative work.
Mae Anthony yn enedigol o Orllewin Swydd Gaerefrog. Graddiodd yn haf 2010 o Goleg SLP Leeds gyda diploma yn Theatr Gerddorol Proffesiynol ac enillodd Gwobr Cyflawniad Arbennig am fod yn fyfyriwr y flwyddyn yn ei drydedd flwyddyn. Mae wrth ei fodd yn cael y cyfle i berfformio The Last 5 Years gyda Chynyrchiad Leeway. Y llynedd, bu Anthony ynghlwm â Chynyrchiad llwyddiannus Ramps on The Moon o The Who’s Tommy a enillodd y wobr UK Theatre. Cyn hyn, bu’n gweithio mewn Pantomeim ac yn ogystal yn mwynhau perfformio ar sioeau cerddorol ar longau P &O megis, Oriana ac Oceana. Mae Anthony yn hynod o falch o’i lwyddiant gyda Deaf Men Dancing (DMD). Mae wedi bod yn gysylltiedig â hyn ers iddo raddio. Mae DMD yn gwmni dawns broffesiynol sydd wedi perfformio yn gyson ledled Prydain mewn amryw o sefydliadau a lleffydd gan gynnwys Y Theatr Genedlaethol Llundain a Theatr Sadler’s Wells yn Llundain. Yn ogystal a hyn, tu hwnt i Brydain mae wedi bod wrthi yn perfformio yn Unlimited Access yn Wythos Ddawns Zagreb.
Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the National Lottery. Originally Produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell  Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, USA  Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited
Cefnogwyd gan Gyngor y Celfyddydau Cymru, Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Loteri Genedlaethol. Cynhyrchwyd yn wreiddiol ar gyfer lwyfan Efrog Newydd gan Arielle Tepper a Marty Bell Cynhyrchwyd yn wreiddiol gan Northlight Theatre, Chicago, USA Perfformiwyd trwy drefniant gyfer Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited