A GOOD NIGHT OUT IN THE VALLEYS
About the Show
March 2010 / South Wales Valleys Miners' Institutes
A GOOD NIGHT OUT IN THE VALLEYS

“It’s Saturday night at the Stute; beer, the band, bingo, a raffle, Prior Bad Bang’s had a few too many to drink and won’t keep his hands off Sue, Dirty Sharon’s making eyes at Shwni, Kyle arrives believing he’s going to make things better and Con knows his time is up.”
Valleys lives collide in a village under threat, a community stuck in the past but yearning for a future.
In March 2010, National Theatre Wales took to the South Wales Valleys with their debut production, A Good Night Out in the Valleys. The sell-out show opened in Blackwood Miners’ Institute before going on tour around South Wales.
A cast of six actors – all originally from the Valleys – played around six characters each ranging from ‘Stute manager to children, a 115-year-old woman and a Polish cake factory worker.
The show also invited local bands to play a part in an evening filled with live music, bingo, a raffle and theatre.
Creative Team
Alan Harris
Writer
John E McGrath
Director
Angela Davies
Designer
Ceri James
Lighting Designer
Mike Beer
Sound Designer
Simon Clode
AV Designer
Ross Leadbeater
Emerging Director
Sam Jones
Casting Director
Andrew Ashenden
Fight Director
Dan Lawrence
Musical Director