On Bear Ridge

About the Show

National Theatre Wales & the Royal Court Theatre 
Written by Ed Thomas


September-October 2019

Sherman Theatre, Cardiff

followed by further dates at the Royal Court Theatre, London

Ed Thomas, one of Wales’ leading playwrights and co-creator of hit television series Hinterland/Y Gwyll, returns to the stage with this brand new play.

“We’d offer you our whiskey, but we drank it all yesterday”

Winter on Bear Ridge
A ramshackle homestead selling meat, selling petrol
Nobody comes and no-one knows why
No-one knows anything
The village below is silent

Shotguns point at the low-flying fighter jets that
scream across the night sky
But no-one knows whose side they’re on

As the snow falls, those left behind wait…

The play will form part of a trilogy of deeply personal work. In addition to the trilogy, NTW is working with the Royal Court on a series of ongoing opportunities for writers in Wales around the production of On Bear Ridge. More details on these, and the trilogy, will be announced in the new year.

Further information, including how to book your tickets, will be announced in 2019