“Y CAM CYNTAF AT WRTHDYSTIO YW GWERS HANES; DIM GWERS SYDD WEDI YSGRIFENNU AR EIN CYFER, OND UN YR YDYM YN YSGRIFENNU EIN HUNAIN”- Yr athro SIMON CRITCHLEY, THE NEW SCHOOL
“THE FIRST STEP TO PROTEST IS A HISTORY LESSON; NOT A LESSON WRITTEN FOR US, BUT ONE WE WRITE OURSELVES”- PROFESSOR SIMON CRITCHLEY, THE NEW SCHOOL
Sioe sy’n dilyn hynt a helynt y werin a’u brwydr dros fywyd gwell. Dyma’u straeon yn dod yn fyw i gyfeiliant hen faledi a chaneuon. Dyma’u profiad o frenhinoedd, croeswisgo, pregethwyr radical, gweithio’r tir a chreu undebau. Dyma fil o flynyddoedd o’u hanes mewn un performiad sy’n tynnu ar gelfyddyd a diwylliant y werin. Dyma’u gwleidyddiaeth, eu hawliau dynol, eu rhyddid meddwl a’u mynegiant. Dyma eu hawl i wrthdystio.
A show that follows the trials and tribulations of Welsh folk and their struggle for a better life. Here are their stories brought to life to the accompaniment of old ballads and songs. Here is their experience of kings, cross-dressing, radical preachers, working the land and creating unions. Here is a thousand years of their history in one performance, drawing on their art and culture. Here is their politics, their human rights, their freedom of thought and expression. This is their right to protest.
“10 allan o 10” – Daily Post
“10 out of 10” – Daily Post
“Harmoniau gwefreiddiol, croes-wisgo, beirdd yn curo’u pastynau ac yn ymddwyn yn ddrwg, tra fy mod i’n dysgu am fil o flynyddoedd o hanes Cymru. Nes i ddim difaru am un eiliad teithio o Lundain ir Fenni i weld Gafael Tir.”
“Stunning harmonies, cross-dressing, poets beating their staffs and acting badly, while I’m learning about a thousand years of Welsh history. I didn’t regret for one moment traveling from London to Abergavenny to see Gafael Tir.”
“Perfformiad atyniadol, emosiynol sy’n troi golau ar hanes. Maent yn gweu comedi a thrasiedi yn gynnil – fel beirdd yr oesoedd cynt wy’n dyfalu. Mae wir yn teimlo fel mynd ar daith – trwy amser ac yn ôl i wreiddiau’r tensiynau rhwng y bendefigaeth a’r werin. Mae angen i’r hanes yma gael llais gan ei fod mor bwysig i ni i gyd. Rwyf wedi gweld y sioe ddwywaith ac wy’n siwr o’i gweld eto!”
“An engaging, emotional performance that illuminates historically. They subtly weave comedy and tragedy – like the poets of earlier times I guess. It really feels like going on a journey – through time and back to the roots of the tensions between the aristocracy and the common people. This history needs to have a voice as it is so important to us all. I’ve seen the show twice and I’m sure I’ll see it again!”
Gafael Tir 