Friday – Fabric 4
Y Pentref
The beloved village primary school is closing. A community of quirky misfits (think Schitt’s Creek meets The Band’s Visit) rallies to save it. Beca, newly returned to her hometown, finds herself fighting for more than she bargained for. As she clings to tradition, she must face how it has shaped her brother’s fears. With laughter, romance, rediscovery, and defiance against authority, it’s the village’s young people who ultimately offer a way forward. Y Pentref is a bilingual musical set in rural North Wales and through stirring pop/folk music, explores whether a divided community can heal and thrive.
Heartfelt Bilingual musical comedy
Following its first R&D stage and treatment development, the show has completed its first draft stage.
Seeking a partner to develop the show throughout Autumn 2025 and Spring 26, with the production’s first outing in 2027. We envisage this first outing to be a mid-scale production with continued development to follow.
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Cast of 5 with multi-rolling.
Band of 5.
Meet the Writers
Mared Williams
Mared Williams is an award-winning singer-songwriter and actor from North Wales. Her debut pop/folk bilingual album ‘Y Drefn’ was named… Read more
Mared Williams
Mared Williams is an award-winning singer-songwriter and actor from North Wales. Her debut pop/folk bilingual album ‘Y Drefn’ was named Welsh Album of the Year in 2021 and she is a prominent artist on the Welsh music scene. Having grown up in a rural community, and lived in London and Cardiff, she is passionate about telling stories of dual-identity and uplifting underrepresented voices in Wales. She is the sole writer for ‘Y Pentref/The Village’ with the support of Gethin Evans at Frân Wen. Her writing has received Arts Council of Wales funding, and has been short-listed for Burnt Lemon’s Overture. As an actor, Mared’s highlights include; Understudy Eponine, Les Miserables, West End and debuting the lead role of Branwen in ‘Branwen: Dadeni, ’. Frân Wen has been elevating the voices of communities and artists in Wales since 1984. Rooted in Bangor, North Wales, it’s a leading Welsh language theatre company making spectacular, unique live performances by bringing young people, artists, and communities together. Frân Wen partnered with Wales Millennium Centre to produce ‘Branwen: Dadeni’ (2023) the largest ever Welsh language musical. They also collaborated with National Theatre Wales on Galwad, a groundbreaking week-long live production streamed on Sky Arts.
Team
Mared Williams – Book, Music & Lyrics
Gethin Evans – Director
Ceriann Williams – Producer
Math Roberts – MD
Lewis Williams – Production Manager
Cast:
Mared Williams
Ynyr – TBC
Dad – TBC
MAM- TBC