In August 2010, National Theatre Wales took one of Europe’s first recorded plays to the heart of the Brecon Beacons. In a collaboration between director Mike Pearson and artist Mike Brookes, and with a new version of the text from writer Kaite O’Reilly, National Theatre Wales’ sixth production brought Greek tragedy onto the modern-day stage.
Set in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, The Persians took audiences onto a mock German village rarely seen by the public. The Ministry of Defence allowed us access to a unique part of their facility, of which the German village was its centre point. Audiences were thrust into the elements to experience a once-in-a-lifetime, multimedia retelling of a lost battle and its aftermath.
Director: Mike Pearson
Writer: Katie O’Reilly
Designer: Simon Banham
Conceptual Designer: Mike Brookes
Music: John Hardy
Emerging Director: Mared Swain
Rosa Casado
Richard Harrington
Richard Lynch
Richard Huw Morgan
Paul Rhys
John Rowley
Rhys Rusbatch
Sian Thomas