OUR TOWN

For the first time in its storied 87-year history, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town, an American classic with universal themes of love, life, and death, will be staged by a full company of Welsh actors and creative team. Starring Michael Sheen as the Stage Manager and directed by Swansea-born Francesca Goodridge with Russell T Davies contributing as creative associate, this production marks the inaugural outing of Welsh National Theatre and is being produced with Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames. As part of the announcement, Rose Theatre is releasing a new block of tickets for sale for performances in South West London. 

Joining Sheen, the all-Welsh cast includes Rithvik Andugla as Howie Newsome, Peter Devlin as George Gibbs, Aisha-May Hunte as Wally Webb, Rebecca Killick as Rebecca Gibbs, Alfie Llewellyn as Joe & Si Crowell, Rhodri Meilir as Mr. Webb, Christina Modestou as Mrs. Soames, Yasemin Özdemir as Emily Webb, Glyn Pritchard as Constable Warren, Sian Reese-Williams as Mrs. Gibbs, Nia Roberts as Mrs. Webb, Kingdom Sibanda as Sam Craig, Gareth Snook as Professor Willard & Joe Stoddard, Matthew Trevannion as Dr. Gibbs, and Rhys Warrington as Simon Stimpson. 

The creative team includes Thornton Wilder (Writer), Francesca Goodridge (Director), Russell T Davies (Creative Associate), Hayley Grindle (Designer), Jess Williams (Movement Director), Ryan Joseph Stafford (Lighting Designer), Dyfan Jones (Composer, Sound Designer & Musical Director), Sam Jones CDG (Casting Director), and Dena Davies (Stiwdio Clwyd Assistant Director). 

The production will play the Swansea Grand Theatre (Friday 16 January - Saturday 31 January 2026), Venue Cymru in Llandudno (Tuesday 3 February - Saturday 7 February 2026), Theatr Clwyd in Mold (Wednesday 11 February - Saturday 21 February 2026).

Rose Theatre, South West London: Thursday 26 February – Saturday 28 March 2026

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