Bugail Geifr

Mae Bara Caws yn Hannar Cant oed! Meddyliwch be’ mae’r Cwmni hynod yma wedi ei roi i ni fel cenedl ar hyd y blynyddoedd. Y difrifoldeb, yr herio, y diddanwch, yr hwyl. Oriau bwy gilydd o ddangos ni ein hunain i ni ein hunain. A sioc yr hunan-adnabyddiaeth yna ambell dro. Sut i ymateb i hyn. Fyny i chi. Ond ymatebwch. Fy ymateb i yw Y Bugail Geifr. Pryddest, dwi wedi ei galw hi. Ar ffurf monolog. Ei hunig bwrpas hi yw talu gwrogaeth ddiflewyn ar dafod i’r Cwmni oddi wrtha i yr wyf wedi cael y fraint o ysgrifennu sawl sioe iddo. Deud Diolch ydy’r unig nod. Ond mewn ffordd sy’n gwneud i ni holi’r cwestiwn: Be’ ydy’ calon theatr? Mae’n gân o fawl i’r theatr hefyd. A chael Dyfan Roberts i actio! Un o dadau’r cwmni. Erbyn hyn i lais actor arbennig y byddai’n sgwennu. Llais Dyfan sy’n hydreiddio hon. Ond hefyd lleisiau eraill sydd wedi cyfrannu i fywyd y Cwmni Mae Y Bugail Geifr yn llawn ysbrydion. Un actor… ond yn drybola o bobol. Aled Jones Williams

Dyma ddrama theatr olaf y cawr o ddramodydd Aled Jones Williams sydd wedi bod yn rhan o’r tirlun theatrig yma yng Nghymru ers dros dair degawd.

Ei drysor olaf? Anrheg i Theatr Bara Caws wrth iddyn ni ddechrau ar ddathliadau pen-blwydd 50 oed.

Drama wedi ei hysgrifennu’n arbennig i Dyfan Roberts, un o sylfaenwyr y Cwmni nol yn 1976/77.

Cast : Dyfan Roberts Cyfarwyddo : Betsan Llwyd

Bara Caws has hit the Big 50! Just think what this remarkable company has given us as a nation over the years. The serious, the challenging, the entertainment and fun. Hours and hours of showing ourselves to ourselves, and shocking us into self-recognition from time to time.

How to respond to this? That’s up to you. But let’s try. My own response is Y Bugail Geifr. I’ve called it a verse-drama in the form of a monologue. Its only purpose is to pay blunt, unflinching tribute to the Company from someone who has had the privilege of writing several shows for them. To say Thank You — that’s all. But in a way that asks the question: What is the beating heart of theatre? It is also a song of praise to theatre itself.

And to get Dyfan Roberts into action! One of the company’s founding fathers. It’s for the voice of a particular actor that I write these days.It is Dyfan’s voice that shines through this piece. But there are other voices too — voices that have contributed to the life of Bara Caws. Y Bugail Geifr is full of spirits. One actor… but a multitude of individuals.

Aled Jones Williams.

This is the last theatre play of the giant of a playwright Aled Jones Williams who has been part of the theatrical landscape here in Wales for over three decades.

His last treasure? A gift to Theatr Bara Caws as we begin our 50th anniversary celebrations.

A play specially written for Dyfan Roberts, one of the founders of the Company back in 1976/77.

Cast : Dyfan Roberts Director : Betsan Llwyd