Torri Gair was the first production that Theatr Cymru mounted with Emily Davies as artistic director. It was a very interesting and stimulating period, but one dogged with controversy and eventually, at the beginning of 1984 the company closed. An attempt was made to model the company on European lines with a dedicated ensemble of actors and a clear move away from a populist approach, however, the project never came to fruition. Ceri Sherlock was the associate director and directed a number of very fine productions, notably “Tair Chwaer” by Checkov and a most unusual production of Gwenlyn Parry’s “Saer Doliau”
The images left show Scenes from “Tair Comedi Fer” (Three Little Comedies) and the set of “Noa” the Christmas production of 1982 which replaced the traditional pantomime. This was not a popular move, though as is so often the case, most rewarding to work on.
