16 – 31 January
Swansea Grand Theatre
3 – 7 February
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
11 – 21 February
Theatr Clwyd, Mold
26 February – 28 March 2026
Rose Theatre, Kingston

Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Francesca Goodridge
Starring Michael Sheen

“Does anyone ever realise life while they live it… every, every minute?”

Grover’s Corners is a quiet little town, full of ordinary folk, living everyday lives. They work, they laugh, they sing, they fall in love and raise their children, and grow old.

But within those moments of ordinary, everyday life, there are truths that reach out to us all. And a passionate demand to cherish every moment, right now, while we still can.

Our Town is American playwright Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece, and this new production sees the story through a Welsh lens, bringing new life and vivid resonance for modern audiences.

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 as creative associate, this production marks the inaugural outing of Welsh National Theatre and is being produced with Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames.

Joining Sheen, the all-Welsh cast includes Rithvik Andugula 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, Kimberley Noble as Ensemble, Yasemin Özdemir as Emily Webb, Sian Reese-Williams as Mrs. Gibbs, Nia Roberts as Mrs. Webb, Kingdom Sibanda as Sam Craig, Gareth Snook as Professor Willard & Joe Stoddard, Gareth Tempest as Ensemble, Jâms Thomas as Constable Warren, Matthew Trevannion as Dr. Gibbs, and Rhys Warrington as Simon Stimson.

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).

A Rose Theatre and Welsh National Theatre production