“It felt as if we were shouting, ‘We’re here! We’re Welsh! And we are important!’ The Welsh language actually had rare priority. With that lump in my throat and pride in my heart it became clear that this was truly a spectacular event to be a part of.”

Sara Rhoslyn Moore, Wales Arts Review

Theatr Cymru production in collaboration with S4C, Green Bay Media, and Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Writers: Angharad Tomos, Catrin Dafydd, Ceri Elen, Arwel Gruffydd

Director: Arwel Gruffydd

Associate Director: Sarah Bickerton

A one-off, promenade performance through the streets of Aberystwyth, marking the 50th anniversary of the first ever non-violent, direct action protest for equal rights for the Welsh language.

Was this the greatest hour in the history of the Welsh language?

1963. The language was about to die. With no official status or any right in the world. The recent census figures pointed to its sure and early demise.

On a grey day in February, a group of young Welsh men and women gathered. There was fire in their hearts and revolution in the air. No one was leaving Aberystwyth that day, until the course of history was changed.

On Trefechan Bridge, February 1963, was the Welsh language saved?

50 years on, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru returns to Aberystwyth with 2013 technology to seek out what really happened on The Bridge. What is its significance to a new generation of Welsh men and women, and is the battle that began on Trefechan Bridge now won?

A promenade performance weaving through the streets of Aberystwyth, and through past and present, following the journey of those original protestors, and visiting the cafes of the revolution before reaching its historic climax on the bridge.

One day. One heroic act. One performance only.

1963 / 2013...were you on the bridge?