A new acting company, formed by students of Trinity University in Carmarthen, is getting ready to make its debut at the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The TwoBee Theatre Company is the brainchild of Will Bourdillon and Bethan Lewis, pictured, and the Edinburgh date is a massive coup for them. They will perform Will’s play The Metronome.
“It’s a massive chance for us, as a theatre group, as everyone recognises the quality of the Edinburgh Fringe festival,” said Bethan Lewis.
“Having said that, it is not without its challenges as we have had to raise a substantial amount of cash to support rehearsals and our trip to Edinburgh.
“We have already received tremendous support from the people of Carmarthenshire and any arts lovers or businesses who can offer us more support will be more than welcome.”
Will said that the chance to perform at Edinburgh – at theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall – came because another theatre company went into liquidation.
“That’s an illustration of how difficult it can be to survive as a theatre company, but we are determined to give Edinburgh our best shot and make sure that we do ourselves proud,” he said.
“Of course, we will also take great pride in taking the very best of Trinity University and Carmarthen onto the Edinburgh stage.”
TwoBee co-founder Bethan Lewis added: “So far we’ve raised about £800 and have a full cast ready to go.
“We have now got free accommodation and rehearsal space in Norfolk for two weeks prior to the Fringe, which is fantastic!
“We’ve also paid a deposit on accommodation in Edinburgh for the full company. But, as you can imagine, we are still in desperate need of funds for the hire and transport costs. Any help would be great and we would be very interested if any businesses out there could lend us support.”
Bethan added: “The TwoBee Theatre Company is something we’ve built from scratch and we’re generating quite a bit of buzz on the Trinity campus. The team includes seven other Trinity students from the second and third year.”
The Metronome is about two Welsh scientists, Dr Arthur Kendal and George Hollister, who meet during the First World War. They are left horrified by what they experience and, on their return home, embark on a project to discover a method of travelling through time, each plagued by their regrets and fears of the future. It is a conflict which spurs them towards their seemingly impossible goal and also threatens to cripple their progress.
The Metronome will be staged at Edinburgh between August 16-21.
Anyone who can help sponsor the TwoBee Theatre Company can contact – Bethan Lewis on 07806570242 and email [email protected] Or Will Bourdillon on 07837265505 and email [email protected].
The company email address is [email protected]
