Welsh National Theatre and Rose Theatre have announced the full cast and creative team for their co-production of Our Town, starring Michael Sheen as the Stage Manager.
This marks the inaugural production from Welsh National Theatre and the first time Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be staged by an entirely Welsh company. The production opens in Wales in January 2026 before transferring to Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames from 26 February to 28 March 2026.
Directed by Francesca Goodridge, with Russell T Davies as creative associate, Our Town explores themes of love, life, and death through the lens of a close-knit community.
Joining Sheen are Rithvik Andugula (Death Valley) as Howie Newsome, Peter Devlin (Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning) as George Gibbs, Aisha-May Hunte (Mudtown) as Wally Webb, Rebecca Killick (Nye) as Rebecca Gibbs, Alfie Llewellyn (Mr. Burton) as Joe & Si Crowell, Rhodri Meilir (Odyssey ‘84) as Mr. Webb, Christina Modestou (Tick, tick… Boom!) as Mrs. Soames, Yasemin Özdemir (The Merry Wives of Windsor) as Emily Webb, Glyn Pritchard (The Crucible) as Constable Warren, Sian Reese-Williams (Dreams) as Mrs. Gibbs, Nia Roberts (Hedda Gabler) as Mrs. Webb, Kingdom Sibanda (Stranger Things: The First Shadow), Gareth Snook (Ragtime) as Professor Willard & Joe Stoddard, Matthew Trevannion (A Streetcar Named Desire) as Dr. Gibbs, and Rhys Warrington (The Mousetrap) as Simon Stimson.
Director Francesca Goodridge said:
“Bringing Our Town to life with a fully Welsh cast and creative team is a gift. The talent at the heart of this production is perfectly matched with the journeys through life, love, and death the play celebrates within the close-knit community. ‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word without a perfect English translation, but it describes a kind of longing for a place, person or time that you can’t get back to. A feeling we all know but can’t put into words. Our Town shows us, even in the most uneventful days, how precious life is and forces us to live in the present.”
Michael Sheen, Artistic Director of Welsh National Theatre, added:
“This is an incredible opportunity to present a Welsh interpretation of a classic which tours our nation and takes our voice to London, giving Welsh talent a platform to perform. We can’t wait to meet audiences and welcome them to our world.”
Christopher Haydon, Artistic Director of Rose Theatre, said:
“I can’t think of a better actor to lead this remarkable Welsh company than Michael Sheen. This is a play with a universal message about love and the importance of community. It will speak to our local audience and to all those across London who hold these values close. I’m also excited to welcome many of London’s own Welsh community through our doors for the first time and to share with them whispers of home, their family and friends across the miles.”
Our Town will tour Swansea Grand Theatre (16–31 January), Venue Cymru in Llandudno (3–7 February), Theatr Clwyd in Mold (11–21 February), and Rose Theatre in Kingston (26 February–28 March).
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
