The Merthyr Stigmatist by Lisa Parry
Shortlisted for the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award
Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Director: Emma Callander
Co-producers: Theatre Uncut & Sherman Theatre
Digital broadcast of premiere production 27 May - 12 Jun 2021
“Skilfully paced direction by Emma Callander, it is a dramatic setup whose tension only increases” **** Guardian
“Emma Callander’s stripped-back direction provides a tense, taut 55 minutes” **** The Stage
Carys, a sixteen year-old school pupil, claims to have received the stigmata: Christ’s wounds from the Cross. Why shouldn’t Merthyr be worthy of God’s attention?