英国演员迈克尔·希恩将在威尔士千年中心唐纳德·戈登剧院主演新舞台剧《欧文与亨利》，该剧由获得奥利弗奖的威尔士剧作家盖瑞·欧文创作1。这部作品讲述15世纪初威尔士贵族欧文·格林德韦尔反抗英王亨利四世的故事1。格林德韦尔被评为威尔士历史上第二重要人物，仅次于NHS创始人阿纽林·贝文1。
希恩表示，尽管格林德韦尔在威尔士历史中占据重要地位，但其故事从未以如此大规模的形式被搬上舞台1。在南威尔士长大的希恩坦言，自己在学生时代从未被教过威尔士历史和格林德韦尔的反抗事件1。希恩认为这部舞台剧具有当代意义，涉及领导力、权力使用等议题，同时也反映了威尔士当前的政治和身份认同问题1。该剧登台之际，威尔士民族主义政党Plaid Cymru今年赢得威尔士国会选举，结束了工党长达100年的统治1。
British actor Michael Sheen will headline a new theatrical production exploring the life of Owain Glyndŵr, a 15th-century Welsh nobleman who led a rebellion against English royal authority.1 The play, created by Oliver Award-winning Welsh playwright Gary Owen, will be performed at the Millennium Centre's Donald Gordon Theatre in Wales, which ranks as Europe's second-largest stage.1
Sheen has emphasized the historical significance of bringing Glyndŵr's story to the stage on such a grand scale, noting that despite Glyndŵr being considered the second most important figure in Welsh history—surpassed only by Aneurin Bevan, founder of the NHS—his resistance against King Henry IV has rarely received such prominent theatrical treatment.1 Growing up in South Wales, Sheen was never taught Welsh history or Glyndŵr's uprising during his own education, a gap he sees the production as helping to address.1 The actor views the drama as carrying contemporary relevance, engaging with themes of leadership and the exercise of power, while simultaneously reflecting current Welsh political dynamics and questions of national identity.1 This theatrical moment arrives as Wales experiences significant political change, with the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru winning parliamentary elections this year and ending over a century of Labour Party dominance.1
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