Hut 9 (MTH)

HUT 9 by Tim Rhys 

Directed by Chris Durnall

Original live score performed by Stacey Blythe

Lighting by Ceri James

Designed by Lydia Durnall

  “A Story Rooted in Bridgend’s Past — and Imagining Its Future”

Bridgend Wales — November 1945. On the night of 10th March, several high-ranking German officers carried out one of the most audacious escape attempts of the Second World War, tunnelling out of the POW camp at Island Farm. Seventy prisoners fled into the countryside around Bridgend. Bridgend County.

Bridgend Wales – November 2035. In a dystopian near-future where drones fill the sky, oil is outlawed, homes lie partially underwater due to climate devastation, and authoritarian rule tightens its grip, a group of people emerge into the harsh light of a refugee camp. 

  HUT 9 explores the psychology that allows fascism to take hold, the erosion of civil liberties, and the quiet strategies people use to survive under authoritarian rule. The infamous tunnel becomes a powerful theatrical link between past and future — between incarceration and escape, oppression and resistance.  

 Company of Sirens follows the acclaimed all-Wales tour of Water Wars by Ian Rowlands, voted Best of Welsh Theatre 2025 by The Stage.   

 Tanio brings deep grassroots connections within Bridgend County, delivering high-quality arts experiences particularly for communities in economically disadvantaged areas of South Wales.  

Performance by a Community choir and the showing of a unique sand animation will take place in the foyer area.pre performance.

Suitable for 14 plus.

Approx running time 90 minutes