Owain Glyndŵr, The Imaginary Prince of Wales, Part 1
A real, live Welsh Prince of Wales. How good would that be?
There is a Prince of Wales, of course, who’s English. I don’t mean him.
Imagine a real, modern Prince (no, not the English one) but a Welsh Owain Glyndŵr, (his parents had a sense of humour) alive now, who went to school here, maybe in the late 90s, and who was so incensed by the Shakespearean depiction of his namesake, to the extent that when his class performed Henry IV, Part One he rewrote his scene (of course he played Owen Glendower) to elevate the real Owain Glyndŵr to the status of leader of his country, rather than simply a political rebel, his eye on the main chance, Shakespeare be damned, which was, of course, much to the amusement of his fellow classmates.
Now this Owain Glyndŵr has grown up, returned home to Wales and seeks a quiet life.
But what does he find? Like towns everywhere, in This Town budgets have been reduced. (I’m using a polite word.)
Now, I’m not saying that there is any town in Wales that is in danger of being declared bankrupt, but if there were such a town, and if the government in Westminster decided to send a functionary to make the declaration of such, and appoint managers in place of local councillors then our imaginary Owain Glyndŵr might start to consider action.
These events have stirred Owain Glyndŵr’s rebel blood.
Where would he start?
On Radio Dyfi of course. Owain Glyndŵr speaks. A serial drama. Every Saturday morning. Don’t miss it!