Change with humour
friends is not a bad way to spend your day. Or like working in a dysfunctional family, depending on the day you ask us!”
The writing process is not without its challenges and a key one for this show was how to address such a big and depressing issue with humour.
“We wanted to include some of the big themes of the play without it being didactic,” says Smith-williams. “We found that the best way to do this is for the story to be led by the characters and not the ‘themes’ and trust the themes will come through.
“Being led by the story and the characters means that the humour that is naturally present in these situations comes through.”
Triongl have also scheduled a series of postshow discussions following some of the shows to invite further conversation and perspectives.
“They vary hugely, from Lee Alder, a blind man from the organisation Sight Life joining us to talk about his expertise in listening to bird-calls, to protestor Steve Westlake who decided to climb a tree to project it from being felled in his local area.
“Also we are teaming up with CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology) in Machynlleth,” says Knowles.
The Covid pandemic meant it’s been a long time since Triongl have been on tour and they’re looking forward to returning.
“It’s so fantastic taking our show to different communities across Wales and seeing how it speaks to different areas of Wales, from rural communities and urban communities,” says Knowles. “We love touring our shows and have really great relationships with audiences all over Wales.
“We hope the audience will be invited to think about the issues and maybe what they can do about it themselves. Importantly, we also really hope that the audience will have fun and a good laugh because that’s important in tackling the environmental crisis too.”
■ More details can be found at www.triongl.com