Friday 29 June – Sunday 1 July
This weekend the inaugural Dinefwr Literature Festival will throw open its doors for three days of literature, music and comedy. The first bilingual festival of its kind, Dinefwr will feature over 100 exciting events and is bringing together leading names from the worlds of literature, music and comedy in a celebration of the written and spoken word.
Performing in English and Welsh, there will also be a host of leading
poets, authors and musicians including Andrew Motion, Howard Marks,
Gruff Rhys, Joe Dunthorne and Dylan Thomas’ granddaughter Hannah
Ellis. The full festival programme has just been released and can be seen here. – (www.dinefwrliteraturefestival.co.uk/line-up)
The festival will open on the afternoon of Friday 29 June with a welcome
event featuring National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke, who will
premiere a celebratory new poem she has written for the occasion. White
Cattle of Dinefwr is inspired by the ancient white cattle of Dinefwr Park, whose
ancestry dates back to 943 AD and celebrates the park’s heritage.
The setting of the
festival at the National Trust’s Dinefwr Park is particularly special, as
nearby Dinefwr Castle was the home of Welsh ruler Lord Rhys in the 12th
century; Lord Rhys was a champion of court poets and, in 1176, organised a
festival of music and poetry in Cardigan which has come to be regarded as the
first National Eisteddfod. Dinefwr Castle is owned by the Wildlife Trust of
South and West Wales and managed by Cadw.
Moving from
the ancient past to the future, fans of Doctor Who are also in for an extra
special treat as it has just been confirmed that Doctor Who’s TARDIS
will be landing at the festival on Friday. Having travelled through time and
space, the TARDIS will be on-site enjoying the festivities throughout the
entire weekend. TARDIS stands for Time and Relative Dimension in Space
and the machine has been the chosen mode of transport for all of the Eleven
Doctors on their intergalactic adventures. The next series is currently being
filmed by BBC Cymru Wales and will be on our screens later in the year, so this
is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have a photo taken outside the most famous
police box in the universe!
The
arrival of the TARDIS is very fitting, as one of the most exciting events for
children during the festival is Science
Fiction of Dr Who, an
unofficial hands-on exploration of the science and fiction of time travel and alien biology with author Mark Brake and rapper Jon Chase.
Whatever the weather
(we’re almost certain it will be sunny), the first Dinefwr Festival promises to
be a fantastic weekend full of family fun and entertainment – whether you’re
into history, bird-watching, kicking back and listening to music or time
travel!
Tickets
Both weekend and day
tickets are available for the festival. Adult Weekend passes are £65, with a
discount for National Trust and Literature Wales members. Adult Day Tickets
start at £25; children under 5 go free, and weekend and day tickets for
children aged 6-16 are £10 and £5 respectively. Camping tickets are an
additional £20 per tent for a maximum of four people sharing.
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