Meredydd Barker is a Welsh

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

working in both Welsh and English. Barker originally trained as a sculptor. His plays include ''The Rabbit'' (2001), ''Buzz'' (2004), ''Acqua Nero'' (2007), ''Two Princes'' (2007), and ''Nye and Jennie'' (2018). The latter, a play about the relationship between

Aneurin Bevan Aneurin "Nye" Bevan Privy Council (United Kingdom), PC (; 15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician, noted for spearheading the creation of the British National Health Service during his t ...

and Jennie Lee, was commissioned by Theatr na nÓg.

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