‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr
Actor Michael Sheen is starring in a new play about the 15th-century Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr. Sheen highlights the lack of Welsh history in the national curriculum and aims to bring this significant cultural figure to a wider audience.
Why it matters
The production sparks a broader conversation about national identity, historical representation, and the importance of regional history in education.
Michael Sheen at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. One of the actor’s main reasons for staging Owain & Henry is because Glyndŵr’s story has never been told on an epic scale. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Pictures Michael Sheen at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. One of the actor’s main reasons for staging Owain & Henry is because Glyndŵr’s story has never been told on an epic scale. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Pictures Michael Sheen Interview ‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr Steven Morris Actor will play 15th-century hero in sweeping production about Welsh rebellion against English crown
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